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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s starts 2017 with a win
The BMW Australia U20s have defeated Samoa U20s in round one of the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship 43-20 at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Friday night. Infrequently wet and windy conditions Australia scored seven tries to two as they dominated their...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Nationwide National Quarterfinals Take Place This Weekend
The National Nationwide quarter-finals take place this weekend in four different regions. The first quarter final sees Nairobi Region champions Ngong RFC host Embu RFC at Kibiko Secondary. The Coastal region will host the Varsity Derby as MKU Nairobi make...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Thousands more Warriors set to emerge as new set of Warrior Camps are announced
England Rugby launch the second set of Warrior Camps as part of ‘Meet Your Inner Warrior’ campaign Over 150 Warrior Camps to take place across the country from 12-21 May. Click HERE for more details A new set of Warrior Camps will take place in rugby...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Francois Venter – 50th Vodacom Super Rugby Match
Francois Venter – 50th Vodacom Super Rugby Match Captain Francois Venter will be running onto the field in his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Crusaders on Saturday. Francois embarked upon his fourth campaign with the Toyota Cheetahs in 2017...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 6
Queensland Premier Rugby returns for Round 6 this Saturday and the weekend will be headlined by the 2016 Grand Final rematch between Brothers and the University of Queensland at Crosby Park. The match will be the first time the two sides have met since the...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodafone Super Rugby Round 10
Saturday 29 April St.George Queensland Reds v NSW Waratahs When: 7.40pm AEST Where: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane TV: LIVE on FOX SPORTS 501 Radio: LIVE on rugby.com.au Radio and ABC Grandstand Brisbane Information for broadcasters: One of the greatest rivalries...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Standard Bank Grey High Rugby Festival – day one results
Hudson Park beat Despatch 31-7 Hudson Park: Tries by No 11 Avuyile Mbece 2, No 7 Tomson Akioyame, No 21 Aphiwe Mbaru, No 1 Cole Haggard; three conversions by No 15 Jarred du Plessis Despatch: Try by Raynard Claassen; conversion by Donze Landman DHS beat...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Steval Pumas – Supersport Rugby Challenge
Lions face Pumas in SRC opener The Xerox Golden Lions side to take on the Steval Pumas in their first game of the Supersport Rugby Challenge in KaNyamazane in Nelspruit will be led by number eight Jano Venter. The side boasts some players with Super Rugby...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Two backline changes for DHL WP
There are two backline changes to the DHL Western Province team to face the Border Bulldogs at City Park on Saturday. Following their 30-18 opening win against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth last week, DHL Western Province will be on home turf at City Park,...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on 75th SR match for Whiteley for the Lions
75th for Whiteley Warren Whiteley will play in his 75th Super Lions match when the Emirates Lions take on the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. Lionel Mapoe and Courtnall Skosan are now co-holders of the record of tries in Lions Super Rugby with their 21...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Release – Jaguares vs. Cell C Sharks
Jaguares vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 29 April 2017 Time : 16h40 (ART) 21h40 (CAT) Venue : Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Referee : Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees : Jaco van Heerdan, Damian Schneider Television Match Official : Santiago Borsani...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s team to face Samoa U20s in Oceania Rugby U20s Championship opener
BMW Australia U20s team to play Samoa U20s at Bond University, Gold Coast, on Friday 28 April, 7 pm local time 1. Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW U20s 2. Efi Maafu, Queensland U20s, NSW U20s 3. Harry Chapman, NSW U20s 4. Harry Hockings, Queensland U20s 5. Ryan...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Forced named to tame Lions
The Road Safety Western Force have made a number of injury-forced changes to their side that take on the Lions this Saturday, 29 April at the Force Field (nib Stadium). Both Pek Cowan and Brynard Stander return to the starting side after impressive...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Record income and largest ever investment in growing rugby announced at NZR 125 AGM
Record income level of $161.7m, up 21 percent on 2015 The Provincial Union grants up 54 percent on 2015 and record increased investment in players Record number of registered players, 155,934, a 3 percent increase on 2015 New Zealand Rugby (NZR) delivered a...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ngarimu Blair and Mere Kingi appointed to New Zealand Maori Rugby Board
Ngarimu Blair (Ngati Whatua) and Merewaakana (Mere) Kingi (Ngati Awa) were elected as independent members to the New Zealand Maori Rugby Board (NZMRB) at its AGM last night, providing youthful rejuvenation to the Board said Maori Board Chair Dr. Farah Palmer....
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play New South Wales Waratahs
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their team to play the New South Wales Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium this Saturday. Reds head coach Nick Stiles has made minimal changes to the match-day 23 which defeated the Southern Kings two weeks ago, with the...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on NZ Under 20 team named for Oceania Test against Fiji
The New Zealand team to play Fiji in the first Test of the Under 20 Oceania Tournament on the Gold Coast tomorrow, April 28 at 7 pm NZT, has been named. The team is: 1 Harrison Allen Canterbury 2 JP Sauni Auckland 3 Ryan Coxon Waikato 4 Jacob Pierce Auckland...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team announcement: Border bulldogs vs DHL Western Province
HOME TEAM: COMPETITION: DHL Western Province AWAY TEAM: AGE GRADE: Border Bulldogs SuperSport Rugby Challenge N/A TEAM COACH(S): BOKSMART NO.: MATCH REFEREE(S): BOKSMART NO.: Chumani Booi (Assistant Coach) Siyabonga Mangweni (Assistant Coach)...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas seek another win against Lions
After a superb showing in their opening SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls, all eyes will be on the Steval Pumas to notch up another win, this time against the Xerox Golden Lions. The Mpumalanga side will have the home ground...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Local derbies to spice up SuperSport Rugby Challenge
Neighbourly love will be lost this weekend with a number of derby clashes highlighting the second weekend of action in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Last weekend’s action exploded onto television screens and community grounds with much fanfare and round...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Free State Rugby wishes Boom Prinsloo well
Boom Prinsloo was a wonderful and loyal servant of the Cheetahs and Free State Rugby wish him all of the best on his future rugby endeavours. Prinsloo represented the Toyota Cheetahs in 50 Vodacom Super Rugby and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in 30 Currie...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge: Vodacom Blue Bulls to face Welwitschias
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Pote Human, included utility backline player, Ulrich Beyers, in his squad that will travel to Windhoek this week to face the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Beyers will make the first appearance this...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on International rugby headed for Orlando and Moses Mabhida Stadiums
International rugby will return to Soweto’s Orlando Stadium and debut at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in June when the South African ‘A’ team take on the French Barbarians in two exciting encounters. These matches are being hosted in Durban and...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Chipu Jet Back From Madagascar # Enterprise Cup Draw Announced
Chipu returned to the country on Monday evening from the Africa U20 championships where they finished as the second best side at the tournament following a 24-66 final loss to Namibia in the final on Sunday. The side had earlier beaten Zimbabwe 34-24 in the...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Springbok character
Despite a number of lessons learnt, Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was satisfied with his team’s 50-19 victory in a high-paced warm-up match against the Varsity Cup Dream Team at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Tuesday evening. The SA U20s...
