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The Blues other pre-season game is against the Chiefs in Te Puke on Friday 11 February. Both teams are likely to involve all players, as they ready for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific competition that kicks off on 18 February. Fans from Northland and North Harbour along with holidaymakers will be able to converge on […] http://dlvr.it/SJ801w

The Blues other pre-season game is against the Chiefs in Te Puke on Friday 11 February. Both teams are likely to involve all players, as they ready for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific competition that kicks off on 18 February. Fans from Northland and North Harbour along with holidaymakers will be able to converge on Warkworth for the Blues opening 2022 pre-season game at the Mahurangi Blues Footy Fest. Blues Super Rugby Sauces trip to Disneyland 🥰 pic.twitter.com/RfwxIIkHoA — The Blues (@BluesRugbyTeam) January 28, 2022 The Blues will take on the Hurricanes at Mahurangi Rugby Club on Saturday 5 February, with a day of fun activities planned. The match, to be hosted by Mahurangi Rugby Club and North Harbour Union, will be the only pre-season game in the region, and the Blues hope the Waitangi Weekend match will attract plenty of fans. The Blues played the same opponents at Mahurangi in 2018 which saw a big attendance for the game. This time organisers are planning a day of fan

Weston will have the Super Rugby pre-season match between the Highlanders and Crusaders on February 4. The little North Otago town, found 5km inland from Oamaru, is the most recent setting for the yearly Farmlands Cup pre-season apparatus. Waimumu, Darfield, Southbridge, Wanaka, and most as of late Temuka, have facilitated Farmlands Cup games, which were presented in 2016, empowering the groups to associate with rustic networks in the South Island. The following year’s match will be played at the Valley Rugby Club on a Friday evening, three weeks before Super Rugby Pacific starts off. Highlanders v Crusaders – Farmlands Cup 2022 Weston Park, Oamaru, New Zealand Friday, February 4 2022 5:30 PM “The Farmlands Cup is always a great celebration of Super Rugby online in the regions. “While there’s plenty of mutual respect between the two sides, the rivalry between the Crusaders and our southern neighbours is strong and I’m sure both teams will look to put on a show for the commu

Moana Pasifika’s inaugural Super Rugby Pacific campaign will be kicking off starting February 2022 Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs in Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, is proud to be the home of the side – as they look to challenge for the very top. Fans from Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau and the Chiefs district are welcome to go […] http://dlvr.it/SJ7WJs

Moana Pasifika’s inaugural Super Rugby Pacific campaign will be kicking off starting February 2022 Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs in Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, is proud to be the home of the side – as they look to challenge for the very top. Fans from Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau and the Chiefs district are welcome to go to the pre-season game on Friday 4 February at Mt Smart Stadium (start off 7.05pm) with all continues and gifts going towards supporting Tongan catastrophe aid ventures. Moana Pasifika Trust seat Savae Sir Michael Jones says “For Moana Pasifika this game has extraordinary significance, not exclusively is it our first notable hit-out at our headquarters Mt Smart Stadium, yet it will likewise be tied in with supporting the Tongan people group in these truly troublesome times. Moana Pasifika have committed their first trip of the Super Rugby Pacific season against the Gallagher Chiefs towards raising assets for the ‘Ofa Atu Tonga’ (Love You Tonga) aid ventures considering the new

Ireland produced an heroic performance to record an historic 29-20 victory over New Zealand, only their third over the All Blacks in 33 meetings. In extending their winning run to seven matches, Andy Farrell’s men showed the offloading IRE v NZ Rugby game that burnished last weekend’s victory over Japan stands scrutiny against the world’s […] http://dlvr.it/SHvBv0

World Rugby Seville Sevens second tournament is being held at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville on 28–30 January 2022. All times in Central European Time (GMT+01:00). The pools were scheduled as follows. With Malaga Sevens capping off the tournament with two outstanding finals match, fans and teams now prepare for Seville. 📍 Next stop: Seville #Spain7s | #HSBC7s pic.twitter.com/G9Z9ayccy9 — World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 26, 2022 The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series took place in Malaga for the inaugural Spanish leg. We saw the USA women take home the hardware after beating Russia in the finals. While the Blitzboks 7s took home their third championship trophy winning all three Sevens Series events, so far. Spain Seville Sevens Schedule 2022 Friday 28 January Canada 7s vs Scotland 7s Australia 7s vs Kenya 7s France 7s vs Wales 7s England 7s vs Japan 7s Ireland 7s vs Germany 7s Argentina 7s vs Jamaica 7s USA 7s vs Spain 7s South Africa 7s vs Samoa 7s Saturday

Ireland produced an heroic performance to record an historic 29-20 victory over New Zealand, only their third over the All Blacks in 33 meetings. In extending their winning run to seven matches, Andy Farrell’s men showed the offloading IRE v NZ Rugby game that burnished last weekend’s victory over Japan stands scrutiny against the world’s best. Two Joey Carbery penalties in the final seven minutes took a breathless match away from the visitors, who thus experienced defeat in Europe for only the third time in 41 Tests in Europe. Back-row Caelan Doris was named Man of the Match but there were outstanding performances all over the park, from bandaged warrior Garry Ringrose to thunderous New Zealand-born wing James Lowe. The forwards to a man didn’t yield an inch. The jutted jaw of Johnny Sexton as the anthems concluded showed Ireland meant business and they were out of the blocks quickly, with some terrific continuity built on the speed of their ruck ball. Codie Taylor was yellow-c

Ireland’s three-test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand in July, and New Zealand Rugby still waiting to see its full impact on Super Rugby Pacific. After securing their third victory over the All Blacks in five years, Ireland will attempt to take down the last bastion of All Blacks supremacy – a series victory in New Zealand – next July. However history suggests this task is almost an insurmountable endeavour for Andy Farrell’s men, and what likely awaits the Irish travelling cohert is a grand scale humbling to the tune of a 3-nil sweep. It’s not that you would pick it on the form right now of both sides. Ireland are not a bad side, far from it, they are as strong a side in World Rugby right now. In a pre-Covid world, the series against Ireland would deliver NZ Rugby a much-needed financial boost, but as with many other industries the governing body’s next move will be dictated by the government. “Group spaces have not been allocated that far in advance,” an MBIE spokeswo

Ireland’s three-test series against the All Blacks in New Zealand in July, and New Zealand Rugby still waiting to see its full impact on Super Rugby Pacific. After securing their third victory over the All Blacks in five years, Ireland will attempt to take down the last bastion of All Blacks supremacy – a series victory in […] http://dlvr.it/SHrndN

the countdown to Super Rugby Pacific trials more than underway, teams are starting to put the final touches to their pre-season campaigns. After gruelling blocks of training, the Australian teams and Fijian Drua will begin trials this week as they put what they learnt into action ahead of a crucial 2022 season.  The Western Force were set to play the Fijian Drua in Ballina on January 30, however, the trial was cancelled due to border controls. 🤌 Some silky finishes here! #SuperRugbyPacific pic.twitter.com/xXmVAMBsM9 — Super Rugby Pacific (@SuperRugby) January 26, 2022 Further broadcasting details for the trials will be confirmed in the coming days Super Rugby Pacific 2022 trials *all times local Saturday, January 29:  NSW Waratahs v Brumbies/Super W: Waratahs City v Waratahs Country, Bowral Blacks Rugby Club, Bowral (5:30 pm)  –  Live on NSW Rugby TV Saturday, February 5:  Waratahs v Shute Shield sides Western Sydney Two Blues, West Harbour and Hunter Wildfire, Eric Twee

the countdown to Super Rugby Pacific trials more than underway, teams are starting to put the final touches to their pre-season campaigns. After gruelling blocks of training, the Australian teams and Fijian Drua will begin trials this week as they put what they learnt into action ahead of a crucial 2022 season.  The Western Force […] http://dlvr.it/SHqhdK

the Force will begin their pre-season trials on January 30 as they take on Super Rugby Pacific newcomers Fijian Drua in Ballina. Western Force have locked in two Super Rugby pre-season trials with Fijian Drua and Queensland Reds ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific season. It will be the first time the Force have met […] http://dlvr.it/SHmBjZ

the Force will begin their pre-season trials on January 30 as they take on Super Rugby Pacific newcomers Fijian Drua in Ballina. Western Force have locked in two Super Rugby pre-season trials with Fijian Drua and Queensland Reds ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific season. It will be the first time the Force have met the Fijian side since their 38-15 win in the 2019 National Rugby Championship, the title the Force went on to win. The Force vs Fijian Drua game will be played at Ballina Rugby Union Club in New South Wales on Sunday, January 30. This will be the first time the Force and the Fijian Drua meet since our successful 2019 National Rugby Championship campaign. The match-up will be played at Ballina Rugby Union Club in New South Wales on Sunday, January 30. The squad then travel to take on the Queensland Reds in Ballymore on Saturday, February 5 after WA border restrictions prevented the fixture taking place in Geraldton. 3 changes to #Drua side against Western Force https:/

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua will now host its first Super Rugby match in Fiji on the 30th of April against the Highlanders at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. Previously, the Drua was supposed to host the Waratahs in Fiji on the 1st of April. Drua Interim Chief Executive Brian Thorburn has confirmed this won’t be the case. “Public health and consideration is paramount and the Drua’s thoughts and prayers are with our fellow Fijians as they battle this Omicron wave. So as a result of that policy and mindful of the six-week pre-purchase period to sell tickets, our previous plans to play a match in Fiji on April, 1st is no longer possible. Rather than play the Waratahs in Suva on April the 1st, we will now play the Highlanders in Suva on April the 30th.” Thorburn says their first Super Rugby match against the Waratahs will be played at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta. He adds the Drua have a busy schedule this next few weeks with their first trials against the Western Force in Ballina, New

The Chiefs have returned from last year’s winless Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign with two first-up pre-season victories over the Blues and Hurricanes in Upper Hutt on Saturday. Mother Nature is casting her influence over rugby in more ways than one at the start of the 2022 season. Both the Crusaders and Blues have had to change their pre-season game arrangements. On Friday, […] http://dlvr.it/SHhjqV

The Queensland Reds and Western Force have confirmed their 2022 Super Rugby Pacific trial schedules, headlined by a match between the two sides on February 5. The match was originally scheduled to be held in Geraldton, however, border and COVID complications have forced the match to be moved behind closed doors at Ballymore. Catch every game of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season on Stan Sport. Start your Free Sport Trial Now “We’ve been working closely with the Force on our pre-season fixture,” Reds GM of Rugby Sam Cordingley said in a statement. “It’s unfortunate due border restrictions that we aren’t able to travel to Western Australia, but we’re pleased to have found a solution for both teams and are thankful to the Force for their cooperation . The Reds will round out their preparations against the NSW Waratahs on February 12 in Roma as part of the ‘Santos Festival of Rugby’, with both games available to watch for Reds’ email subscribers, with Force members able to watch the F

The Chiefs have returned from last year’s winless Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign with two first-up pre-season victories over the Blues and Hurricanes in Upper Hutt on Saturday. Mother Nature is casting her influence over rugby in more ways than one at the start of the 2022 season. Both the Crusaders and Blues have had to change their pre-season game arrangements. On Friday, the Blues announced the effects of a hot summer had caused the cancellation of their pre-season game with the Hurricanes in Warkworth on February 5. The Super rugby online game will be at Onewa Domain in Takapuna. 2022 February 5 | Blues vs Hurricanes  at Onewa Domain in Takapuna.  2022 February 11 | Crusaders vs Hurricanes in Blenheim Blues chief executive Andrew Hore said, “We had checked the ground before Christmas, but it has deteriorated in the hot summer conditions, and there is too much risk for a professional Super Rugby match. “There was an important, and fun, day planned, but the health and welf

The semi-finals of the Malaga Sevens has been confirmed. In the Men’s competition South Africa will play Australia while England will take on Argentina. South Africa defeated Canada 14-0 in their quarter-final, Australia upset USA 26-7, England beat France 12-5 while Argentina defeated Ireland 29-5. The outstanding performances continue on day two in Malaga as […] http://dlvr.it/SHf3JT

South Africa’s men’s team extended their World Rugby Sevens Series winning streak to 27 matches en route to the semi-finals in Málaga. The Blitzboks have progressed to the Malaga Sevens semi-finals after a gritty win over Canada in Saturday’s Cup quarter-final at the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga in Spain. South Africa fought tirelessly throughout the match to win  14-0   in the quarter-final, after being held scoreless at half-time. The Blitzboks have won the last five Series events, and made sure they topped Pool A today by thrashing a young England side 43-0 at the Estadio Ciudad de Málag. They faced Pool D runners-up Canada in the quarter-finals, and were frustrated for much of the match against resilient opposition, who could themselves have taken the lead only to have a try disallowed for a knock-on. South Africa got off to shaky start as the Canadians put pressure on the dangerous Springboks Sevens outfit. Canada were denied two tries as the referee called a knock on in both occ

The semi-finals of the Malaga Sevens has been confirmed. In the Men’s competition South Africa will play Australia while England will take on Argentina. South Africa defeated Canada 14-0 in their quarter-final, Australia upset USA 26-7, England beat France 12-5 while Argentina defeated Ireland 29-5. The outstanding performances continue on day two in Malaga as @RugbyCanada ‘s @josiah_king leads the #DHLImpactPlayer standings @DHLRugby | #Spain7s pic.twitter.com/QoSSfX38R4 — World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) January 22, 2022 The Men’s semi-final Malaga 7s will start at 1.09am tomorrow. In the Women’s semifinal, USA takes on France while Australia battles Russia. The Women’s semi-final starts at 9.44 tonight. Spain 7s Malaga Date Time Team Team Men’s Semi Finals – Mon 24 Jan 01:09AM South Africa – Australia Mon 24 Jan 01:31AM England – Argentina Women’s Semi Finals – Sun 23 Jan 9:44PM USA – France Sun 23 Jan 10:06PM Belgium

Malakai Fekitoa says he has the support of past and present All Blacks as he embarks on his trailblazing move to play test rugby for Tonga. Fekitoa played 24 tests for New Zealand between 2014 and 2017 before taking his game to Europe, playing for Toulon in France and now Wasps in England. Not long to go. Can’t wait to be back 💪🏾🙏🏾🐝 pic.twitter.com/DJ9KFYRUwY — Malakai Fekitoa (@MalakaiFekitoa) December 14, 2021 The 29-year-old is determined to give something back to his Pacific Island heritage and used the Olympic sevens program to become eligible to play for Tonga but World Rugby’s recently relaxed eligibility rules means other high-profile players could follow his path with an easier route. Fekitoa, a hard-running midfield back, told  the latest edition of the Rugby Journal magazine , he was thrilled with the World Rugby development and explained how he had been encouraged by the positivity of some of his former All Blacks team mates. “Everyone is really happy for me,

Malakai Fekitoa says he has the support of past and present All Blacks as he embarks on his trailblazing move to play test rugby for Tonga. Fekitoa played 24 tests for New Zealand between 2014 and 2017 before taking his game to Europe, playing for Toulon in France and now Wasps in England. Not long […] http://dlvr.it/SHNYSf

Fans from Northland and North Harbor alongside holidaymakers will actually want to unite on Warkworth for the Blues opening 2022 pre-season Super Rugby game at the Mahurangi Blues Footy Fest. The Blues will take on the Hurricanes at Mahurangi Rugby Club on Saturday 5 February, with a day of fun exercises arranged. The match, to […] http://dlvr.it/SHHZnx

Fans from Northland and North Harbor alongside holidaymakers will actually want to unite on Warkworth for the Blues opening 2022 pre-season Super Rugby game at the Mahurangi Blues Footy Fest. The Blues will take on the Hurricanes at Mahurangi Rugby Club on Saturday 5 February, with a day of fun exercises arranged. The match, to be facilitated by Mahurangi Rugby Club and North Harbor Union, will be the main pre-season game in the area, and the Blues trust the Waitangi Weekend match will draw in a lot of fans. The Blues played similar rivals at Mahurangi in 2018 which saw a major participation for the game. This time coordinators are arranging a day of fan exercises in front of the 1.35pm start up. There will be a lot of fun family flows with kid zones, simple access, unrecorded music, fans on field, neighborhood fish and an opener between North Harbor and the Barbarians. There will likewise be a Wahu Little Blues Ripper competition at half time. “It is a superb area and the Blue

The 27th competition will be broadcast ad-free, 2022 Super Rugby Pacific live and on-demand on Nine’s subscriptions service Stan Sport, kicking off in February next year. The Crusaders play the Highlanders in Weston on February 4 in Weston in their first pre-season game, before hosting the Hurricanes in Blenheim the following week. Connections 📈 Day […] http://dlvr.it/SHBZG8

The 27th competition will be broadcast ad-free, 2022 Super Rugby Pacific live and on-demand on Nine’s subscriptions service Stan Sport, kicking off in February next year. The Crusaders play the Highlanders in Weston on February 4 in Weston in their first pre-season game, before hosting the Hurricanes in Blenheim the following week. Connections 📈 Day 1 of 2022 pic.twitter.com/2Dq5dxngHI — Hurricanes Rugby (@Hurricanesrugby) January 5, 2022 After 2021 rugby season which saw Stan Sport send off with the transmission of an Australian-just Super Rugby Australia and New Zealand-based contest Super Rugby Aotearoa, the 2022 season unites the two rivalries and furthermore invites two groups from Fiji. Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika will join the five groups from every one of Australia and New Zealand for the 91-game rivalry, with one match for each round to be displayed on the allowed to-air Nine Network. View this post on Instagram A post

Moana Pasifika will open another period of Super Rugby with the principal match of the 2022 season against the two times champion ACT Brumbies in Auckland on Feb. 18 .  Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua have joined five groups from New Zealand and five from Australia in the new rivalry, which replaces the pre-COVID 19 pandemic title, which additionally included sides from South Africa, Argentina and Japan. Moana Pasifika Rugby Schedule 2022 Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium will have the season opener between Moana Pasifika and the Brumbies, while Fijian Drua will make a big appearance the next day across the city at Eden Park against the Blues, who won Super Rugby Trans-Tasman last season. Canterbury Crusaders, Super Rugby Aotearoa victors last year, start their mission with a south island derby against the Otago Highlanders, while Super Rugby AU advocate the Queensland Reds start off against the Waikato Chiefs in Brisbane. New South Wales Waratahs, who neglected to dominate a sol

Moana Pasifika will open another period of Super Rugby with the principal match of the 2022 season against the two times champion ACT Brumbies in Auckland on Feb. 18 .  Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua have joined five groups from New Zealand and five from Australia in the new rivalry, which replaces the pre-COVID […] http://dlvr.it/SGnlm2

Harlequins invite Joe Marler back to their side as they face Exeter Chiefs in a rehash of last season’s amazingly exhilarating Premiership last. Britain prop Marler bombed a late wellness test and had to miss the success at Gloucester on Sunday. Exeter acquire club skipper Jack Yeandle and Josh Iosefa-Scott to their first column with Luke Cowan-Dickie and Sam Nixon inaccessible through injury. Gallagher Premiership Venue:  Twickenham Stoop  Date:  Saturday, 8 January  Kick-off:  15:00 GMT  Coverage:  Updates on the BBC Sport website Facundo Cordero and Ian Whitten additionally come into their backline. Jonny Gray likewise returns for Chiefs in their second line as individual Scotland worldwide Sam Skinner drops to the seat. This will be the primary gathering between the sides since Quins’ emotional Premiership last win over Exeter at Twickenham in June. A Marcus Smith-propelled Harlequins side beat the Chiefs 40-38 because of Louis Lynagh’s two late attempts in a

It was the gatekeeper of honor that truly brought things home for Matt Cecchin. Toward the finish of a top notch profession traversing in excess of 350 games, the Australian rugby association official assumed responsibility for his last game in September – and was applauded off by the players of South Sydney Rabbitohs and St […] http://dlvr.it/SGjvLP

It was the gatekeeper of honor that truly brought things home for Matt Cecchin. Toward the finish of a top notch profession traversing in excess of 350 games, the Australian rugby association official assumed responsibility for his last game in September – and was applauded off by the players of South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons thereafter. “I recall my lead trainer coming on and giving me an embrace, and trying to say to him: ‘Move away, I’m beginning to cry,'” Cecchin chuckles. “I never anticipated it – and to me, it was the ideal method for wrapping up. Assuming that is the last game I at any point arbitrator, I was unable to have requested a superior one.” Four months on from that passionate evening, Cecchin has been conversing with the BBC’s LGBT Sport Podcast about his two-very long term refereeing profession, alongside his excursion now and again the pitch. Cecchin refereed his first match in 1986, when he was 12 – making his top-class debut in 2001

Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have today announced the match draw for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific tournament. The exciting new 12-team format will see the incumbent five Australian teams and five New Zealand teams joined by newcomers Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika. The 18-week tournament will kick-off on 18 February with the final […] http://dlvr.it/SGSDsX

Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby have today announced the match draw for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific tournament. The exciting new 12-team format will see the incumbent five Australian teams and five New Zealand teams joined by newcomers Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika. The 18-week tournament will kick-off on 18 February with the final to be played on 18 June. Each team will play 14 regular season matches comprising one match against each of the other teams plus an additional match against three of the other teams, with an emphasis on in-territory derby matches. Watch the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season on Stan Sport, ad-free, live and on demand. Start your seven day free trial here! Some of the new boys feeling the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ jersey’s 📸🏉 ( @GettyImages ) pic.twitter.com/eBN0ZSOu8X — Speight’s Highlanders (@Highlanders) December 9, 2021 Highlanders Super Rugby 2022 Schedule The Highlanders will be heading to Hamilton, not Christchurch, to start the 2022 season. Sanzar