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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Fifty up for Branco du Preez in Las Vegas
Springbok Sevens backline player, Branco du Preez, will play in his 50th tournament when the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series commences in Las Vegas in the USA next weekend. Du Preez was on Wednesday named in the 13-man squad for the North American leg of the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland U20s team named for opening Super U20s Championship clash
Queensland U20s head coach Brad Thorn has named his side for their opening Super U20s Championship match of 2017, which will see them take on the Melbourne Rebels U20s in a 2016 Grand Final rematch at Crosby Park this Saturday. Kicking off at 12:00 pm AEST,...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vale Tom Sweeney, Wallaby 400
The Australian and Queensland Rugby community is mourning the loss off former Queensland fullback and one-Test Wallaby, Tom Sweeney who passed away on Friday, February 17, aged 87. Sweeney was one of two fullbacks taken on Australia’s 30-man, 28-match tour...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Dagg to mark his Super Rugby tonne against the Brumbies
The BNZ Crusaders open their 2017 Super Rugby season at home this Saturday night when they take on the Brumbies. Head Coach Scott Robertson has named six debutants in his side, and Israel Dagg will become the latest Super Rugby centurion when he takes the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Change to Waratahs line up for the with Foley ruled out
Bernard Foley was today ruled out of round one of the Vodafone Super Rugby this Saturday while he still recovers from a head knock sustained against the Highlanders in the pre-season game last week at Brookvale. Foley was named in the starting line-up for...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Force named to tackle ‘Tahs in round one
Road Safety Western Force Head Coach Dave Wessels has named his side for the Western Australian club’s opening match of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season against the Waratahs at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, 25 February. The match day 23 features a host...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Statement from New Zealand Rugby and Mid-Canterbury Rugby regarding Koli Tamanitoakula
“We are appalled at Koli, and his behaviour was wrong. It was right for him to take responsibility for his actions and plead guilty,” said Mid-Canterbury Rugby CEO Ian Patterson. “Koli was immediately taken out of the team environment following the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Steve Diamond
The charge against Steve Diamond of Sale Sharks for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Union and/or the Game, contrary to RFU Rule 5.12, was heard this evening. Following the conclusion of the Anglo-Welsh Cup match between Harlequins and Sale on...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Zach Mercer to lead England U20 against Italy
England Under 20 has made eight changes to the starting line-up for their Six Nations match against Italy at the Northern Echo Arena on Friday (7:45 pm kick off). Jamie Blamire, Josh Caulfield, Ben Curry, Ciaran Knight and Alex Mitchell all start for the...
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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...
