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(IRB.COM) Monday 13 February 2012  Rachel Taylor led Wales to victory over Scotland - Photo: Huw Evans Wales became the first of the four teams chasing Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 qualification through the RBS Women’s Six Nation over the next two years to taste victory, running out 20-0 winners over Scotland

(IRB.COM) Fiji Warriors face Crusader Knights in PRC 2011 - Photo: Dianne Manson Competition going from strength to strength Key development platform includes Super Rugby franchises IRB committed to NZ$7 million investment in Pacific Islands in 2012 The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup kicks off on February 24 when Fiji Warriors, Samoa A and Tonga A

Back to the local scene and the coming weekend promises to be full of crunch matches so grab a pal and lots of Tuskers and cheer your favourite team on!!! fixtures are as follows>>>>> Saturday 18th February 2012!! KENYA CUP (KICK OFF 4.30pm unless stated) Impala RFC v Strathmore Leos Mwamba RFC v Nondies Back

Hello World , my name is Kevin Hare and have been following Rugby Union online since 1996 and have seen many changes in that time from the Super12 through to the Current Super Rugby format , through the heartaches of the All Blacks Almost World Cup wins and now with

GET the inside word on the five Australian teams as we count down to the start of the 2012 Super Rugby season. MELBOURNE REBELS STRENGTHS: Speed in attack. Having added Wallabies James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale to their squad, the Rebels finally look like a team with some offensive potency

Heinrich Brussow will again line up for the Cheetahs in the 2012 Super Rugby competition. Source: The Daily Telegraph GET the inside word on the five South African teams as we count down to the start of the 2012 Super Rugby season. CHEETAHS STRENGTHS: Their Bloemfontein home base is something of

All Blacks star Ma'a Nonu could be the missing link that takes the Blues all the way this year. Source: AP GET the inside word on the five New Zealand teams as we count down to the start of the 2012 Super Rugby season. BLUES STRENGTHS: Their new recruits. Add All

The Highlanders' injury crisis is so severe they have been forced to call up their scrum coach and former All Black Kees Meeuws for their pre-season match against the Blues in Auckland tomorrow. Meeuws, a 37-year-old who played 42 tests for the All Blacks, has been drafted on to the bench

When Victor Vito describes himself as one of the elder statesmen of the Hurricanes squad, you get a sense of how inexperienced the team is. But with 34 Hurricanes caps and 13 test appearances for the All Blacks, the 24-year-old's assessment is fairly accurate. The rest of the squad - particularly the