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  • Coetzee excited to see young SA talent in action at Wembley

    Oct 30, 16 • 2845 Views • Analysis, General News, Springbok News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Coetzee excited to see young SA talent in action at Wembley

    Springbok coach Allister Coetzee is excited about the prospect of seeing several young South Africans in action on November 5 when the Springboks face the Barbarians in an international rugby match at Wembley Stadium in London. The Springbok coach has...

  • Three Lions invited by Barbarians

    Oct 28, 16 • 2296 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Three Lions invited by Barbarians

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union is proud to announce that three of their Super Rugby stars, all of whom are forwards, have been invited by the Barbarians for their three matches against the Springboks, the Czech Republic and Fiji. Akker van der Merwe (hooker),...

  • STEPHEN LARKHAM TO TRANSITION TO FULL-TIME WALLABIES COACHING ROLE

    Oct 28, 16 • 1564 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on STEPHEN LARKHAM TO TRANSITION TO FULL-TIME WALLABIES COACHING ROLE

    Qantas Wallabies assistant and Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham will move permanently into the Qantas Wallabies coaching team at the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season after signing a new three-year contract with the Australian Rugby Union today. Larkham,...

  • Carr, Adriaanse to stay on with Springboks

    Oct 27, 16 • 2292 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Carr, Adriaanse to stay on with Springboks

    Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Thursday confirmed that flank Nizaam Carr and prop Lourens Adriaanse will remain with the Springbok squad for the entire Castle Lager Outgoing Tour as replacements for Jaco Kriel and Jannie du Plessis respectively. Kriel...

  • New Look Championship To Serve As Gateway To Kenya Cup

    Oct 27, 16 • 1407 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on New Look Championship To Serve As Gateway To Kenya Cup

    The new look KRU Championship kicks off on Saturday 5 November and apart from serving as the second tier league competition, will also be the qualification pathway to next season’s top tier Kenya Cup league. The 12 team competition will adopt the same...

  • HOOPER WINS 2016 JOHN EALES MEDAL, CASLICK & JENKINS SCOOP SEVENS AWARDS

    Oct 27, 16 • 1560 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on HOOPER WINS 2016 JOHN EALES MEDAL, CASLICK & JENKINS SCOOP SEVENS AWARDS

    Qantas Wallabies vice-captain and flanker Michael Hooper has claimed the 2016 John Eales Medal, winning the award for a second time. Hooper’s standout season saw the 24-year-old score four tries for the Qantas Wallabies in 2016 to be named Australia’s Man...

  • Canterbury team to play Tasman in FINAL!

    Oct 27, 16 • 1533 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Tasman in FINAL!

    Canterbury are aiming for their eighth national provincial title in nine years when they take on Tasman this Saturday night.  The 2016 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final is the culmination of 11 weeks of competition between New Zealand’s best provincial...

  • Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad

    Oct 27, 16 • 1699 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad

    Canterbury midfielder Rob Thompson (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been selected for the the Māori All Blacks squad to tour Chicago and the United Kingdom. Head Coach Colin Cooper said that an injury to Declan O’Donnell opened the door for Thompson who will run out...

  • New Zealand Rugby confirm key health and welfare appointments

    Oct 27, 16 • 1337 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby confirm key health and welfare appointments

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today announced the appointments of Eleanor Butterworth as Respect & Responsibility Project Manager and Joe Harawira as RugbySmart Manager. Ms Butterworth will lead NZR’s programme to enhance the skills and knowledge of...

  • Newcomers bring excitement to Springbok camp

    Oct 27, 16 • 1813 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Newcomers bring excitement to Springbok camp

    The 12 new players in the Springbok squad have brought a lot of excitement and energy, Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan said on Wednesday. Van Graan addressed the media in Johannesburg alongside three of the newcomers – loose forwards Roelof Smit,...

  • Wambua Plots For Dubai

    Oct 26, 16 • 1721 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wambua Plots For Dubai

    The Kenya Lionesses return to the Dubai Sevens looking to better their showing last season when they won the International Invitational Women’s category bowl title with a 12-10 win over the West Coast Vikings Ladies. The side who were Africa’s sole...

  • EDDIE JONES ANNOUNCES 33-MAN SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES

    Oct 26, 16 • 1427 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on EDDIE JONES ANNOUNCES 33-MAN SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES

    Eddie Jones has announced his 33-man squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and Australia. The 33 players will fly to Portugal on Sunday 30 October for a week of specific training before returning to England’s base at...

  • ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES

    Oct 26, 16 • 1522 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES

    Simon Middleton has announced his 32-player squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series against France, New Zealand and Canada with an away fixture against Ireland in November. The Red Roses’ squad features seven names who represented Team GB in the Rio 2016...

  • BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TAKE IT TO NEW ZEALAND IN HARD FOUGHT LOSS

    Oct 26, 16 • 1315 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TAKE IT TO NEW ZEALAND IN HARD FOUGHT LOSS

    The Buildcorp Wallaroos have fallen to New Zealand in a significantly improved performance going down 29 to 3 in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. The Wallaroos looked nothing like the side that was humbled at Eden Park last Saturday with the team playing with...

  • New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad named

    Oct 26, 16 • 1557 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad named

    The New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad has been selected ahead of a three-match campaign starting in November, including two games in Fiji. The matches, to be played between 5–11 November, will see the team play New Zealand Marist for the annual Ian McCrae...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES NAME DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS FOR SPRING TOUR

    Oct 26, 16 • 1318 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES NAME DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS FOR SPRING TOUR

    Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named four development players to join the 32-man squad travelling to Europe for the Spring Tour. Queensland Reds duo Izaia Perese and Taniela Tupou have been named alongside Waratahs pair Jack Dempsey and Andrew...

  • FORCE SIGN PG HAMPSHIRE WINNER MICHAEL RURU

    Oct 26, 16 • 2001 Views • General News, International, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on FORCE SIGN PG HAMPSHIRE WINNER MICHAEL RURU

    The Western Force have added another Perth-based product to their senior list, with Nedlands scrumhalf Michael Ruru signing with the club for the 2017 Super Rugby season. The electric half back had a standout year taking out the PG Hampshire award in the...

  •  From the bush to the beach NSW Waratahs announce 2017 pre-season trial matches

    Oct 26, 16 • 1473 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on  From the bush to the beach NSW Waratahs announce 2017 pre-season trial matches

    The NSW Waratahs are pleased to confirm the locations and opponents of their three pre-season trial matches ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. Next season’s trials will see the Waratahs head from the bush to the beach, with two home pre-season matches at...

  • St.George Queensland Reds coaching team finalised for 2017

    Oct 26, 16 • 1612 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds coaching team finalised for 2017

    The Queensland Rugby Union has finalised the St.George Queensland Reds coaching staff for the 2017 season, backing its own pathway to provide the support for head coach Nick Stiles. Joining Stiles in the coaching ranks will be 2016 Queensland Under 20s head...

  • JENKINS RELINQUISHES AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS CAPTAINCY

    Oct 26, 16 • 1594 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on JENKINS RELINQUISHES AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS CAPTAINCY

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team will have a changing of the guard for its 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series campaign with Ed Jenkins electing to step down from his role as Captain. Jenkins informed teammates of his decision before the team’s...

  • Ollie Lindsay-Hague joins England Sevens

    Oct 26, 16 • 1466 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ollie Lindsay-Hague joins England Sevens

    Ollie Lindsay-Hague has been added to the England Sevens squad for the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Lindsay-Hague was part of the Team GB sevens squad that won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in the summer. The 26-year-old back had been...

  • O2 SIGNS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ENGLAND RUGBY

    Oct 25, 16 • 1533 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on O2 SIGNS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ENGLAND RUGBY

    Multi-award winning sponsorship to continue until 2021 O2 and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announced that they have extended their partnership through to September 2021. A proud partner for 21 years, O2 has been at the heart of England Rugby since the...

  • Black Ferns team named for second Test against Australia

    Oct 25, 16 • 1376 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Black Ferns team named for second Test against Australia

    Following their convincing win on Saturday night, the Black Ferns team to play their second Test match against Australia has been named. The second Test is on Wednesday afternoon at QBE Stadium in Albany, kick off at 2.30pm. Entry is free. The team is: 1....

  • Māori All Blacks squad named for northern tour

    Oct 25, 16 • 1533 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Māori All Blacks squad named for northern tour

    The Māori All Blacks squad to tour to Chicago, London and Ireland next month has been named. The squad was announced by New Zealand Rugby Māori Board acting chairman Peter Goldsmith, in Wellington today. The 2016 Māori All Blacks squad is (with * to denote...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR

    Oct 25, 16 • 1761 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR

    Qantas Wallabies 32-man squad for 2016 Spring Tour Allan Alaalatoa (5 Tests) Rory Arnold (6 Tests) Adam Coleman (7 Tests) Quade Cooper (64 Tests) Kane Douglas (28 Tests) Scott Fardy (37 Tests) Israel Folau (48 Tests) Bernard Foley (37 Tests) Nick Frisby...