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Mar 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wales vs Ireland Teamsheets #6Nations
Date: 14 March 2015 Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Kick-off: 16h30 CAT Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wales Team Line-up Forwards 1 Gethin Jenkins 2 Scott Baldwin 3 Samson Lee 4 Luke Charteris 5 Alun Wyn Jones 6 Dan...
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Mar 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland make five changes for Calcutta Cup clash
Head coach Vern Cotter has made five changes to his starting line-up for this Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash with England at Twickenham Stadium (14 March, kick-off 5pm). Inbound Edinburgh Rugby number 8 David Denton is the only player among the quintet...
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Mar 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland make one change for Wales
The Ireland coaching staff has made one change to the starting line-up for the Round 4 RBS 6 Nations Championship game against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 14th March. Jamie Heaslip returns to the side after missing the England game...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Brown and Lawes back for England against Scotland
Full back Mike Brown and lock Courtney Lawes return to England’s side for the RBS 6 Nations encounter against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 5pm, live on BBC One). Brown, now fully recovered from the head knock he suffered early in last...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wales Under 20 looking for big performance at Eirias
The Wales Under 20 coaching team has made four changes and one positional to the side to face Ireland on Friday evening (Parc Eirias, 7.45pm). Ospreys full back Joe Gage gets his first start, while north Wales born Rhys Williams will now start on the left...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Two changes made as under-20 target third consecutive victory
Head Coach Sean Lineen has made two changes to the Scotland under-20 side that defeated Italy (45-0), for this Friday’s match against England at the Nothern Echo Arena (kick-off 5.30pm). Hooker Sam James, takes the place of Ross Graham, joining Zander...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Taylor reaches 50 caps for Wales Women
Rachel Taylor will earn her 50th cap when she leads Wales Women out against Ireland at St Helen’s on Sunday in a side showing three changes to the starting XV which lost to France. Gemma Rowlands returns to centre in place of Robyn Wilkins which means...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Two changes as Women set to take on England
As Scotland look forward to taking on England in round four of this year’s 6 Nations, there are just two changes to the team that met Italy two weeks ago. Moving from the bench to start on the right wing is Murrayfield Wanderers’ Eilidh Sinclair...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Under-20 Team to play Wales Under-20
The Ireland Under-20 team to play Wales in the penultimate round of the RBS 6 Nations has been named.Head coach, Nigel Carolan has made a number of changes to the side that lost to England in their last outing. Ciaran Gaffney who returns from a hamstring...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Women’s Team to play Wales Women
The Ireland Women’s team to face Wales in the fourth round of the RBS Women’s Six Nations has been named.Head Coach, Tom Tierney has made a one change to the team that overcame England, 11-8 in the last round of the tournament. Katie Fitzhenry has...
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Mar 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Dazel hopes for improved showing in Atlanta
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel on Wednesday hoped to see an improvement in his team’s performance in the Atlanta Sevens World Series despite facing the prospect of trying to upset log-leaders New Zealand, hosts the USA and Russia in the pool...
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Mar 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wales name unchanged XV
Sam Warburton will lead an unchanged Wales XV against Ireland on Saturday as he enters the record books, captaining his nation for a record 34th time. The Cardiff Blues flanker will surpass Ryan Jones’ record of 33 as Wales look for their third victory...
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Mar 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Foot surgery rules Hunt out of Hong Kong and Tokyo Sevens
Springbok Sevens utility player Steven Hunt underwent surgery to his left foot on Monday in Cape Town after suffering a fracture at training last week and will be out of action for at least six weeks. The injury will rule him out of the next two rounds of the...
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Mar 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY RE-SIGN SAM CARTER AND SCOTT FARDY
The Australian Rugby Union has announced the re-signing of key Qantas Wallabies and ACT Brumbies forwards Sam Carter and Scott Fardy for a further two years. The new two-year contraction extensions will ensure the talented duo remain in Australia through...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Slade in squad preparing for Scotland
In-form Exeter Chiefs fly half called in ahead of Scotland clash Brad Barritt, Tom Croft and Henry Thomas out of rest of RBS 6 Nations Exeter Chiefs fly half Henry Slade is included in the England squad preparing to face Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations clash on...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Squad for Round 4 & 5 of the RBS 6 Nations Championship
The following players have been invited into Ireland camp to prepare for the final two games of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship. IRELAND RBS 6 Nations Squad for Rounds 4 & 5: Forwards (20) Michael Bent (Dublin University/Leinster) Rory Best...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wales Squad Update
The following players have been released to their respective regions for action this weekend. They will link back up with the national squad next week. Blues Scott Andrews, Kristian Dacey and Cory Allen Scarlets Gareth Davies Ospreys James King Dragons...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Maitland and McInally join Scotland squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter today added two players to the Scotland squad ahead of this Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match against England at Twickenham in the RBS 6 Nations (14 March, kick-off 5pm). British & Irish Lions full-back / wing Sean Maitland, who...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens depart for Atlanta
The Springbok Women’s Sevens departed for the Atlanta World Series on Monday determined to improve on their performances in the Brazil and Dubai tournaments as the World Series reaches the halfway stage. The team will face hosts the USA, World Series...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on SYDNEY SECURES MULTI-YEAR DEAL FOR SEVENS WORLD SERIES
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Sydney will be the home of the Australian leg of the Sevens World Series for the next four years from the 2015-16 season. The Sydney Sevens will take place at Allianz Stadium in Moore Park, with dates of the event to...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on CLEAN SWEEP FOR NSW AT NATIONAL SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIPS
New South Wales has defeated Queensland in both the Men’s and Women’s Cup Finals at the National Sevens Championships to make it a clean sweep of titles across the seniors and youth events over the past two weekends. At the Australian home of...
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Mar 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on NSW TOP SEEDS IN BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DRAW AHEAD OF CUP QUARTERS AT NATIONAL SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIPS
New South Wales Men’s and Women’s teams have topped the standings in their respective competitions after the pool stages of the National Senior Rugby Sevens Championships at the Sydney Academy of Sport in Sydney today. Australian national player...
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Mar 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby mourns passing of Whetu Tipiwai MNZM #RIP
Hikohiko te uira, Papā te whatitiri Rū ana te whēnua e, He aituā! He aituā! He aituā! Kua hinga he tōtara haemata o Apanui e Auē, ngā roimata e heke, te hūpē e rere! Whetu, ko koe e te rangatira e tiraha ake ra Takato, e moe, e koro e. New Zealand...
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Mar 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on DOUBLE SIGNING BOOSTS SEVENS PROGRAM
The Australian Sevens program today announced that Cameron Clark has signed a new contract that will take him to the end of 2016 while Australian Youth Olympic Gold Medallist Dominique Du Toit has joined the Women’s program on a national...
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Mar 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on ASB backing All Blacks and sevens teams
New Zealand Rugby today announced a multi-year partnership with ASB to sponsor three World Champion teams; the All Blacks, the All Blacks Sevens and New Zealand Women’s Sevens. “We are delighted to have ASB on board during a very exciting period for all...
