News Archive

Lachie and Australia gunning for Gold

Recalled to the Wallaby squad and also wearing the national jersey in Sevens, Lachie Turner is aiming for more fortune- this time Gold in New Delhi.   more ...

Tongan's helping rugby in Chile

Tongan players have run a workshop at Nocedal School in La Pintana, one of the areas of major poverty in the Chilean capital Santiago.  more ...

Australia win their first ever Oceania Sevens title

Australia has scored a stunning 34-12 win over reigning IRB Sevens World Series Champions Samoa to claim their first ever Oceania Sevens Championship.  more ...

Oceania Sevens - Samoa to face Australia in the final

Samoa have survived a scare from Papua New Guinea to book a place in the final of the Oceania Sevens where they will face Australia who defeated Tonga in the second Semi final.  more ...

Oceania Sevens - Favourites into the Semi finals

Australia, Samoa, Tonga and PNG have progressed to the Semi Finals of the Oceania Sevens Championship as Day 2 kicked off this afternoon in Darwin.  more ...

Oceania Sevens -action galore in Darwin

In Australia's northern territory of Darwin the teams of Oceania are dishing out some attacking rugby. Day 2 and finals D Day is just starting.  more ...

Australia and Samoa top their pools in Darwin

Day 1 of the 2010 Oceania Sevens has been completed with Samoa and Australia remaining as the only undefeated teams from the preliminary rounds.  more ...

Oceania Sevens - Australia and Samoa remain undefeated after Round 2

Australia and Samoa remain undefeated after the second round of matches on Day 1 of the Oceania Sevens but Papua New Guinea have fired a warning shot with an impressive win over Niue.  more ...

Oceania Sevens - Opening matches go to the favourites

The first four matches of the tournament have been completed with Australia, Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue all winning.  more ...

Australia to Finalise Preparations at Oceania Sevens Championships

Australian Sevens star Luke Morahan says world champions Samoa are the team to beat at the 2010 Oceania Sevens Championships but Australia are a good chance of causing an upset at Austar Rugby Park in Darwin this weekend.  more ...

Full Programme of November Fixtures Announced for Tier 2 Unions

The International Rugby Board has announced an exciting schedule of matches for Tier 2 Unions during the 2010 November window, ensuring that 24 of the world’s top 25 ranked teams will all be in action during the period.  more ...

Sevens -The golden warm-up

With only 11 days to go until the Commonwealth Games, 2 of the IRB Series heavyweights clash in the Oceania Sevens, the perfect warm-up for their golden aspirations.  more ...

IRB Sevens- Wellington sold out in 4 mins

Tickets for the 2011 NZI Sevens, the third leg in the 2010/11 IRB Sevens World Series, went on sale at 09:00 on Tuesday morning in New Zealand and by 09:04.  more ...

Match Official Appointments Announced for November Tests

The International Rugby Board has announced the Match Official appointments for the schedule of international matches to be played between October 30 and December 4, 2010.  more ...

New Zealand Schools team to play Tonga Schools

New Zealand Schools Coach Karl Jones and his Assistant Coach Andrew Douglas have named their team to play Tonga Schools at St Peter’s College in Cambridge on Monday.  more ...

Tana Umaga joins stars as volunteer for RWC 2011

Former All Black captain Tana Umaga has called on Kiwis to get behind Rugby World Cup (RWC 2011) and volunteer for the biggest sporting event New Zealand has ever staged.  more ...

Vanuatu's First IRB Educator

Vanuatu now has its first-ever International Rugby Board-certified Educator.  more ...

Rugby World Cup 2011 Kick-Off Times announced

Rugby World Cup 2011 today marked another milestone with the announcement of kick-off times for Rugby’s most prestigious event.  more ...

Australian Schoolboys Touring Squad Named

Coach Pat Langtry has unveiled a 26-man squad for the Australian Schoolboys five-game tour of Samoa and New Zealand.  more ...

New-Look Americas Rugby Championship Set for Argentina

Tonga A to play in an exciting new structure for the Americas Rugby Championship 2010, played in Argentina from Tuesday, October 5 to Friday, October 15.   more ...