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NEW ORLEANS,
Monday, February 4, 2013
The Baltimore Ravens overcame a big second-half comeback by San Francisco and a long power outage to beat the 49ers 34-31 in the Super Bowl on Sunday. A power outage early in the second-hal...
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LONDON,
Monday, October 8, 2012
The Olympic Stadium in London and 12 club football grounds were included Monday on the long list of 17 venues put forward to host matches in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.Organizers w...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Les Bleus give the host nation an almighty scare in the final
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AUCKLAND,
October 23, 2011
After six weeks featuring 47 other fixtures, the Rugby World Cup reaches its climax when New Zealand and France meet in the final at Eden Park here on Sunday.
Fans in rugby-obsessed New Z...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
October 21, 2011
Australia overcame early injuries to star backs Quade Cooper and Kurtley Beale to beat Wales 21—18 in the Rugby World Cup third—place playoff Friday, finally ending a 25—year losing streak at Eden...
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AUCKLAND,
October 20, 2011
Australia and Wales will look to Friday's bronze final here at Eden Park for some consolation after their hopes of winning the World Cup were extinguished following semifinal defeats last weekend.
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AUCKLAND,
October 17, 2011
A brutally efficient display of power game by the winner
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
October 11, 2011
When Shaun Edwards was a young scrumhalf playing rugby league for Wigan and Britain, he was thinking about rugby union. And when Edwards was still at the height of his player career, he was thinki...
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CHENNAI,
October 11, 2011
Rugby has captured popular imagination in the last couple of centuries owing to a heady mixture of speed and intense physicality. A Rugby Union game has two teams comprising 15 players each. <...
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Wellington,
October 3, 2011
The 40 pool matches of the Rugby World Cup which wrapped up Sunday drew almost 1.1 million spectators to stadiums across New Zealand, the tournament organisers said Monday.With the quarterfi...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
September 17, 2011
Ireland produced the upset of the Rugby World Cup on the back of its dominant scrum to kick to a 15—6 win over Tri—Nations champion Australia to take charge of Pool C on Saturday. Jonathan...
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Wellington,
September 13, 2011
The New Zealand government announced Tuesday it was taking over control of the Auckland waterfront to ensure public safety during the six—week Rugby World Cup, the biggest sporting event in the co...
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MUMBAI,
November 15, 2010
Nasser Hussain and Surabhi Date were named to lead the Indian rugby teams (men and women respectively) by Rugby India at Pune and will leave from training base at Balewadi, Pune, on Tuesday...
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AUCKLAND,
October 21, 2011
Australia finished the rugby World Cup on a high with a bruising 21-18 third place play-off win over Wales at Eden Park here on Friday.
The Wallabies battled on after losing star backs Qu...
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AUCKLAND,
October 21, 2011
Australia lock Nathan Sharpe will win his 100th Test cap in Friday's rugby World Cup third-place play-off after being named in the starting line-up on Wednesday. Australia coach Robbie D...
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AUCKLAND,
October 20, 2011
New Zealand great Jonah Lomu stunned Australia's players by dropping in on a training session here on Wednesday ahead of their World Cup third place playoff match against Wales.
Lomu, 36,...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
October 12, 2011
As critics from around the world sought to better understand the trans—Tasman rivalry which exists almost in the DNA of New Zealanders and Australians, some of the most recognizable figures on eith...
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AUCKLAND,
October 11, 2011
New Zealand's bid to win the World Cup suffered a double blow on Monday as Mils Muliaina and stand-in fly-half Colin Slade became the latest All Blacks to be ruled out of the tournament through in...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
October 9, 2011
Australia’s desperate two—point win over defending champion South Africa and the All Blacks’ grinding 33—10 win over Argentina on Sunday completed a World Cup semifinal lineup with a familiar feel...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
September 22, 2011
Just before the halfway mark of the Rugby World Cup, defending champions South Africa have all but clinched a quarterfinal spot. And as a big weekend approached involving several key matchups, the...
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NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand,
September 15, 2011
The United States held off World Cup rookie Russia 13—6 on Thursday to register its third win ever at rugby’s marquee event. Scrumhalf Mike Petri crossed for a first—half try and Chris Wyle...
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Wellington,
September 9, 2011
New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland was in chaos Friday as thousands arrived in the city for the start of the rugby World Cup — the biggest sporting event ever staged in the country. Harbou...
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NEW DELHI,
October 12, 2010
New Zealand powered to a gold medal in the Rugby Sevens, rallying from a ten-point deficit to beat Australia 24-17 at the University Stadium here on Tuesday.
This was the country&rs...
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