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  • Buildcorp National Rugby Championship 2014

    Aug 19, 14 • 3174 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship 2014

    Nine teams. Four states and one territory. Eighteen venues. A free-flowing, tough, attractive game that will connect with the heartland of Australian Rugby. This is the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. This is Australian Rugby Unleashed. The 2014...

  • 2014 Perth Spirit Draw – National Rugby Championship

    Aug 19, 14 • 1927 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on 2014 Perth Spirit Draw – National Rugby Championship

    Round Date Home Team Away Team Venue Time (local) 1 Sat 23 Aug Canberra Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm 2 Sun 31 Aug Perth Spirit Brisbane City University of WA, Perth 3.30pm 3 Sat 6 Sept Perth Spirit Greater Sydney Rams Adelaide Airport...

  • SPIRIT NAMES STANDARDS GROUP FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    Aug 19, 14 • 1952 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SPIRIT NAMES STANDARDS GROUP FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    The Perth Spirit has named a seven-man Standards Group for the upcoming 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC).   Western Force representatives Kyle Godwin, Luke Morahan, Ian Prior, Heath Tessmann, Rory Walton and Sam Wykes have been included...

  • TICKETS ON SALE FOR PERTH SPIRIT HOME MATCHES

    Aug 18, 14 • 1516 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on TICKETS ON SALE FOR PERTH SPIRIT HOME MATCHES

    Tickets are now on sale for Perth Spirit home matches in Perth for the 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) that kicks off this week. The Spirit, a team formed from Western Force players and leading players from Perth’s Pindan Premier Grade,...

  • Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    Aug 18, 14 • 1495 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    The Woodies have been crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions, claiming their first title since 2011 with a 33-13 win over Southern Districts today in front of a 7,000-strong crowd. Their win capped a fantastic Grand Finals day, with Club Champions Sydney...

  • Vale Eric Tindall

    Aug 18, 14 • 1823 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Vale Eric Tindall

    The NSW rugby community was saddened to learn of the passing of former Waratahs scrumhalf Eric Tindall, who passed away last Monday at the age of 69. From the Drummoyne club, Eric ’Nookie’ Tindall earned 6 NSW caps from 1969-1973. He debuted against Fiji...

  • Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    Aug 16, 14 • 2505 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Eastwood crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions

    The Woodies have been crowned 2014 Magners Shute Shield Champions, claiming their first title since 2011 with a 31-13 win over Southern Districts today in front of a 7,000-strong crowd. Their win capped a fantastic Grand Finals day, with Club Champions Sydney...

  • Warringah flyhalf Hamish Angus voted Player of the Year

    Aug 16, 14 • 2266 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Warringah flyhalf Hamish Angus voted Player of the Year

    Hamish Angus has been voted Shute Shield Player of the Year for 2014. It’s the second time in three seasons that the Warringah flyhalf has taken the Ken Catchpole Medal. Sydney University’s young winger Henry Clunies-Ross has been voted Rookie of the...

  • BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCHED

    Aug 13, 14 • 1841 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCHED

    New teams, new rivalries, new laws. New era. Nine teams. Four states and one territory. Eighteen venues. A free-flowing, tough, attractive game that will connect with the heartland of Australian Rugby. This is the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. This...

  • Tahs take Shield at Limerick Sevens

    Aug 12, 14 • 1927 Views • Australia, General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Tahs take Shield at Limerick Sevens

    Photos: John Williamson The NSW Waratahs took time to settle in their first appearance at the Limerick Sevens but came away with a 24-19 win over Saracens to claim the Shield. Despite a slow first-day, the Waratahs did enough to quality for the Shield Final,...

  • PERTH SPIRIT JERSEY UNVEILED

    Aug 11, 14 • 1982 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on PERTH SPIRIT JERSEY UNVEILED

    Image supplied: Spirit Sponsors includes – Garth Davis (Property Club), Zack Holmes (Perth Spirit) and Neil Craven (AFEX). The Perth Spirit has today unveiled their 2014 strip with Principal Partner, the Property Club, to feature across the front of the...

  • NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK – SCHOOLS ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO PLAY NON-CONTACT SEVENS

    Aug 11, 14 • 1609 Views • Australia, General News, School • • Comments Off on NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK – SCHOOLS ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO PLAY NON-CONTACT SEVENS

    National Rugby Week begins today with schools from right across Australia engaging in the new, fun, safe and fast-paced game of Non-Contact 7s (NC7s). This week, 120,746 students will learn about Rugby’s values of integrity, respect, teamwork, discipline...

  • Fans encouraged to cheer on the Tahs of tomorrow this Saturday

    Aug 11, 14 • 1477 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Fans encouraged to cheer on the Tahs of tomorrow this Saturday

    Magners Shute Shield – Grand Finals Day Concord Oval, Saturday August 16 , 9am – 5pm The pinnacle of club rugby in Australia, the Shute Shield is Sydney’s Premiership competition and provides an important stepping stone to Super Rugby success. The 2014...

  • PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: PRELIMINARY FINALS

    Aug 8, 14 • 1852 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: PRELIMINARY FINALS

    Nedlands v Cottesloe at Hartfield Park, Forrestfield – Saturday 3.20pm Last time they played – Game 1: Cottesloe (20) defeated Nedlands (15) at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Last time they played – Game 2: Nedlands (43) defeated Cottesloe (24) at The...

  • Souths shock Eastwood to progress to semis

    Aug 5, 14 • 1641 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Souths shock Eastwood to progress to semis

    The 2014 Magners Shute Shield Semi-Final line ups have now been confirmed, with Manly, Sydney University, Southern Districts and Eastwood through to the second week of finals action. Top seed Manly’s dominant win over Randwick on Saturday sees them line...

  • SPIRIT UNVEILS COACHING SQUAD FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    Aug 5, 14 • 2374 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SPIRIT UNVEILS COACHING SQUAD FOR BUILDCORP NRC

    Western Force Senior Assistant Coach David Wessels and Backs Coach Kevin Foote have been named as joint head coaches of the Perth Spirit for the 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The pair will be assisted by RugbyWA Junior Elite Coach, Dwayne...

  • Eleven Waratahs named in Qantas Wallabies squad

    Jul 23, 14 • 1908 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on Eleven Waratahs named in Qantas Wallabies squad

    Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has included 11 NSW Waratahs in his 32-man squad for the upcoming 2014 Castrol EDGE Rugby Championship. Five NSW forwards and six Waratah backs will wear Wallaby gold in The Rugby Championship. Up front are seasoned...

  • Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee

    Jul 18, 14 • 2079 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee

    Photo: Amy Perrett in action – Karen Watson Photography. Amy Perrett will tomorrow become the first female NSW referee to take charge of a Premiership match. Perrett (24) will make history when she takes charge of the Magners Shute Shield Round 17 match...

  • NICK CUMMINS GRANTED EARLY RELEASE FROM AUSTRALIAN RUGBY CONTRACT

    Jul 4, 14 • 2069 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on NICK CUMMINS GRANTED EARLY RELEASE FROM AUSTRALIAN RUGBY CONTRACT

    Australian Rugby Union and Rugby WA today announced Qantas Wallaby and Western Force winger Nick Cummins has been granted an early release from his contract to play Rugby in Japan at the end of the 2014 Asteron Life Super Rugby Season. The decision has been...

  • Tahs and Convicts make history with world rugby first

    Jul 2, 14 • 2315 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Tahs and Convicts make history with world rugby first

    The Sydney Convicts, Australia’s first gay rugby union team, will make history this Sunday when they become the world’s first gay rugby team to play as part of a professional sporting event. The convicts will play their Suburban Rugby rival Macquarie...

  • COTTRELL TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER TWO SEASONS

    Jul 2, 14 • 1597 Views • Australia, General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on COTTRELL TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER TWO SEASONS

    The Western Force has received a boost in the lead-in to Saturday’s match against the Queensland Reds with flanker Angus Cottrell re-committing to the club for another two years through until 2016. The gritty back-rower started in all but one match for the...

  • NSW rugby community mourns the death of Charlie Onus

    Jun 27, 14 • 2898 Views • Australia, General News, Springboks, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on NSW rugby community mourns the death of Charlie Onus

    Former NSW Waratah Charlie Onus (62) has passed away in a crash on his farm in Coolac, between Canberra and Gundagai, earlier this week. Charlie was originally from Mungindi and represented Moree RFC, Central North, NSW Country and NSW in the early 1970s....

  • Dennis back to boost experienced Students’ line-up

    Jun 19, 14 • 2341 Views • Australia, General News, Varsity & Club • • Comments Off on Dennis back to boost experienced Students’ line-up

    Sydney University has named three Waratahs captains past and present in its starting XV for this Saturday’s Magners Shute Shield Round 13 clash with Northern Suburbs (1pm). Joining fellow Students Pat McCutcheon and Tom Carter – who both led the Tahs last...

  • AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION APPOINTS CONCUSSION SPECIALIST DR RYAN KOHLER

    Jun 10, 14 • 1953 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION APPOINTS CONCUSSION SPECIALIST DR RYAN KOHLER

    Australian Rugby Union today announced the appointment of Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician Dr Ryan Kohler to the position of Concussion Specialist.   In this role, Dr Kohler is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring concussion...

  • HORWILL TO CELEBRATE MILESTONE 50TH GAME FOR AUSTRALIA

    Jun 10, 14 • 1702 Views • Australia, General News, International • • Comments Off on HORWILL TO CELEBRATE MILESTONE 50TH GAME FOR AUSTRALIA

      Qantas Wallabies lock James Horwill will celebrate his milestone 50th game for Australia as part of a matchday squad boasting three potential debutants in Saturday night’s second Castrol EDGE France Tour clash at Etihad Stadium.   The 50-game honour...