Brumbies and Wallabies flanker David Pocock has called time on his Super Rugby career, announcing that he will not be seeking to renew his contract in Canberra at the end of the current season. He will head back to Japan after the Rugby World Cup to reunite with the Panasonic Wild Knights, and will still be eligible for future test selection under the 60-cap rule.
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Fiji have triumphed in London to claim their fourth title of the current World Series, downing Australia 43-7 in the Cup Final to overtake the USA at the top of the ladder with one round remaining. But despite the margin of defeat in the title decider, it was a weekend of significant progress and many positives for an Aussie side starting to make good on the promise they have shown all season.
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The Australian Men’s Sevens side have begun the penultimate round of the World Series in London in promising style, winning two from three on Day One to set up a Quarter Final against South Africa, with Maurice Longbottom racking up six tries in the process.
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They only just fell short at the final hurdle, with a gallant 4pt loss to reigning champions New Zealand in the Cup Final their only loss of the tournament. But the Australian Women’s Sevens team have put together arguably their best weekend of footy of the season in Langford, Canada, picking up a silver medal and crucial World Series points to go towards their automatic qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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The Aussie Women’s Sevens side has got back on track with an impressive unbeaten start to the Langford Sevens in Canada, with Ellia Green playing a starring role with five tries across three pool matches.
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We’ve become used to the Intrust Super Shute Shield delivering a spectacle week after week, but the competition excelled itself with the feast on offer at Manly Oval last Saturday, with 80pts, eleven tries, and five yellow cards as Manly edged Southern Districts 41-39.
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A superb Junior Wallabies side have downed New Zealand U20s for only the second time in their history, keeping them scoreless at 24-0 to claim the Oceania U20s crown for the first time ever in the process.
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