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Jul 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Rugby Union secures six more St.George Queensland Reds ahead of 2016 season
Queensland Rugby Union has signed six more players to the St.George Queensland Reds squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. The announcement is headlined by the signing of two promising 21-year-old flyhalves in Jake McIntyre and Sam Greene. The Reds have...
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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 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on AUCKLAND PREMIER RUGBY RESULTS
25 July, 2015 Gallaher Shield Final Grammar TEC 39 (B Lam 2, J Hickey 1 tries, J Hickey 3 con, J Hickey 2 pen, S Hickey 4 pen) University 14 (S Healy try, B Helleur 3 pen) Halftime: 12-9 Jubilee Trophy Final Ponsonby 27 (L Ngahe, A Ioane, R Ioane, V Aso...
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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...
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Jul 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on WHEN WORKING UP A SWEAT–GRAB THE NEW POWERADE ION4
Powerade, The Coca-Cola Company’s© leading sports drink brand, recently launched the ground-breaking Powerade ION4 in South Africa. Powerade ION4 provides born sportsmen with an innovative sports drink designed to help achieve optimal performance by...
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Jul 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province vs Steval Pumas Match Report
Drakenstein Correctional Services, Franschoek 18 July, 2015 Final Score 06 – 19 The Steval Pumas had a great start to their Absa Currie Cup campaign with a 06 – 19 win over the DHL Western Province in their first warm-up match in Franschoek....
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Jul 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Border, WP continue strong form in Women’s Interprovincials
Defending Women’s Interprovincial champions, Border, Western Province and the Blue Bulls continued to flex their muscles in the SARU women’s Interprovincial competition this past weekend as they registered their second round of victories in as many...
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Jul 19, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 19, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 18, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 18, 15 •
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Comments 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)...
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Jul 18, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 18, 15 •
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Comments 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....
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Jul 17, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 16, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments 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...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments 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...
