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Japan excited for WXV opportunity

Sakura 15s coach Lesley McKenzie believes World Rugby’s new global annual 15s competition will help the women’s game grow in Japan. Continue reading Untitled

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I need ilona maher to start playing 15s now, I have tickets to the opening world cup match and it's England v USA and like....to see ilona actually live in front of me beasting it on a rugby pitch???? I would not cope

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THE PRINCE DIARIES ♔

10 SEPTEMBER 2024 || LLANELLI VISIT (3/3) : PARC Y SCARLETS

The Prince of Wales in his role as the Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, visited the Parc y Scarlets, the home of the Scarlets for his final engagement in Llanelli.

William has been the patron of the WRU since 2007 and the visit was aimed at celebrating the contribution of current and former Welsh female players to the sport.

During his visit, he met and spoke to members of the current Wales female international team who have recently qualified for the 2025 World Cup.

William also presented caps and brooches for the WRU’s “Missing Caps” campaign to former players who were historically missed when they played for Wales.

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Dan Carter and Sophie Turner unveil the Webb Ellis Cup.

Well done New Zealand! 🇳🇿 You must be very proud, of your incredible performance. Congratulations South Africa 🇿🇦 won a historic fourth Rugby World Cup 🏉 New Zealand 11–12 South Africa.

The next five years are going to be pretty stacked Down Under. The 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, also dubbed AU 2025, international rugby union tour scheduled to take place in Australia between June and August 2025.

The eleventh edition of the Rugby World Cup will take place also in Australia between October 1st 2027 and November 13th 2027. The competition will feature 24 teams for the first time ever, in a complete re-imagination of the original format.

See you at the next men's rugby union team competition in Australia in 2027 🇦🇺

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Australia and France were named the HSBC SVNS 2024 Champions

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Australia and France were named the HSBC SVNS 2024 Champions

At the first-ever Grand Final in Madrid, France’s men and Australia’s women were declared the HSBC SVNS 2024 Champions following the most dramatic and intense rugby sevens competition in history. Following an incredible 19-5 victory against Argentina in the men’s final to deprive the HSBC SVNS 2024 League Winners the double in Madrid, France will head into their home Olympic Games with a lot of confidence.

After winning in Vancouver, France ended their 19-year cup drought. They sealed the victory with two tries in the second half, and Rodrigo Isgro of Argentina was sent out late for an illegal tackle.

Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, a rejuvenated Fiji defeated New Zealand for the second time this weekend to take home bronze, matching their best finish of the year. Australia won the women’s division after defeating France 26-7 behind a hat-trick from Maddison Levi, who gave her team their first cup victory since Cape Town in December. Australia was the best team all weekend in Madrid, defeating New Zealand 21-19 in an exciting semifinal comeback. Australia was the HSBC SVNS League leaders for nearly the whole season until falling short to fierce rivals New Zealand in the last round in Singapore.

In retaliation for losing to the same opponents in the pool round, the Blacks Ferns Sevens defeated Canada 26–14 to win the bronze medal. The top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 competed against the teams placed ninth through twelfth in the SVNS 2024 promotion and relegation Play Off competition.

Samoa and Canada lost their spots on the HSBC SVNS series in the men’s HSBC SVNS Play-Offs, but the USA and Spain kept their spots thanks to wins. Following their respective victories over Germany and Chile in the Challenger Series, Kenya and Uruguay will be joining them.

China won the women’s play-offs and will join South Africa on the SVNS Series the following season. In the qualification final, the newcomers overcame Belgium 33-0, while South Africa was crushed 22-0 by hosts Spain. Brazil defeated Poland 38–7 with a commanding performance, and Japan defeated Argentina 26–12 to keep their spots on HSBC SVNS 2025. The Play Off losing teams will go through the regional qualification process to compete in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025. News for The Daily Rugby

“We’re finally getting some pay for our hard work, which is good,” Maddison Levi of Australia stated. We’re finally building; the Olympics are so close. It’s always a hard struggle between the two, and the fact that we haven’t defeated New Zealand since Perth, in my opinion, simply shows that we can succeed.

They did a great job with the framework, in my opinion. Sevens is an exhilarating experience, and as an athlete, you can’t always perform at your best. Our coaches have our utmost confidence and trust, and I believe that their efforts are truly evident on the pitch. the bravery and readiness of each person to delve deeply throughout training.

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Emilia Romagna, Sport Valley: ciclismo, sitting volley, rugby e automobilismo

Emilia Romagna, Sport Valley: ciclismo, sitting volley, rugby e automobilismo. Dopo 13 anni di assenza è tornato il Giro di Romagna nel cuore dei territori colpiti dall'alluvione. Un evento di sport tra Emilia e Romagna. A partire dal ciclismo, con il Giro di Romagna che ritorna dopo 13 anni di assenza nei territori colpiti dall'alluvione, il Sei Nazioni di rugby femminile a Parma con Italia-Scozia e la Coppa Rotary di sitting volley a Cesena - momenti che sono rientrati nel calendario di eventi sostenuto dalla Regione -, fino al Mondiale automobilistico Endurance a Imola, in attesa del Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna di Formula 1, in programma il 18 e il 19 maggio. Il primo appuntamento si è svolto con il Campionato promozionale nazionale di sitting volley Coppa Rotary presso il Polo Fieristico di Cesena. Una competizione che è rientrata nell'Accordo triennale tra Regione e Federazione italiana pallavolo e che conferma l'impegno regionale per la promozione di tutte le discipline sportive, comprese quelle paralimpiche. Lo stadio Lanfranchi di Parma ha ospitato il Sei Nazioni femminile di rugby e la partita Italia-Scozia, che ha fatto seguito a quella con l'Inghilterra del 23 marzo, e rientra nella collaborazione tra Regione e Federazione italiana Rugby. Un confronto importante per la classifica: il piazzamento finale al terzo posto nel Sei Nazioni femminile garantisce infatti la qualificazione diretta alla Rugby World Cup 2025 che si giocherà in Inghilterra. E' stata la volta anche del ciclismo, con l'87esima edizione del Giro di Romagna, da Lugo (RA) a Castrocaro Terme (FC). Un ritorno importante dopo l'ultima edizione del 2011 e un'ulteriore occasione di visibilità per i comuni alluvionati, nell'anno della Grande Partenza del Tour de France. E' stato un appuntamento nel cuore della Motor Valley, con la Sei Ore del Mondiale automobilistico di Endurance, il Fia WEC, all'Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola. Tra i protagonisti la Ferrari 499p Hypercar, al debutto in Emilia-Romagna, a meno di un mese dal ritorno del Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna di Formula 1, il 18 e il 19 maggio.  ... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

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HSBC PERTH SVNS 2024 ready to reach new Excitement Event in Australia

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World Rugby brings HSBC SVNS 2024 to HBF Park in Perth on 26-28 January, 2024. The three-day event featuring the best 12 men’s and 12 women’s rugby sevens teams will be the third of eight events on the reimagined HSBC SVNS 2024 Fans will experience an immersive festival atmosphere

with entertainment from start to finish, including live music, DJs and roaming entertainment throughout the grounds The Beach Club experience at the heart of the fun celebrates the Australian leg of HSBC SVNS, with street food markets showcasing the flavours of the HSBC SVNS global

destinations Pre-sale tickets for HSBC SVNS PER on sale Wednesday from 09:00 AWST with general on sale set for Friday also at 09:00 AWST Tickets are on sale this week for the third round of HSBC SVNS 2024, World Rugby’s revamped and rebranded global celebration of rugby sevens,

at HBF Park in Perth, Australia on 26-28 January, 2024 to kick-start a thrilling year for the sport gearing up towards the Olympic Games Paris

HSBC SVNS PER is set to host an electrifying spectacle with the world's top 12 men's and women's rugby sevens teams, including powerhouse

nations like the Australian men’s and women’s teams, Olympic champions Fiji, perennial favourites South Africa, Samoa, USA and the formidable New Zealand All Blacks Sevens. Over three thrilling days of competition, the world’s best rugby sevens athletes will display unmatched speed,

skill, and athleticism to thrill the crowds with non-stop action. In partnership with the Western Australian Government, through Tourism Western Australia, World Rugby is set to bring HSBC SVNS to Australia in 2024 and 2025 at HBF Park in Perth, with fan experiences at the heart of the

event. With a bold ambition to supercharge rugby’s global reach and appeal by being more accessible to younger, leisure-hungry audiences, HSBC SVNS PER aims to deliver the ultimate in immersive experiences, a unique festival of sport, entertainment and culture set against the stunning

backdrop of Western Australia. For those seeking a more premium and exclusive setting, the golden ticket is our new next level hospitality experience, featuring a fast-track entrance into the stadium, premium food and drink, a full programme of fun and entertainment in private

lounges and the best seats in the house. Celebrating cuisine and culture, our beach club features food markets showcasing flavours from the other HSBC SVNS locations. Fans across the globe can register for an exclusive presale opportunity now at SVNS.com and to learn more about the

travel packages available and to secure your visit to Perth, please visit SVNS. Located in the heart of Perth, the capital of Western Australia a famed travel destination with a globally renowned record in hosting cultural and sporting events – HBF Park is Perth’s premier rectangular

stadium providing world-class sporting and concert events to all fans. Recently upgraded ahead of hosting the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, HBF Park has hosted several major music concerts including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Elton John and is the home of Perth

Glory and the Western Force. With less than one year until the Olympic Games Paris 2024 gets underway, the action will be intense from start to finish with World Rugby’s revamped competition formula set to provide rugby sevens fans with even more excitement, jeopardy and entertainment.

Under the new model, HSBC SVNS 2024 features seven regular season events plus a Grand Final. The top eight placed teams based on cumulative series points at the conclusion of HSBC SVNS SGP will secure their opportunity to compete in the new ‘winner takes all’ Grand Final in Madrid, where the women’s and men’s HSBC SVNS 2024 champions will be crowned.

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Can the Panthers Keep Jerome Luai For $1.7 Million Over Two Years?

A Four time Grand Finalist, a three time Premiership winner, he has one of the highest winning percentages for a player in the entire history of Australian Rugby League, and he led Samoa to the World Cup Final in 2022. Oh, and he’s only 26 years old… Jarome Luai haș a big decision to make about where his career goes from 2025 onwards. Contracted to the Penrith Panthers through to the end of…

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Record demand for tickets as Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 arrives in host cities around England

Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 is generating record demand, with more than 100,000 tickets requested in just the first week of the application phase adding to the 130,000 tickets already sold in the presale. Continue reading Record demand for tickets as Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 arrives in host cities around England

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Old corrals and a resilient tree

Sunday 8th October

Bosnia and Herzegovina remain an unpopular choice for visitors from the rest of Europe. I have watched a steady stream of traffic slowly wobble past on their way for weekend lunch in nearby Lukomir, 99% of them are Bosnian, and I’ve seen only one other campervan, and yet a couple of hundred kilometres west on the Croatian coast it’s almost still high tourist season. This is a perfect time to visit here, pleasantly warm days, and the autumn colours about to arrive. There isn’t even a Cicerone book about these mountains, though there is about all the surrounding countries. I have offered..

Bosnia suffered more than most countries in the Balkan War. Many of its beautiful hills and valleys had mines laid and it is common still to see warning signs not to wander off paths. That certainly doesn’t encourage outdoor tourists, though it is less of a problem than when I was here 5 years ago. There is no problem in the National Parks, and areas like where I am now. The country is on its last step to join NATO, projected now for 2025, and is a potential candidate country for EU accession.

Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire it has a rich culture and history. It is also religiously diverse, with a 50% Muslim population, 30% Orthodox Christians, and 15% Catholic Christians.

Sarajevo was ranked in the top ten best cities in the world by Lonely Planet in 2009, and though international tourism has grown in the last ten years, it is still way below most of its neighbours.

Today, this little part of the country was at its very best. The sort of day that inspires you to write about it.

Roja and I sauntered, as one does on a Sunday after a late Saturday, up the other side of the valley. Here there are as many old stone walls as we have back in the Lake District. And again here, most of them seem pointless. We found an old track, clearly something more than that, as it was walled, so perhaps an old road. Once we gained some height we stumbled on old corrals bordered by the stone walls.

Shepherds clearly took their flocks higher in the summer months, and the risk of wolves and bears was greater when their populations were so much higher. This is about 1750 metres, and almost a different world to the one below. There is so much for an outdoor enthusiast here, with the relatively gentle gradients of the slopes, pretty much everywhere can be accessed on foot or by mountain bike, and the views are superb. The snow would provide a whole load of new opportunities.

We came to the top of the hill we were aiming for, and perched exactly on the summit was a magnificent and greatly resilient, tree.

This area, and the local villages of Umoljani and Lukomir, are amongst the oldest villages in Bosnia. Umoljani was destroyed in the war, but was soon rebuilt, along with a new ecological ski complex at Babin Do, just 30 kilometres from Sarajevo.

It’s tourism that has breathed new life into these villages, particularly Lukomir. Its ragged road, 15 slow kilometres from Umoljani, is part of the attraction.

There aren’t many areas of Europe left like this, still wild after all these years. Many rural areas are becoming wild for a different reason, that of depopulation. But this is a superb example of the a relatively undiscovered gem.

The last day of the World Cup Pools, and the last game, just in case I needed to justify to myself the time that watching sport occupies, Portugal provided the answer. I coached at one of their clubs, in Porto, in 2012 where three of this squad are from, most notably Pedro Bettencourt, who was in the Senior Colts (under 18s) then. I coached the level below, the 16s.

The reality is that the vast majority of the Portuguese population won’t be aware of what happened, it is a country dominated by football like few others, to its detriment. My next visit has been shoved up the agenda so as I can spread the word a bit more. Now the ball is passed to World Rugby, who, unlike on previous such occasions, must act to give more exposure, more games, to these teams that have entertained us so much in the last five weeks. I’m not confident they will sadly, but, let’s at least enjoy this moment.

And a word too for something that the Portugal have done better than anyone else in the tournament, and that’s their shorts. Whoever it was said, ‘Shorts, they’re not important, it’s what’s inside them that counts..’ was wrong here. Those shorts were special.

(and, the quote is of course from Barnstoneworth United’s coach, in Golden Gordon).

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Cupa Mondială de Rugby. Franța renunță să mai găzduiască turneul din 2025

Franța refuză să mai găzduiască Rugby League World Cup din 2025, organizatorii invocând motive financiare pentru această decizie. „Este greu de exprimat cât de dezamăgit sunt de această veste”, a declarat președintele IRL, Troy Grant. Liga Internațională de Rugby (IRL) a declarat că va lua în considerare alte opțiuni pentru turneul din 2025. Franța refuză să mai găzduiască Cupa Mondială de Rugby…

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All Blacks captain Sam Cane to retire from international rugby

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All Blacks captain Sam Cane to retire from international rugby

Sam Cane, the captain of New Zealand, said on Monday that he will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, capping a 12-year international career that included a World Cup victory. Having played 95 Tests – 27 as captain – the 32-year-old has decided to focus on spending more time with family and sign a long-term contract with Suntory Goliath in Tokyo, New Zealand Rugby stated in a statement.

Since South Africa defeated the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup final last year, the team has not played, and Sam Cane had already taken a sabbatical in Japan. Cane stated that the opportunity to sign a three-year contract with the affluent Tokyo club was too good to refuse. I had to weigh up everything and, in the end, with a young family, it seemed like the best decision to help set up our future, he stated.

It was a very hard one because I love the teams that I represent here in New Zealand. Sam Cane has announced his decision to retire from Test cricket at the end of 2024, some 12 years after making his All Blacks debut. Sam Cane has made the decision to sign a long-term contract with and concentrate on spending more time with his family.

As arranged, Sam Cane, who is on sabbatical and eligible to be selected for the All Blacks in 2024, will return home at the conclusion of the current Japanese club season. Sam, I’m grateful for all the years and moments you’ve shared with the black jersey. Complete legend. Cane has two Super Rugby championship winning teams with the Chiefs and won the World Cup with New Zealand in 2015.

Sam Cane to retire from Test rugby in best decision for his family

However, he did not always have an easy time leading the All Blacks after replacing Kieran Read as captain in 2020. Cane had moments of poor form and was substituted in the 28th minute in the Rugby World Cup final the previous year. There had been calls for his dismissal due to the threat posed by players like Ardie Savea and Dalton Papalii. In 2022, New Zealand lost its first Test series at home to Ireland, and a few weeks later, they were shocked to lose to Argentina in Christchurch. These events occurred under his term.

I genuinely appreciate the opportunity I got to wear the captain’s armband. It was a great pleasure and privilege, and Cane learned a lot from it as well as experienced personal growth. The decision of Sam Cane to accept the new contract in Japan was addressed “at length” by the recently appointed All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. I fully understand the reasons behind his decision and support him,” stated Robertson.

Being the captain demands more of you physically and mentally because of the position he plays. That makes what he’s accomplished over such a long time so amazing. I applaud him much for seizing this chance. After the current Japanese club season concludes, Cane will return to New Zealand and be available for selection for the All Blacks for the remainder of 2024, although he will not be captain. It’s part of the natural process that happens in rugby, Cane stated. I had my time as captain and it was a huge honour and privilege Rugby News the daily rugby

Sam Cane, the captain of New Zealand, said that he will leave the game at the end of 2024 after agreeing to a three-year contract with Suntory Sungoliath of Japan.

At the conclusion of the Japanese season this summer, Cane will rejoin the team and be available to play for the All Blacks for the remainder of the season.

Sam Cane to retire from Test rugby and pursue club career in Japan

Following New Zealand Rugby’s external agreement to release him from the last year of his contract, which extended to the end of 2025, the 32-year-old will subsequently return to Japan.

Cane stated, “I was given a great opportunity when Suntory Sungoliath offered me a three-year contract.” “I had to consider all the options, and ultimately, it seemed like the best course of action to help establish our future as a young family.” Making his All Blacks debut in 2012, the flanker has participated in 95 Test matches, 27 of which he has captained, and he assisted his nation in winning the 2015 World Cup. However, after New Zealand’s 2023 tournament loss to South Africa, he became the first male player in World Cup history to be sent off in a final. Since then, the All Blacks have not participated in a match, and Cane will not lead them when they play next. “That’s just a part of the way rugby works naturally.

I will remain true to myself even if I have the good fortune to be selected for the All Blacks this year. Cane became a Suntory Sungoliath employee last year after choosing to exercise his Waikato Chiefs contract’s sabbatical option. After discussing this at length with Sam, I fully understand the reasons behind his decision and support him, stated All Blacks coach Scott Robertson.

Sam Cane, the captain of New Zealand, said on May 13 that he will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, ending a 12-year international career that included a World Cup victory. Read more about Sam Cane to retire from international rugby

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France withdraws as 2025 Rugby League World Cup hosts

International Rugby League expressed its dismay after France withdrew its hosting rights for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup. French organisers said they couldn’t fully meet financial guarantees for the risk of loss demanded by the French government, and relinquished the staging rights. “It’s difficult to express how disappointed I am with this news,” IRL chair Troy Grant said in a…

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