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  • Zach Mercer to lead England U20 against Italy

    Feb 23, 17 • 1221 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Zach Mercer to lead England U20 against Italy

    England Under 20 has made eight changes to the starting line-up for their Six Nations match against Italy at the Northern Echo Arena on Friday (7:45 pm kick off). Jamie Blamire, Josh Caulfield, Ben Curry, Ciaran Knight and Alex Mitchell all start for the...

  • Ireland U20 Side to play France U20

    Feb 22, 17 • 2063 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ireland U20 Side to play France U20

    Ireland U20 Head Coach, Nigel Carolan has named the Ireland U20 side, sponsored by PwC to face France this Friday night in Donnybrook. There a number of changes to the side that will run out in their first home game of the U20 Six Nations. Ulster and...

  • Lineen rings the changes for Wales clash

    Feb 22, 17 • 1191 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Lineen rings the changes for Wales clash

    Head Coach Sean Lineen has named five personnel changes to his Scotland U20 side to face their Welsh counterparts this Friday (24 February, kick-off 8.30pm) in the third round of the Six Nations – live on Scottish Rugby TV. The changes are predominantly in...

  • Five players set for Wales U20 debuts on Friday night

    Feb 22, 17 • 1076 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Five players set for Wales U20 debuts on Friday night

    Five new players have been named in the Wales U20 squad for this Friday’s U20 Six Nations match against Scotland at Broadwood Stadium (20:30), with the team also boosted by the return of Rhun Williams and Reuben Morgan-Williams. Blindside flanker James...

  • Scotland Women make one change for Wales

    Feb 22, 17 • 1660 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Scotland Women make one change for Wales

    Scotland Women Head Coach Shade Munro has made one change to the starting XV for this Friday’s match against Wales (17 February, kick-off 6.20pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Flanker Jemma Forsyth moves from the bench into the number 6 jersey to...

  • Wales Team Announcement

    Feb 22, 17 • 1589 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wales Team Announcement

    Wales have made one change to their side to face Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday (KO 14.25 BBC/S4C) with George North returning from injury to take his place in the starting XV. North comes back into the side and lines up in the back-three alongside Liam...

  • Afrika back for Blitzboks’ trip to North America

    Feb 22, 17 • 1137 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Afrika back for Blitzboks’ trip to North America

    Cecil Afrika, the Springbok Sevens’ all-time leading points’ scorer, is back in the 13-man squad that will travel to North America on Saturday where they will contest the next two tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The HSBC Las Vegas...

  • St.George Queensland Reds side to play Sharks 

    Feb 22, 17 • 1042 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds side to play Sharks 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side for their opening match in the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season against the Sharks from Durban at Suncorp Stadium this Friday. Veteran Test flanker George Smith is in line to become Queensland Representative...

  • Experienced Black Ferns Sevens team looks for consistency in Las Vegas

    Feb 22, 17 • 1147 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Experienced Black Ferns Sevens team looks for consistency in Las Vegas

    Cheyelle Robins-Reti joins the Black Ferns Sevens team for the first time, following a stint as travelling reserve to the Sydney tournament, in an otherwise unchanged and experienced team to play the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series tournament in Las...

  • All Blacks Sevens squad for Las Vegas and Vancouver named

    Feb 22, 17 • 1069 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens squad for Las Vegas and Vancouver named

    The All Blacks Sevens squad to play the fourth leg of the 2016/17 HSBC World Series in Las Vegas and Vancouver sees the return of Ambrose Curtis to an otherwise largely unchanged outfit from the one that finished third in Sydney at the beginning of the month....

  • Debuts for Joyce and Parker in Scotland

    Feb 22, 17 • 845 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Debuts for Joyce and Parker in Scotland

    Debutants Jasmine Joyce and Rhiannon Parker are two of the four changes to the Wales Women starting team for this Friday’s Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland at Broadwood Stadium (18:20). Wing Joyce, who starred for Team GB at last...

  • RFU Disciplinary: Francois Louw and Kahn Fotuali’i

    Feb 22, 17 • 919 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Francois Louw and Kahn Fotuali’i

    Francois Louw and Kahn Fotuali’i of Bath Rugby will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel in Bristol on Tuesday 21 February at 6:30 pm. Louw & Fotuali’i have been cited for separate incidences that occurred during the Aviva Premiership match between...

  • Smartgroup to partner Queensland Rugby Union on eve of 2017 Super Rugby Kick-off

    Feb 21, 17 • 1026 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Smartgroup to partner Queensland Rugby Union on eve of 2017 Super Rugby Kick-off

    The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced Smartgroup has become a major partner of Rugby in Queensland for the next three years. On the eve of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season, the QRU confirmed that one of Smartgroup’s brands – Smartsalary...

  • Wanganui Rugby fined for fielding ineligible player

    Feb 21, 17 • 1540 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wanganui Rugby fined for fielding ineligible player

    The Wanganui Rugby Football Union (WRU) has been fined $5000 after the Union admitted breaching the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) National & Regional Sevens Tournament Regulations by fielding an ineligible player in their women’s sevens squad at the...

  • Dane Haylett re-signs until end of 2019

    Feb 21, 17 • 1008 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Dane Haylett re-signs until end of 2019

    The Road Safety Western Force today announced the re-signing of star fullback Dane Haylett-Petty until the end of the 2019 season. Haylett-Petty had a remarkable 2016 season, taking out the Nathan Sharpe medal for the most valuable player, made his Wallabies...

  • Record TV audiences for the first two rounds of rugby’s greatest championship

    Feb 21, 17 • 1469 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Record TV audiences for the first two rounds of rugby’s greatest championship

    This year’s RBS 6 Nations has attracted record TV audiences in the Six Nations territories* across the first two weekends of the Championship.  An audience of over 53 million people has watched the action unfold compared to 45 million for the...

  • England Rugby squad update, Monday 20 February

    Feb 21, 17 • 1090 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Rugby squad update, Monday 20 February

    28 players assembled at Pennyhill Park this evening to train for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Italy at Twickenham (3 pm, ITV) Billy Vunipola (Saracens) will join up with England on Tuesday this week for a medical review. Forwards (16) Jack Clifford...

  • RFU Disciplinary: Steve Diamond

    Feb 20, 17 • 882 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Steve Diamond

    Steve Diamond of Sale Sharks will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Union and/or the Game, contrary to RFU Rule 5.12. Following the conclusion of the Anglo-Welsh Cup match between Harlequins and...

  • RPA launches #LiftTheWeight

    Feb 20, 17 • 988 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RPA launches #LiftTheWeight

    As part of its commitment to player welfare, The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) has today officially launched #LiftTheWeight, a new campaign that aims to help remove the stigma surrounding mental health issues and offer the necessary tools and support to...

  • Kenya Rugby Union Statement On Ian Gibbons

    Feb 20, 17 • 1078 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Kenya Rugby Union Statement On Ian Gibbons

    The Kenya Rugby Union wishes to confirm that Ian Gibbons has stepped down from his role as Kenya Sevens Strength & Conditioning Coach. We wish to thank him for his service during his time with the Kenya Sevens set up and wish him all the best in his...

  • Queensland Rugby Union launch Cap Project following seven years of painstaking research 

    Feb 20, 17 • 1483 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Queensland Rugby Union launch Cap Project following seven years of painstaking research 

    The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced the official completion of its ‘Cap Project’ to document all players who have represented Queensland’s senior men’s XVs side in Rugby during the game’s 135-year history in the state. The QRU Cap...

  • KRU Nationwide League Weekend Wrap

    Feb 20, 17 • 1052 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on KRU Nationwide League Weekend Wrap

    Action in the Nationwide regional leagues continued this past weekend. Nairobi Region SportPesa Quins III registered the highest score in this region with a 56-0 win over Stormers in the 12 pm kickoff at the RFUEA  while the Northern Suburbs Cubs were too...

  • ARU February Board Meeting Update

    Feb 20, 17 • 1034 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on ARU February Board Meeting Update

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Board has met in Sydney today in its first meeting of 2017. A range of topics was tabled and discussed at the meeting including the current review of the Australian Rugby Strategic Plan 2016-2020 and 2017 Budget. The primary...

  • Qantas Wallabies Rugby Championship Test locked in for Canberra

    Feb 20, 17 • 977 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies Rugby Championship Test locked in for Canberra

    Test Rugby will return to Canberra for the first time in seven years when the Qantas Wallabies host Argentina at GIO Stadium in September this year. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and ACT Government made the announcement today at the venue for the September...

  • KRU Women’s Series | Homeboyz Win Round 2

    Feb 20, 17 • 930 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on KRU Women’s Series | Homeboyz Win Round 2

    .Menengai Cream Homeboyz won the second leg of the KRU Women’s 10-A-Side series with a 27-0 win over Mwamba at the United States International University grounds on Sunday 19 February 2017. They led 17- 0 at the interval by way of tries from Irene Otieno,...