Our first look at what all Rugby Men and Women would love to have in their possession - in 2016!

15 May 2015

Here's how an Olympic Rugby Gold Medal will look for those winners of the Men's and Women's competitions in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. They are a simple design - you might even say not particularly artistic - but they will be so keenly fought for!

Who will win them? The favourites are clear-cut; in the men's its Fiji, South Africa and New Zealand while for the women it's New Zealand, Australia and England I reckon. But look out- there could be major upsets! USA have the most exciting Men's team this year while Canada women can never be ruled out.

As of writing this; (May 2015) there are 14 months to go - anything could happen!

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Every day there is Rugby History 17 March 2006

Click to show It's a third Commonwealth Games Gold medal for NZ's 7s team!

55,000 saw the final in Melbourne, Australia. New Zealand's captain was Tafai Ioasa and the coach Gordon Tietjens! NZ beat England 29-21.

A-Z of Rugby

Click to show AGUIRRE, Jean-Michel

Bagnères and France
39 internationals for France 1971–80

A soccer player until he was 17, Aguirre gained his ﬁrst international caps for France as a scrumhalf in 1971. A season later he changed to fullback and took to the role so readily that he was chosen to play for France in his new position against the All Blacks in early 1973. Injury kept him out of that game but shortly afterwards he coped so well at fullback against Wales that he became the replacement France had been seeking for Pierre Villepreux. He was rarely out of favour for the next six years.

A stylish attacker, Aguirre could also kick goals effectively. He landed six for France in the second test against Argentina in Buenos Aires in 1977, three of them from near halfway. Aguirre also landed a massive 65-metre kick on Wellington’s Athletic Park in 1979. Yet it is as a brilliantly versatile runner that he is remembered. He played a major part in France’s 24–19 win over New Zealand in 1979 – the famous ‘Bastille Day’ victory.

Aguirre later became a radio broadcaster on the game.