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Jan 9, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Women’s 15s Coaching Appointments
The IRFU are pleased to confirm the appointments of Jeff Carter as assistant coach and Mike Ross as scrum coach for the Ireland Women’s 15s side for the forthcoming Women’s Six Nations. They complete the coaching set-up with Head Coach Adam...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Busy year ahead for National Squads
Nairobi, Friday 5 January 2018…2018 brings with it a packed activity schedule for four of Kenya’s representative national squads. Shujaa, the national sevens team continue with their 2017/18 Sevens World Series campaign when the third round takes...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on England Women Training Squad for Loughborough Camp
England Women Elite Player Squad convened yesterday for a four-day training camp at Loughborough University. The camp will enable England to begin preparations for the upcoming Six Nations campaign and the Red Roses’ opening match against Italy on 4th...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20 Elite Player Squad 2017/18 Announced
England U20s have named their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season. The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20 Elite Player Squad 2017/18 Announced
England U20s have named their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season. The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Coaching changes for Blitzboks, Springbok Women’s Sevens
SA Rugby on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Renfred Dazel to the Springbok Sevens coaching staff and promoted Paul Delport into the position of Head Coach for the Springbok Women’s Sevens team. Former Blitzbok stalwart Dazel, who coached the...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy to test new waters in South America
Two former schoolboy stars, a number of Blitzboks and a Cell C Sharks stand-out have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad to travel to South America today to play in tournaments in Uruguay and Chile. SA Rugby Sevens Academy manager and coach,...
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Jan 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on England Rugby launches 2018 Inner Warrior campaign
The next wave of England Rugby’s Inner Warrior campaign has launched today, after a successful series of Warrior Camps in 2017 gave a huge boost to grassroots women’s rugby participation. The 2018 Warrior Camps kick off on January 12th and run until...
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Dec 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on FURTHER STATEMENT REGARDING KARMICHAEL HUNT
Queensland Rugby Union, Rugby Australia and Karmichael Hunt have today agreed that it is in the best interests of all parties that Karmichael is stood down immediately from any team-related Rugby activities, including training and playing commitments. The...
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Dec 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bryan Williams
New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bryan Williams on being named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2018 Honours List for services to rugby. New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Officer, Steve Tew said Sir Bryan’s involvement and...
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Dec 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on STATEMENT REGARDING KARMICHAEL HUNT
Rugby Australia has today been made aware of an incident involving Wallabies and Queensland Reds back Karmichael Hunt in Brisbane overnight. It is understood Hunt was arrested and has subsequently been released by Queensland Police. Rugby Australia takes all...
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Dec 30, 17 •
1980 Views •
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Comments Off on Jones names Brighton training camp squad
England head coach Eddie Jones has selected a training squad to take part in a New Year training camp. 34 players will come together in Brighton on January 1 for a two-day camp. The camp will be used to begin preparations for England’s opening match of the...
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Dec 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to Mpenduli ‘Liston’ Ntshongwana
SA Rugby on Saturday paid tribute to former African Springbok captain Mpenduli “Liston” Ntshongwana, who passed away earlier this week. Ntshongwana, who was nicknamed ‘Liston’ after former world heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston, was a...
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Dec 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Bay of Plenty Rugby Union fined for fielding ineligible player
Bay of Plenty Rugby Union has today been fined $6,000 plus $1,000 costs for breaching eligibility rules in the men’s competition at the Northern Regional Sevens Tournament earlier this month. The New Zealand Rugby panel heard that Bay of Plenty fielded an...
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Dec 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on VALE KEN CATCHPOLE, WALLABY #455
Rugby Australia today mourns the loss of Wallaby 455 and former Captain, Ken Catchpole who has passed away at the age of 78. A veteran of 67 games for Australia including 27 Test matches, Catchpole passed away peacefully on Thursday evening in Sydney. A...
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Dec 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on New city, new timing to freshen New Zealand National Sevens
New Zealand’s National Sevens Tournament will move to a new location and a new time of year to boost the number of top level players available to play, New Zealand Rugby has announced today. The change will take effect after January’s Bayleys National...
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Dec 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Experience will bring fans closer to their favourite teams
World first All Blacks visitor attraction to be developed in partnership with Ngāi Tahu Tourism Unique attraction opens at SKYCITY 2019 State-of-the-art interactive experience to showcase New Zealand’s game The All Blacks Experience will open at SKYCITY in...
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Dec 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on VALE STAN PILECKI, WALLABY #594
Rugby Australia has joined together with the Queensland Reds and the rugby community in mourning the loss of Wallaby 594, Stan Pilecki, who has passed away at the age of 70. Pilecki passed away earlier today following a short period of ill health, in the...
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Dec 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on RONA SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND NSW WARATAHS
Qantas Wallabies winger Curtis Rona has signed with NSW Waratahs and Rugby Australia after committing to a two-year deal until the end of 2019. The former Western Force flyer enjoyed a memorable 2017, with the 25-year-old earning his debut at both Super...
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Dec 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Africa unveils the 2018 Competition Schedule: 32 African countries, 10 competitions, more than 100 matches
The 2018 African champion will automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup in Japan, though the runner-up will participate in a last chance bracket tournament CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 13, 2017/ — World Rugby (www.WorldRugby.org) Africa...
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Dec 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on New World Rugby Museum to be launched in January 2018
All new Museum has new home in Twickenham’s South Stand Cutting edge interactive museum will be launched in the new year With over 38,000 objects this is the definitive home for rugby The award-winning World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium has moved to a...
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Dec 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns cap off historic year with awards haul
• Black Ferns win adidas Team of the Year, ASB Coach of the Year and SKY TV Fan’s Try of the Year • Sam Whitelock named Kel Tremain Memorial Player of the Year, Investec Super Rugby Player of the Year • Sarah Goss named Women’s...
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Dec 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on High Performance referee squad announced
Seven high performance referees have re-signed with New Zealand Rugby heading into the 2018 season, five of whom featured in the November Test schedule. It is the first time in ten years that five New Zealand referees have featured in international fixtures...
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Dec 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates new Rugby Australia Chief Executive
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today welcomed the appointment of New Zealander Raelene Castle as the new Chief Executive for Rugby Australia. NZR Chief Executive Steve Tew said Castle’s appointment heralded a new era for international rugby. “We congratulate...
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Dec 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA APPOINTS RAELENE CASTLE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Highly-regarded sports administrator Raelene Castle has today been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rugby Australia. The former Chief Executive Officer of National Rugby League club Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Netball New Zealand will begin in the...
