Serfontein is IRB Junior Player of the Year

23 June 2012  Jan Serfontein (SA) is presented with the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2012 by IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset after the JWC final at Newlands, which saw South Africa crowned champions; Photo: SA Images South Africa’s Jan Serfontein has been named the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2012 following a thrilling…

Italy relegated to Junior World Rugby Trophy

23 June 2012  Contrasting emotions: Fiji preserve their JWC status while Italy suffer relegation to the Junior World Rugby Trophy – Photo: Image SA Italian players were left heartbroken after suffering a 19-17 loss to Fiji in the 11th place play-off at the University of Western Cape Stadium to condemn them to relegation to the…

Anzac tour gathers support

Jun 22, 2012 A proposed ANZAC tour of the Northern Hemisphere in 2015 starting to gather some legs. A proposed ANZAC tour of the Northern Hemisphere in 2015 starting to gather some legs. ARU boss John O’Neill envisages a combined Wallabies-All Blacks team facing a British and Irish Lions side to commemorate the centenary of…