Luke Pearce To Referee Bath / Tigers Match After what seemed like longer a wait than usual, the time as finally arrived – the AVIVA Rugby Premiership kicks off on the weekend of September 1st. Luke Pearce has been nominated chief in charge for the match between Bath and the ….
Aviva Stadium To Host Debut Pro14 Rugby Final Dublin’s 51 700 seater Aviva Stadium will host the very first Pro14 Rugby final in 2018. Southern Kings CEO Charl Crous attended the official launch of the enlarged European Pro14 Tournament in Dublin on August 23. Rugby fever is in the air and ….
Roses Secure Semi-Finals Spot in WRWC August 17 saw England defeating the US 47 – 26, effectively becoming the second team, after New Zealand, to secure a place in the semi-finals. The former world title holders are well on course to retain their title. The first quarter of the match ….
Dismal Opening Game For Wales Wales has suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of former World Cup champions New Zealand, during the opening match of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Wales did not go down for a lack of trying and were seemingly prepped for disaster from the ….
Unconventional Ruling in SBW Saga The All Blacks have hailed the decision around Sonny Bill Williams being allowed to play the first Bledisloe Cup test, as being common sense that has prevailed. World Rugby was taken slightly more aback by the decision. Williams was suspended from play for four weeks ….
Cody Taylor Braving New Territory Cody Taylor has done what few would and none have – the former All Black has signed a long-term deal with New Zealand Rugby. This means that his contract will be extending through 2021. Taylor has cited the reason for the move as being in ….
Lions Take On Crusaders The Hurricanes have pledged their support to the Lions ahead of the Super Rugby finals to be played in Johannesburg, South Africa. The finals will be the Lions’ very first Super Rugby title, should they be successful at beating their opposition. The Hurricanes are well aware ….
Aaron Mauger’s Appointment Effortless Decision Former All Blacks midfielder Aaron Mauger has been confirmed as the newest Head Coach for the Highlanders. The announcement came as no surprise, with Mauger being the obvious man for the job – having played 46 Tests for the All Blacks as well as having ….
Has Fate Spoken Prematurely? Fullback Billy Slater was responsible for waves of shock and scare rolling through camp Maroons after being the unfortunate victim of a painful ankle injury on Sunday. The 28-Origin veteran is one of the key players in the series decider, taking place at the Suncorp Stadium ….
New Interest In Women’s Rugby More than 190 000 women are competing in National Rugby League – with female interest in the sport never in history being as high as currently. 2017 was also to be the first year to see live women’s National Rugby League to be broadcast on television ….