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APRIL FREE RUGBY RAFFLE: 1 BAKLINE Remember Christchurch Tee

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Thanks to Bakline for offering to raffle off one of their Remember Christchurch tees. As the dust settles and the last of the survivors of the earthquake that ruptured Christchurch are unearthed, many residents on the south island will need the continued support of their neighbors, family and friends of the Red Cross. This exclusive … Read more

Every Women’s Rugby Test Match Now Traced & Archived!!! (and its only taken five years…)

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Women's rugby union team, New South Wales, Australia, 1930s.

This is an amazing feat and I thank John for spearheading this project! You are amazing!

from John Birch:

The result of every women’s rugby international ever played have been traced. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women’s_international_rugby_union (you may have to copy and paste the link, it doesn’t like the apostrophe) to view the complete and comprehensive list, including at last the results of the 1996 FIRA championship (hitherto even FIRA did not have the information), and Wales’s missing games from 1999.

A few minor matters remain to be traced – a few dates of games here and there (especially games between Russia and Kazakhstan in 1997) and the odd venue – but at last, for the first time, the outcome of all 875 games are now known.

Its taken almost exactly five years to trace the games, a search that began when I went to watch England win the 2006 Six Nations at Old Albanians, and happened to ask how their performance compared with games in the past… and found that no-one knew because there was simply no record of women’s internationals anywhere.

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Sevens: Rise of Regional and Women’s Rugby

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  from IRB.com: Olympic status for Sevens is changing rugby exponentially away from the sport’s heartlands. In part 1 of this series Tim Maitland looked at how 95% of the benefit of being in the Games from 2016 isn’t the money that comes from the IOC, but the investment from individual nations into their sport. In part … Read more

Canada win Hong Kong 7s Rugby Women’s Title

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from IRB.com: Canada’s women made it two Sevens Cup titles in as many months by beating France 28-14 to claim the Cable&Wireless Women’s Hong Kong crown. Mandy Marchak and her side followed their victory in Las Vegas last month against Netherlands with more hard work in Hong Kong and gained a deserved victory with tries … Read more

Universal Sports to show Hong Kong Sevens Live this Saturday, plus get a special discount on their season VOD package

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US Rugby fans are in for a treat this Saturday night as Universal Sports will be broadcasting live coverage of the Sevens World Series from Hong Kong beginning @ 12 MIDNIGHT ET/9pm PT, both on-air and online. They are also offering a special 50% discount on their full Sevens World Series season VOD package (originally … Read more

England World Cup Star Supports Gloucestershire Girls’ rugby tournament

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England’s Women Rugby World Cup captain Catherine Spencer will be supporting the next generation of rugby stars at the 2011 Gloucestershire 10s Rugby Tournament in April. Spencer captained England side to three consecutive Six Nations and a memorable World Cup final in September, narrowly losing to New Zealand, before handing back the armband shortly before … Read more

Remember Christchurch 2.22.11

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from Baklinerugby: As the dust settles and the last of the survivors of the earthquake that ruptured Christchurch are unearthed, many residents on the south island will need the continued support of their neighbors, family and friends of the Red Cross. Getty Images / Martin Hunter This exclusive tee is about turning your purchase into a … Read more