Wales top seeds for JWC 2012 semi finals

(IRB.COM) Tuesday 12 June 2012  Wales have reached the semi finals for the first time since 2008 – Photo: Image SA South Africa and New Zealand secured vital bonus point victories in the final matches of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 pool stages to join Wales and Argentina in the semi finals after a…

Georgia reap JWRT rewards

(IRB.COM) Tuesday 12 June 2012  A partisan crowd got behind hosts Georgia when they finished third at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2011. Photo: IRB\Gogita Bukhaidze. The Georgian Rugby Union (GRU) is expecting to report record participation numbers later this year, thanks in part to successfully staging last year’s IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.…

Wales and Ireland top WES qualifiers

(IRB.COM) Monday 11 June 2012 Wales and Scotland will both have a chance to qualify for RWC Sevens 2013 Wales, Ireland, Croatia and Scotland could still all qualify for the second Women’s RWC Sevens after the weekend’s FIR/AER Women’s Championship. With two tournaments taking place over the weekend, in Bulgaria and Belgium, 22 teams competed…

Bermuda to face Guyana in RWC qualifier

(IRB) Monday 11 June 2012 Bermuda will play Guyana in the North American Rugby Championship final after they defeated Bahamas 16-8 on Saturday at the Winton Rugby Pitch in the Bahamas. The tie will also determine who goes into the next stage of Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifying, a play-off against the winner of the…

Latest rankings provide southern comfort

(IRB.COM) Monday 11 June 2012  Fiji centre Aisake Katonibau in action during the Fiji v Samoa IRB Pacific Nations Cup match After a weekend that saw international rugby’s heavyweights slug it out, the latest IRB World Rankings show it’s very much round one to the southern hemisphere. CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL IRB WORLD RANKINGS…

Semi final places up for grabs at JWC 2012

(IRB.COM) 12 June 2012  Wales hope to be celebrating a first JWC semi final since 2008 – Photo: Image SA The race for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 semi finals will draw to an exciting climax on Tuesday with Wales, Argentina and England in pole position to top their respective pools at the most…

IRB NATIONS CUP : Argentina Jaguars face hosts Romania

12.06.2012 Argentina ‘A’ v Romania in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup) Venue: Arch of Triumph Stadium Preview This could well be the deciding match of this tournament. Both teams are undefeated and both teams won their round one matches comfortably. Previous Encounters 19.06.2011 Argentina ‘A’ 37-13 in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup) 13.06.2010 Romania 24-8 in Bucharest…

IRB NATIONS CUP: Uruguay to face Russians

12.06.2012 Uruguay v Russia in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup) Venue: Arch of Triumph Stadium Preview Both teams arrived in Bucharest with a number of new players in their squads. This is nothing unusual for this tournament. Uruguay had to leave eight top players at home.“I would have liked to have them here,” said head-coach Pablo…

IRB NATIONS CUP : Portugal Face Italy Emerging

12.06.2012 Portugal v Emerging Italy in Bucharest (IRB Nations Cup) Venue: Arch of Triumph Stadium Preview Even taking into account a number of top players were missing, Portugal would have been very disappointed with their display last Wednesday against Argentina ‘A’. The young and inexperienced Italian side surprised punters by winning against Russia. They lead…