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  • Prince Harry joins teachers learning to coach rugby as part of England Rugby’s All Schools programme

    Oct 20, 14 • 2436 Views • Europe, General News, School • • Comments Off on Prince Harry joins teachers learning to coach rugby as part of England Rugby’s All Schools programme

    Prince Harry today joined teachers and student volunteers for a training session to remember at Eccles RFC in Greater Manchester, alongside Women’s Rugby World Cup winner Sarah Hunter. This was Prince Harry’s second visit in his role as Patron of All...

  • 2014 Maori All Blacks squad named

    Oct 20, 14 • 2583 Views • General News, International, New Zealand • • Comments Off on 2014 Maori All Blacks squad named

    The Māori All Blacks squad to take on Japan next month was named in Wellington today and features 11 new caps. The team will be captained by Chiefs midfield back Charlie Ngatai with Tasman loose forward Shane Christie as vice-captain. While New Zealand Rugby...

  • Leopards are the APC Champs

    Oct 20, 14 • 2535 Views • Club Rugby, General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on Leopards are the APC Champs

    The Leopards on Saturday showed nerves of steel in the national Amateur Provincial Championship final against Emerging Western Province in Potchefstroom for a 33-30 victory and the title. The Amateur Provincial Champions are crowned each year following a...

  • BUILDCORP NRC SEMI FINALS CONFIRMED

    Oct 19, 14 • 2018 Views • Australia, General News, National • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC SEMI FINALS CONFIRMED

    The Buildcorp NRC Semi-Finals kick off on Friday night with Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles hosting McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City on the NSW Central Coast. The second Semi-Final will be played on Saturday afternoon, with Melbourne Rising...

  • Heartland XV for Cook Islands tour named

    Oct 19, 14 • 1653 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Heartland XV for Cook Islands tour named

    The best players from Pink Batts Heartland Championship have been named in the Heartland XV to play three matches, including two in the Cook Islands, by Head Coach Kurt McQuilkin today. The 24-strong squad will play New Zealand Marist XV on 8 November before...

  • SPIRITED COMEBACK NOT ENOUGH AGAINST EAGLES

    Oct 18, 14 • 1700 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SPIRITED COMEBACK NOT ENOUGH AGAINST EAGLES

    Two late tries to replacement scrumhalf, Michael Ruru, has seen the Perth Spirit come agonisingly close in a 40-34 loss to the NSW Country Eagles this evening in Dubbo in the final round of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) season. Despite the...

  • BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 9: NSW COUNTRY EAGLES v PERTH SPIRIT

    Oct 17, 14 • 1836 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 9: NSW COUNTRY EAGLES v PERTH SPIRIT

    Finals are on the line when the Perth Spirit takes on the NSW Country Eagles in Dubbo on Saturday, 18 October. The Spirit currently sits fourth on the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) ladder and will secure a finals berth with victory over the...

  • BOYD KILLINGWORTH TO FACE JUDICIAL HEARING

    Oct 15, 14 • 1785 Views • Australia, General News, National • • Comments Off on BOYD KILLINGWORTH TO FACE JUDICIAL HEARING

    Macquarie University North Harbour Rays flanker Boyd Killingworth has been cited for allegedly lifting a player from the ground and driving that player into the ground during their Round 8 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship match against McInnes Wilson...

  • Guinness PRO12 log

    Oct 14, 14 • 2961 Views • Europe, General News, National • • Comments Off on Guinness PRO12 log

    Pos Team P W D L F A PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts 1 Glasgow 17 13 0 4 397 265 +132 44 23 5 0 57 2 Ulster 17 11 1 5 402 270 +132 45 24 4 3 53 3 Munster 17 11 1 5 402 275 +127 44 20 4 3 [&hellip...

  • Buildcorp National Rugby Championship All Results

    Oct 14, 14 • 2310 Views • Australia, General News, National • • Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship All Results

    ROUND 1 Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Results Thurs 21 Aug Brisbane City Sydney Stars Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.35pm 45 – 20 Sat 23 Aug UC Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm 23 – 28 Sat 23 Aug NSW Country Eagles...

  • Rasivhenge on sabbatical in Australia

    Oct 13, 14 • 3995 Views • General News, Sevens World Series, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Rasivhenge on sabbatical in Australia

    South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge, one of the most experienced match officials in the HSBC Sevens World Series, will be based in Australia for the foreseeable future as he has opted to take a sabbatical from the local game. Rasivhenge, who refereed the...

  • Guinness Pro 12 Results and Fixtures

    Oct 13, 14 • 4914 Views • Europe, General News, National • • Comments Off on Guinness Pro 12 Results and Fixtures

    Pro 12 Results and Fixtures (Courtesy of Guinness Pro 12) (Some times to follow) Date Time Home Score- Away Venue Round 1 Fri 5 Sep 19:35 Munster Rugby 13 – 14 Edinburgh Rugby Thomond Park   Fri 5 Sep 19:35 Ospreys 44 – 13 Benetton Treviso...

  • UPDATE ON QANTAS WALLABIES MANAGEMENT

    Oct 11, 14 • 2623 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on UPDATE ON QANTAS WALLABIES MANAGEMENT

    The Australian Rugby Union today announced Qantas Wallabies Business Manager Di Patston has left the ARU after resigning late on Friday 10 October 2014, due to stress relating to recent events. ARU CEO Bill Pulver said her departure does not impact plans for...

  • England Rugby appoint Nigel Jones as Senior Mens Team Doctor

    Oct 10, 14 • 1956 Views • Europe, General News, International • • Comments Off on England Rugby appoint Nigel Jones as Senior Mens Team Doctor

    NIGEL JONES has been appointed the new England Senior Men’s Team Doctor. Recently team doctor at Gloucester Rugby and Consultant in Sports Medicine at Aintree University Hospital in Merseyside, Dr Jones (right) is renewing a long-standing involvement with...

  • Pink Batts Heartland Championship cheer chart

    Oct 10, 14 • 1938 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Pink Batts Heartland Championship cheer chart

    The team has been crunching the scenarios and worked out who you need to cheer for in the last round of the Pink Batts Heartland Championship before the semifinals. Things are looking pretty interesting, with the top eight teams all going through to a...

  • ARU REFERS NEW ALLEGATION INVOLVING KURTLEY BEALE TO CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL

    Oct 9, 14 • 2438 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on ARU REFERS NEW ALLEGATION INVOLVING KURTLEY BEALE TO CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL

    The Australian Rugby Union today announced it has referred a new allegation involving Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale to an independent Code of Conduct Tribunal for review and assessment.The additional matter was raised for the first time with ARU management...

  • Former All Black completes Blues coaching group

    Oct 9, 14 • 4055 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Former All Black completes Blues coaching group

    Former All Black David Hill will join the coaching team at the Blues for the forthcoming Investec Super Rugby competition. Hill will take up the role as backs skills coach for the Blues, to complete their coaching group for the 2015 season under head coach...

  • Adam Whitelock announces move to France

    Oct 8, 14 • 4467 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Adam Whitelock announces move to France

    Canterbury and Crusaders midfield back Adam Whitelock has announced he will be taking up a contract with French rugby club, Bayonne, at the conclusion of this ITM Cup season. Whitelock, who has played over 50 games for both the Crusaders and Canterbury ITM...

  • Wairarapa Bush player suspended for five weeks

    Oct 8, 14 • 2205 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Wairarapa Bush player suspended for five weeks

    Hearing confirmed for red-carded East Coast player Wairarapa Bush loose forward Sam Marshall-Wilson has been banned from all rugby for five weeks – a sentence including the remainder of this year’s Pink Batts Heartland Championship and the start of next...

  • WP take top honours at the SARU U18 Sevens

    Oct 7, 14 • 2724 Views • General News, School, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on WP take top honours at the SARU U18 Sevens

    Western Province on Tuesday won the SARU Under-18 Sevens competition at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp by defeating SWD 31-24 in a thrilling final to cap off an exciting tournament. Boland won the Plate Final, KwaZulu-Natal the Bowl final and Griquas the...

  • BUILDCORP NRC-ROUND SEVEN REVIEW

    Oct 7, 14 • 1687 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC-ROUND SEVEN REVIEW

    Round Seven of the Buildcorp NRC saw more attacking Rugby with 38 tries scored across the round. Three teams now sit on 16 competition points behind the Melbourne Rising and Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles (in positions three to five), making the...

  • Rugby unites to explore post-career player issues

    Oct 6, 14 • 1966 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on Rugby unites to explore post-career player issues

    The South African rugby community is backing ground-breaking new research that might one day help players in coping with the stresses and emotional pressure of a professional rugby career. The South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) and South...

  • Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 final results Wellington Under 19 win Graham Mourie Cup

    Oct 5, 14 • 2411 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 final results Wellington Under 19 win Graham Mourie Cup

    Wellington Under 19 have secured the Graham Mourie Cup in the premiership division of the inaugural Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament after beating Canterbury 32-21 in Taupo this afternoon. Meanwhile Southland Under 19 beat Manawatu  26-21 in...

  • SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY

    Oct 4, 14 • 2029 Views • Australia, General News, National • • Comments Off on SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY

    The Perth Spirit has recorded back-to-back bonus-point victories, comfortably defeating Queensland Country, 68-29, at Lark Hill Sporting Complex in Rockingham. The home side carried the same attacking form that was on display last week against the Stars, with...

  • BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK : PERTH SPIRIT V QUEENSLAND COUNTRY

    Oct 3, 14 • 1949 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK : PERTH SPIRIT V QUEENSLAND COUNTRY

    Perth Spirit host Queensland Country this Saturday, 4 October at Lark Hill Sporting Complex in Round Seven of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC).   The Perth side has made some changes to their line-up that defeated the Sydney Stars,...