Author: Steve Lenthall

Canberra born and bred Rugby fan brought up on Canberra Kookaburra and ACT Brumbies Rugby.

Windy Wellington is the next stop on the IRB Sevens circuit with action kicking off in the Kiwi capital on Friday morning. The Australians will be looking to improve on their last showing in Las Vegas where they went down 26-24 to England in the Plate final and have been buoyed by the return of captain Ed Jenkins from injury. Jenkins is the only change and replaces Jordan Tuapou in the squad of 12 to contest the fifth leg of the IRB series. The Australians have been drawn in Pool D alongside Samoa, Tonga and Kenya for the two day…

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The ARU has announced plans for a new domestic rugby competition to be played in 2014. The competition to be known as the National Rugby Championship will run from August to October and will be sponsored by Fox Sports. Fox Sports will televise one game live per round plus the semi finals and final. Sydney and Brisbane club competitions are working to schedule their existing club competitions so they will not clash with the new competition. The participating teams have not yet been revealed but it is expected there will be 8-10 teams from major population centres across Australia. A…

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