The Guinness Pro 12 is now more. Expansion has seen it become the Guinness pro 14 Championship. Two South African teams are now in the competition, joining two from Italy, four from Ireland, two from Scotland and four from Wales. The 2017-2018 Guinness Pro 14 season starts today, September 01. …
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The worst kept secret in rugby was made official today – South Africa is to join the Guinness Pro 12. The discarded Super Rugby franchises the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will play in the upcoming Celtic-Italian League. The expansion sees the competition rebranded as the Guinness Pro 14 Championship. The …
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With Tonga qualifying for Japan 2019 this past weekend Pool C is complete. The Oceania side officially joined Argentina, England, France and the USA in the Pool of Death. This serves as a reminder of the need to book Rugby World Cup 2019 appropriately. Inappropriate Booking The existing model of …
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Another serving of some of the most interesting bits of rugby media around the interwebs. This time it’s a bit USA-heavy but there are parallels to be drawn for other nations. For those with an interest in the development of professional rugby in North America, there’s lots here to digest. …
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A 24 Team Rugby World Cup is ‘Far Away’. Unión de Rugby del Uruguay (URU) President Sebastián Piñeyrua noted to Ignacio Chans of Referi that the chances of expanding from 20 to 24 teams is unlikely. “I don’t believe that it would be so simple, the World Cup is already …
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Canada will take their cues from an unusual source this summer with the confirmation that former Scotland captain Kelly Brown has been appointed defense coach for the all-important June test series and World Cup qualifiers. While the soon-to-be 35-year-old boasts an extensive playing record, his coaching experience has thus far …
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In ten days time Los Pumas will play their first test match of the year. It is to begin the second of a four year process between Rugby World Cups. This year sees a reduction of test matches from 13 to 12. The first match will be on Saturday June …
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The 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series has come to a close with Scotland taking the spoils after a tense 12-7 win over hosts England in the Cup Final. It was a fitting close to the careers of several of the Scottish team including retiring veterans Mark Robertson and Scott Wight, with …
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The final squads have been submitted for the last round of the 2016-17 HSBC Sevens Series to take place at Twickenham this weekend. South Africa can breathe easy having clinched the overall Series title in Paris but there are still some final placings up for grabs, particularly second spot where …
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Argentina overcame their disappointing opening day to win all three matches on Day Two of the Paris 7s and come away as Consolation Trophy winners. To do so they had to navigate tricky waters. Captain Gastón Revol save the day in the Trophy Quarter Final with a late try lifting …
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