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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus shuffles Bok team for English clash in Cape Town
The Springbok team for the third and final Test in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against England in Cape Town on Saturday, shows five changes from the starting team that beat the English last week in Bloemfontein. Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of...
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Jun 21, 18 •
2777 Views •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV face the Sharks XV
Toyota Free State XV will be taking on the Sharks XV in the last round of SuperSport Rugby Challenge in Durban Saturday afternoon. The match kicks off at 17:00. Coach Daan Human has announced his team for the encounter: Sharks XV vs Toyota Free State XV...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on England team to play South Africa in third Test
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his side to face South Africa in the final of three Tests at Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday 23rd June (KO 1605 BST live on Sky Sports Action & Main Event). There are three changes to the starting XV with Joe...
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Jun 21, 18 •
1379 Views •
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Comments Off on LUKHAN TUI AND NICK PHIPPS TO START IN MITSUBISHI ESTATE IRELAND SERIES DECIDER
Qantas Wallabies team to play Ireland at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 23 June, 8.05pm AEST 1. Scott Sio (45 Tests) 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa (2 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (93 Tests) 4. Izack Rodda (6 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (22 Tests) 6. Lukhan Tui (6 Tests)...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for third Steinlager Series Test against France
Frizell, Goodhue, Hemopo and Mo’unga new caps The All Blacks selectors have named the team to play France in the third and final Steinlager Series Test at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, on Saturday 23 June. The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ten DHL WP Youth Week teams announced
The 10 different DHL Western Province teams for the upcoming Coca-Cola national Youth Weeks have been named. This year there will be two DHL Western Province teams in both the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week and the Coca-Cola U18 Academy Week respectively at Paarl...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks visit Robben Island in Cape Town
Siya Kolisi and his Springbok team mates visited the iconic Robben Island in Table Bay, north of the Cape Town city centre, on Wednesday, a #LoveRugby initiative. The Boks enjoyed lunch at the V&A Waterfront before embarking on a ferry for the half hour...
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Jun 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Viljoen and Wiese boost DHL WP
DHL Western Province have been boosted by the inclusion of EW Viljoen at outside centre and Cobus Wiese at lock for the SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with SWD Eagles at Brookside on Friday. Both players will make their first appearance of the campaign...
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Jun 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Watse voordeel het die Pumas?
Die onoorwonne iCOLLEGE Pumas speel Sondag in die Bill Jardine-stadion in Longdale teen die Valke vir die algehele eerste plek in die SuperSport-reeks. Die Pumas is tans die enigste span in die kompetisie wat nog elke wedstryd kon wen terwyl die verdedigende...
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Jun 18, 18 •
2639 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Simelane cherishes U20 Championship experience
Junior Springbok vice-captain and centre Wandisile Simelane, who capped off the World Rugby U20 Championship with the honour of being the joint top try-scorer with six tries, looked back at the competition with fond memories as the team prepared to depart for...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Julian Savea confirms move to Toulon
Julian Savea confirmed this evening that he will be leaving New Zealand at the end of the 2018 Investec Super Rugby season to join French Top 14 club Toulon. New Zealand Rugby, Hurricanes and Wellington Rugby have collectively praised Savea for his massive...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on GORDON CALLED INTO SQUAD FOR MITSUBISHI ESTATE IRELAND SERIES DECIDER
NSW Waratahs scrumhalf Jake Gordon has joined the Qantas Wallabies Mitsubishi Estate Ireland Series squad after Will Genia underwent surgery on a fractured arm. Gordon returned from Japan this morning after playing for the Waratahs in an exhibition game...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks pitch in to recognise volunteers
The All Blacks will be doing their part for National Volunteer Week in the build-up to the third and final Steinlager Series Test against France at Forsyth Barr Stadium. As rugby fans start to paint Dunedin black ahead of Saturday night’s Test, All Blacks...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on England defeated in final of World Rugby U20 Championship
England were beaten 33-25 by hosts France in the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship. Steve Bates’ side trailed 14-8 at the break with France scoring a try through Cameron Woki and Louis Carbonel contributing nine points. A Marcus Smith penalty...
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Jun 18, 18 •
1943 Views •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 finish fourth at World Rugby U20 Championship
The New Zealand Under 20 team has finished fourth at the World Rugby U20 Championship, losing to a fast-finishing South African side in the play off match this morning in France. New Zealand held a 25-14 lead at the half time break, but South Africa scored...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA DEFEATS ARGENTINA U20s TO CLAIM FIFTH AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies have won the Fifth Place Final of the World Rugby U20s Championship on Sunday night, defeating Argentina U20s 41-15 at the Stade De La Mediterranee, Béziers. Australia scored five tries to two as the young men in gold secured Fifth Place...
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Jun 18, 18 •
2038 Views •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased as SA U20s claim bronze
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was a pleased man on Sunday after his team delivered a strong performance to defeat New Zealand by 40-30 at Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers to finish the World Rugby U20 Championship on a high note and claim the bronze...
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Jun 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas, SWD Eagles flex muscles – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Review Round 9
Tafel Lager Griquas and the SWD Eagles scored important victories in the Central and South Sections of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, while the Leopards and Eastern Province recorded their maiden wins for 2018 in Round 9 of the competition. The men from...
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Jun 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to play South Africa
New Zealand Under 20 Coach Craig Philpott has made several changes to the team named to face South Africa in the play off for third at the World Rugby U20 Championship. The match will be played at a Stade De La Mediterranee in Béziers, kick off 4.30pm...
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Jun 17, 18 •
1939 Views •
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Comments Off on Mtawarira delighted to clinch series win against England in 100th Test
Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira celebrated victory in his 100th Test appearance for the Springboks as the team clinched the Castle Lager Incoming Series over England at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. South Africa overturned a 12-0 deficit to win...
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Jun 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20 side to play France in final of World Rugby U20 Championship
England U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side to play France in the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship on Sunday (KO 6pm BST, live on ITV 4) in Beziers. Ben Curry (Sale Sharks) will captain the side on Sunday at Stade De La Mediterranee with...
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Jun 17, 18 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks face New Zealand with new centre pairing
The Junior Springboks will face New Zealand in the World Rugby U20 Championship bronze playoff in Béziers on Sunday with a new centre pairing of Wandisile Simelane and Lyle Hendricks. Simelane switches from the left wing to centre, while Hendricks replaces...
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Jun 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi: Boks extremely proud of ‘Beast’ milestone
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said the entire Bok team was extremely proud of Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, who will make his 100th Test appearance for South Africa on Saturday. The Boks and England tackle each other in the second of three Castle Lager...
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Jun 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks want to finish U20 Champs on a winning note
Louis Koen said on Friday that the Junior Springbok team were determined to finish the World Rugby U20 Championship on a winning note when they meet New Zealand in the bronze playoff in Béziers on Sunday. The SAU20’s returned to the training field on...
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Jun 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Seconds appointed to referee U20 final
Egon Seconds will become the second South African to take charge of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship final when he takes the whistle in the showpiece match between France and England in Béziers on Sunday. Seconds will follow in the footsteps of...
