Weekly Round Up

Weekly Round Up

North Harbour sign Stevenson and Eves

North Harbour have confirmed the signing of outside back Shaun Stevenson and prop Chris Eves for the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup.

20-year-old Stevenson was selected for the Blues U18s and represented the NZ Secondary Schools side in 2014, making his debut for Waikato in 2015.

Eves made his way through the youth ranks before making his Cup debut in 2008.


Rob Kearney and Jamie Heaslip ruled out of Champions Cup QF

Leinster will be without the services of Ireland No. 8 Jamie Heaslip and fullback Rob Kearney for this weekend's clash against Cardiff after sustaining injuries. 


This means that both players will be unavailable for Leinster's Champions Cup Quarter-Final against Wasps on 1 April.

Matt Todd re-signs with Crusaders and New Zealand Rugby

New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders have secured the services of loose forward Matt Todd for another year, re-signing him to the end of the 2018 season.

28-year-old Todd has played eight Tests to date and is only a few games off reaching his 100th cap for the Crusaders.

  

Stuart Hogg voted 6 Nations Player of the Championship for the second year running

Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg has been voted 6 Nations Player of the Championship for the second year running, securing the backing of 29,734 fans - almost one quarter of the public vote.

Marcell Coetzee sidelined for the remainder of the season

Ulster have confirmed that Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2016/17 season. 

Francois Venter and Sergeal Petersen return for Cheetahs

Francois Venter will be making a return after an ankle injury kept him sidelined for the first four games of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

The Cheetahs also welcomed the return of Ox Nche, Justin Basson, Raymond Rhule, Nico Lee and Sergeal Petersen from injuries.

Full team here

Mark Jennings signs a two-year contract with Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks have confirmed that 24-year-old centre Mark Jennings has signed a new two-year deal with the club.

Jennings came through Sale's Academy and at the age of 16 and has represented England at youth level and has made 6 appearances in the Premiership this season.

Morgan Eames signs for Doncaster Knights

The Knights have announced the first new signing ahead of the 2017/18 season in the form of second-row Morgan Eames from Nottingham Rugby.

Eames made his debut for Nottingham at just 19-years-old in December 2013 and had developed into a regular starter by the close of the 2015/16 season. 

Newcastle Falcons sign Sami Mavinga and Gary Graham

Newcastle Falcons have confirmed the signing of Lyon prop Sami Mavinga and Jersey Reds flanker Gary Graham.

Mavinga, 23, has featured nine times in the competition for Lyon, while Graham has featured predominantly at open-side flanker for Jersey Reds in this season’s Championship.

Nigel Carolan and Jimmy Duffy join Connacht's new coaching team

Connacht Rugby have confirmed the appointment of Nigel Carolan and Jimmy Duffy to Kieran Keane’s new coaching team ahead of the start of next season.

Duffy has been forwards coach for the last two seasons after a spell as Elite Player Development Officer while Carolan has been Connacht's Rugby Academy manager since 2004.

Nick Johnston to leave Worcester Warriors

A club statement from Worcester Warriors states that Nick Johnston has opted not to renew his contract with Worcester Warriors.


It goes on to say that Johnston will therefore leave the club from 1 April 2017. 

Take a look at the full Super Rugby team sheets for Round 5 kicking off this weekend here

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