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2011 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). The winners were New Zealand, who won all the competitions held since the inaugural year in 2008. Venues Four stadia will be used for this world cup. There will be four double header match days at the three smaller venues with the final to be played in Stadio Euganeo. Teams Pool stage ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Pool A : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool C : ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage 9–12th place play-offs Semifinals ---- 11th place game 9th place game 5–8th place play-offs Semifinals ---- 7th place game 5th place game Finals Semifinals ---- Third place game Final Statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Anscombe
Gareth Anscombe is a rugby union player who plays for the Wales national rugby union team. He primarily plays at fly-half but can also play as a fullback. Anscombe, who currently plays for the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship, is the son of former Auckland and Ulster coach Mark Anscombe. Early career Anscombe debuted for Auckland in the 2010 season, in his first year out of school. In 2011, he was the top point scorer at the IRB Junior World Championship and retained his place in the Auckland squad. Super Rugby Anscombe made his debut for Auckland's Blues in 2012, coming on to replace Michael Hobbs in the round two match against the Chiefs in Hamilton. His starting debut was against the Bulls in round three, in which he scored all of the Blues points in a 29–23 win. Despite compelling form in the 2012 ITM Cup, where his pin-point accurate kicking helped Auckland to a finals appearance against eventual winners Canterbury, the Blues management seemed unmoved, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
The 2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the third time that the event run in this second-tier world championship for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB). This competition, which contested by eight men's junior national teams and was held in Moscow, Russia from May 18 to May 30. Venues Pools Pool A : All match times are Moscow Time (UTC+3). ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B : All match times are Moscow Time (UTC+3). ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Playoffs 7th place play-off 5th place play-off 3rd place play-off Final See also * 2010 IRB Junior World Championship External links2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy website {{DEFAULTSORT:IRB 2010 2010 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2010 in Russian rugby union rugby union International rugby union competitions hosted by Russia May 2010 sports events in Europe rugby union rugby union Rugby union, commonly known sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Luatua
Steve Luatua (born 29 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His regular playing position is either as a lock or a loose forward. He plays for the Bristol Bears in the English Premiership. Luatua was a member of the New Zealand under 20 team which won the 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. After a strong start to the 2013 Super Rugby season, Luatua was named in the initial All Blacks wider training squad. He made his All Blacks debut coming from the bench in the 24–9 victory versus France in New Plymouth on 22 June 2013. He was selected for the All Blacks 2013 The Rugby Championship squad and played his first full test in the 47–29 win against Australia, in Sydney, on 17 August 2013. On 23 August 2014, he scored his first international test try against Australia coming from the bench by a pass from the prop Charlie Faumuina leading to a win, 51–20. After many struggled with keeping form and having injuries, Luatua was re-selected for New Zealand a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Scott
Mitchell John Scott (born 3 February 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a wing for Otago in the New Zealand NPC competition. Early life and family Scott was born in Nelson in 1991, the son of former All Blacks halfback Stephen Scott, and was educated at Nelson College from 2002 to 2009. Rugby union career ITM Cup Scott began his senior career in 2011 with his local team, the Tasman Makos. An impressive debut ITM Cup season saw him named in the wider training group for the 2012 Super Rugby season, however injury hampered him throughout 2012 and he didn't make any Super Rugby or ITM Cup appearances that year. 2013 was much more successful for Scott as he scored 5 tries in 11 matches for the Makos to help them gain promotion to the ITM Cup Premiership Division. The Makos good form continued into 2014 and Scott made 9 appearances to help the men from Nelson reach the final of the ITM Cup Premiership where they went down 36-32 to . Despite this disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Palazzani
Guglielmo Palazzani (born 11 April 1991) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a scrum-half, and he currently plays for Calvisano in Top10. Early life and amateur career Palazzani began playing rugby in the youth teams of Fiumicello di Brescia, before moving on to Calvisano in 2009. He went on to make his debut in the A2 series in April 2010 in Benevento against the Samnite Gladiators ; at the same time, climbing up the ranks of the Italian youth national teams up to the Under-20 in 2011, during which he competed with the squad in the Six Nations championships. Professional career In 2012, Palazzani won the National Championship with Cavisano and the Excellence Trophy. For 2012–13 Pro12 season, he named as ''Permit Player'' for Zebre in Pro 14. Palazzani made his professional domestic debut for the Zebre in 2013, and at the end of the season he moved to the Parma rugby team on a permanent basis. He played for Zebre until 2021–22 United Rugby Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Visentin
Michele Visentin (born 13 December 1991) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a winger, and he currently plays for Zebre. In January 2015, Visentin was named in the Italian squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It was contested b .... References External linksESPN Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Visentin, Michele 1991 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Zebre Parma players Rugby union wings 2015 Rugby World Cup players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played. In addition, the Union also owns the Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast, Thomond Park in Limerick and a number of grounds in provincial areas that have been rented to clubs. History Initially, there were two unions: the Irish Football Union, which had jurisdiction over clubs in Leinster, Munster and parts of Ulster and was founded in December 1874, and the Northern Football Union of Ireland, which controlled the Belfast area and was founded in January 1875. The IRFU was formed in 1879 as an amalgamation of these two organisations and branches of the new IRFU were formed in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Connacht Branch was formed in 1900. The IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lacey (rugby Union Referee)
John Lacey is a former Ireland A and Ireland Sevens rugby union international and current rugby union referee. As a player, Lacey spent most of career with Shannon in the All-Ireland League. He also represented Munster. As an international referee he has taken charge of matches in the Six Nations Championship, the Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup. He also refereed the 2013 Pro12 Grand Final and the 2015–16 and 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup finals. Early years Between 1986 and 1991 Lacey attended Abbey CBS in Tipperary where he studied for his Leaving Certificate. His classmates included Alan Quinlan. Between 1991 and 1993 he attended the Dublin Institute of Technology where he gained a diploma in hotel and catering management. Between 1993 and 1994 he gained a diploma in travel and tourism. Playing career Clubs Lacey began his playing career with Clanwilliam before joining Sundays Well. In 1997 he switched to Shannon and was subsequently a prominent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 214,000 (). The city is sometimes included, with Venice (Italian ''Venezia'') and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE) which has a population of around 2,600,000. Padua stands on the Bacchiglione, Bacchiglione River, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza. The Brenta River, which once ran through the city, still touches the northern districts. Its agricultural setting is the Venetian Plain (''Pianura Veneta''). To the city's south west lies the Colli Euganei, Euganaean Hills, praised by Lucan and Martial, Petrarch, Ugo Foscolo, and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelley. Padua appears twice in the UNESCO World Heritage List: for its Botanical Garden of Padua, Botanical Garden, the most anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Walker
Eli Walker (born 28 March 1992) is a Welsh retired international rugby union player who played for the Ospreys as a winger. He previously played for Swansea. Career Walker first broke into the Ospreys team during the 2011–12 Pro12 season, starting seven matches as they won the title. For the 2012–13 Pro12 season, Walker started to play in the Ospreys first team, winning a place in the starting line up. He started the season in good form, scoring a try in a man of the match performance against Connacht, and followed it with another try the next week against Leinster. His domestic form carried into the 2012–13 Heineken Cup, once again scoring a try and earning a man of the match award, this time against European powerhouse Toulouse. Walker suffered a foot injury during the Ospreys Anglo-Welsh Cup clash against Cardiff Blues on 18 November 2016. He began his recovery, but suffered a back injury in December. Despite surgery and over a year of rehabilitation, Walker announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Williams (rugby Player)
Liam Brian Williams (born 9 April 1991) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who primarily plays fullback for Cardiff in the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Wales at international level, having made his test debut against New Zealand during the 2012 Autumn Internationals. Williams has previously played for clubs such as Scarlets and Saracens in the past. Club career A school boy developed by the local Waunarlwydd RFC club, he was not picked up by any of the Welsh regional professional academies, and hence aged 16 started working as a trainee scaffolder at Port Talbot Steelworks, whilst continuing to play for Waunarlwydd. Aged 20 Williams was signed by Scarlets, being developed for his first year in 2010–11 at Llanelli RFC, making his debut against Carmarthen Quins in March 2010. Williams then went on to make his Scarlets regional debut against Connacht on 10 September 2011 and scoring his first try in the away defeat to Benetton Rugby on 1 Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Morgan (rugby)
Matthew Morgan (born 23 April 1992) is a Wales international rugby union player currently playing at fullback for Cardiff Rugby. Club career Morgan has previously played for Bridgend Athletic RFC, Swansea RFC, Bridgend RFC and the Ospreys. On 5 May 2014, Morgan signed for English club Bristol Rugby, despite competing in the RFU Championship from the 2014–15 season. During his time at Bristol Morgan was a crowd favourite, and was named Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season; nonetheless, Morgan decided to leave Bristol at the end of the 2015–16 season and return to Wales to sign for Cardiff Rugby, citing a desire to improve his chances into the Wales national team. International career Morgan has played for Wales U20 and has had 4 caps with 64 points. He was a part of the Wales U20 side which defeated New Zealand 9-6 during the 2012 Junior World Championships, becoming the first side ever to beat New Zealand at U20 level, and the first vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
