Australia welcomes agreement on Sanzar Super rugby
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- Australia welcomes agreement on Sanzar Super rugby
- Harry backs Rugby World Cup bid
- Jesuit Blanks Christian Brothers 19-0; Repeats as Nation’s High …
- Rugby sevens team leaves for England
- Bulls secure 27-26 win over Sharks in Super 14 rugby Saturday
- Player acts a social issue
Australia welcomes agreement on Sanzar Super rugby
guardian.co.uk
The three Sanzar member countries were in dispute over the best way forward for the competition but reached agreement at a meeting in Dublin yesterday. The details have been kept secret until they are presented to the respective boards but will be shown to their broadcasters next month for consideration. “ARU said from the outset its first priority was to expand the Super rugby competition in conjunction with our Sanzar partners New Zealand and South Africa” John ‘Neill the ARU chief executive said. “After what has been a long and at times robust process that ambition has now been realised.
Harry backs Rugby World Cup bid
The Press Association
The royal is a big fan of the sport and has publicly backed the efforts of the English ruling body to stage the tournament. Harry’s message has been posted on the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) website. Details of the RFU’s bid were presented to the International Rugby Board this week by a delegation that included 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood. Dressed in a suit the prince says in the message: “As you may know I’m a huge rugby fan.
Jesuit Blanks Christian Brothers 19-0; Repeats as Nation’s High …
News10.net
Jesuit and Christian Brothers faced off Sunday in the national title game of the USA Rugby National Guard High School Championships at Founders Field in Cheswick Pa. The win was the culmination of a fantastic playoff run for both of Sacramento’s top two rugby teams. 8 Charlotte Catholic 50-0 Friday morning Jesuit advanced to the finals Friday after blanking No.
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Rugby sevens team leaves for England
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Injera who is also the third top point scorer on 150 points plans on heating up the battle for supremacy on the try score sheet. Injera heads to England together with the national team that left the country Sunday afternoon and is expected to arrive in England Monday morning. The team is expected to polish up their preparation for three days in England before kicking off their 7th circuit against Scotland on Saturday. The assistant head coach Felix chieng believes that the team is in its best form and ready for the last two legs.
Bulls secure 27-26 win over Sharks in Super 14 rugby Saturday
The Canadian Press
The Sharks needed a victory with a bonus point to sneak into the semifinals and they scored their fourth try on the stroke of full time but despite a drop kicked conversion by scrum-half Rory Kockott they fell just short. As a result of the Sharks’ failure the Chiefs will face the Hurricanes in the playoffs while the Bulls will play a home semifinal against the Crusaders. The Bulls did enough with their no-frills game managing to score when it mattered and on two occasions when their attacks were halted by the Sharks defence Steyn was in position to snap over the drop goals. It was a close-run South African derby though one that was marred by injuries to two front-runners for call-ups to the Springbok squad to face the British and Irish Lions later this month.
Player acts a social issue
The Canberra Times
He thinks the latest sex scandal that has rocked the NRL is disgusting. But if his son told him he wanted to play rugby league he’d still let him. As the NRL continued to reel from the group sex scandal involving rugby league identity Matthew Johns and several of his former Cronulla teammates The Sunday Canberra Times canvassed the thoughts of sporting parents yesterday. While several NSW schools are considering canning rugby league from their curriculum because of the number of NRL sex scandals this year there was a different view at Canberra’s sporting fields yesterday. While all agreed that what Johns and his teammates did was wrong none of the parents solely blamed rugby league for the problem. And none said they would stop their kids playing rugby league if they wanted to.
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