Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category

  • PAT MCCABE CONFIRMS RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL RUGBY

    Aug 28, 14 • 2187 Views • Australia, General News, International, Super RugbyComments 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 • 2336 Views • Australia, General News, Super RugbyComments 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 • 1796 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 1986 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 1814 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments 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 • 1910 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments 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 • 3417 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 2127 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 2218 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 1717 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 1769 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 • 2125 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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...

  • Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    Aug 16, 14 • 2763 Views • Australia, General NewsComments 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 31-13 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...

  • Warringah flyhalf Hamish Angus voted Player of the Year

    Aug 16, 14 • 2630 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Warringah flyhalf Hamish Angus voted Player of the Year

    Hamish Angus has been voted Shute Shield Player of the Year for 2014. It’s the second time in three seasons that the Warringah flyhalf has taken the Ken Catchpole Medal. Sydney University’s young winger Henry Clunies-Ross has been voted Rookie of the...

  • BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCHED

    Aug 13, 14 • 2124 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCHED

    New teams, new rivalries, new laws. New era. 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...

  • Tahs take Shield at Limerick Sevens

    Aug 12, 14 • 2194 Views • Australia, General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Tahs take Shield at Limerick Sevens

    Photos: John Williamson The NSW Waratahs took time to settle in their first appearance at the Limerick Sevens but came away with a 24-19 win over Saracens to claim the Shield. Despite a slow first-day, the Waratahs did enough to quality for the Shield Final,...

  • PERTH SPIRIT JERSEY UNVEILED

    Aug 11, 14 • 2213 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on PERTH SPIRIT JERSEY UNVEILED

    Image supplied: Spirit Sponsors includes – Garth Davis (Property Club), Zack Holmes (Perth Spirit) and Neil Craven (AFEX). The Perth Spirit has today unveiled their 2014 strip with Principal Partner, the Property Club, to feature across the front of the...

  • NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK – SCHOOLS ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO PLAY NON-CONTACT SEVENS

    Aug 11, 14 • 1874 Views • Australia, General News, SchoolComments Off on NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK – SCHOOLS ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO PLAY NON-CONTACT SEVENS

    National Rugby Week begins today with schools from right across Australia engaging in the new, fun, safe and fast-paced game of Non-Contact 7s (NC7s). This week, 120,746 students will learn about Rugby’s values of integrity, respect, teamwork, discipline...

  • Fans encouraged to cheer on the Tahs of tomorrow this Saturday

    Aug 11, 14 • 1705 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Fans encouraged to cheer on the Tahs of tomorrow this Saturday

    Magners Shute Shield – Grand Finals Day Concord Oval, Saturday August 16 , 9am – 5pm The pinnacle of club rugby in Australia, the Shute Shield is Sydney’s Premiership competition and provides an important stepping stone to Super Rugby success. The 2014...

  • PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: PRELIMINARY FINALS

    Aug 8, 14 • 2174 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: PRELIMINARY FINALS

    Nedlands v Cottesloe at Hartfield Park, Forrestfield – Saturday 3.20pm Last time they played – Game 1: Cottesloe (20) defeated Nedlands (15) at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Last time they played – Game 2: Nedlands (43) defeated Cottesloe (24) at The...

  • Souths shock Eastwood to progress to semis

    Aug 5, 14 • 1996 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Souths shock Eastwood to progress to semis

    The 2014 Magners Shute Shield Semi-Final line ups have now been confirmed, with Manly, Sydney University, Southern Districts and Eastwood through to the second week of finals action. Top seed Manly’s dominant win over Randwick on Saturday sees them line...

  • SPIRIT UNVEILS COACHING SQUAD FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    Aug 5, 14 • 2676 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on SPIRIT UNVEILS COACHING SQUAD FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    Western Force Senior Assistant Coach David Wessels and Backs Coach Kevin Foote have been named as joint head coaches of the Perth Spirit for the 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The pair will be assisted by RugbyWA Junior Elite Coach, Dwayne...

  • Eleven Waratahs named in Qantas Wallabies squad

    Jul 23, 14 • 2208 Views • Australia, General News, InternationalComments Off on Eleven Waratahs named in Qantas Wallabies squad

    Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has included 11 NSW Waratahs in his 32-man squad for the upcoming 2014 Castrol EDGE Rugby Championship. Five NSW forwards and six Waratah backs will wear Wallaby gold in The Rugby Championship. Up front are seasoned...

  • Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee

    Jul 18, 14 • 2337 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee

    Photo: Amy Perrett in action – Karen Watson Photography. Amy Perrett will tomorrow become the first female NSW referee to take charge of a Premiership match. Perrett (24) will make history when she takes charge of the Magners Shute Shield Round 17 match...

  • NICK CUMMINS GRANTED EARLY RELEASE FROM AUSTRALIAN RUGBY CONTRACT

    Jul 4, 14 • 2397 Views • Australia, General News, InternationalComments Off on NICK CUMMINS GRANTED EARLY RELEASE FROM AUSTRALIAN RUGBY CONTRACT

    Australian Rugby Union and Rugby WA today announced Qantas Wallaby and Western Force winger Nick Cummins has been granted an early release from his contract to play Rugby in Japan at the end of the 2014 Asteron Life Super Rugby Season. The decision has been...