Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • BOYD KILLINGWORTH TO FACE JUDICIAL HEARING

    Oct 15, 14 • 1636 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on BOYD KILLINGWORTH TO FACE JUDICIAL HEARING

    Macquarie University North Harbour Rays flanker Boyd Killingworth has been cited for allegedly lifting a player from the ground and driving that player into the ground during their Round 8 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship match against McInnes Wilson...

  • Guinness PRO12 log

    Oct 14, 14 • 2861 Views • Europe, General News, NationalComments Off on Guinness PRO12 log

    Pos Team P W D L F A PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts 1 Glasgow 17 13 0 4 397 265 +132 44 23 5 0 57 2 Ulster 17 11 1 5 402 270 +132 45 24 4 3 53 3 Munster 17 11 1 5 402 275 +127 44 20 4 3 [&hellip...

  • Buildcorp National Rugby Championship All Results

    Oct 14, 14 • 2180 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship All Results

    ROUND 1 Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Results Thurs 21 Aug Brisbane City Sydney Stars Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.35pm 45 – 20 Sat 23 Aug UC Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm 23 – 28 Sat 23 Aug NSW Country Eagles...

  • Rasivhenge on sabbatical in Australia

    Oct 13, 14 • 3339 Views • General News, Sevens World Series, Super RugbyComments Off on Rasivhenge on sabbatical in Australia

    South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge, one of the most experienced match officials in the HSBC Sevens World Series, will be based in Australia for the foreseeable future as he has opted to take a sabbatical from the local game. Rasivhenge, who refereed the...

  • Guinness Pro 12 Results and Fixtures

    Oct 13, 14 • 4768 Views • Europe, General News, NationalComments Off on Guinness Pro 12 Results and Fixtures

    Pro 12 Results and Fixtures (Courtesy of Guinness Pro 12) (Some times to follow) Date Time Home Score- Away Venue Round 1 Fri 5 Sep 19:35 Munster Rugby 13 – 14 Edinburgh Rugby Thomond Park   Fri 5 Sep 19:35 Ospreys 44 – 13 Benetton Treviso...

  • UPDATE ON QANTAS WALLABIES MANAGEMENT

    Oct 11, 14 • 2519 Views • Australia, General News, InternationalComments Off on UPDATE ON QANTAS WALLABIES MANAGEMENT

    The Australian Rugby Union today announced Qantas Wallabies Business Manager Di Patston has left the ARU after resigning late on Friday 10 October 2014, due to stress relating to recent events. ARU CEO Bill Pulver said her departure does not impact plans for...

  • England Rugby appoint Nigel Jones as Senior Mens Team Doctor

    Oct 10, 14 • 1831 Views • Europe, General News, InternationalComments Off on England Rugby appoint Nigel Jones as Senior Mens Team Doctor

    NIGEL JONES has been appointed the new England Senior Men’s Team Doctor. Recently team doctor at Gloucester Rugby and Consultant in Sports Medicine at Aintree University Hospital in Merseyside, Dr Jones (right) is renewing a long-standing involvement with...

  • Pink Batts Heartland Championship cheer chart

    Oct 10, 14 • 1833 Views • General News, New ZealandComments Off on Pink Batts Heartland Championship cheer chart

    The team has been crunching the scenarios and worked out who you need to cheer for in the last round of the Pink Batts Heartland Championship before the semifinals. Things are looking pretty interesting, with the top eight teams all going through to a...

  • ARU REFERS NEW ALLEGATION INVOLVING KURTLEY BEALE TO CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL

    Oct 9, 14 • 2334 Views • Australia, General News, InternationalComments Off on ARU REFERS NEW ALLEGATION INVOLVING KURTLEY BEALE TO CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL

    The Australian Rugby Union today announced it has referred a new allegation involving Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale to an independent Code of Conduct Tribunal for review and assessment.The additional matter was raised for the first time with ARU management...

  • Former All Black completes Blues coaching group

    Oct 9, 14 • 3898 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand, Super RugbyComments Off on Former All Black completes Blues coaching group

    Former All Black David Hill will join the coaching team at the Blues for the forthcoming Investec Super Rugby competition. Hill will take up the role as backs skills coach for the Blues, to complete their coaching group for the 2015 season under head coach...

  • Adam Whitelock announces move to France

    Oct 8, 14 • 4306 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New ZealandComments Off on Adam Whitelock announces move to France

    Canterbury and Crusaders midfield back Adam Whitelock has announced he will be taking up a contract with French rugby club, Bayonne, at the conclusion of this ITM Cup season. Whitelock, who has played over 50 games for both the Crusaders and Canterbury ITM...

  • Wairarapa Bush player suspended for five weeks

    Oct 8, 14 • 2088 Views • General News, New ZealandComments Off on Wairarapa Bush player suspended for five weeks

    Hearing confirmed for red-carded East Coast player Wairarapa Bush loose forward Sam Marshall-Wilson has been banned from all rugby for five weeks – a sentence including the remainder of this year’s Pink Batts Heartland Championship and the start of next...

  • WP take top honours at the SARU U18 Sevens

    Oct 7, 14 • 2628 Views • General News, School, Super RugbyComments Off on WP take top honours at the SARU U18 Sevens

    Western Province on Tuesday won the SARU Under-18 Sevens competition at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp by defeating SWD 31-24 in a thrilling final to cap off an exciting tournament. Boland won the Plate Final, KwaZulu-Natal the Bowl final and Griquas the...

  • BUILDCORP NRC-ROUND SEVEN REVIEW

    Oct 7, 14 • 1600 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BUILDCORP NRC-ROUND SEVEN REVIEW

    Round Seven of the Buildcorp NRC saw more attacking Rugby with 38 tries scored across the round. Three teams now sit on 16 competition points behind the Melbourne Rising and Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles (in positions three to five), making the...

  • Rugby unites to explore post-career player issues

    Oct 6, 14 • 1841 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Rugby unites to explore post-career player issues

    The South African rugby community is backing ground-breaking new research that might one day help players in coping with the stresses and emotional pressure of a professional rugby career. The South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) and South...

  • Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 final results Wellington Under 19 win Graham Mourie Cup

    Oct 5, 14 • 2305 Views • General News, New ZealandComments Off on Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 final results Wellington Under 19 win Graham Mourie Cup

    Wellington Under 19 have secured the Graham Mourie Cup in the premiership division of the inaugural Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 Tournament after beating Canterbury 32-21 in Taupo this afternoon. Meanwhile Southland Under 19 beat Manawatu  26-21 in...

  • SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY

    Oct 4, 14 • 1913 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY

    The Perth Spirit has recorded back-to-back bonus-point victories, comfortably defeating Queensland Country, 68-29, at Lark Hill Sporting Complex in Rockingham. The home side carried the same attacking form that was on display last week against the Stars, with...

  • BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK : PERTH SPIRIT V QUEENSLAND COUNTRY

    Oct 3, 14 • 1842 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK : PERTH SPIRIT V QUEENSLAND COUNTRY

    Perth Spirit host Queensland Country this Saturday, 4 October at Lark Hill Sporting Complex in Round Seven of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC).   The Perth side has made some changes to their line-up that defeated the Sydney Stars,...

  • JOUBERT IN FOR COUNTRY CLASH

    Oct 3, 14 • 1499 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on JOUBERT IN FOR COUNTRY CLASH

    The Perth Spirit has made a change to the run-on side taking on Queensland Country at Lark Hill Sporting Complex tomorrow with UWA’s Christian Joubert replacing Marcel Brache on the wing.   Brache has some lingering soreness from the previous match...

  • ACKERMANN EXTENDS CONTRACT AS HEAD COACH OF THE LIONS

    Oct 2, 14 • 3601 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on ACKERMANN EXTENDS CONTRACT AS HEAD COACH OF THE LIONS

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce the extension of the contract of head coach, Johan Ackermann until 31 October 2016. Ackermann will be acting as the head coach of both the Super Rugby team and the Currie Cup side at the GLRU. Ackermann was...

  • SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY

    Oct 2, 14 • 2000 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY

    The Perth Spirit will chase back-to-back victories to keep their finals hopes alive this Saturday when they host Queensland Country at Lark Hills Sports Complex, Rockingham in Round Seven of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The Spirit has made...

  • National Rugby Championship Log

    Sep 29, 14 • 2676 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on National Rugby Championship Log

    COMPETITION TABLE Team P W D L F A Df BP <8p BP 3t BP Pts Melbourne Rising 6 6 0 0 294 118 176 0 6 6 30 Brisbane City 5 4 0 1 152 159 -7 0 0 0 16 NSW Country Eagles 5 3 0 2 143 107 36 1 2 3 [&hellip...

  • National Rugby Championship Fixtures and Results

    Sep 29, 14 • 1929 Views • Australia, General News, NationalComments Off on National Rugby Championship Fixtures and Results

      ROUND 1 Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Results Thurs 21 Aug Brisbane City Sydney Stars Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.35pm 45 – 20 Sat 23 Aug UC Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm 23 – 28 Sat 23 Aug NSW Country...

  • Steval Pumas Medical report – Renaldo Bothma

    Sep 25, 14 • 6357 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Steval Pumas Medical report – Renaldo Bothma

    The medical team of the Steval Pumas, Dr. Kobus Hugo, Luzahn Louw and Harry Wiltshire has cleared Renaldo Bothma tp play in the eighth Absa Currie Cup encounter against the DHL Western Province at the Mbombela Stadium tomorrow night. Bothma suffered a knee...

  • Wheelchair Basketball rolls into Potchefstroom

    Sep 25, 14 • 1559 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Wheelchair Basketball rolls into Potchefstroom

    Wheelchair Basketball rolls into Potchefstroom · Final taking place at Vodacom World on 3 October · Mark Fish, Lucas Radebe, Jerry Sikhosana and Brian Baloyi to participate in celebrity exhibition match · Pierre Spies, Flip van der Merwe, Arno Botha and...