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Rugby player tackles mugger
Buy photos » This is the moment Sam Woodward tackled mugger Benjamin Brown to the floor. Picture Caters News.
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Rugby World Cup visitors spent $390 million
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 12:27 pm Press Release: Ministry of Economic Development Media Statement Tuesday, 14 February 2012 Rugby World Cup visitors spent $390 million Visitors to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup spent around $390 million, according to the International Visitors Survey released by the Ministry of Economic Development today. “The survey shows the impact of the Rugby World Cup on tourism has been stronger than forecast,” said the Ministry of Economic Development’s Tourism Research and Evaluation Manager, Peter Ellis. “We’re confident between 60 and 75 percent of the rugby visitors’ expenditure can be regarded as a net increase in tourism spending – that is, an increase over what would have been spent by visitors if there had been no world cup in New Zealand.
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Hopes fans hit the couch for Super Rugby season
DUNCAN JOHNSTONE WORLD CUP BOOST: Rugby bosses hope they can reverse a declining trend in TV viewership for Super Rugby matches on the back of NZ’s World Cup success. Rugby bosses are hopeful they can reverse a declining trend in New Zealand TV viewership for Super Rugby matches on the back of the World Cup success. Sanzar chief executive Greg Peters produced some interesting statistics as he fronted a media forum in Auckland to coincide with the launch of this year’s Super Rugby championship that opens with the Blues hosting the Crusaders next week
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Rugby-Six Nations yet to decide on new France v Ireland date
Feb 13 (Reuters) – France and Ireland’s postponed Six Nations match will not take place this weekend, tournament organisers said on Monday. The two teams were due to meet last Saturday, but the match at the Stade de France in Paris was called off at the last minute because of a frozen pitch. A new date will not be announced until Tuesday at the earliest when the Six Nations Council will meet again to discuss rescheduling the fixture.
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Ulster rugby star Ferris in court
13 February 2012 Last updated at 09:35 ET The charges against Stephen Ferris have been left on the books Ireland and Ulster rugby star Stephen Ferris has agreed to be “bound over to keep the peace” over charges of assaulting two men.
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Rugby Canada inks new three-year partnership with ITSportsNet to provide online sports administration
ITSportsNet provides online registration & invoicing for 10 provincial Unions, 300+ member clubs & 23,000 members CALGARY , AB and RICHMOND HILL, ON, Feb. 13, 2012 /CNW/ – “We are delighted to announce that Rugby Canada has extended its relationship with ITSportsNet with a new three-year partnership agreement,” says Larry Jacques , Director of Sales, ITSportsNet, a division of Ivrnet Inc
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Super Rugby's greatest players
Champions … Roff (L), McCaw (C) and Matfield have dominated Super Rugby at one time or another. Source: FOX SPORTS With the second season of the revamped Super Rugby tournament approaching, we take a look at five of the greatest players from the world’s premier provincial rugby competition.
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Rugby: SARU deny reports of Super Rugby boycott
South Africa’s Super 15 rugby sides are insisting on expanding the league to 16 teams after officials here mooted the idea of sending another team, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) said today. SARU denied local media reports that the teams had threatened to boycott the southern hemisphere championship in 2013, but acknowledged friction with the five current teams over plans to include newbies Southern Kings
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Rugby: Northern stars look South
A destination once considered only by Europe’s displaced or broken, Super Rugby could be on the verge of an influx of quality imports starting with Argentina’s Juan Martin Hernandez. The 29-year-old Hernandez – the undisputed star of the 2007 World Cup – is coming off contract with Racing Metro and has confirmed he is keen to play Super Rugby in 2013.
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Super Rugby going global
SUPER Rugby’s future stars could find themselves based in Los Angeles or Tokyo if dollars make sense in the next broadcast deal.
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