Japanese Rugby family backs wheelchair rugby

(IRB.COM) 21 June 2012  The Japanese Wheelchair Rugby team are ranked third in the world Japanese rugby fans cheered the Japan’s national Wheelchair Rugby team players in a send-off event that took place during half time of Japan’s IRB Pacific Nations Cup match against Samoa at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in Tokyo. The…

Wales name unchanged side

Jun 21, 2012 Wales coach Rob Howley has stuck with an unchanged starting XV for the third test against Australia on Saturday, hoping to improve on two close recent losses for the Six Nations champions. The only change to the Wales squad announced Thursday was on the replacements bench, where hooker Ken Owens was picked…

78 years in the making…..

“Marist Finally Come Home” from http://westcoastrfu.com Luke McNeish, Eroni Uluiburotu and Sam Durie make preparations to put up the goal posts for Saturday’s clash at Karoro. The Marist RFC will be celebrating a very special first this Saturday, by playing their first ever Senior fixture on home soil, since their inception 78 years ago in…

Three changes for Ireland team

Jun 21, 2012 The Ireland team to play New Zealand in features three changes – two in the backs and one in the forwards. The team, to face the All Blacks in Hamilton on Saturday night, was announced at a press conference in Queenstown this morning. Paddy Wallace, called in as a replacement after Gordon…

TEST RUGBY MATCHES THIS WEEKEND 23 June

23.06.2012 Wales v Australia in Sydney (3rd test) Ireland v New Zealand in Hamilton (3rd test) England v South Africa in Port Elizabeth (3rd test) France v Argentina in Tucuman (2nd test) Scotland v Samoa in Apia Fiji v Tonga in Suva (Pacific Nations Cup) Georgia v Canada in Vancouver Italy v United States in…

Scouting report: Jason Emery

21st June 2012 Real talent: Jason Emery With the Junior World Championship taking place, our scouts headed over to Newlands Stadium to see New Zealand’s centre in action. Who is he? Emery is an 18-year-old former Palmerston North Boys’ High School student who is playing in his second season of U20 rugby. The youngest player…

AllBlacks team named for third Test

allblacks.com – (21/06/2012) -Luke Romano to make Test debut; Daniel Carter out with injury The All Blacks team to play Ireland at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, on Saturday 23 June has been named. The starting XV features six changes to the team that started last week’s Test against Ireland – two forced by injury and four…