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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on SIX NATIONS COUNCIL APPOINT PAT WHELAN AS SIX NATIONS CHAIRMAN
Pat Whelan (IRFU) has been elected Six Nations Chairman for a three year term. Mr. Whelan takes over from Bill Beaumont who had been Chairman since 2012 and who was recently elected as Chairman of World Rugby. He is the first Irish Chairman since Tom Kiernan...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Zain Davids relishing World Champs experience
Junior Springbok flanker Zain Davids is relishing every moment of participating in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, which he rates as the highlight of his rugby career so far. The former Rondebosch Boys’ High School pupil, who...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on South Africa v Ireland Teamsheets #IncomingSeries #RSAvIRE
Date: 11 June 2016 Competition: Castle Larger Incoming Series Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) Assistant Referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Matthew Carley (England) TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter:...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team to take on the Boks
The Ireland coaching group have named the match day squad that will take on South Africa in the first Test of the Series at Newlands on Saturday evening. Rory Best captains the side and is joined in the front row by Jack McGrath and Mike Ross. Devin...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Allister Coetzee hands Springbok debut to Faf de Klerk
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has named Faf de Klerk as the only uncapped player in the starting team to face Ireland on Saturday at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, while Elton Jantjies has passed a fitness test and will start the...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to take on Ireland at Newlands
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Date: 11 June 2016 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time Springbok team to take on Ireland at Newlands: 15 Willie le Roux 14 JP Pietersen 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 Lwazi Mvovo 10 Patrick Lambie 9 ...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Record attendance set for World Rugby U20s ‘Super Saturday’
Ticket sales for the World Rugby U20 Championship on Saturday at the Academy Stadium have surpassed 5,000 as the tournament prepares for a home nations takeover. All four of the home nations, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, will take to the field at...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australia v England TeamSheets #AUSvENG
Date: 11 June 2016 Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Kick-off: 12h00 SA Time Referee: Romain Poite (France) Assistant Referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Glen Jackson (New Zealand) TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wallabies: 1. Scott Sio 2....
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Eddie names names side for first Australia Test
England captain Dylan Hartley will lead out a side against Australia with a total of 539 international caps between them as they aim to win the first of a three-Test series in Brisbane on Saturday 11 June (kick-off 11am BST, live on Sky Sports 1). ...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Super players back for Lions XV
Springbok flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff will lead the Xerox Golden Lions XV against Griquas at Marks Park on Saturday. Kick-off is at 15:00. Ruan Ackermann and Cyle Brink, who have been cutting their teeth in SuperRugby, will partner Robert Kruger. ...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kok, Horne ready to prove fitness
Two decorated Springbok Sevens players, Werner Kok and Frankie Horne, are in a race against time to make Team SA’s Rugby Sevens squad that will travel to the Olympic Games in Rio in August and keen to prove their fitness at the Roma Sevens tournament in...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on New faces to add ‘voice’ to National Anthems
Anthem singers (from left to right) Lana Crowster, Vernon Barnard, Nathan Hendricks and Richard Stirton, winner of The Voice SA, taken in front of the SA Rugby trophy cabinet – Photo: SA Rugby. The latest SA Rugby initiative to grow the game in...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on CHEIKA NAMES THREE TEST ROOKIES TO START ENGLAND SERIES OPENER
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has named three debutants in his starting side for the opening Test against England at Suncorp Stadium this Saturday (11 June, 8.05pm AEST kick off). Brumbies lock Rory Arnold, Queensland Reds centre Samu...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders sign Bryn Hall for 2017
The BNZ Crusaders have secured the services of halfback Bryn Hall for the 2017 season. Hall currently represents the Blues in the Investec Super Rugby Competition and was the captain for North Harbour in the most recent national provincial competition....
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Tony Brown appointed Head Coach of Highlanders for 2017
One of Otago’s favourite sons, Tony Brown has been appointed Head Coach of the Pulse Energy Highlanders for 2017, along with an exciting new coaching team, the southern club and New Zealand Rugby announced today. Brown, who has been Assistant Coach to Jamie...
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Jun 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bidvest joins SA Rugby partner family
Another South African business success story, Bidvest, has partnered with SA Rugby and on Thursday announced that they will come on board for the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland. The deal between Bidvest – a multinational services,...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby U20s Championship 2016: Disciplinary Update
The following players have attended or will attend disciplinary hearings after day one of the World Rugby U20 Championship 2016 in Manchester, England.Campbell Magnay (Australia) – two-match suspensionAustralian outside-centre Campbell Magnay was sent off...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on England Counties in comfortable 67-10 win over Prairie Wolf Pack
England Counties made it two wins from two on their tour of Canada with a comfortable 67-10 victory over Prairie Wolf Pack in Calgary. The Counties side had travelled 600 miles from Vancouver to Calgary for the match but showed no sign of fatigue, scoring...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand vs Wales TeamSheets #SteinlagerSeries #NZLvWAL
Date: 11 June 2016 Competition: Steinlager Series Venue: Eden Park, Auckland Kick-off: 09h35 SA Time Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Assistant Referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Will Houston (Australia) TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen All...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on WALES TEAM TO PLAY NEW ZEALAND
Starting XV: 15 Liam Williams (Scarlets), 14 George North (Northampton Saints), 13 Jonathan Davies (Clermont Auvergne), 12 Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), 11 Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons), 10 Dan Biggar (Ospreys), 9 Rhys Webb (Ospreys), 1 ...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team for first Steinlager Series Test against Wales
The All Blacks side to play the opening Test of the Steinlager Series against Wales at Eden Park, Auckland, this Saturday 11 June, has been named. The team is (with Test caps. Uncapped All Blacks are in bold.) Starting XV 1. Joe Moody (11) 2. Dane Coles...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Joint statement from SA Rugby and the ANC Youth League
SA Rugby and the ANC Youth League on Wednesday confirmed that plans to disrupt Springbok Test matches had been cancelled, following positive engagements between the two bodies. ANC Youth League Secretary General Njabulo Nzuza, said that although rugby still...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to play the Lions XV
Team to play the Lions XV 11 June 2016 15:00 Marks Park Sports Complex 1 Steph Roberts 2 Marius Fourie 3 Stephan Kotze 4 Jonathan Adendorf 5 Mzwanele Zito 6 Wendal Wehr 7 RJ Liebenberg 8 Sias Koen 9 Christiaan Meyer 10 Andre Swarts 11 Alshaun...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls bring in Webster
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Hendré Marnitz named flyhalf Kurt Webster in his Currie Cup qualifiers starting team for the first time this season. Webster will start against the Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Friday afternoon (Kick-off 17h00) and replaces...
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Jun 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks target big improvement for Argentina clash
Junior Springbok assistant coach Nazeem Adams said on Wednesday the team had to step up their performance and deliver a full 80 minute effort against Argentina on Saturday to build on their victory against Japan in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in...
