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2012–13 Pro12
The 2012–13 Pro12 League (also known as the ''RaboDirect Pro12'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, the third with its current 12-team format, and the second with RaboDirect as title sponsor. Ospreys were the defending champions, but they failed to qualify for the end-of-season playoffs. The twelve teams that competed were the four Irish teams, Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster; two Scottish teams, Edinburgh Rugby, Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors; four Welsh teams, Cardiff Blues, Dragons (rugby union), Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets; and two Italian teams, Benetton Rugby, Benetton Treviso and newly created Zebre. The title was won by Leinster, defeating Ulster 24–18 in the final. Changes for the season Italy Zebre replaced Aironi, Aironi Rugby after they had their licence revoked by the Italian Rugby Federation for financial reasons. Roberto Manghi will become their Head c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby () is one of the four professional provincial club rugby union teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team represents the Leinster Branch, one of the four provincial unions that together make up the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), but is not restricted to players from that province. Leinster play their home games primarily at the 18,500-capacity RDS Arena ('the RDS') in Dublin, although larger games are played in the 51,700-capacity Aviva Stadium when the capacity of the RDS is insufficient, or during 2024 and 2025 to accommodate venue improvements at the RDS, with occasional on-off games been moved to Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and by some distance the List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity, largest stadium in Ireland. Before moving to the RDS in 2005, Leinster's traditional home ground was Donnybrook Stadium, in Dublin 4. The province plays primarily in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benetton Rugby
Benetton Rugby, also known as Benetton Treviso ( or ), is an Italian professional rugby union team based in Treviso, Veneto which competes in the United Rugby Championship, the European Rugby Challenge Cup and European Rugby Champions Cup, European Champions Cup. Treviso rugby team was founded in 1932 and has won 15 Italian national championships. The team has been owned by the Benetton Group, Benetton clothing company since 1979. Treviso have competed in the United Rugby Championship (formerly the Pro14 and Pro12) since 2010, and have previously competed in the Top10 (rugby union), Italian domestic championship. Treviso have supplied many players to the Italy national rugby union team, Italian national team, such as Alessandro Zanni and Leonardo Ghiraldini. Conversely, several notable foreign internationals have played for Treviso, including Rugby World Cup winners Craig Green (rugby union), Craig Green, John Kirwan (rugby), John Kirwan and Michael Lynagh. The President of Trevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McLaughlin (rugby)
Brian McLaughlin may refer to: * Brian McLaughlin (footballer born 1954) (1954–2009), Scottish footballer and coach * Brian McLaughlin (footballer born 1974), former footballer * Brian McLaughlin (Gaelic footballer) Brian McLaughlin is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for St Michael's and the Donegal county team. He won the 1995 All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship. During the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, he and Eam ..., Irish sportsperson who represented Donegal * Brian J. McLaughlin (born ca. 1957), former Boston City Council member * Brian M. McLaughlin (born 1952), former American Democratic politician from Flushing, Queens {{hndis, Mclaughlin, Brian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Anscombe
Mark Anscombe (born 1957) is a New Zealand rugby union coach, having played rugby spanning across 15 years. Anscombe (father of Welsh international Gareth Anscombe) has been a rugby union coach since 1994, coaching various ages and styles in both hemispheres. He is a former head coach of the Canadian national team. Anscombe played over 200 club games for East Coast Bays from 1976 to 1991. Anscombe captained East Coast Bays to back to back Harbour Club championships in 1985 and 1986 over North Shore and Takapuna respectively. After retiring from rugby in 1990 Anscombe then coached the Bays premier side from 1990 to 1994 including the 1991 Harbour Club rugby championship win over Takapuna in 1991. Bays were Championship runners up in 1993 and 1994. Anscombe is one of five East Coast Bays Rugby 200 game double centurions alongside Ian Coley, Slade McFarland, Wayne Hill and Rhys Bennett. Playing career Originally from Taranaki, New Zealand, Anscombe moved to Auckland at a young age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony McGahan
Tony McGahan is an Australian rugby union coach who is currently Head of Sport at St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and a former assistant coach at the Queensland Reds. Early career Born in Queensland, Australia, a teacher by profession, a BE in Physical Education from Queensland University of Technology, he played Rugby Union (inside centre) with Queensland Schoolboys and Eastern Districts and Rugby League with Queensland U16s/19s, Australian Universities. Munster In July 2008, McGahan took up the position as the director of coaching of Munster following Declan Kidney's departure to take over as Ireland coach. He had been involved with the Munster team since 2005 as the defence and backs coach. In May 2011 he coached Munster to win the 2010–11 Celtic League Grand Final against Leinster at Thomond Park. McGahan left Munster at the end of the 2011–12 season, to take up a role as Australian defence coach. Australia McGahan took up the role of coaching co-ordinator of Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Penney
Robin Hugh Penney (born 27 April 1964) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former representative player. Generally known as Rob Penney he played in the positions of Flanker or No.8 throughout his career, most notably for Canterbury. He has served in various coaching roles since 2005. He is the current Head coach of the Crusaders in Super Rugby. Playing career Penney played over 100 games for Canterbury between 1985 and 1994 in what was then the First division, the highest level of provincial rugby in New Zealand. Penney also played in an All Black trial in 1992. He later played for Marlborough in lower division rugby in 1996 and 1997. He played for the Burnside club in Christchurch and Awatere in Marlborough. Coaching career Canterbury and New Zealand Penney coached Canterbury rugby in New Zealand from 2006 to 2011, and led them to win four ITM Cups in a row from 2008 to 2011. He also coached the New Zealand under-20 rugby union team at the 2012 IRB Junior World Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Lineen
Sean Lineen (born 25 December 1961) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was a former head coach of Glasgow Warriors from 2006 to 2012. He was a director for the Scottish Rugby Union until December 2021. Rugby Union career Amateur career Lineen played as a Centre. Originally from New Zealand, in the 1985–86 season he made his first journey to the UK, playing for Pontypool in Wales. In October 1988 he came to Scotland and played for Boroughmuir. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. He has been awarded the freedom of the city of Edinburgh. He played for the Blues Trial side against the Reds Trial side on 6 January 1990. The Blues won the match 45 - 4. International career He qualified to play for Scotland through his grandfather and made his international debut on 21 January 1989 against Wales at Murrayfield aged 27. Lineen played at 29 times for Scotland, He was a member of the notable Scottish Grand Slam team of 1990. Coaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Townsend
Gregor Peter John Townsend (born 26 April 1973) is a Scottish professional rugby union coach and former player who has been coaching the Scotland national team since 2017. Townsend was previously the assistant coach from 2009 to 2012. As a player, he won 82 caps for Scotland and two for the British and Irish Lions. He is a former coach of Glasgow Warriors and was a player-coach for Border Reivers. As well as in Scotland, he played club rugby in Australia, England, France and South Africa. As coach of Scotland, his team won at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years in 2021. Townsend was selected as attack coach for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Townsend was awarded an MBE in 1999 for services to rugby. Early life and education Townsend was born in April 1973 in Galashiels and went to school at Galashiels Academy. He graduated in 1995 from the University of Edinburgh with an MA degree in History and Politics. Playing career Club Townsend started p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland National Rugby Union Team
The Scotland national rugby union team represents the Scottish Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship, where they are the current Doddie Weir Cup holders. They also participate in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years. The history of the team dates from 1871, when the Scottish rugby team played their first official test match, winning 1–0 against England at Raeburn Place. Scotland competed in the Five Nations from the inaugural tournament in 1883, winning it 14 times outright—including the last Five Nations in 1999—and sharing it another eight. In 2000, the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all ten competitions, the most recent being in 2023, where they failed to reach the quarter-finals. Their best finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotstoun Stadium
Scotstoun Stadium is an athletics and rugby union stadium in Scotstoun, an area in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Warriors have trained at the facility since 2009 and have played their home games here from the 2012–13 season onwards. The surface is a World Rugby approved artificial turf which is also suitable for athletics. It has a capacity of 9,708 for rugby union. Between 2012 and 2015, the Stadium hosted the Scotland Sevens – the Scottish leg of the IRB Sevens World Series, but then the leg was moved to a new host country, France in 2016. History Opening The facility first opened in 1915 as Scotstoun Showgrounds after the land was developed by the Glasgow Agricultural Society as a venue for agricultural shows. It was soon being used as a venue for sporting events and as a result the Grandstand was erected. The facility underwent a huge renovation in 2008 and on completion was re-opened on 14 January 2010 by the Princess Royal. Recent history The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryhill
Maryhill () is an area in the north-west of Glasgow in Scotland. A former independent burgh and the heart of an eponymous local authority ward, its territory is bisected by Maryhill Road, part of the A81 road which runs for a distance of roughly between Glasgow city centre and the suburban town of Bearsden. The far north west of the area is served by Maryhill railway station. History Hew Hill, the Laird, or Lord, of Gairbraid, had no male heir and so he left his estate to his daughter, Mary Hill (1730–1809). She married Robert Graham of Dawsholm in 1763, but they had no income from trade or commerce and had to make what they could from the estate. They founded coalmines on the estate but they proved to be wet and unprofitable. On 8 March 1768 Parliament approved the cutting of the Forth and Clyde Canal through their estate, which provided some much-needed money. The canal reached the estate in 1775, but the canal company had run out of money and work stopped f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firhill Stadium
Firhill Stadium, also known as Wyre Stadium at Firhill for sponsorship reasons, is a Association football, football and former rugby union, rugby league and Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland which has been the home of Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle since 1909. Past ground-sharing agreements have seen Firhill act as a temporary home for three other football clubs: Clyde F.C., Clyde, Hamilton Academical F.C., Hamilton Academical and Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park. It was also a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and the Glasgow Warriors rugby union team between 2007 and 2012. , the all-seated capacity of Firhill is . History Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle played at various sites between 1876 and 1891, including Kelvingrove, Jordanvale Park and Muir Park. The club settled at Meadowside, beside the River Clyde, in 1891. They were forced out of this site in 1908, however, to make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
