Super Rugby goes global: Argentinian and Japanese franchises to join from 2016 November 20, 2014 The most prestigious club competition in southern hemisphere rugby will have franchises from Japan and Argentina added to its ranks from 2016. Super Rugby currently features 15 franchises from established rugby union heavyweights New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The competition will be stretched to 18 teams after the participation of teams based [...]
UK £1bn Rugby World Cup lift November 18, 2014 BRITAIN’S economy is set to receive a boost totalling close to £1bn from hosting the 2015 Rugby World Cup, a report commissioned by the tournament’s organising committee revealed yesterday. An economic impact study undertaken by accountancy firm EY predicts the showpiece event, which will be staged at 13 stadia in 11 cities across England in [...]
Rugby spread betting with sporting index November 13, 2014 SPORTING Index offers hundreds of markets on the Autumn Internationals so whether you want to get with, or against, a team or player, the spread betting company is the place to head. Traders will price up a huge number of scenarios. For example, the time of England’s first try tomorrow is priced at 36-39. If [...]
IRB Player of the Year 2014 nominations: Jonny Sexton and All Blacks’ Julian Savea and Brodie Retallick in line for rugby accolade November 13, 2014 Jonny Sexton could have an individual award to add to his Six Nations medal, after the Ireland fly-half was nominated for the IRB Player of the Year 2014. Sexton is the only European up for the rugby union accolade, with the four other nominees coming from either South Africa or New Zealand. The [...]
Rugby spread betting with sporting index November 6, 2014 THE AUTUMN Internationals are made for a spread bet with predictions on everything from one team’s supremacy over another, to total points in the game, and even tryscorer shirt numbers. One of the simplest and most popular rugby spread bets is the supremacy market. Sporting Index will make a prediction on one team’s supremacy over [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Missed out in the ballot? Tickets are still available online…for up to £1,1770 October 25, 2014 Thousands of rugby fans were delivered the disappointing news today that they have missed out on Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets. Fans who applied for tickets for the tournament in the September ballot today learned if they had got lucky amidst fervent demand. Five million applications were made for the 950,000 tickets that went [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could mean over 90pc of England applicants miss out October 23, 2014 It’s still almost a year away, but anticipation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has hit record levels, with demand exceeding supply for 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a total of [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could see over 90pc of England fans miss out October 23, 2014 It’s still almost a year away, but excitement in the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has reached record levels, with demand exceeding supply in 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a [...]
Saracens rugby star Alex Goode tries his hand at trading October 22, 2014 HE MAY have been announced as part of England’s squad for the autumn internationals a few hours earlier, but this didn’t stop Saracens rugby star Alex Goode from trying his hand at some trading at Afex, in aid of rugby charity Restart. Goode and around 20 of his rugby comrades hit the phones, all attempting [...]
London School of Economics disbands rugby club over “sexist” booklets October 8, 2014 One of the capital's top universities, the London School of Economics, has dispanded its men's rugby club after an investigation found the team had distributed booklets that were “clearly sexist”. The university announced its decision last night, claiming that it was clear a culture of “misogyny, sexism and homophobia” existed within the club, and [...]