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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Look Championship To Serve As Gateway To Kenya Cup
The new look KRU Championship kicks off on Saturday 5 November and apart from serving as the second tier league competition, will also be the qualification pathway to next season’s top tier Kenya Cup league. The 12 team competition will adopt the same...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kriel to miss end of year Springbok tour
Jaco Kriel sustained a grade two tear of his left MCL in Japan at the weekend. He has returned to Johannesburg for treatment. He will be out of action for approximately four weeks, so he not be available for the end of year Springbok tour...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on HOOPER WINS 2016 JOHN EALES MEDAL, CASLICK & JENKINS SCOOP SEVENS AWARDS
Qantas Wallabies vice-captain and flanker Michael Hooper has claimed the 2016 John Eales Medal, winning the award for a second time. Hooper’s standout season saw the 24-year-old score four tries for the Qantas Wallabies in 2016 to be named Australia’s Man...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on New SA Rugby president maps out priorities
Mr Mark Alexander mapped out a range of immediate priorities for rugby following his confirmation as the new President of SA Rugby at a Special General Council meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday. Mr Alexander was elected unopposed, to fill the vacancy...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Fish Industries teams look to make their mark
A new champion will be crowned at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif on the West Coast this weekend as 16 teams from the surrounding fish factories take to the field in the 29th edition of the SA Rugby Fish Industries Tournament. This tournament was the...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS COACHING NEWS
Following two years at the helm of the Cell C Sharks, Gary Gold has requested the opportunity to pursue another potentially exciting avenue in his rugby career. Gary Teichmann, The Sharks CEO, stated: “We respect Gary’s decision to move closer to home to...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Tasman in FINAL!
Canterbury are aiming for their eighth national provincial title in nine years when they take on Tasman this Saturday night. The 2016 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final is the culmination of 11 weeks of competition between New Zealand’s best provincial...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad
Canterbury midfielder Rob Thompson (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been selected for the the Māori All Blacks squad to tour Chicago and the United Kingdom. Head Coach Colin Cooper said that an injury to Declan O’Donnell opened the door for Thompson who will run out...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby confirm key health and welfare appointments
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today announced the appointments of Eleanor Butterworth as Respect & Responsibility Project Manager and Joe Harawira as RugbySmart Manager. Ms Butterworth will lead NZR’s programme to enhance the skills and knowledge of...
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Oct 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Newcomers bring excitement to Springbok camp
The 12 new players in the Springbok squad have brought a lot of excitement and energy, Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan said on Wednesday. Van Graan addressed the media in Johannesburg alongside three of the newcomers – loose forwards Roelof Smit,...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wambua Plots For Dubai
The Kenya Lionesses return to the Dubai Sevens looking to better their showing last season when they won the International Invitational Women’s category bowl title with a 12-10 win over the West Coast Vikings Ladies. The side who were Africa’s sole...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on EDDIE JONES ANNOUNCES 33-MAN SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES
Eddie Jones has announced his 33-man squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and Australia. The 33 players will fly to Portugal on Sunday 30 October for a week of specific training before returning to England’s base at...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on BBRU Takes Top Honours in Game Development
On 24 October 2016, the Blue Bulls Rugby Union was awarded the Best Development Department in South Africa at the SA Rugby Awards. It is a massive privilege with it being the first year that SA Rugby has introduced the category. The ceremony took place at...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES
Simon Middleton has announced his 32-player squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series against France, New Zealand and Canada with an away fixture against Ireland in November. The Red Roses’ squad features seven names who represented Team GB in the Rio 2016...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby lauds medical staff for professional best practice
SA Rugby and the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund on Wednesday lauded the professional approach applied by the medical teams on duty in SA Rugby’s competitions to ensure that they follow clinical best practice expectations to prevent concussions,...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TAKE IT TO NEW ZEALAND IN HARD FOUGHT LOSS
The Buildcorp Wallaroos have fallen to New Zealand in a significantly improved performance going down 29 to 3 in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. The Wallaroos looked nothing like the side that was humbled at Eden Park last Saturday with the team playing with...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad named
The New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad has been selected ahead of a three-match campaign starting in November, including two games in Fiji. The matches, to be played between 5–11 November, will see the team play New Zealand Marist for the annual Ian McCrae...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES NAME DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS FOR SPRING TOUR
Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named four development players to join the 32-man squad travelling to Europe for the Spring Tour. Queensland Reds duo Izaia Perese and Taniela Tupou have been named alongside Waratahs pair Jack Dempsey and Andrew...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIGN PG HAMPSHIRE WINNER MICHAEL RURU
The Western Force have added another Perth-based product to their senior list, with Nedlands scrumhalf Michael Ruru signing with the club for the 2017 Super Rugby season. The electric half back had a standout year taking out the PG Hampshire award in the...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on From the bush to the beach NSW Waratahs announce 2017 pre-season trial matches
The NSW Waratahs are pleased to confirm the locations and opponents of their three pre-season trial matches ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. Next season’s trials will see the Waratahs head from the bush to the beach, with two home pre-season matches at...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds coaching team finalised for 2017
The Queensland Rugby Union has finalised the St.George Queensland Reds coaching staff for the 2017 season, backing its own pathway to provide the support for head coach Nick Stiles. Joining Stiles in the coaching ranks will be 2016 Queensland Under 20s head...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on JENKINS RELINQUISHES AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS CAPTAINCY
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team will have a changing of the guard for its 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series campaign with Ed Jenkins electing to step down from his role as Captain. Jenkins informed teammates of his decision before the team’s...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ollie Lindsay-Hague joins England Sevens
Ollie Lindsay-Hague has been added to the England Sevens squad for the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Lindsay-Hague was part of the Team GB sevens squad that won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in the summer. The 26-year-old back had been...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on O2 SIGNS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ENGLAND RUGBY
Multi-award winning sponsorship to continue until 2021 O2 and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announced that they have extended their partnership through to September 2021. A proud partner for 21 years, O2 has been at the heart of England Rugby since the...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns team named for second Test against Australia
Following their convincing win on Saturday night, the Black Ferns team to play their second Test match against Australia has been named. The second Test is on Wednesday afternoon at QBE Stadium in Albany, kick off at 2.30pm. Entry is free. The team is: 1....
