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Aug 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Tasman
Captain George Whitelock and All Blacks Joe Moody and Ryan Crotty will be the three new faces in the Canterbury side to face Tasman this weekend. Moody has been released from the All Blacks to take the number one red and black jersey this week. That sees...
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Aug 16, 13 •
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General News, Mitre 10 Cup, School •
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Comments Off on Canterbury rugby players ‘Adopt a School’
Twenty five Canterbury schools will get the opportunity to buddy up with one or two players in the Canterbury squad this ITM Cup season, under the Canterbury Rugby Football Union’s new ‘Adopt a School’ initiative. All primary and intermediate...
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Aug 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face North Harbour
Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has named his team to face North Harbour in the Battle of the Bridge at Eden Park on Sunday (kick-off 2.35pm). 71 Test veteran Piri Weepu will provide vast experience at halfback in a starting XV featuring 10 players who...
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Aug 14, 13 •
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General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand, Other Tournaments •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Taranaki
Canterbury Head Coach, Scott Robertson, has named his team to take on Taranaki this Friday night in their first game of the 2013 ITM Cup season. Four players – Matt Symons, Milford Keresoma, Rob Thompson and Jamie Verran – will make their first...
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Jul 9, 13 •
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Australian Rugby Championship, AVIVA Premiership, England Premier League, General News, Heineken Cup, International, Mitre 10 Cup, National, Other Tournaments, Rugby Championship News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Integrated Global Rugby Season is a possibility
Rugby players are calling on the Game’s leaders to renew efforts to develop an integrated global rugby season that addresses long standing player welfare and competition challenges. The International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) – the...
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Mar 15, 13 •
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Australia, Australian Rugby Championship, General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Jake White Scholarship announced for SA student
A high-performing South African student will receive a chance to study in Australia under a new scholarship announced today. The University of Canberra Brumbies Scholarship for General Excellence, known as the ‘Jake White Scholarship’, includes University...
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Jan 16, 13 •
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AVIVA Premiership, Europe, General News •
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Comments Off on Exiles confirm Corbisiero departure
It was confirmed today that Alex Corbisiero has signed for Northampton Saints for the 2013/14 season. Alex joined London Irish as an 17 year old and has moved through the Academy programme and developed into an outstanding loosehead prop. During his seven...
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Jan 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Kieran Low extends contract with Exiles
London Irish is delighted to announce that lock forward Kieran Low has extended his contract with the Club for a further two years. The 6’6′ forward has played 12 times for Irish this season including six appearances in the Aviva Premiership....
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Jan 3, 13 •
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AVIVA Premiership, Europe, International •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Injury forces Hendre Fourie to retire
South African born Sale Sharks and Former England flanker Hendre Fourie was forced to retire after he failed to successfully recover from a serious shoulder injury which he picked up in the lead-up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Fourie made a return to his club...
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Dec 18, 12 •
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Mitre 10 Cup, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on CRFU welcomes new Crusaders licence
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is excited about today’s announcement that the Crusaders will be managed by local provincial rugby unions next year under a new licence agreement. The New Zealand Rugby Union has awarded the licence to run the...
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Dec 6, 12 •
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AVIVA Premiership, Europe •
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Comments Off on AVIVA Premiership Log 2012/13
Team P W D L PF PA BP P 1. Harlequins 10 7 0 3 284 219 5 33 2. Saracens 10 7 1 2 206 146 2 32 3. Northampton Saints 10 7 0 3 212 194 3 31 4. Leicester Tigers 10 6 1 3 206 151 4 30 5. Gloucester 10 6 [&hellip...
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Nov 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on All Black Bryn Evans re-signs with London Irish
New Zealand International, Bryn Evans, has re-signed with London Irish for a further two seasons. The second row forward, who joined the Exiles in September 2011 from the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, has made 35 appearances for the Exiles, scoring three tries....
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Oct 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby wish Maitland well
The Crusaders and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union have today confirmed that Sean Maitland’s contract with them has been terminated and he is moving to Scotland to play for the Glasgow Warriors. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder said that it had been...
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Oct 8, 12 •
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Mitre 10 Cup •
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Comments Off on ITM Cup Log – 2012
2012 ITM Cup Premiership Team Played Win Draw Loss For Agst Diff bp1* bp2** Points Canterbury 10 8 0 2 419 132 +287 6 1 39 Wellington 10 8 0 2 323 203 +120 7 0 39 Auckland 10 8 0 2 322 252 +70 5 0 37...
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Aug 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on London Irish statement on Joe Ansbro's neck injury
London Irish can confirm that centre, Joe Ansbro, is recovering in University Hospital, Cork after sustaining a neck injury during the second half of London Irish’s pre-season friendly with Munster on Friday night. Joe broke a small bone at the top...
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Aug 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Canterbury
ITM Cup round two Wednesday August 29 AMI Stadium, Christchurch Kick-off 7.35pm (New Zealand Time) Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made just one injury-enforced change to his starting line-up for Wednesday’s round two clash withCanterburyinChristchurch....
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Aug 23, 12 •
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England Premier League, Europe •
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Comments Off on Gloucester Rugby announce fixture against Fiji
Gloucester Rugby are delighted to confirm that Fiji will become the latest international side to play at Kingsholm when the two teams meet on Tuesday, 13th November (7:45pm). Recent seasons have seen the likes of Australia, Georgia, Ireland and Samoa play at...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on 2012 Auckland ITM Cup squad named
Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac today announced his 26-man squad for the 2012 ITM Cup. The squad boasts a good balance of youth and experience, with nine new caps named in a group featuring 16 players with Super Rugby experience. Daniel Braid will captain the...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cantabrians to take on Southland tomorrow
The Cantabrians squad heads to Oamaru tomorrow to play against Southland in another pre-season game. The Cantabrians games are an opportunity for players to get some game time before the ITM Cup season officially begins, and to put forward their case for a...
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Jul 26, 12 •
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Europe, Heineken Cup, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Cardiff Blues in Bloemfontein
Seven international players, including the British Lions Centre, Jamie Roberts, and nine junior international players are included in the Cardiff Blues squad that will play against the Toyota Free State on the 4th of August at Grey College. South African...
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Jul 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on New name and young stars commit to the Blues
Highlanders’ first five-eighths Chris Noakes will play for the Blues in the next Super Rugby season. Noakes will return to his provincial union, Bay of Plenty for the 2012 ITM Cup season and will head to Auckland to join the Blues franchise later in...
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May 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens stars named in SA Barbarians teams
Three players with Springbok Sevens experience have been named in the SA Barbarians teams to take on England in two mid-week matches during next month’s five match tour, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Monday. Current Bok Sevens star,...
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May 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Reaction from Rob Kearney of Leinster Rugby who was named today as ERC European Player of the Year 2012
“This is a massively proud moment for me. To be recognised for your performances throughout the season is a dream come true especially when it’s in a European context. While I’m delighted with the recognition, an individual player is powerless without...
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May 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rob Kearney has been named ERC European Player of the Year 2012
The prestigious award crowns an outstanding season for the full-back who started every one of Leinster’s nine European games as the Irish club triumphed in the Heineken Cup for an unprecedented third time in four years. Kearney succeeds teammate, Sean...
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Apr 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Rugby mourns the loss of Sir Fred Allen
Sir Frederick ‘Fred’ Richard Allen – 9 February 1920- 28 April 2012 The passing of Sir Fred Allen, Patron of Auckland Rugby and one of the rugby’s finest men has deeply saddened the Auckland Rugby community. Sir Fred ‘The Needle’ Allen passed away...
