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  • SPIRIT FALL AGONISINGLY SHORT OF RAYS IN SYDNEY

    Sep 20, 14 • 2127 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SPIRIT FALL AGONISINGLY SHORT OF RAYS IN SYDNEY

    The Perth Spirit has suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss to the North Harbour Rays in Sydney tonight, defeated 32-29 in Round Five of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). It was a tightly-fought match with the lead changing on numerous times...

  • Scene set for exciting APC Central final

    Sep 18, 14 • 1845 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on Scene set for exciting APC Central final

    The Sharks Club XV and Griffons will meet in an exciting Central Amateur Provincial Championship final in Margate on Friday after establishing themselves as the top teams in the opening two rounds. The Sharks Club XV built on their emphatic 82-12 victory in...

  • Wildebeest hunt back-to-back Sub-Union South titles

    Sep 18, 14 • 1919 Views • General News, South Africa, Varsity & Club • • Comments Off on Wildebeest hunt back-to-back Sub-Union South titles

    The KZN Wildebeest will battle it out with Western Province in the final of the Sub-Union South tournament in Kimberley on Friday following another round of impressive victories on Wednesday. The KwaZulu-Natal team won the competition in style last year with...

  • Buildcorp NRC Fixtures

    Sep 18, 14 • 1745 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Buildcorp NRC Fixtures

    ROUND 5 Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Thurs 18 Sept Queensland Country Greater Sydney Rams Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.30pm Sat 20 Sept NSW Country Eagles Melbourne Rising Wade Park, Orange 3.00pm Sat 20 Sept North Harbour Rays Perth Spirit...

  • Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Round 5

    Sep 18, 14 • 2007 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Round 5

    Australian Rugby Union’s new domestic competition, the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship, continues tonight with Bond University Queensland Country hosting the PCS Greater Sydney Rams at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane. You can catch all the action live on...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby 2015 fixtures announced

    Sep 18, 14 • 3292 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby 2015 fixtures announced

    The Cell C Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls launch the South African leg of the Vodacom Super Rugby season with home derbies against the Toyota Cheetahs and DHL Stormers respectively next year, SANZAR announced on Thursday. Meanwhile the Lions will host the...

  • RFU statement on new kit

    Sep 18, 14 • 2716 Views • Europe, General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU statement on new kit

    Statement from the Rugby Football Union in relation to the new England playing kit: “We would like to apologise to those who may have taken offence with our new kit. It was certainly never our intention to cause this. We are huge supporters of our service...

  • SAVAGE TO LEAD PERTH SPIRIT AGAINST NORTH HARBOUR RAYS

    Sep 18, 14 • 1731 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SAVAGE TO LEAD PERTH SPIRIT AGAINST NORTH HARBOUR RAYS

    Palmyra prop, Joe Savage, will captain the Perth Spirit when they tackle the North Harbour Rays this Saturday, 20 September in Round Five of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) in Sydney. Savage has led the Palmyra Pindan Premier Grade side on...

  • 2015 SUPER RUGBY DRAW REVEALED

    Sep 18, 14 • 2342 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on 2015 SUPER RUGBY DRAW REVEALED

    Crusaders v Rebels to get the season underway in Christchurch on 13 February Defending champion Waratahs to start at home against the Force in Round 1 Anzac Centenary weekend sees all 10 Australian and New Zealand teams in action across Round 11 (two derbies...

  • Jimmy Cowan joins the Blues

    Sep 17, 14 • 2908 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Jimmy Cowan joins the Blues

    The Blues have received a welcome injection of experience to their halves with former All Black Jimmy Cowan signing for the franchise for the 2015 Investec Super Rugby season. Having racked up more than 50 caps for the All Blacks and more than 100 caps for...

  • APC Central tournament gets off to exciting start

    Sep 16, 14 • 1848 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on APC Central tournament gets off to exciting start

    The 2014 Central Amateur Provincial Championship got off to an exciting start in Margate with the Sharks Club XV, Griffons, Griquas Central and Free State registering impressive victories to make their presence felt early on. The Sharks Club XV registered the...

  • Big wins dominate Sub-Union South tournament

    Sep 15, 14 • 2219 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on Big wins dominate Sub-Union South tournament

    The Sub-Union South tournament got off to a thrilling start in Kimberley on Monday with big wins dominating the opening day’s play. SWD defeated Free State 36-23 to kick off the competition, while Boland thumped Border 48-5, Western Province beat Eastern...

  • PERTH SPIRIT FALLS TO RISING IN MELBOURNE

    Sep 11, 14 • 1918 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 • 2157 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...

  • Auckland team named to play Bay of Plenty

    Sep 11, 14 • 4041 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Auckland team named to play Bay of Plenty

    Auckland coach Paul Feeney has made four changes to his starting line up to face Bay of Plenty in Rotorua this Saturday (kick off 2.35pm). Youngsters Blake Gibson and Leon Fukofuka are both promoted to the starting XV for the first time, after performing...

  • PERTH SPIRIT READY FOR MELBOURNE RISING

    Sep 10, 14 • 2487 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 • 2306 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 • 2420 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...

  • New Zealand Schools team hopefuls go into development camp

    Sep 10, 14 • 2486 Views • General News, New Zealand, School • • Comments Off on New Zealand Schools team hopefuls go into development camp

                  A total 51 boys have been named to attend a development camp as selectors prepare to name the New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Schools Barbarians squads to play Fiji and Australia in Porirua next month. The camp to be held in Rotorua...

  • “Recognise and Remove” concussion message underlined by new regulations

    Sep 8, 14 • 2726 Views • General News, International, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks • • Comments Off on “Recognise and Remove” concussion message underlined by new regulations

    New concussion regulations, emphasising the need to “recognise and remove” at amateur level have been approved by the General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The new SARU Concussion Regulations, which came into force this month, clarify...

  • BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND THREE REVIEW

    Sep 7, 14 • 2074 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...

  • ‘Tussen die Horings’ – with Joey Rasdien and the Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Sep 5, 14 • 2285 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on ‘Tussen die Horings’ – with Joey Rasdien and the Vodacom Blue Bulls

    ‘Tussen die Horings’ – with Joey Rasdien and the Vodacom Blue Bulls     Episode 5 of Tussen die Horings featuring JESSE KRIEL is now available to view at  ...

  • Matson to help with USA rugby camp

    Sep 5, 14 • 2002 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Matson to help with USA rugby camp

    Canterbury Rugby and the Crusaders have teamed up with Colorado State University to run a rugby development camp next month. Assistant Crusaders Coach Tabai Matson will travel to the USA to be the head coach at the upcoming camp for aspiring American players...

  • Ben Tameifuna suspended for five weeks

    Sep 4, 14 • 3988 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Ben Tameifuna suspended for five weeks

    Waikato prop Ben Tameifuna has been suspended from all rugby for five weeks for pushing referee Glen Jackson during Waikato’s ITM Cup match against North Harbour at QBE Stadium last Saturday. Waikato won the match 22 – 16. The incident, reported by Citing...

  • Rippa Rugby stars fly their provincial colours at national competition

    Sep 4, 14 • 3174 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Rippa Rugby stars fly their provincial colours at national competition

                2013 winners Holy Cross School, Auckland         Provincial pride will be on the line when 200 of the country’s best Rippa Rugbyplayers compete for the national title in Wellington on 8 and 9 September. The fourth annual Rippa Rugby...