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Aug 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs receive huge boost with Australian Olympic Sevens star, Cameron Clark signing for two seasons
The NSW Waratahs have received a timely boost with the announcement that Australian Men’s Olympic Sevens representative, Cameron Clark has signed with the team until the end of 2018. The 23-year -old has made a huge name for himself in the Seven-a-side...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks light up Middelburg with #LoveRugby
Springbok forwards Beast Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth and a bunch of their team mates lit up a home for the aged in Middelburg on Sunday by serving the elderly residents tea and coffee with cupcakes, while a few streets away, Francois Hougaard, Lionel Mapoe,...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby mourns passing of Makhenkesi Stofile
SA Rugby on Monday said was it was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former struggle rugby stalwart and South African Minster of Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile. He was 71. Makhenkesi Stofile was an accomplished scrumhalf at Newell...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Horne: Kiwi exodus doesn’t make NZ vulnerable
Australia centre Rob Horne has dismissed suggestions that the All Blacks are vulnerable after losing a string of star players over the last 12 months. Former captain Richie McCaw, front-row stalwarts Tony Woodcock and Keven Mealamu, fly-half Dan Carter and...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cavaliers secure bonus-point victory against EP | U.20’s thrash Border | Boland vs Sharks in Wellington on Friday
THE Boland Cavaliers secured their first win of the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division after beating Eastern Province 28-10 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday. There wasn’t much that separated the two teams after the first 40...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings Injury Report 15 August
The Eastern Province Kings skipper Schalk Ferreira will be going for scans today after a groin strain sustained during the Boland Cavaliers match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday. EP Kings Head Coach, Barend Pieterse, said Cornell Hess would also...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools teams named for Bishops battles
SA Schools coach Lance Sendin has made six changes to his side for the second round of matches in the U19 International Series at Bishops in Cape Town on Tuesday, while his SA Schools A counterpart Sean Erasmus made wholesale changes to his team, with only...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Muir College Report
Venue: Graeme (Grahamstown) Fixture Date& Time: Saturday, 13 August 2016 (14:30) Team Name: Muir College Team Name: Graeme Full-time score: 6-23 Full-time score: Half-time score 6-23 Half-time score 3-13 3-13 Player Number Player Name Tries Conv. Penalty...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools off to good start in U19 International Series
SA Schools coach Lance Sendin was pleased with the foundation his team laid in the opening round of the U19 International Series following their 23-17 victory against Wales at the City Park Stadium in Crawford, Cape Town on Friday. The SA Schools team got...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bibby Hopes Sevens Success Creates Legacy
Team GB sevens star Dan Bibby says he hopes their performances at the Rio Olympics will inspire people to play the sport. Bibby and his team mates won a silver medal after losing in the Rio final to Fiji in the sport’s debut at the Olympic Games. And...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sevens Success In Rio Marks Significant Moment for Rugby
Chairman of GB Sevens Ian Ritchie believes the success of rugby sevens at the Olympics marks a “really significant” moment for the sport. Sevens made its Olympic debut in Rio with Team GB claiming silver after falling to Fiji in the final having beaten...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on GILL AND HOLMES GRANTED EARLY RELEASE
The Australian Rugby Union has granted early releases to Liam Gill and Greg Holmes to take up new deals in Europe. Gill and Holmes have been released with immediate effect from their existing Standard Player Contract with the ARU, after formally entering into...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks travelling squad for opening Bledisloe Cup Test
The All Blacks squad to travel to Sydney for the opening Bledisloe Cup match of the Investec Rugby Championship is listed below. Prop Kane Hames and loose forward Matt Todd will travel with the squad as injury cover for Joe Moody and Sam Cane respectively....
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sam Talakai to captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship
St.George Queensland Reds prop Sam Talakai will captain defending champions McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in the 2016 season of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). Queensland Rugby Union today announced Brisbane City’s squad for the...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on 2016 Bond University Queensland Country squad announced ahead of Buildcorp NRC
Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) today announced the Bond University Queensland Country squad ahead of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The 31-man squad features 18 players with country Queensland backgrounds, as well as 21 previous squad...
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Aug 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on AFTER SEVENS SUCCESS ON THE WORLD STAGE, FOXTEL JOINS ARU IN GRASSROOTS RUGBY PUSH
Following a landmark Olympic year for Rugby Sevens, Foxtel and Australian Rugby Union (ARU) today announced a new three-year partnership and grassroots initiative designed to help more people play Rugby and lead an active and healthy lifestyle all around...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Hartley eyes Springbok scalp
England captain Dylan Hartley has set his sights on a victory over South Africa in the upcoming November international clash at Twickenham. Hartley’s side face the Springboks, Fiji, Argentina and Australia later this year as they look to back up a 3-0...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Classy Hougaard gives injured Senatla his bronze medal
Blitzbok Francois Hougaard has been praised after giving his Olympic bronze medal to injured team-mate Seabelo Senatla. Senatla, a key member of South Africa’s Sevens side over the last three years, was not one of the 12 players who received a bronze...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN U20 NAME SQUAD FOR CANADA GAMES
The England Women U20 squad has been named to take on Canada U20 in a three-game series at Nottingham Trent College this month. A squad of 26 – including five senior-capped players – will come together for a two-week camp which starts tomorrow...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Special feeling for Team South Africa’s Rugby Sevens squad
South Africa’s two World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year, Werner Kok and Cecil Afrika, described the bronze medal won by Team SA at the Rugby Sevens tournament of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as one of their career highlights. Kok and Afrika...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Barrett shares fond memories of Olympic experience
South African referee Aimee Barrett on Friday described the experience of officiating at the Olympic Games in Rio as incredible, and she inspired women at home to follow their dreams, just as she did. Barret and fellow South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Fiji take gold Olympic medal
A memorable six days of Rugby Sevens drew to a close on Thursday, with Fiji beating Great Britain in the final to take home the gold medal. Olympic Games history was made as Fiji won gold in the men’s rugby sevens competition in style at the Deodoro Stadium...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on NRL STAR CURTIS RONA JOINS THE FORCE
The Western Force have secured the signature of Canterbury Bulldogs star Curtis Rona, with the dynamic winger to make a code switch after signing a two year deal with the club. The 24-year-old try-scoring machine made his National Rugby League debut in 2014...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bronze medal proud moment for his team says coach Neil Powell
The bronze medal Team SA’s Rugby Sevens squad won at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday was good reward for the hard work delivered by his squad, said the coach of the side, Neil Powell. South Africa’s Blitzboks won bronze with a...
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Aug 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team South Africa claims historic bronze in Rugby Sevens at Olympic Games
History was made in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as Team South Africa’s sevens rugby squad claimed the bronze medal of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games. It was the first medal ever in Rugby Sevens won by a South African team and...
