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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR MITSUBISHI ESTATE IRELAND SERIES
Qantas Wallabies Squad for Mitsubishi Estate Ireland Series (with Test caps, Super Rugby team and age in brackets) Forwards Allan Alaalatoa (23 Tests, Brumbies, 24) Rory Arnold (15 Tests, Brumbies, 27) Adam Coleman (20 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 26) Folau...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV vs Leopards
Toyota Free State XV will be facing the Leopards in round 7 of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Fanie du Toit Stadium in Potchefstroom on Friday afternoon. The match kicks off at 15:00. The Toyota Free State XV will want to be protecting their...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Seven Springbok debutants to start against Wales in USA
Pieter-Steph du Toit will captain a young Springbok team featuring seven uncapped players in the starting line-up against Wales on Saturday evening (SA time) in Washington DC. Du Toit (lock) will lead South Africa for the first time when they take on the...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 side named for World Rugby U20 Championship opener against Japan
New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Craig Philpott has named his side to open their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign in France tomorrow morning. New Zealand will face Japan in Narbonne, France, kick off 7am NZT. 1. Xavier Numia Wellington 2. Flynn Thomas...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on What’s in a name? Investec Super Rugby clubs get behind #SayMyName
New Zealand Rugby and the Investec Super Rugby clubs, the Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders and Highlanders are encouraging fans, supporters and each other to learn the correct way to say people’s names. With teams based in New Zealand, Australia, South...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES READY FOR FIRST WELSH TEST
World Rugby U20s Championship, Junior Wallabies team to play Wales U20s 1.Harry Hoopert, Queensland, Brothers 2. Efi Maafu, Queensland, Wests 3. Tom Ross, ACT, Gungahlin 4. Trevor Hosea, Harlequins, Victoria 5. Angus Blyth, Queensland, Bond University 6....
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Senatla keen to add to Blitzboks effort
Springbok Sevens winger, Seabelo Senatla, found the Blitzboks squad pretty much as he left it in March to pursue his fifteens dreams, when he re-joined them last week to prepare for the last two tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The flyer and...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Willemse starts in settled SA U20 team for Georgia clash
Junior Springbok flyhalf Damian Willemse will make his first appearance of the season for the SA U20’s in a settled starting team when Chean Roux’s charges meet Georgia in their opening match of the World Rugby U20 Championship at Stade Aimé Giral in...
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May 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Promising scrumhalf signs with Toyota Cheetahs
Free State Rugby is delighted to announce that the promising young scrumhalf, Ruben de Haas, has signed with the Toyota Cheetahs until end of October 2020. De Haas joined the Toyota Cheetah Academy in 2017 and represented the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the...
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May 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Willemse cherishing SA U20 leadership role
Junior Springbok vice-captain and flyhalf Damian Willemse is relishing the opportunity to be back at the World Rugby U20 Championship and says he and his team-mates can’t wait for their opening match against Georgia on Wednesday. The clash will mark...
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May 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20s side to play Argentina in World Rugby U20 Championship opener
England U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side for the World Rugby U20 Championship opener against Argentina on Wednesday in Narbonne (17.30 KO BST). Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry will captain England and he is joined in the backrow by Ted Hill...
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May 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Queensland and Wallabies legend John Eales to be immortalised with statue at Suncorp Stadium
Former Queensland and Wallabies captain John Eales will be immortalised in bronze as the next statue at Suncorp Stadium. The striking statue will capture second rower Eales being lifted by another player as he catches a lineout ball. The design will allow...
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May 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Siya Kolisi to lead Springboks against England
Pieter-Steph du Toit captain Boks in Washington Siya Kolisi will lead the Springboks against England in the forthcoming Castle Lager Incoming Series while Pieter Steph-du Toit has been entrusted with the captaincy for Saturday’s historic Test in Washington...
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May 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Pumas set milstones in victory
The Pumas kept their unbeaten record in this year’s SuperSport Challenge intact at Loftus Versfeld by beating the Blue Bulls 34-22 in this away fixture. They were dominating the match for at the first hour and were leading 34-12 before a late fightback by...
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May 27, 18 •
1934 Views •
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Comments Off on Highvelders triumph over Cape rivals – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 15 Review
Jaguares make it six in a row with home victory over Durbanites The Emirates Lions edged the DHL Stormers 26-23 in a closely fought Vodacom Super Rugby match in Cape Town on Saturday evening to consolidate their top spot on the South African Conference...
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May 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks excited to kick off U20 Championship
Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat and his team are excited to kick off the World Rugby U20 Championship after arriving at their base in Gruissan in the south of France late on Saturday night. The team departed Cape Town late on Friday and it took close...
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May 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas, DHL WP, Toyota FS XV flex muscles – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 6 Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas, DHL Western Province and Toyota Free State XV kept their winning records intact after the sixth round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge on a weekend that saw a first win for the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in this year’s competition....
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus names first Springbok squad for June Tests
Seventeen uncapped players in 43-man squad Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, has included 17 uncapped players in his first Springbok squad of 43 for the four Tests next month, against Wales in the USA and Castle Lager Incoming Series at...
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds suffer narrow defeat to Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have suffered a narrow defeat to the Highlanders, falling 18-15 at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. Both sides crossed for two tries each, with the boot of Highlanders flyhalf Lima Sopoaga proving the difference as he slotted...
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE RUGBY PLAYERS – School rugby players to learn from SA icons
With rugby players entering at provincial and national levels from as young as 19 years old it is clear that aspiring rugby professionals need to make their mark at school level in order to have a long, illustrious career in the game. Added to this, as a...
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on National team coaching appointments for Raubenheimer, Erasmus
Two very experienced coaches, Stanley Raubenheimer and Sean Erasmus, have been appointed to handle two of SA Rugby’s national teams this year, the Springbok Women and SA Schools sides respectively. Raubenheimer, the experienced SA Rugby Academy coach, will...
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Experience gets TripAdvisor accolade
The world’s largest travel website, TripAdvisor, has awarded the Springbok Experience, SA Rugby’s world-class interactive museum in Cape Town, with a Certificate of Excellence for the fourth consecutive year. This accolade is awarded to tourist...
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May 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Changes aim to bring edge for All Blacks Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens head to the HSBC London and Paris Sevens with a change in leadership and an eye to developing and growing the squad. Kurt Baker and Sione Molia will take up co-captaincy for the two tournaments as Coach Clark Laidlaw looks to build the...
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May 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on HSBC SYDNEY 7s SET FOR WESTERN SYDNEY EVOLUTION
The HSBC Sydney 7s is heading west with the announcement today that the 2019 tournament will be played at Spotless Stadium in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct. Having had three successful years at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, the hugely popular tournament will...
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May 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Jackson back for Vodacom Blue Bulls
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, David Manual, named JT Jackson at inside centre for Saturday’s SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against the iCOLLEGE Pumas at Loftus Versfeld. Jackson made his debut for the Vodacom Bulls last weekend in Buenos Aires, but has...
