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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Free State Rugby Presidency and Directors concluded
Photo: Etienne Burger The nominations for the Presidency of the Free State Rugby Union as well as for the Directors of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. concluded on Tuesday, 4 November at 12:00. No new nominations were received. Mr. Lindsay Mould was...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Men at the Pumas
Author: Carli Koch – Rugby15 Photo: Supplied Caption: Pumas new signings: Jannie Stander, Marnus Schoeman, Marais Schmidt, Simon Westraad, Patrick O’Brien en Hoffmann Maritz. Yet another Steval Pumas player will join a Super Rugby franchise next...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leicester Tigers vs Barbarians Teamsheets
Date: Tuesday, November 4 Venue: Welford Road Kick-off: 19h30 local (GMT) Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Burns, 14 Miles Benjamin, 13 Christian Loamanu, 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Vereniki Goneva, 10 Owen Williams, 9 David Mele, 8 Jordan Crane (c). 7 Jamie Gibson, 6...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Decision on Pienaar to be made on Tuesday
Photo: Etienne Burger Experienced scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar on Monday afternoon underwent a battery of fitness tests at the Springboks’ first field session in Dublin. Although Pienaar came through the tests without any problems, a final decision on his...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Boshoff to start at 10 for Barbarians against Tigers
Photo: Etienne Burger The Barbarians play the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Tuesday, 4 November 2014. Barbarians: 15. Tevita Li, 14. F Halai, 13. J de Jongh, 12. F Saili, 11. N Cummins, 10. M Boshoff, 9. F Tanaka, 8. J Botes, 7. H Brussow, 6. M Rhodes,...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on ASICS FOOT ID embarks on a National Road Show this summer at selected TOTALSPORTS country wide
The ASICS FOOT ID has been developed by the ASICS Institute of Sport Science in Kobe, Japan and is a high-tech system which assists runners to find the right running shoe. The ASICS FOOT ID was revealed at the 2014 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Expo which took...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP choose 24 for Saracens excursion
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography A 24-man DHL Western Province squad will leave Cape Town for London on Thursday, as the 2014 Absa Currie Cup champions get set to take on top English club Saracens in the Sanlam Private Investments Challenge this coming...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Marthinus (Tinus) Linee 1969 – 2014
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday paid tribute to former Springbok and Western Province centre Tinus Linee, who passed away at the age of 45. Linee passed away at his home on Monday morning following a 19-month...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on RIP Tinus Linee: 1969-2014
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Western Province Rugby would like to extend its condolences to the family of former Western Province centre Tinus Linee, who passed away at his home this morning after a brave battle with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). Linee,...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kitchener replaces Launchbury in England squad
GRAHAM KITCHENER (Leicester Tigers) has been added to the England squad to prepare for Saturday’s QBE International against New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium (2.30pm, live on Sky Sports HD). Kitchener comes in for Joe Launchbury (Wasps), who will miss the...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive safely in sunny Dublin
Photo: Ruby Wolff A bright sunshiny but chilly day greeted the Springboks when they arrived in Dublin on Sunday, where they kick off the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Ireland this weekend. The South Africans left Johannesburg on Saturday night and...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on International Fixtures
Photo: Anton Geyser Times CAT (SA) November 2014 8 Italy v Samoa Stadio Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno 16:00 8 England v New Zealand Twickenham, London 16:30 8 Wales v Australia Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16:30 8 France v Fiji Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 18:45 8...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU CONGRATULATES BRISBANE CITY FOR BUILDCORP NRC WIN
The Australian Rugby Union extended its congratulations to McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City for their 37-26 win over Property Club Perth Spirit at Ballymore Stadium yesterday, taking out the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. Brisbane City...
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Nov 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on The Qantas Wallabies have defeated the Barbarians
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Qantas Wallabies have defeated the Barbarians 40 to 36 in a close encounter at Twickenham Stadium in London on Sunday morning. The Wallabies scored six tries to the Barbarians five in 77 point match that saw both sides...
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Nov 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls men and Border women win SARU Interprovincial Sevens
The Blue Bulls men and Border A women’s teams were crowned the SARU Interprovincial Sevens champions at West Coast School in Saldanha on Saturday after winning the Cup Finals at the annual tournament. The tournament, which featured 16 men’s teams and 18...
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Nov 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT FALLS TO BRISBANE CITY IN BUILDCORP NRC FINAL
The Perth Spirit has suffered a heartbreaking 37-26 loss to Brisbane City in the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) grand final this evening at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane. In a tight match, the opening half saw both sides score three...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES CONFIRM BENCH FOR BARBARIANS CLASH
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Qantas Wallabies have confirmed their eight-man bench for Saturday’s opening match of the 2014 Spring Tour against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Qantas Wallabies line-up is as follows: 1. Benn Robinson (NSW...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2015: Pool B profile
With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we continue our series of pool-by-pool guides with a look at Pool B Japan’s rise from 15th place to 11th in the IRB World Rankings since the Pool Allocation Draw was made in London in December 2012 has...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Japan side named for 1st Maori game
Japan coach Eddie Jones named his side Thursday for Saturday’s game against the Maori All Blacks in Kobe. With the game not an official test and a number of players unavailable through injury, Jones has named a mix of the experienced and not so...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on USA vs All Blacks Teamsheets
Photo: Ruby Wolff Men’s Eagles v New Zealand All Blacks 1. Eric Fry 2. Phil Thiel 3. Olive Kilifi 4. Samu Manoa 5. Hayden Smith 6. Todd Clever (C) 7. Scott Lavalla 8. Danny Barrett 9. Mike Petri 10. Adam Siddall 11. Brett Thompson...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Barbarian side to face Australia
Barbarians T Nanai Williams (Chiefs); F Halai (Blues, NZ), J de Jongh (Stormers, SA), F Saili (Blues, NZ), N Cummins (Coca Cola West Red Sparks, Aus); C Slade (Crusaders, NZ), T Cubelli (Belgrano Ath, Arg); M Stevens (Sharks, Eng), J Parsons (Blues), A...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT COMPLETES BIG YEAR FOR WA RUGBY
The Perth Spirit’s contesting of Saturday’s inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against Brisbane City at Ballymore caps off a big year for Western Australian representative teams. The fourth-placed Spirit qualified for the...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION FINDS KURTLEY BEALE GUILTY OF BREACHING WALLABY TEAM PROTOCOLS AND IMPOSES $3,000 FINE
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale has been found guilty of breaching team protocols and fined $3,000, following an ARU Integrity investigation into a verbal altercation with members of the Wallaby management team on a...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Under 20 training squad named
Preparations for the 2015 Junior World Championships have begun with the selection of 51 players to attend the New Zealand Under 20s camp. The camp, from 27 November to 3 December will be held at the Sport and Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. Further...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Top provincial Sevens players to display their skills in Saldanha
South Africa’s top provincial Sevens players will have the opportunity to show off their skills at the SARU Interprovincial Sevens tournament in Saldanha on Friday and Saturday when they compete for title as champions in the annual event. The...
