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  • HSBC SYDNEY 7s SCORES CRAFT BEER FOR FANS WITH NEW PARTNER

    Jan 17, 18 • 1727 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on HSBC SYDNEY 7s SCORES CRAFT BEER FOR FANS WITH NEW PARTNER

    For the first time ever, fans at this months’ HSBC Sydney 7s will be served craft beer following a new partnership struck with Gage Roads Brewing Co. The award-winning brewery will be one of the official partners for the massive three-day event which...

  • GUINNESS PRO14 – Round 12 Preview Pack (SA Derby)

    Jan 17, 18 • 2686 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on GUINNESS PRO14 – Round 12 Preview Pack (SA Derby)

    After last weekend’s first-ever South African Derby in the Guinness PRO14 the Toyota Cheetahs will host the Southern Kings in Bloemfontein to complete their back-to-back fixtures. The Cheetahs showed a lot of muscle in last weekend’s game in Port...

  • Bailey names sevens side for Sydney

    Jan 17, 18 • 1837 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Bailey names sevens side for Sydney

    England Women Sevens head coach James Bailey makes three changes to his 12 player squad for the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens series in Sydney 26-28 January (live on Sky Sports Action and live stream via WorldRugby.org). Emily Scarratt,...

  • Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers LA tour cancelled

    Jan 16, 18 • 3189 Views • General News, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers LA tour cancelled

    The Vodacom Super Rugby pre-season warmup match, that was supposed to be played between the Vodacom Bulls and the DHL Stormers in Los Angeles has been cancelled due to issues regarding the agreed upon transfers and logistics. Player welfare and the management...

  • Wales name 39-man 2018 NatWest 6 Nations Squad

    Jan 16, 18 • 2026 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wales name 39-man 2018 NatWest 6 Nations Squad

    Wales have named a 39-man squad for the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations, led by captain Alun Wyn Jones and featuring two uncapped players, flanker James Davies and wing Josh Adams. The uncapped duo are called into a Wales squad for the first time and will link up with...

  • ENGLAND SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR SYDNEY

    Jan 16, 18 • 1782 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR SYDNEY

    Simon Amor has named an experienced squad for the HSBC Sydney Sevens which takes place on 26-28 January, live on Sky Sports Action. Currently fourth on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, England have been drawn in Pool C with Spain, Papa New Guinea and...

  • Tommy Bowe to retire at the end of the season

    Jan 16, 18 • 1631 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Tommy Bowe to retire at the end of the season

    Tommy Bowe has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season, 14 years after making a try-scoring debut for Ulster, against Connacht. In an open letter, Tommy has thanked those who have supported him throughout his...

  • FORMER AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN ED JENKINS RETIRES FROM SEVENS

    Jan 16, 18 • 2091 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on FORMER AUSTRALIA CAPTAIN ED JENKINS RETIRES FROM SEVENS

    Former Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens captain Ed Jenkins has been forced to retire from the game as he battles a shoulder injury. Jenkins became the first, and only, Australian to notch 50 Sevens caps, when he ran out in Hong Kong last year. The 31-year...

  • Dragons bring back Josh Lewis

    Jan 15, 18 • 1730 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons bring back Josh Lewis

    Dragons are delighted to announce the signing of promising fly-half Josh Lewis. The 25-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Welsh Region and will link up with the squad in the Summer. The youngster joins the Men of Gwent from top-flight Aviva...

  • Ciara Griffin named as Ireland Women’s Captain

    Jan 15, 18 • 1757 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ciara Griffin named as Ireland Women’s Captain

    The Ireland Women’s Management team are pleased to announce that Munster and UL Bohemian flanker Ciara Griffin has been confirmed as the new Ireland Women’s Captain. Griffin, who made her Ireland debut in the 2016 Women’s Six Nations against...

  • SA Rugby confirms withdrawal of Steinhoff as Springbok Sevens sponsor

    Jan 15, 18 • 2045 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms withdrawal of Steinhoff as Springbok Sevens sponsor

    SA Rugby confirmed on Monday that it had received notification from Steinhoff International that the company was withdrawing from all sponsorship activities. It means the Springbok Men’s and Women’s, and SA Rugby Sevens Academy teams will no longer carry...

  • New Dragons deal for Harrison Keddie

    Jan 15, 18 • 1738 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on New Dragons deal for Harrison Keddie

    Dragons are delighted to announce that back row Harri Keddie has signed a new deal keeping him at the Welsh region for the next three seasons. The versatile back row has made 25 appearances for the Dragons since his debut in 2016 against Zebre Rugby. Prior to...

  • Back-to-back victories for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in South America

    Jan 15, 18 • 1782 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Back-to-back victories for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in South America

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy ended their two week South American trip on a perfect note by winning the Sudamericarugby 7s tournament in Vina del Mar, Chile, early on Monday morning (SA time). The South Africans also claimed gold in Punta del Este last weekend...

  • Waikato and Manawatu claim National Sevens titles

    Jan 14, 18 • 1995 Views • General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Waikato and Manawatu claim National Sevens titles

    Fans were treated to a spectacle at the Bayleys National Sevens with the Waikato men and Manawatu women winning nail-biting finals at Rotorua International Stadium today. The women’s Final featured perennial favourites Manawatu up against the form team of...

  • VODACOM BULLS AWAY KIT A TRIBUTE TO FELLOW CITY SPORTS GIANTS SUNDOWNS

    Jan 13, 18 • 5276 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS AWAY KIT A TRIBUTE TO FELLOW CITY SPORTS GIANTS SUNDOWNS

    Rugby catches football fever this weekend ahead of the Sundowns vs Pirates match as technical partner PUMA unveils the 2018 Vodacom Bulls Away kit in blue, white and yellow – a tribute to fellow city sporting giants Mamelodi Sundowns, the CAF Champions...

  • Southern Kings team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Jan 12, 18 • 3057 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Southern Kings team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids today named his team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, 13 January in what will be the first-ever SA derby fixture in the GUINNESSPRO14 Championship. Amongst the forwards the...

  • Toyota Cheetahs face Kings in first South African derby

    Jan 12, 18 • 2035 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Kings in first South African derby

    Coach Rory Duncan has announced his team to take on the Kings in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 13 January 2018.  The match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 1.  It is the first time the two local teams meet in Guinness...

  • Women named for first time in New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Squad

    Jan 12, 18 • 1742 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Women named for first time in New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Squad

    • Former Black Fern among first two women to join national squad • Four women named into Wider Training Group • Poverty Bay produces the only new face among male referees Former Black Fern Rebecca Mahoney (Wairarapa Bush) and Natarsha Ganley (North...

  • Madibaz get a taste of Varsity Cup’s power play rule

    Jan 11, 18 • 3364 Views • General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz get a taste of Varsity Cup’s power play rule

      The FNB Madibaz rugby team received some useful insight into the new Varsity Cup power play rule when they had a practice match against Stellenbosch in George last weekend. The encounter with Maties was the first in a series of warm-up outings the...

  • Munster Rugby Contract Updates

    Jan 11, 18 • 1886 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster Rugby Contract Updates

    Munster Rugby are pleased to confirm a number of contract updates including extensions for Billy Holland, Stephen Archer and Kevin O’Byrne. The senior trio of Holland, Archer and O’Byrne have all put pen to paper recently while academy players Liam...

  • TIM WALSH TO STEP ASIDE FOLLOWING 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

    Jan 10, 18 • 2085 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on TIM WALSH TO STEP ASIDE FOLLOWING 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

    Qantas Australian Women’s coach Tim Walsh will step aside following the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast after five seasons in charge of the all-conquering Women’s side. Walsh led the Australian Women’s side to the Gold Medal at the...

  • RUGBY WELCOMES NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

    Jan 10, 18 • 1968 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RUGBY WELCOMES NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

    Rugby Australia, the Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) and Australia’s four Super Rugby teams are pleased to announce the execution of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), following months of robust but productive and private discussions...

  • Four players suspended for doping offences

    Jan 10, 18 • 2578 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Four players suspended for doping offences

    The New Zealand Rugby Judicial Committee has completed the anti-doping  hearings for Zoe Berry, Rhys Pedersen, Glen Robertson and Ben Qauqau-Dodds. Berry, Pedersen, and Robertson have been banned from playing rugby for the possession and, in some cases, use...

  • New deal at Scarlets for scrum half Evans

    Jan 10, 18 • 1834 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on New deal at Scarlets for scrum half Evans

    Scarlets are delighted to confirm that scrum half Jonathan Evans has signed a new deal keeping him at the Scarlets. The 25-year-old joined the Scarlets ahead of the 2016-17 season from this weekend’s European Rugby Champions Cup opponents Bath Rugby....

  • GUINNESS PRO14 – Round 11 Preview Pack (SA Derby)

    Jan 10, 18 • 3634 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on GUINNESS PRO14 – Round 11 Preview Pack (SA Derby)

    The Toyota Cheetahs and the Southern Kings will meet this weekend in the first of their back-to-back Derby games in the Guinness PRO14. The game takes place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth where the teams last met in July when they made...