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On the back of a promising stint in the NRL where he played in a Rugby League World Cup final for Samoa and State of Origin series for New South Wales, Suaalii recently completed a big-money move to union. The 21-year-old hadn’t played any Super Rugby Pacific before his debut at ...
The 15th-ranked Tongans, whose roster has been strengthened thanks to recent changes in eligibility rules, are gearing up for next month’s Rugby World Cup. The Pacific Islanders are battle-hardened after four hard matches and will have home support in their first test match on home so...
With rugby league growing in popularity and power, union bosses are fighting another war with a rival code. LONG READ Gregor Paul 20 Mar 2024, 22:40 Fijian Drua’s try-scoring whiz Taniela Rakuro named for first start of 2024 The Fijian Drua have made four changes to their starting ...
Rugby Union clubs in England are dying. It turns out spending yourself into oblivion isn’t a smart way to ensure your survival. With English Rugby Union now openly talking about the need for major changes to the structure of their sport, the business model, and rationalisation of clubs, ...
The European Challenge Cup winner will continue to receive an automatic berth in the following season's Heineken Cup; for the first time, this place will not come at the expense of its country's allocation. The only exception to this new rule will occur when England or France produces the ...
Rugby Union: Leonard and Young Fight off Dying Light ; the Lions' Veteran Front-Row Forwards Can Prove to Be Precious Assets on and off the Pitch MAURICE CHEVALIER had a point when he remarked that old age was not so bad when you considered the alternative. Had he thought of it, he mi...
On the one hand the NZ Rugby Union have said that they are going to make losses of $100 Million, yet the ‘Moana Pasifika‘ proposal was expected to make a profit in their very first season! So how realistic was that expectation by the NZ Rugby Union? That being said the ‘Moana Pasi...
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)November 17, 2023 Hip drop tackles are an unacceptable risk to player health and safety. More than 20K tackles were reviewed from the past two seasons to identify the type of play this rule addresses, below are examples ⬇️🎥pic.twitter.com/ihEwWbR516 ...