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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Willie le Roux cited for tackling a player in the air
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux was cited for allegedly breaching Law 10.4 (i), tackling a player in the air, during the test match between South Africa and Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Le Roux was cited by commissioner James Absaloms of...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee hails resilience as Springboks edge Ireland to win series
Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, on Saturday hailed the resilience of his team and lauded the impact of senior players after South Africa clinched the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland with a 19-13 win at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks win series decider against Ireland
The Springboks beat Ireland in front of a 42 242 strong crowd at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the deciding match of this year’s Castle Lager Incoming Series in Port Elizabeth this afternoon. The homeside took a narrow three point lead at halftime...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Theron describes Argentina defeat as massive disappointment
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron on Saturday described his team’s 49-19 defeat against Argentina in the bronze playoff at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, as one of the most disappointing moments in his career. The Junior...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on WEDSTRYDVERSLAG: Steval Pumas vs EP Kings
Wedstryd: Steval Pumas vs EP Kings Toernoooi: Inter-Provinsiale Kwalifiserende Rondte Plek: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Afskop: 17:00, 24 Junie, 2016 WEDSTRYDVERSLAG: MBOMBELA – Die wedstryd hier op Mbombela Stadion tussen die Steval Pumas en EP Kings...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TURN ON THE POINTS BUT ENGLAND PREVAIL IN SYDNEY TRY-FEST
The Qantas Wallabies have fallen to England in an 84-point thriller at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday night. Played in front of a ground record attendance of 44,063, the two sides turned on a point scoring blitz with a total of nine tries in an...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on MY BOKKE IS GROTER AS JOUNE! #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe In Suid Afrikaanse rugby is ons oor die algemeen nie goed as dit kom by liggaamshoogte nie. Ons spelers het reuse lywe en is groot gebou. Dis nie net die probleem as ons die bal dra nie, maar ook as ons kontak maak.-Allister Coetzee...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Pokomela to lead Junior Boks in World Champs Bronze Playoff
Junior Springbok No 8 Junior Pokomela will lead the SA U20 team in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship bronze playoff against Argentina at the AJ Bell Stadium in Manchester on Saturday in the absence of regular skipper Jeremy Ward, as coach Dawie Theron...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australia vs England Teamsheets #AUSvENG
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney Kick-off: 12h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Qantas Wallabies: 1. James Slipper 2. Stephen Moore (C) 3. Sekope Kepu 4. Will Skelton 5. Rob Simmons 6. Scott Fardy 7. Michael Hooper...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on England aiming for series whitewash
Eddie Jones has named Northampton Saints’ back-row forward Teimana Harrison in his starting 15 for the third and final Test match against Australia in Sydney on Saturday 25 June (kick-off 11am BST, live on Sky Sports 1). England are attempting to complete a...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cavaliers team to face Welwitchias
VETERAN lock Johannes (Hanno) Kitshoff will earn his 50th Boland Cavaliers cap in Saturday’s Currie Cup match against the Welwitschias at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. The 32-year old Kitshoff, a product of Worcester Gymnasium and a player who came...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies confirm bench
JUNE 24, 2016 Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has confirmed the final make-up of his bench ahead of the third and final Test against England at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tomorrow night (8.05pm AEST kick off). Western Force lock Adam Coleman is set...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Defending champs UJ press reset button
Defending champions University of Johannesburg will be putting last year’s success behind them when they tackle the University Sport South Africa (Ussa) rugby tournament in East London from July 4 to 8. History would count for nothing when the teams...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on South Africa vs Ireland Teamsheets #IncomingSeries #SAvIRE
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team to take on the Boks in PE
15. Tiernan O’Halloran (Buccaneers/Connacht) 14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 13. Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster) 12. Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 10. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 9....
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Griffons
The Toyota Free State XV will be taking on the Down Touch Griffons in Welkom on Saturday, 25 June at 14:10. The match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 1. ...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley, Combrinck handed Bok starts in Irish decider
Photo: Anton Geyser Warren Whiteley (No 8) and Ruan Combrinck (wing) will make their first starts for the Springboks in the deciding third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The inclusion of these two players are the only...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named for series decider
15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de Klerk 8 Warren Whiteley 7 Siya Kolisi 6 Francois Louw 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit 4 Eben Etzebeth 3 Frans Malherbe 2 Adriaan Strauss (C) 1 Tendai...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on From ball boy to Junior Springbok
Edwill van der Merwe supported the Junior Springboks from the sidelines as a ball boy in the 2012 World Rugby Under-20 Championship in South Africa, which the team won, and four years later he has established himself as one of the key players in the side....
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bosch nominated for World Champs Player of the Tournament
Junior Springbok fullback Curwin Bosch has been nominated among five candidates for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship Player of the Tournament, World Rugby announced on Thursday. He will go up against Ireland No 8 Max Deegan, Japanese wing Ataata...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Elma Smit to scout Coca-Cola® Craven Week Heroes
Johannesburg, 23 June 2016. Coca-Cola South Africa today announced rugby anchor Elma Smit as the ambassador of the 2016 Coca-Cola® Craven Week Hero of the Day campaign. Smit, Supersport’s first female rugby presenter and recognised as a pioneer in...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls U19 team to face Golden Lions
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team to travel to Johannesburg on Friday to face the Xerox Golden Lions has been named. Former SWD flyhalf, Boeta Hamman, will start as pivot for the Vodacom Blue Bulls team, who opened their campaign with a win against Free...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on SKELTON, SIMMONS, AND TOOMUA TO START AGAINST ENGLAND IN SYDNEY
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has made three changes to his starting line up for the third and final Test against England at Allianz Stadium (Saturday 25 June, 8.05pm AEST kick off). Will Skelton and Matt Toomua both return to the Test arena for...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand vs Wales Teamsheets #NZLvWAL #SteinlagerSeries
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium, DUNEDIN Kick-off: 07h35 Local time / 09h35 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen All Blacks: 1. Joe Moody 2. Dane Coles 3. Charlie Faumuina 4. Brodie Retallick 5. Samuel Whitelock 6....
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on WALES MAKE TWO FRONT-ROW CHANGES
Wales have made two front-row changes for the third test in Dunedin on Saturday (KO 19:35 NZ / 08:35 BST) with Rob Evans and Tomas Francis coming into the starting XV. Evans replaces Gethin Jenkins at loose-head with Jenkins returning to the UK earlier this...
