The Australian Rugby Union is considering a player draft system for its five Super 15 teams to accelerate the development of talented youngsters.
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The Australian Rugby Union is considering a player draft system for its five Super 15 teams to accelerate the development of talented youngsters.
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All Blacks prop, Greg Somerville has signed with the Melbourne Rebels.
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South Africa’s Eastern Cape team the Southern Kings will be targeting 2012 as the year that they will have a team in the Super 15. One year left for Lions or Cheetahs.
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Former All Blacks and Crusaders prop Greg Somerville is poised to sign with Super 15 rugby expansion franchise the Melbourne Rebels, according to The Australian newspaper.
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Sky Television has extended its broadcast agreement with Sanzar through to 2015 and will be paying more to screen live rugby games under a new five-year deal from 2011, but will not provide any details.
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A money-spinning “battle of the rugby hemispheres” that would finally determine bragging rights between the Super 15 and Heineken Cup is back on the agenda and being heavily driven by northern hemisphere concerns. FINDING A DATE THE BIG PROBLEM
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Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has joined the Melbourne Rebels on a three-year contract, the Super Rugby expansion franchise said on Wednesday.
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Recent reports from the UK suggested that former Bok and World Cup winning flyhalf, Butch James has concluded a deal with the Stormers for the 2011 Super 15.
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Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock, off contract at the end of this season, has been linked with new Australian Super 15 franchise Melbourne Rebels, reports said on Friday.
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Melbourne has warned the Australian Rugby Union it is considering taking legal action against it if it does not lift its ban on the Rebels signing Australian-based players before June 1.
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Melbourne Rebels new coach Rod Macqueen says mercenaries aren’t welcome at the Super 15 rugby union club he will build from the ground up.
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New Melbourne Rebels coach Rod Macqueen says mercenaries aren’t welcome at the Super 15 rugby union club he will build from the ground up.
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The new Melbourne Super 15 franchise is in disarray, with investors pulling out after failing to agree to terms with the Australian Rugby Union over funding.
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He might not have made the Springbok touring group, but Ricky Januarie will be going on a tour of a different kind in Wales.
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Another merger come 2011?S SANZAR’s decision to appoint Melbourne as the 15th franchise for the expanded Super Rugby competition in 2011 not only hurt the Southern Kings.
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The decision to award the Super Rugby expansion franchise to Melbourne had only strengthened the resolve of the South African Rugby Union to see the Southern Kings included in the competition, said Oregan Hoskins, president of SARU on Wednesday.
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The SANZAR Executive Committee met today to consider the applications from Melbourne and the Southern Kings to be the 15th Super Rugby team.
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Rugby’s SANZAR board will vote on Wednesday whether Melbourne or Port Elizabeth will be awarded Super rugby’s 15th licence, but the matter looks headed for arbitration.
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If there is just one reason SA Rugby can highlight on why Australia should not get (read do not deserve) the 15th franchise, it should because their market does not support it.
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A storm is brewing for SANZAR over the host of the 15th Super rugby team.
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Tony McKeever gives us his views on SA Rugby’s bid for the 15th franchise up for grabs in the new expanded Super 15 which will launch in 2011.
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