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Kepu Tuipulotu
Kepu Tuipulotu is a rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Bath and England U20. Early life Born in Pontypool in Wales , Tuipulotu was a member of the London Irish academy. In February 2023 they won the under-18 Premiership Rugby title. He attended Caldicott Prep School before going to Harrow School where he captained the first XV. He made a try scoring debut for the University of Bath playing BUCS Super Rugby in September 2024. Club career He joined Bath Rugby for the 2024–25 season. He made his professional debut on 2 November 2024, scoring a hat trick of first half tries in the Premiership Rugby Cup in a 73–0 away win over Ampthill RUFC. He was named among the Bath replacements for their European Rugby Champions Cup match against Benetton Rugby on 15 December 2024. He made his Premiership debut replacing Tom Dunn as Bath lost 35–34 after the clock had gone red against Northampton Saints. International career He chose to represent England over Wales, the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontypool, Wales
Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062. Location It is situated on the Afon Lwyd river in the county borough of Torfaen. Located at the eastern edge of the South Wales coalfields, Pontypool grew around industries including iron and steel production, coal mining, and the growth of the railways. A rather artistic manufacturing industry which also flourished here alongside heavy industry was Japanning, a type of lacquer ware. Pontypool covers several areas, hamlets, villages and towns including New Inn, Griffithstown, Sebastopol (Panteg.) Abersychan, Cwmffrwdoer, Pontnewynydd, Trevethin, Penygarn, Wainfelin, Tranch, Brynwern, Pontymoile, Blaendare, Cwmynyscoy, Talywain, Garndiffaith, Pentwyn, and Varteg. History The name of the town in Welsh – ''Pont-y-pŵl'' – originates from a bridge ('pont') associated with a pool in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benetton Rugby
Benetton Rugby, also known as Benetton Treviso ( or ), is an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto which competes in the United Rugby Championship, the European Rugby Challenge Cup and European Rugby Champions Cup, European Champions Cup. Treviso rugby team was founded in 1932 and has won 15 Italian national championships. The team has been owned by the Benetton Group, Benetton clothing company since 1979. Treviso have competed in the United Rugby Championship (formerly the Pro14 and Pro12) since 2010, and have previously competed in the Top10 (rugby union), Italian domestic championship. Treviso have supplied many players to the Italy national rugby union team, Italian national team, such as Alessandro Zanni and Leonardo Ghiraldini. Conversely, several notable foreign internationals have played for Treviso, including Rugby World Cup winners Craig Green (rugby union), Craig Green, John Kirwan (rugby), John Kirwan and Michael Lynagh. The President of Trevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section Paloise
Section Paloise (), often referred to simply as la Section or Pau (), is a professional rugby union club based in Pau, France. They are participants in the Top 14, France's premier rugby division, and also compete in the EPCR Challenge Cup. Their home matches are played at the Stade du Hameau, following 80 years of hosting games at the Stade de la Croix du Prince (1910–1990). The club boasts an impressive history, having clinched the Bouclier de Brennus three times in 1928, 1946, and 1964 along with securing the European Challenge in 2000. Section Paloise has also earned victories in the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1939, 1952 and 1997. Additionally, they claimed the French Pro D2 title in 2015. As a formidable presence in French rugby, the club has become a cherished symbol of Béarn culture and heritage. The official anthem of Section Paloise is "Honhada," a tradition that began in March 2012. The lyrics of this anthem were composed to the tune of the famous Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons (rugby Union)
Dragons RFC () are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup/ European Rugby Challenge Cup. They play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport, which was the home of Newport RFC from 1877 to 2017, and is shared with Newport County AFC, the city's English Football League team. The Dragons were formed in 2003 as a result of the introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales, and represent a region covers an area of southeast representing an arena that covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen, with a total population approaching 600,000. They are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Pontypool RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC. The team has been owned by Dragons RFC Ltd since 2023, having been solely owned by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caerphilly RFC
Caerphilly Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1887. Their home ground is The Mollex stadium in Caerphilly and their nickname is ''The Cheesemen''. Caerphilly RFC currently play in the WRU Division One East Central and are a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Caerphilly RFC also run a thriving Mini and Junior Section with teams from Under 6's up to Youth. The Youth compete in the Dragons A League whilst the Seconds (known as the Diamonds) compete in a mid district 2nds league. Caerphilly Rugby Football Club is the largest Community Rugby Club in Wales by participation numbers History The club was formed on 17 August 1887, and their first reported match was played on 20 October 1887, when Caerphilly played away to St. Andrew's (Cardiff), winning by 1 goal and 2 minors to 2 tries and 1 minor. Caerphilly played 25 matches in their first season, winning 12, drawing 8, and losing 5. Since then Caerphilly RFC have spent many years in the top division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonga National Rugby Union Team
The Tonga national rugby union team () represents Tonga in men's international rugby union. The team is nicknamed ''ʻIkale Tahi (Sea Eagles)'' and is governed by the Tonga Rugby Union. Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans precede their matches with a traditional challenge – the Sipi Tau. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) along with Fiji and Samoa. The Ikale Tahi achieved a historic 19–14 victory over France in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but having lost to New Zealand and Canada, were unable to achieve what would have been their first-ever presence at the quarter-finals. History Rugby was brought to the region in the early 20th century by sailors and missionaries, and the Tonga Rugby Football Union was formed in late 1923. Tonga beat Fiji 9–6 in their first test in 1924 played in the capital Nukuʻalofa. However, Tonga lost the second test 14–3 and drew the decider 0–0. Between 1924 and 1938 Tonga and Fiji played three test se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales Women's National Rugby Union Team
The Wales women's national rugby union team first played in 1987. Wales plays in the Women's Rugby World Cup and the Women's Six Nations Championship. Their current head coach, as of January 2025, is Sean Lynn. History As far back as the nineteenth century, the Welsh game was a notable for the high levels of female interest. As such, the newly constructed stand at Cardiff Arms Park had to be renovated for "the comfort of the ladies", with another reporter stating that "fully a third" of the spectators at Stradey Park, Llanelli were female. In 1905, an English journalist from the Daily Mail reporting on The Original All Blacks game against Newport RFC at Rodney Parade, reported: "The average woman in Newport, judging from the expert feminine criticisms punctuating Saturday’s play, apparently knows as much of the science of rugby as any man." While it is still a subject of debate as to when the first female Welsh teams played, women's rugby would gain great prominence duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier 15s
Premiership Women's Rugby – officially known as Allianz Premiership Women's Rugby or The Allianz PWR – is an annual semi-professional women's rugby union club competition at the highest level of the English rugby union system, and is run by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). It is contested by nine clubs, who play two series of round-robin matches to determine the four participants of the play-offs, which takes the form of a single-elimination tournament. It began play in the 2017–18 season, superseding the former Women's Premiership, and introducing elements of professionalism in the sport's highest level. In its first six seasons, the competition was known as the Premier 15s. Gloucester-Hartpury are the current champions, while they and Saracens have won the most championships (3). Premiership Women's Rugby runs concurrently with the Allianz Cup, a similar annual competition contested by the same clubs, which was introduced in the 2021–22 season. Unlike the leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 World Rugby U20 Championship
The 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship (), also known as Italia 2025, is the 15th edition of the premier age-grade (World Rugby Under-20 Championship) rugby union competition. It is to be held from 29 June to 19 July in Italy, being hosted in the cities of Viadana, Calvisano, Verona and Rovigo. The country has previously hosted the age-grade Championship twice before: 2011 and 2015. Italy were also confirmed to host the 2020 edition, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship will feature twelve teams, eleven of which are ranked based on their performance in the previous edition of the tournament (2024), with the twelfth being 2024 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy winners Scotland, who returns to the Championship having been relegated in 2019. Scotland replaced Fiji who were relegated after finishing twelfth in 2024. England are defending champions, whom defeated France 21–13 in the 2024 final. Teams The teams participating in the tournament ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The 2025 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 18th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, an annual northern hemisphere rugby union tournament contested by the under-20 men's national teams of England national under-20 rugby union team, England, France national under-20 rugby union team, France, Ireland national under-20 rugby union team, Ireland, Italy national under-20 rugby union team, Italy, Scotland national under-20 rugby union team, Scotland and Wales national under-20 rugby union team, Wales. England were the reigning champions, having won their 10th title in 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, 2024, and went into the final day of this year's competition with a chance to win a second straight Six Nations title for the first time since 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, 2013; however, France's 45–40 victory over Scotland in Paris meant France won their fourth Six Nations title, their first since 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, 2018. Table Table rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
The Scotland national under-20 rugby union team participates in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. Their highest placement is 5th which they achieved in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The U20 side also compete in the Six Nations Under 20s Championship. Both tournaments began in 2008 and replaced the Under 19 or Under 21 championships. The World Rugby Under 20 Championship was known as the IRB Junior World Championship up to 2014. Prior to this, there were U19 and U21 tournaments for the World Rugby Championship. There was also a U21 tournament for the Six Nations from 2004. The Under 20 side is now the pinnacle of Scottish Rugby's age-grade system. Current squad Previous squads 2024 2023 2022 No squads named due to coronavirus pandemic. 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 References External links * {{U-20 Six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
