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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Ardie Savea crowned Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year at 2019 ASB Rugby Awards
Savea wins supreme award after winning Investec Super Rugby, All Black Player of the Year accolades• Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Hirini first woman to win Tom French Māori Player of the Year• Crusaders’ Scott Robertson named ASB National Coach of...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on England Women Sevens squad named for Cape Town
Head coach Charlie Hayter has named his England women sevens squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens. There’s a return for Beth Wilcock, who missed last weekend’s tournament in Dubai due to illness while Katie Mason (Wasps FC Ladies/Lions Sports Academy) is...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Imbokodo worked hard to be ready – Webb
The crowd at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens – where #anythingcanhappen – will experience the skill and abilities of the best women’s teams for the first time on Friday, but they will also will be able to see their own Springbok Women’s Sevens team in...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on Transport and safety get top priority ahead of Vodacom Super Hero Sunday
An integrated security and transport plan will be in place for Vodacom Super Hero Sunday at FNB Stadium on January 19. In confirming its plans yesterday, Stadium Management South Africa, which manages the stadium precinct, announced that a multi-faceted...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds confirm 2020 pre-season fixture in Gladstone
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has today confirmed Gladstone as the location for the St.George Queensland Reds opening 2020 pre-season fixture against the Melbourne Rebels next month. In partnership with Gladstone Regional Council, the match will be played...
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Dec 12, 19 •
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Comments Off on HOLLAND, MCMAHON AND DAVIES JOIN AUSSIE 7s FOR CAPE TOWN TILT
Joe Pincus (vc), Easts (Sydney), 7 caps Jeral Skelton, Brothers, 15 caps Henry Hutchison, Randwick, 27 caps Simon Kennewell, Randwick, 20 caps Jesse Parahi, Norths (Sydney),45 caps Sean McMahon, Suntory, 20 caps Lewis Holland, Queanbeyan, 47 caps Josh Coward,...
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Dec 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Ian Foster appointed All Blacks Head Coach
In making the announcement, NZR Chairman Brent Impey said Foster had come through as the preferred candidate following a lengthy and robust interview process. “The NZR Board has today ratified Ian Foster as the new Head Coach of the All Blacks from 2020. He...
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Dec 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Bok trio stand out at WPRFU awards
The Springbok trio of Pieter-Steph du Toit, Herschel Jantjies and Dillyn Leyds walked away with the top accolades at the WPRFU awards evening held at Kelvin Grove on Tuesday. World Rugby Player of the Year Du Toit was named DHL Forward of the Year, while...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Dayimani excited to join Blitzboks tournament squad
Hacjivah Dayimani plans well for most things in life, so it was not that unexpected when his phone rang and he received the message to join the Blitzbok squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, but when it became reality, the Emirates Lions loose forward went...
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Dec 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets still on sale
The triumphant Blitzboks – fresh from their victory in Dubai – will be in action on Friday in their opening pool match of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on the first day of one of arguably South Africa’s most unmissable sports event of the year. Fans also...
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Dec 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to use that one opportunity – Sage
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – as competitive as it is right now – is all about grabbing that one opportunity and the Springbok Sevens team would love nothing more than doing just that. That is according to Blitzbok forward Dylan Sage, who will be...
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Dec 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABY SEAN MCMAHON TO JOIN AUSSIE MEN’S 7s IN CAPE TOWN
Qantas Wallaby and Suntory player, Sean McMahon will join the Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team for round two of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Cape Town where he will re-join the National Sevens team for the first time since 2014. McMahon started his...
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Dec 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi left ‘speechless’ by Blitzboks’ effort in Dubai
To keep a New Zealand team scoreless in a rugby match is almost impossible; to prevent the All Black Sevens team from scoring in a final even more so. Yet, that was exactly what the Blitzboks did on Saturday in the final of the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens,...
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Dec 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Powell on Dubai win: “Blitzboks coming together was key”
The way the Springboks Sevens team came together over the three days of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens contributed to their performances and resulted in them winning the tournament, the first of the new HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks beat...
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Dec 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy claim Dubai Invitational
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy claimed the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens International Invitational on Saturday, beating The Royal Jesters 28-12 in the final at The Sevens Stadium. The team went undefeated in pool play and continued that form in the knock-out...
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Dec 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Unbeaten Blitzboks to face Argentina in Dubai quarter-finals
The Springbok Sevens team scored 19 unanswered points against England in their Pool D decider at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens to clinch top spot with a 19-14 win and will face Argentina in the Cup quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday. The success...
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Dec 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux hails successful Georgian tour for unbeaten SA U19s
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the outcomes achieved as the SA Under-19 team wrapped up their two-match tour to Georgia with a 40-33 victory against the hosts at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in Tbilisi on Thursday. The team won their first...
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Dec 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy off to fast start in Dubai
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad started off strongly at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International Invitational tournament at The Sevens Stadium on Thursday, easily winning both their matches. The side, laden with experienced Blitzboks, outplayed the...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on British & Irish Lions 2021 tour schedule in South Africa announced
The British & Irish Lions could make history on an eight-game tour of South Africa in 2021, with Warren Gatland’s side set to play in front of the largest-ever crowd for a Lions Test since the game turned professional, after the itinerary was jointly...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi hoping to bring it all together
Twice last season Siviwe Soyizwapi – as stand-in captain – took the Blitzboks onto the podium and lifted trophies in Vancouver and Singapore. So, when the winger speaks about “bringing all the parts together”, Soyizwapi is referring to what was done...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on CLEAN SWEEP FOR MAPIMPI AT THE SHARKS AWARDS
Cell C Sharks and Springbok try-scoring hero, Makazole Mapimpi, walked away with the coveted awards at the annual Sharks Player of the Year Awards held this evening at Sun Park, Sun Sibaya. At a glittering event attended by players, families, sponsors, fans...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Nhleko reflects on SA U19s opening win against Georgia
Junior Springbok assistant coach, Bafana Nhleko – who is serving in the same capacity on the SA Under-19 team’s tour to Georgia – looked back at the positives from their 28-21 victory against the hosts on Monday, and singled out a few areas to work on...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Company honours outstanding performances at 2019 awards
The Blue Bulls Company held their 2019 awards ceremony at the vibrant Altitude roof top Bar in Menlyn on Tuesday, 3 December 2019. The event, which focused on fun and unwinding after another season of hard hitting rugby, was attended by sponsors,...
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Dec 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on England Men Sevens squad named for Dubai
Head of England Sevens Simon Amor has announced his squad for the HSBC World Sevens Series opener in Dubai [5 December-7 December 2019, live on Sky Sports Arena]. Olympic and commonwealth medallist Dan Bibby is set to make his 50th appearance at the Sevens...
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Dec 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Schoeman commits long-term future to Edinburgh Rugby
Edinburgh Rugby have been handed a huge boost with the re-signing of loosehead prop, Pierre Schoeman. The 25-year-old South African – who has been a key member of Richard Cockerill’s squad since joining the club from Blue Bulls in the summer of 2018 –...
