RWCL welcomes domestic schedule agreement
1 decade ago by Rugby World Cup 2015The Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) Board has provided approval to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for the commencement of the 2015/16 English domestic premiership from the quarter-final stages of Rugby...
NZ men and women top seeds for Oceania Sevens
1 decade ago by IRBThe Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) has confirmed the men’s and women’s draws for the 2014 Oceania Sevens Championship, which will take place on 3-4 October alongside the Noosa International...
Australia wants to host Lions warm-up match before tour of New Zealand in 2017
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe Australian Rugby Union wants to stage a lucrative one-off match against the British and Irish Lions ahead of their tour of New Zealand in 2017. Bill Pulver, the chief executive of the ARU,...
IRB close country-hopping loophole
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The International Rugby Board explained their Olympic Sevens qualifications guidelines and moved to close a loophole that would have allowed countries to exploit it for Test match purposes. The IRB...
Australia Bid To Host 2017 Lions Tour Opener
1 decade ago by Rugby LadThe Australian Rugby Union said Thursday it is attempting to lure the British and Irish Lions back down under for a money-spinning kick-off to their 2017 tour of New Zealand. ARU chief executive Bill Pulver...
Giteau Signs New 2-Year Deal With Toulon
1 decade ago by Rugby LadFormer Australia fly-half Matt Giteau has signed a new two-year deal with Toulon. The playmaker, who moved to the French side in 2011 from the Brumbies in his native country, has the option for another...
The Rugby Championship: No rest for the big questions
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe Rugby Championship might be taking a week off, as the Wallabies and All Blacks ready themselves to travel to the opposite ends of the earth, but not Biltong, Digger, and I. “No bloody way,” the...
One Year to Go until Rugby World Cup 2015 Kickoff
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpToday mark's one year to go until Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off, so to celebrate the upcoming tournament, Land Rover caught up with a number of stars from the sporting and rugby worlds to find out what...
Wallabies keen to host Lions in 2017
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumAustralia are keen to play a one-off game against the British & Irish Lions before the tourists journey to New Zealand in 2017. Prior to their Australia tour in 2013, the Lions stopped off in Hong...
One year to go: How do the Rugby World Cup contenders rank?
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogWith exactly a year to go until the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, let’s take a look at how the likely main contenders (taken from top eight in current IRB rankings) might fare in a year’s...
