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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies confirm bench
JUNE 24, 2016 Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has confirmed the final make-up of his bench ahead of the third and final Test against England at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tomorrow night (8.05pm AEST kick off). Western Force lock Adam Coleman is set...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Defending champs UJ press reset button
Defending champions University of Johannesburg will be putting last year’s success behind them when they tackle the University Sport South Africa (Ussa) rugby tournament in East London from July 4 to 8. History would count for nothing when the teams...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on South Africa vs Ireland Teamsheets #IncomingSeries #SAvIRE
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team to take on the Boks in PE
15. Tiernan O’Halloran (Buccaneers/Connacht) 14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 13. Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster) 12. Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 10. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 9....
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Griffons
The Toyota Free State XV will be taking on the Down Touch Griffons in Welkom on Saturday, 25 June at 14:10. The match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 1. ...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley, Combrinck handed Bok starts in Irish decider
Photo: Anton Geyser Warren Whiteley (No 8) and Ruan Combrinck (wing) will make their first starts for the Springboks in the deciding third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The inclusion of these two players are the only...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named for series decider
15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de Klerk 8 Warren Whiteley 7 Siya Kolisi 6 Francois Louw 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit 4 Eben Etzebeth 3 Frans Malherbe 2 Adriaan Strauss (C) 1 Tendai...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on From ball boy to Junior Springbok
Edwill van der Merwe supported the Junior Springboks from the sidelines as a ball boy in the 2012 World Rugby Under-20 Championship in South Africa, which the team won, and four years later he has established himself as one of the key players in the side....
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bosch nominated for World Champs Player of the Tournament
Junior Springbok fullback Curwin Bosch has been nominated among five candidates for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship Player of the Tournament, World Rugby announced on Thursday. He will go up against Ireland No 8 Max Deegan, Japanese wing Ataata...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Elma Smit to scout Coca-Cola® Craven Week Heroes
Johannesburg, 23 June 2016. Coca-Cola South Africa today announced rugby anchor Elma Smit as the ambassador of the 2016 Coca-Cola® Craven Week Hero of the Day campaign. Smit, Supersport’s first female rugby presenter and recognised as a pioneer in...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls U19 team to face Golden Lions
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team to travel to Johannesburg on Friday to face the Xerox Golden Lions has been named. Former SWD flyhalf, Boeta Hamman, will start as pivot for the Vodacom Blue Bulls team, who opened their campaign with a win against Free...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on SKELTON, SIMMONS, AND TOOMUA TO START AGAINST ENGLAND IN SYDNEY
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has made three changes to his starting line up for the third and final Test against England at Allianz Stadium (Saturday 25 June, 8.05pm AEST kick off). Will Skelton and Matt Toomua both return to the Test arena for...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand vs Wales Teamsheets #NZLvWAL #SteinlagerSeries
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium, DUNEDIN Kick-off: 07h35 Local time / 09h35 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen All Blacks: 1. Joe Moody 2. Dane Coles 3. Charlie Faumuina 4. Brodie Retallick 5. Samuel Whitelock 6....
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on WALES MAKE TWO FRONT-ROW CHANGES
Wales have made two front-row changes for the third test in Dunedin on Saturday (KO 19:35 NZ / 08:35 BST) with Rob Evans and Tomas Francis coming into the starting XV. Evans replaces Gethin Jenkins at loose-head with Jenkins returning to the UK earlier this...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR USA WOMEN’S RUGBY SUPER SERIES TOUR
The 26-player England Women squad that will tour to Salt Lake City, USA has been announced today. The side, which will travel on Monday for their three-game summer tour, holds a wealth of experience sharing 682 caps in total. Alex Matthews and Megan Jones...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby launches seventh Boks for Books library
Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images. SA Rugby on Wednesday launched its seventh Boks for Books library, at the Walmer Primary School in Port Elizabeth as its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programme continues to uplift communities through literacy...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to play The Sharks in Upington
25 June 2016 – 15:00 STEPH ROBERTS AJ LE ROUX STEPHAN KOTZE MZWANELE ZITO JONATHAN JV RENSBURG WENDAL WEHR SIAS KOEN JASON FRASER TIAAN DORFLING CLINTON SWART NTABENI DUKISA JOHNATHAN FRANCKE JW JONKER EDERIES ARENDSE AJ COERTZEN SIDNEY...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 side to take on the Blue Bulls
The Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 side takes on the Blue Bulls at Emirates Airline Park on Friday at 15:00 in their second league match of the season. 15 CILLIERS J.A JEANLUC 14 FEBRUARY T TYREEQ 13 CRAUSE...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Golden Lions XV team to play the Leopards in Potch
Xerox Golden Lions XV vs Leopards: Friday 24 June 2016 @ 15:00 The Xerox Golden Lions XV will feature eleven Super Rugby players in the side that will travel to Potchefstroom on Friday to take on the Leopards at Olën Park. Marnitz...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team for final Test against Wales
The All Blacks side to play the third and final Test of the Steinlager Series against Wales at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, this Saturday 25 June, has been named, with new All Black Elliot Dixon picked to start at blindside flanker, and two other possible...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jeremy Ward handed two week suspension
Junior Springbok captain Jeremy Ward was suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship, and will miss the team’s bronze medal match against Argentina on Saturday at the AJ Bell Stadium in Manchester, England. Ward...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springbok camp update
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron on Wednesday called up Leopards flyhalf Benhard Janse van Rensburg to the Junior Springbok squad as injury cover at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship, while captain Jeremy Ward has been cited for a dangerous tackle in...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Prince Harry & England U20s join special Try for Change event with StreetGames
RFU Vice-Patron Prince Harry today joined 30 young people for a training session to remember at Alexandra Park in Stockport. He appeared alongside the England U20s squad, who were taking time out from their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Pumas skole-verteenwoordigers
Die Hoof Uitvoerende Bestuurder van die Mpumalanga Rugby Unie, Pieter Burger wens graag die volgende seuns en dogters geluk met hulle verkiesing tot die onderskeie Pumas rugbypanne. “Ek is baie trots op elke seun en dogter wat die provinsie gaan...
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Jun 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls ready for SWD
The Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Handré Marnitz on Wednesday named an unchanged backline to play SWD Eagles in George in a Currie Cup qualifier on Friday. The team will be looking for a fourth consecutive win in the competition, but will be without Marvin Orie...