Tag: Rugby
More than 400 days between home matches for A-League team
SYDNEY — It's been a long time between home matches for the A-League's Wellington Phoenix: more than 400 days in fact. The coronavirus-forced drought...
NZ Rugby votes to sell commercial share to US investors
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Rugby will move ahead with a plan to sell a 12.5 percent stake in its commercial rights, mainly...
NZ Rugby debates selling All Blacks share to US investors
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Rugby will face a momentous decision on the future of the All Blacks at its annual meeting Thursday,...
The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Singer Matiu Walters grinned as he gazed out over 50,000 damp but delirious fans and said those magic words: “So,...
One year on, Australian uniforms unveiled for Tokyo Olympics
SYDNEY — The topical color was yellow on Wednesday. The plan is to convert that to gold.
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Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara has third child at home
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband, the former rugby player, Mike Tindall, are celebrating the birth of their third...
6N: France makes 5 changes for title decider vs. Scotland
PARIS — Romain Ntamack will start at flyhalf for France in one of five team changes for the Six Nations Championship decider against Scotland...
English rugby prefers Lions tour to be held in South Africa
LONDON — English rugby’s “preferred position” is for the British and Irish Lions to travel to South Africa rather than host a test series...
Eddie Jones set to learn England rugby fate by mid-April
Eddie Jones is set to discover by the middle of next month whether he will keep his position as England rugby coach following the...
6N: Ireland dominates England, gets another red in 32-18 win
DUBLIN — Ireland overwhelmed England for an hour and held on after getting a second red card of the Six Nations in a 32-18...