The Rugby World Cup 2007

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
What a shame South Africa has missed out on the next World Cup.
Make that two tournaments as England have been given the nod for the 2015 event and Japan the tick for the 2019 tournament.
So if South Africa is chosen as host…

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As New Zealand surveys a rugby-free zone this weekend the All Black selectors will be peeling back all sorts of health dossiers to gather their opening Tri-Nations squad.
If they allowed pessimism to take a serious hold on their…

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A giant veranda with a wave motif is being proposed for the Queens Wharf development by the Auckland architects, Copeland Associates.
Director Barry Copeland says the stretched fabric structure could be installed in time for the…

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Day Two and still waiting: it’s been a good 48 hours since we learned that the Dark Shark has been rubbed out from any further contribution to Wallaby history. He’s had his security pass taken off him and been escorted out of the building. He’s not even been given the courtesy of clearing out his […]

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Planet Rugby News - Rugby World Cup wrote this article.
USA and Canada vie for America’s first World Cup qualifying place, while PNG face the Cooks for the right to take on Samoa in Oceania.

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Out with the old and in with the new. Or is that the other way around? The Springboks and the British & Irish Lions have both named their test sides for this weekend’s donnybrook at Ellis Park in Jo’burg. There is an experimental look to the Bokkies in particular; but with the Lions it’s probably […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
The Wallabies squad to take out the 2009 Tri-Nations was announced today. It’s largely the same as the existing squad with just a few changes.
In case you live under a rock (or just outside of Australia) the previously highest paid man in Australian rugby  - Lote Tuqiri - is out having been arsed by the […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Lost in the noise of Lote getting punted from the ARU, was the news this morning that Brisbane Bronco’s wonder boy, Karmichael Hunt is looking to move to rugby. In a delicious irony, as one former Bronco leaves rugby, a current Bronco is looking to join it.
After a fairly turbulent off field career, Hunt will […]

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Each week the members of our forum cast their 3-2-1 votes to contribute to the prestigious Green and Gold Rugby Wallaby of the Year.
So far this year Noddy has collated over 200 votes, and we expect this to bulid through the Tri-Nations.
The weekly Man of the Match for each test to date can be viewed […]

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Tourism New Zealand said chief executive George Hickton is stepping down after 10 years in the role.
Hickton is resigning to allow a replacement to settle in before the 2011 Rugby World Cup is hosted in New Zealand, the agency…

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The Auckland City Council has issued more images of Queens Wharf to show how it plans to “open up the waterfront”.
City development committee chairman Aaron Bhatnagar said the images showed how pedestrian-friendly the council wanted…

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South Africa have not given up hope of hosting the Rugby World Cup in either 2015 or 2019, despite failing to win the recommendation of the tournament organisers.”

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Breaking News: Lote Tuqiri has been sacked by the ARU. His contract with the Australian Rugby Union has been terminated, the ARU has announced tonight.
The statement said: “The employment contract of Lote Tuqiri has been terminated effective today. The ARU has treated this issue as a standard employment matter. The ARU will not make any […]

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Planet Rugby News - Rugby World Cup wrote this article.
Namibia coach John Williams remains hopeful of qualifying for the World Cup with what he believes to be one of the finest teams to have represented the country.

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Lee Coan wrote this article.
Dear Bakkies,
I’m an Irish rugby player recently involved in a nasty incident that took place in an international test match that you might be aware of.
Within the first minute of the game, one of your team mates stuck his fingers so far into my eyes that they took his reverse finger prints off […]

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