Rugby News by Country

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  • Friday, 28. October, 2011

    USA Rugby Announces 2012 Collegiate Rugby Playoff Brackets

    The brackets for the men’s and women’s collegiate rugby playoffs are set for the 2011-2012 season.

  • Friday, 28. October, 2011

    Preview: Top 14, Round 9

    The Rugby World Cup is over with a great performance by France in the Final. Now gradually the Top 14 clubs will be filling up with returnees from several countries. In some clubs this could prove radically changing.

  • Friday, 28. October, 2011

    Fears for 2019 hosts Japan

    Japan's winless exit from the World Cup raises a worrying question for the perennial Asian champions but minnows on the global stage: What will happen when they hold the event in 2019?

  • Friday, 28. October, 2011

    Missoup handed four-month ban

    Toulon forward Olivier Missoup has been handed a 120-day ban by France's national rugby league (LNR) following a post-match assault on Montpellier's Remy Martin.

  • Friday, 28. October, 2011

    Fiji bosses fired

    The Fiji Rugby Union has sacked its national selectors in one of its first public responses to the failure of the Fijian team at the World Cup.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    SCRC Partners with adidas and World Rugby Shop

    Today the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference (SCRC) announced a partnership with Adidas and World Rugby Shop to sponsor the new collegiate rugby conference. According to the partnership agreement Adidas will be the official brand of the SCRC and World Rugby Shop will be the Official Store of the SCRC.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    Eagle Trio Share Quadrennial Honor

    Three players on Team USA’s rugby squad that will compete in the 2011 Pan-American Games this weekend will share a very unique honor. By the time they return from Guadalajara, Colin Hawley, Blaine Scully, and Roland Suniula will have competed in two quadrennial international tournaments in as many months.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    Sheridan wants the glory, not money

    England prop Andrew Sheridan has shunned a lucrative insurance payout in order to keep his playing career alive.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011
    Tuilagi suffers broken cheekbone

    Tuilagi suffers broken cheekbone

    England and Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi is set to be out of action for the next six weeks after breaking a cheekbone.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    Smit's final chapter starts now

    A year ago, John Smit was contemplating his future, post-World Cup and it did not involve rugby. Now, the 2007 World Cup-winning Springbok captain is set to pen the final chapter in his stellar rugby career and it involves the small matter of playing for English champions Saracens.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    Talented trio join Blitzbokke ranks

    Stephan Dippenaar, Bernado Botha and Mark Richards will play for the Springbok Sevens for the next two seasons after they signed agreements with SARU on Thursday at Newlands.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    Where to next for Sonny Bill?

    All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams is under the spotlight once again as his decision on where his future lies comes into question once again.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    Henry's offer to the RFU

    World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Graham Henry is poised to step down in the coming days, but he won't step away from the game.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011
    Henry interested in RFU role

    Henry interested in RFU role

    New Zealand's World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry admits he would be interested in working with the RFU in a development role.

  • Thursday, 27. October, 2011

    All Blacks invade Europe

    Four days after beating France in the World Cup Final, the New Zealand Rugby Union has announced it will open a commercial office in Paris.