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Sep 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Cell C Sharks
Ruan Dreyer will start for the Xerox Golden Lions when they take on the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Friday in the place of Julian Redelinghuys who has joined the Springboks. In another change to the front row Robbie Coetzee will start in the...
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Sep 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Team Named to Play Waikato
Canterbury will make their first Ranfurly Shield challenge in four years when they play Waikato this Wednesday night. The team heads to Hamilton this afternoon to prepare for tomorrow night’s match, which comes just four days after their win against...
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Sep 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Trio of Springboks released to play Currie Cup
Springboks Damian de Allende, Lwazi Mvovo and Malcolm Marx were released by the national team on Monday and will be available for Currie Cup selection for this coming weekend. De Allende returns to the DHL Western Province, Mvovo goes back to the Cell C...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Medical Report: Steval Pumas 26 September 2016
The Steval Pumas have released their latest injury report following the Currie Cup match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs last Friday. Several players will be unavailable for the team’s last match of the campaign against the Eastern Province Kings in...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Schools and Barbarians Schools teams named for international matches
The 2016 New Zealand Schools and Barbarians Schools teams have been named today by former All Black and New Zealand Barbarians President, Ron Williams, and New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Union Chairman, Garry Chronican. The series, to be played in...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN FINISH THIRD IN RUGBY EUROPE GRAND PRIX SEVENS SERIES
England Women finished third in the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Sevens Series in Malemort, France on Sunday. The side, playing as GB Lions, turned around their pool result defeat against Ireland in the final game to win 12-5. England finished day one runners up...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Premier Division down to the wire
The Currie Cup Premier Division will come down to the wire in the final round of pool matches next week following a handful of decisive results this weekend, which saw the visiting teams secure valuable bonus-point victories in all four matches and two...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City lose to Sydney Rays at Ballymore Stadium
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City has suffered a disappointing defeat at home, falling 38-32 to the Sydney Rays on Sunday afternoon. City trailed 24-12 at half time, but came home strong with three second half tries to almost steal the win. City’s tries...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on 2016 BUILDCORP NRC: ROUND 5 REVIEW
The Buildcorp National Rugby Championship’s first ever double-header produced produced 22 tries at Concord Oval, amidst a Pacific Island rugby tournament contested by NSW Samoa, NSW Tonga, NSW Fiji and NSW Maori. Interstate in Canberra and Brisbane,...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby history brought to colourful life on Heritage Day
The Springbok Experience brought rugby history to life for a group of young people to mark Heritage Day on Saturday. They undertook a rugby themed amazing race around the museum, met Springbok Scarra Ntubeni and created an artwork as part of the #LoveRugby...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country go down to the Western Sydney Rams in 88-minute thriller
Bond University Queensland Country have gone down narrowly to the Western Sydney Rams, 50-46, in their 88-minute Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) clash at Sydney’s Conord Oval. Both teams had crossed for six tries a piece as they continued to...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women finish third in Japan
The SA Select Women on Saturday secured third place at the Hokkaido Sevens in Japan after bouncing back strongly from a narrow defeat against Waikato in the semi-final. Coach Renfred Dazel’s team entered the second day’s play unbeaten following convincing...
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Sep 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas outplayed by on-fire Cheetahs
Steval Pumas coach MJ Mentz acknowledged that his charges were outclassed in their last home game of the season on Friday night, as they conceded eight tries on their way to a 10-52 loss against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, who cemented their status as the...
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Sep 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Africa Cup Sevens Round 2 Update
Uganda, Namibia and Madagascar are the first teams to reach the cup semis at the Africa Cup Sevens after winning their second consecutive preliminary round matches . Playing out of Pool B, Uganda posted a 35-7 win over Mauritius to guarantee first place in...
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Sep 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Africa Cup Sevens Round 1 Update
Uganda pulled off a shock 19-14 win over Zimbabwe Tafadza Chitokwindo got the scoring underway for the Zimbabweans, his converted try seeing the Cheetahs go 7- 0 before James Odong’ s unconverted effort cut the deficit to 7-5. Odong would land his brace,...
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Sep 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women advance to Hokkaido Sevens semi-final
The SA Select Women on Friday booked their place in the Cup semi-final of the Hokkaido Sevens in Japan with convincing victories in all three of their matches on the opening day. The team, who were crowned the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens champions in...
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Sep 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on GrootRugby 01, 08, 15, 22 September 2016
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Sep 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on GAFFNEY ADDS EXPERIENCE TO FORCE COACHING RANKS
The Western Force continue to add to their coaching stocks with the announcement that experienced coach Alan Gaffney will work with the club as an Attack Specialist for the 2017 Super Rugby season. With almost 20 years of professional coaching experience...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Adams opts for continuity
DHL Western Province U19 coach, Nazeem Adams, has opted for continuity in the starting line-up ahead of the top-of-the-table clash with the Vodacom Blue Bulls U19, in Stellenbosch, on Friday. Coming off an impressive 54-8 win against the Leopards last weekend...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on De Jongh and Mbonambi back for DHL WP
DHL Western Province will have Juan de Jongh and Bongi Mbonambi, who recently returned from international duty, in their ranks for their Currie Cup clash, in Kimberley, against Griquas, on Friday night. Both De Jongh and Mbonambi come straight into the...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Gold Cup enters international territory
History will be made on Saturday when the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s national championship for non-university clubs – takes its first international strides with matches being staged concurrently in three different countries. Western Province champions...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on GLRU to host Iqhawe Week
ABOUT THE U15 CARFIND.CO.ZA LEGENDS IQHAWE WEEK: Our development projects, under the name of VUKA, focus on young players in disadvantaged communities who have traditionally been excluded from structured rugby training and grassroots- level competition. By...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Nasokol Shock Barchando As Girls’ Championship Kicks Off
The Girls’ U19 National Sevens Championships kicked off on Thursday morning at the Safaricom Stadium, Kasarani. West Pokot’s Nasokol started the day’s action with a 31-5 upset result over favorites Barchando. Nasokol pumped in five tries and three...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions team announcement
Xerox Golden Lions vs EP Kings Malcolm Marx and Julian Redelinghuys are both back in the red and white when the Xerox Golden Lions take on the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Marx is back from Springbok duty while Redelinghuys has recovered from the...
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Sep 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup reaches penultimate round
It will be a decisive weekend for the seven Currie Cup Premier Division teams in the hunt for possible semi-final berths and those in with a chance of earning home-semi-finals as the tournament reaches the penultimate round and the pressure reaches a new...
