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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on PERTH SPIRIT PREVAIL IN BUILDCORP NRC GRAND FINAL CLIFFHANGER
The Buildcorp National Rugby Championship has crowned a new champion as Perth Spirit ran out 20-16 winners over NSW Country Eagles in an enthralling contest at a chilly Scully Park in Tamworth on Saturday night. Fuelled by a stirring defensive effort, the...
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Oct 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on PHIL WAUGH MEDAL TO BE AWARDED TO MAN OF MATCH IN BUILDCORP NRC GRAND FINAL
Australian Rugby Union announced today a new annual medal which will be awarded to the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Man of the Match, named after one of the game’s fiercest competitors. The Phil Waugh Medal, named after the 79-Test Wallaby and...
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Oct 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA’S FOUR NATIONAL TEAMS & BUILDCORP NRC FINAL HEADLINE BLOCKBUSTER WEEKEND
The Qantas Wallabies, Buildcorp Wallaroos, Buildcorp National Rugby Championship grand final and the Aussie Sevens players will take centre stage this weekend in a blockbuster weekend of world class rugby. It all kicks off on Saturday 22nd October at 2.55pm...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on FIJI TO ENTER BUILDCORP NRC IN 2017
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU), Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) and World Rugby have today announced that a Fiji-based team will enter Australia’s Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) competition in 2017. Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama joined ARU...
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Oct 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on LANCE RETURNS FOR CANBERRA CLASH
The Perth Spirit will be boosted by the return of star flyhalf Jono Lance for Saturday’s crucial Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) clash with the UC Vikings in Canberra. In further changes to the side, young gun Ross Haylett-Petty shifts to his...
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Oct 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIGN NRC STAR ISI NAISARANI
The Western Force have added to their backrow stocks with the signing of Fijian No. 8 Isi Naisarani for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Naisarani has spent his first year in Australia playing in the Shute Shield for Souths and has been a force all season, which...
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Oct 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City lose to Perth Spirit
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have suffered a 60-22 loss to the Perth Spirit at UWA Sports Park in Round 6 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship on Sunday afternoon. Poor discipline again proved costly for City, with three yellow cards within 10...
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Sep 30, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6
Former All Black Brad Thorn will make his run on debut for Queensland Country this round when the Queenslanders play in the Country derby against the NSW Country Eagles in Toowoomba this Saturday. The Eagles will be looking to maintain their unbeaten run in...
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Sep 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brad Thorn to start for Bond University Queensland Country in Toowoomba
Former Rugby World Cup winning All Black lock Brad Thorn will start for Bond University Queensland Country in there Round 6 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship match against the NSW Country Eagles in Toowoomba this Saturday, 1 October. After making his...
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Sep 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on COWAN BACK FOR SPIRIT’S CITY CLASH
The Perth Spirit welcome back a wealth of experience for Sunday’s must win clash with Brisbane City at McGillivray Oval, with stalwart Pek Cowan to line up for the Spirit in the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship for the first time since 2014. In a...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country go down to the Western Sydney Rams in 88-minute thriller
Bond University Queensland Country have gone down narrowly to the Western Sydney Rams, 50-46, in their 88-minute Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) clash at Sydney’s Conord Oval. Both teams had crossed for six tries a piece as they continued to...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Thorn ready for Bond University Queensland Country debut in Sydney
Former Rugby World Cup winning All Black Brad Thorn is in line for a his potential Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) and Bond University Queensland Country debut, after being named in the Country reserves for their Round 5 match against the Western...
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Sep 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on 2016 BUILDCORP NRC: ROUND 4 REVIEW
Round 4 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship saw Wallabies squad members pushing for selection in the upcoming Rugby Championship tour, as they played alongside the nation’s best up-and-coming stars also asserting their intentions for a...
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Sep 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City lose to Melbourne Rising
A second half fight back wasn’t enough for McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City, as they fell 46-28 to the Melbourne Rising in Round 4 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. The Rising out scored City six tries to four, but it was the home side’s...
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Sep 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on MCCALMAN HEADLINES SPIRIT TO TACKLE QLD COUNTRY
The Perth Spirit have bolstered their side with four Western Force stars for Sunday’s Buildcorp National Rugby Championship clash with Queensland Country at McGillivray Oval. Ross Haylett-Petty and Ian Prior will return after starring for the Spirit last...
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Sep 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side named to play Rising in Melbourne
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have named their side to take on the Melbourne Rising in Round 4 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. City have made four changes to the side for this weekend’s clash in Melbourne, as they chase their first away...
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Sep 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Leroy Houston released on short-term contract as injury cover for Bath
St.George Queensland Reds and McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City Number 8 Leroy Houston has been released from the remainder of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship season to take up a short-term contract with English club Bath until the end of...
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Sep 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City lose to UC Vikings
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have gone down to the University of Canberra Vikings 52-20 in Round 3 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship at Ballymore on Sunday afternoon. In a rematch of last years’ grand final, the Vikings outscored City...
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Sep 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country fall to the Sydney Rays on the Gold Coast
Bond University Queensland Country have gone down to the Sydney Rays 30-22 in their Round 3 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) encounter at Bond University. The Rays outscored Country four tries to three, with winger Richard Woolf scoring a double,...
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Sep 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT NAMED FOR BATTLE WITH WESTERN SYDNEY
The Perth Spirit have opted for a strong split of professional Western Force players and local Pindan Premier Grade stars for the match-day 23 to take on the Western Sydney Rams at Concord Oval in Sydney on Saturday morning. Coach Dwayne Nestor has tweaked...
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Sep 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side named to play University of Canberra Vikings at Ballymore
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have named their side to take on the University of Canberra Vikings in a Horan-Little Shield challenge match at Ballymore Stadium this Sunday. City coaches have made three changes to the starting XV from last week’s win...
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Sep 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country side named to face the Rays
The Bond University Queensland Country side has been named ahead of their Round 3 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) clash against the Sydney Rays at Bond University this Saturday, 10 September. Five changes have been made to the starting XV than ran...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country go down to the Rising in Melbourne
Bond University Queensland Country have gone down to the Melbourne Rising 46-32 in Round 2 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship, at Harlequins Rugby Club in Melbourne. Queensland Country ran in four first-half tries to lead 32-16 at half-time. But the...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country welcome back James Slipper for Melbourne Rising clash
Bond University Queensland Country will welcome back St.George Queensland Reds and Wallabies prop James Slipper, for their Round 2 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against the Melbourne Rising this Sunday, 4 September. The inclusion of Slipper is...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC CLUBS TO SUPPORT PROSTATE CANCER CAMPAIGN #PASS4PROSTATE
The Buildcorp National Rugby Championship will use this weekend’s games to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The Buildcorp NRC, via the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), and Astellas Pharma Australia have teamed up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation...
