Follow @RedefinedRugby Day One schedule - Friday, February 1: (Kick-off times are local - GMT plus 13 hours) PART ONE Match 1: France 12 - 24 Kenya Match 2: Argentina 21 - 12 Tonga Match 3: South Africa 10 - 19 Samoa Match 4: Wales 26 - 17 Canada Match 5: Portugal 5 - 24 Australia Match 6: Fiji
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Preview: Cardiff Blues v London Irish
Follow @RedefinedRugby Exiled: Jonathan Joseph England centre Jonathan Joseph will start for London Irish in the number 13 jersey against Cardiff Blues on Friday. Joseph will join Guy Armitage in the centre, with Kieran Low joining Bryn Evans in the second-row and Mike Mayhew again starting at hooker. "Cardiff will be a formidable challenge
Final Sevens squads declared for Wellington
Follow @RedefinedRugby (IRB.COM) Thursday 31 January 2013 Samoa welcome back a former World Series champion and Wellington Cup winner in Lolo Lui The coaches of all 16 international men's sides have declared their final squads of 12 for the Hertz Sevens in Wellington on 1-2 February, round 4 of the HSBC Sevens World
Seven new faces in Crusaders side to face Hurricanes
Follow @RedefinedRugby Joe Moody is one of seven new faces among the Crusaders lineup to face the Hurricanes. - Source: Photosport Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has named seven new faces in the team to play the Hurricanes in the first pre-season game of the Super Rugby 2013 season. Joe Moody, Codie Taylor, Dominic
New Zealand Team Excited Parade is on Home Turf
Follow @RedefinedRugby As sixteen international Rugby Sevens teams converge on the streets of Wellington today for the annual Hertz Sevens street parade, the New Zealand team is looking forward to seeing familiar faces in the crowd with the tournament being held on their home turf. A visual feast of costumes, music, dancing
USA Rugby announces player pathway for future female rugby sevens Olympians
Follow @RedefinedRugby (wsws.irb.com) In the run-up to the second round of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series in Houston, Texas, USA Rugby has announced a new initiative to help identify future Women’s Eagles in both 15s and 7s. Trials will be held at regional Olympic Eagle Training Centres (OETC) in February to assist
New coach, new home for Singapore rugby
Follow @RedefinedRugby Inoke Afeaki, the new technical director and national coach of the Singapore Rugby Union. SINGAPORE: Tonga's former three-time World Cup flanker, Inoke Afeaki will be the new technical director and national coach of the Singapore Rugby Union. The first task for Afeaki, who represented Tonga at the 1995, 1999 and 2003
Coaches back IRB officiating approach
Follow @RedefinedRugby (IRB.COM) Aim is to produce stable scrums while fairly enabling quick ball and space for attacking teams Coaches representing the teams participating in the RBS 6 Nations have supported the IRB's ongoing commitment to ensuring clear and consistent officiating during the showcase event, which kicks off this weekend. At the annual IRB
Perenara back in action after long recovery
Follow @RedefinedRugby READY FOR 2013: TJ Perenara is ready to pass the ball at Hurricanes preseason training in Newtown. TJ Perenara will make his long-awaited return to a rugby field via the reserves when the Hurricanes play the Crusaders in a Super Rugby pre-season match in Timaru on Saturday. It will be the
Tighter Rules around Alcohol Management
Follow @RedefinedRugby "Some IMPORTANT Information for those attending the New Zealands Sevens on Friday/Saturday" With the energy and excitement of the Hertz Sevens tournament finally hitting the capital – top of mind is a range of tighter controls on fan behavior to ensure everyone enjoys the action on and off the