Venue: FMG Stadium, Palmerston North Date: Saturday 20th August Kickoff: 7.35pm Referee: Vinny Munro Coaches Comments: Head Coach Chris Gibbes “We’ve had a great build-up to this game, having had a bye in Round 10. We move into the final phase of this competition of three games in eight days, with the boys feeling...
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Adverse weather and airport closures has forced the postponement of the round 10 ITM Cup match between Otago and Manawatu, which was scheduled to be played at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night. The Manawatu Turbos were due to fly to Dunedin via Christchurch this morning, but their flight out of Palmerston North was...
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New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has today named his 15-man contracted squad for 2011. The squad includes three new caps – Waikato’s Rory Grice, Tasman’s Shane Christie and Counties Manukau’s David Raikuna. Five fresh faces also earn contracts, all having recently made their debut in the first two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens...
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New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named a new-look team for the first two HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments starting next weekend in Dubai and the following weekend in George. Six debutants have been named in the side that will travel to Dubai on Sunday including 19-year-old Declan O’Donnell from Waikato. Also making...
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New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens has named the squad for the opening two rounds of the 2009/2010 IRB World Sevens Series, which kicks off in Dubai on December 4-5. The second round takes place in George, South Africa on December 11-12. The 12-man squad includes two Sevens debutants. They are Bay of Plenty’s...
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The nominees for this year’s Steinlager Rugby Awards, New Zealand’s premier rugby awards, have been announced. The Steinlager Rugby Awards recognise and acknowledge the achievements of New Zealand’s teams, coaches, players, referees and volunteers in 2009. The ceremony will be held at the SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland, on Thursday 17 December and broadcast live...
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England 3 New Zealand 16 England Women will have to wait until Saturday November 21st to have a second chance of conquering the reigning world champions New Zealand after today (Saturday) succumbing to a 16-3 defeat at Esher RFC. In their first meeting against the Black Ferns since the 2006 Rugby World Cup final...
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