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  • QRU continues to Close the Gap on education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth

    Mar 16, 17 • 2338 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QRU continues to Close the Gap on education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth

    March 16 marks National Close the Gap Day and the Queensland Rugby Union, in partnership with the Australian and Queensland Governments and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, has been working to close the gap on education and employment...

  • Campaign launched to tackle mental health in rugby

    Mar 16, 17 • 2173 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Campaign launched to tackle mental health in rugby

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is stepping up to help address New Zealand’s high rates of mental illness and the stigma associated with getting help with the launch of a website and social media campaign targeting the rugby community’s mental health. The...

  • Ireland U20 Side to play England U20

    Mar 16, 17 • 1530 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ireland U20 Side to play England U20

    Ireland U20 Head Coach, Nigel Carolan has named the Ireland U20 team, sponsored by PwC to face England U20 this Friday evening in Donnybrook at 6 pm. There are two changes to the starting side that took on Wales on Saturday evening. Gavin Mullin returns from...

  • One change to Scotland U20 side to face Italy

    Mar 16, 17 • 1266 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on One change to Scotland U20 side to face Italy

    Head Coach Sean Lineen has named one personnel change to the Scotland U20 side to face Italy U20 in the final round of the 2017 Six Nations this Friday (17 March) at Broadwood Stadium (kick-off 8.30pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Stirling County’s...

  • Red Roses match-day 23 for Women’s Six Nations finale against Ireland

    Mar 16, 17 • 1523 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Red Roses match-day 23 for Women’s Six Nations finale against Ireland

    England Women will field seven of the top 10 tournament points’ scorers in Friday’s final Six Nations game against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium. With England and Ireland unbeaten so far this campaign, the two sides are chasing the championship title in...

  • Bok Women’s Sevens Hong Kong draw announced

    Mar 15, 17 • 1547 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens Hong Kong draw announced

    The Springbok Women’s Sevens have been drawn in Pool C with Colombia, Papua New Guinea and Italy in the pool stages of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier in Hong Kong next month. The pool stages of the tournament will be hosted at the So Kon...

  • Wales Women: Four changes for French finale

    Mar 15, 17 • 1300 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wales Women: Four changes for French finale

    Wales Women have made four changes for their final Women’s Six Nations match this Saturday in France (20:00 GMT). Head coach Rowland Phillips brings scrum half Sian Moore, wing Jasmine Joyce, centre Gemma Rowland and fullback Elinor Snowsill into his...

  • Scotland Women players return for Italy

    Mar 15, 17 • 1215 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Scotland Women players return for Italy

    Head Coach Shade Munro has made two changes to the starting XV for this Friday’s match against Italy Women (17 March, kick-off 6.20pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Scotland will host Italy at Broadwood Stadium in the final round of the 2017...

  • Ireland Women’s team to face England

    Mar 15, 17 • 1581 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ireland Women’s team to face England

    Head Coach Tom Tierney has confirmed the Ireland Women’s side, sponsored by Aon, to take on England in Donnybrook this Friday night at 8pm. The side for the Championship decider shows one change to the team that defeated Wales 12-7 last weekend, as...

  • England U20 name team ahead of Grand Slam decider

    Mar 15, 17 • 1437 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England U20 name team ahead of Grand Slam decider

    England Under 20 has made four changes to their starting line-up as they aim for a Six Nations Grand Slam against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday (6:00 pm kick off). Sam Aspland-Robinson, Tom Curry and Nick Isiekwe return to the side after missing the...

  • Wales name team to face France

    Mar 15, 17 • 2107 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wales name team to face France

    Ken Owens will win his 50th cap as Wales name an unchanged matchday squad to take on France in Paris on Saturday. (KO 15.45 local BBC/S4C) All 23-players who featured in the last Friday’s victory over Ireland in Cardiff are included for Wales’ Six...

  • Australia to take on New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa at Oceania U20s Championship

    Mar 15, 17 • 1620 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Australia to take on New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa at Oceania U20s Championship

    The BMW Australia U20s will host arch-rivals New Zealand as well as Fiji and Samoa at the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship to be held at Bond University, Gold Coast in May. Australia will be looking to win the Championship for the first time, having competed...

  • England Rugby squad update – Tuesday 14 March

    Mar 15, 17 • 1403 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Rugby squad update – Tuesday 14 March

    25 players have been retained by England to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland at Aviva Stadium (5 pm, ITV) Elliot Daly continues to progress through his graduated return-to-play protocol. Forwards (14) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)...

  • Disciplinary update- Fraser Brown decision

    Mar 15, 17 • 1214 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Disciplinary update- Fraser Brown decision

    The Scotland player, Fraser Brown, appeared today before an independent Disciplinary Committee, having been cited by an independent Citing Commissioner for dangerously tackling an opposition player, during the RBS 6 Nations match between England and Scotland...

  • Junior Boks turn focus to match-specific training

    Mar 14, 17 • 1683 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Junior Boks turn focus to match-specific training

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said his training squad’s preparations this week would include a greater focus on match-specific training to prepare the players for their warm-up games against the central unions from 26 March to 9 April. The SA U20...

  • SANZAAR Statement on Future of Super Rugby

    Mar 14, 17 • 2444 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on SANZAAR Statement on Future of Super Rugby

    The SANZAAR Executive Committee (Exco) met in London on Friday 10 March to assess the economic and sporting environment under which its tournaments (Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship) are operating and to review the final steps of the strategic planning...

  • Nicolas Sanchez Judicial Committee Hearing

    Mar 14, 17 • 1666 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Nicolas Sanchez Judicial Committee Hearing

    Hearing Details (date, time and venue): Tuesday 14 March 2017, 7am(ARG), 12pm(SA), 9pm(AUS), 11pm(NZ) via video-conference. Judicial Committee: Robert Stelzner SC (Chairman), De Wet Barry, John Langford Player: Nicolas Sanchez Team: Jaguares...

  • England win the Vancouver Sevens

    Mar 13, 17 • 1374 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England win the Vancouver Sevens

    England defeated South Africa 19-7 in the Cup final of the Vancouver Sevens to seal their second victory on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Simon Amor’s side remains the only team to have beaten South Africa this season as they repeated their...

  • Scotland Squad update

    Mar 13, 17 • 1309 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Scotland Squad update

    The Scotland medical team provided the following squad update after Saturday’s defeat to England in the RBS 6 Nations at Twickenham. Replacement back Mark Bennett – who replaced injured full-back Stuart Hogg in the 18th minute – left the field after...

  • Powell, Snyman pleased with Blitzboks effort

    Mar 13, 17 • 2195 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Powell, Snyman pleased with Blitzboks effort

    Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, was pretty pleased with the efforts from his Blitzboks squad following their North American trip of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The team secured 41 of a possible 44 log points on offer, made both finals in Las...

  • Springbok Sevens keep healthy lead over rivals

    Mar 13, 17 • 2247 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Springbok Sevens keep healthy lead over rivals

    South Africa reached a sixth consecutive final of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver and maintained their strong overall series lead, despite going doing to England 19-7. The Blitzboks started the tournament,...

  • Australia slip to seventh in Vancouver

    Mar 13, 17 • 1410 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Australia slip to seventh in Vancouver

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side have fallen to New Zealand in the Fifth Place Semi-Final of the Canada Sevens in Vancouver. Earlier in the day, Australia was defeated by Fiji in the Cup Quarter-Final, who put on a masterclass of Sevens...

  • England Rugby squad update 13 March 2017

    Mar 13, 17 • 1318 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Rugby squad update 13 March 2017

    31 players assembled at Pennyhill Park this evening to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland at Aviva Stadium (5pm, ITV) Elliot Daly (Wasps) will continue his graduated return-to-play protocol following his possible concussion on...

  • SA Select Women go down fighting in Vancouver

    Mar 13, 17 • 1141 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on SA Select Women go down fighting in Vancouver

    The SA Select Women’s Sevens fought hard against Canada’s Maple Leafs in their gold medal match at BC Place early on Sunday morning, going down 33-0 against the unbeaten outfit. Despite the defeat, SA Select Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel and...

  • England U20 secure Six Nations title with win over Scotland

    Mar 13, 17 • 1190 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England U20 secure Six Nations title with win over Scotland

    England Under 20s has won the 2017 Six Nations title after a 33-5 win over Scotland at Franklin’s Gardens. The hosts were kept at bay in the opening stages of the match by a well-organised Scotland side but broke the deadlock through a try from second...