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Mar 28, 18 •
2373 Views •
General News, International, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ghana Rugby Board Welcomes Chester Anie
The Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) Board welcomed Mr. Joseph Bentil Anie, better known as Chester, to the fold of the Board after he was appointed in terms of the new Constitution that was adopted in 2017. Mr. Anie underwent schooling at the Ghana...
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Mar 28, 18 •
2397 Views •
General News, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Eight under-20 African national teams compete in the Barthés U20 Trophy for a place in the 2018 Junior World Trophy
The competition was renamed in 2016 in honour of the late Mr. Jean-Luc Barthés who worked tirelessly for fourteen years as Rugby Service Manager for Africa at World Rugby (www.WorldRugby.org) to encourage the development of African rugby. We all know that...
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Mar 27, 18 •
1745 Views •
General News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Alignment sessions to accelerate Springbok preparations
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will step up preparations for the forthcoming international season when the first of three alignment camps will be hosted from 1 to 4 April in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg. The second camp is scheduled to run from 8 to...
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Mar 27, 18 •
2014 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Canterbury unveils new England Sevens on-field kit
Rugby clothing and kit provider Canterbury has revealed the new England Sevens kit. The kit will be worn for the first time in Hong Kong and then throughout the remainder of the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, as well as at Rugby World...
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Mar 26, 18 •
2063 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Eloise Webb strikes gold with Commonwealth Games selection
Nelson Mandela University’s Eloise Webb will represent South Africa in the women’s rugby sevens team at the Commonwealth Games in Australia from April 4. She will be joined by Nadine Roos, Unathi Mali, Rights Mkhari, Zintle Mpupha, Veroeshka Grain, Zenay...
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Mar 26, 18 •
1719 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Professional Game Action Plan on Player Injuries released with 2016/17 Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project report
The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby (PRL) and the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) have developed a new action plan to mitigate injury risk in the English professional game, following a study of the data in the 2016/17 Professional Rugby...
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Mar 26, 18 •
1888 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on TEAM ENGLAND WOMEN SEVENS SIDE NAMED FOR 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Team England head coach James Bailey has named his squad that will compete at the inaugural women’s rugby sevens tournament at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia (13th – 15th April). England Women Sevens and Team GB player Abbie Brown has...
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Mar 26, 18 •
1391 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA’S ‘PART OF MORE’ CAMPAIGN SHINES NEW LIGHT ON RUGBY
Rugby Australia has today launched its new brand campaign #PartOfMore which showcases Rugby in a whole new light. The national campaign kick starts an exciting new era for the code with a goal for the game to become more relevant, inclusive and accessible to...
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Mar 26, 18 •
1634 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on HENRY SPEIGHT SIGNS ONE YEAR EXTENSION TO REMAIN IN AUSTRALIA UNTIL THE END OF 2019
Qantas Wallabies winger Henry Speight has signed a new deal with Rugby Australia and the Brumbies until the end of 2019. The 19-Test star has put to paper on a one-year extension to see him remain on Australian soil until at least the end of the Rugby World...
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Mar 26, 18 •
1673 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on RAIWALUI UNVEILED AS NEW QANTAS WALLABIES FORWARDS COACH UNTIL END OF 2019
The Qantas Wallabies have announced Simon Raiwalui as Australia’s new forwards coach until the end of 2019. The former Fiji international will assume the role following the completion of his club duties with Biarritz in France. The 43-year old will return...
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Mar 22, 18 •
2200 Views •
General News, National, New Zealand, Pale Toe, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on ADRIAAN STRAUSS: 148-NIE UIT NIE
-Hamilton Nieu Seeland Hy ewenaar Vrydag teen die Crusaders in Hamilton die rekord van Victor Matfield vir die meeste Vodacom Super Rugby wedstryde, 148, en hy meen dat sy lus vir rugby speel nog ver van oor af is. Hy is beskeie oor die eer en wil nie eintlik...
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Mar 22, 18 •
1741 Views •
General News, International, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England U20s to face Junior Springboks in May
England U20s are to play their South Africa counterparts at Sixways Stadium on Friday 11 May (KO 7.30pm) ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in France. The match against the Junior Springboks, which will be streamed live on englandrugby.com, takes place...
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Mar 21, 18 •
2079 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The Kenya Rugby Union announces the appointment of Ian Snook from New Zealand as the Head Coach of the Kenya fifteens national team, The Simbas
The Kenya Rugby Union (www.KRU.co.ke) announces the appointment of Ian Snook as the Head Coach of the Kenya fifteens national team,The Simbas. The New Zealand national brings with him a vast wealth of experience, having served in various high profile coaching...
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Mar 21, 18 •
2000 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand rugby sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games
The 26 athletes making up the New Zealand men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games were announced in Mt Maunganui today. For the New Zealand women it will be a Games debut, joining the men’s team who defend a...
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Mar 21, 18 •
1818 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES OCEANIA RUGBY U20s FIXTURES CONFIRMED
The Junior Wallabies will play Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand in April and May, in the fourth year of the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship at Bond University on the Gold Coast in 2018. Australia will take on the flying Fijians in the first match, then will play...
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Mar 21, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN LEWIS HOLLAND RULED OUT OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens captain Lewis Holland has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games after scans revealed the severity of his hamstring injury. Holland will be sidelined for two months after injuring his hamstring in Vancouver during the most...
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Mar 20, 18 •
1886 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Trio of players excused from third Junior Bok camp
Recently capped Springbok Sevens player Muller du Plessis, and DHL Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby players Damian Willemse and Salmaan Moerat, will continue with their other commitments next week when the Junior Springbok training squad gathers for a third...
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Mar 19, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Sevens prepare for dual task
The Springbok Sevens team will assemble in Stellenbosch on Tuesday with two huge challenges looming early next month. The team will contest the seventh tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, in Hong Kong on 6-8 April and represent Team South Africa...
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Mar 19, 18 •
1586 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on TIM WALSH APPOINTED NEXT AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS HEAD COACH
Rugby Australia has today confirmed Olympic Gold medal-winning Coach Tim Walsh as the next Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens Head Coach. Walsh announced in January he would vacate the Head Coach position with the Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team...
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Mar 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on FRIEND TO VACATE AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS HEAD COACH ROLE IN JULY
Rugby Australia has today confirmed Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens Coach Andy Friend will not have his contract renewed after it expires in July. Friend, who guided the Aussie men to a drought-breaking tournament victory at the HSBC Sydney 7s in January,...
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Mar 16, 18 •
1674 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on RUGBY SEVENS SQUADS CONFIRMED FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES ON HOME SOIL
Commonwealth Games Australia is pleased to announce the Men’s and Women’s Australian Rugby Sevens squads for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast next month. This will be the first time Women will compete for Rugby Sevens Gold at the Commonwealth...
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Mar 16, 18 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Bryce Lawrence appointed National Referee Manager
Former Test referee Bryce Lawrence has been appointed to a new role with New Zealand Rugby, that will see community refereeing and High Performance refereeing merged into one team. Currently New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Coach, Lawrence will...
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Mar 16, 18 •
4533 Views •
General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ireland Team Named For England Match
The Ireland coaching group have named the match day squad that travel to face England at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon. Rory Best earns cap number 111 and is partnered in the front row by Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong. Iain Henderson and James Ryan team up...
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Mar 14, 18 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens embrace qualification opportunity
With the draw for the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifiers (WRWSS) tournament in Hong Kong on 5-6 April announced, the Springbok Women’s Sevens team are more determined than ever to perform at their best to qualify for the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby...
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Mar 14, 18 •
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General News, International, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on NSW STADIUMS REDEVELOPMENT CRUCIAL FOR AUSTRALIA’S RUGBY WORLD CUP BIDS
Rugby Australia Chief Executive Raelene Castle has today reaffirmed Rugby Australia’s support for the NSW Government’s Sydney stadiums redevelopment plan. Rugby Australia announced its intentions last December to bid for the hosting rights for the next...
