NZU20 lose to England in semisA heartbroken New Zealand Under 20 side has lost their IRB Junior World Championship semifinal against England 33 - 21 this morning, despite a valiant second-half come-back effort.
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AIG & Opta Offer $85,000 in Prizes in "AIG Rugby Innovation ChallengeAIG & Opta invite Software Developers to Tackle Game Changing Big Data and Create Apps That Bring Rugby to the Masses
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McGeechan: Gatland can lead Lions to victoryBritish and Irish Lions legend Ian McGeechan says coach Warren Gatland is the perfect man to break their 16-year hoodoo.
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Brumbies become first Aussie domestic team to beat Lions in 42 yearsIn front of a bumper crowd of 21,655 a courageous young Brumbies team have tamed the British & Irish Lions 14-12 at Canberra Stadium tonight, ending the tourists unbeaten streak on the DHL Australia 2013 Lions Tour. The Brumbies led 8-3 at half time thanks to a superbly taken try by Tevita Kuridrani, the only try of the match.
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Chiefs keep busy with matches against the Bay and CountiesThe Chiefs played against provincial sides - the Counties Manukau Cavaliers and Bay of Plenty Wasps - in a hit-out during the international break, playing against provincial sides within the Chiefs region when they took on local selection teams at Waikato Stadium.
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Tough guy Whitelock comes of age for the All BlacksWhile any number of All Blacks could have received praise for their individual performances, there was a wounded warrior called up to the side, with his coach hailing him as ‘world class’ as Brodie Retallick was ruled out of the starting side for the Second Test of the Steinlager Series, that stood taller than any one else.
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Series win gives scope for selection experimentation for All BlacksThe All Blacks coaches will no doubt have a little voice in the back of their head this week reminding them of the sacred mantra that their side ‘remain a winning team’, but with the Steinlager Series wrapped up with 23-13 and 30-0 victories in Auckland and Christchurch respectively, there is now some scope for personal changes.
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All Blacks establish strong synergy between plan and executionThe first Test of the Steinlager Series at Eden Park, despite a solid ten point victory to kick off their 2013 international campaign, showed more than one or two glimpses of an All Blacks coaching box that didn’t look pleased with the manner their team went about their business.
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RWC7s memories: 2001 and Jonah LomuJonah Lomu was back - with a vengeance. Alongside him captain Eric Rush, now 36, and a determined Cup-hunting squad with Tenana, de Goldi, Seymour and Amasio Valence were gunning for glory. Fiji had captain Serevi with Delasau and the Satala cousins. The stage seemed set..
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