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Feb 19, 18 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks set for solid U20 Championship build-up
The Junior Springboks will have a solid build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship – in the south of France from 30 May to 17 June – with four training camps and a UK tour planned to ensure that they are well prepared for the international spectacle....
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Feb 19, 18 •
1795 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on More reasons to smile with #Tries4Smiles
“Making one person smile can change the world, maybe not the whole world, but their world” Pravinee Hurbungs Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft palate or cleft lip. So, this season, Vodacom will reward every try scored by a South African...
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Feb 18, 18 •
1698 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QANTAS AUSTRALIAN SEVENS SHOW OFF NEW SHORTS
The Qantas Australian Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams will be spotted wearing a new back-of-shorts logo throughout the of the 2018 HSBC Sevens World Series following an extended partnership with Invast Global. The investment firm will sponsor the Men’s...
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Feb 18, 18 •
6112 Views •
General News, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England squad for Scotland week
England head coach Eddie Jones has called up 29 players ahead of England’s next NatWest 6 Nations match against Scotland on Saturday at Murrayfield (KO 4:45pm). Backs Full backs Mike Brown (Harlequins) Nathan Earle (Saracens) Gabriel Ibitoye...
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Feb 18, 18 •
2203 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad confirmed
DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 27-man squad for their upcoming three-match tour of Australasia. After getting their 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign off to a winning start with a 28-20 victory against the Jaguares at DHL Newlands on...
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Feb 18, 18 •
1607 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions roar to pulsating Vodacom Super Rugby win
DHL Stormers thwart Jaguares fightback in Cape Town The 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season got off to an exciting start on Saturday afternoon when the Emirates Lions and the DHL Stormers both clinched home victories in the first round of matches. The...
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Feb 17, 18 •
1496 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets
Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named his match day 23 for the visit of reigning Guinness PRO14 champions the Scarlets to the RDS Arena today (Kick Off: 3.15pm – live on SKY Sports and RTÉ Radio). Cullen is again able to call on a mixture of...
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Feb 17, 18 •
1298 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two changes in the pack for Leinster clash
Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac has named his side to take on Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday. Both sides will look to bounce back in the championship campaign after going down to defeats against Benetton Rugby and Edinburgh. Despite defeat to...
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Feb 17, 18 •
1343 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Filise returns for Munster clash
Cardiff Blues’ record appearance maker, Taufa’ao Filise, has been called into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Munster at the Arms Park. (KO 5.30pm) The Tongan international is the only change made from last week’s...
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Feb 17, 18 •
1482 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dragons team to face Benetton Rugby
Dragons winger Rio Dyer will make his GUINNESS PRO14 debut this weekend as the Men of Gwent take on Benetton Rugby. The 18-year-old, who earned his first Wales U20s International cap last weekend, will make his PRO14 bow in front of a home crowd on Sunday...
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Feb 17, 18 •
1417 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Munster team to face Cardiff Blues
The Munster team to face Cardiff Blues in Wales on Saturday evening has been named with Jack O’Donoghue set to captain the side for the first time (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports). The Waterford man, who turned 24 last week, has previously captained Munster A...
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Feb 17, 18 •
1405 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons
After a seventh win of the season, Benetton Rugby will face the Dragons in the fifteenth round of the Guinness PRO14 on Sunday 18 February at 15.30. Benetton Rugby technical staff will have to do without 12 players summoned by the Italian National team, added...
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Feb 16, 18 •
1341 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Conway and Fitzgerald Sign Up
Andrew Conway and Stephen Fitzgerald are the latest duo to sign contracts with Munster Rugby and the IRFU. Currently in his fifth season with the province, Conway has signed a two-year deal that will see him remain in red until at least June 2020. The...
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Feb 16, 18 •
1252 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sherratt to join Ospreys next season
Ospreys Rugby are delighted to confirm the appointment of Matt Sherratt as Backs Coach from the start of the 2018/19 campaign. Sherratt will replace Gruff Rees, who announced in December that he will leave the Ospreys at the end of the current season after a...
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Feb 15, 18 •
2493 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Southern Kings announce team to face Ospreys
The Southern Kings today named their team to take on Welsh outfit Ospreys in a GUINNESS PRO14 championship clash at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea tomorrow evening and opted for just a single change from the fifteen players who took to the field against...
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Feb 15, 18 •
2498 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Revamped Vodacom Super Rugby set for exciting kick-off – Week 1 Preview
DHL Stormers entertain Jaguares in Cape Town Emirates Lions face Durban-rivals on Highveld Springbok No 8 Warren Whiteley will captain the Emirates Lions on Saturday against the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg in the first local...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1728 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Four new DHL Stormers in season-opener
Four players are set to make their DHL Stormers debut in the Vodacom Super Rugby season-opener against the Jaguares at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season will get kick off at 15h05 on Saturday, when the DHL Stormers take on the...
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Feb 15, 18 •
2023 Views •
General News, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Warwick join WP Rugby sponsorship fold
Warwick has been confirmed as a new sponsor of both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province teams, as Associate Sponsor and Wealth Partner. Warwick is a local and international investment house, with products that span asset, estate, wealth and credit...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1400 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds beat Fiji Warriors in final pre-season match at Ballymore Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have edged the Fiji Warriors 17-15 in their final pre-season hit out at Ballymore Stadium tonight. The Reds led the contest 10-0 early on, but it took a try to winger Izaia Perese in the 75th minute and the ensuing conversion...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1232 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ulster team named for Edinburgh test
Head Coach Jono Gibbes has named his match day squad for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 15 clash versus Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm). The starting XV shows just four changes from the side that defeated Southern Kings 59-10 last...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1240 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Zebre boosted by return of Italian Internationals for Connacht trip
Zebre Rugby spent the week in Ireland near Cork, the town where head coach Michael Bradley was born. The fixture list sees Zebre playing two straight away games in Ireland: last Saturday in Limerick against Munster and tomorrow in Galway against Connacht. It...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1336 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Southern Kings
The Ospreys team to play Southern Kings at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 16th February 2018, 7.35pm KO is as follows: Ospreys 15 Dan Evans 14 Jeff Hassler 13 Kieron Fonotia 12 Owen Watkin 11 Dewi Cross 10 Sam Davies 9 Tom Habberfield 1 Rhodri Jones 2...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1270 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cockerill makes five changes for trip to Ulster
Edinburgh Head Coach Richard Cockerill has named his team ahead of tomorrow night’s crucial Guinness PRO14 encounter with third-place Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium (Friday 16 February, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on BBC NI. As Edinburgh search for their 15th...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1461 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Injured trio return for Cheetahs clash
Glasgow Warriors welcome back second row pair Scott Cummings and Tim Swinson and centre Sam Johnson for the visit of the Toyota Cheetahs tomorrow, live on BBC ALBA, kick-off 7.35pm. Scotland international Swinson has been out of action with a hand injury...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1043 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Finlay Bealham set to make 100th appearance as Connacht take on Zebre
Prop Finlay Bealham is set to make his 100th appearance for Connacht as they host Zebre in the Sportsground on Friday (K.O 7:35pm). Kieran Keane’s Connacht side are aiming to make it eight home wins in a row in all competitions in a run that stretches back...
