In this category, I will post all my general rugby news articles. This is the category designed for all your rugby needs, whether it be law variations, national selections or everything in between.
With the 2015 regular Super Rugby (SR) season half completed, the contribution of the National Rugby Championship (NRC) is becoming progressively evident for each of the five Australian franchises.
A number of Australia’s illustrious rugby players are based overseas, heading overseas post-Rugby World Cup (RWC) or undecided on their futures. Do the Wallabies really have the depth to continue to resist selecting overseas-based players? Who would wear Wallabies gold if selection policies were to change today?
Round 8 of the the fast-paced National Rugby Championships (NRC) kicks off with the seventh placed North Harbour Rays hosting the fourth placed Brisbane City.
Round 6 of the action packed National Rugby Championships gets under way tonight pinning the table topping Rising against the Vikings who are fighting to remain in the four finals positions.
Five rounds through Australia’s inaugural National Rugby Championship (NRC) and the finals are starting to shape up. With four rounds left of the regular season, how is your team shaping up and what are their chances of making the finals?
Round 5 of the National Rugby Championships gets underway on Thursday, as the winless Queensland Country host the in form Greater Sydney Rams at Ballymore Stadium. The home side are yet to take home the bacon after three game, while the Rams will be hoping to continue their ascent to the finals.
The ongoing debate on whether rugby laws should be altered in order to promote a more exciting product is fast becoming a hot topic. Experimental laws are being trialled at a number of domestic competitions around the world including the inaugural season of Australia’s National Rugby Championships’ and South Africa’s Varsity Cup. To date, the NRC is producing some of the most crowd thrilling games of rugby that can be watched around the planet, mainly due to law variations. On the other hand, international rugby laws are too complicated, reducing the speed and entertainment of the game. It is time the the IRB takes notice of what it’s fans want: exciting, fast paced rugby.
Round 4 of the National Rugby Championships continues on Saturday, at Pirtek Stadium in Parramatta. The Rams will be hoping to barge home their second straight victory and their first home win, while the Stars aim to get off the blocks for their 2014 campaign.
Tongan born New Zealand schoolboy Taniela Tupou, will join the Queensland reds for at least two years from the 2015 season.
The teenage sensation was apparently being chased by eight different teams from four countries. So what persuaded Tupou to travel across the ditch to Queensland? A phone call from his hero Quade Cooper.
Round 4 of the inaugural National Rugby Championships kicks off today in Melbourne (AAMI Park). The ‘R U Okay? Day’ matchup, pins Melbourne up against Perth, but will Melbourne keep Rising? Or will Perth have the Spirit to come back from two loses on the trot?
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