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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Papier to start for Vodacom Blue Bulls XV
Embrose Papier will start at scrumhalf for the Vodacom Blue Bulls XV in their opening match of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The Vodacom Blue Bulls XV takes on the iCollege Pumas in Nelspruit. Papier is one of five players that saw recent action for the...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on New loose trio combination for Vodacom Bulls
Vodacom Bulls coach, John Mitchell, named a largely unchanged squad to face the Rebels in a Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The coach had to tweak his loose trio combination due to an injury to Hanro Liebenberg, with Marco van Staden...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions SSC venues confirmed
Xerox Golden Lions for the SuperSport Challenge home fixtures vs Namibia and the Pumas: Pumas Date: Saturday 28 April 2018 Kick-off: 13:00 Venue: Wits...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Mike Davies to be appointed Dragons Managing Director
The Dragons board are delighted to confirm Mike Davies as the region’s new Managing Director. Cwmbran-born Mike joins the Dragons as a successful business leader with over thirty years’ experience in the retail sector for B&Q. Mike held several senior...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on De-Jay hunting Puma record / De-Jay jag Puma-rekord
Pumas prop De-Jay Terblanche has been named at loosehead for the start of the season in his quest to overtake Francois Rossouw as the most capped Puma of all time. The Pumas kick-start their SuperSport Challenge campaign in Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium...
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Apr 19, 18 •
1389 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on Sazi to lead new-look Junior Bok team against Georgia
Junior Springbok prop Sazi Sandi will lead a new-look Junior Springbok squad, featuring Blitzbok Muller du Plessis, in their second warm-up match against Georgia at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. SA Under-20 coach Chean Roux made several...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns Sevens looking to follow up from Commonwealth Games gold
On the back of a successful Commonwealth Games campaign, Black Ferns Sevens Coach Allan Bunting has named the Black Ferns Sevens team to take on the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan this weekend. The team is (*denote debut): 1. Huia Harding* (Waikato) 2....
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Apr 19, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their team to take on the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium this weekend. The match is the Reds’ first home game in six weeks and will recognise ANZAC Round, as well as marking Queensland’s 1000th capped Rugby match, a...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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General News, School •
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Comments Off on Paul Roos vs Grey High School Historic Overview
Paul Roos vs Grey High School Historic Overview Date: 21 April Kick-off: 13h00 Channel: SS 8 Historic Overview – Paul Roos vs Grey High School The 3rd edition of Premier Interschools moves down to Stellenbosch on Saturday 21st April 2018 when Paul Roos...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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General News, Guinness Pro14 •
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Comments Off on Andrew Browne to leave Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby can confirm that Andrew Browne will finish with the province at the end of the current season. Connacht native Andrew Browne played schools rugby with St Joseph’s Patrician College the Bish and his club Galwegians before joining the...
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Apr 18, 18 •
1415 Views •
General News, Springboks •
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Comments Off on Ox Nche invited to Springbok alignment camp
Toyota Cheetahs prop Ox Nche has been added to the invited group of players for the final Springbok alignment camp, which starts in Durban on Sunday. The former Junior Springbok front rower will join the 15 Cell C Sharks players at the third camp, from 22 to...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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General News •
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Comments Off on DANIEL CALLS TIME ON HIS RUGBY CAREER
After more than a decade in a black and white jersey, Sharks stalwart Keegan Daniel will call time on his illustrious rugby career at the end of this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. One of the few Sharks players to have had the proud honour of...
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Apr 18, 18 •
3573 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Competition Time: You could stand a chance to win 1 of 5 sets of 4 tickets to go and watch the #Bulls live at Loftus
You could stand a chance to win 1 of 5 sets of 4 tickets to go and watch the #Bulls live at Loftus Answer a simple question, Like RugbyFifteen and Blue Bulls on Facebook and Twitter and Share Question: With how many points did the Vodacom Bulls win the Cell C...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions team to face the Waratahs in Sydney on Friday (11:45 SA time).
The team to face the Waratahs is: Jacques van Rooyen Malcolm Marx Ruan Dreyer Andries Ferreira Marvin Orie Kwagga Smith Franco Mostert © Hacjivah Dayimani Dillon Smit Elton Jantjies Madosh Tambwe Harold Vorster Lionel Mapoe Ruan Combrinck Andries...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Rugby to celebrate milestone 1000th match
Queensland Rugby Union will celebrate a significant milestone in its 136-year history when the St.George Queensland Reds take on the Chiefs in the state’s 1000th capped Rugby match this weekend. Queensland’s first representative Rugby match came against...
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Apr 18, 18 •
1136 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on TWO DEBUTANTS SET FOR WORLD SERIES BOW AS THREE ARE RULED OUT
Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens squad for HSBC Sevens World Series round three, Kitakyushu, Japan Shannon Parry (c), 26 caps, QLD and Griffith University Demi Hayes, 5 caps, QLD and Griffith University Dominique Du Toit, 8 caps, QLD and Macquarie...
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Apr 18, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on England Women sevens ready for Kitakyushu
England Women head coach James Bailey has made two changes to the squad that secured bronze at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast for the third leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens series in Kitakyushu, Japan 21-22 April (live via...
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Apr 18, 18 •
1375 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BORDER RUGBY PLACED UNDER PROVINSIONAL SEQUESTRATION
The Border Rugby Union has been placed under provisional sequestration after the High Court of South Africa (East London Circuit Local Division) decided in the favour of The South African Rugby Players Association (SARPA). SARPA lodged an application on the...
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Apr 17, 18 •
1604 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
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Comments Off on Fifteen players invited to Springbok camp in Durban
Fifteen Cell C Sharks players, including the uncapped Sbu Nkosi, André Esterhuizen, Robert du Preez, Cameron Wright, Thomas du Toit and Akker van der Merwe, have been invited to the third and final Springbok alignment camp, in Durban from 22 to 25 April. The...
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Apr 17, 18 •
2669 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Varsity & Club •
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Comments Off on UJ women’s sevens team planning on going all the way
The University of Johannesburg women’s sevens rugby team, having come close in previous years, are determined to go all the way when the University Sport South Africa tournament is held on Saturday. The UJ team have been undergoing intensive preparations...
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Apr 17, 18 •
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General News, International •
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Comments Off on Mike Anthony appointed Head of High Performance for New Zealand Rugby
The man responsible for identifying and developing emerging rugby talent for the past eight years, Mike Anthony, has been appointed New Zealand Rugby’s new Head of High Performance. In announcing the appointment today, New Zealand Rugby Chief...
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Apr 17, 18 •
2774 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions Touring Squad for the 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby to Australasia Tour
Emirates Lions Touring Squad 2018 SURNAME FIRST NAME Adriaanse Jacobus Brink Cyle Coetzee Andries Coetzee Robin Leendert Combrinck Ruan Davids Ashlon Dayimani Hacjivah Dreyer Ruan Erasmus Lourens Ferreira...
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Apr 16, 18 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on RISING STAR LUKHAN TUI RE-COMMITS TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNTIL THE END OF 2020
Qantas Wallabies lock Lukhan Tui has committed his future to Australian Rugby re-signing with Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds until the end of 2020. The four-Test forward enjoyed a breakout year in 2017 after making his international debut in the...
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Apr 15, 18 •
1491 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Disappointed Blitzboks aiming to bounce back
The Springbok Sevens team missed out on a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia and have now set their sights on the remaining two objectives they aim to achieve this season. That was the message from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell,...
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Apr 15, 18 •
1306 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on BACK-TO-BACK WINS ON THE FINAL DAY EARNS AUSTRALIA FIFTH ON THE GOLD COAST
The Australian Men’s Sevens side have finished fifth at the Commonwealth Games after accounting for Kenya and Scotland on the final day. Australia started brightly on Sunday as they brushed aside Kenya 33-5 in front of a sold out crowd at Robina Stadium....
