Super 12 Rugby Expands to 14; Tri-Nations Adds Games
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Rugby&#39;s Super 12 competition will expand to 14 teams in 2006 to include new franchises in Australia and South Africa. The Tri-Nations will have a third round of matches between national teams.
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Rugby Union&#39;s Super 12 is to become a Super 14 in 2006 with one of the new franchises to be based in Australia and the other in South Africa.
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Sport: The All Blacks made a rampant start to their World Cup campaign, beating Italy by 76-14 in a match which was over after less than 20 minutes.
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Matches to be played overseas for the first time, and season to be extended to 39 games
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A rugby nation lifted its head once more last night. The surprise was that it was South Africa, not Australia or New Zealand, who emerged into the light clutching the coveted Tri-Nations trophy.
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Australian coach Wayne Bennett will run fitness checks on key players Darren Lockyer and Craig Fitzgibbon ahead of Saturday&#39;s Tri-Nations clash with Great Britain, following the 32-12 win over New Zealand yesterday (Melbourne time).
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Great Britain book their place in the Tri-Nations final with victory over Australia.
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A 15 man-squad from Zimbabwe led by cricket&#39;s youngest ever captain Tatenda Taibu arrived in Pakistan yesterday for a tri-series starting later this month.
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The southern hemisphere&#39;s three major rugby unions have signed a $323 million five-year contract with News Limited and South Africa&#39;s SuperSport to secure the financial future of the expanded Tri-nations and Super 14.
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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) says administrators of the game in Victoria and Western Australia will need to address a range of criteria in their submissions to join the new Super 14 competition in 2006.
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Sport: Rugby union: Former New Zealand rugby league international Lesley Vainikolo in Six Nations squad
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The three southern hemisphere giants will play more club and Tri-Nations games from 2006.
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All the action from Paris where France host Scotland in the RBS Six Nations.
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Argentina defeated France, 34-10, yesterday at Parc des Princes in Paris to claim third place at the Rugby World Cup and record its sixth victory in seven matches against France. The final between England and South Africa is tonight in Paris.
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World XV coach Bob Dwyer added more internationals to his squad ahead of next weekend's non-cap clash against South Africa in Leicester.
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Golf, rugby and squash are on a shortlist of five sports to be assessed for possible inclusion in the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee is reviewing
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The Tri-nations championship involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will be expanded from six to nine matches from 2006, according to the governing body SANZAR.