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Marino Mikaele-Tu'u
Marino Mikaele-Tu'u (born 6 November 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a loose forward for Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played for the in Super Rugby and in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. Early career Mikaele-Tu'u was born in Wellington and moved to Hawke's Bay at the age of 11. He has a twin brother, Antonio, and a younger sister, Liana, who also play first class rugby. Mikaele-Tu'u attended Hastings Boys' High School and was one of the standout players for their First XV team in 2014 and 2015. Mikaele-Tu'u played age-grade rugby for Hawke's Bay and also played for the U18 team in 2015. Senior career In 2016, Mikaele-Tu'u was - for the first time - named in the Mitre 10 Cup squad. He made his Magpies debut, off the bench, on 20 August 2016 against . While he played only two games in his first season, he soon established himself as a regular starter f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lentjes
James Anthony Richard Lentjes (born 16 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently for the Bunnings NPC. His position is Flanker. Early career Born and raised in the city of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand, Lentjes was educated at St Bede's College in his hometown where he won a secondary schools title in 2008. After finishing school, he made his way through the system, becoming a member of their wider training group in 2013 as well as playing for the Crusaders development team. He played club rugby in Canterbury with the university club, however due to a lack of opportunities to make the star studded Canterbury ITM Cup side, he headed south to Dunedin and began playing club rugby for Taieri. He holds a university degree in geology and geography and worked as a lab technician for Fulton Hogan prior to his rugby career. Senior career His move to Dunedin quickly paid off and after one season in club rugby, he made the Otago squad for the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the third edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. The competition was expanded from the previous season with and joining and hosts at Bond University on the Gold Coast. The Oceania Championship was played over three rounds in nine days, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 43–6 in the last match of the round-robin tournament on 6 May 2017, to take the title. The Oceania Trophy was played as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga, held in Lautoka, Fiji. Both matches finished as draws but Fiji, after securing a four-try bonus point in the second match, won the event. Teams The teams for the 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were: Championship * * * * Trophy * * Championship Standings Final competition table: : : Round 1 ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- Round 3 ---- ---- ---- Trophy The Oceania Trophy was played in Lautoka, Fiji as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga. Standings Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations took part in the tournament, which was held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester. New Zealand went into the tournament as defending champions. The competition was won by hosts England. Teams The following teams participated in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship: Match officials The following officials oversaw the thirty matches: ;Referees * Andrew Brace (Ireland) * Thomas Charabas (France) * Graham Cooper (Australia) * Craig Evans (Wales) * Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) * Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) * Elia Rizzo (Italy) * Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) * Paul Williams (New Zealand) ;Assistant Referees * Peter Allan (England) * Paul Dix (England) * Tom Foley (Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, was the second edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. It was played as two tournaments; the Oceania Under 20 Championship hosted on the Gold Coast in Australia, and the Oceania Under 20 Trophy hosted in Suva. The Championship was played in May, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 30–10 in the first match of the tournament. Australia won the second match by 25–24 to draw the series one-all, but New Zealand took the championship due to superior points difference. The Trophy competition was played in December and won by Fiji, who defeated Tonga by 18–13 in the last round to qualify for the World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2017. Teams The teams for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were: Championship * * Trophy * * * Championship Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- Trophy Standings Final competition table: : References External linksOceania Rugby website {{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania 2016 File:2016 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
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] |
New Zealand Schoolboys
The New Zealand Schools rugby union team, commonly referred to as the New Zealand schoolboys rugby team, is composed of secondary school students in New Zealand. Many of the players have gone on to play for professional clubs or provinces or for the All Blacks or other international teams. Recent squads 2019 New Zealand Schools Team Due to COVID 19, in 2020 and 2021 teams were selected but did not play. Notable past players See also * Australia national schoolboy rugby union team * Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team * New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team * New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team * New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team * Junior All Blacks * New Zealand Heartland XV The Heartland XV is one of several New Zealand representative rugby union teams, although it is at a lower level than the All Blacks and the Māori All Blacks. The side is drawn exclusively from players for provincial unions that compete in the He ... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Schoolboys Rugby Union Team
The Australian Schoolboys & U18 rugby union team is the national team for schoolboy rugby union & U18 players in Australia. Considered to be the pinnacle of schoolboy & U18 rugby in Australia, the team plays in fixtures against other national representative schoolboy teams from around the world. Many players who have played in the Australian Schoolboys team have gone on to further representative careers with Super Rugby franchise teams and the Australian national rugby union team. Australian Schools Rugby Championships The Australian Schools Rugby Championships, held to determine the champion state and to select the Australian Schools Rugby team, have taken place every year since 1973. Under the current format, the championships are played in two divisions. Division I The Division I Championship is contested by 8 teams: * QLD I ''and'' QLD II * NSW I ''and'' NSW II * ACT * VIC * WA * Combined States Each team has a squad of 23 players. The "Combined States" team is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Barbarians
The New Zealand Barbarians, nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", are an invitational rugby union team. They have been a part of New Zealand rugby since the team was founded in 1937 by two ex-All Blacks, Ronald Bush and Hubert McLean, who captained their first game (against Auckland) in 1938. The club is based in New Zealand, at Eden Park in Auckland. The idea came from the concept of the Barbarian F.C. Playing kit and symbol The New Zealand Barbarians wear scarlet red jerseys with white shorts. The symbol of the team is a white leaping lamb. 2017 squad Provincial Barbarians squad to play the British and Irish Lions on 3 June 2017. * Head Coach – Clayton McMillan Representatives * Kevin Boroevich * Jonah Lomu * Andrew Mehrtens * Christian Cullen * Ian Jones * Mark Donaldson (1977) * Sean Fitzpatrick * Grant Fox * John Kirwan * Taine Randell * Xavier Rush * Wilson Whineray * John Afoa * Rene Ranger * Colin Slade * Alby Mathewson * Rupeni Caucaunibuca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challenge matches, which are usually played at the shield holders home venue, and if the challenger is successful in their challenge they will become the new holder of the Shield. There is a tradition for the first challenges of a new rugby season to be played against smaller associations from the Heartland Championship Although the professional era of rugby has seen other competitions, such as the NPC and Super Rugby, detracting from the pre-eminence of the Ranfurly Shield, many used to regard it as the greatest prize in New Zealand domestic rugby . This is mainly due to its long history, the fact that every challenge is a sudden-death defence of the Shield, and that any team has a chance to win. The Shield is currently held by Wellington, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Bunnings NPC
The 2023 Bunnings NPC season was the eighteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition, the National Provincial Championship (2006–present), National Provincial Championship, since it turned professional in 2006. It involved the top fourteen provincial rugby unions of New Zealand, whichunder a new format introduced in 2022all played for the same title. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is known as the Bunnings Warehouse, Bunnings NPC. The regular season began on Friday 4 August 2023, when hosted . The Final took place on Saturday 21 October 2023. Format In 2022 Bunnings NPC, 2022, a new competition format was introduced. In this new format, the 14 provincial unions participating in the National Provincial Championship (2006–present), Bunnings NPC are grouped in one single division and play for one NPC title. While in 2022 the teams were seeded in two equal conferences, an "Odds Conference" and an "Evens Conference", a further format change in 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
