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Cecilia Smith (rugby Union)
Cecilia Smith (born 13 March 1994) is an Australian rugby union player. She captains the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby Women's competition and for Australia internationally. She was part of Australia's 2021 Rugby World Cup squad. Rugby career 2022 Smith was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. She made her international debut for the Wallaroos against New Zealand on 12 June at Tauranga. She was named in the Australian squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. In October 2022, Smith made her first Rugby World Cup appearance at the delayed tournament in New Zealand. 2023–24 In the Wallaroos first game of the year, Smith scored her sides first try as they beat Fiji 22–5 on 20 May at the Allianz Stadium. She was selected again in the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 37,391 (2016 census). Its geographic boundaries extend roughly from Letogo village to the newer, industrialized region of Apia known as "Vaitele". History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was founded in the 1850s, and it has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
The 2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 13th edition of the competition. The matches were played on 20 and 27 of August, with both Australia and New Zealand hosting one match each. After a two year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed that the competition would return. The first test was played in Christchurch at the Orangetheory Stadium on 20 August 2022. The second test was played in a curtain raiser to the Wallabies and Springboks test in Adelaide on 27 August 2022. The Black Ferns won the first test in Christchurch with an overwhelming 52–5 score and retained the O'Reilly Cup. They won the series after winning the second test in a hard-fought match, the game ended 14–22. Table Fixtures First match Notes: * Awhina Tangen-Wainohu and Tyla Nathan-Wong of the Black Ferns, and Bree-Anna Cheatham (Australia) made their international debuts. *Charmaine McMenamin (New Zealand) returns for her first test match since 2019. *New Zealand win their 21st test match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Female Rugby Union Players
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Australia Women's International Rugby Union Players
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1994 Births
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2024 Super Rugby Women's Season
The 2024 Super Rugby Women's season will be the seventh edition of the competition. The season is expected to begin on 15 March, with the Grand final taking place on 28 April. Competition format Teams will be playing three pre-season games, which will see Australian teams host sides from Oceania and Japan. This season will feature 12 double headers alongside the Super Rugby fixtures in both Australia and Fiji. The top four teams at the end of the regular season will qualify for the semi-finals where they will compete for a place in the Grand Final, which is expected to be held on April 27. Competition Ladder Regular Season Round 1 ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- Round 3 ---- ---- Round 4 ---- ---- Round 5 ---- ---- Finals Bracket Semi-finals ---- Grand Final Players Squads Super Rugby Women's Squads named for 2024 season. References {{Super W Super W, 2024 2024 in Australian rugby union 2024 in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Laurie O'Reilly Cup
The 2023 Laurie O'Reilly Cup was the 14th edition of the rugby union competition. Australia hosted the Black Ferns in the first O’Reilly Cup match on June 29 in Brisbane, it also doubled as a Pacific Four Series test. The second match took place in Hamilton, New Zealand on 30 September. The Black Ferns retained the O’Reilly Cup after winning both tests. Table Fixtures Test 1 Test 2 Squads Australia Wallaroos coach, Jay Tregonning, confirmed a 31-player squad for the Pacific Four Series and O'Reilly Cup. New Zealand Black Ferns Director of Rugby, Allan Bunting, named a 30-player squad to compete in the Pacific Four Series and O’Reilly Cup. References {{Laurie O'Reilly Cup Laurie O'Reilly Cup Australia women's national rugby union team New Zealand women's national rugby union team Laurie O'Reilly Cup Laurie O'Reilly Cup Laurie O'Reilly Cup Laurie O'Reilly Cup Laurie O'Reilly Cup Laurie O'Reilly Cup The Laurie O'Reilly Cup is the trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Pacific Four Series
The 2023 Pacific Four Series was the third edition of the Pacific Four Series, an international women's rugby union tournament that served as one of the principal qualification routes for the top two tiers of WXV. The tournament was hosted by Spain, Australia and Canada. The series took place over three months. The first round saw Canada and the United States play the opening match in Madrid on 1 April 2023, followed by Australia hosting New Zealand on 29 June 2023 in Brisbane. The series concluded in Canada with all four teams competing over two weekends in early July for the title. New Zealand retained their Pacific Four Series title after a comeback victory over the United States in Ottawa. Format Six matches were played over three months in a round-robin format. Table Fixtures Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- {, style="width:100%" , Player of the Match: Amy du Plessis (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Amelia Luciano (United States) Jenny Lui (United States) Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Football Stadium (2022)
The Sydney Football Stadium, known commercially as Allianz Stadium, is a football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. Built as a replacement for the original Sydney Football Stadium, it was officially opened on 28 August 2022. The ground's major tenants are the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League, the New South Wales Waratahs of the Super Rugby, and Sydney FC of the A-League Men. It will be used as one of the venues for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2027 Rugby World Cup and a regional venue for the 2032 Summer Olympics. History In October 2018 plans for the new stadium to replace the original Sydney Football Stadium were released by the Government of New South Wales. In December 2018 Lendlease were appointed to build the stadium. Construction was initially scheduled to commence in 2019 with an early 2022 completion date. In July 2019 the construction part of the Lendlease contract was cancelled by the government with John Hollan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby World Cup (women)
The Rugby World Cup is the women's rugby union world championship which is organised by World Rugby. The first Rugby World Cup for women was held in 1991, but it was not until the 1998 tournament that the tournament received official backing from the International Rugby Board (IRB, now World Rugby); by 2009, the IRB had retroactively recognized the 1991 and 1994 tournaments and their champions. The tournament is currently held every four years, and was most recently held in New Zealand in 2021, postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three countries have won the women's Rugby World Cup since its establishment, with New Zealand having won the tournament a record six times. The championship was previously branded as the Women's Rugby World Cup. As part of an effort to promote greater parity between the championship and its men's counterpart, the Rugby World Cup, World Rugby announced in 2019 that the women's championship would be officially marketed under the title Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauranga
Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by Europeans in the early 19th century, and was constituted as a city in 1963. The city lies in the north-western corner of the Bay of Plenty, on the south-eastern edge of Tauranga Harbour. The city extends over an area of , and encompasses the communities of Bethlehem, New Zealand, Bethlehem, on the south-western outskirts of the city; Greerton, on the southern outskirts of the city; Matua, west of the central city overlooking Tauranga Harbour; Maungatapu; Mount Maunganui, located north of the central city across the harbour facing the Bay of Plenty; Otūmoetai; Papamoa, Tauranga's largest suburb, located on the Bay of Plenty; Tauranga City; Tauranga South; and Welcome Bay. Tauranga is one of New Zealand's main centres for business, interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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