Events in Sport
Events 201 - 212 of 212
- 2019-03-17 Wales beats Ireland, 25-7 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to clinch the Six-Nations Rugby Championship and Grand Slam; Welsh fly-half Gareth Anscombe kicks 6 penalties and a conversion
- 2019-07-06 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders win their 10th title with a 19-3 win over Argentina's Jaguares
- 2019-09-14 Former Welsh rugby union and league player Gareth Thomas reveals he is HIV positive
- 2020-01-18 Premiership Rugby announces reigning European and English champions Saracens to be relegated for exceeding salary cap the previous 3 seasons; club fined £5.3m and docked 35 Premiership points
Laureus Awards
2020-02-17 Laureus World Sports Awards, Berlin, Germany: Sportsman: Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi; Sportswoman: Simone Biles; Team: South Africa National Rugby Union team
- 2020-10-31 England beats Italy 34-5 in Rome to clinch 29th Six-Nations Rugby Championship; halfback Ben Youngs becomes second England player to earn 100th test cap
- 2020-10-31 New Zealand Rugby Union team routs Australia, 43-5 in Sydney to retain Bledisloe Cup (2-1) for 18th straight series; Wallabies' largest ever defeat by All Blacks
- 2020-11-13 Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scores all the Pumas points as Argentina claim their 1st ever win over New Zealand's All Blacks, winning 25-15 in a Rugby Championship game in Sydney
Sports History
2021-01-04 Duhan van der Merwe signs for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership Rugby competition for the 2021-22 season
- 2021-03-26 Scotland beats France 27-23 at Saint-Denis to confirm Wales' 28th Six-Nations Rugby Championship title; Welsh also claim Triple Crown
- 2021-07-27 Fiji retains Olympic Rugby Sevens title with 27-12 win over New Zealand in Tokyo; only second gold in the country's Olympic history
- 2022-11-12 New Zealand's Black Ferns win Women's World Rugby Championship defeating England 34-31 at Eden Park in Auckland in front of a capacity crowd [1]
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 201 - 300 of 311
- 1969-02-17 Tony Underwood, English rugby union wing (27 Tests England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers), born in Ipoh, Malaysia
- 1969-11-22 Dave Sims, English rugby union lock (3 Tests; Gloucester RFC; Barbarians RFC 1995, 96, 99), born in Gloucester, England (d. 2022)
- 1970-07-04 Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby union lock (61 Tests; Newcastle Falcons RFC, Border Reivers RFC), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2022)
- 1971-02-20 Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union halfback (89 Tests; Bulls), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2017)
- 1971-04-08 Christophe "Titou" Lamaison, French rugby footballer fly-half, 1996-2004, all-time leading points scorer for France, with 380 points, born in Dax, France
- 1971-06-18 Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee (record holder for most Test matches refereed 100), born in Mynyddcerrig, Wales
- 1971-10-31 Tom Smith, Scottish rugby union loosehead prop (61 Tests, 6 British & Irish Lions; Glasgow Warriors, Caledonia Reds, Northampton Saints RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2022)
- 1972-04-22 Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union flanker (56 caps; ACT Brumbies, Leinster), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1972-05-20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
- 1972-08-10 Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union flanker and captain (85 caps England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Was[s), born in London, England
- 1972-10-20 Will Greenwood, English rugby union centre (55 caps England, 2 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers, Harlequins), born in Blackburn, England
- 1972-10-31 Matt Dawson MBE, English rugby union halfback (77 caps England, 7 British & Irish Lions; Northampton, London Wasps) and broadcaster (A Question of Sport, BBC), born in Birkenhead, England
- 1973-02-27 Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union centre and captain (52 Tests; Pontypool RFC, Swansea RFC, Scarlets, Sale FC, Ospreys), born in Blaenavon, Wales
- 1973-03-26 Matt Burke, Australian rugby union fullback who played 81 Tests; NSW Waratahs; Eastwood RFC) and broadcaster (Network 10), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1973-05-14 Julian White, English rugby union footballer
- 1973-11-16 Brendan Laney, New Zealand rugby player, born in Invercargill, New Zealand
- 1973-11-23 Joeli Vidiri, Fijian rugby union winger (7 Tests Fiji, 2 New Zealand; Auckland RU, Barbarian FC), born in Nausori, Fiji (d. 2022)
- 1974-05-29 Stephen Larkham, Australian Rugby Union fly-half, coach (Australia 102 caps), born in Canberra, ACT
- 1974-07-30 Jason Robinson, English dual-code rugby player, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
- 1974-08-22 Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1975-01-02 Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (50 caps; captain 2002-03; Canterbury Crusaders), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1975-03-02 Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby union centre (19 caps; Canterbury Crusaders) and coach (NSW Waratahs), born in Lumsden, New Zealand
Jonah Lomu (1975-2015)
1975-05-12 New Zealand rugby union winger (youngest ever All Black, 63 internationals), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1975-05-20 Mark Zupan, American quadriplegic rugby player
- 1976-02-12 Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- 1976-02-22 Faan Rautenbach, South African rugby player, born in Bethlehem, South Africa
- 1976-07-03 Bobby Skinstad, South African rugby union flanker (42 Tests, 12 as captain; Stormers, Cats, Sharks), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- 1976-08-12 Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby player
- 1976-09-01 Tom Tierney, Irish rugby union scrum-half (8 Tests; Munster, Connacht, Leicester) and coach (Ireland women), born in Limerick, Republic of Ireland (d. 2023)
- 1976-11-30 Josh Lewsey, English rugby union footballer
- 1976-12-03 Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps; Highlanders, Chiefs, Toulouse), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- 1976-12-05 Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby union outside back (32 Tests, Grand Slam 1998, 2002; Toulouse RFC, Aviron Bayonnais), born in Toulouse, France
- 1977-01-21 Al Baxter, Australian rugby union footballer
- 1977-01-22 Jono Gibbes, New Zealand rugby union flanker (8 caps; Chiefs) and coach (Ulster, La Rochelle), born in Henderson, New Zealand
- 1977-02-26 Shane Williams MBE, Welsh rugby scrum half (87 caps Wales, 4 British & Irish Lions; Neath, Ospreys), born in Morriston, Swansea, Wales
- 1977-05-07 Elton Flatley, Australian rugby union fly-half (38 caps; 187 points; Queensland Reds 114 games, 609 points), born in Tamworth, NSW
- 1977-05-11 Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
- 1977-08-20 Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player and coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1977-08-20 Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1977-11-28 Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1977-12-08 Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer, born in Valence, France
- 1977-12-13 Peter Stringer, Irish rugby union footballer, born in Cork, Ireland
- 1978-03-04 Denis Dallan, Italian rugby union footballer
- 1978-03-30 Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1978-04-03 John Smit, South African rugby player, born in Polokwane, South Africa
- 1978-04-17 Jason White, Scottish rugby player, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1978-07-06 Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player, born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 1978-07-18 Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player
- 1978-09-02 Matthew Watkins, Welsh rugby union centre (18 caps; Newport, Llanelli Scarlets), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2020)
- 1978-09-05 Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby union footballer (All Blacks), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1978-09-14 Ben Cohen, English rugby union outside back (57 Tests; Northampton RFC, CA Brive, Sale Sharks RFC), born in Northampton, England
- 1978-09-21 Doug Howlett, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1978-10-08 Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player, born in Cork, Ireland
- 1978-10-18 Mike Tindall, English rugby union player
Brian O'Driscoll (45 years old)
1979-01-21 Irish rugby union player (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1979-03-20 Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
- 1979-03-23 Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish rugby player
- 1979-05-01 Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby union flanker (Italy 106 caps; Benetton Treviso, Stade Français), born in Padova, Italy
Jonny Wilkinson (44 years old)
1979-05-25 English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player, born in Frimley, England
- 1979-06-04 Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
- 1979-10-20 Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player and coach, born in Limerick, Ireland
- 1980-01-20 Federico Martín Aramburú, Argentine rugby union winger (22 Tests; 11 competitions Argentina Sevens; Biarritz Olympique, Perpignan, Glasgow Warriors), born in La Plata, Argentina (d. 2022)
- 1980-02-20 Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby union footballer
- 1980-03-14 Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1980-05-14 Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby union footballer
- 1980-06-12 Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby union player, born in Padua, Veneto, Italy
- 1980-06-20 Carlo Festuccia, Italian rugby union hooker (54 Tests; Amatori Parma Rugby, Racing 92 RFC, Wasps RFC), born in L'Aquila, Italy
- 1980-07-14 George Smith, Australian Rugby player, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1980-07-31 Mils Muliaina, New Zealand and Waikato rugby player, born in Salesi, Samoa
- 1980-09-26 Aurélien Rougerie, French rugby union outside back (76 caps; ASM Clermont Auvergne), born in Beaumont, France
- 1980-11-04 Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union flanker, #8 (48 caps; Wellington Hurricanes, Toulon, Ospreys, Narbonne), born in Apia, Samoa (d. 2015)
Richie McCaw (43 years old)
1980-12-31 New Zealand rugby union flanker (148 Tests, 110 as captain All Blacks; 3 x IRB Player of the Year; Rugby World Cup 2011, 15; IRB HOF), born in Oamaru, New Zealand
- 1981-01-02 Pedrie Wannenburg, South African rugby union flanker (20 Tests; Bulls, Ulster, Castres, Oyonnax), born in Nelspruit, South Africa (d. 2022)
- 1981-01-05 Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby union hooker (15 caps; Canterbury Crusaders), born in Invercargill, New Zealand
- 1981-01-15 Sean Lamont, Scottish rugby union footballer, born in Perth, United Kingdom
- 1981-05-16 Schalk Brits, South African rugby union hooker (15 Tests; Stormers, Saracens), born in Empangeni, South Africa
- 1981-07-30 Juan Smith, South African rugby back-rower (70 Tests; RC Toulon, Gauteng Lions, Free State Cheetahs), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- 1981-08-31 Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby union halfback (76 Tests, British & Irish Lions 3, Barbarians 1; Llanelli Scarlets RFC, Sale Sharks RFC), born in Carmarthen, Wales
- 1982-02-01 Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby union utility back (33 caps Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Swansea, Ospreys), born in Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Dan Carter (42 years old)
1982-03-05 New Zealand rugby player (All Blacks, Crusaders) and highest scorer in test match history, born in Southbridge, New Zealand
- 1982-05-21 Ma'a Nonu, New Zealand rugby union player and All Black, born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1982-10-16 Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
- 1982-11-16 Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player, born in Bethlehem, South Africa
- 1983-02-23 Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player, born in Padua, Italiy
- 1983-04-13 Schalk Burger, South African rugby union flanker (86 caps; Western Province, Stormers, Saracens RFC), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- 1983-06-12 Bryan Habana, South African rugby player (South Africa national team), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1983-10-26 Luke Watson, South African rugby player (Western Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- 1983-11-21 Jamie Langley, English rugby player
- 1983-12-03 Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby union fly-half/centre (25 caps; Chiefs, Bath), born in Papakura, New Zealand
- 1984-01-21 Hiroki Yuhara, Japanese rugby union hooker (22 caps; Toshiba Brave Lupus), born in Chiba, Japan (d. 2020)
- 1984-02-21 Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby union player, born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1984-10-20 Andrew Trimble, Northern Irish rugby player (Irish national team), born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- 1985-02-25 Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league halfback-five eighth (31 Tests; Wests Tigers, St. George, South Sydney) and coach (Wests Tigers), born in Whakatane, New Zealand
- 1985-03-11 Taniela Moa, Tongan rugby union halfback (20 caps; Auckland Blues, Section Paloise RUFC), born in Tofoa, Tonga (d. 2021)
- 1985-04-02 Thom Evans, Scottish rugby union winger (10 caps; London Wasps, Glasgow Warriors), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 1985-06-27 James Hook, Welsh rugby union utility back (81 caps; Neath RFC, USA Perpignan, Gloucester RFC), born in Port Talbot, Wales
- 1985-07-22 Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player
- 1985-12-14 Tom Smith, Welsh rugby union footballer, born in Bristol, Somerset
- 1986-05-28 Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby union inside back (51 Tests; Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs), born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1986-06-01 Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby union utility back (84 caps; Otago, Highlanders, Pau), born in Dunedin, New Zealand