New Zealand Rugby World Cup

British & Irish Lions Team 2009 SA

rene — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:41:42 +0000

This years British & Irish Lions 2009 squad has been announced, the following players will represent the Lions and take on the Spring Boks might this summer. 37 man Loins squad; Irish Players Paul O’Connell (Captain) David Wallace Alan Quinlan Donncha O’Callaghan Brian O’Driscoll Ronan O’Gara Tomas O’Leary Tob Kearney Jamie Heaslip Stephen Ferris Luke Fitzgerald James Flannery Keith Earls Tommey Bowe Welsh Players Lee Byrne Martin Williams Shane WIlliams Leigh Halfpenny Gethin Genkins Adam Rhys Jones Alun-Wyn Jones Stephen [...]

Sky win rights to broadcast 2011 RWC New Zealand

rene — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:50:05 +0000

Sky has won the rights to broadcast all the coverage for the 48 matches at the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. The pay television company sky, cut the deal with the Rugby World Cup ltd to distribute the coverage for the RWCL’s broadcast partners around the world. Discussions are underway with New Zealand [...]

Rugby Super 14 player dies

rene — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:35:29 +0000

Super 14 rugby player Shawn Mackay dies eight days after car accident, the 26-year-old Brumbies player was taken to hospital in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 29th 2009. MacKay was involved in a road accident outside a busy Durban night club , he was injured in a collision with an armed [...]

Ireland Win Six Nations 2009 Grand Slam title

rene — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:05:54 +0000

Ireland have overcome taught opposition from the welsh rugby team as they take the Grand slam title 2009, with an electrifying final held at the millennium stadium in Cardiff. Both sides were ready for the challenge ahead with some of the best defensive play the tournament has seen, neither team were going to give away [...]

Team ranking history Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup

rene — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:34:33 +0000

Webb Ellis World Cup named after the man who invented Rugby Football, William Webb Ellis was a Rugby school pupil. During a football association in 1823 William picked up the football and ran the football pitch, he placed the ball on the ground between the posts. A great idea ! a great man! The following teams [...]

NZ Rugby World Cup 2011 full match schedule

rene — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:09:15 +0000

New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup match schedule Pool qualifying stages Fri Sept 9th 2011 1 A New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park Sat Sept 10th 2011 2 B Scotland v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium 3 D Fiji v Africa 1 Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium 4 A France v Asia 1 North Shore North Harbour Stadium 5 B [...]

Wales win rugby sevens Worldcup 2009

rene — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:01:18 +0000

Wales stormed to victory in the Rugby sevens Worldcup 2009 after betting the Pumas 19-12 in the Dubai sevens rugby worldcup final. After Wales losing out to the Argentineans 14-0 in the earlier qualifying stages it looked a tough challenge to beat the Pumas in the worldcup final. The welsh team were overcome saying this is more [...]

New Zealand rugby announce venues for Rugby World Cup 2011

rene — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:50:59 +0000

New Zealand Rugby Union releases information about venues and dates for the Rugby World Cup final stages. Wellington and Christchurch are each due to host two quarter- final matches, the quarter-finals will be played on the 7th,8th and 9th of October 2011. Both semi-finals and final will be held at Eden Park on the 15th and 16th October [...]

New Zealand tourism info RWC 2011

rene — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:31:32 +0000

New Zealand, still the largest earner of foreign exchange and is ranked among the best tourist countries in the world. Auckland will be developing another 10,000 beds in time for 2011RWC, with accommodation ranging from 6 star hotel developments to low budget hostels, to suit everyone’s needs. The international visitors annual growth in New Zealand currently stands at 7%. Auckland has [...]

Eden Park NZ world cup final 2011

rene — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:05:41 +0000

Auckland is the host for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, it will be held in Eden Park stadium in New Zealand. Eden Park is the largest seated stadium in NZ at full capacity it currently holds 53,000. New Zealand Rugby commity committed to the upgrade for the stadium in time for the World Cup 2011, the new capacity [...]