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Jan 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Injera Nominated For Top Kenyan Sports Award || Elgon Cup Dates Confirmed
Record breaking try scorer Collins Injera is among the nominees in the Sportsman of the Year category ahead of the Kenyan Sports Personality Of The Year Awards set for Friday 20 January in Nairobi. Injera had a standout 2015/16 sevens season, first equaling...
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Jan 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Simbas Stay 23rd In Global Rankings || Shujaa Playing Times In Wellington
Kenya stayed 23rd in the latest World Rugby rankings released on Monday afternoon. The Simba’s have 59.28 ranking points, 1.71 more than 24th ranked Germany and 0.88 less than 22nd placed Germany. South Africa remain the highest ranked African side,...
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Jan 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Richard Barrington & Brad Barritt
Richard Barrington & Brad Barritt of Saracens will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel in London on Tuesday evening. Barrington was sent off by referee Ian Tempest in the weekend’s Aviva Premiership match between Saracens and Exeter Chiefs for...
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Jan 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Full Plate For The Simbas In 2017
2017 promises to be a busy year for the Simbas with eight fixtures potentially lined up for Jerome Paarwater’s side. Six fixtures are already confirmed, starting with the Elgon Cup first leg away to Uganda on Saturday 10 June with the return leg a fortnight...
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Jan 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Gordon Lord appointed Head of Professional Coach Development Issued by Rugby Football Union
Gordon Lord is to join the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as Head of Professional Coach Development. Taking up the position in April 2017, he will be responsible for implementing a coaching development and education programme designed to identify and support a...
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Jan 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Tusi Pisi
Tusi Pisi of Bristol Rugby will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel charged with tackling the jumper in the air, contrary to Law 10.4(i). The centre was sent off by referee Wayne Barnes in the Aviva Premiership match between Bristol and Worcester Warriors...
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Jan 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Eddie Jones Announces England Squads
Eddie Jones has announced a revised 45-man elite player squad (EPS) and named the 33 players who will attend a two-day training camp in Brighton as England begin their preparation for the RBS 6 Nations. The 33 players will assemble in Brighton from 2-3...
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Jan 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rugby volunteers recognised in New Year’s Honours
Corinne Winwood, Keith McGuinness and Michael Spence have received British Empire Medals (BEM) in the New Year’s Honours List. Following 26 years of service to Braintree Rugby Club, Corinne Winwood, BEM has been awarded the honour for services to youth...
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Dec 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby mourns the passing of Rugby historian, John Mulford
The Australian Rugby community is in mourning over the passing of Australian Rugby Union historian, archivist and writer, John Mulford. While he played Rugby in the late 40s and early 50s, it was off the pitch where Mulford’s impact on Rugby was most keenly...
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Dec 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vale John Mulford, NSW and Australian Rugby’s honorary archivist
The NSW Rugby Union is mourning the passing of John Mulford who passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon aged 88 after a short illness. Born in Forbes in country NSW on the 25th September 1928, Mulford was renowned for his service and contribution to the...
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Dec 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Western Province Rugby (Pty) Limited (in liquidation) (“WPR”)
The joint provisional liquidator of WPR, Chris van Zyl, managing director of Mazars Recovery and Restructuring (Pty) Limited, would like to announce that pursuant to ongoing negotiations, the joint provisional liquidators of WPR have successfully concluded an...
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Dec 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Rugby fined for fielding ineligible player
Auckland Rugby has today been fined $3000 plus $1000 costs for breaching eligibility rules in the women’s competition at the Northern Regional Sevens Tournament earlier this month. The New Zealand Rugby (NZR) panel heard that Auckland fielded an...
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Dec 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Owen Franks inks new deal to stay in New Zealand through to 2019
The second most capped All Blacks prop of all time and one of the best players in world rugby, Owen Franks, has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR), re-signing with the All Blacks and his BNZ Crusaders Super Rugby club through to the next Rugby World Cup...
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Dec 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Concussion Management Review Group Report – Northampton Saints/George North
The Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) has concluded its review into a head injury incident involving Northampton Saints’ George North. North was injured in the 11th minute of the Aviva Premiership Rugby match between Leicester Tigers and Northampton...
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Dec 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Sydney 7s Tickets Selling Fast in Christmas Rush
The 2017 HSBC Sydney 7s is tracking for a sell-out crowd on Saturday and Sunday (4-5 February 2017) as the countdown to Christmas gets closer, with ticket sales well ahead of December 2015 Sydney 7s sales figures. For the first time, Australia’s leg of...
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Dec 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jed Holloway announced as an official Ambassador of the Starlight Children’s Foundation
NSW Waratahs lock Jed Holloway has been recognised for his ongoing support of the Starlight Children’s Foundation (Starlight), being named as an official ambassador of the organisation today. Holloway joined the entire NSW Waratahs team yesterday for their...
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Dec 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Colin Cooper appointed Head Coach of the Gallagher Chiefs from 2018
Colin Cooper will lead the Gallagher Chiefs into a new era in 2018, the Chiefs and New Zealand Rugby announced today. Cooper of Ngati Pukenga has been appointed as Head Coach of the Investec Super Rugby team on an initial three-year term, succeeding Dave...
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Dec 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on WP Rugby (Pty) Ltd liquidation update
“was placed into final liquidation by the Western Cape High Court this morning. The allegations levelled against Western Province by Aerios (Pty) Limited were found to have no merit and its opposition based on fraud and an abuse of the court process was...
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Dec 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Prince Harry to become RFU Patron
The RFU is delighted to announce Prince Harry as its new patron, following a Buckingham Palace announcement earlier today that Her Majesty The Queen will be handing over the patronage at the end of this year. The Queen has been a patron of the RFU for 64...
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Dec 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand team spots up for grabs at National Sevens
Pools and draw confirmed for Bayleys National Sevens in Rotorua 14-15 January 2017 All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens places up for grabs Sevens squads for remainder of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series to be finalised after event Sevens players from...
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Dec 19, 16 •
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Dec 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Mwamba RFC Statement On Victor Wayodi
On Saturday 10th December 2016, Mwamba RC Scrumhalf Victor Wayodi passed away at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Adams Arcade, Nairobi. Wayodi, 24, had been admitted to the hospital after going down on the pitch complaining of chest pains during round six...
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Dec 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Force announce pre-season trial matches
The Western Force is set to play two pre-season trial matches against the Perth Spirit (Saturday, 28 January) at Barnard Park in Busselton, WA and the Melbourne Rebels (Monday, 6 February) at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Queensland in the lead-up to the...
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Dec 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby Development Centre – Construction Activity Update
Construction of the Australian Rugby Development Centre (ARDC) at Moore Park is on track for completion in September 2017. The construction of the basement car park and all five storeys is nearing completion, right on schedule. The next phase of work will...
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Dec 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sam Whitelock to captain BNZ Crusaders in 2017
BNZ Crusaders Head Coach Scott Robertson has named Samuel Whitelock as his 2017 Captain, saying he was a natural choice to succeed Kieran Read in the role. “Sam captained the team at the beginning of last season, until Kieran Read’s return. But this...
