The weekend didn't feel right: I had missed Super Rugby at the usual local beach resort because of family business. But all that changed…
The weekend didn't feel right: I had missed Super Rugby at the usual local beach resort because of family business. But all that changed…
The IRB International Referee Panel has been published. And if we ignore Steve Walsh, there is not one Australian referee on it. The panel…
If you read the columnist and reader comments on The Roar, you would believe that rugby is rooned, rather like Hanrahan's farm. Well, the…
France's Bernard Lapasset was re-elected chairman of the International Rugby Board by a 14 - 12 vote over former vice-chairman, England's Bill Beaumont, at…
[caption id="attachment_53389" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="France advance on the All Blacks' haka (EPA/Kim Ludbrook)"][/caption] You know, sports administrators get the rough end of the pineapple…
Many of the world's best rugby players will not be playing in the 2011 World Cup, and it isn't because of injury. It's because…
[caption id="attachment_37014" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Australia Wallabies players celebrate after they defeated New Zealand All Blacks in the DHL Hong Kong Bledisloe Cup rugby match…
Tonga's prime minister says this year's rugby world cup will not be a real competition because "unfair" eligibility rules prevent Pacific nations from fielding…
The International Rugby Board has threatened to expel Fiji, preventing its participation at this year's World Cup, because the nation's military regime has attempted…
[caption id="attachment_53427" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Piri Weepu (centre) stands as he leads the Haka before the start of the match. AAP Photos"][/caption] Former…
[caption id="attachment_53427" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Piri Weepu (centre) stands as he leads the Haka before the start of the match. AAP Photos"][/caption] Former…
[caption id="attachment_53427" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Piri Weepu (centre) stands as he leads the Haka before the start of the match. AAP Photos"][/caption] Former…
So we've reached the completion of yet another Northern Hemisphere Spring Tour, with the Southern Hemisphere Tri Nation teams having the measure of their…
So we've reached the completion of yet another Northern Hemisphere Spring Tour, with the Southern Hemisphere Tri Nation teams having the measure of their…
So we've reached the completion of yet another Northern Hemisphere Spring Tour, with the Southern Hemisphere Tri Nation teams having the measure of their…
Wallabies stars Kurtley Beale and David Pocock have been named on the six-man shortlist for the International Rugby Board player of the year awards…
The IRB is a jolly club where some old amateurs of the game can go to earn a good living, travel the world a…
Controversial referee Steve Walsh's two-year exile from top level rugby union is over after the International Rugby Board announced he would be in charge…
The IRB’s four-year development cycle will conclude just prior to next year’s Rugby World Cup and once again resume in its aftermath using much…
[caption id="attachment_32595" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="(L to R) Australian rugby union players Salesi Ma'afu, Huia Edmonds and Ben Alexander practice a scrum formation during a…
Although there is no concrete proof the world will undergo severe change come 2012, the International Rugby Board’s decision to pledge $11 million to…
Rugby union's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), on Monday pledged $US10 million ($A11.05 million) to help fund Argentina's entry into an expanded…
[caption id="attachment_29204" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Australian Richard Kingi tackles England's Ben Gollings as Will Brock, left, looks on during Rugby Sevens Cup Plate-final, Sunday, April…
Calls for the International Rugby Board to introduce competition-specific suspensions must be heeded after Australia were robbed of their best player for their two…
Calls for the International Rugby Board to introduce competition-specific suspensions must be heeded after Australia were robbed of their best player for their two…
Calls for the International Rugby Board to introduce competition-specific suspensions must be heeded after Australia were robbed of their best player for their two…
With so much time and money put into the “great hopes” of rugby, such as Japan, Canada and Argentina, I can’t help but think…
With so much time and money put into the “great hopes” of rugby, such as Japan, Canada and Argentina, I can’t help but think…
With so much time and money put into the “great hopes” of rugby, such as Japan, Canada and Argentina, I can’t help but think…
The International Rugby Board (IRB) announced on Tuesday that rules governing the breakdown, which some pundits say are ruining the sport, would remain in…
International Rugby Board referees manager Paddy O'Brien has apologised to Australian match official Stuart Dickinson for publicly criticising his performance in New Zealand's 20-6…
New Zealand coach Graham Henry said he was glad to have "some reality" at the scrum after the world referees' chief slammed Australian referee…
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced a crackdown on scrum infringements and illegal tackles ahead of this weekend's internationals. This week saw the…
Since 2007, the Springboks have added a Lions Tour victory and an imminent Tri-Nations crown to their Webb Ellis trophy. Yet their team appears…
Since 2007, the Springboks have added a Lions Tour victory and an imminent Tri-Nations crown to their Webb Ellis trophy. Yet their team appears…
The weekend didn't feel right: I had missed Super Rugby at the usual local beach resort because of family business. But all that changed…
2012
Thank you Jez. Yes montezuma, the Asian 5 nations works a bit like English football where:
Top = 1st Grade
Div 1 = …(more)