Source: P Charlier/IRB

Hougaard wins IRPA Try of the Year Award 2014

Francois Hougaard’s spectacular score in South Africa’s win over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) Try of the Year 2014.  The Springbok scrum-half, who scored the first try of the match in Johannesburg in early October, becomes the third South African to win the award

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Source: World Rugby

England beat Fiji to win Plate Final

In a thrilling match Fiji opened the scoring before England equalised, then England went ahead and Fiji came back at them and with the scores equal at full time it was onto extra time.  Both teams were exhausted and Fiji resorted to kicking the ball clear.  In the end it was Natasha Hunt who saved the

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Source: England Hockey

England beaten by New Zealand in Quarter Final

England came up against a classy Blacksticks side in their Champions Trophy Quarter Final going down 3-1 to the world number four side. Rose Keddell, Anita Punt and Stacey Michelsen were all on target for New Zealand, while Holcombe’s Laura Unsworth scored England’s solitary goal. The result means that England will now face Japan in

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Source: World Sport Pics

England face New Zealand in the quarter-finals

England will face New Zealand in their Champions Trophy quarter-final this Thursday after finishing fourth in Pool B behind Germany, Australia and Argentina.  New Zealand finished top of Pool A ahead of the Netherlands on goal difference, and also above Japan and China. The match will be the 32nd between the two sides, with England

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