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Jun 19, 14 •
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Following a meeting between the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 18 June, it is evident that SARU has made positive strides all round in administering...
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Jun 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks make one change for JWC final
Dan Kriel will play on the right wing for the Junior Springboks in the IRB Junior World Championship final against England on Friday night at Eden Park in Auckland. His inclusion in place of Lloyd Greeff is the only tweak to the team that beat New Zealand in...
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Jun 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dennis back to boost experienced Students’ line-up
Sydney University has named three Waratahs captains past and present in its starting XV for this Saturday’s Magners Shute Shield Round 13 clash with Northern Suburbs (1pm). Joining fellow Students Pat McCutcheon and Tom Carter – who both led the Tahs last...
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Jun 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on England U20 unchanged for JWC final against South Africa
ENGLAND Under 20 have named their side to take on South Africa in the final of the IRB Junior World Championship on Friday at Eden Park, kick off 08.35am live on Sky Sports. Coaches Nick Walshe, Ian Peel, Simon Hardy and Jon Callard have kept the same...
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Jun 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on England team for 3rd Test v New Zealand
ENGLAND have announced their starting line-up for Saturday’s 3rd Test in the Steinlager Series against New Zealand at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) and Freddie Burns (Gloucester Rugby) replace the injured Danny Care (Harlequins)...
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Jun 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Springbok Test record for Victor Matfield
Victor Matfield will on Saturday become the most-capped Test player in the history of South African rugby when he leads the Springboks against Wales in his 112th Test match at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. Matfield made his Test debut on 30 June...
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Jun 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Impala kick off Africa Cup with big win
PHOTO CAPTION: Rustenburg Impala flanker Leon du Plessis goes over for one of his three tries during the Cell C Community Cup champions’ 61-17 victory over Mauritius in their Africa Cup tournament-opener at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone on...
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Jun 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Izak van der Westhuizen released from Kings
The Eastern Province Kings have announced that Izak van der Westhuizen has not passed his medical fitness trials and as such will not be joining the Kings for their Premier Division Currie Cup campaign in August. “Izak has had three concussions since the...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Luke Watson returns as Southern Kings take on Bulls XV
Luke Watson will make his return in the friendly match against the Bulls XV at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday night. Watson, who has been named in Carlos Spencer’s starting line up at his familiar spot at no 8 will also be captaining a much...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU unveils Springbok Women’s Rugby World Cup squad
Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka on Tuesday named 11 players with World Cup experience in his 26-member squad for the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France from August 1 to 17. The team’s participation in the tournament has been made possible by...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks make donation to Dasha Foundation in Nelspruit
Photos: SARU. The Springboks on Tuesday took time out of their busy schedule to put smiles on the faces of the children at the Dasha Foundation in Nelspruit when they donated R15,000 from their internal players’ fund to this school for intellectually and/or...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Afrika to prove fitness in Rome
Cecil Afrika will headline the Springboks Sevens Select team to play in the Roma Seven tournament in Rome’s URC Stadium on 20 and 21 June. Afrika has been included in the Springbok Sevens squad that will participate for Team South Africa in the Commonwealth...
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Jun 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pollard nominated for IRB Junior Player of the Year Award
Junior Springbok flyhalf and captain Handré Pollard was on Tuesday named as one of four nominations for the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2014 Award. The International Rugby Board has confirmed the shortlist of four nominees for the prestigious Award, with...
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Jun 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on WALLAROOS FINALISE IRB WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP SQUAD
The Wallaroos squad that will travel to Paris for the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in August was announced today with three regulars from the Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team named. Sharni Williams, Shannon Parry and Cobie Jane Morgan...
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Jun 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on England to support earthquake appeal
England shirts will carry the logo in support of the Canterbury Rugby Earthquake Relief Charitable Trust ENGLAND will be supporting the rebuilding of Christchurch by wearing the Canterbury Rugby Earthquake Relief Charitable Trust logo on their playing shirts...
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Jun 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blues squad named to compete in World Club 10s
Piri Weepu headlines an exciting Blues squad named today to compete in the inaugural World Club 10s tournament in Singapore this weekend. The 71-Test veteran will captain a Blues squad boasting more than 300 combined Super Rugby caps coupled with plenty of...
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Jun 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Slater leads England against Crusaders
LEICESTER TIGERS’ Ed Slater will captain England against the Crusaders at AMI Stadium tomorrow. The lock, who led his club in the second half of the season, will skipper a side containing 12 capped internationals. Slater is one of four senior England...
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Jun 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on #JWC2014 result: South Africa vs New Zealand Full-time score
South Africa 32 vs New Zealand 25 Full-time...
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Jun 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on #JWC2014 live: South Africa vs New Zealand Half-time score
#JWC2014 live: SOUTH AFRICA 10 vs NEW ZEALAND 15 Half-time...
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Jun 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on #JWC2014 live (Semi-final): South Africa vs New Zealand
#JWC2014 live (Semi-final): South Africa vs New Zealand. Kick-off: 09h25 CAT #BabyBoks #BabyBlacks #RSAv...
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Jun 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Meyer lauds Le Roux, Bok effort
June 14, 2014 Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer praised his team’s character and commitment in Durban after they defeated Wales 38-16 in the first of two tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday. The coach admitted that...
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Jun 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on IRB Junior World Championships Log
TEAM P W PTS Pool A England 3 3 14 Australia 3 2 10 Italy 3 1 4 Argentina 3 0 2 Pool B Ireland 3 2 11 France 3 2 9 Wales 3 2 9 Fiji 3 0 0 Pool C South Africa 3 3 14 New Zealand 3 2 10 Samoa 3 1 [&hellip...
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Jun 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on IRB Junior World Championship Results
June 2014 10 New Zealand 54 – 7 Scotland ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe IRB Junior World Championship 10 Samoa 8 – 21 South Africa ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe IRB Junior World Championship 10 England 17 – 16 Argentina QBE Stadium, Albany,...
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Jun 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers Results
June 2014 14 Boland 3 – 21 GWK Griquas Boland Stadium, Wellington Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers 13 South Western Districs 40 – 37 Down Touch Griffons Outeniqua Park, George Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers 13 Valke 22 – 45 Leopards Barnard Stadium,...
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Jun 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns claim clean sweep of International Women’s Rugby Series
The Black Ferns have won their second Test match against Canada 33 – 21 in Whakatane today, securing their fourth victory in the 2014 International Women’s Rugby Series. The Black Ferns put in a solid first half on attack, but the Canadians came...
