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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Swisse Powering Australian Rugby
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) today announced that Swisse, official Vitamin and Supplement Partners of the Qantas Wallabies since 2012, are extending their support of Australian Rugby to become the official Vitamin and Supplement Partners of the Asteron Life...
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Feb 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on WESTERN FORCE UNDER 20’S SET TO COMPETE IN NEW NATIONAL COMPETITION
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced a revamped National Under 20’s competition to replace the old National Championships format. The competition will run in coordination with the Asteron Life Super Rugby season with each Australian...
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Feb 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Super U20s Championship to kick off in 2016
The Australian Rugby Union today announced that for the first time there would be a regular weekly U20s competition with all five Australian Super Rugby teams competing for the Super U20s Championship in 2016. Kicking off on Saturday 27 February, the six-week...
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Feb 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on BMW becomes the driving force behind future Wallabies
One of the world’s most iconic brands, BMW, today announced it will bolster its commitment to Australian Rugby with an historic partnership across the national elite development pathway, the Pathway to Gold Program. BMW will drive the future growth of...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union welcomes the appointment of Pip Marlow to the Board
At today’s meeting, Microsoft Australia Managing Director Pip Marlow was appointed as a Director of the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Board. Ms Marlow will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Michael Hawker which was announced at the end of last...
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Dec 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union announces changes to Board
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced changes to the Board. At today’s meeting Michael Hawker AM announced he will step down as Chairman, a position he has held since 2012. Mr Hawker, a former Wallaby who played 25 Tests for Australia, will remain on...
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Dec 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore pledges allegiance to Australian Rugby
Qantas Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has set his sights on another shot at Rugby World Cup glory after signing on with Australian Rugby until the end of 2019. Moore’s new three-year contract with the Australian Rugby Union commences in 2017 and will see...
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Nov 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Folau to be sidelined for three months following ankle surgery
Wallabies fullback Israel Folau will be sidelined for three months after scans confirmed he will require surgery on an ankle injury sustained at the Rugby World Cup. The 2014 and 2015 John Eales Medalist played in all but two of the Wallabies’ Rugby World...
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Nov 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Heartland XV team to play Australian Barbarians
The New Zealand Heartland XV team to play their first of two matches against Australian Barbarians in Levin tomorrow evening. The team is: 1 Matt Fetu 2 Cole Baldwin 3 Timaru Tafa 4 Adam Ross 5 Eric Duff 6 Fraser Hammond...
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Oct 31, 15 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Grand Final Preview
After 38 games over the past 10 weeks, Ballymore Stadium will host the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Grand Final with Brisbane City entertaining the UC Vikings this afternoon. Brisbane City Head Coach Nick Stiles names an unchanged starting XV...
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Oct 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Semi-Final Review
NRC giants to square off in Grand Final Brisbane City will meet the University of Canberra Vikings in the Grand Final of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship next Saturday afternoon at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane (kick off 3pm local). The Queenslanders...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Lance named Buildcorp NRC Player of the Year while ARU announces Barbarians touring squad
The Australian Rugby Union today announced CSU NSW Country Eagles flyhalf Jono Lance as Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Player of the Season as well as the Australian Barbarians squad that will travel to New Zealand to play the Heartland XV next month....
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Oct 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Round 9 Review
Excitement machine Junior Laloifi scored a hat-trick of tries to take his season tally to 14 as Brisbane City put on a Buildcorp National Rugby Championship attacking masterclass to seal the minor premiership. Led by Liam Gill and marshalled astutely by...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Round 1 Review
Brisbane City v Perth Spirit at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Brisbane City 29 (K Hunt, J Laloifi, S Kerevi, J McIntyre tries; J McIntyre 2, H Taefu cons); defeated Perth Spirit 16 (K Koteka, A Cottrell tries; I Prior 2 cons) North Harbour Rays v Sydney Stars...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Fixtures 2015
Courtesy of Buildcorp ...
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Aug 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on TESSMANN, PRIOR AND COTTRELL TO LEAD PERTH SPIRIT
Hooker Heath Tessmann will lead a three-man captaincy group along with Ian Prior and Angus Cottrell for the Perth Spirit in this year’s Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). With 54 Super Rugby caps and nearly ten years of senior rugby to his name,...
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Aug 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: GRAND FINAL PREVIEW
The 2015 Intrust Super Shute Shield has reached the deciding round, with Manly taking on Eastwood at Concord Oval this Saturday, broadcast live on Channel 7 from 3pm. Manly has had an outstanding season in 2015, which included a blowout win over Eastwood to...
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Aug 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on PERTH SPIRIT SQUAD FOR 2015 BUILDCORP NRC SEASON
The Perth Spirit has announced a 33-man squad ahead of the upcoming Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The Spirit squad pairs the cream of the crop from the Pindan Premier Grade competition with quality Asteron Life Super Rugby players from the...
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Jul 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on SYDNEY RUGBY UNION FINALS FIXTURE – WEEK 1
Please see the below schedule for the first week of the Sydney Rugby Union Finals Series to be held on Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2 August. The broadcast match for the Intrust Super Shute Shield on Saturday will be Manly v Randwick live on 7TWO from 3pm,...
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Jul 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on HSBC and ARU announce shortlist for 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards
HSBC and the Australian Rugby Union are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2015 HSBC Volunteer of the Year, HSBC Lifetime Volunteer of the Year and HSBC Young Volunteer of the Year. The winners will be announced on August 27 at the John Eales Medal...
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Jul 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Marquee player alignments announced for 2015 Buildcorp NRC
The Australian Rugby Union today announced the clubs many of the Qantas Wallabies representatives will be aligned to for the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship season. Players recognised as Qantas Wallabies for the 2015 NRC are those that were part of...
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Jul 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 18 RESULTS
It was a celebratory atmosphere at University Oval Number 1, with Sydney University stalwart Tom Carter running on for his 200th match for the club, a record made even more extraordinary given that 175 of those matches were played in the first grade side. The...
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Jul 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Preliminary Final
University of Queensland and Souths will square-off this Sunday, 26 July, in the BLK Queensland Premier Rugby 2015 preliminary-final at Ballymore, for the chance to take on minor premiers Easts in next week’s grand final. Tune in from 3:05pm via RedsTV...
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Jul 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Rugby Adopts the Recommendations of the St.George Queensland Reds High Performance Review
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced it will move to restructure its organisation following recommendations from the Reds High Performance Review headed by Damien Frawley. Frawley, a QRU Board member, the current CEO of Queensland Investment...
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Jul 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on McISAAC STEPS UP FOR TOP JOB WITH PERTH SPIRIT
Former Perth Spirit hooker Tai McIsaac has been appointed head coach of the Perth Spirit for the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC), alongside returning assistant coaches Dwayne Nestor and Elwee Prinsloo. It’s been eight years since McIsaac...
