Topic: Oceania

All Blacks to name new coach

World Cup-winners New Zealand will name their new coach on Friday with Steve Hansen the leading candidate, the team's official website said.The announcement of the All Blacks coach and his assistants has been keenly anticipated since Graham Henry stepped down on November ...

New Zealand says IRB vote shows change needed

New Zealand rugby officials voiced confidence Wednesday that change is on the way despite the re-election of Frenchman Bernard Lapasset as International Rugby Board chairman.At an IRB Council meeting in Los Angeles on Monday, Lapasset was returned for a second term in ...

New Zealand, South Africa flex Sevens muscles

Early season strugglers New Zealand and South Africa waltzed into the IRB Sevens World Series quarter-finals Friday with three convincing victories each.But England, winners of the second leg of the nine-round championship in Dubai last weekend, fell to Samoa before overcoming Argentina ...
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has spoken for the first time about allegedly being eye gouged in the Rugby World Cup final, reportedly accusing France of "filthy" play in the tournament decider.McCaw said he was surprised French centre Aurelien Rougerie was not ...

Wallaby rugby winger Ioane rejects Japan offer

Wallaby winger Digby Ioane has knocked back a huge Japanese offer to sign an extended three-year deal with the Queensland Reds and the Australian Rugby Union, both unions said Monday.Ioane, 26, agreed to the long-term deal with Queensland and Australia following the ...

New Zealand puts Super 15 sides up for sale

Four New Zealand's five Super 15 rugby union franchises have been put up for partial sale with no restriction on where the private stakeholders come from, though the teams may not move abroad.The "For Sale" signs appeared in newspapers on Saturday, and ...

Fiji face tough rugby Sevens test in Dubai

Fiji come into the second round of this season's Sevens World Series on Friday on a high after seeing off New Zealand to win the opening tournament last weekend.The South Sea Islanders outplayed the reigning champions 26-12 in the final of the ...
The British and Irish Lions will play the Wallabies in three Tests on their nine-match tour of Australia in 2013, the Australian Rugby Union said on Monday.The Lions, featuring the best players from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, will take on Australia ...

Matfield lauds Barbarians despite Wallaby rout

South Africa great Victor Matfield launched a far better defence of the Barbarians than the one his side managed on the pitch after their 60-11 thrashing by Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.It was not the way the Barbarians captain would have wanted ...

Cipriani aims for England return

Danny Cipriani insisted he still had ambitions to play for England after his first match in Twickenham since 2008 ended in defeat as Australia thrashed the Barbarians 60-11 on Saturday.It was nearly three years to the day since fly-half Cipriani, who now ...
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