June 10, 2023
Having named his favorites to win the 2023 World Cup, the former All black Captain Richie McCaw made little mention of the reigning champions springboxchances. McCaw spoke to World rugbyThe official website as the World Cup on Wednesday marked 100 days until the start of France 2023. When asked later this year about favorites to
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Melanie Dignaschi is a seasoned sportswriter for the Canberra Times with a true passion for all sports. She has covered all codes from the NRL to the NFL and has a background in print, digital, podcast, television and video journalism, working in the newsrooms at Nine, Fox Sports and Seven before moving to the capital.
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Paris – With 100 days left before the start of the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday, World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin said this year’s tournament was “timely”. The competition starts on September 1st. 8 when hosts France play three-time winner New Zealand. Troubles in recent months include clubs in England continuing to struggle financially
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Former NRL coach Daniel Anderson has opened up about an unusual surfing accident that has left him paralyzed as world rugby league rallies around his inspiring road to recovery. Anderson was on a family holiday on the Central Coast of New South Wales in December when he was thrown into a wave while bodysurfing and
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Tina Turner helped change rugby league forever, but one NRL icon missed the opportunity to be part of the magic. The world was left in mourning after the American Music icon dies at 83 on Thursday. Watch every game of every round of NRL Telstra Premiership Season 2023 live on Kayo Sports. New to Cayo?
READ MOREThe Funabashi Tokyo Bay Spears won their first trophy and became the second team to be inscribed in the Japan First Rugby League trophy when they beat the Saitama Wild Knights 17-15 at the National Stadium on Saturday. A try by Haruto Kida and four penalties by Bernard Foley secured victory in front of 41,794
READ MOREWales suffered a dramatic double whammy on Friday when Alan Wyn Jones, the world’s highest scoring international, and senior striker Justin Tipurik announced their retirement from probation just four months before the first Rugby World Cup match against Fiji in Bordeaux. They were both included in Wales manager Warren Gatland’s 54-man preliminary training squad due
READ MOREThe Australian National Rugby League is hoping the old adage about what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas will hold true for its supposed first major push into the US sports market. NRL officials are optimistic that interest in their virtually padless form of football continues long after they offered the first competitive game outside
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Members Springbok Team made a big transition into test mode on Wednesday when they returned to the Durban training ground for the first of two training camps this month as the national team begins to head into the international campaign and Rugby World Cup in France in September. This 15-player camp will end on Friday,
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Chris Dutton has been a sports journalist since 2008 covering rugby, rugby league, basketball, cricket and football. He has covered the World Championships and the Olympic Games in print and online. Chris worked as a news director but returned to the sport to follow the ups and downs. Email: chris.dutton@canberratimes.com.au Chris Dutton has been a
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