Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
The world watched today as Rugby Sevens players dreams were finally realized. In amazing scenes, two national sides competed for one of the most elusive prizes in sport. A team gold medal at the Olympic Games. After a superb tournament, Fiji emerged as men’s champions as their players’ golden dreams realized on the world stage. […] READ MORE
New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship, now branded the Mitre10 Cup. Fans will expect the same quality rugby, as the former ‘ITM Cup’ kicks off this week. But the game on the field will look a little different to what we’ve seen in Super Rugby, as the competition puts in play a set of trial laws this […] READ MORE
In the Currie Cup Week Two we saw a clear indication of who the top four teams will be. Let’s take a look at how the last two weeks results have started to shuffle the teams. CURRIE CUP WEEK TWO WRAP Boland Cavaliers The Cavaliers earned their right to play in the Premier Division via […] READ MORE
Since the Australian Women’s Sevens team defeated New Zealand at the inaugural Olympic Rugby Sevenscompetition, the rugby community in Australia has been on a high. Despite World Cups and World Series in sports, many outsiders still view a Gold Medal as the pinnacle of sporting endeavour. As is so often the case, those not a part of […] READ MORE
The Wallabies go into Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup encounter as rank underdogs, but Michael Chieka and his men will be desperate to get back to winning ways. It is a shame that the Wallabies will have to get past the best team in World Rugby to ‘get back on the horse’. This is a big game, and […] READ MORE
Scott Fardy is the biggest casualty of Michael Cheika’s axe for the upcoming Bledisloe Cup match against New Zealand in Sydney. Fardy makes way for a back row of Ben McCalman, Michael Hooper and David Pocock. TheWallabies will be looking to return to winning ways having lost their last four matches. Three of which were […] READ MORE
Provincial rugby is back on the agenda. Over the next couple of months, New Zealand will see some of the best rugby in the world played, as the Mitre 10 Cup holds centrestage. For a hungry Waikato side with more experience than before, expectations are rightly high. Stephen Donald wasnamed as Waikato captain during the teams official […] READ MORE
The Wales team versus All Blacks was announced at 12 midnight on Thursday night, but what do the Welsh think of the selection of some players new and experienced? Wales Team Versus All Blacks Announced There are two changes to the Welsh team that started against the All Blacks in the first test. This sees the […] READ MORE
With all three New Zealand tests lost and the midweek test vs. the Waikato Chiefs being a demolition at kindest, do Wales need coaching changes? It is fair to say that the a lot of Welsh fans right now want coaching changes of some sort, whether it be head coach, attack coach or some other change along the […] READ MORE
Gareth Davies, Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union hinted this week that the Six Nations Council may radically alter the tournament. During their annual review, the key issues likely to be addressed are: bonus points, timing of the tournament during the season, and promotion/relegation. All members will meet to discuss reasons why the Six Nations Needs Radical Revamps. Currently, no […] READ MORE
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