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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Youngsters to Enjoy North’s Biggest Ever Schools Rugby Event
The World Rugby U20 Championship is bringing rugby to thousands of young fans on Wednesday as Broughton Park prepares to host a festival for 145 teams. Children from year seven to year ten from schools across the North West will enjoy the 7s festival on...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on BMW AUSTRALIA U20s SIDE NAMED FOR ENGLAND CHALLENGE
The BMW Australia U20s side has been named for their third and final pool game of the 2016 World Rugby U20s Championship against England, at Salford’s AJ Bell Stadium on Thursday 16 June (kick off 4.45am AEST). Head coach Adrian Thompson has made three...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Steinlager Series sells out – fans can buy tickets for Investec Rugby Championship
Fans who want to see the All Blacks this season get their chance to buy tickets for the Investec Rugby Championship Tests in two weeks. New Zealand Rugby today announced the public sale dates for the three domestic Tests in the 2016 Investec Rugby...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs prop, Paddy Ryan re-signs for a further two seasons
NSW Waratahs prop, Paddy Ryan re-signs for a further two seasons ahead of biggest games of the season The NSW Waratahs have received more welcome re-signing news with 27-year-old prop, Paddy Ryan committing to the Club for a further two years until the end of...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on HENRY SPEIGHT OUT OF OLYMPIC CONTENTION THROUGH INJURY
Henry Speight has been ruled out of the Rio 2016 Olympics after sustaining a Grade 3 medial ligament injury to his right knee. The 28-year-old sustained the injury in Game Four of the six-match series between the Australian national Sevens side and the...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TO KICK START WORLD CUP PREPARATION WITH NEW ZEALAND TESTS
The Buildcorp Wallaroos will return to International Rugby with a two Test series against New Zealand’s Black Ferns, including a double header at the third Bledisloe Cup clash of 2016 on Saturday 22 October at Auckland’s Eden Park. The three match tour of...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on England U20 name squad to play Australia
England Head Coach Martin Haag has made five changes to his side for their final pool game of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Haag’s side take on Australia at Sale Sharks’ AJ Bell Stadium on Wednesday (kick-off 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports...
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Jun 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to play Wales
The New Zealand team to face Wales on Thursday in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship 2016 in Salford, England, is as follows: 1. Ayden Johnstone 2. Leni Apisai (C) 3. Sosefo Kautai 4. Quinten Strange 5. Hamish Dalzell 6. Fin Hoeata 7. Mitchell Jacobson 8....
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Jun 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ackermann shuffles SA ‘A’ squad for final Saxons challenge
SA ‘A’ coach Johan Ackermann made wholesale changes to his team for Friday’s final match against the England Saxons in George and has called on his charges to end the two-match series with a win against a formidable opponent. The match kicks off...
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Jun 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Theron makes eight changes for France clash
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron made eight changes to his team to face France in their final pool match in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship at the Academy Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday. The changes, which the coach described as being a...
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Jun 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders to trial new headwear to support Wig Wednesday
Most rugby fans will be used to seeing some of the BNZ Crusaders team wearing traditional headgear when they take to the field, but next Wednesday the team will be sporting something a bit less practical but a lot more colourful – all in support of children...
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Jun 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on CJ Stander suspended for one match
Ireland looseforward, CJ Stander, received a red card during the first Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series between South Africa and Ireland on Saturday, 11 June at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. The matter was heard by the Judicial Officer Terry...
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Jun 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on SPRINGBOK RUGBY IS OP ‘N SLEGTE PLEK IN ONS GESKIEDENIS #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #Pale Toe skryf: “Daar is nie ʼn nuwe of ou era in Springbokrugby nie”, sê Naas Botha, “jy kan praat van ʼn Heyneke Meyer-era of ’n Allister Coetzee-era, maar Springbokke kom en gaan elke jaar, jy sal altyd wisseling hê”. ...
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Jun 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on IRISH MAKE THEIR OWN LUCK #AllOutRugby
Suffering their first defeat to the Irish on home soil may be devastating for Springbok fans but based on the statistics alone the match could have gone either way. Thanks to a courageous defensive effort by the tourists they managed to defy the odds by...
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Jun 13, 16 •
1693 Views •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks draw inspiration from 2012 in Manchester
Junior Springbok assistant coach Nazeem Adams drew inspiration from the class of 2012 at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in South Africa to inspire the team to advance to the semi-final of the competition this year in Manchester. In 2012, the...
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Jun 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Steyn called up as replacement for injured Lambie
Experienced Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn has been called up as replacement for the injured Pat Lambie who suffered concussion against Ireland on Saturday at DHL Newlands. Lambie will take a mandatory break of one week following his injury in Cape Town and...
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Jun 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on WESTERN FORCE 10s SET TO TAKE ON MAURITIUS
By Fraser Smith Entering a team in World Club 10s for the first time the Western Force 10s team consists of a mix of Asteron Life Super Rugby hardened players, developing players from the club Future Force Foundation and some of the most talented players in...
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Jun 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: Kearsney 1st XV v St Benedicts
Kearsney 1st XV beat St Benedicts 1st X1 53-24 Kearsney travelled to Johannesburg to play St Benedicts on a breezy winter’s Highveld day – the first time as an inter-school fixture. Kearsney started well and in the first minute scored the first...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on England U20 beat Scotland
England remain unbeaten at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship after sealing a 44-0 bonus-point victory over Scotland at the Manchester City Academy Stadium. Having opened their campaign by beating Italy they secured a second-successive bonus-point win with...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Theron calls for massive improvement at World Champs
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron called for his team to lift their performance significantly in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester to keep alive their hopes of winning the title. The Junior Springboks suffered a 19-13 defeat against...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens sides victorious in Italy
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy and SA Women’s Sevens Select squad were crowned champions in Italy on Saturday when both teams won their respective tournaments at the Roma Sevens, played in Rome. The men’s team won their fourth consecutive title by...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok medical update – one week mandatory rest for Lambie
Springbok flyhalf Patrick Lambie will undertake a mandatory one week rest and if he is asymptomatic following the prescribed resting period, then he will be managed according to the World Rugby Return to Play Protocol. Dr Konrad von Hagen, the Springbok...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on POCOCK RULED OUT OF ENGLAND SERIES
Qantas Wallabies number 8 David Pocock has been ruled out of the England Test series through injury. Pocock was replaced in the 69th minute under the blood rule before scans later confirming a fractured eye socket. The 28-year-old has missed just one Test...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on BMW AUSTRALIA U20s PASS ITALIAN TEST
The BMW Australia U20s have secured their first win of the World Rugby U20s Championship, with a 38-10 win over Italy at AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on Saturday night. The Australian U20s outscored the Italians five tries to one, with Simon Kennewell, Lukhan...
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Jun 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok test ticket giveaway courtesy of @ASICS_ZA – Emirates Airline Park #LoveRugby
Competition Closes. Good luck to those that entered. _________________________________________________________________________ We are giving away five sets of two tickets (total of 10 tickets) to Rugby15 readers for the Springboks vs Ireland Test in...
