Follow @RedefinedRugby Japan Rugby Top League Wildcard Tournament Today will see the below teams play in round two of the Japan Rugby Top League Wildcard Tournament that is in its sixth year in 2015 and it is designed to be a means of entry to the National Championship for sides that finish outside the top…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Hurricanes 41: 31 Crusaders The Hurricanes have retained the Great Big Tui Cup in Eketahuna, defeating the Crusaders 41-31 in a pre-season Super Rugby fixture. The game was divided into four quarters. The Hurricanes, with a strong opening quarter, surged ahead 17-0 and settled victory in that first 20 minutes. The Hurricanes’ first…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The Six Nations Council announced today that the winners of 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship will lift a brand new trophy on 21th March 2015. Designed and crafted by world-renowned silversmiths Thomas Lyte, this is only the second Trophy since 1883 to be created for Rugby’s Greatest Championship. The new Trophy will replace…
Follow @RedefinedRugby New Zealand Women’s Sevens team named for Brazil Sevens Lavinia Gould added to contracted squad The New Zealand Women’s Sevens team to play in round two of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens in Sao Paulo, Brazil has been named. The team is: Charlotte Scanlan Kelly Brazier Gayle Broughton Sarah Goss Kayla McAlister Tyla…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The oldest rugby union Championship in the world returns in 2015 and the RBS 6 Nations is bigger and better than ever. Last year it was Ireland’s turn to lift the famous trophy – the second time they have done so since Italy joined the Championship to complete the full complement 15 years…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The RBS 6 Nations 2015 Championship Press Conference Launch at the Hurlingham Club was, for the first time ever, streamed live to fans via YouTube. On January 28, fans were able to watch the launch as it unfolds by going to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9xvfC7bIuk A Question and Answer session with all six captains took place…
Follow @RedefinedRugby All Blacks Sevens squad for Sevens Wellington and USA Sevens named The All Blacks Sevens squad to prepare for the next two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series; Sevens Wellington (6-7 February) and USA Sevens in Las Vegas (13-15 February) features four new players. The team will be named on Monday 2…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Chiefs Head Coach Dave Rennie has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs and will continue to lead the Investec Super Rugby team for another two years. Rennie has enjoyed a very successful three years at the Chiefs, taking them to their first Super Rugby title in 2012 in his…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The Rugby Football Union and the England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street have agreed to part company today by mutual consent. Graham Smith, the team’s assistant coach, will also leave his position following the end of this season’s Six Nations campaign. Looking ahead to the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup it was felt…
Follow @RedefinedRugby Head Coach Vern Cotter has again targeted form and youthful ambition with selection of the Scotland squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations. Among the 32 men are four young Edinburgh Rugby players who have been offered their first shot at senior international honours: 21-year-old scrum-half Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22-year-old forwards Ben Toolis (lock)…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The Ireland Women’s Squad (sponsored by AON) ahead of the RBS 6 Nations has been named. The squad sees a number of new faces, uncapped at international XV a side rugby. Seven players included in the squad are involved with the Ireland Sevens set-up, including Nicole Cronin, Katie Fitzhenry, Sene Naoupu, Hannah Tyrrell…
Follow @RedefinedRugby An extended squad of 30 players has been named for the Ireland Under-20s, sponsored by PwC, ahead of their 2015 RBS U-20 6 Nations campaign. Eight players named in the squad have previous 6 nations experience, having played in the tournament last year, Harrison Brewer, Ross Byrne, Jack Cullen, Oisin Heffernan, Nick McCarthy,…
Follow @RedefinedRugby The Ireland coaching staff has named an extended squad of 46 players for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations matches against Italy and France, as well as the Ireland Wolfhounds fixture against the England Saxons. There are two uncapped players named in the extended squad, Leinster backrow Jack Conan and Connacht prop Nathan White. …
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