Rugby

Foley Joins Force Super Rugby Team a Day After Quitting Waratahs
Businessweek
Michael Foley joined the Western Force Super Rugby team as head coach on a
three-year contract a day after quitting the New South Wales Waratahs.
Foley, 45, succeeds Richard Graham, who stood down from the Perth-based
franchise in April.
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Foley signs as Western Force coach
SI.com
PERTH, Australia (AP) -Former Wallabies hooker Michael Foley joined the
Western Force as its new coach on Wednesday, a day after resigning from
rival Super rugby side the New South Wales Waratahs. The Force said in a
statement that Foley has signed ...
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Rugby: Sharks coach Plumtree confident of final upset
New Zealand Herald
To win the Super Rugby final against the Chiefs the Sharks have to beat the
three conference winners away on consecutive weekends but coach John
Plumtree is confident it can happen and he isn't the only one. New
Zealander Plumtree said the Sharks had ...
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Bad news only for wobbling Wallabies
SuperSport
There is no doubt that our participation in this, the 17th edition of a
tournament that now makes up almost three quarters of our rugby viewing in
a year, must be described as a success, regardless of the outcome of
Saturday's final. Unfortunately for those of us ...
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Foley signs on with Western Force
The Australian
Foley quit his post at the NSW Waratahs yesterday, and will replace Richard
Graham as head coach of the Force. The appointment ends a drawn-out saga
for the Force, who parted ways with Graham in mid-April after it was
revealed the former Wallabies ...
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Force confirm Foley as Super Rugby coach
ABC Online
Map: Perth 6000. The Western Force have confirmed the appointment of
Michael Foley as head coach for the next three Super Rugby seasons. Foley
quit his post at the NSW Waratahs on Tuesday, and will replace Richard
Graham as head coach of the Force ...
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Can excitement overcome jet-lag?
SuperSport
The Sharks coaches will know in their hearts that the odds are
overwhelmingly against them in Saturday's Super Rugby final, but they are
clinging to the hope that the excitement of being in the decider will help
them overcome the debilitating effects of travel ...
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Players want say in new Waratahs coach
The Australian
NSW Waratahs captain Benn Robinson is seeking player input into the
appointment of a new head coach of the Super Rugby team, but he may have
missed the boat as they are already close to finding a replacement for
Michael Foley. The Waratahs are ...
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SuperBru S15 final preview
SPORT24
After exceptional efforts at the weekend, only two totally deserving sides
remain to fight for the ultimate prize in southern hemisphere club rugby.
Saturday's battle at Waikato Stadium promises plenty. Strap yourselves in.
Defying their prestigious opponents on ...
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Sharks deserved an extra week
SPORT24
Before the major rugby calendar became so crazily, ever more progressively
jam-packed, there was one merciful instance, in 1996, when the final was,
indeed, scheduled two weeks after the semis – it didn't aid the Sharks
then, in scoreboard terms, as they ...
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