Rugby-Super 12, Tri-nations to be expanded in 2006
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The southern hemisphere&#39;s Tri-nations and Super 12 rugby union competitions will be expanded from 2006, it was announced on Monday.
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Sport: Rugby union: Reshuffled side to be led by World Cup winner agaainst South Africa tomorrow.
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South Africa, New Zealand and Japan have expressed interest in hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the International Rugby Board said on Friday.
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THE Wallabies will reap the benefit of rugby&#39;s rich new broadcasting deal - but sightings of high-profile players at club level could be over for good under the expanded playing schedules funding it.
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Provincial rugby in New Zealand will change dramatically with the expansion of the Super 12 and the Tri-Nations, according to Canterbury Rugby Football Union chief executive Hamish Riach.
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News Corp. and M-Net/Supersport will pay $323 million for broadcasting rights to southern hemisphere rugby union through 2010, boosting revenue for the sport&#39;s expansion in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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The Springboks have won the Tri-Nations title with a 23-19 win against the Wallabies in Durban. In a tense finish, the Wallabies scored twice in the final 10 minutes with the Springboks reduced to 13 men, but the home side held on for a deserved victory.
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In rugby terms, the Six Nations match that takes place here on Saturday is all about the short-term future: the next four weeks that will decide this season's tournament and the eight months that will determine the destiny of this year's World Cup.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: Brian Ashton has said he wants to stay until 2011 but the RFU won't be rushed.
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The 2008 Six Nations, which starts on Saturday, promises to be one of the most open tournaments in years.
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Japan announces it will bid to host the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2011.
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AUSTRALIA will field a fourth Super 12 team and play an extra round of matches in the Tri-Nations from 2006 onward after details of an expanded SANZAR rugby union schedule were detailed today.
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The return of Doug Howlett and Keith Robinson are two of seven changes in the All Blacks side to face South Africa.
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The Australian Rugby Union chose Perth over Melbourne to host the country&#39;s fourth rugby union franchise when the annual Super 12 competition expands to 14 teams from 2006.
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The Australian Rugby Union yesterday denied South African reports that the blueprint for an expanded Super 12 competition had been completed and would not include a team from Melbourne.
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The deal will now include a Super 14 with two new teams from Australia and South Africa, as well as an extra round of the Tri-Nations.
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The Big East Conference will retain a 12-team conference tournament and a one-division regular season structure once it expands to 16 teams for the 2005-06 season.