Nic Darveniza

Nic is a freelance journalist who first tried his hand writing for Green & Gold Rugby as a schoolboy. Five years on, Nic is our resident expert on Brisbane’s local rugby scene not named RugbyReg. In April 2018 Nic releases his first book, the official biography of Waisale Serevi entitled 'Waisale Serevi: The King of Sevens'.

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  NSW Waratahs

  Waratahs soar in State of Origin sneak peek

  Queenslanders will never forget their eight-in-a-row era of State of Origin dominance but the New South Wales...

  Nic Darveniza June 2, 2018
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  Rugby

  Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal Matches

  Welcome to Green & Gold Rugby’s Day Three coverage of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens. The...

  Nic Darveniza April 15, 2018
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  England

  Commonwealth Games 2018: Day Two

  Welcome to Green & Gold Rugby’s Day Two coverage of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Rugby...

  Nic Darveniza April 14, 2018
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  England

  Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens: Day One

  Welcome to Green & Gold Rugby’s coverage of Day One of the 2018 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens...

  Nic Darveniza April 13, 2018
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  ACT Brumbies

  Reds v Brumbies

  The Queensland Reds have defeated the Brumbies 18-10 for their first win of 2018 in front of...

  Nic Darveniza March 2, 2018
• Northern Provincial Rugby

  Queensland confirm 2017 is McIntyre’s final season in Red

  Queensland coach Nick Stiles has this morning confirmed rumours that out-of-favour flyhalf Jake McIntyre has signed with French Top 14 club Agen. News broke in the French press early this morning that McIntyre would join the club based in France’s south-west once his contract with Queensland is completed at the end of this...

  Nic Darveniza July 4, 2017
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  Aviva Premiership

  GAGR Exclusive: Aussie Sevens’ Nick Malouf sets sail for Leicester

  Australian Sevens stalwart Nick Malouf has signed a one-year deal with the Leicester Tigers in the U.K’s Aviva...

  Nic Darveniza June 30, 2017
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  Queensland Reds

  Western Force are Kings of Queensland

  Queensland and New South Wales may be gearing up for Rugby League’s State of Origin next week...

  Nic Darveniza May 26, 2017
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  Rugby

  UN-AUSTRALIAN ACTIVITIES: A round up of the other Super Rugby matches

  This week’s edition of UN-AUSTRALIAN ACTIVITIES takes us to Dunedin, Bloemfontein, Buenos Aires and Hamilton for four...

  Nic Darveniza May 2, 2017
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  NSW Waratahs

  Quade ready to rumble the ‘Tahs at Suncorp

  Quade Cooper is done sitting on the sidelines. The mercurial flyhalf paid the price for a reckless...

  Nic Darveniza April 24, 2017
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  Queensland Reds

  Queensland Reds wind back the clock in Kings win

  The Queensland Reds have defeated the visiting Southern Kings for the first and final time in Super...

  Nic Darveniza April 15, 2017
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  Melbourne Rebels

  GAGR Exclusive: Aussie 7s cast their vote on Super Rugby future

  Late on Sunday evening the Australian Men’s Rugby Sevens team took down their sport’s fastest-growing powerhouse in...

  Nic Darveniza April 12, 2017
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  Rugby

  RUPA slam “deeply disappointing” ARU

  The Australian Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) have slammed the Australian Rugby Union for their role in...

  Nic Darveniza April 9, 2017
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  Rugby

  2017 Hong Kong 7s: Finals

  8:30pm AEST – AUSTRALIA 26 DEFEATED USA 19 HONG KONG – Australia have secured a third-place finish behind...

  Nic Darveniza April 9, 2017
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  Rugby

  2017 Hong Kong 7s: Day Two

  4:44pm – AUSTRALIA 12 DEFEATED ENGLAND 10 Australia have defeated England 12-10 in the final match of...

  Nic Darveniza April 8, 2017
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  Rugby

  2017 Hong Kong 7s: Day One

  AUSTRALIA 22 DEFEATED SAMOA 19 HONG KONG – The Australian Rugby Sevens team have kicked off to...

  Nic Darveniza April 7, 2017
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  IRB U20's

  Queensland win second straight U20s National Championship

  The Queensland Reds U20s are back-to-back National Champions, defeating NSW Gen Blue 49-19 at the home of...

  Nic Darveniza April 2, 2017
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  Queensland Reds

  Late surge seals Hurricanes win over Reds

  In the final years of the Ewen McKenzie era of the Reds, the Queenslanders boasted Australia’s strongest...

  Nic Darveniza April 1, 2017
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  Queensland Reds

  Preview: Reds vs Crusaders

  With one lucky win and one “atrocious” loss to their name in the Nick Stiles-era, the Queensland...

  Nic Darveniza March 11, 2017
• Rugby

  Super U20s: Reds thump Rebels in Grand Final Rematch

  The Queensland Reds U20s have started 2017’s Super Rugby U20s championship with a bang, disposing of the visiting Melbourne Rebels U20s 30-13 on a 31 degree scorcher at Brothers Rugby Club in Brisbane. The Reds exploded out of the gates, piling on 34-pts in the first half with tries to Liam Wright,...

  Nic Darveniza February 25, 2017