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Intrust Super Shute Shield: Hot Shots & Pie-Baggers – Post Round 7

Who’s leading the 2018 Intrust Super Shute Shield points and try-scoring lists?
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Kiwi hoodoo ended as Tahs down 14-man Highlanders

The hoodoo is over, NSW Waratahs’ 41-12 win over the Highlanders in Sydney on Saturday night broke a 40-game winless streak for Australian sides against New Zealand opposition. But the rugby gods gave them a helping hand, a red card for Highlanders winger Tevita Nabura just 15 minutes into the contest opening the door for a victory that still wasn’t without it’s nervous moments.
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Heartbreak for Tahs after record Crusaders comeback

The Waratahs came away from Christchurch empty-handed yet again at the weekend, falling 31-29 to the Crusaders having incredibly led 29-0 after half an hour. Tries to Cam Clark, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Israel Folau and Curtis Rona looked to have put them in the box seat for a first win on Canterbury soil since 2004. But a controversial try from prop Joe Moody got the hosts back in the game, and the reigning champions went on to record the biggest comeback in Super Rugby history to squeeze home.
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VIDEO: Ton-up for Douglas as Reds hit Tokyo

Wallaby lock Kane Douglas reaches a personal milestone this afternoon when he runs out for his 100th Super Rugby cap, as the Queensland Reds look to return from the bye with a win over the Sunwolves in Tokyo.
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Wallaby Hardwick extends his Rebels experience

The Melbourne Rebels have announced that flanker Richard Hardwick has signed a new two-year contract to remain in Victoria until the end of 2020.
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Sevens: Walsh shaping Olympic squad as Malouf returns

New head coach Tim Walsh has added another piece to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics jigsaw puzzle, with the return of Nick Malouf to the Australian Men’s Sevens set-up.
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Womens Sevens: Manenti excited to see young talent progress

With Charlotte Caslick back in the fold and some new faces enjoying their second taste of the HSBC World Series, Australian Women’s Sevens interim head coach John Manenti has plenty of reasons for positivity ahead of this weekend’s Langford Sevens in Canada.
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Junior Wallabies squad announced for Under 20s Championship

It’s ‘France here we come’ for the 28 players named today in the Junior Wallabies squad that will compete at the World Rugby U20s Championship later this month.
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Profligate Tahs catch a bad case of the Blues

It was meant to be the night the ‘hoodoo’ was broken, the night Australia’s highest ranked team dispatched New Zealand’s lowest to restore some much-needed pride on this side of the ditch. But clearly nobody told the Blues the script, as they defended manfully and took the chances on offer to run out 24-21 winners over a misfiring Waratahs at Brookvale Oval on Saturday night.
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World Series Rugby: Western Force back with a bang

Rugby has returned to the West in style, with the opening fixture of World Series Rugby seeing the Western Force down the Fiji Warriors 24-14 in an entertaining game in front of a packed NIB Stadium in Perth.
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Powerful Pirates put Wicks to the sword

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Paul Cook Leave a comment

West Harbour returned to the winner’s circle in the Intrust Super Shute Shield in some style last weekend, with a thumping 30-12 win over Randwick at Concord Oval.

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Womens Sevens: Caslick back for Langford challenge

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Paul Cook Leave a comment

Superstar Charlotte Caslick has been named in the Australian Women’s Sevens squad for round four of the HSBC World series in Langford, Canada next weekend.

Singapore Sevens Day One: Impressive Aussies undefeated

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Paul Cook Leave a comment

The new dawn for Australian Men’s Sevens rugby has started in fine style, with three wins from three on day one in Singapore under new head coach Tim Walsh.

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First Hand experience: Big Ben helping Marlins tick

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Paul Cook Leave a comment

The Intrust Super Shute Shield fixtures computer certainly has a delicious sense of irony. Either that or a mischievous hidden logarithm, programmed to prescribe clashes that are a repeat of seismic encounters just a few short months earlier, or that pitch players and coaches against their former sides as soon as possible.

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Junior Wallabies rack up half century against Fiji

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Paul Cook Leave a comment

The Junior Wallabies have got their Oceania Rugby U20’s Championship off to a fine start, with a comprehensive 51-5 defeat of Fiji U20’s on the Gold Coast last night.

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Hot Shots, Pie-Baggers and more: Australian Super Rugby

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Paul Cook Leave a comment

We’re 10 rounds in and the 2018 Super Rugby competition is moving towards the crucial run home to the finals. From an Australian perspective, the NSW Waratahs are leading the way with five wins and a draw from their eight games to leave them in third spot on the ladder. While the Melbourne Rebels came flying out of the blocks in the early rounds but have fallen short in recent weeks. Their 50% win record sees them in 7th.