Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category

  • Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Fixtures 2015

    Aug 22, 15 • 1470 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Fixtures 2015

    Courtesy of Buildcorp ...

  • TESSMANN, PRIOR AND COTTRELL TO LEAD PERTH SPIRIT

    Aug 14, 15 • 1704 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on TESSMANN, PRIOR AND COTTRELL TO LEAD PERTH SPIRIT

    Hooker Heath Tessmann will lead a three-man captaincy group along with Ian Prior and Angus Cottrell for the Perth Spirit in this year’s Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). With 54 Super Rugby caps and nearly ten years of senior rugby to his name,...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

    Aug 12, 15 • 1476 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

    The 2015 Intrust Super Shute Shield has reached the deciding round, with Manly taking on Eastwood at Concord Oval this Saturday, broadcast live on Channel 7 from 3pm. Manly has had an outstanding season in 2015, which included a blowout win over Eastwood to...

  • PERTH SPIRIT SQUAD FOR 2015 BUILDCORP NRC SEASON

    Aug 4, 15 • 1587 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on PERTH SPIRIT SQUAD FOR 2015 BUILDCORP NRC SEASON

    The Perth Spirit has announced a 33-man squad ahead of the upcoming Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The Spirit squad pairs the cream of the crop from the Pindan Premier Grade competition with quality Asteron Life Super Rugby players from the...

  • SYDNEY RUGBY UNION FINALS FIXTURE – WEEK 1

    Jul 28, 15 • 1420 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on SYDNEY RUGBY UNION FINALS FIXTURE – WEEK 1

    Please see the below schedule for the first week of the Sydney Rugby Union Finals Series to be held on Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2 August. The broadcast match for the Intrust Super Shute Shield on Saturday will be Manly v Randwick live on 7TWO from 3pm,...

  • HSBC and ARU announce shortlist for 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards

    Jul 28, 15 • 1421 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on HSBC and ARU announce shortlist for 2015 Volunteer of the Year Awards

    HSBC and the Australian Rugby Union are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2015 HSBC Volunteer of the Year, HSBC Lifetime Volunteer of the Year and HSBC Young Volunteer of the Year. The winners will be announced on August 27 at the John Eales Medal...

  • Marquee player alignments announced for 2015 Buildcorp NRC

    Jul 27, 15 • 1348 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Marquee player alignments announced for 2015 Buildcorp NRC

    The Australian Rugby Union today announced the clubs many of the Qantas Wallabies representatives will be aligned to for the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship season. Players recognised as Qantas Wallabies for the 2015 NRC are those that were part of...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 18 RESULTS

    Jul 26, 15 • 1383 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 18 RESULTS

    It was a celebratory atmosphere at University Oval Number 1, with Sydney University stalwart Tom Carter running on for his 200th match for the club, a record made even more extraordinary given that 175 of those matches were played in the first grade side. The...

  • BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Preliminary Final

    Jul 24, 15 • 1385 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Preliminary Final

    University of Queensland and Souths will square-off this Sunday, 26 July, in the BLK Queensland Premier Rugby 2015 preliminary-final at Ballymore, for the chance to take on minor premiers Easts in next week’s grand final. Tune in from 3:05pm via RedsTV...

  • Queensland Rugby Adopts the Recommendations of the St.George Queensland Reds High Performance Review

    Jul 22, 15 • 1825 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Queensland Rugby Adopts the Recommendations of the St.George Queensland Reds High Performance Review

    The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced it will move to restructure its organisation following recommendations from the Reds High Performance Review headed by Damien Frawley. Frawley, a QRU Board member, the current CEO of Queensland Investment...

  • McISAAC STEPS UP FOR TOP JOB WITH PERTH SPIRIT

    Jul 22, 15 • 1791 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on McISAAC STEPS UP FOR TOP JOB WITH PERTH SPIRIT

    Former Perth Spirit hooker Tai McIsaac has been appointed head coach of the Perth Spirit for the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC), alongside returning assistant coaches Dwayne Nestor and Elwee Prinsloo. It’s been eight years since McIsaac...

  • UWA UPSETS NEDLANDS TO CLAIM SILVERWARE DOUBLE

    Jul 19, 15 • 4077 Views • Australia, Club Rugby, General NewsComments Off on UWA UPSETS NEDLANDS TO CLAIM SILVERWARE DOUBLE

    Pindan Premier Grade – Round 15 – ‘Belt Up’ Round UWA 20 defeated Nedlands 19 at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont Wests Scarborough 46 defeated Cottesloe 30 at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Joondalup 34 defeated Wanneroo 21 at Kingsway Reserve, Landsdale...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 17 RESULTS

    Jul 18, 15 • 3963 Views • Australia, Club Rugby, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 17 RESULTS

    Defiant Wicks Dampen Woods’ Spirits It wasn’t pretty at times but Randwick will certainly take their hard-earned 20-13 victory over Eastwood with open arms. A match played under testing conditions with driving rain and a stiff sea breeze was always likely...

  • BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Semi-Finals

    Jul 17, 15 • 1348 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Semi-Finals

    The BLK Queensland Premier Rugby semi-finals kick-off this Sunday, 19 July, at Ballymore. Easts and University of Queensland will battle for a grand final berth in the major semi-final, while Brothers and Souths will meet in the minor semi-final. Tune in from...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 17

    Jul 16, 15 • 2047 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 17

    Randwick v. Eastwood Coogee Oval – 3.00pm 7TWO TV Match Referee: Michael Hogan Assistant Referees: Matt Kellahan, Bradley Smith Randwick will be looking to break into the top four when they take on new ladder leaders Eastwood at home in the Round 17...

  • ARU locks away rising star Will Skelton for two more years

    Jul 15, 15 • 2264 Views • Australia, General News, InternationalComments Off on ARU locks away rising star Will Skelton for two more years

    The Australian Rugby Union has locked away one of Rugby’s best young talents with NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton signing a new two-year contract extension. Skelton is one of the rising stars of Australian Rugby and at just 22 years of age has already earned...

  • SENIOR RUGBY PLAYERS ‘BELT UP’ THIS WEEKEND

    Jul 14, 15 • 2583 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on SENIOR RUGBY PLAYERS ‘BELT UP’ THIS WEEKEND

    RugbyWA’s Pindan Senior Grades will host the second annual ‘Belt-Up’ Round this weekend. The round, held in conjunction with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, promotes public awareness of road safety and aims to reduce the number of...

  • RIP DR RUSSEL PERRY AM

    Jul 13, 15 • 2340 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on RIP DR RUSSEL PERRY AM

    RugbyWA and Western Force have joined the WA rugby community to recognise the enormous contribution of RugbyWA Chairman, Dr Russel Perry AM, who passed away on Sunday, 12 July at the age of 68 after battling Motor Neurone Disease.   Dr Perry’s...

  • McCALMAN AWARDED 2015 NATHAN SHARPE MEDAL

    Jul 11, 15 • 1524 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on McCALMAN AWARDED 2015 NATHAN SHARPE MEDAL

    Western Force No.8 Ben McCalman has claimed the 2015 Nathan Sharpe Medal at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre in Perth tonight.   In an event that celebrated the club’s 10 seasons in Asteron Life Super Rugby, the award acknowledged...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 16 RESULTS

    Jul 11, 15 • 1646 Views • Australia, General News, Varsity & ClubComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD: ROUND 16 RESULTS

    A barnstorming four-try effort from the visiting Marlins in the first half silenced the thronging home crowd at Pittwater Rugby Park, but a second half resurgence ensured the Bayfield Cup was a competitive affair with Warringah coming away with a hard-fought...

  • BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 18

    Jul 9, 15 • 1852 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 18

    In Round 18 of BLK Queensland Premier Rugby, the Game of the Round will see University of Queensland and Sunnybank go head-to-head in a 2014 Grand Final rematch at St. Lucia. This match will be LIVE streamed on the www.redsrugby.com.au homepage, kick-off at...

  • TAPUAI TO BRING EXPERIENCE TO FORCE BACKLINE

    Jul 7, 15 • 1674 Views • Australia, General News, Super RugbyComments Off on TAPUAI TO BRING EXPERIENCE TO FORCE BACKLINE

    The Western Force will inject additional experience into its young backline with the recruitment of Queensland Reds centre Ben Tapuai for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Tapuai will join the Force having played 66 Asteron Life Super Rugby matches across seven...

  • UWA CLAIMS THRILLER OVER PALMYRA

    Jul 5, 15 • 1395 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on UWA CLAIMS THRILLER OVER PALMYRA

      Pindan Premier Grade – Round 13 UWA 15 defeated Palmyra 12 at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont Cottesloe 43 defeated Wanneroo 10 at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Wests Scarborough 42 defeated Joondalup 7 at HBF Arena Sportsplex, Joondalup Nedlands 47...

  • INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 15 RESULTS

    Jul 4, 15 • 1607 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 15 RESULTS

    The match dubbed ‘Battle for the East’ between Randwick and Eastern Suburbs for the Greg Smith Cup was played in perfect conditions at Woollahra Oval, and was a tightly fought contest with Randwick showing superiority from the outset. A resurgent Easts...

  • #NEDDIES CLAIM TOP SPOT AT THE ‘PIG PEN’

    Jun 28, 15 • 1671 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on #NEDDIES CLAIM TOP SPOT AT THE ‘PIG PEN’

        Pindan Premier Grade – Round 12 Nedlands 29 defeated Wests Scarborough 13 at Bennett Park, Doubleview Cottesloe 68 defeated Perth Bayswater 5 at Pat O’Hara Reserve, Morley Palmyra 41 defeated Wanneroo 5 at Tompkins Park, Alfred Cove UWA...