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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on latest news on Julian Redelinghuys injury
Latest on Julian Redelinghuys: “Julian’s operation went well on Sunday morning. He had a fusion at C5/6 level. If all goes well, he should be able to return home later this week,” said dr Rob Collins, team doctor of the Xerox Golden...
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Comments Off on Senior Women impress at 15’s training camp
The forty eight players invited to attend the three-day senior women’s 15’s training camp in Cape Town left a lasting impression on the coaching staff after being put through their paces in a series of tests and training sessions. The camp, which was also...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT SECURE GRAND FINAL BERTH
The Perth Spirit have booked their place in the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Grand Final with a 42-24 win over the Sydney Rays at Pittwater Park in Sydney this afternoon. The Rays started strongly shooting out to a 16-0 lead within the first...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW COUNTRY EAGLES TO MEET PERTH SPIRIT IN TAMWORTH BUILDCORP NRC GRAND FINAL
The NSW Country Eagles will host next week’s Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Final in Tamworth, after a dominant 50-24 semi-final win over Melbourne Rising in Newcastle yesterday. The Rising scored with their first opportunity with the ball when...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sarries End Six Year Wait For Floodies With Thrilling Win Over KCB
Resolution Impala Saracens ended a six year wait for the Impala Floodlit title, edging out champions KCB 33-32 in a thrilling final played under the Impala Club lights on Saturday 15 October 2016. This match was rugby’s equivalent of a boxing match pitting...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp Wallaroos leadership announced on cusp of historic tour
Respected Buildcorp Wallaroos veteran, Ashleigh Hewson will captain the Wallaroos for the first time during the upcoming three match tour of New Zealand, with the squad coming together today at the Sydney Academy of Sport for final preparations. Hewson, who...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA’S FINEST LEADERS PACK DOWN TO BOOST GIRLS RUGBY
One of them served for 11 years as Australia’s Prime Minister in a decorated 33-year political career; another was a trailblazing Sex Discrimination Commissioner and current NSW Australian of the Year; and another of them guided the Qantas...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup drives highest ever RFU turnover and record investment in the game
Highest turnover in RFU’s history Record £89.8m investment in rugby during the year Retained profit of £3.9m for future investment The Rugby Football Union’s Annual Report & Accounts, published today, show an exceptional year and the positive...
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Oct 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Andy Cosslett becomes new Chairman of RFU Board
Cosslett new Chairman of the RFU Board New women’s domestic club competition approved by Council Andy Cosslett has been elected Chairman of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Board following today’s RFU Council meeting. He will take up the position with...
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Oct 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs secure first Currie Cup home Final since 2007
A hat-trick by Toyota Free State Cheetahs winger Sergeal Petersen and a 21 points by flyhalf Niel Marais on Saturday steered the Bloemfontein team to their first Currie Cup home Final since 2007 as they over powered defending champions, the Xerox Golden...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Mbombela Stadium all set for SARU Inter Provincial Sevens
Mbombela Stadium is set to host what is guaranteed to be a highly entertaining weekend of rugby, as South Africa’s best sevens teams converge again on Nelspruit for the SARU Inter Provincial Sevens Tournament on 21 and 22 October. The jam-packed program...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on GrootRugby 13 October 2016
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on SARU SE GEHEIME VERGADERING MET ALLISTER COETZEE
Is daar nog plek vir eerlike, openhartige praat in SA Rugby, vra Simon Riekert van #paletoe? As daar is, wil ek graag praat. As daar nie is nie, wil ek in elk geval ook praat, want êrens moet die rugby-wegholtrein gestop word. Saru het óf belang verloor...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on KCB, Sarries Reveal Their Squads Ahead OF Floodie Final
Resolution Impala Saracens has made two personnel changes, and a further two positional changes to their side to take on KCB, the defending champions of the Impala Floodlit tournament in the final this Saturday. Kelvins Karani enters the Impala squad for the...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES NAME SQUAD FOR FINAL BLEDISLOE TEST
Qantas Wallabies 31-man squad for the final Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand Allan Alaalatoa (4 Tests) Rory Arnold (5 Tests) Adam Coleman (6 Tests) Quade Cooper (63 Tests) Kane Douglas (28 Tests) Scott Fardy (37 Tests) Israel Folau (47 Tests) Bernard...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on FIJI TO ENTER BUILDCORP NRC IN 2017
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU), Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) and World Rugby have today announced that a Fiji-based team will enter Australia’s Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) competition in 2017. Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama joined ARU...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIGN HARD HITTING RANGI
The Western Force today announced the signing of local player Anaru Rangi for the 2017 Super Rugby season. The 27-year-old had a remarkable 2016, from working as a scaffolder Monday to Friday and playing for local Pindan Premier Grade team Nedlands on the...
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Oct 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES RETURN FOR BUILDCORP NRC SEMI FINALS
The 2016 Buildcorp NRC has come down to the final four, with minor premiers NSW Country Eagles taking on Melbourne Rising in Newcastle and the Macquarie University Sydney Rays hosting Perth Spirit in Sydney for this weekend’s semi finals. The Eagles are...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Final Ticket Prices Announced
Ticket prices for Saturday’s final between defending champions KCB and Resolution Impala Saracens at 7.00pm on Saturday night have been announced. Gates open at 11.00am and it will cost fans Ksh 400 to access the Impala Club where they will also be able to...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Nothing to choose between Gold Cup Quarter-finalists
THERE IS nothing to choose between the eight remaining Gold Cup teams after a dramatic final round of pool stages in SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs confirmed a quarterfinal line-up that’s too close to call. The weekend’s...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup semi-finalists out to win at all costs
The four Currie Cup semi-finalists, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Vodacom Blue Bulls, Xerox Golden Lions and DHL Western Province, will have one goal in mind when they take to field on Saturday – to win at all costs in the hope of booking their places...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 and Under 21 sides for semi-final
The Xerox Golden Lions Under 21 side will aim to reach their first final in ten years when they host the Blue Bulls at Emirates Airline Park on Friday in their semi-final (kick-off 14:00). The side has been strengthened by the return of Rhyno Herbst at lock...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs. Lions
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Lions in the Currie Cup Semi-Final on Saturday, 15 October 2016 in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. The game kicks off at 15:00. Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the encounter. A couple of...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP change six for Loftus semifinal
There are six changes to the DHL Western Province starting line-up for the Currie Cup semifinal against the Vodacom Blue Bulls, at Loftus Versfeld, on Saturday. The Springbok duo of centre Juan de Jongh and hooker Bongi Mbonambi both return from national...
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Oct 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Cheetahs (15 October 2017)
Kwagga Smith will lead the Xerox Golden Lions in their Currie Cup semi-final fixture against the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Kick-off is at 15:00. A supporters’ bus full of Lions supporters will leave from Emirates Airline Park on...
