Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • UWA UPSETS NEDLANDS TO CLAIM SILVERWARE DOUBLE

    Jul 19, 15 • 4223 Views • Australia, Club Rugby, General NewsComments Off on UWA UPSETS NEDLANDS TO CLAIM SILVERWARE DOUBLE

    Pindan Premier Grade – Round 15 – ‘Belt Up’ Round UWA 20 defeated Nedlands 19 at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont Wests Scarborough 46 defeated Cottesloe 30 at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Joondalup 34 defeated Wanneroo 21 at Kingsway Reserve, Landsdale...

  • Cheika calls on Cummins and White for Argentina Tour

    Jul 19, 15 • 2121 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on Cheika calls on Cummins and White for Argentina Tour

    The Qantas Wallabies have announced a 31-man touring squad for the next round of The Rugby Championship in Argentina on Saturday, 25 July. Will Genia and Rob Horne have both been ruled out of the squad due to injury, following Australia’s four point victory...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 17 RESULTS

    Jul 18, 15 • 4071 Views • Australia, Club Rugby, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 17 RESULTS

    Defiant Wicks Dampen Woods’ Spirits It wasn’t pretty at times but Randwick will certainly take their hard-earned 20-13 victory over Eastwood with open arms. A match played under testing conditions with driving rain and a stiff sea breeze was always likely...

  • AUCKLAND PREMIER RUGBY RESULTS

    Jul 18, 15 • 4666 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, New ZealandComments Off on AUCKLAND PREMIER RUGBY RESULTS

    18 July,2015 Gallaher Shield Semi final Grammar Tec 27 (D Thomas, J Hickey tries, S Hickey con, 5 pen) Waitemata 3 (D Hakaraia pen) Halftime: 14-3 University 18 (L Steel, B Helleur tries, B Helleur con, 2 pen) Pakuranga 12 (S Hahea, S Tupou tries, M Hunt con)...

  • Bulls too strong for Kings

    Jul 18, 15 • 1395 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Bulls too strong for Kings

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls scored three first half tries and a further two more in the second half to beat the Eastern Province Kings in their first Currie Cup warm-up match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night. The Kings struggled...

  • All Blacks travelling squad for South Africa named

    Jul 18, 15 • 2073 Views • General News, International, New Zealand, Springboks, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on All Blacks travelling squad for South Africa named

    The 31-man All Blacks squad to travel to South Africa for the Investec Rugby Championship Test against South Africa has been named. The squad flies out to South Africa this morning, stopping over in Sydney before arriving in Johannesburg on Sunday evening....

  • BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Semi-Finals

    Jul 17, 15 • 1490 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Semi-Finals

    The BLK Queensland Premier Rugby semi-finals kick-off this Sunday, 19 July, at Ballymore. Easts and University of Queensland will battle for a grand final berth in the major semi-final, while Brothers and Souths will meet in the minor semi-final. Tune in from...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 17

    Jul 16, 15 • 2195 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 17

    Randwick v. Eastwood Coogee Oval – 3.00pm 7TWO TV Match Referee: Michael Hogan Assistant Referees: Matt Kellahan, Bradley Smith Randwick will be looking to break into the top four when they take on new ladder leaders Eastwood at home in the Round 17...

  • DHL Western Province to do their 67 Minutes ‘with’ Mandela

    Jul 15, 15 • 1966 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province to do their 67 Minutes ‘with’ Mandela

    DHL Western Province will do their 67 Minutes for Mandela on Friday, July 17 at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre – where the late Nelson Mandela spent his final months in prison before his release in February 1990. A DHL WP Absa Currie Cup XV will be...

  • ARU locks away rising star Will Skelton for two more years

    Jul 15, 15 • 2384 Views • Australia, General News, InternationalComments Off on ARU locks away rising star Will Skelton for two more years

    The Australian Rugby Union has locked away one of Rugby’s best young talents with NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton signing a new two-year contract extension. Skelton is one of the rising stars of Australian Rugby and at just 22 years of age has already earned...

  • JC Janse van Rensburg signs with DHL Stormers

    Jul 14, 15 • 3476 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on JC Janse van Rensburg signs with DHL Stormers

    French-based loosehead prop JC Janse van Rensburg will join the DHL Stormers ahead of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The powerful former Lions captain is currently in his third season with French club, Bayonne, but he will bolster the DHL...

  • SENIOR RUGBY PLAYERS ‘BELT UP’ THIS WEEKEND

    Jul 14, 15 • 2695 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on SENIOR RUGBY PLAYERS ‘BELT UP’ THIS WEEKEND

    RugbyWA’s Pindan Senior Grades will host the second annual ‘Belt-Up’ Round this weekend. The round, held in conjunction with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, promotes public awareness of road safety and aims to reduce the number of...

  • RIP DR RUSSEL PERRY AM

    Jul 13, 15 • 2480 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on RIP DR RUSSEL PERRY AM

    RugbyWA and Western Force have joined the WA rugby community to recognise the enormous contribution of RugbyWA Chairman, Dr Russel Perry AM, who passed away on Sunday, 12 July at the age of 68 after battling Motor Neurone Disease.   Dr Perry’s...

  • McCALMAN AWARDED 2015 NATHAN SHARPE MEDAL

    Jul 11, 15 • 1634 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on McCALMAN AWARDED 2015 NATHAN SHARPE MEDAL

    Western Force No.8 Ben McCalman has claimed the 2015 Nathan Sharpe Medal at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre in Perth tonight.   In an event that celebrated the club’s 10 seasons in Asteron Life Super Rugby, the award acknowledged...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 16 RESULTS

    Jul 11, 15 • 1777 Views • Australia, General News, Varsity & ClubComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 16 RESULTS

    A barnstorming four-try effort from the visiting Marlins in the first half silenced the thronging home crowd at Pittwater Rugby Park, but a second half resurgence ensured the Bayfield Cup was a competitive affair with Warringah coming away with a hard-fought...

  • AUCKLAND PREMIER RUGBY RESULTS

    Jul 11, 15 • 1813 Views • General News, New Zealand, Varsity & ClubComments Off on AUCKLAND PREMIER RUGBY RESULTS

    Alan McEvoy Trophy   University 38 (K Eklund, S Dominikovich-Murray, M Matich, F Fuavao, S Southen tries, B Helluer 3 con, pen,  Z Southen 2 con) Marist 19 (T Timo 2, W Lloyd tries, P Tonga 2 con) Halftime: 31-5 Grammar TEC 51 (M Faleafa 2, D Thomas 2, S...

  • BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 18

    Jul 9, 15 • 1989 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 18

    In Round 18 of BLK Queensland Premier Rugby, the Game of the Round will see University of Queensland and Sunnybank go head-to-head in a 2014 Grand Final rematch at St. Lucia. This match will be LIVE streamed on the www.redsrugby.com.au homepage, kick-off at...

  • Marty McKenzie completes Crusaders first-five roster for 2016

    Jul 9, 15 • 4087 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, Super RugbyComments Off on Marty McKenzie completes Crusaders first-five roster for 2016

    Marty McKenzie, Ben Volavola and Richie Mo’unga will compete for the starting number 10 spot at the Crusaders next season.  The Crusaders have confirmed the three new signings for 2016 to replace the departing Dan Carter, Colin Slade and Tom Taylor....

  • TAPUAI TO BRING EXPERIENCE TO FORCE BACKLINE

    Jul 7, 15 • 1805 Views • Australia, General News, Super RugbyComments Off on TAPUAI TO BRING EXPERIENCE TO FORCE BACKLINE

    The Western Force will inject additional experience into its young backline with the recruitment of Queensland Reds centre Ben Tapuai for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Tapuai will join the Force having played 66 Asteron Life Super Rugby matches across seven...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lock in Curtis Browning and Chris Feauai-Sautia

    Jul 7, 15 • 1579 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lock in Curtis Browning and Chris Feauai-Sautia

    Queensland Rugby Union has re-signed St.George Queensland Reds young guns Curtis Browning and Chris Feauai-Sautia ahead of the 2016 season. Feauai-Sautia has inked a two-year deal with the club, while Browning has signed a contract extension for one year....

  • Pieter-Steph du Toit Departs the Cell C Sharks

    Jul 7, 15 • 3477 Views • General News, South Africa, Springboks, Super RugbyComments Off on Pieter-Steph du Toit Departs the Cell C Sharks

    Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit, today confirmed his departure from the Cell C Sharks at the end of his contract, which expires in October 2015.  Having made his debut for The Sharks in 2012, du Toit with his strong physicality and presence has become an...

  • England Women finish second in Rugby Super Series

    Jul 6, 15 • 1821 Views • General News, Womens RugbyComments Off on England Women finish second in Rugby Super Series

    England Women wrapped up the Rugby Super Series with a 15-14 defeat of hosts Canada in Edmonton on Sunday, handing the Rugby World Cup champions a second place finish overall.England, who last played Canada in the World Cup final 11 months ago where they...

  • Vodacom selects the SA Stats XV

    Jul 6, 15 • 2125 Views • General News, International, South Africa, Super RugbyComments Off on Vodacom selects the SA Stats XV

    With Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer set to name his first team of the season, the Vodacom Rugby App has made its own calculations to produce the SA Stats XV from all 16 rounds of this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. The Vodacom Rugby App has...

  • UWA CLAIMS THRILLER OVER PALMYRA

    Jul 5, 15 • 1534 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on UWA CLAIMS THRILLER OVER PALMYRA

      Pindan Premier Grade – Round 13 UWA 15 defeated Palmyra 12 at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont Cottesloe 43 defeated Wanneroo 10 at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Wests Scarborough 42 defeated Joondalup 7 at HBF Arena Sportsplex, Joondalup Nedlands 47...

  • HIGHLANDERS STUN THE ‘CANES TO CLAIM TITLE

    Jul 4, 15 • 2908 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on HIGHLANDERS STUN THE ‘CANES TO CLAIM TITLE

    Waisake Naholo’s second-half try helped the Highlanders claim their maiden Super Rugby title with a 21-14 win over the Hurricanes. The teams stayed true to their philosophy in a thrilling encounter, with both sides constantly looking to keep ball in...