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Feb 17, 18 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Glasgow Warriors in Scotland
The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the log leaders, Glasgow Warriors on Friday, 16 February at 21:35 (SA time) at Scotstoun Stadium. The match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 1. This is the Toyota Cheetah’s first and only visit to Scotland this...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on 2016-17 Anti-Doping Report Published
The 2016/17 anti-doping annual report for rugby in England has been released on behalf of the RFU anti-doping advisory group today. (Click here to view report) This is the seventh year rugby’s anti-doping programme has published the findings of its activity...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions Team vs Cell C Sharks, 50th cap for Van Rooyen
50th cap for Van Rooyen Jacques van Rooyen will run out in his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby game when the Emirates Lions host the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday at 17:15. Van Rooyen was invited to train with the Lions in 2012 after catching...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on 100 Days to Go: First-Ever Guinness PRO14 Final
There’s just 100 Days to Go until the Guinness PRO14 Final kicks off in Dublin on May 26 when the Championship crowns its first-ever title winner of the new global era. Aviva Stadium will host the fourth ‘Destination Final’ and after it welcomed a...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on SABC DEPRIVING BLACK RUGBY SUPPORTERS & FAILING THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUGBY IN UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES
Border Rugby Union would like to call on the SABC to re-evaluate its decision to discontinue broadcasting rugby on its radio platforms. Rugby is the second biggest sport after soccer in South Africa, and it is the main sporting code in the Eastern Cape where...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks Team To Play Emirates Lions
Date Saturday, 17 February 2018 Time 17h15 Venue Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Referee Glen Jackson Assistant Referee AJ Jacobs, Cwengile Jadezweni Television Match Official Marius Jonker 15. Lwazi Mvovo 14. Sbu Nkosi 13. Lukhanyo Am 12. Andre...
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Feb 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kieran Longbottom to come back home to the Western Force
Kieran Longbottom, one of the Western Force’s star players, will be back in a bright blue jersey after re-signing with his home club for the next two years. After four seasons playing for Saracens and Sale Sharks in the UK, the prop will return to Perth...
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Feb 15, 18 •
1982 Views •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks to kick off U20 Champs in Perpignan
The Junior Springboks will kick off the World Rugby U20 Championship campaign against Georgia in the southern French city of Perpignan on Wednesday, 30 May. The encounter, which will be hosted at Stade Aimé Giral at 18h30 (SA time), is the opening match of...
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Feb 14, 18 •
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General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
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Comments Off on Madibaz squad need to handle the heat
FNB Madibaz rugby coach David Maidza says the whole squad must stand up to handle the pressure when they face Wits in their third Varsity Cup match at Madibaz Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Monday. After losing their opening encounter against University of...
