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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on ARU locks away rising star Will Skelton for two more years
The Australian Rugby Union has locked away one of Rugby’s best young talents with NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton signing a new two-year contract extension. Skelton is one of the rising stars of Australian Rugby and at just 22 years of age has already earned...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Craven Week, General News, School •
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Comments Off on Star players inspire U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week captains
Photo: Marc Sing Key The Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week captains had a memorable evening on Tuesday as they were treated to a special dinner with Springbok Sevens captain Kyle Brown and Springbok and DHL Western Province players Juan de Jongh and Jaco Taute....
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Test against Argentina
The All Blacks team to play Argentina at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, on Friday 17 July in the Investec Rugby Championship-opening match has been named. Exciting winger Waisake Naholo will make his Test debut, and another new All Black, hooker Codie Taylor, is...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Craven Week, General News, School •
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Comments Off on COCA-COLA® HERO OF THE DAY (DAY 2)
Photo: Coca-Cola Hero of the day Xolisa Guma from KwaZulu-Natal Xolisa Guma from KwaZulu-Natal has been named the Coca-Cola® Hero of the day for day 2 of the U18 Coca-Cola® Craven Week. The prestigious Coca-Cola® Hero of the Day award is presented on each...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP, KZN dominate day two of the Coca-Cola Craven Week
Photo: William Brown Eastern Province and KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday stamped their authority on the second day of the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week at the Markötter Sports Complex at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch as they registered encouraging victories...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP OUTLAST SWD AT CRAVEN WEEK
EASTERN Province outlasted South Western Districts to produce a thrilling finish to the second day of the Coca-Cola Craven Week tournament in Stellenbosch on Tuesday (July 14), finally winning 41-31. After EP led 15-3 at halftime, the two teams produced an...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bosch leads EP u18 in win over SWD
Eastern Province’s Curwin Bosch stole the show when they faced SWD in their opener of this year’s Coca-Cola Craven at the Markottor Fields Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch on Tuesday. Eastern Province dominated most of the first half as...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on JC Janse van Rensburg signs with DHL Stormers
French-based loosehead prop JC Janse van Rensburg will join the DHL Stormers ahead of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The powerful former Lions captain is currently in his third season with French club, Bayonne, but he will bolster the DHL...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP RUGBY GRAND CHALLENGE WRAP FROM JULY 11
PE SAPS continued their impressive run in the EP Grand Challenge competition when they comfortably doused African Bombers’ challenge with a decisive 56-12 win on Saturday (July 11). The policemen are the only unbeaten team in the competition and are...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Boks receive clean bill of health in Brisbane
All 31 players in the Springbok tour squad were given the green light to be considered for selection for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener against Australia. The South Africans will only have two full training sessions and a light captain’s run...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on SENIOR RUGBY PLAYERS ‘BELT UP’ THIS WEEKEND
RugbyWA’s Pindan Senior Grades will host the second annual ‘Belt-Up’ Round this weekend. The round, held in conjunction with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, promotes public awareness of road safety and aims to reduce the number of...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Gripping start to U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week
The Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week got off to a gripping start at the Markötter Sports Complex at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch on Monday with big wins dominating the opening day’s play in a fine spectacle of school rugby. Boland registered the...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Marais excited about landing his dream job
13 JULY 2015 – Loftus Versfeld has been his playground since a child and taking the reins of the Vodacom Blue Bulls is dream come true for the newly appointed head coach Nollis Marais. Catching up with Marais two weeks since he had been given the...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pumas to host Springboks at Vélez Sarsfield
Photo: Werner Nysschen With The Castle Lager Rugby Championship set to kick off this Friday, La Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has confirmed its final home match against South Africa on Saturday 15 August will be played at Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires,...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in Brisbane
Photo: Werner Nysschen The Springboks arrived in Brisbane late on Monday (Australian time) after travelling in two groups to the capital city of Queensland, where they will face the Wallabies in the opening round of a condensed Castle Lager Rugby Championship...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Absa urges you to play your greatest game
Absa – sponsor of the Springboks – has called on all South Africans to play their greatest games by highlighting how they are positive agents for social change. From Saturday 11 July, South Africans will be recognised for the positive impact they are...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks off to Australia
The Springboks had their first outing on Saturday when they played the World XV at Newlands in Cape Town on the weekend. The match did provide much needed game time for some players, but one would be naive to read too much into the final result as the...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eastern Province U21s hammered in opener
The newly promoted Eastern Province Under-21 side traveled to Bloemfontein to face Free State at Shimla Park in their ABSA Under-21 Group A opener on Saturday. The home side scored three first half tries and a penalty to take a comfortable 20 – 0 lead...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Zim u18 girls fly flag high
Columnist / Writer: Benedict Chanakira The Zimbabwean sides have managed to do well at the Coca-Cola Weeks in South Africa. The under 13’s will be disappointed in their campaign but will look towards the future with anticipation. The change in...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on RIP DR RUSSEL PERRY AM
RugbyWA and Western Force have joined the WA rugby community to recognise the enormous contribution of RugbyWA Chairman, Dr Russel Perry AM, who passed away on Sunday, 12 July at the age of 68 after battling Motor Neurone Disease. Dr Perry’s...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks vs World XV Post Match
Written by Ryan Tuck / Rugby 15 Photo: Werner Nysschen The Springboks ran out 46 – 10 winners against a World XV at DHL Newlands on Saturday in what would be a good indicator for Heyneke Meyer to see how far along his team are in preparation for, firstly,...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Shocks galore in opening weekend of Absa Junior Provincial competitions
The Absa Under-21 and Under-19 Provincial Championships kicked off this weekend with a number of surprise results highlighting the competiveness of these leagues. In the Under-21 competition defending champions, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, suffered a heavy defeat...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Zimbabwe u18 Craven Week player Aiden John Burnett
Aiden John Burnett Date of Birth: 6 August 1997 Height: 6″2 Weight: 90kg School: St Johns College One of the key forwards for the St Johns Rams, but also for Zimbabwe under 18. He is the go to guy when the team is in need of go forward ball. When the...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad for Brisbane confirmed
Photo: Werner Nischen / Rugby 15 The Springbok selectors on Sunday finalised the squad of 31 players that will travel to Brisbane for the opening match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, next Saturday at the Suncorp Stadium against the Wallabies....
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Leopards make their move in Absa Currie Cup Qualifier race
The Leopards moved to within a point of Absa Currie Cup Qualifier log leaders ORC Griquas thanks to a gritty 24-20 win over Down Touch Griffons at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium in Welkom on Saturday. Griffons led 17-10 at the break. Also on...
