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Dec 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Year’s Honours for rugby family
WORLD Cup-winning England pair Sarah Hunter and Rochelle Clark have received MBEs in the New Year’s Honours List for services to rugby – while former RFU chairman and president Paul Murphy, Hertfordshire volunteer John Stuart Atkinson and Winscombe...
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Dec 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary decisions: Dan Leo, Tom May & Kane Thompson
Daniel Leo (London Irish) and Tom May (London Welsh) were today both suspended for one week. Leo and May, who were sent off in the Aviva Premiership match between London Irish and London Welsh for striking each other, contrary to Law 10.4(a), are banned from...
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Dec 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on PHIPPS EXTENDS COMMITMENT TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY
Qantas Wallabies and New South Wales Waratahs scrumhalf Nick Phipps has signed a two-year contract extension with Australian Rugby that will take him through until the end of the 2017 season. The 25-year-old has played 28 Tests and played in all 14 Test...
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Dec 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Aviva Premiership Fixtures and Results 2014 / 2015
Date Time(local) Home Score Away Venue Att ROUND 1 Fri 5th Sep 14 19:45 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 53 – 6 GLOUCESTER RUGBY Franklin’s Gardens 13,474 Sat 6th Sep 14 14:00 SALE SHARKS 20 – 29 BATH RUGBY AJ Bell Stadium 5,353 Sat 6th Sep 14 14:00...
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Dec 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on AFRICA RUGBY NEW LOOK EXECUTIVE
On Saturday, December 13th, the Confederation of African Rugby gathered in Marcoussis, France, for its 2014 General Assembly Meeting. This year, the General Assembly took place in two parts with first of all an Extraordinary Assembly. In keeping with IRB...
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Dec 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dylan Hartley decision
DYLAN HARTLEY (Northampton Saints) was this evening suspended for three weeks. Hartley, who was sent off in the Aviva Premiership match between Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers for striking Matt Smith with his elbow, contrary to Law 10.4(a), is banned...
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Dec 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on BRADLEY WILKIN JOINS AUSTRALIAN SEVENS PROGRAM
Photo: Marc Sing Key The Qantas Australian Rugby Sevens program is delighted to announce the signing of Bradley Wilkin, effective from January 2015. The Queensland Reds Elite Development flanker, who turned 19 earlier this month, arrives at Sevens HQ in...
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Dec 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Greg Smith appointed Black Ferns Head Coach
Former professional player and Waikato Coach Greg Smith has been appointed Head Coach of the New Zealand Black Ferns team through to the next Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017. New Zealand Rugby General Manager Rugby Neil Sorensen today announced Smith’s...
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Dec 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dylan Hartley hearing
DYLAN HARTLEY (Northampton Saints) will have his case heard by an RFU Disciplinary Judicial Officer on Tuesday, December 23. Hartley was sent off in the Aviva Premiership match between Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers for striking Matt Smith with his...
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Dec 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wayne Smith to re-join All Blacks coaching staff for 2015
Photo: Anton Geyser One of world rugby’s leading coaches, Wayne Smith, is to return to the All Blacks coaching staff for the 2015 season, it was announced today. Smith, who was part of the All Blacks coaching staff from 2004 through to the team’s...
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Dec 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on THREE NEW ADDITIONS TO WOMEN’S RUGBY SEVENS CENTRALISED PROGRAM
The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens program has announced its list of contracted players for 2015. Now in its second year of being a centralised in Sydney, national Women’s Head Coach Tim Walsh has made three additions to the contracted list with...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on LAUREUS YES YOUTH LEADERS CELEBRATED
Photo – CT YES: Marlene Coetzee-George (Laureus Sport for Good Foundation SA Trustee), graduate Taahirah Matthew, Elana Meyer, graduates Jill Benting, Abongile Qasana, Rudi van der Poel with Dan Nicholl and Iain Banner (Laureus Sport for Good Foundation...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on MR GABRIEL OUKO APPOINTED KRU CHAIRMAN
Photo: Marc Sing Key On behalf of the Board of the Kenya Rugby Union, I would like to inform you that the Chairman of the Union, Mr. Mwangi Muthee, has resigned from the Board with immediate effect. In accordance with Clause 10 (10) of the Constitution of the...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on NMB Stadium records 8% visitor growth with Sevens & projects increased economic impact for Bay
Photo: Marc Sing Key PORT ELIZABETH, DECEMBER 18, 2014: NELSON Mandela Bay Stadium today announced that the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament (13 – 14 December) will have positive downstream economic growth effects for hospitality sectors, tourism...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Barbarians and Argentina double anniversary celebration at Twickenham for the Killik Cup
The Barbarians will celebrate a spectacular year of international rugby against Argentina at Twickenham Stadium next November in the annual Killik Cup Autumn fixture. The famous invitation side celebrates its 125th birthday in 2015 and will take on the Pumas...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP Rugby statement – 18/12/14
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography A Special General Meeting of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) was held at DHL Newlands on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 to give feedback and to discuss the investigation of the feasibility and desirability to...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2015 SEASON PREVIEW: SHARKS
Photo: Ruby Wolff There was more than one stage where it looked like the men from Durban were going to create a new ledger in the Republic’s rugby history, with Jake White guiding his troops to an immense start which was backed up by a record breaking...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2015 SEASON PREVIEW: BRUMBIES
Photo: Rugby 15 If it wasn’t for the Waratahs breakthrough accomplishment this season, the ACT based franchise would be celebrating their status as the most successful Australian side, reaching the Super Rugby Finals Series in the last two years. This was...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on JAMES HORWILL SIGNS A THREE-YEAR POST-RUGBY WORLD CUP DEAL WITH TOP ENGLISH CLUB HARLEQUINS
Queensland Rugby Union today announced James Horwill has signed a three-year contract with English Premiership giant Harlequins. Horwill, a 107-cap St.George Queensland Red who has 58 Wallabies caps and has led the national team on 16 occasions, will make the...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIGNS JAPANESE FLYER, AKIHITO YAMADA
The Western Force has recruited Japanese international, Akihito Yamada for its 10th season of Asteron Life Super Rugby in 2015. Yamada joins the Force as a concessional signing for one year, with each Australian club permitted to recruit one Japanese player...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Adam Ashley-Cooper signs two year deal with Bordeaux
Photo: Werner Nysschen Phoyography NSW Waratah veteran Adam Ashley-Cooper has signed a two-year contract with leading French club Bordeaux Begles. Ashley-Cooper, who has earned 46-caps for the NSW Waratahs and 104 test caps for the Wallabies in an already...
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Dec 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Daniel Carter to leave New Zealand Rugby at end of 2015
Daniel Carter, world rugby’s leading points scorer and one of the greatest players to ever don the All Blacks jersey, is to leave New Zealand rugby at the end of the 2015 season. The All Blacks and Crusaders first five-eighth has announced he has signed...
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Dec 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on takealot.com Cape Town 10s Release Early Bird Tickets and Entertainment Line-up for 2015 Event
The world’s biggest Tens rugby tournament, the takealot.com Cape Town 10s, taking place on the 6th and 7th of February, has released a limited number of early bird tickets to the public and announced a world-class entertainment line-up for the 2015 event!...
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Dec 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on FORCE UNVEILS 10TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYING STRIP
The Western Force has launched its anniversary playing strip ahead of the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby competition – the club’s 10th season in the tournament. Representative Western Force players were involved in the design process with the 10th...
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Dec 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hansen reappointed as All Blacks Head Coach to 2017
All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen has been reappointed until the end of the 2017 season, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) confirmed today. The contract extension, announced by NZR Chief Executive Steve Tew at a media conference in Wellington, will see Hansen coach...
