The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men’s tournament in 2031 and the women’s tournament two years later. World Rugby announced the host nations for all the World Cups from 2025-33 after a meeting of its council in Dublin on Thursday, …
The last few weeks have been wild on the Super Rugby Pacific front. Triple headers, upsets and nailbiting finishes – the whole kit bag has been thrown at us. So this week’s column comes during some down time at Casa de Maloney. I’ve got the feet up watching the latest season of Better Call Saul …
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This article originally appeared on stuff.co.nz and is reproduced with permission New opposition, same old issues for Moana Pasifika. The new Auckland-based franchise remain rooted to the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific table after a 26-22 loss to the Rebels in Melbourne on Saturday night. In what was their first crack at Australian opposition, …
Suliasi Vunivalu has been grounded again with the luckless former NRL champion scratched from the Reds side to host the Chiefs in Brisbane on Friday night. The winger was originally named in Brad Thorn’s starting lineup on Wednesday but succumbed to a problematic injury and was removed on Thursday. “He has some tightness in his …
The leader: Montpellier shaken by his dolphin We had buried the UBB a little too soon. After eight defeats in their last ten matches, the Girondins were able to find moral, physical and technical resources to win on the lawn of Montpellier (22-23) at the end of this 23rd day. Thanks to a major breakthrough …