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Dec 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Queensland and NSW take the spoils from National Youth Sevens Championships
Queensland Red Girls and NSW Blue Boys have been crowned the 2016 Youth National Sevens Champions of the Girls and Boys Championships respectively at McGillivray Oval in Perth, on Sunday afternoon. QLD Red Girls were clinical in both their finals beating...
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Dec 12, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Double record-breaking day for England Sevens
On a double record-breaking day, England Sevens have progressed into the Cape Town cup quarter-final where they will face Fiji, KO 11.10am GMT, Sky Sports 3. James Rodwell became England’s most capped player as he took to the field in his 71st tournament...
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Dec 12, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on NSW the dominant state on Day One of Youth National Sevens Championships
McGillivray Oval, Perth played host in one of the Youth National Sevens Championships for Boys and Girls, where the temperature soared to 35 degrees as the future stars of Australian rugby battled it out for national bragging rights. Both the NSW Blue Boys...
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Dec 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on England Women 2017 Six Nations fixtures announced
England Women’s fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been confirmed with three home games taking place, with one at Twickenham and two at the Twickenham Stoop. The schedule of fixtures replicates the senior men and U20 teams, with the Red Roses getting...
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Dec 11, 16 •
6770 Views •
General News, IRB World Cup Sevens, Sevens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens – bigger and better in 2016
A total of 108,941 supporters flocked through the gates of the Cape Town Stadium this weekend and were treated to a try per minute during a highly successful second instalment of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens. The first day saw 53,946 people go through the...
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Dec 10, 16 •
3767 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blitzboks advance to Cup quarters in Cape Town
The Springbok Sevens team advanced to the Cup quarter-finals of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament in front of a packed Cape Town Stadium on Saturday after winning all three their pool matches. The hosts and defending champions topped Pool A with wins over...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hard to believe it is Cape Town Sevens time again – Senatla
The South African and World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year, Seabelo Senatla, said it is hard to believe that it is time for the South African leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series yet again. The HSBC Cape Town Sevens kicks off at the Cape Town Stadium on...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby makes ground-breaking decisions
The General Council of SA Rugby on Friday took a number of ground-breaking decisions that president, Mr Mark Alexander, said he believed would have far-reaching effects for rugby in the country in time. The Council accepted a raft of constitutional changes...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mwamba Host Nakuru In Match Day Six Action
Red hot (or is it rock solid?) Mwamba host a floundering Top Fry Nakuru in Kenya Cup match six actions at the Impala Club on Saturday 10 December 2016. Mwamba come into this fixture off the back of two massive results, 55-10 over Western Bulls and 53-8 over...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on GROOTRugby 08 Des 2016
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Dec 9, 16 •
1290 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rising stars to contest Youth Sevens National Championships
Australia’s best Sevens players aged under 18 head to Perth this weekend, where the stars of the future will compete in the Youth Sevens National Championships vying to impress coaches before next year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas....
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Dec 9, 16 •
1961 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dave McDuling returns home to complete NSW Waratahs 2017 squad
The NSW Waratahs are pleased to announce the signing of 13-capped Super Rugby lock, David McDuling for the 2017 season. Born in Sydney, McDuling is a product of St Ignatius College, Riverview and has had a wealth of rugby experience across the world in...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens squad for Cape Town tournament named
The All Blacks Sevens squad for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens World Series Tournament in Cape Town, 10-11 December 2016, has been named with Bay of Plenty’s Dan Hollinshead joining the squad replacing the injured Beaudein Waaka. The team is: Scott Curry...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two changes to Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens line-up for Cape Town
Qantas Australian Head Coach Andy Friend has called stalwart Jesse Parahi and former Brumby Stephan Van der Walt into the Cape Town squad as the team looks to improve on its fifth-place finish at the Dubai Sevens. The experienced Parahi has recovered from an...
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Dec 9, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions reveal 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby jersey
The Emirates Lions and Canterbury are proud to reveal our strip for the 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby series. “The new jersey is a return to the classic lines and colours that are associated with the Lions Brand, but with new exciting technical innovations –...
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Dec 9, 16 •
1687 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Waarom Allister Coetzee nie sal loop nie
Simon Riekert #paletoe Ek het verlede jaar omtrent hierdie tyd berig oor Springbokbreier Heyneke Meyer, wat toe onder beleg was. Nou is dit ʼn jaar later, Heyneke het geloop en hy is vervang met Allister Coetzee wie na die terugkeer van ‘n droewige...
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Dec 8, 16 •
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General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Sevens happy to be at home
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, on Thursday said his team loves playing in the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament, despite the massive expectations from the home crowd. According to the coach, the team treasure the opportunity to play in front of their...
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Dec 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Sevens unchanged for Cape Town showdown
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell on Thursday stuck with the tried and tested squad that won in Dubai last weekend for the second edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament, to be played at the Cape Town Stadium this weekend. The 12 players that were...
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Dec 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens – what you HAVE to know
Cape Town is abuzz with rugby action this week in the build-up to the highly-anticipated HSBC Cape Town Sevens. If you’re attending the event, make sure you know all the ins and outs of what will be happening on Saturday and Sunday. Attached to this email...
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Dec 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders and All Stars teams named for Charity Cricket
A team of BNZ Crusaders players will take on an All Stars team packed with Olympic talent at the 34th Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand (CFNZ) Charity Cricket match this Sunday. Halfback Mitchell Drummond will captain the Crusaders team in the 20/20 match, as they...
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Dec 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sir Colin Meads statue for Te Kuiti
Colin Meads has always been larger than life – on and off the field. The All Black great, now aged 80, has received hundreds of accolades in his life. But in his hometown of Te Kuiti – whose tagline is ‘Where legends are made’ – he has yet...
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Dec 8, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzbok players praise crowd support in Cape Town
Springbok Sevens backline player Justin Geduld said the playing in front of a vociferous home crowd at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament on Saturday and Sunday will help motivate the side to play to the best of their abilities. Geduld and his teammates...
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Dec 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on KRU Mourns Ogeto Gecheo
The Kenya Rugby Union joins the entire rugby fraternity in mourning the death of Ogeto Gecheo, a player with the Nondescripts Rugby Football Club. OG, as he was popularly referred to, sustained a neck injury while making a tackle during his side’s Kenya...
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Dec 7, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Local coaches plot SA Rugby conditioning strategy
The first steps towards the implementation of a unified performance enhancement strategy were the main outcome of the SA Rugby conditioning workshop held in Cape Town on Wednesday. The members of the workshop agreed to establish physical preparation standards...
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Dec 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on Craig Joubert retires from 15s refereeing to take up “dream job” with World Rugby
SA Rugby Test referee Craig Joubert on Wednesday announced his retirement from 15-a-side refereeing to take up his “dream job”, developing elite young match officials. Joubert, 39, has accepted a new position with World Rugby as a “Referee Talent...
