First XV rugby on TV is a great way to showcase talent
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auRecently I spent some time with the Australia secondary schools’ rugby team, who toured New Zealand. Though they lost the Test match, they were a fine group of young men and were led with class by...
Women's Sevens To Join 2018 Commonwealth Games
1 decade ago by Running RugbyWomen's sevens rugby will join the Commonwealth Games programme at the Gold Coast event in Australia in 2018. Confirmation by the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation follows earlier approval...
Wallaby forwards lack consistency
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe last round of the Rugby Championship is done and dusted, New Zealand has once again taken the trophy home and South Africa, Australia and Argentina will again wonder what they have to do in order the...
Millennium Stadium Artificial Surface Installation Underway
1 decade ago by Running RugbyThe new hybrid pitch at the Millennium Stadium is on its way to completion as Desso Grassmaster begin work on the installation of the new surface. The new Desso pitch will be a hybrid of artificial fibres...
A whistle-stop tour of the Sevens circuit
1 decade ago by IRB SevensAustralia’s Anthony Moyes looks back at the HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 from a refereeing perspective.
Bath Rugby will not rush Sam Burgess into action as surgery may...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleBath Rugby will not be rushing Sam Burgess into action after confirming the rugby league superstar may not report to the club for another four weeks.Burgess underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering...
Robbie Deans: Red, Black and Gold was a good chance to reflect
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auI was more than a bit flattered when The Roar and Robbie Deans’ biographer and publishers got in touch last week, asking me to again interview the former Wallabies coach. It’s been well over...
It’s been a week of upsets
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auArgentina’s historic win in Mendoza has upset the bookies’ odds, along with the Wallabies’ quest to regain momentum and self-confidence. Although they conceded 14 points in the first 14 minutes,...
Leicester Tigers news: Prop Marcos Ayerza is ready to return in...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryArgentina prop Marcos Ayerza has landed back in England and is fit to play for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins on Friday night.The loosehead prop successfully got through 66 minutes of the Pumas' final...
Giteau rediscovers rugby love in France
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auHe was shunted out when the ‘three amigos’ were Robbie Deans’ new best mates but Matt Giteau’s French renaissance has shown the former poster-boy’s enduring powers. Giteau...
