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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland U20 Side to play France U20
Ireland U20 Head Coach, Nigel Carolan has named the Ireland U20 side, sponsored by PwC to face France this Friday night in Donnybrook. There a number of changes to the side that will run out in their first home game of the U20 Six Nations. Ulster and...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Lineen rings the changes for Wales clash
Head Coach Sean Lineen has named five personnel changes to his Scotland U20 side to face their Welsh counterparts this Friday (24 February, kick-off 8.30pm) in the third round of the Six Nations – live on Scottish Rugby TV. The changes are predominantly in...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Five players set for Wales U20 debuts on Friday night
Five new players have been named in the Wales U20 squad for this Friday’s U20 Six Nations match against Scotland at Broadwood Stadium (20:30), with the team also boosted by the return of Rhun Williams and Reuben Morgan-Williams. Blindside flanker James...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Scotland Women make one change for Wales
Scotland Women Head Coach Shade Munro has made one change to the starting XV for this Friday’s match against Wales (17 February, kick-off 6.20pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Flanker Jemma Forsyth moves from the bench into the number 6 jersey to...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wales Team Announcement
Wales have made one change to their side to face Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday (KO 14.25 BBC/S4C) with George North returning from injury to take his place in the starting XV. North comes back into the side and lines up in the back-three alongside Liam...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Afrika back for Blitzboks’ trip to North America
Cecil Afrika, the Springbok Sevens’ all-time leading points’ scorer, is back in the 13-man squad that will travel to North America on Saturday where they will contest the next two tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The HSBC Las Vegas...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds side to play Sharks
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side for their opening match in the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season against the Sharks from Durban at Suncorp Stadium this Friday. Veteran Test flanker George Smith is in line to become Queensland Representative...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Experienced Black Ferns Sevens team looks for consistency in Las Vegas
Cheyelle Robins-Reti joins the Black Ferns Sevens team for the first time, following a stint as travelling reserve to the Sydney tournament, in an otherwise unchanged and experienced team to play the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series tournament in Las...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens squad for Las Vegas and Vancouver named
The All Blacks Sevens squad to play the fourth leg of the 2016/17 HSBC World Series in Las Vegas and Vancouver sees the return of Ambrose Curtis to an otherwise largely unchanged outfit from the one that finished third in Sydney at the beginning of the month....
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Debuts for Joyce and Parker in Scotland
Debutants Jasmine Joyce and Rhiannon Parker are two of the four changes to the Wales Women starting team for this Friday’s Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland at Broadwood Stadium (18:20). Wing Joyce, who starred for Team GB at last...
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Feb 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Francois Louw and Kahn Fotuali’i
Francois Louw and Kahn Fotuali’i of Bath Rugby will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel in Bristol on Tuesday 21 February at 6:30 pm. Louw & Fotuali’i have been cited for separate incidences that occurred during the Aviva Premiership match between...
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Feb 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Smartgroup to partner Queensland Rugby Union on eve of 2017 Super Rugby Kick-off
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced Smartgroup has become a major partner of Rugby in Queensland for the next three years. On the eve of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season, the QRU confirmed that one of Smartgroup’s brands – Smartsalary...
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Feb 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wanganui Rugby fined for fielding ineligible player
The Wanganui Rugby Football Union (WRU) has been fined $5000 after the Union admitted breaching the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) National & Regional Sevens Tournament Regulations by fielding an ineligible player in their women’s sevens squad at the...
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Feb 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Dane Haylett re-signs until end of 2019
The Road Safety Western Force today announced the re-signing of star fullback Dane Haylett-Petty until the end of the 2019 season. Haylett-Petty had a remarkable 2016 season, taking out the Nathan Sharpe medal for the most valuable player, made his Wallabies...
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Feb 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Record TV audiences for the first two rounds of rugby’s greatest championship
This year’s RBS 6 Nations has attracted record TV audiences in the Six Nations territories* across the first two weekends of the Championship. An audience of over 53 million people has watched the action unfold compared to 45 million for the...
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Feb 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Rugby squad update, Monday 20 February
28 players assembled at Pennyhill Park this evening to train for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Italy at Twickenham (3 pm, ITV) Billy Vunipola (Saracens) will join up with England on Tuesday this week for a medical review. Forwards (16) Jack Clifford...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Steve Diamond
Steve Diamond of Sale Sharks will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Union and/or the Game, contrary to RFU Rule 5.12. Following the conclusion of the Anglo-Welsh Cup match between Harlequins and...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on RPA launches #LiftTheWeight
As part of its commitment to player welfare, The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) has today officially launched #LiftTheWeight, a new campaign that aims to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health issues and offer the necessary tools and support to...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kenya Rugby Union Statement On Ian Gibbons
The Kenya Rugby Union wishes to confirm that Ian Gibbons has stepped down from his role as Kenya Sevens Strength & Conditioning Coach. We wish to thank him for his service during his time with the Kenya Sevens set up and wish him all the best in his...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Rugby Union launch Cap Project following seven years of painstaking research
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced the official completion of its ‘Cap Project’ to document all players who have represented Queensland’s senior men’s XVs side in Rugby during the game’s 135-year history in the state. The QRU Cap...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on KRU Nationwide League Weekend Wrap
Action in the Nationwide regional leagues continued this past weekend. Nairobi Region SportPesa Quins III registered the highest score in this region with a 56-0 win over Stormers in the 12 pm kickoff at the RFUEA while the Northern Suburbs Cubs were too...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on ARU February Board Meeting Update
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Board has met in Sydney today in its first meeting of 2017. A range of topics was tabled and discussed at the meeting including the current review of the Australian Rugby Strategic Plan 2016-2020 and 2017 Budget. The primary...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies Rugby Championship Test locked in for Canberra
Test Rugby will return to Canberra for the first time in seven years when the Qantas Wallabies host Argentina at GIO Stadium in September this year. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and ACT Government made the announcement today at the venue for the September...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on KRU Women’s Series | Homeboyz Win Round 2
.Menengai Cream Homeboyz won the second leg of the KRU Women’s 10-A-Side series with a 27-0 win over Mwamba at the United States International University grounds on Sunday 19 February 2017. They led 17- 0 at the interval by way of tries from Irene Otieno,...
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Feb 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby community in mourning after passing of former Wallaby, Dan Vickerman
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of former Wallabies, Brumbies and NSW Waratahs lock, Dan Vickerman. Vickerman passed away at his family home in...
