by Jereme Lane, 17 Jun 2013
With everybody busy today blowing smoke in the direction of the Lions backsides after they demolished the Waratahs minus Wallabies stars last night I think it’s an appropriate time to remind people that Robbie Deans isn’t the only coach under pressure in this series. When Warren Gatland announced his 37-man squad back in April there [...]
by Brett McKay, 11 Jun 2013 
This was originally going to be about having one last guess at which six additional players might be joining the Wallaby squad this week, the names of whom will be officially unveiled at midday today. Like all good squad announcements, though, those names came out well ahead of time. With six new faces checking into [...]
by AP, 10 Jun 2013
An England side giving five players their first starts produced a vintage first-half performance in brushing aside a disappointing Argentina by a record 32-3 at Estadio Maltearana on Saturday. In the first of two Tests, England had the game won by halftime, when they led 25-3 with three tries showcasing adventure, superb support play and [...]
by AFP, 10 Jun 2013
Flyhalf Ian Madigan converted five penalties to lead Ireland to a 15-12 victory over a determined United States on Saturday in the first of two North American Tests for the Irish. The United States, ranked 16th in the world, kept it impressively close against ninth-ranked Ireland in the match at BBVA Compass Arena, home of [...]
by AFP, 10 Jun 2013
James Pritchard scored a try and kicked seven from seven penalties and conversions to spark Canada to a 36-27 win over Tonga in a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match on a rainy Saturday at Queen’s University. The Canadians, 3-0 in the five-nation event, stretched their lead at the top of the table, having already beaten [...]
by The Roar, 8 Jun 2013 
The All Blacks play their first Test of 2013 when they meet France at Eden Park tonight. We’ll have live scores from 5.30pm AEST. After New Zealand lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy at Eden Park when they defeated France 8-7, the world’s number one side went to another level in 2012 with a near-perfect [...]
by biltongbek, 5 Jun 2013
It has been a few days since the announcement of the Springbok squad for the June internationals and it gave me some time to mull over the selections. In the forwards there were no real surprises and the welcoming inclusion of some young potential stars such as Siya Kolisi, Arno Botha, Pieter Steph du Toit, [...]
by Elisha Pearce, 27 May 2013
Overall, this week’s Super Rugby was probably the poorest of the year so far. I’ve been thinking about why that may be. Watching some of the games this weekend was in stark contrast to the legitimately very good rugby we’ve seen in the 2013 competition so far. The Crusaders-Chiefs game was a high-intensity match with [...]
by The Crowd, 22 May 2013
Am I superstitious? No really. But when Mayon Volcano erupted two weeks ago, I thought that might be a sign that the dismal fortunes of the Philippine Volcanoes, the Philippine rugby team, was about to take a good turn. Last year, as winners of Division 1 (actually the second tier) of the Asian Five Nations [...]
by AdamS, 14 May 2013
At a time when rugby is struggling to remain profitable, and in Australia’s case relevant, the Southern Unions and the IRB need to look at the overall structure and nature of professional rugby. Professionalism and Super Rugby brought many benefits, but also opened up a Pandora’s box of challenges. Union is in the odd situation [...]
International Rugby has seen growth in both competitiveness and popularity in recent years, especially after the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, where the All Blacks held off a rampaging French team, while South Africa were beaten by a dogged Australia who lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals. 
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