Taupo to host National Under 19 Rugby Tournament

Follow @RedefinedRugby Taupo to host National Under 19 Rugby Tournament New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today confirmed an inaugural 2014 National Under 19 Rugby Tournament would be held in Taupo from Saturday 27 September to Saturday 4 October. The Tournament will comprise of 16 seeded teams, determined from regional qualifying tournaments and feature one team from…

Rugby alive and kicking in Katima (Namibia)

Follow @RedefinedRugby KATIMA MULILO – The first edition of the rugby tournament under the Get Into Rugby programme was held in Katima Mulilo recently, attracting more than 1 200 boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 11. Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications at FNB Namibia, Dixon Norval, said: “We are as overwhelmed…

Canadian women rule U20 rugby

Follow @RedefinedRugby Canada defeated the United States 27-3 to win the under-20 Nations Cup women’s rugby tournament Sunday.  LONDON — Canada defeated the United States 27-3 to win the under-20 Nations Cup women’s rugby tournament Sunday. With the victory, Canada becomes the only nation other than England to win the tournament. “It’s a pretty important…

Canada upsets England

Follow @RedefinedRugby Canada upsets England at women’s under-20 Nations Cup rugby tournament Canada jumped out to a big lead and never looked back Sunday in defeating three-time defending champions England 43-15 at the women’s under-20 Nations Cup rugby tournament. Five different players scored tries for Canada (2-0), including two from Emily Belchos in the second…

IRB TBILISI CUP 2013

Follow @RedefinedRugby Almost two weeks are left until the kickoff of the first ever IRB Tbilisi Cup – A newly established senior full-scaled rugby tournament that will annually take place in the Capital of Georgia. The matches of the pioneering competition will be played on 7th, 11th and 16th of June. As it was announced in April,…

Bulls lose Steenkamp

Follow @RedefinedRugby Wilhelm Steenkamp © Gallo Images The Vodacom Bulls have suffered an early pre-season loss, with the news that Emerging Bok lock Wilhelm Steenkamp has been ruled out of action for between four and six weeks with a shoulder injury. Steenkamp, who has been sent to see a specialist on the AC tear, is…

Asia5Nations-Japan Rout Kazakhstan

JAPAN MAINTAINS PERFECT RECORD IN HSBC A5N [ALMATY, Kazakhstan, April 28]: Japan opened the Eddie Jones era with an emphatic 87-0 win over Kazakhstan on Saturday to begin their defence of the HSBC Asian Five Nations. The four-time champions scored 13 tries to maintain their record of picking up a bonus-point win in every game…