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Jun 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20s team to face Ireland in World Rugby U20 Championship
England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side to face Ireland for their opening fixture of the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina on Tuesday (KO 7.30pm BST – live on World Rugby platforms). Bates’ side face Grand Slam...
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Jun 3, 19 •
1994 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on The future is bright for the Blitzboks – Philip Snyman
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman is confident the next generation of Blitzboks will make South Africa proud in the next couple of years and said they have shown during the 2018/19 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series that the future for the team is bright....
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors confirm coaching team for 2019/20 campaign
Glasgow Warriors can today confirm the coaching group for next season, with Petrus du Plessis taking up a new coaching role with the club, focussing on the scrum. Head Coach Dave Rennie will be assisted by Jason O’Halloran, Kenny Murray, John Dalziel and du...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks’ Van Heerden is following in his father’s footsteps
At the young age of 18, Junior Springbok lock Emile van Heerden – who faces the prospect of making his World Rugby U20 Championship debut in the next few weeks – is showing signs that he could follow in the footsteps of his father, former Springbok lock...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks finish the season with bronze in Paris
The Springbok Sevens team secured third place at the HSBC Paris Sevens on Sunday, which cemented their fourth position overall at the completion of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2018/19 season in the French capital. The Blitzboks won the bronze...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge Review
The iSG Pumas and DHL Western Province remained undefeated in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge after six rounds of pulsating action came to an end at Wolfson Stadium in Kwazakhele on Sunday, but the manner in which they won this weekend was vastly different The...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Buthelezi: It was special to see the World Rugby U20 Championship trophy
Junior Springbok captain Phendulani Buthelezi said seeing the World Rugby U20 Championship trophy first-hand as a “special moment” and added that it fueled his burning desire to take to the field in the international spectacle. The SA U20 flanker’s...
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Jun 3, 19 •
1682 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review
· Emirates Lions win boost their playoff hopes · Hurricanes tame Cell C Sharks in Durban · Tenacious Vodacom Bulls fight back for...
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May 28, 19 •
1979 Views •
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Comments Off on Human to join Blitzboks in Paris in place of Davids
The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons. Human had to hurry to Cape Town International Airport and left South...
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May 28, 19 •
2017 Views •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Zimbabwe
Saturday 1 June 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge Boland Cavaliers vs Zimbabwe Boland Stadium, Wellington The Boland Cavaliers will be hosting Zimbabwe in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday 1 June 2019 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. This...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks Afrika and Ndhlovu on their way to Paris
Cecil Afrika and Mfundo Ndhlovu have been called up to join the Springbok Sevens team in Paris for the HSBC Paris Sevens as injury replacements for Kurt-Lee Arendse and Stedman Gans when the 10th and final tournament in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Glade replaces injured Jacobs in Junior Springbok squad
Keagan Glade (prop) has been included in the Junior Springbok World Rugby U20 Championship squad as an injury replacement for Hanro Jacobs, whose tournament dreams were shattered due to a foot injury. Jacobs suffered the injury at training late last week and...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on MELBOURNE REBELS STAR ISI NAISARANI SIGNS NEW TWO YEAR DEAL UNTIL END OF 2021
Rising star Isi Naisarani has re-signed with Rugby Australia and the Melbourne Rebels until the end of 2021 on a new two-year deal. The 24-year old has established himself as a mainstay of the Melbourne Rebels back-row during this year’s Vodafone Super...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY FOR ARGENTINA TEST SUNCORP STADIUM ON SATURDAY 27 JULY
The Qantas Wallabies will meet Argentina’s Los Pumas at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday 27 July to kick off their domestic Test schedule for 2019 ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan in September. The round two Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens confirm place at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The All Blacks Sevens have cemented their spot at next year’s Olympic Games with one tournament to spare despite a fifth-place finish at the London Sevens. Confirmation of the qualification came on Day One, after victories over Scotland and Ireland, the All...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE 7s TAKE SILVER MEDAL FROM HSBC LONDON 7s
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team have made their first Cup Final in London since 2015, falling to Fiji to take the silver medal. Australia had a near perfect day two, defeating South Africa (29-22) and France (31-24) in the quarter finals and...
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May 27, 19 •
1903 Views •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks struggle in London, but qualify for Tokyo 2020
There was disappointment and tempered elation in the Springbok Sevens camp in London, where they lost both their matches but still did enough to secure automatic qualification to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year, thereby ticking an important box for the...
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May 26, 19 •
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Comments Off on New signings for Isuzu Southern Kings
The ISUZU Southern Kings have bagged one of their biggest signings in prominent Eastern Cape-born loose-forward Thembelani Bholi who will be returning home after signing with the Guinness PRO14 side. The 29-year-old, who hails from Mooiplaas near East London,...
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May 26, 19 •
1910 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review
· Cell C Sharks add to Emirates Lions’ woes in local derbies · Resilient DHL Stormers beat Highlanders in Cape Town · Kuridrani...
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May 24, 19 •
1658 Views •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens prepared for tough challenge at HSBC London Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens are in England and preparing to face three home nations on day one of the HSBC Sevens, drawn in Pool C alongside Scotland, Ireland and England. The All Blacks Sevens team is;1. Scott Curry (c)2. Tim Mikkelson (c)3. Tone Ng Shiu4. Jona...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on SUPERRUGBY: SUID-AFRIKAANSE KONFERENSIE IS BY OMRAAI VERBY
Dis maak of breek vir die Vodacom Bulls en die Cell C Sharks hierdie naweek en as hulle hoegenaamd nog dink aan die SuperRugby-konferensietitel, of selfs net konferensiewenners, sal hulle moet uithaal en wys. Die wispelturigheid van die plaaslike konferensie...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP gain experience against EP at DHL Newlands
DHL Western Province have gained three players with Vodacom Super Rugby experience for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with Eastern Province at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Centre EW Viljoen, scrumhalf Jano Vermaak and prop Michael Kumbirai all come...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on Du Toit raises DHL Stormers 50
Pieter-Steph du Toit will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Highlanders at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The two-time SA Rugby Player of the Year will feature in a DHL Stormers team that has just one...
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May 23, 19 •
1146 Views •
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Comments Off on New deals for Halanukonuka and Kelly
Glasgow Warriors have announced that two further members of Dave Rennie’s squad will be remaining at the club next season, after securing the futures of prop Siua Halanukonuka and centre Paddy Kelly until the summer of 2021. Tongan tight-head Halanukonuka...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Al Kellock calls on the people of Glasgow to fill Celtic Park ahead of historic Guinness PRO14 Final
Record attendance in sight as fans snap up more than 42,000 tickets ahead of Saturday’s rugby showpiece between Glasgow Warriors and Leinster at Celtic Park Former Scotland and Glasgow Warriors rugby captain Al Kellock has issued a rallying call to the...
