Rugby

A Touch of Magic Returns for Argentina's Rugby Team
New York Times
WELLINGTON — His coach has described him as the "conductor," but he
is better known as "El Mago," or the magician, and Argentina will need
Juan Martín Hernández to use his full complement of tricks against New
Zealand in Wellington on Saturday.
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Rugby-World Cup 2015 swoop for Olympic organiser Jevans
Reuters
Sept 6 (Reuters) - Amid concerns about a lack of urgency in preparations,
the organisers of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England have replaced chief
executive Paul Vaughan with the director of sport at the London Olympics,
Debbie Jevans. Vaughan, who ...
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Wheelchair rugby gets underway at London Paralympics
Wikinews
London, England — Wheelchair rugby got underway yesterday at London's
Basketball Arena with four games being played: the United States versus
Great Britain, Sweden versus Belgium, Australia versus Canada, and Japan
versus France. Seth McBride of ...
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Rugby-UAE to host Sevens tournament to boost sport in region
Reuters
Sept 6 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates plans to host an inter-Arabian
Gulf Rugby Sevens tournament to boost the sport regionally, ahead of the
2014 Asian Games and the 2016 Olympics. The event is also part of a drive
to get Sevens into the West ...
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Ben Alexander admits the Wallabies let their fans down in Test matches
against ...
Herald Sun
But the Wallabies pledge to lift their game against the Springboks in Perth
tomorrow night came just as more injury woe hit the team, with hooker
Stephen Moore suffering a hamstring injury at training yesterday. Set to
become the most capped Wallaby ...
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Rugby's 'pale male' problem
SPORT24
The introduction of Super Rugby and the Tri-Nations inflicted the first
dents on the domestic tournament, then it took a blow to the solar plexus
with Super Rugby being extended to the monstrosity that it is today, and
then direct hit to the jaw via ...
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Rugby: Mistakes, penalties feature of Otago win
New Zealand Herald
There have been more than 230 games between Otago and Southland over 125
years with plenty of great ones. Just do not add Invercargill, 2012 to that
list. From when referee Bryce Lawrence blew three penalties inside the
opening two minutes this match ...
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Stephen Moore set to become most capped Wallabies hooker ... but not
this ...
The Australian
STEPHEN Moore has been ruled out of the Wallabies' Test against the
Springboks in Perth tomorrow night, denying him the chance to become the
most capped hooker in Australian rugby history. Moore, who is equal with
Jeremy Paul on 72 caps, strained his ...
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Rugby may see Packer-style revolution
NEWS.com.au
RENEWED calls for a third tier in professional rugby appears to be gaining
traction, with the ARU considering a Toyota Cup-style youth competition and
plans for a privately-run, million-dollar competition kicked around. The
ARU is in preliminary ...
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RUGBY: Gatland ready for Aussie mind games
New Straits Times
LONDON: Newly appointed British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is
ready for mind games from Australian Rugby Union (ARU) chief executive John
O'Neill when he leads the side against the Wallabies next year. "I just
think you have got to handle ...
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