Round three of the Rugby Championship saw Australia vs South Africa in the second match. The teams did not put on a classic with an error-ridden fixture ultimately going the way of the home side. The 23-18 win saw South Africa held scoreless in the second half. In winning the …
Read More »Rugby Championship Match Highlights – New Zealand vs Australia
With one of the all-time-greatest displays from a fly half, New Zealand romped to a 28 point victory over Australia this morning. All Black no 10 Beauden Barrett scored four tries for New Zealand who won 40-12 to retain the Bledisloe Cup. Barrett crossed for tries in the 13th, 37th, …
Read More »Rugby Championship Match Highlights – Australia vs New Zealand
Australia hosted New Zealand in Sydney this morning to open the 2018 Rugby Championship. an incredible second half display from the All Blacks saw them turning around a 6-5 halftime deficit to win 38-13. The result underlines New Zealand as heavy tournament favorites for the Rugby Championship. Their second round …
Read More »Foreign-born players in 2018 Rugby Championship
2018 has been a year to further assess and expose the complexity of World Rugby’s player eligibility laws. Belgium, Romania, Spain, and Tahiti were all disqualified from RWC 2019 for fielding players who were either (a) unknowingly captured by another as was the case regarding Romania and Spain, or (b) …
Read More »All Blacks name Rugby Championship squad
Steve Hansen has revealed his 33-man New Zealand All Blacks roster for the 2018 Rugby Championship. Included are 10 members of the Super Rugby-winning Crusaders side with the squad showing few changes from the group that took part in the June test series. There are two uncapped players named in …
Read More »Australia Roster Named for Rugby Championship
Australia Head Coach Michael Cheika has named his roster for the Rugby Championship. The 36-man squad will train today in the coming week in the Hunter Valley. The team will be captained by flanker Michael Hooper. He is to be surrounded by plenty of experience with fellow veterans Kurtley Beale, …
Read More »Argentina defeat USA to finish 5th at RWC 7s
Argentina closed their Rugby World Cup Sevens account with two wins on Sunday, the second a dominant 33-7 victory over hosts USA. In doing so Los Pumas earned 5th place overall with the Eagles in 6th. Canada would see their tournament end in defeat to finish in 12th spot. After …
Read More »Naya Tapper named in World Cup Dream Team
Women’s Eagles star Naya Tapper has been selected to the official Rugby World Cup Sevens Dream Team. The powerful winger scored seven tries in four matches, two each in the last three. Only New Zealand’s Michaela Blyde went better with nine tries including two hat-tricks. Blyde is one of three …
Read More »Eagles and Pumas to play for 5th, NZ and England for Gold
It will be an all-Americas affair in the 5th Place Final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens after hosts USA and Argentina each won their first matches on Day Three in San Francisco. Meanwhile the Championship Final will see England and New Zealand facing off with the Melrose Cup on …
Read More »Canada rebound, Chile and Uruguay win on Day Two
The second day of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco proved more fruitful than the first for the Americas teams knocked out of Championship contention. Canada, Chile, and Uruguay each earned victories while Jamaica put in a creditable performance in defeat to Hong Kong. Chile opened the day …
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