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The Perth Spirit welcome back star flyhalf Jono Lance in the only change to the starting XV for Saturday’s 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Grand Final against the NSW Country Eagles in Tamworth on Saturday, 22 October. In the only other inclusion...
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Oct 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TEAM NAMED FOR HISTORIC NEW ZEALAND TEST
The Buildcorp Wallaroos team to play the Black Ferns in an historic Test at Eden Park on Saturday has been named as the Wallaroos look to register their first win against their trans-tasman rivals. Fresh from the side’s 21-19 victory over the Auckland...
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Oct 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA’S FOUR NATIONAL TEAMS & BUILDCORP NRC FINAL HEADLINE BLOCKBUSTER WEEKEND
The Qantas Wallabies, Buildcorp Wallaroos, Buildcorp National Rugby Championship grand final and the Aussie Sevens players will take centre stage this weekend in a blockbuster weekend of world class rugby. It all kicks off on Saturday 22nd October at 2.55pm...
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Oct 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for third Test against Australia
The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the third Bledisloe Test, presented by American Express, at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday 22 October. The matchday 23 is (with Test caps in brackets): 1. Joe Moody (19) 2. Dane Coles (45) 3. Owen...
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Oct 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on KRU News Wrap|S & C Course Set For Nairobi|Kenya Cup Build Up| Comras Hosts Mashujaa Day Tourney
S & C Course Set For 5 November The Kenya Rugby Union will hold a Level 1 Strength and Conditioning course in Nairobi on 5th and 6th November. The course will be facilitated by World Rugby accredited S& C Educator Geoffrey Kimani. The course venue...
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Oct 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns team announced for season opening Test against Australia
The Black Ferns team to open their 2016 international season against Australia has been named, as they prepare for a tantalising trans-Tasman battle ahead of the Bledisloe Cup Test match at Eden Park this Saturday. The team is: (new caps denoted by *) 1. Pip...
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Oct 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on #TheKenyaCupReturns – The Run Up
As Kevin Wambua prepares for his first Kenya Cup campaign as Mwamba Head Coach,kenyacup.co.ke got a chance to speak with him ahead of the new season. Wambua, who took over the reins at the1984 Kenya Cup champions in August said, “My main focus was to...
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Oct 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on BULLS & SUNDOWNS CAPTAINS SHIRT EXCHANGE
Bulls Captain Arno Botha exchanged shirts with Mamelodi Sundowns captain Hlompho Kekaha ahead of this weekends Currie Cup and CAF Champions League Finals. Connected by their partnership with global sports brand PUMA, both captains met on field yesterday...
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Oct 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Coaches’ Indaba to plot a new direction for SA rugby
The SA Rugby Coaches’ Indaba, which began in Cape Town on Wednesday, was designed to plot a new direction for Springbok rugby, said Mr Mark Alexander, acting president of SA Rugby. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee, his management team and all six Vodacom...
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Oct 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on ITS GLOVES OFF WHEN SEVENS RUGBY STAR WERNER KOK MEETS MMA CHAMPION GARRETH ‘SOLDIERBOY’ MCLELLAN IN A FIGHT FOR TOP HONOURS ON SPEED STARS
Yes, Speed Stars is about teaching our stars how to be better and safer drivers, but it’s also about winning as they go head to head on track to see who is fastest. So when you pair up two physically honed, mentally sharp professional athletes who thrive...
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Oct 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Added incentive at Interprovincial Sevens in Nelspruit
The SA Rugby Interprovincial Sevens tournament this year has an added incentive for players and officials when it kicks off at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on 21 and 22 October. Sixteen men’s and 17 women’s teams will push each other to the limit on...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Gold Cup to pioneer live Sunday rugby
Television history will be made this weekend in a massive boost for club rugby when both semi-finals in the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – are broadcast back-to-back on Sunday afternoon. The Sunday...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wedstrydbepalings Boland Stadion, Wellington | UITSLAE – BRU Klubrugby Semi-finale 15 Oktober 2016
Boland Rugbyunie Klubrugby FINALE 2016 Saterdag 22 Oktober 2016 Boland Stadion, Wellington WEDSTRYDBEPALINGS: Eersteliga Finaal: 11:00 – Spartans vs Excelcior Gemeenskapskild Finaal: 12:45 – Tandfontein vs Majestics Streekuitdaag Finaal: 14:30 – Napier...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vale Wallaby #418 Terry Curley
The Australian Rugby community is mourning the passing of Wallaby number 418, Terence “Terry” Curley who passed away yesterday aged 78. Born in Newcastle, Terry Curley became a Wallabies fullback aged 18 and went on to earn 11 Test caps. Schooled at the...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Peyper to referee his second Currie Cup Final
Jaco Peyper will officiate his second Currie Cup Final on Saturday when the Toyota Free State Cheetahs host the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein, which kicks off at 16h00. AJ Jacobs, meanwhile, will take charge of the SA Rugby Under-21 Championship Final...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Be part of history with Eden Park and ASB
New Zealand’s premier stadium, Eden Park, and ASB are encouraging rugby fans to help set a world record number of selfies taken within a stadium at Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup test match in Auckland. As the All Blacks take on the Wallabies in their last home...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS CLAIM FIRST WIN ON NEW ZEALAND TOUR
The Buildcorp Wallaroos have claimed a come-from-behind victory against the Auckland Storm 21-19 on Tuesday afternoon in their first game of their three-match tour of New Zealand. The Australian team took the lead for the first time at the 73rd minute mark...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby 7s comes to Newcastle
The best of NSW’s young Rugby 7s players will be in Newcastle in November to play in two State Championships. NSW Rugby Union has announced that the NSW Waratahs Men’s Under 20 State 7s Championship and the NSW Waratahs Women’s Open State 7s...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Havili re-signs with BNZ Crusaders through to 2019
Exciting back, David Havili, will add some of his trademark flair to the BNZ Crusaders backline again next season, having re-signed through to 2019. 2017 will be Havili’s third season in the squad. He debuted in 2015 and went on to earn 11 caps that...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Fitness update 18 October 2016
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Legend to Captain Pajero Legend II
Mitsubishi SA signs sponsorship with Victor Matfield Mitsubishi Motors South Africa is excited to announce Victor Matfield as the new player to their team in the position of brand ambassador. Mitsubishi SA has brought legendary value back to the market by...
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Oct 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Simiyu Takes Over Kenya Sevens Mantle
The Kenya Rugby Union today unveiled the management teams for its men’s and women’s sevens squads. Innocent Simiyu, a former Kenya Sevens and Fifteens captain, takes over the mantle of the men’s team with Erick Ogweno coming in as the team manager. The...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on SIX NATIONS RUGBY STATEMENT ON ANTHONY FOLEY
The Six Nations Council and all at Six Nations Rugby have expressed their deepest sympathies to the family of Munster Head Coach Anthony Foley following his untimely death on Sunday in Paris. Pat Whelan, Chairman of Six Nations, said: My thoughts go out to...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Aaron Smith misconduct hearing concluded
New Zealand Rugby has today conducted a disciplinary meeting with All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith. The misconduct proceedings followed revelations of an incident at Christchurch Airport last month, after the All Blacks Test match against South Africa the...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Silver medal winning sevens players re-commit to NZ Rugby
A core group of players who helped New Zealand win its first sevens Olympic medal have recommitted to New Zealand Rugby. The eight Black Ferns Sevens players include captain Sarah Goss who led New Zealand to a silver medal winning performance at the recent...
