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Autumn International Tests – Disciplinary updates

cmr / November 12, 2012 / No comments

The IRB have cited two players after the first weekend of Autumn International Tests.

Rob Simmons of Australia luckily avoided being sent off after a crunching late ‘tip’ tackle on France’s Yannick Nyanga. Simmons caught a break because none of the match officials saw the number of the offending player so he couldn’t be sent off.

On Sunday, Adam Thomson of New Zealand All Blacks was binned for ‘stamping or trampling’ Alasdair Strokosh of Scotland. A ban for Thomson could in theory end his All Blacks career on a downer; he’s widely expected to move to Japan and a ban resulting from this incident would most likely rule him out of the rest of these Autumn tests.

See the full press release after the break…

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Chiefs Haka after Super Rugby Final Victory

cmr / August 7, 2012 / No comments

Check out this post-victory Haka from the Chiefs after they beat the Sharks in the Super Rugby final on Saturday. It was a convincing win for the NZ side, with a final score of 37-6.

Judging from this Haka, they sure meant business!

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Gavin Henson: gets drunk, makes a nuisance of himself, gets fired.

cmr / April 2, 2012 / One comment

It’s been an eventful weekend for Cardiff Blues player Gavin Henson, which has culminated with him being dismissed by Cardiff with immediate effect.

Henson was immediately suspended over the weekend after drinking and behaving inappropriately on a flight from Glasgow following his teams 31 – 3 defeat by Glasgow Warriors.

Henson made a statement after the incident as follows: Read more

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RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship – POLL NOW OPEN

cmr / March 13, 2012 / No comments

The final shortlist for the official 2012 RBS Player of the Championship has been announced today with a fans’s poll open now to decide the winner.

You can vote for your winner now by clicking this link: RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship, and voting closes at midnight on Sunday 18th March.

The short-listed players are as follows:

Wales
Triple Crown winners Wales are favourites to lift the trophy this coming Saturday and their quality across the board is reflected in the four players selected for the vote:

  • Sam Warburton
  • Dan Lydiate
  • Alex Cuthbert
  • Mike Philips

France
Despite not being in the running for the title in 2012, three players get nominated:

  • Julien Malzieu
  • Yoann Maestri
  • Imanol Harinordoquy

Ireland
Two of the Ireland squad made the list:

  • Jonathan Sexton
  • Donnacha Ryan

Scotland
In spite of being in the running for the wooden spoon, along side Italy, Scotland get two players on the list:

  • David Denton
  • Ross Rennie

 Italy
Italy’s Captain gets the nod:

  • Sergio Parisse

Notable by their absence is England – none of their players made the short-list.

Who do you think deserves to win it? There are some big names in there – choose wisely and vote here.

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Canterbury signs 4 Year deal to supply England kit

cmr / March 2, 2012 / No comments

Some very exciting news is coming out of Twickenham this morning: the worlds leading rugby brand, Canterbury of New Zealand, has secured a long term deal with the RFU to be the official Kit supplier.

 

The 4 year deal will see Canterbury supplying the kit to England squads from September 2012 right through to beyond the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
We’ll see England Seniors, Saxons, Sevens, Women’s and age grade representative teams all sporting the CCC logo.

Canterbury will replace long-term partner Nike, who began their partnership with the RFU in 1997.

Chris Stephenson, CEO of Canterbury, said:

The partnership with the Rugby Football Union is the perfect combination of two brands steeped in rugby history that rugby fans know and respect. We are excited at the prospect of developing this relationship and enhancing the awareness of rugby to a wider audience with the aim of increasing participation levels.

With over a century of experience in producing the highest quality playing apparel, designed specifically to maximise performance, we pride ourselves on producing the strongest, most technologically advanced kits available.

Sophie Goldschmidt, RFU Chief Commercial Officer, said:

We are delighted about this new partnership with Canterbury. The brand is recognised by players and fans alike and its heritage in rugby is unrivalled. The excellent quality of playing apparel Canterbury is famed for will also ensure the England teams have the best technical kit available to assist them on and off the pitch. This new exciting partnership will allow the Rugby Football Union to further invest
in the game.

 

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Emerald Rugby Magazine App – available now

cmr / February 21, 2012 / No comments

Our good friends over at Emerald Rugby magazine are continuing to embrace a digital future with the release of their brand new App.

Priced at just 69 pence, its available now on iOS, Android and Kindle from the following sources:

  • iTunes: search for ‘Emerald Rugby’
  • Android Marketplace: http://bit.ly/wfJOqu
  • Pocketmags: http://bit.ly/AELW1K

Read on for the full press release including pricing and details of what the App injects into your digital lifestyle…

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Super 15 Rugby introduces ‘White card’

cmr / February 20, 2012 / No comments

With the Super 15 tournament days away from kicking off for the new season, the planned introduction of a new ‘white card’ to the referee is making the news today.

The new card, being trialled in the Super 15 Tournament, is an addition to the referees existing arsenal of yellow and red. The white card allows a ref to put a player ‘on report’ if he suspects foul play, but has been unable to identify the culprit.

The game continues as normal during which time a citing commissionaire scans the game footage to pinpoint any guilty party.

Once identified, the commissionaire reports back to the referee who can take the appropriate action.

The hope of new card system is to identify and eliminate offences quicker and give greater consistency in decision making.

Greg Peters, chairman of SANZAR (who run the Tournament) said:

The card is available to a referee when he thinks something may have happened but hasn’t been able to get a good look at what might have happened or who may have done it

Click the link below to read a full article on Yahoo which also has details on a few other streamlining changes made to the citing commission.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20022012/58/super-15-rugby-introduces-white-cards.html

Or post a comment below and let us know what you think of the new card and what impact you think it might have on the game.

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Chris Robshaw to captain England

cmr / February 16, 2012 / No comments

The RFU announced yesterday that Chris Robshaw will captain England for the rest of the RBS 6 Nations.

Chris Robshaw with the Calcutta Cup 2012

They’re obviously pleased with his work against Scotland and Italy and have made the official announcement that he’ll keep the skippers role for the rest of the Tournament.

Head Coach, Stuart Lancaster, had this to say about the decision:

Chris has stepped into the role well and led a new team in two tough away fixtures. He is one of many leaders we could have chosen against Scotland and Italy but he has shown on and off the field the qualities required to captain a side. We feel it is right to make a call now that Chris will lead England for the rest of the RBS 6 Nations.

Robshaw, obviously delighted with the decision, said:

Captaining the team against Scotland was the proudest day of my life and to get the chance again against Italy was fantastic. To do so at Twickenham would be something else and I’m thankful to the coaches for giving me that opportunity and to all the lads for helping me over the last few weeks. For now I’m just focusing on training hard and helping us get ready to play a strong Welsh team.

It’ll be interesting to see how he measures up at Twickenham on the 25th when England face Wales. It should be a tough test for both the captain and the new England squad.

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France vs Ireland match rescheduled for 4th March

cmr / February 16, 2012 / No comments

RBS 6 Nations have announced that the France vs Ireland match, which was postponed at the weekend due to an unsafe frozen pitch, has been rescheduled for Sunday 4th March.

 

The have also announced that French and Irish fans who cannot make this new date will receive a full refund for their match tickets.

We can’t help but feel sorry for all those fans that made the trip to France only to find out at the last minute it was cancelled, but player safety is the primary concern. It’s understandable, but it would have been better planning if they made the decision sooner.

Read on for the full press release which explains how you can get a refund on your tickets.

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Wales injured players: North & Warburton back training next week

cmr / February 16, 2012 / No comments

RBS 6 Nations released a press update from the WRU on the status of injured players.

 

After spraining his ankle against Scotland, George North has been going through some intense physio and hopes to return to training next week.

Both Huw Bennett and Ryan Jones  picked up injuries in their victory over Scotland – both players are getting physio and rehab and again aim to be back training next week.

Sam Warburton’s thigh injury ruled him out of the Scotland clash at the last minute, but he too is expected to be back training next week.

It’s all looking good for Wales; let’s hope they got a fully fit squad to challenge England, at Twickenham, on the 25th!

Read on for the full press release…

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