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Comments Off on England Rugby 24/Sevens 2017 grassroots competition open for entry
~24/Sevens competition qualifiers hosted in 38 locations across England ~ ~National finals confirmed for 29th July in Bath Recreation Ground~ Today (2nd March) England Rugby announced the 24/Sevens 2017 competition is now open for all community clubs and new...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Mwamba enter shirt sponsorship deal with Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank has entered into a Ksh 3m shirt sponsorship with Mwamba RFC. Speaking at the launch in Nairobi on Thursday, Philip Odera, the Stanbic Bank Managing Director and a former Kenya Cup player in the 1980s with the now defunct Barclays RFC said,...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Stadium first to install cashless system
A cashless system has been installed on the Castle deck in Toyota Stadium. For the comfort and safety of our supporters, Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein is the first rugby stadium to offer supporters this new technology. Supporters can load money on his or...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz sevens star jets off to Vancouver
Madibaz sevens rugby star Eloise Webb will get another opportunity to display her skills at the highest level when she jets off to the Vancouver Rugby Festival this week. The third-year education student at NMMU in Port Elizabeth will make her second...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement vs Waraths Sat 4 March 15:05
The Emirates Lions host the Waratahs at Emirates Airline Park in the Vodacom Super Rugby this weekend and shows three changes with Harold Vorster, Ross Cronjé and Robbie Coetzee in the starting line-up. Vorster is in for Howard Mnisi who injured his knee in...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls team announcement
The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing the Vodacom Bulls in their second Vodacom Super Rugby home game on Saturday 4 March 2017 in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. Coach Franco Smith has named his team for the match that kicks off at 19:30. Gates open at...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Bulldogs Team sheet SWD Eagles – Supersport Challenge
COMPETITION/AGE GRADE: SUPERSPORT RUGBY CHALLENGE – Friendly 2017 TEAM: Border Bulldogs OPPOSING TEAM: SWD Eagles TEAM COACH 1 (name): David Dobela TEAM COACH 2 (name): Abe Davids BokSmart (BS) No. COACH 1: BS- BokSmart (BS) No. COACH 2: BS- MATCH...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rights Mkhari to make SA Select debut in Vancouver
Rights Mkhari will make her SA Select Women’s Sevens debut at the Vancouver Rugby Festival on 9 and 10 March after being included in coach Renfred Dazel’s 12-member squad that will depart for Canada on Thursday. Mkhari, Megan Comley, Chané Stadler and...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls change two for trip to Bloemfontein
Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais drafted in Jason Jenkins to replace injured Lood de Jager and swapped around Lizo Gqoboka and Pierre Schoeman in the Vodacom Bulls team that will take on theToyota Cheetahs in the second round of the 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland U20s team named for Round 2 Super U20s clash in Perth
Queensland U20s head coach Brad Thorn has named his side for their Round 2 Super U20s Championship clash against the Western Force in Perth this Saturday, 4 March. Only two changes have been made to the starting XV that defeated the Melbourne Rebels U20s...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders Knights team named to play Highlanders Bravehearts
Crusaders Knights Head Coach Joe Maddock has named his side to take on the Highlanders Development team in Dunedin this Saturday. Only four players, Tim Perry, Oli Jager, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis and Manasa Mataele, remain in the starting fifteen from the side...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team to play the Highlanders
The BNZ Crusaders will travel south to play the Highlanders in Dunedin this weekend, and Head Coach Scott Robertson has made eight changes to the squad of 23 that beat the Brumbies in last weekend’s opening round of Super Rugby. There are two...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Aaron Cruden’s 100th Super Rugby milestone to be recognised
Chiefs first five-eighth, Aaron Cruden, will be officially recognised tomorrow night when he becomes the 46th player to play 100 Investec Super Rugby matches for a New Zealand team. Cruden will mark the milestone in front of a home crowd at FMG Stadium...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on BLACKROLL signs biggest Australian partnership yet with ARU
Australian Rugby is pleased to announce a new partnership with BLACKROLL Australia who will become the Qantas Wallabies’ official supplier of athletic training, physio and recovery tools. BLACKROLL, a company which originated from Germany, is renowned for...
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Aaron Morris
The charge against Aaron Morris of Harlequins RFC for tackling the jumper in the air, contrary to law 10.4(i), was heard in London this evening. Morris pleaded not guilty however was given a three-week suspension. He is free to play again on Tuesday 21 March....
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Mar 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Phil Dowson
The charge against Phil Dowson of Worcester Warriors for striking with his elbow, contrary to law 10.4(a), was heard in Coventry this evening. Following a review of the incident which occurred in the first half of the Aviva Premiership match between Worcester...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kok, Afrika can’t wait to get going in Vegas
Blitzbok flyer Werner Kok and playmaker Cecil Afrika enjoy rugby more than bright city lights, but both are very excited about the prospect of cutting up the turf when they play in the exciting HSBC Las Vegas Sevens this weekend. Kok missed the trip to the...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Phil Dowson
Phil Dowson of Worcester Warriors will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel charged with striking with his elbow, contrary to law 10.4(a). The flanker allegedly struck Ken Pisi of Northampton Saints with his elbow making contact with his head during the...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Odera Names Provisional Chipu Squad | 2017 National Sevens Series Dates Out
Head Coach Paul Odera has named a provisional 41 man squad as the Kenya U20s prepare for the 2017 Africa U20 Championship set for 17th to 23rd April in Madagascar. Odera has included 13 players who did duty at last year’s Africa U19 Championships in...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses to tour New Zealand in June
England Women will face Australia, Canada and the Black Ferns in a three-match series in June. A 28-player Red Roses squad will travel to New Zealand 2-18 June to take part in the 2017 International Women’s Series ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp Wallaroos to challenge world’s best in June
The Buildcorp Wallaroos will play three Test matches in New Zealand this June in a four-nation series that includes the reigning Women’s Rugby World Cup champions, England, arch rivals New Zealand and women’s rugby powerhouse, Canada. Australia will play...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Buller appoints first female Chair of a New Zealand Rugby Provincial Union
Thirty-three-year-old Westport lawyer Jane Duncan has become the first ever female chairperson of a Provincial Union when she was appointed to lead the Board of the Buller Rugby Union at their recent board meeting. Duncan said she was excited by the challenge...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Rugby squad update, Tuesday 18 February
27 players assembled at the MacDonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford this evening for a training camp lasting until Friday 3 March. Forwards (16) Jack Clifford (Harlequins) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers) Jamie George (Saracens) Dylan...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns to play International Rugby Series at home
Wellington, Rotorua and Christchurch will host the Black Ferns in an international series featuring Canada, Australia and England in June. The series includes a rugby double-header at Rotorua International Stadium when the Black Ferns take on England, ahead...
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Mar 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU announces 10 clubs to play in new Women’s Super Rugby competition
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today announced the 10 clubs that have been offered places, subject to contract, in the new women’s domestic competition from September 2017. Women’s Super Rugby is a major development for the women’s game in England...
