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England are champion talent wasters: Henry

January 30, 2012
Posted by bryce_in_oz
England are champion talent wasters: Henry

LONDON: The All Blacks’ World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry has described England as “world champions at wasting talent” and as playing a game based on fear. January 30, 2012 – 12:36PM Fullback Ben Foden may not reach his full potential under England’s system, says Graham Henry. Photo: Peter Meecham Henry guided New Zealand to victory...
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Poms will play in Kimberley

January 27, 2012
Posted by Morné
Poms will play in Kimberley

The Griqualand-West Rugby Union will this year host an international rugby team for the first time in 12 years.
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Gary Bronze signs for Pom club

January 12, 2012
Posted by Boertjie

Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold has been appointed director of rugby for the rest of the season at English Premiership club Newcastle Falcons.
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Maties edge Saracens Storm

January 12, 2012
Posted by bryce_in_oz
Maties edge Saracens Storm

The FNB Maties celebrated the opening of the new Stellenbosch Academy of Sport with a 28-26 win over the Saracens Storm on Wednesday. Eight tries were scored in sweltering conditions at Paul Roos, with the entire Saracens first team squad looking on from the stands – including the likes of former Springbok captain John...
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Mouritz & Barritt included in England 6N squad (updated with Methos news too!)

January 11, 2012
Posted by Morné
Mouritz & Barritt included in England 6N squad (updated with Methos news too!)

England coach Stuart Lancaster picked nine uncapped players on Wednesday including Owen Farrell in a rejuvenated 32-man squad for rugby’s Six Nations.
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World Club Champs in 2015?

January 9, 2012
Posted by Morné
World Club Champs in 2015?

A world club championship is on the cards after the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Premiership chief executive Mark McCafferty has claimed.
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Poms, Frogs looking at summer rugby

December 30, 2011
Posted by Admin

Some top club owners in England have been talking with their French counterparts about shifting the rugby union season in the north to the summer months.
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Irish cutting down on foreigners

December 30, 2011
Posted by Admin

The IRFU have announced changes that will restrict the number of foreign players allowed in Ulster, Leinster and Munster’s squad that will take effect for the 2013/14 season, but will likely happen sooner as contracts come up for discussion.
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Brumbies in trouble

December 29, 2011
Posted by Admin

The Brumbies may need a financial bail-out from the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) after losing their major sponsor less than two months before the start of the Super Rugby season.
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Eddie Moans finds a home

December 26, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Former Australia coach Eddie Jones has been appointed head coach of Japan’s national rugby team.
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Foster, Fox joins Hansen

December 23, 2011
Posted by Morné
Foster, Fox joins Hansen

Long-serving Super Rugby coach Ian Foster was on Friday named as All Blacks assistant coach to back newly-appointed head coach Steve Hansen in a re-organisation at the helm of the world champion side.
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Boks on fire in Japan

December 13, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Springboks Jaque Fourie and Fourie du Preez are on top form for their respective clubs in Japan’s premier rugby competition.
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No offers for NZ franchises – yet

December 8, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Steve Tew is yet to receive an offer from an investor keen to buy a slice of a Super rugby franchise but is remaining positive, saying there is plenty of interest in the market.
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Wales 18 v Australia 24 FT

December 3, 2011
Posted by Morné
Wales 18 v Australia 24 FT

Shane Williams will play his last international test when Wales host Australia at the Millennium Stadium.
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Baabaas still important – Matfield

November 27, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Australia thrashed the Baabaas 60-11, but Victor Matfield pleaded not to shoot down the traditional match.
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‘Saracens debacle lost Cape millions’

November 18, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Western Cape Tourism MEC Alan Winde has slammed WP Rugby Union for being “irresponsible” and denying the Western Cape “hundreds of millions of rand”.
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Namibia under the spotlight

November 16, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Namibia rugby will in the next two weeks undergo a major facelift as the Namibia Sport Commission intervenes in the dilemma at the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU).
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Senior players ‘betrayed’ Johnson

November 16, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Francis Baron Martin Johnson was “betrayed” by senior England players and “badly let down” by a lack of support from leading figures at the governing body.
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Pom RWC boozers had a tab

November 15, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

English rugby is in a hell of a mess following the team’s behaviour and lack of performance at the recent World Cup.
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Rugby break-away on the cards?

November 14, 2011
Posted by Morné
Rugby break-away on the cards?

According to news reports from the United Kingdom, a ‘violent breakaway’ from current rugby controlling bodies to form a new global league may not be too far off.
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Posted in Club Rugby, Expert Opinion, Heineken Cup, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration, SANZAR, Super Rugby | 18 Comments »

‘Rested’ Lawrence nominated top ref

November 10, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

No jokes: Bryce Lawrence has been nominated as New Zealand’s Referee of the Year. Maybe it figures?
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CT Stadium to get some rugby

November 10, 2011
Posted by Morné
CT Stadium to get some rugby

The Cape Town Stadium is expected to be announced as the venue for the Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Biarritz.
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Sinking Lions were saved by castaways

November 1, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

When Kevin de Klerk arrived at Ellis Park in 2009, he inherited a near bankrupt union in turmoil.
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McCaw eyes Smit’s record

October 28, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Snippets from around the rugby world: Australia, England, Samoa and Fiji.
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Japan’s poor record raises questions

October 28, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Japan’s disappointing recent World Cup campaign has led to fears that the 2019 Rugby World Cup hosts may be an embarrassment by not reaching the play offs at least. Rugby Week Japan are perennial Asian champions but minnows on the world stage but their winless exit from the Rugby World Cup raises a worrying...
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Bulls bought best WP star

October 20, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Bulls-bound wing JJ Engelbrecht has been voted by his peers as best WP player for 2011.
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IRB to NZ Rugby: ‘Up yours’

October 4, 2011
Posted by Morné
IRB to NZ Rugby: ‘Up yours’

New Zealand players and coaches poured scorn on an International Rugby Board (IRB) warning on Tuesday that future Rugby World Cup tournaments could go ahead without them.
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‘All Blacks are cheats’

August 31, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

The All Blacks no longer even bother to bend the laws. They set out to deliberately cheat.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams, WC 2011 | 66 Comments »