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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens teams chase glory in Dubai
· Springbok Sevens looking for improvement · Broadcast details of live matches · Social media information Three South African Sevens representative teams will be in action over the next three days in a festival of international Sevens rugby action in...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Challenging opening day for Bok Women’s Sevens in Dubai
The Springbok Women’s Sevens had a challenging opening day at the World Rugby Women’s Sevens World Series in Dubai with the team suffering defeats against Australia and France and registering a draw against Spain. The team had a baptism of fire as they...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers’ knee surgery successful
December 04, 2014 Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok captain Jean de Villiers on Thursday underwent successful surgery on the left knee he injured in the final Test of the season, last Saturday against Wales in Cardiff. De Villiers had a full reconstruction of the...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Zimbabwe’s Rugby’s continued regression
Written by Benedict Chanakira The South Africa Academy side was invincible at the tournament. Dispensing of everything before them with relative ease. Hosts Zimbabwe Cheetahs managed to qualify for the Hong Kong edition and the achievement was met with mixed...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Strong leadership group highlights 2015 WPRI intake
Thirty Craven Week players, five of whom played for the 2014 SA Schools team, and nine regular Under-19 First XV (or higher) captains from 2014 will form part of an exciting 2015 Western Province Rugby Institute intake. With the WPRI already having produced...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Graham Mackenzie re-elected – Sharks
On Friday 28 November at the annual Extra Ordinary General Meeting of the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, during the course of the main item on the Agenda, the election of Office-bearers took place. The President, Deputy President, Senior Vice-President and Junior...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on SCOTT EARNS OPPORTUNITY WITH THE FORCE
The Western Force has signed Tasman’s ITM Cup-winning winger Mitchell Scott to its squad for the next two seasons. Born in Nelson, Scott, son of late All Blacks scrumhalf Stephen Scott, was a starting member of the Tasman Makos’ 2013 ITM Cup...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Craig Joubert to umpire Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup
International Rugby Referee, Craig Joubert, will be swapping his whistle for the dreaded finger after being appointed as one of the two men in the middle for the Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup match at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Friday. Joubert will umpire...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Brazil sevens ready to learn on the big stage in Dubai
Brazil’s men make a welcome return to the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai this weekend after a two-and-a-half year absence from the competition. The Olympics host nation has not featured on the series since they last appeared in Las Vegas in February 2012...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Powell looking for Dubai boost after ‘unsatisfactory’ Gold Coast
South Africa head coach Neil Powell is looking ahead to rounds two and three of the HSBC Sevens World Series with an eye to the consistent form his side enjoyed last season. After finishing fourth in the opening round in Australia Powell admits he was not...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Road to Rio continues at Dubai Sevens
Round two of Olympic qualification gets underway in Dubai. Round two of the HSBC Sevens World takes place in Dubai on 5-6 December, and the stakes for the men’s teams will be higher than ever before. The Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying path adds spice to an...
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Dec 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Fiji out to win back-to-back titles for first time
Fiji head coach Ben Ryan loves coming to Dubai. He has won three of the last four Cup titles as coach, and a fourth in five years would see his side not only take another step towards Olympic qualification but also, suprisingly, win back-to-back titles for...
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Springbok 7s Ticket Giveaway courtesy of @ASICS_ZA #MadeofSA
5 Lucky Rugby 15 followers / readers will each win a set of double tickets to the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens held in Port Elizabeth on the 13th and 14th of December courtesy of Asics South Africa. ASICS is the Technical Apparel Partner helping the Springbok...
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on ASICS SA announces Seabelo Senatla signing
Each step during my journey has contributed to my development – Seabelo Senatla At the beginning of 2013 Seabelo was playing Varsity Shield rugby for CUT and just 1 year later he is touring Europe with the Springboks. It wasn’t long after making an...
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2014 GOLDEN LIONS RUGBY UNION PLAYERS ACKNOWLEDGED
Photo: Etienne Burger: Ellis Park played host to the annual glittering Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards event on Wednesday evening, where several individuals were acknowledged for their achievements during the 2014 season. The GLRU celebrated the...
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls and Blue Bulls player awards
As 2014 draws to an end, and the festive spirit starts to take over, it also brings with it a time to reflect on the year gone by. The Blue Bulls Company today hosted their annual Player Awards at very casual and relaxed event hosted on the Loftus B-Field....
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kirsten to call it a day
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Wednesday confirmed the retirement from rugby by Vodacom Bulls prop Frik Kirsten. The former Junior Springbok player suffered a neck injury in March whilst playing his 34th match for the Vodacom Bulls and underwent surgery...
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens look to improve in Dubai
Regular Springbok Sevens captain Kyle Brown is eager to get back into the Blitzboks jersey and ready to play his part for his country after missing Round 1 of the HSBC Sevens World Series in October at the Gold Coast through injury. A serious shoulder injury...
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Dec 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU sends best wishes to Hannes Strydom
Regan Hoskins, the president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), on Tuesday sent rugby’s best wishes to 1995 Rugby World Cup winner, Hannes Strydom, who was recovering in hospital after a vicious carjacking attempt. Strydom, 49, who played 21 Tests...
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Dec 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on It’s game on for the Sharks
Durban, 2 December 2014: Two time Heineken Cup champions Toulon have accepted the challenge presented to them by The Sharks CEO John Smit to play the Cell C Sharks in a North vs. South pre-season friendly. The date for this clash has been set for Thursday,...
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Dec 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens return to favourite stomping ground
The Springbok Women’s Sevens will return to their favourite stomping ground, The Sevens, in Dubai on Thursday for the opening leg of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens World Series with high hopes following a series of successful tournaments at the...
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Dec 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Boucher, Alberts to lead Bok challenge at Wanderers
The Springboks have signalled their intentions to go all out in the forthcoming Nelson Mandela Legacy Cup against the South African cricket team by appointing former Proteas wicketkeeper, Mark Boucher, as head coach. Furthermore hard-man Willem Alberts, who...
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Dec 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on ITM Cup Unions make selections for crossover matches
ITM Cup Unions have today chosen their opposition for compulsory crossover match-ups between Premiership and Championship teams.Representatives from each of the 14 teams made the selections by webinar and teleconference today, which will see four of the ITM...
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Dec 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Toddy’s Tradies and Crusaders XI named for charity cricket
The teams for this Sunday’s Cystic Fibrosis 20/20 cricket match have been named. A team of Crusaders players will take on Todd Blackadder and his team of tradesmen, to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of New Zealand (CFNZ). ...
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Dec 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers injury update
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok captain Jean de Villiers will require surgery on his injured left knee and will be in a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015. De Villiers left the field in the 58th minute of the Springboks’...
