New Zealand and Australian Rugby Union
Australia and New Zealand rugby union news and resources on Oceania rugby unions. Rugby is a sportdeveloped by the British that involves kicking, passing, and tackling and is very popular in such countries as France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and, of course, Great Britain. American football is the direct descendant of rugby. Rugby union games consist of 2 teams of 15 amateur players that run on a grass field with a ball similar in appearance to an American football. Rugby league games, on the other hand, consist of 2 teams of 13 professional players that have more freedom in blocking and tackling. This section features resources on rugby unions in the Oceania region.
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| Rugby Union: Mortlock to Lead Wallabies in Cup Despite his ill-discipline off the field, John Connolly has selected Stirling Mortlock as Australia's World Cup captain. |
Rugby Union: Sale Win the Battle for All Black Mcalister Luke McAlister has signed a two-year deal with Sale and will arrive after New Zealand's World Cup campaign. |
| Rugby Union: Henry Leaves Weepu to Drown Sorrows Over World Cup Cut Graham Henry surprisingly left scrum-half Piri Weepu out of the New Zealand squad for the World Cup. |
Rugby Union: Kiwis Out in Front Despite Dip in Form Does a recent failure to capture their best form mean New Zealand are going to blow the World Cup yet again? |
| Rugby Union: New Zealand 26 - 12 Australia The stuttering All Blacks lifted the Tri Nations trophy and Bledisloe Cup thanks mainly to Dan Carter's sublime kicking. |
Rugby Union: New Zealand 33 - 6 South Africa New Zealand's late surge gave the All Blacks a deceptive victory, after they had struggled to break down an South African'... |
| Rugby Union: Australia 25 - 17 South Africa Australia's victory over South Africa was left rather hollow by Jake White's decision to field a B team. |
Rugby Union: South Africa 21 - 26 New Zealand Dan Carter had an off-day but it didn't matter as the peerless All-Blacks notched up another win. |
| Rugby Union: South Africa 22 - 19 Australia Tri Nations: Twenty-year-old Francois Steyn knocked over two late drop goals to clinch the game for the Boks. |
Rugby Union: Springboks Hope to Spring Tri-nations Surprise As Wallabies Wither The Springboks' performance against New Zealand will provide clues ahead of the World Cup. |
| Rugby Union: Laporte Facing Irb Charge Bernard Laporte faces being reported to the IRB after allegedly threatening referee Stuart Dickinson after France's 42-11... |
Rugby Union: Islanders Earn the Respect of Their Hosts Fiji lost to Australia and Samoa were beaten by South Africa, but the Islanders did not go without a fight. |
| Rugby Union: Sale Make Move for Mcalister New Zealand fly-half Luke McAlister is being chased by Sale after his Toulouse move collapsed. |
Rugby Union: Thomas to Set Wales Caps Record Wales captain Gareth Thomas will win a record-breaking 93rd cap when he leads his country out against Australia. |
| Rugby Union: Jones Quits Queensland for Uk Former Australia coach, Eddie Jones, has moved to England to become a coaching consultant for Saracens. |
Rugby Union: Wales Demand Toulouse Release Thomas The WRU face a fight with Toulouse after the French club refused to release Gareth Thomas for Wales' tour of Australia. |
| Rugby Union: Jack to Join Saracens Kiwi Chris Jack has signed for Saracens, increasing concerns about the effect of a European migration on New Zealand rugby. |
Rugby Union: Saracens Head Big-money Europe Scrum to Hook Paul The Australian hooker Jeremy Paul is expected to be a target for Saracens after he announced that he will be moving to... |
| Rugby Union: Gregan Off to France George Gregan, the Australian captain, has signed a six-month contract to play for the French second division club Toulouse... |
Rugby Union: Howard is True to His Word By Leaving Tigers Leicester coach Pat Howard has confirmed he is to return to Australia at the end of this season. |
| Rugby Union: Haka Snub Fired Up All Blacks Mils Muliaina has revealed the row over New Zealand's haka spured them on to victory against Wales. |
Rugby Union: Scotland 15 - 44 Australia Australia ended their tour on a high after a comfortable win at Murrayfield. |
| Rugby Union: Wales 10 - 45 New Zealand An All Blacks masterclass against Wales proved they are miles ahead of the chasing pack. |
Rugby Union: Oliver Waxes Lyrical at Press Conference Anton Oliver refused to write off England's chances in next year's World Cup as he waxed lyrical at New Zealand's press... |
| Rugby Union: France 11 - 23 New Zealand New Zealand stretched their winning run in the northern hemisphere to 12 games as they overpowered France in Paris. |
Rugby Union: Ireland 21 - 6 Australia Ireland completed a double over southern hemisphere opposition with an impressive win over the Wallabies. |
| Rugby Union: Wales 61 - 26 Canada The result was as expected but new fly-half James Hook looked nervous and must improve before the sterner test against New... |
Rugby Union: Oliver Praises Woodward's England Anton Oliver has pinpointed England's World Cup winning team as the inspiration behind New Zealand's current forward play. |
| Rugby Union: France 3 - 47 New Zealand Graham Henry's men continued their impressive warm-up for the World Cup, brushing aside France in Lyon. |
Rugby Union: How Are England Doing? After the first couple of scrums against New Zealand, England knew they were in for a tough day at the office. The Pumas... |
| Rugby Union: The Man Who Makes Andy Robinson's Job Look Like Plain Sailing Despite beating New Zealand in two months ago, South African coach Jake White is still a man under pressure. |
Rugby Union: England Make Just One Change for Argentina Clash Andy Robinson's England will face Argentina on Saturday with 14 of the 15 starters who were battered by New Zealand two day... |
| Rugby Union: Wales 29 - 29 Australia Wales fought back from the dead against Australia in a thrilling display of eye-catching, attacking rugby. |
Rugby Union: England 20 - 41 New Zealand A "rusty" All Blacks side were still far too good for classless England who slumped to their sixth straight defeat. |
| Rugby Union: Australia's Pitiful Pack is No More Says Prop Baxter Prop Al Baxter, the "weakest link" in a poor Wallabies' pack last year, says this year's model is much-improved. |
Rugby Union: Confident Wales Build Towards a World Cup Challenge Despite losing their last five matches, Wales go into today's match with Australia in the unaccustomed position of... |
| Rugby Union: Corry Fired Up By Oliver's Jibe at 'arrogant' Home Crowd Skipper Martin Corry has called on the Twickenham crowd to get behind "underdogs" England against New Zealand. |
Rugby Union: All Blacks Learn Lessons of England's Finest Hour New Zealand bear a strong resemblance to Sir Clive Woodward's England squad before the last World Cup. |
New Zealand: Wellington: Wellington Hurricanes
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