NZ men and women top seeds for Oceania Sevens
1 decade ago by IRBThe Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) has confirmed the men’s and women’s draws for the 2014 Oceania Sevens Championship, which will take place on 3-4 October alongside the Noosa International...
IRB close country-hopping loophole
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The International Rugby Board explained their Olympic Sevens qualifications guidelines and moved to close a loophole that would have allowed countries to exploit it for Test match purposes. The IRB...
World Cup games go to ticket ballot
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsTickets for at least seven matches at next year's Rugby World Cup will be allocated by ballot after the games were oversubscribed. The fixtures with the highest demand include three of England's...
One year to go: How do the Rugby World Cup contenders rank?
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogWith exactly a year to go until the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, let’s take a look at how the likely main contenders (taken from top eight in current IRB rankings) might fare in a year’s...
Mike Brown 'absolutely desperate' to be selected for England in the rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe World Cup begins exactly a year to the day on Thursday and Harlequins fullback Mike Brown is “absolutely desperate” to be involved. The 29-year-old, named 2014 Six Nations Player of the...
Condensed Super Rugby season unveiled
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumA Super Rugby season condensed by the 2015 Rugby World Cup will open next year with the Crusaders hosting the Melbourne Rebels in February. Seven-time champions and beaten finalists this year, the...
RWC Gold: When England silenced the critics
1 decade ago by IRBAs sporting turnarounds go, England’s transformation from a team in total disarray to Rugby World Cup finalists in the space of five short weeks at Rugby World Cup 2007 takes some beating. Brian...
RWC Gold: When England silenced the critics
1 decade ago by Rugby World Cup 2015As sporting turnarounds go, England’s transformation from a team in total disarray to Rugby World Cup finalists in the space of five short weeks at Rugby World Cup 2007 takes some beating. Brian...
RWC Gold: England answer their critics
1 decade ago by IRBAs sporting turnarounds go, England’s transformation from a team in total disarray to Rugby World Cup finalists in the space of five short weeks at Rugby World Cup 2007 takes some beating. Brian...
RWC Gold: England answer their critics
1 decade ago by Rugby World Cup 2015As sporting turnarounds go, England’s transformation from a team in total disarray to Rugby World Cup finalists in the space of five short weeks at Rugby World Cup 2007 takes some beating. Brian...
