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List Of 2015–16 Super Rugby Transfers
This is a list of player signings and releases involving Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season. The release of a player that was included in a 2015 Super Rugby season squad, or the signing of a new player for the 2016 season is listed here regardless of when it occurred. Players that have been confirmed for the 2016 season are also listed, regardless of when they signed for the team. Australian and New Zealand teams name their squads for the 2016 season – typically containing 32–35 players – in late 2015. Many sides also name additional players that train in backup or development squads for the franchises. These players are denoted by ''(wider training group)'' for New Zealand teams, or ''(extended playing squad)'' for Australian teams. In South Africa, all teams have affiliated provincial sides playing in their domestic Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions. Notes: * 2015 players listed are all players that were named in the initial senior s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lince RC
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Lince may refer to: ;Military vehicles *Lince (tank), a Spanish main battle tank in the 1990s *Lince (armored car), an Italian World War II armored car *Breda Ba.88 Lince, an Italian World War II ground-attack aircraft *VTLM Lince, the Italian name for the Iveco LMV tactical vehicle ;Other uses * Lince District, a district of Lima * Lince Dorado, a Puerto Rican professional wrestler * Lince Railway, short for Linhe–Ceke Railway in China's Inner Mongolia See also *Lynx A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to: Astronomy * Lynx (constellation) * Lynx (Chinese astronomy) * Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory Places Canada * Lynx, Ontar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lock (rugby Union)
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players". Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and Line-out (rugby union), line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by "hooking" it back with their heel. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players on the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown and play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Newman
Club Newman is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Benavídez of Tigre Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its rugby union team, which currently plays in the Top 12, the first division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system. Newman's facilities also host other sports such as field hockey, football, golf, show jumping and tennis. History The club was founded on December 15, 1975, by alumni of Cardinal Newman College. The first facilities were located in Benavidez, a district in Tigre Partido. The college had been established by the order of the Christian Brothers. In 2004, the rugby team of the club reached the Torneo de la URBA semi-finals (where they lost to Alumni), one of its most important achievements, since they have never won any championships. In 2008, Newman reached the URBA TOP 14 final. In 2012 they reached semi-finals and in 2013 too. Also, they managed to get to other to finals in the Nacional de Clubes, one in 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Montoya
Julián Montoya (born 29 October 1993) is an Argentine rugby union player currently playing for the Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby, the top domestic level of rugby union. He plays as a hooker. Montoya played for Club Newman domestically in Argentina and Pampas XV. He played for the in SANZAAR's Super Rugby, from 2016 to 2020. He has been an international since 2014. He was Premiership Rugby champion in 2022 with Leicester. Career Montoya played for Argentina national under-20 rugby union team at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. He later would also play for Argentina Jaguars. He had his first cap for Argentina at the 65–9 win over Uruguay, at 17 May 2014, for the South American Rugby Championship, in Paysandu, Brazil. He played for the Argentina squad that won the competition in 2014 and 2015, twice in each of them, with a try scored on both occasions. He was called for the 2015 Rugby Championship, playing his first game at the tournament in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top division of domestic rugby. Founded in 1871, in 1975 they moved to their most recent home, Sixways Stadium, located to the north of the city. The team colours are gold and blue. Placed in the eighth tier of English rugby with the advent of the English rugby union league competition, the club were able to build a strong team due to extensive financial support from their backer and chairman Cecil Duckworth, being promoted repeatedly through the league system. Worcester were first promoted to the highest tier, the Premiership in 2004, and returned there on two occasions following relegation to the RFU Championship. Worcester won one major trophy, the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby Cup, 2022 Premiership Cup, and won the RFU Championship, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Creevy
Agustín Creevy (born 15 March 1985 in La Plata) is an Argentine rugby union player. He currently plays for the national Argentina team '' The Pumas'' and for London Irish in the Gallagher Premiership. Creevy is the most-capped Argentine rugby player of all-time, having played 98 tests, including 49 as captain, from 2014-2018. He plays as a hooker, but has also played flanker and was selected for the 2010 June tests against Scotland. His test debut for Argentina was in 2005 when he played against Japan in Buenos Aires. Creevy is ambassador for Assist Card. Personal life Creevy was born in La Plata. In November 2020, Creevy tributed the passing of Diego Maradona in an interview and also with his team, London Irish, in a game against Leicester where Creevy used a black jersey with the number 10 and name Maradona inscribed on it. Career Agustín started his rugby career in the San Luis rugby club, in La Plata, Buenos Aires. He made his Argentina debut aged 20 against Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Universitario De Buenos Aires
Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, commonly known for its acronym CUBA, is an Argentine sports club with headquarters in the autonomous city of Buenos Aires. Universitario hosts the practise of a large variety of sports and activities, including aikido, mountaineering, basketball, boxing, scuba diving, fencing, skiing, football, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, golf, field hockey, judo, swimming, yachting, paddle tennis, basque pelota, rugby union, squash, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, windsurf and yoga. One of the sports the club had gained more recognition is rugby union, which senior team currently plays in Top 12, the first division of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires league system. "CUBA" has won 14 first division titles to date. History The Club was founded on May 11, 1918, by a group of university students as a means of fostering camaraderie in a politics-free environment. The main request to become a member was to be a university student. In 1917, after a basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facundo Bosch
Facundo Bosch (born 8 August 1991) is an Argentine rugby union player who plays at Hooker for the national Argentina team '' The Pumas'' and Stade Rochelais. Bosch started playing as semi-professional level in 2011 for Club Universitario de Buenos Aires where he picked up 33 appearances for his club. He played for the Jaguares in 2016. He moved to France in 2017 to play for Agen. In 2019 he was signed by Stade Rochelais. In May 2014, he was selected for a South American XV side to face the Pumas in a pre-season friendly before the 2014 June internationals. That month, he was selected for the Argentina Jaguars ahead of the 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup, where he made his first appearance of the bench against Emerging Italy. He started against Georgia on 18 June, but was red carded on the 70th minute for fighting with Georgian prop Giorgi Mtchedlishvili. In 2016, Bosh was called up to the senior Argentina side ahead of the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, but following an injury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooker (rugby Union)
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players". Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by "hooking" it back with their heel. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players on the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown and play an important role in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro
Francisco Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (born 11 June 1989, in Argentina) is an Argentina international rugby union player and currently he plays for the Italian Pro14 team Benetton. A prop forward, he began his career with Bigua Rugby Club (Mar del Plata) and La Plata. From 2011 to 2013 he joined with Stade Français. In 2013 Tetaz Chaparro signed with Newport Gwent Dragons for the 2013–14 season and Lyon Olympique for the 2014–15 season. He was released by the Dragons in April 2014. After the experience with Jaguares in Super Rugby, from 2016 to 2020, in 2021 he played for the in Premiership Rugby. In 2009 he was named in the Argentina Under 20 squad and from 2009 to 2014 in the Argentina Jaguars. Member of Pumas from 2010, Chaparro was a starter for the national team on 14 November 2020 in their first ever win against the All Blacks. Chaparro was named in Argentina's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup but then had to withdraw through injury and was replaced by Juan Figallo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club
Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club is a sports club located in the city San Miguel de Tucumán in the Tucumán Province of Argentina. Founded in 1915 as a tennis club, Tucumán LTC is now mostly known for its rugby union team, registered with the Unión de Rugby de Tucumán and currently playing in the Torneo del Noroeste tournament. Apart from tennis and rugby, the hosts other activities such as athletics, field hockey, futsal, gymnastics, paddle tennis, squash, and swimming. History Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club was founded in San Miguel de Tucumán on 14 April 1915, as a multi-sports club, by English expatriates and young locals. The first sports played at the club were lawn tennis and cricket. Originally located near Tucumán's Savoy Hotel, the club moved to the Parque 9 de Julio, in 1930. In 1987, 10 more hectares were purchased nearby and most installations, except for the clubhouse, were moved there. Rugby first appeared at the club in 1961 and is now the sport for which the club is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
