On Saturday the 2017 Super Rugby Final kicks-off at Emirates Airlines Park in Johannesburg between the Lions (South Africa) and the Crusaders (New Zealand). The match is set to break the all-time attendance match record of 61,823 crowd set at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, at the 2014 Super Rugby Final. The Lions, runners-up in 2016 to... Continue Reading →
CHANGES TO REFEREE APPOINTMENTS FOR SUPER RUGBY ROUNDS 9 AND 10
CHANGES TO REFEREE APPOINTMENTS FOR SUPER RUGBY ROUNDS 9 AND 10 Injuries to Chris Pollock and Steve Walsh have prompted changes to the referees appointments for Round 9 matches in Super Rugby this weekend. Pollock has withdrawn from the match between the Rebels and the Highlanders in Melbourne on Friday and has been replaced by... Continue Reading →
Canterbury Crusaders will host the Sharks in a historic, one-off match at the hallowed home of rugby, Twickenham in London, on Sunday March 27.
A ripple effect from the tragic Christchurch earthquake of February 22 is that the Canterbury Crusaders will host the Sharks in a historic, one-off match at the hallowed home of rugby, Twickenham in London, on Sunday March 27. England’s Rugby Football Union yesterday agreed to permitting a match which is likely to be the first... Continue Reading →
SANZAR appoints Game Manager
The newly-established SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia Rugby) organisation based in Sydney has appointed former international referee Lyndon Bray to the new role of Game Manager. Bray is currently the High Performance Referee Manager for the New Zealand Rugby Union a role he has held since September 2008 and will relocate to Sydney in... Continue Reading →