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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on South Africa keep stronghold on World Series lead
The Springbok Sevens team maintained their strong lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, despite losing to Fiji in the final of the HSBC/Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. A title at the Hong Kong National Stadium keeps on eluding the...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby welcomes Investec Super Rugby revamp
Changes to Investec Super Rugby’s structure will boost the competition’s ability to achieve its long-term strategic goals, allowing all teams to benefit from an internationally strong, robust and exciting tournament, New Zealand Rugby said today. The...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Super Rugby Restructured to 15 Teams from 2018
SANZAAR has announced that the Super Rugby tournament has been restructured and will kick-off in 2018 with a three conference, 15-team format: five teams from New Zealand, four from Australia, four from South Africa, one from Japan; and one from Argentina....
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Shujaa Beat France To Finish Third In Pool B; Face Japan In HK7s Challenge Trophy Quarters
Shujaa 29 France 12 Shujaa ended their Pool B fixtures at the Hong Kong Sevens on a high, posting a 29-12 win over France at the Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday evening. Innocent Simiyu’s charges landed five tries and two conversions to beat the French to...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks secure rewarding win against Cheetahs
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character on Saturday as they finished off their second training camp on a high with a rewarding 24-5 victory against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Shimla Park in Bloemfontein. The first half was a...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby Announces RWC Sevens 2018 Dates
World Rugby has announced the dates for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament will take place from 20th to 22nd July in San Francisco, USA and will feature 24 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams. Kenya’s men earned automatic qualification after...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Students fall short against France
England Students lost to France Universities 26-15 Side drew 36-36 with Ireland last weekend England Students lost their final international of the year 26-15 to French Universities at the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex in Bristol. England struck almost...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Scope Kepu issued Warning
Player: Sekope Kepu Team: Waratahs Position: Prop Date of Incident: 7 April 2017 Nature of Offence: 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent Elapsed time in match when offence occurred: 27:01 SANZAAR NEWS RELEASE Sekope Kepu issued a Warning Sekope...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas show determination in warm-up game
The warm-up match between the Steval Pumas and Cell C Sharks got off to a quick start on Friday afternoon at the Kings Park in Durban. Soon after the start of the game, the Cell C Sharks were awarded a penalty try when the scrum was collapsed for which Marne...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on England U18 name team to face Canada
England Under 18 has named their team for the opening game of the U18 International Series against Canada U19 on Saturday (2:30 pm KO). Exeter Chiefs flanker Richard Capstick is set to make his England U18 debut in the match taking place at Taffs Well RFC....
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Don Barrell to join RFU as Head of Regional Academies
Saracens Academy Manager Don Barrell is to join the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as Head of Regional Academies. Reporting to Dean Ryan, Head of International Performance, Barrell will take up the role in July and will be responsible for leading and managing the...
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Apr 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Brumbies in Canberra
The St.George Queensland Reds have gone down 43-10 to the Brumbies in Round 7 of Vodafone Super Rugby in Canberra. The score was locked at 10-10 at halftime, but the Brumbies jumped out of the gates in the second half, with two quick tries stunning the...
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Apr 9, 17 •
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Analysis, General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Kolisi leads DHL Stormers to dazzling victory – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 7 Roundup
Cell Sharks snatch hard fought win over Jaguares Sunwolves score historic win over Vodacom Bulls Western Force beat Southern Kings in 12-try thriller Flank and captain, Siya Kolisi, led by example and was an instrumental figure in the...
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Apr 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on SANZAAR responds to stakeholder feedback to re-boot Vodacom Super Rugby
SANZAAR announced on Sunday that Vodacom Super Rugby had been restructured for 2018 and would kick-off with a three conference, 15-team format featuring four teams from South Africa, five from New Zealand, four from Australia, one from Japan and one from...
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Apr 8, 17 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blitzboks still in hunt for Hong Kong glory
The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday topped pool B of the HSBC/Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sevens and will face New Zealand in the Cup quarterfinals on Sunday, keeping alive their hunt for a first ever tournament win at this venue. The Blitzboks beat France...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on IS DIE STORMERS NOG ONOORWONNE NA SATERDAG?
-Pretoria Kom ons wees eerlik, die Stormers kry hierdie naweek eers hul regte karaktertoets van die 2017 Superrugby-toernooi as hulle die Nieu Seelandse Chiefs tuis aanvat. Tot dusver het hulle die maklikste lys van teenstanders gehad want nie die Bulls,...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Beauden Barrett Red Card
Foul Play Review Committee Details (date, time and venue): Sunday 9 April, 2017 – 11am(SAST), 7pm(AEST), 9pm(NZST) via video-conference Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), John Langford, Stephen Hardy Player: Beauden Barrett...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens World Series hopes crushed
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel was a disappointed man after his team’s World Series dream was crushed by a 22-10 defeat to Japan in the final of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier in Hong Kong on Friday, and attributed the...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia starts Hong Kong 7s with a win
Australia has defeated Samoa 22-19 in the opening game of the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, to put them in a strong position in Pool A. It was a special occasion for Australian veteran Ed Jenkins, who earned his 50th Sevens cap when he ran out against Samoa in Hong...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Italians Curtail Lionesses Dream
A 7-26 cup quarterfinal loss to Italy curtailed the Lionesses chase for HSBC Women’s Sevens World Series on Friday morning. Probably fazed by the task at hand, the Lionesses were nervy and prone to error, giving away a penalty try, with workhorse Sheila...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Norton makes history as England win opener in Hong Kong
Dan Norton became the all-time leading try-scorer on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as England defeated South Korea 52-0 in their opening match in Hong Kong. Simon Amor’s side led 24-0 at the break after a clinical opening half before adding further...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Roux continues rotation for third warm-up
DHL Stormers flyhalf Damian Willemse will start in the Junior Springboks’ No 10 jersey on Saturday against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in their final warm-up match on their training camp as coach Chean Roux continues his player rotation policy. With Roux...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on PREVIEW: CELL C SHARKS VS JAGUARES
The Cell C Sharks will be hosting Argentina’s rugby pride, the Jaguares, in Saturday’s round seven Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Growthpoint KINGS PARK. Our players love playing at home and after two away matches against the Cheetahs and Lions, they are...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Appointment of a Currie Cup Coach
The directors of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. decided to appoint the Director of Rugby, Rory Duncan as head coach of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs for the Currie Cup competition. Franco Smith was appointed as one of the assistant coaches of the...
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Apr 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Another Weekend Of High Octane League Action Expected
It is semifinal Saturday in the Kenya Cup and two huge fixtures are on the cards. Menengai Cream Homeboyz, the team that topped the league phase of the competition are at home to the team that lays claim to the title, Kabras Sugar, this match taking place at...
