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  • Sam Carter re-signs until the end of 2019

    Mar 3, 17 • 1351 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Sam Carter re-signs until the end of 2019

    Brumbies co-captain Sam Carter has re-signed with Australian Rugby, committing to a two-year extension with the ARU and the Plus500 Brumbies until the end of 2019. The 27-year old made his Qantas Wallabies debut in 2014 against France but last featured in...

  • Former England Saxons Head Coach Steve Bates joins the RFU

    Mar 3, 17 • 1597 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Former England Saxons Head Coach Steve Bates joins the RFU

    Former England Saxons Head Coach Steve Bates has been appointed Performance Manager and International Performance Coach by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Reporting to Dean Ryan, Head of International Player Development, Bates will lead the England under 20s...

  • Ireland squad named for final two rounds of 2017 RBS 6 Nations

    Mar 3, 17 • 1556 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ireland squad named for final two rounds of 2017 RBS 6 Nations

    The Ireland Coaching Group have named a 36 man squad for the final two rounds of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship.  Ireland travels to Cardiff in Round 4 to take on Wales at the Principality Stadium on Friday 10th March before hosting England on Saturday...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lose to Western Force in Perth 

    Mar 3, 17 • 2153 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Western Force in Perth 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have lost 26-19 to the Western Force in Round 2 of Vodafone Super Rugby in Perth on Thursday night. Reds head coach Nick Stiles rued his side’s performance, with execution and discipline letting them down. “We’re bitterly...

  • Du Preez hopes to hit jackpot in 50th tournament

    Mar 2, 17 • 1867 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Du Preez hopes to hit jackpot in 50th tournament

    Springbok Sevens scrumhalf, Branco du Preez, is keen to taste success again in the Sam Boyd Stadium when South Africa contest the HSBC Las Vegas Sevens this weekend, the fifth of the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks take on Canada...

  • Fearless force take down Reds

    Mar 2, 17 • 1623 Views • General News, International, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Fearless force take down Reds

    The Road Safety Western Force have opened their account for the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season with a thrilling 26-19 win over the Queensland Reds at the Force Field. In a frantic first half, the Road Safety Western Force scored early through Chance Peni...

  • Mwamba enter shirt sponsorship deal with Stanbic Bank

    Mar 2, 17 • 1514 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Mwamba enter shirt sponsorship deal with Stanbic Bank

    Stanbic Bank has entered into a Ksh 3m shirt sponsorship with Mwamba RFC. Speaking at the launch in Nairobi on Thursday, Philip Odera, the Stanbic Bank Managing Director and a former Kenya Cup player in the 1980s with the now defunct Barclays RFC said,...

  • Rights Mkhari to make SA Select debut in Vancouver

    Mar 2, 17 • 1961 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Rights Mkhari to make SA Select debut in Vancouver

    Rights Mkhari will make her SA Select Women’s Sevens debut at the Vancouver Rugby Festival on 9 and 10 March after being included in coach Renfred Dazel’s 12-member squad that will depart for Canada on Thursday. Mkhari, Megan Comley, Chané Stadler and...

  • Queensland U20s team named for Round 2 Super U20s clash in Perth

    Mar 2, 17 • 1429 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Queensland U20s team named for Round 2 Super U20s clash in Perth

    Queensland U20s head coach Brad Thorn has named his side for their Round 2 Super U20s Championship clash against the Western Force in Perth this Saturday, 4 March. Only two changes have been made to the starting XV that defeated the Melbourne Rebels U20s...

  • Crusaders Knights team named to play Highlanders Bravehearts

    Mar 2, 17 • 1565 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Crusaders Knights team named to play Highlanders Bravehearts

    Crusaders Knights Head Coach Joe Maddock has named his side to take on the Highlanders Development team in Dunedin this Saturday. Only four players, Tim Perry, Oli Jager, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis and Manasa Mataele, remain in the starting fifteen from the side...

  • BNZ Crusaders team to play the Highlanders

    Mar 2, 17 • 1866 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team to play the Highlanders

    The BNZ Crusaders will travel south to play the Highlanders in Dunedin this weekend, and Head Coach Scott Robertson has made eight changes to the squad of 23 that beat the Brumbies in last weekend’s opening round of Super Rugby. There are two...

  • Aaron Cruden’s 100th Super Rugby milestone to be recognised

    Mar 2, 17 • 1381 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Aaron Cruden’s 100th Super Rugby milestone to be recognised

    Chiefs first five-eighth, Aaron Cruden, will be officially recognised tomorrow night when he becomes the 46th player to play 100 Investec Super Rugby matches for a New Zealand team. Cruden will mark the milestone in front of a home crowd at FMG Stadium...

  • BLACKROLL signs biggest Australian partnership yet with ARU

    Mar 2, 17 • 1315 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on BLACKROLL signs biggest Australian partnership yet with ARU

    Australian Rugby is pleased to announce a new partnership with BLACKROLL Australia who will become the Qantas Wallabies’ official supplier of athletic training, physio and recovery tools. BLACKROLL, a company which originated from Germany, is renowned for...

  • RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Aaron Morris

    Mar 2, 17 • 1170 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Aaron Morris

    The charge against Aaron Morris of Harlequins RFC for tackling the jumper in the air, contrary to law 10.4(i), was heard in London this evening. Morris pleaded not guilty however was given a three-week suspension. He is free to play again on Tuesday 21 March....

  • RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Phil Dowson

    Mar 2, 17 • 1703 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Phil Dowson

    The charge against Phil Dowson of Worcester Warriors for striking with his elbow, contrary to law 10.4(a), was heard in Coventry this evening. Following a review of the incident which occurred in the first half of the Aviva Premiership match between Worcester...

  • Kok, Afrika can’t wait to get going in Vegas

    Mar 1, 17 • 1952 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Kok, Afrika can’t wait to get going in Vegas

    Blitzbok flyer Werner Kok and playmaker Cecil Afrika enjoy rugby more than bright city lights, but both are very excited about the prospect of cutting up the turf when they play in the exciting HSBC Las Vegas Sevens this weekend. Kok missed the trip to the...

  • RFU Disciplinary: Phil Dowson

    Mar 1, 17 • 1246 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Phil Dowson

    Phil Dowson of Worcester Warriors will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel charged with striking with his elbow, contrary to law 10.4(a). The flanker allegedly struck Ken Pisi of Northampton Saints with his elbow making contact with his head during the...

  • Odera Names Provisional Chipu Squad | 2017 National Sevens Series Dates Out

    Mar 1, 17 • 1815 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Odera Names Provisional Chipu Squad | 2017 National Sevens Series Dates Out

    Head Coach Paul Odera has named a provisional 41 man squad as the Kenya U20s  prepare for the 2017 Africa U20 Championship set for 17th to 23rd April in Madagascar. Odera has included 13 players who did duty at last year’s Africa U19 Championships in...

  • Red Roses to tour New Zealand in June

    Mar 1, 17 • 1874 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Red Roses to tour New Zealand in June

    England Women will face Australia, Canada and the Black Ferns in a three-match series in June. A 28-player Red Roses squad will travel to New Zealand 2-18 June to take part in the 2017 International Women’s Series ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup...

  • Buildcorp Wallaroos to challenge world’s best in June

    Mar 1, 17 • 1497 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Buildcorp Wallaroos to challenge world’s best in June

    The Buildcorp Wallaroos will play three Test matches in New Zealand this June in a four-nation series that includes the reigning Women’s Rugby World Cup champions, England, arch rivals New Zealand and women’s rugby powerhouse, Canada. Australia will play...

  • Buller appoints first female Chair of a New Zealand Rugby Provincial Union

    Mar 1, 17 • 2223 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Buller appoints first female Chair of a New Zealand Rugby Provincial Union

    Thirty-three-year-old Westport lawyer Jane Duncan has become the first ever female chairperson of a Provincial Union when she was appointed to lead the Board of the Buller Rugby Union at their recent board meeting. Duncan said she was excited by the challenge...

  • England Rugby squad update, Tuesday 18 February

    Mar 1, 17 • 1383 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Rugby squad update, Tuesday 18 February

    27 players assembled at the MacDonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford this evening for a training camp lasting until Friday 3 March. Forwards (16) Jack Clifford (Harlequins) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers) Jamie George (Saracens) Dylan...

  • Black Ferns to play International Rugby Series at home

    Mar 1, 17 • 1325 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Black Ferns to play International Rugby Series at home

    Wellington, Rotorua and Christchurch will host the Black Ferns in an international series featuring Canada, Australia and England in June. The series includes a rugby double-header at Rotorua International Stadium when the Black Ferns take on England, ahead...

  • RFU announces 10 clubs to play in new Women’s Super Rugby competition

    Mar 1, 17 • 1487 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU announces 10 clubs to play in new Women’s Super Rugby competition

    The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today announced the 10 clubs that have been offered places, subject to contract, in the new women’s domestic competition from September 2017. Women’s Super Rugby is a major development for the women’s game in England...

  • Disciplinary update- Katy McLean decision

    Mar 1, 17 • 1570 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Disciplinary update- Katy McLean decision

    The England player, Katy McLean, appeared today before an independent Disciplinary Committee, having been red-carded by the referee for dangerously tackling an opposition player, in contravention of Law 10.4(e), during the Women’s Six Nations match...