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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Elliot Dixon to play 100th Investec Super Rugby game for the Highlanders
Highlanders loose forward Elliot Dixon will join an elite group of players when he brings up his 100th Investec Super Rugby game against the Jaguares on Saturday night. Dixon will become just the sixth player to play 100 games for the Highlanders when he runs...
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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby Under 20 Championship
he New Zealand Under 20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship has been announced this morning. A total of 28 players will travel to Argentina at the end of this month for the tournament, with their sights set on New Zealand’s seventh age...
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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Say My Name is back in Investec Super Rugby
The Say My Name Round is back in Investec Super Rugby this week, with all five New Zealand clubs stepping up to celebrate rugby’s diverse community by focussing on what makes people truly unique and reflects their identity – their name. Building on...
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May 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Coaching Duo To Leave The Province
Munster Rugby and the IRFU can confirm that Forwards Coach Jerry Flannery and Backline and Attack Coach Felix Jones will depart the province at the end of the season. Both coaches have declined their respective contract offers, and will come to the end of...
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May 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Home-grown talents rewarded with new contracts
Seven of the Scarlets’ home-grown players have signed new contracts with the region. Wing Ioan Nicholas, props Javan Sebastian, Rhys Fawcett and Steff Thomas, back-rowers Tom Phillips and Shaun Evans and hooker Dafydd Hughes have all agreed fresh deals....
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May 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on South Africa formally announce interest for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday their interest as submitted to World Rugby for hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town in 2022. Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be played during the September / October window considering the international calendar,...
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May 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Naholo confirms overseas move post 2019
All Blacks and Highlanders winger Waisake Naholo will leave New Zealand at the end of 2019, it was announced today. 28-year-old Naholo has confirmed he will join London Irish. An attacking player who uses his deceptive speed and strength to...
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May 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 13 team against Rebels at AAMI Park
The St.George Queensland Reds have made two changes to their starting XV for Friday’s match against the Rebels at AAMI Park in Melbourne. JP Smith will start in the frontrow while Angus Blyth will make his first Super Rugby start at lock. There are a...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Big stadiums and big moments in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge delivers many outcomes to many people and the competition will again embrace a new venue, new players and leave a footprint in the communities where rugby is delivered every weekend when the third round kicks off on Friday. It...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby celebrates four referee appointments to Rugby World Cup 2019
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has congratulated New Zealand’s four referees selected by World Rugby to match official duties at Rugby World Cup 2019. Paul Williams (Taranaki) and Ben O’Keeffe (Wellington) have both been selected to their first ever Rugby World...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on South African duo included in RWC match officials’ panel
· Peyper and Jonker amongst 23 match officials for Japan showpiece South Africa’s Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker are the two local match officials that will do duty at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year,...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Buthelezi to lead Junior Springboks at World Rugby U20 Championship
Phendulani Buthelezi will lead the Junior Springbok World Rugby U20 Championship squad, which features four players who participated in the tournament last year, for the global showpiece in Argentina from 4 to 22 June. Buthelezi (loose forward), Rikus...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20 squad for World Rugby U20 Championship
England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his 28-player squad for the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina (4-22 June). The group includes nine players who have appeared in the tournament before with props Joe Heyes, Marcus Street, lock...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD FOR WORLD RUGBY U20s CHAMPIONSHIP NAMED
The Junior Wallabies squad for the World Rugby U20s Championship has today been confirmed with the 28-man squad set to depart for Argentina at the end of the month. Australia will take on Italy, Ireland and England in Pool B of the Championship as the side...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Jenkins and Brits back in Vodacom Bulls pack
Springboks, Schalk Brits and Jason Jenkins, are back in the Vodacom Bulls pack for their Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders a tLoftus Versfeld on Friday. Brits has served a four week suspension and will start at hooker, while Jenkins is fit again...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Tickets up for Grabs
You could stand a chance to win 1 of 4 sets of 4 tickets to go and watch the #Bulls live at Loftus Answer a simple question, Like @RugbyFifteen and @BlueBullson Facebook and Twitter and Share Question: What was the Final score in the SuperSport Challenge...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Mark Hammett to lead New Zealand Schools in 2019
Coaching teams announced for 2019 New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools teamsTeams to play Fiji and Australia in September and October in Waikato The New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools team will play on home soil for the...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA national rugby teams and Wolverines from Michigan exchange sporting experiences
Springboks RG Snyman, Elton Jantjies, Marvin Orie and Aphiwe Dyantyi, as well as members of the Blitzbok squad, gave an impromptu rugby coaching clinic to 100 college football players from the visiting University of Michigan in the USA in Cape Town on Sunday....
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND TO WIN FIRST EVER OCEANIA U20s CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies have won the Oceania U20s Championship for the first time leaving New Zealand scoreless 24-nil at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Saturday night. In front of 2,136 strong crowd, the Junior Wallabies have finished their Oceania...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Big guns flex their muscles in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
All the usual suspects delivered strong performances in week two of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge with the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions posting the biggest scores of the weekend. The Pretoria side had too much on offer for the Windhoek Draught...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 12
· Jaguares edge DHL Stormers in Buenos Aires · Vodacom Bulls’ pack sets tone for triumph over NSW at Loftus · Spirited Cell C...
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May 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to face Australia
The New Zealand Under 20 team is aiming for a fifth Oceania Under 20 Championship title in a winner-takes-all match against their Australian counterparts on the Gold Coast tonight (kick off 9pm NZT).Coach Craig Philpott has named a strong team for their final...
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May 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Clarification on European Play-Off Game
PRO14 Rugby can clarify the situation around scheduling and make-up of the Play-Off game to decide the seventh and potential eighth Champions Cup qualifier(s). The tournament rules state that the seventh Champions Cup place from the Guinness PRO14 will be...
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May 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Dragons confirm departing players
Dragons Rugby have today confirmed that nine members of the senior squad will leave the club following the conclusion of the 2018/19 season. Jason Tovey – who earlier this season became the first player to score 1,000 points for Dragons – leaves after...
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May 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on Departing Players Confirmed
Munster Rugby can confirm that Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry, Dave O’Callaghan and James Hart will depart the province at the end of the season. With Ian Keatley, Stephen Fitzgerald and Jaco Taute already confirmed for moves to respective PRO14 and...
