Wed, 8 Aug 201 Otago backs Buxton Popoali'i (left) and Glenn Dickson show off the new Otago playing strip. Photo by Peter McIntosh. Otago will be sporting new threads this season.The Otago side has been provided with a new strip by union apparel supplier Canterbury and it has a slightly different look
Year: 2012
Pocock, Hooper, Gill in Wallabies squad
August 7, 2012 Having gone from a famine to a feast of openside flankers, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is giving thought to including two of them in his matchday 22 in the upcoming Rugby Championship. Acting captain David Pocock was joined in the 30-man Wallabies squad for the competition named on Tuesday
AllBlacks to play Steelers at ECOLight Stadium
Fiji march on as NZ women flex muscles
7 August 2012 New Zealand captain Huriana Manuel got the better of Bo de la Cruz in the final - Photo: Bruce Southwick/Zoomfiji While New Zealand claimed the Oceania women's Sevens title by beating rivals Australia 35-24 in the final, tournament hosts Fiji finished third in Lautoka to remain in the qualifying
BLUES GIVE NEW COACH PERFECT START
SPRINGBOKS NAME FIRST SQUAD FOR THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
August 5, 2012 The Springbok selectors on Saturday included five uncapped players in a 30-man Springbok squad for The Rugby Championship. The DHL Stormers loose forward, Siya Kolisi, and MTN Lions prop, Pat Cilliers, join JJ Engelbrecht (centre/wing), Elton Jantjies (flyhalf) and Jano Vermaak (scrumhalf), who were all part of the Springbok
All Blacks: Rugby Championship squad named
Super Rugby title to Chiefs as they defeat the Sharks 37-6
August 04, 2012 7:15PM New Zealand's Chiefs claimed their maiden Super Rugby title on Saturday with a 37-6 win over South Africa's Sharks in a lopsided final at Hamilton. In damp conditions at Waikato Stadium the hosts produced another brutal display to become the sixth team - and third from New Zealand -
IRB opts for further concussion trials
August 3, 2012 The International Rugby Board (IRB) has optioned further trials of their newly-developed concussion procedure. Following a successful run in IRB age-grade competitions, the floor has now been opened to member unions to use the Pitch-Side Concussion Assessment (PSCA) in domestic tournaments. Under the procedure, a player suspected of having concussion
RWC 2015 dream continues for Botswana
(RUGBY WORLD CUP) Botswana players celebrate their Africa Cup Division 1C success The dream of qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2015 remains alive for Botswana after they beat Mauritius 25-14 at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone on Saturday to top the Africa Cup Division 1C standings from Ivory Coast. The margin