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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 4 of the 2015 Super Rugby season. Appointments are outlined below with the asterisk (*) denoting the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference. Match Chiefs v Highlanders @...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Barnard to make Bok Women’s Sevens debut in Atlanta
Former provincial netball player Sunelle Barnard will make her Springbok Women’s Sevens debut in the Atlanta Sevens on March 14 and 15, while Zaandre Theron returns to the squad for the first time since the 2012/2013 season. The inclusion of Barnard and...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas include five debutants in their squad for their opening Vodacom Cup match
Photo: Hennie Homann Coaches MJ Mentz and Corne Steenkamp has chosen five debutants in heir starting 22 man squad for the first match in the 2015 Vodacom Cup series on Friday evening, 6 March. The match kicks-off at 19:00 at Mbombela Stadium. 1. De-Jay...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions team to face the Blues in Auckland
Photo: Etienne Burger Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to take on the Blues at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, in the team’s first tour game of the season. Ackermann has opted for consistency, making just two changes to...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on NATIONAL SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL SET FOR LIFT OFF IN SYDNEY
After the success of the Youth event last weekend, all eyes turn to the Men’s and Women’s National Sevens Championships this Saturday and Sunday at the Sydney Academy of Sport in Narrabeen (7-8 March 2015). For the Men this will be the inaugural...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Women’s Sevens team for USA 7s named
The New Zealand Women’s Sevens team for the third leg of World Rugby’s Women’s Sevens Series in Atlanta to be held 14 and 15 March was named today.The team features four changes from the side that won in Sao Paulo, including the return of Honey...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on All roads lead to Allianz Park for NatWest Schools semis
It promises to be a busy two days for this national knockout competition, which attracts an entry of more than a 1,000 teams every year. The matches will showcase the best of schoolboy rugby and will end in eight teams winning places for the Finals Day at...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders Knights team named to play Hurricanes Development team
Kieran Read will make his return to play in 2015 via the Crusaders Knights team on Thursday afternoon. He is one of four capped All Blacks in the 23-man squad, including prop Joe Moody, lock Dominic Bird and loose forward Luke Whitelock. The entire...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on DISCIPLINARY – PASCAL PAPE APPEAL DECISION
The appeal of Pascal Pape was heard today at London Heathrow before an independent Six Nations Appeal Committee, chaired by Roger Morris (Wales), together with Antony Davies (England) and Mike Hamlin (England). The independent Six Nations Disciplinary...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings announced their side for home friendly against the Cheetahs XV
Kings Team to play this Friday 15. Scott van Breda, 14. Siyanda Grey, 13.Hansie Graaff, 12. Marlou van Niekerk, 11. Luther Obi, 10. George Whitehead, 9. Kevin Luiters, 8. Aidon Davis, 7. Thembelani Bholi, 6. Eital Bredenkamp, 5. David Bulbring (c), 4. Tazz...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Unbeaten Shimlas stand tall – #VarsityCup week 4 round up
A 21-16 victory over FNB Maties in Bloemfontein saw FNB UFS-Shimlas move to the top of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International standings on Monday. The Free State side are the only team in the tournament still unbeaten after four rounds of...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Shimlas march to the top
FNB UFS-Shimlas went to the top of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International standings with a gritty 21-16 victory over FNB Maties in Bloemfontein. The Free State side are the only team that remains unbeaten after four rounds of action, while...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ikeys destroy Ixias #VarsityCup
FNB UCT-Ikeys ran in 10 tries to secure a 90 -8 victory over FNB CUT-Ixias in the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International on the Green Mile. A brace from both Warren Seals, Ryan Dugmore and Khanyo Ngcukana, as well as six other scorers handed...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pukke take Tuks down #VarsityCup
Photo: William Brown FNB NWU-Pukke claimed a dramatic 42-37 victory over FNB UP-Tuks in Potchefstroom to hand the visitors their first defeat of the season. Both teams scored five tries in a pulsating match that went right down to the wire, and in the end the...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on UJ out-muscle plucky Madibaz #VarsityCup
Photo: Marc Sing Key FNB UJ out-muscled a plucky FNB NMMU-Madibaz 42-13 in a tough FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International encounter in a windy Port Elizabeth. A dominant display by the Johannesburg students’ forwards saw them outscore...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Fresh approach for Springbok Sevens
A fresh approach to their preparations for their next two tournaments will hopefully rejuvenate the Springbok Sevens rugby squad as they look to regain their tournament-winning form in the Far East. The next two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs side to tackle the Bulls in Bloem
Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls In their second Vodacom SupeRugby home game of the season, the Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Bulls this Saturday at 17:05. The injured Willie Britz (hamstring) is replaced by Jean Cook. Boom Prinsloo...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on UFS-Shimlas move to the top of the FNB Varsity Cup
A 21-16 victory over FNB Maties in Bloemfontein saw FNB UFS-Shimlas move to the top of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International standings on Monday. The Free State side are the only team in the tournament still unbeaten after four rounds of...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Players named for New Zealand Under 20 March camp
The following players have been selected to take part in a New Zealand Under 20 trial camp this week. The camp will take place at the Massey University Sport and Rugby Institute from 5 to 9 March. The players are: Forwards Isileli Tu’ungafasi Auckland...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Explosive Rene Ranger to return to bolster the Blues in 2016
Explosive attacking back Rene Ranger is to return to the Blues in 2016 and will be available to play for North Harbour in the ITM Cup this year. The 28 year old has gained an early release from his contract with French club Montpellier after two seasons....
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tom Taylor signs with Bayonne Rugby Club
Canterbury and Crusaders back, Tom Taylor, has announced he will move to France to play for the Bayonne Club at the end of this year. Taylor says it’s been a tough decision to leave, but it is a great opportunity for him and he is looking forward to the...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Close encounters define Vodacom SupeRugby weekend
2 MARCH 2015 – It was a weekend of close encounters of the Vodacom SupeRugby kind as the Vodacom Bulls claimed their first victory of the season while the DHL Stormers continued to dominate the South African Conference. The two local derbies produced...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Janice Josephs trains with Bok Women’s Sevens
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has included former South African Olympic athlete Janice Josephs in his training squad on a trial basis as he looks to increase the depth in his squad. Josephs, a former heptathlon athlete, who specialised in...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Former NMMU Madibaz coach to join EP Kings as Defence Coach
The Golden Lions Rugby Union have released former NMMU Madibaz head coach, Brent Janse van Rensburg from his current contract with the Lions following personal reasons. “Brent approached us and asked us if he could be released from his contract for personal...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland players return to clubs
Some 25 players were today released from the Scotland squad back to their clubs, making them available for selection during the fallow week of the RBS 6 Nations championship. Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby will both welcome nine players back into the...
