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Crowley named as new Italy head coach - Guinness Men's Six Nations
Kieran Crowley will take over as the head coach of Italy following a successful spell at Benetton Rugby.
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@catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
Andrew is the anchor on a clipper ship in the race home.
One of the reasons I rate Rory Underwood as one of the best wingers England has ever produced, is that he scored all those tries with Andrew at 10...
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A crowd of 16,500 is set to watch the British and Irish Lions' warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield.
The game in Edinburgh on 26 June (15:00 BST) will be the Lions' first warm-up for the tour to South Africa.
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@victor-meldrew said in NH International Rugby:
A crowd of 16,500 is set to watch the British and Irish Lions' warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield.
The game in Edinburgh on 26 June (15:00 BST) will be the Lions' first warm-up for the tour to South Africa.
The only crowd the Lions are getting, sadly
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@daffy-jaffy said in NH International Rugby:
Crowley named as new Italy head coach - Guinness Men's Six Nations
Kieran Crowley will take over as the head coach of Italy following a successful spell at Benetton Rugby.
God signing by Italy, won;t mean much, but a good signing
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@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
@victor-meldrew said in NH International Rugby:
A crowd of 16,500 is set to watch the British and Irish Lions' warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield.
The game in Edinburgh on 26 June (15:00 BST) will be the Lions' first warm-up for the tour to South Africa.
The only crowd the Lions are getting, sadly
Yep. But that level of crowd is a pretty significant and positive step at least for rugby in the UK.
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This is interesting that CVC see free to air games as good for their massive investment
Broadcasters agree deal to keep Six Nations on free-to-air television
The Six Nations Championship is set to remain on free-to-air television after organisers agreed a four-year deal with BBC and ITV to cover the men’s and women’s tournaments
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Japan have announced their wider squad for their European tour. There are quite a few uncapped players named in the group. Two of them are Kiwis Mark Abbott (former Hurricanes/Hawke's Bay lock) and Craig Millar (former Highlanders/Otago prop). It won't surprise that they're not the only non-Japanese rookies in the squad.
Brave Blossoms Squad Announced Ahead of European Tour
The Japan Rugby Football Union has today announced the squad selected for the ‘Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2021’…
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@stargazer Jack Cornelson carries a pretty famous Wallaby name!
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@machpants said in NH International Rugby:
@stargazer Jack Cornelson carries a pretty famous Wallaby name!
The four try man at Eden Park wasn't he?
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I don't often watch test matches between tier 3/4 nations, but I watched the Rugby Europe Championship promotion/relegation match between Belgium and the Netherlands, this morning. The Netherlands beat Belgium away 23 -21 and earned promotion to the Championship (the tier below the Six Nations) and Belgium has been relegated to the Rugby Europe Trophy. Typical amateur level rugby, but fun to watch anyway. My Dutch granddad would have been proud.
Most Dutch players just play club rugby in the Netherlands, but there are approx. 7 players who play in Pro D2, Fédérale 1 or 2 in France, or some low-tier rugby in England. I know there are at least two players in the Top 14, but they weren't in the match day 23.
It's a pity that players like Stan van der Hoven and Fabian Holland may be lost to the Netherlands due to being successful in NZ. Everyone always talks about how PI players shouldn't be capped by NZ and other tier 1 nations and that the PI Nations need those players, but the fact is that countries like the Netherlands need players like van der Hoven and Holland even more (like Germany needs Segner). Fabian Holland has, however, already indicated that he'd reject a call-up from the Netherlands because he dreams of becoming an All Black ....
Anyway, the Netherlands will play Georgia next. I expect them to get a huge hiding, but it will be great for the players nevertheless, because they've never played Georgia before. -
@stargazer said in NH International Rugby:
Most Dutch players just play club rugby in the Netherlands, but there are approx. 7 players who play in Pro D2, Fédérale 1 or 2 in France, or some low-tier rugby in England. I know there are at least two players in the Top 14, but they weren't in the match day 23.
It's a pity that players like Stan van der Hoven and Fabian Holland may be lost to the Netherlands due to being successful in NZ. Everyone always talks about how PI players shouldn't be capped by NZ and other tier 1 nations and that the PI Nations need those players, but the fact is that countries like the Netherlands need players like van der Hoven and Holland even more (like Germany needs Segner). Fabian Holland has, however, already indicated that he'd reject a call-up from the Netherlands because he dreams of becoming an All Black ....
Anyway, the Netherlands will play Georgia next. I expect them to get a huge hiding, but it will be great for the players nevertheless, because they've never played Georgia before.I concur with your opinions.
There was one young Dutch guy recently, Bart Wierenga (or Weirenga) who played BOP youth level (in the teams that won the Jock Hobbs Trophy), maybe even NZ youth level, or fringe . But he has gone back to Holland and played for them, which is great.
I'm riffing off-script , here, from faulty memory. I think he played right wing, injured for the final, other right winger in the BOP U19 squad was Fijian scholarship kid (who is chiefs player now, I think). I'll bet the Fijian doesn't end up playing for Fiji.
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Wales Summer Squad announced
Good mix of youth and experience
Should be too strong for Canada
Argentina matches will be very interesting
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Japan XV v Sunwolves full replay -
