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  • PERTH SPIRIT FALLS TO RISING IN MELBOURNE

    Sep 11, 14 • 2060 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on PERTH SPIRIT FALLS TO RISING IN MELBOURNE

    Perth Spirit has been unable to break the Melbourne Rising’s undefeated run, falling to the Victorians 44-24 in Melbourne tonight. No. 8 Alex Rovira backed up his solid performance against the Greater Sydney Rams last week with a high work-rate again...

  • BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 4: MELBOURNE RISING V PERTH SPIRIT

    Sep 11, 14 • 2270 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 4: MELBOURNE RISING V PERTH SPIRIT

    The Perth Spirit is in Melbourne ahead of their Round Four Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRS) clash with the Melbourne Rising tonight at AAMI Park. The match will be televised live on Fox Sports 2 and 2HD. Scrumhalf Justin Turner is the only change...

  • PERTH SPIRIT READY FOR MELBOURNE RISING

    Sep 10, 14 • 2557 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on PERTH SPIRIT READY FOR MELBOURNE RISING

    The Perth Spirit will run out a fresh forward pack to take on the Melbourne Rising on Thursday night in Round Four of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. Four players will make their starting debuts, including the all...

  • MYERS HANDED FULL TIME CONTRACT WITH MENS RUGBY SEVENS; BLADES ADDED TO COACHING RANKS

    Sep 10, 14 • 2512 Views • Australia, General News, International, Sevens World Series • • Comments Off on MYERS HANDED FULL TIME CONTRACT WITH MENS RUGBY SEVENS; BLADES ADDED TO COACHING RANKS

      The Qantas Australian Rugby Sevens program has been boosted with Men’s Sevens utility Sam Myers handed an improved, full-time contract while Cam Blades has been added to the coaching staff on a part-time basis. 23-year-old Myers made his IRB debut...

  • NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK WINNING SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED

    Sep 10, 14 • 2574 Views • Australia, General News, School • • Comments Off on NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK WINNING SCHOOLS ANNOUNCED

    Australian Rugby Union is pleased to announce the winning schools who participated in National Rugby Week, an initiative to engage students in all things Rugby, including the new, safe, fast-paced game of Non-Contact Sevens. Schools across the country...

  • BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND THREE REVIEW

    Sep 7, 14 • 2182 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND THREE REVIEW

    Round three of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship has finished with a staggering 276 points and 39 tries scored across the four matches. To view rights-free images from round three, please click here. Round four kicks off this Thursday night with the...

  • FOUR MAKE STARTING DEBUT TO BUTT HEADS WITH RAMS

    Sep 4, 14 • 2100 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on FOUR MAKE STARTING DEBUT TO BUTT HEADS WITH RAMS

    Four players will make their Perth Spirit starting debut when the side takes on the Greater Sydney Rams at Adelaide Airport Stadium, Adelaide on Saturday afternoon in Round Three of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). It will be Wests Scarborough...

  • BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND TWO REVIEW

    Aug 31, 14 • 2624 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND TWO REVIEW

    Round two of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship has wrapped up with a total of 30 tries being scored across the four matches. To view rights-free images from round two, please click here. Round three commences this Thursday night with the Macquarie...

  • BRISBANE CITY OUTLASTS SPIRIT IN PERTH

    Aug 31, 14 • 3325 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BRISBANE CITY OUTLASTS SPIRIT IN PERTH

    Perth Spirit has suffered a 26-21 loss to Brisbane City in front of a 2,300-strong crowd at McGillivray Oval this afternoon. Both sides gave the ball plenty of width throughout the match, with the home side turning in a strong first half performance to lead...

  • AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION WELCOMES KARMICHAEL HUNT

    Aug 29, 14 • 2485 Views • Australia, General News, International, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION WELCOMES KARMICHAEL HUNT

    The Australian Rugby Union today welcomed former Rugby League and AFL star Karmichael Hunt to Australia’s Super Rugby ranks, after signing with the Queensland Reds on a three year contract. Hunt, who has signed a deal through until the end of 2017, was...

  • ARU BOARD APPROVES INCLUSION POLICY AHEAD OF 2014 BINGHAM CUP

    Aug 29, 14 • 2218 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on ARU BOARD APPROVES INCLUSION POLICY AHEAD OF 2014 BINGHAM CUP

    Australian Rugby Union is delighted to announce a new Inclusion Policy, which is designed to stamp out all forms of discrimination and homophobia in Rugby and ensure a positive environment for everyone involved in the game. Today’s announcement coincides...

  • GODWIN, MORAHAN SET FOR RUGBY RETURN WITH SPIRIT

    Aug 28, 14 • 2013 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on GODWIN, MORAHAN SET FOR RUGBY RETURN WITH SPIRIT

    Kyle Godwin and Luke Morahan will make their long awaited returns to the rugby field when the Perth Spirit host Brisbane City in round two of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship on Sunday at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont. The Perth Spirit, which...

  • AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION BOARD APPROVE CHANGES TO PLAYER CONTRACTING

    Aug 28, 14 • 2183 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION BOARD APPROVE CHANGES TO PLAYER CONTRACTING

      The Australian Rugby Union today announced significant changes to its player contracting protocols in a move that will help retain Australia’s best Rugby talent.   The changes were approved by the ARU Board on Monday this week and will see the...

  • PAT MCCABE CONFIRMS RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL RUGBY

    Aug 28, 14 • 2365 Views • Australia, General News, International, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on PAT MCCABE CONFIRMS RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL RUGBY

    Qantas Wallabies and ACT Brumbies back Pat McCabe has confirmed his retirement from professional Rugby Union. McCabe finalised his decision after this week receiving specialist advice from various medical professionals, who confirmed that the 26-year-old...

  • Hooper voted NSW Waratahs Players Player of the Year

    Aug 26, 14 • 2562 Views • Australia, General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Hooper voted NSW Waratahs Players Player of the Year

    Michael Hooper has tonight been named as the NSW Waratahs Players’ Player of the Year, for the second year running.   Hooper’s season tally of 277 votes eclipsed second-placed Wycliff Palu, whose 257 nominations saw him receive the Forward of the...

  • PERTH OPENS NRC CAMPAIGN WITH SPIRITED VICTORY

    Aug 23, 14 • 1927 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on PERTH OPENS NRC CAMPAIGN WITH SPIRITED VICTORY

    The Perth Spirit has started their 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship campaign with a thrilling 28-23 victory over the Canberra Vikings at Canberra’s Viking Park today. The Spirit started strongly and played with continuous pressure and an air-tight...

  • BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 1: CANBERRA VIKINGS V PERTH SPIRIT

    Aug 22, 14 • 2080 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 1: CANBERRA VIKINGS V PERTH SPIRIT

    The Perth Spirit will take on the Canberra Vikings in their inaugural match of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship this Saturday in Canberra. Sixteen Western Australian club rugby players – outside of those that represented the Western Force in 2014...

  • SPIRIT SIDE NAMED TO RAID VIKINGS

    Aug 21, 14 • 2004 Views • Australia, General News, National • • Comments Off on SPIRIT SIDE NAMED TO RAID VIKINGS

    Western Force lock, Rory Walton, will captain the 23-man Perth Spirit team to take on the Canberra Vikings on Saturday afternoon in the Western Australian side’s first match in the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. The side will include 16 players from...

  • Buildcorp National Rugby Competition Fixtures 2014

    Aug 19, 14 • 2015 Views • Australia, General News, National • • Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Competition Fixtures 2014

    FIXTURES DRAW Round Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Notes 1 Thurs 21 Aug Brisbane City Sydney Stars Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.30pm Broadcast Match   Sat 23 Aug Canberra Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm     Sat 23 Aug NSW...

  • Buildcorp National Rugby Championship 2014

    Aug 19, 14 • 3528 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship 2014

    Nine teams. Four states and one territory. Eighteen venues. A free-flowing, tough, attractive game that will connect with the heartland of Australian Rugby. This is the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. This is Australian Rugby Unleashed. The 2014...

  • 2014 Perth Spirit Draw – National Rugby Championship

    Aug 19, 14 • 2219 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on 2014 Perth Spirit Draw – National Rugby Championship

    Round Date Home Team Away Team Venue Time (local) 1 Sat 23 Aug Canberra Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm 2 Sun 31 Aug Perth Spirit Brisbane City University of WA, Perth 3.30pm 3 Sat 6 Sept Perth Spirit Greater Sydney Rams Adelaide Airport...

  • SPIRIT NAMES STANDARDS GROUP FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    Aug 19, 14 • 2399 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SPIRIT NAMES STANDARDS GROUP FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    The Perth Spirit has named a seven-man Standards Group for the upcoming 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC).   Western Force representatives Kyle Godwin, Luke Morahan, Ian Prior, Heath Tessmann, Rory Walton and Sam Wykes have been included...

  • TICKETS ON SALE FOR PERTH SPIRIT HOME MATCHES

    Aug 18, 14 • 1855 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on TICKETS ON SALE FOR PERTH SPIRIT HOME MATCHES

    Tickets are now on sale for Perth Spirit home matches in Perth for the 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) that kicks off this week. The Spirit, a team formed from Western Force players and leading players from Perth’s Pindan Premier Grade,...

  • Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    Aug 18, 14 • 1937 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    The Woodies have been crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions, claiming their first title since 2011 with a 33-13 win over Southern Districts today in front of a 7,000-strong crowd. Their win capped a fantastic Grand Finals day, with Club Champions Sydney...

  • Vale Eric Tindall

    Aug 18, 14 • 2352 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Vale Eric Tindall

    The NSW rugby community was saddened to learn of the passing of former Waratahs scrumhalf Eric Tindall, who passed away last Monday at the age of 69. From the Drummoyne club, Eric ’Nookie’ Tindall earned 6 NSW caps from 1969-1973. He debuted against Fiji...