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Jan 23, 23 •
1679 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WALLABIES AND ACT BRUMBIES LEADER ALLAN ALAALATOA RE-SIGNS UNTIL END OF 2027
Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies are thrilled to announce prop Allan Alaalatoa has committed his future to Australian Rugby until the end of 2027. The agreement will see the inspirational Brumbies skipper plying his trade in Super Rugby Pacific for the...
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May 17, 22 •
1512 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on NIC WHITE RE-SIGNS WITH AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNTIL THE 2023 RUGBY WORLD CUP
Rugby Australia and Brumbies Rugby are thrilled to announce the re-signing of halfback Nic White until the end of 2023. The 31-year-old returned to Australian rugby in 2020 after stints in France and England, playing in the 2019 Rugby World Cup before helping...
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Feb 14, 19 •
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Australia, General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on MORE RADIO COVERAGE ADDED FOR 2019 VODAFONE SUPER RUGBY SEASON
Australian Rugby fans won’t miss a minute of the action on home soil under new radio broadcast arrangements for the 2019 Vodafone Super Rugby season announced by Rugby Australia today. Live radio coverage will be available for every match played in...
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Feb 9, 19 •
1309 Views •
Australia, General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ISRAEL FOLAU COMMITS LONG-TERM TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY AND THE NSW WARATAHS
Qantas Wallabies star Israel Folau has officially extended his career in Australian Rugby in confirming a new deal with Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs. Folau, who was won a record three John Eales Medals as the Wallabies Players’ Player, has signed a...
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Aug 21, 17 •
1014 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby High Performance leaders unite to develop ‘one plan’ for Rugby
Leaders and performance experts from across Australian Rugby came together in Sydney yesterday to begin work on a new model for High-Performance Rugby in Australia. The gathering of key leaders, which was several weeks in the planning, covered a range of...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Safety & Inclusion the Focus for 2017 Community Rugby Season
Australian Rugby has strengthened its commitment to the safety and inclusion of all participants in rugby with a nationwide roll-out of new and updated policies and procedures for the 2017 community rugby season. The updates are the results of years of...
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Mar 23, 17 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby to trial Blue Card System in club matches
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) will trial a ‘Blue Card’ system in the ACT and Newcastle competitions in the coming weeks as the code continues to step up its efforts in the management of concussion. The Blue Card initiative gives the on-field referee...
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Feb 20, 17 •
1134 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby community in mourning after passing of former Wallaby, Dan Vickerman
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of former Wallabies, Brumbies and NSW Waratahs lock, Dan Vickerman. Vickerman passed away at his family home in...
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Jan 25, 17 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nick Phipps re-signs until the end of 2019
Experienced scrumhalf Nick Phipps has pledged his future to Australian Rugby, re-signing with the ARU and New South Wales Waratahs until the end of 2019. The 52-Test veteran has elected to stay in Sydney for a further two years and now has a chance to push...
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Jan 11, 17 •
1283 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lopeti Timani re-signs through to the 2019 World Cup
Qantas Wallabies backrower Lopeti Timani has re-committed to Australian Rugby after signing a two-year extension with the ARU and the Melbourne Rebels. The 26-year-old made his Qantas Wallabies debut last year against Argentina in Perth, before going on to...
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Dec 23, 16 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby mourns the passing of Rugby historian, John Mulford
The Australian Rugby community is in mourning over the passing of Australian Rugby Union historian, archivist and writer, John Mulford. While he played Rugby in the late 40s and early 50s, it was off the pitch where Mulford’s impact on Rugby was most keenly...
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Dec 19, 16 •
1227 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rory Arnold Commits to Australian Rugby
Qantas Wallabies lock Rory Arnold has committed to Australian Rugby by signing a three-year contract with the ARU and the Plus500 Brumbies. The towering 208cm Arnold made his Qantas Wallabies debut this year in the first Test match of the England Series on 11...
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Oct 18, 16 •
1105 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vale Wallaby #418 Terry Curley
The Australian Rugby community is mourning the passing of Wallaby number 418, Terence “Terry” Curley who passed away yesterday aged 78. Born in Newcastle, Terry Curley became a Wallabies fullback aged 18 and went on to earn 11 Test caps. Schooled at the...
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Sep 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TO EXPAND INDIGENOUS PARTICIPATION THROUGH DEADLY7S
Australian Rugby today announced the launch of Deadly7s, an innovative Indigenous Rugby primary schools program that will introduce rugby to more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Delivered in partnership with the Australian Government, the new...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on VALE CHARLES ‘CHILLA’ WILSON, WALLABY #424
The Australian Rugby community is mourning the death of Wallaby #424 Charles Roy ‘Chilla’ Wilson, who passed away on Friday 2 September aged 85. The former flanker played for Australia twelve times (including four Test matches) and captained the side in...
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Sep 1, 16 •
2014 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QUADE COOPER INKS RETURN TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY AND QUEENSLAND REDS
Qantas Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper has officially put pen to paper on a new three-year contract, cementing his return to Australian Rugby after one season with French club Toulon. Cooper’s new deal will carry him through until the end of the 2019 Rugby...
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Jul 25, 16 •
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General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on OLYMPIC THEME TO INSPIRE KIDS IN NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK
Rugby Sevens‘ debut in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will inspire over 200, 000 Aussie kids when they take part in the annual National Rugby Week kicking off in schools across the country today (Monday 25 July). Students this year will be encouraged to send...
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Jun 17, 16 •
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General News, International •
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Comments Off on ARU COMMITS TO GENDER EQUALITY & RESPECT AT ALL LEVELS OF RUGBY
Australian Rugby has made a public commitment to ensuring gender equality and respect exist at all levels in rugby, from the field to the boardroom, by signing Our Watch’s Leadership Statement today. Our Watch is an organisation driving nation-wide change...
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Jun 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on BENN ROBINSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Qantas Wallabies prop Benn Robinson has called time on his highly decorated Rugby career, leaving behind a great Super Rugby and Test legacy. Robinson, 31, has been forced to step away from Rugby after suffering an eye injury against the Brumbies earlier this...
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May 20, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Seiko Extends Partnership with Australian Rugby Union
Japanese watch manufacturer Seiko today announced it would extend and enhance its partnership with Australian Rugby for another two years. Seiko has been the Official Watch Supplier of the Qantas Wallabies for the last three years, notably awarding watches to...
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Feb 5, 16 •
1743 Views •
Australia, General News, International •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union welcomes the appointment of Pip Marlow to the Board
At today’s meeting, Microsoft Australia Managing Director Pip Marlow was appointed as a Director of the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Board. Ms Marlow will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Michael Hawker which was announced at the end of last...
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Jan 6, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union is mourning the loss of Michael ‘Mick’ Purcell
Australian Rugby Union is mourning the loss of Wallaby 500 Michael ‘Mick’ Purcell who passed away yesterday at the age of 70. A tall and robust backrower and lock forward, Purcell played for Queensland and the Wallabies during the 1960s, before retiring...
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Dec 17, 15 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Australian Rugby announces new media rights arrangements for 2016-2020
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced new and significantly improved media rights arrangements for 2016-2020 which will enable the code to re-energise the game at grassroots level and invest in key strategic areas to ensure its future health and...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Israel Folau becomes first player to win consecutive John Eales Medals
Qantas Wallabies and NSW Waratahs fullback Israel Folau has claimed the 2015 John Eales Medal, winning the award for a second consecutive year. In just his third year in the code, Folau’s meteoric rise in Rugby has continued as he becomes just the third...
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Apr 8, 14 •
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Australia, General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on INSURANCE COMMISSION & RUGBYWA EMBARK ON GRASSROOTS PARTNERSHIP
RugbyWA and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia (Insurance Commission) have embarked on a new partnership to promote the state wide ‘Belt Up’ campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of road safety and reduce the number of incidents...
