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Comments Off on Roux makes one change for U20 Champs semi-final
Salmaan Moerat will start at lock against England in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final on Tuesday in the only change to Junior Springboks coach Chean Roux’s starting team that defeated Argentina last Thursday. Moerat replaces Hendre Stassen, who...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens finish sixth in Poland
England secured sixth place after losing out to Germany by three points in their final game of the second leg of the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series, held in Lodz, Poland at the weekend. With three successive tries from Callum Sirker, Yaree Fantini...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on England U20 name team for World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final
England has named their side to face South Africa in the semi-final of the World Rugby U20 Championship (Tuesday, 13 June, kick-off 3 pm BST, live on ITV 4). Wing Darren Atkins gets his first start of the tournament, while the side will again be led by number...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Evans appointed RFU Head of Rugby Judiciary
Philip Evans QC has been appointed as the Rugby Football Union’s second independent Head of Rugby Judiciary. He will assume the role vacated by Sir James Dingemans, who is stepping down at the end of this season. The post was created in 2013 to ensure...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp Wallaroos ready for New Zealand challenge
. Hana Ngaha, Queensland, 2 Tests 2. Cheyenne Campbell, Queensland, 10 Tests 3. Caroline Fairs, Queensland, ADF, 8 Tests 4. Millie Boyle, ACT, 1 Test 5. Alexandra Sulusi, Sydney, 2 Tests 6. Chloe Butler, South Australia Barbarians, 6 Tests 7. Vesinia...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns team to play Australia named
Black Ferns Coach Glenn Moore has made several changes to the team named to play Australia in their second Test of the International Women’s Rugby Series at Rugby Park in Christchurch tomorrow. The team is (number of caps in brackets): 1. Toka Natua (9)...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 side named to face France in World Championship semi-final
New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Craig Philpott has named his side to face France in their semi-final at the World Rugby Under 20 World Championships in Georgia, on Wednesday 4.30am NZT. England take on South Africa in the other semi-final. The team is: 1....
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Spears Out To Impress at Beachcomber 10s
MAURITIUS, 11 JUNE 2017 – Japan’s Kubota Spears are an unknown quantity to most people outside of their domestic league, but that is sure to change when they take on some of the world’s best at the Beachcomber World Club 10s at the Anjalay Stadium...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses squad to face Canada in Christchurch
Simon Middleton has made 11 changes to the England Women starting 15 who will face Canada on Tuesday 13 June in the second test of the 2017 International Women’s Rugby Series in Christchurch, New Zealand (KO 1.30am BST, live on WorldRugby.org)....
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on ARU offers condolences to family and friends of Lachlan Ward
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) wishes to extend its deepest sympathy and condolences to family and friends of Warringah Rats player, Lachlan Ward who passed away yesterday during a match at Pittwater Rugby Park. ARU CEO, Bill Pulver said: “We are deeply...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies down Fiji in June series opener
The Qantas Wallabies have started their 2017 campaign in strong fashion with a 37-14 victory over Fiji in an entertaining clash at AAMI Park, Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. The Flying Fijians were at their attacking best, but a committed Wallabies side kept...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springboks v France – Match Report , Summary and Statistics
Match Summary Statch Summary...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Stakes raised in exciting weekend of SuperSport Rugby Challenge action – Round Seven review
Strong performances by a number of the leading contenders for play-off spots in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge confirmed their credentials in a weekend packed with tries and dramatic action as Round Seven of this exciting new tournament concluded. DHL Western...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Van Rhyn vows that Junior Boks will give their best
Junior Springbok captain Ernst van Rhyn hopes to see his team continue building on the character they showed in their opening three World Rugby U20 Championship matches when they face England in the semi-final on Tuesday, and he vowed that the team would give...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee: “A step in the right direction”
Springboks coach Allister Coetzee was pleased with the 37-14 win over France at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the first of three Tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series, but warned that the team cannot rest on their laurels with encounters in Durban and...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Southern Palace Group joins Springboks as associate sponsor
Southern Palace Group of Companies have signed on as an Associate Sponsor of the Springboks, SA Rugby announced on Friday. In terms of the agreement, the SPG group will be entitled to have their company logo on the left panel of the Springboks’ match day...
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Jun 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley: Boks looking forward to series opener at Loftus
Springbok captain Warren Whiteley said the Boks had a good week of preparation and are looking forward to opening their season against France at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. The two countries meet at 17h05 in the first of three Castle...
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Dale College 1st XV vs Grey High 1st XV, 10 June 2017
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Waterkloof 1st XV vs Menlopark 1st XV, 10 June 2017
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on 2017/18 Greene King IPA Championship fixtures confirmed
Preparations for the upcoming season in the Greene King IPA Championship are now underway with the 2017/18 fixtures released today. The competition will be played over 22 rounds, beginning the first weekend of September and culminating on the last weekend in...
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Stick expects tough task against England
Junior Springbok backline coach Mzwandile Stick said England would pose a different challenge to Argentina in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final in Tbilisi on Tuesday, and he reiterated that the team had not achieved anything yet. Speaking after the...
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Lions Craven Week teams announcement
The Golden Lions Rugby Union, hosts of the Under 18 Craven Week at St Stithians College from 17-22 July in Johannesburg, has included nine players in their final Under 18 Craven Week side that was part of the team that were in action in the main event against...
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on ARU welcomes Sevens funding boost ahead of 2018 Commonwealth Games
Australia Rugby Union (ARU) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and AIS of the Commonwealth Government’s $122 million investment in national sporting organisations for 2017/18. The Qantas Australian...
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Jun 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on MTN revealed as new headline Springbok sponsor
Multinational mobile telecommunications company, MTN, was on Friday spectacularly revealed as the new headline sponsor of the Springboks, ushering in a bright new future for South African rugby, said Jurie Roux, SA Rugby CEO. The South African-based African...
