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Feb 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on England U20 undone 20-26 by Ireland
England U20 took a 20-6 lead but Ireland battled back at Kingston Park in the third round of the Six Nations. England led thanks to Sam Smith’s early try, which Mathew Protheroe converted before Johnny McPhillips reduced the deficit with a penalty....
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Feb 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs secure opening round 30-10 win over Queensland Reds
The NSW Waratahs have secured a 30-10 win over the Queenslands Reds in their opening round of Super Rugby 2016 at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night. Played in front of a crowd of 24,044, the Tahs ran home four tries to one in their first clash of the...
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Feb 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE FALL TO REBELS IN SEASON OPENER
The Western Force have fallen to the Melbourne Rebels 25-19, despite a stunning performance from new recruit Jono Lance who put up all 19 of the Force’s points, scoring a four penalties, and converting the kick attempt on his own try. The Force, who...
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Feb 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on WILL SKELTON ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING
Player: Will Skelton Team: Waratahs Position: Lock Date of Incident: 27 February 2016 Nature of Offence: 10.4 (k) Dangerous play in a scrum, ruck or maul. Players must not charge into a ruck or maul without binding onto a player in the ruck or maul....
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Feb 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Stormers down Bulls in season opener
The long awaited match between the Stormers and Bulls in the Super Rugby operner was contested very closely. Both sides were not scared to throw the ball around in the opening minutes and showed their counter attack intent. The Bulls got first points on the...
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Feb 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sharks outclass Southern Kings at home
Despite an early try from the Southern Kings the Sharks ran in two first half tries and a penalty to take a slender eight point lead at the break, when the two teams met in the opening weekend of Super Rugby. Southern Kings’ Chris Cloete went over for...
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Feb 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on TOMAS LAVANINI CITED
Player: Tomas Lavanini Team: Jaguares Position: Lock Date of Incident: 26 February 2016 Nature of Offence: 10.4 (a) Punching or striking, A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or knee(s). Elapsed time...
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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on FIVE DAYS TO GO…..WORLD’S TOP SPORTS STARS WAIT FOR LAUREUS NOMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED
BERLIN, February 26, 2016 – The Nominations for the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards will be announced on March 2 – and some of the greatest names in sport are waiting to see if they will be on the shortlist, following a vote by the world’s media....
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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Super Rugby jersey giveaway by @PUMASouthAfrica
Since 1948, PUMA has changed the game with speed, spontaneity and performance innovation. For the first time this season, the Bulls will take to the Super Rugby field in the Black Away Stellar Kit at Newlands stadium. It gives Rugby Fifteen great...
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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on SAL ONS SUPERRUGBY SUKSES SMAAK? #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe trek die vergrootglas nader vir die begin van 2016 se Superrugby, in ‘n ongekende toernooiformaat van ‘n bekende kompetisie. Die Superrugby-reeks, wat vanjaar uitbrei na 18 spanne, is uiteindelik hier. Dit gaan fyn...
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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on PUMA RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH VODACOM BULLS AND VODACOM BLUE BULLS
Cape Town, South Africa (26 February 2016) – PUMA and the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls announced today the extension of their partnership beyond 2020. PUMA initially signed the Bulls in 2011 and the success of the partnership has resulted in...
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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Swisse Powering Australian Rugby
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) today announced that Swisse, official Vitamin and Supplement Partners of the Qantas Wallabies since 2012, are extending their support of Australian Rugby to become the official Vitamin and Supplement Partners of the Asteron Life...
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Feb 26, 16 •
15325 Views •
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Comments Off on South African Rugby Annual 2016 goes on sale
The 2016 edition of the South African Rugby Annual, widely considered to be the finest yearbook in world rugby, goes on sale nationwide on Friday. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, the 45th edition of the unrivalled ‘bible’ of the game...
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Feb 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cooper set for Australian Sevens bow in Vegas
Wallaby Quade Cooper is in line for his World Series debut after being named in the 12-man squad Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens squad for Las Vegas next month (5-7 March). The 58-cap flyhalf will wear the Australian Sevens jersey for the first time...
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Feb 25, 16 •
13523 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup •
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Comments Off on Lood de Jager is SA Rugby Player of 2015 #SARugbyAwards
A host of the stars from 2015 will be let loose in Vodacom Super Rugby this weekend, chief amongst them Springbok lock Lood de Jager, who was on Thursday evening named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for last season, acknowledging his stellar performances in...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on WALES v FRANCE Teamsheets #RBS6Nations
Date: 26 February 2016 Venue: Principality Stadium Kick-off: 22h05 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wales: 15. Liam Williams 14. Alex Cuthbert 13. Jonathan Davies 12. Jamie Roberts 11. George North 10. Dan Biggar 9. Gareth Davies 1. Rob Evans...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on ITALY v SCOTLAND Teamsheets #RBS6Nations
Date: 27 February 2016 Venue: Stadio Olimpico Kick-off: 16h25 SA Time TV: SS6 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Italy: 15 David Odiete 14 Leonardo Sarto 13 Michele Campagnaro 12 Gonzalo Garcia 11 Mattia Bellini 10 Kelly Haimona 9 Edoardo Gori 8 Sergio Parisse...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Visser wings in for Scotland
Fit-again Scotland wing Tim Visser is the only change to the starting Scotland side named today to face Italy this Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome (kick-off 2.25pm GMT, 3.25pm local) – live on ITV. Visser – who has scored 10 tries in 23 Tests –...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND v IRELAND Teamsheets #RBS6Nations
Date: 27 February 2016 Venue: Twickenham Kick-off: 18h50 SA Time TV: SS6 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen England: 1 Joe Marler 2 Dylan Hartley (C) 3 Dan Cole 4 Maro Itoje 5 George Kruis 6 Chris Robshaw 7 James Haskell 8 Billy Vunipola (VC) 9 Ben Youngs 10...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Eddie Jones makes two changes to his side
Maro Itoje will make his first start for England after being named in the side to face Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday (ITV, 4.50pm). England Head Coach Eddie Jones has made two change to his starting line-up for the RBS 6 Nations game with Saracens lock...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team named to face England in Twickenham
The Ireland coaching group have named the match day 23 that will take on England at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon.Rory Best leads the team and is joined in the front row by Jack McGrath and Mike Ross. The second row sees Donnacha Ryan come in to partner...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Young stars usher in exciting new era – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview
New teams, new venues and new faces – including some of the best young talent on offer in South Africa – promise to bring a new level of excitement to the 2016 edition of Vodacom Super Rugby, which kicks off with matches in Auckland, Canberra and...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Force v Rebels Teamsheets #SuperRugby
Match Force v Rebels @ nib Stadium, Perth Date Saturday 27 February 2016 Kick-Off 18:55 local Referee Marius van der Westhuizen AR1 Quinton Immelman AR2 Graham Cooper TMO Damien Mitchelmore...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Melbourne Rebels team for clash with the Western Force
Melbourne Rebels left winger Reece Hodge will make his Asteron Life Super Rugby debut after being selected in the starting line up for Saturday night’s opening round against the Western Force in Perth. Rebels Head Coach Tony McGahan named his team for Round...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls Teamsheets #SuperRugby
Match Stormers v Bulls @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town Date Saturday 27 February 2016 Kick-Off 17:15 local Referee Craig Joubert AR1 Rasta Rasivhenge AR2 Cwengile Jadezweni TMO Christie du Preez TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Stormers: 15 Cheslin Kolbe 14...
