Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Wellington and Otago will host All Blacks Test matches in the 2012 international season, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced today. The Rugby World Cup winning…
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Australia name strong squad for Wales and Baa Baas
A strong Qantas Wallabies touring party, collectively boasting 634 Test appearances, has been announced for the short tour of the United Kingdom starting later this month. The 26-man playing group…
Scotland renew rivalry with Wallabies during 2012
Scotland will renew their rivalry with Australia next summer in a one-off Test match, which will be the Wallabies first game since their third placed finish in Rugby World Cup.…
Melbourne Rebels confirm their 2012 Super Rugby Squad
RaboDirect Rebels Head Coach Damien Hill said that today that he was looking forward to guiding the new squad into the 2012 Super Rugby season. “Our aim is to continue…
Three Kiwis shortlisted for Player of the Year
The International Rugby Board has announced the shortlist of nominees for the IRB Player of the Year 2011 Award in association with Emirates Airline. The winner of the prestigious individual…
Wake up for Wales!
Wales’ biggest rugby fans can expect another red hot welcome at the Millennium Stadium for the free live screening of Friday’s Rugby World Cup Bronze Final between Wales and Australia.…
Australia 6 New Zealand 20 – The Verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Eden Park SO THE omens of 1987 continue and New Zealand have made it through to the World Cup final after comfortably…
New Zealand 20 Australia 6
New Zealand will meet France in the RWC 2011 final after beating Australia in the second semi-final on Sunday 20-6. The All Blacks dominated vast tracts of the semi-final and…
Wallabies named to take on All Blacks in RWC semi-final
The fitness of fullback Kurtley Beale, who is recovering from a strain in his left hamstring, will determine whether Australia fields an unchanged starting XV in Sunday night’s much anticipated…
South Africa 9 Australia 11 – The Verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor in Wellington ANOTHER WORLD CUP quarter-final, another edge-of-your-seat affair. This contest was in the balance right until the end as South Africa pushed…