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2023 Rugby Championship
The 2023 Rugby Championship was the eleventh edition of the annual southern hemisphere The Rugby Championship, competition, involving Argentina national rugby union team, Argentina, Australia national rugby union team, Australia, New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand and South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa. The competition was operated by SANZAAR, a joint venture of the four countries' national unions, and known for sponsorship reasons as ''The Castle Lager, Castle Rugby Championship'' in South Africa, ''The Fortinet Rugby Championship'' in New Zealand, ''The eToro Rugby Championship'' in Australia, and ''The Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Rugby Championship'' in Argentina. As in previous Rugby World Cup years, the tournament was reduced, with each nation only playing each other once as part of the Championship. New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand retained the title, the 20th time they won the title. Table Fixtures Round 1 Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Mo'unga
Richard Fou'a Mo'unga (born 25 May 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth for in the Bunnings NPC, the in Super Rugby, and the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. Early life Mo'unga was born in Christchurch, to a Tongan-born father and a Samoan-born mother. He was initially educated at Riccarton High School in his hometown before being offered a scholarship at St. Andrew's College where he played U15 in 2009 then first 15 rugby for 3 years and captained them in his senior year (2012). After graduating college, he began playing for Linwood in the local Canterbury senior club rugby competition while at the same time being a member of the Academy. Playing career Early career He was not named as a full member of Canterbury's squad for the 2013 ITM Cup, but in what was just his first year out of school, he was called up to cover injuries and All Black absences and went on to make 8 appearances during the campaign which finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Try (rugby)
A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area. In rugby union a try is worth 5 points, in rugby league a try is worth 4 points. The term "try" comes from "try at goal", signifying that grounding the ball originally only gave the attacking team the opportunity to try to score with a kick at goal. A try is analogous to a touchdown in American and Canadian football, with the major difference being that a try requires the ball be simultaneously touching the ground and an attacking player, whereas a touchdown merely requires that the ball enter the end zone while in the possession of a player. In both codes of rugby, the term ''touch down'' formally refers only to grounding the ball by the defensive team in their in-goal. A Try is scored in wheelchair rugby f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobus Reinach
Jacobus Meyer Reinach (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for the Top 14 side Montpellier and South Africa. His playing position is scrum-half and he is the son of former Springbok winger Jaco Reinach., He was the member of the victorious Springbok team at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan,Yokohama. Early career Born and raised in Bloemfontein, Reinach attended the famous rugby school Grey College. He initially played age-level rugby for the Free State, before heading to Durban in 2009 to link up with the Sharks. Club career Reinach's first forays into senior rugby came with the Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup. During the 2011 and 2012 Vodacom Cup competitions he made 17 appearances and scored 3 tries. His good performances at that level saw him promoted to the Sharks Currie Cup squad. He earned his first 2 Currie Cup caps during the 2011 season and over the following 2 campaigns he rotated with the more experienced Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Esterhuizen
Adriaan Pieter 'André' Esterhuizen (born 30 March 1994 in Klerksdorp) is a South African rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Harlequins in the English Premiership. His regular position is centre or full-back. Career Youth Esterhuizen represented his local side at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2007, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011. In 2013, he moved to Durban to join the . He started twelve of the side's matches during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, finishing as the joint top try scorer in Division A of that competition with 9 tries. He was included in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. Senior career His first taste of first class rugby came for the during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his debut in a 72–6 victory against the , coming on as a substitute in the second half. Further substitute appearances followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukhanyo Am
Lukhanyo Am (born 28 November 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and the in the United Rugby Championship. His regular positions are centre and wing. Professional career Am played for the Margate-based Gladiators Rugby Academy before he was called into the Under–19 squad that won the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B and winning promotion to Division A, making six appearances and scoring three tries. After spending time with Saracens during the off-season as part of an exchange programme in conjunction with the British High Commission, he returned to be included in the Border Bulldogs senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and made his senior debut against defending champions in Paarl. Southern Kings At the start of 2016, Am was one of two Sharks players that joined the ' Super Rugby squad for a trial period as they prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season. Sharks After a successful spell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canan Moodie
Canan Moodie (born 5 November 2002) is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Bulls in the URC and South Africa national team. His regular position is wing. Canan Moodie was born and raised in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. He initially attended Paarl Boys' Primary School and then chose to board at . This allowed him to focus on rugby development, away from home. At school, he played rugby as a centre, winning a high school championship. He also represented the Western Province's youth teams in 2019 and 2020. After completing high school, he joined the Blue Bulls Academy in Pretoria; competing in the 2021 RSA provincial under-20 championship. In the same year, he was selected for the South African under-20 team to compete in the International Series, a Covid-19 induced replacement series for the Junior World Championship. He performed well, scoring two braces against Uruguay and Argentina. Moodie was named in the side for the 2022 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Le Roux
Willem Jacobus le Roux (born 18 August 1989) is a South African rugby union player. He is a versatile back-line player who generally plays as a fullback or wing, though earlier in his career he played mostly as a fly-half. He plays for the South Africa national team and for Toyota Verblitz in the Top League. He was born in Stellenbosch. Club career Le Roux was born and raised in the Western Cape and he started his professional career with . He spent 2 years with the Cavaliers, helping them to lift the 2011 Currie Cup First Division title in his final appearance. He moved north to join the along with several of his Boland team-mates in 2012 and started 9 of the Peacock Blues 10 games during his debut season in Kimberley. After a rocky start in which he was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on full-back Jurgen Visser and subsequently suspended for Griquas second match of the season Le Roux established himself as one of the top players in South African domestic rugby. Upon movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand. It was founded in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU), 12 years after the first provincial unions in New Zealand. In 1949 it became an affiliate to the International Rugby Football Board, now known as World Rugby, the governing body of rugby union for the world. It dropped the word "Football" from its name in 2006. The brand name ''New Zealand Rugby'' was adopted in 2013. Officially, it is an incorporated society with the name New Zealand Rugby Union Incorporated. The organisation's main objectives, as displayed in the NZR Constitution, are to promote and develop rugby throughout New Zealand; arrange and participate in matches and tours in New Zealand and overseas; represent New Zealand in World Rugby; form and manage New Zealand representative teams; and encourage participation in the sport. NZR Headquarters are located in Wellington, New Zealand, with an office in Auckland. Struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben O'Keeffe
Ben O'Keeffe (born 3 January 1989) is a rugby union referee from New Zealand. He currently referees at domestic, Super Rugby and test match level. Domestic career O'Keeffe became a professional referee for the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) in 2013 having started officiating in 2008 at the age of 19. On 31 August 2013, he made his domestic debut during the 2013 ITM Cup match between Auckland and Bay of Plenty. On 24 October 2015, he officiated the 2015 ITM Cup Final between Canterbury and Auckland. In 2014, he started to appear at Super Rugby level as an assistant referee, before going on to be selected by World Rugby for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. He made four appearances as the main official, one of which was the final between England and South Africa. He continued to referee at domestic level that year, before being selected for the 2015 Super Rugby season on 27 January 2015. He made his debut during the second round of the tournament, taking charge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. It has a reputation as an academic city and center of research, being home to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of South Africa (UNISA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council. It also hosts the National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards. Pretoria was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Pretoria is the central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities, including Bronkhorstspruit, Centurion, Cullinan, Hammanskraal and Soshanguve. Some have proposed ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Gordon
Carter Carl Gordon (born 29 January 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league player who plays for Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL). He formerly played professional rugby union for the Melbourne Rebels and internationally for Australia. Rugby union career He was signed for the Queensland Reds squad in 2020 but relocated to Melbourne in 2021 to join the Rebels. Since his move to the Rebels, Gordon has remained with the team and has since become the starting fly-half for the team, and re-signed for the team, in 2022, until the end of 2024. Gordon was selected in the Australian squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Rugby league career On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Gordon had signed for NRL The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
