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May 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Maori All Blacks to play Munster in Ireland
The Maori All Blacks will play Ireland’s Munster in Limerick as part of a northern tour that kicks off with the already announced Chicago fixture against the USA Eagles. The Maori All Blacks first play Munster at Thomond Park on Friday 11 November. The team...
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May 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Back-to-back wins for Kings
The EP Kings might not have had the best start to the Currie Cup Qualifiers, but coach Robbi Kempson and his squad of which many are still representing Eastern Province at junior level picked up two wins in their last two matches. The first two games of the...
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May 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREES: ROUND 12
SANZAAR has announced the referee appointments for Round 12 of the 2016 Super Rugby season. Match Highlanders v Crusaders @ Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Date Friday 13 May 2016 Kick-Off 19:35 local Referee Chris Pollock AR1 Jamie Nutbrown AR2 Kane McBride...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on VELLEMAN, ESTERHUIZEN SHINE IN DIRE WEEKEND #AllOutRugby
9 MAY 2016 – South African teams managed only two victories in as many weeks with the Cell C Sharks shining the light in this weekend’s Vodacom Super Rugby. To highlight the South African franchises’ struggles to score points this weekend, Sharks...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on All to play for Springbok Sevens in final two tournaments
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, urged his team to make the most of the opportunities presented to them in the next two tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks arrived in France in Monday for the HSBC Paris Sevens to be played at...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad to Singapore announced
DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 25-man touring squad for the Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Sunwolves in Singapore this weekend. Outside back Khanyo Ngcukana and prop Alistair Vermaak are the two additions to the squad for the historic...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on England name squad for home World Rugby U20 Championship
England Under 20 Head Coach Martin Haag has named his 28-man squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Manchester (7-25 June). The home side face Italy, Scotland and Australia in Pool B and several players with Premiership experience have been included:...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kings suffer setback with injuries after Blues game
Southern Kings head coach Deon Davids has confirmed that both CJ Velleman and Chris Cloete will not be available for the match against the Cheetahs this weekend. Velleman has broken his thumb and will be going for scans today, but would be out for at east six...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: Kearsney vs Northwood
Kearsney 1st XV beat Northwood 1st XV 45-23 Kearsney hosted Northwood on Saturday in a FNB Classic clash in cool but almost windless conditions. The field was slightly slippery from rain the previous evening and drizzle during the morning, but conditions...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on KES fight back to secure a draw against College
The third installment of the Premier Schools Tournament contested by KES and Maritzburg College delivered a pulsating game of schoolboy rugby. KES scored five tries to the four of Matitzburg in a wonderful display of free-flowing rugby that ended in a 32...
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May 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on TRIES FOR BOOKS – Powered by Vodacom #Tries4Books
Weekly Tries Tally after Round 11 6 & 7 May 2016 ROUND 11 STATS Total number of tries in Round 11: 6 Total donation from Vodacom: R42 000 (R7000 per South African team try) Broken down as follows: Cell C Sharks: 4 Southern Kings: 2...
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May 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on BLUES TAKE BONUS-POINT WIN AGAINST THE KINGS
It took five minutes after the hooter for the Blues to chalk up their first bonus victory of the season with a 34-18 win over the Kings at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth. A turnover five minutes after the siren had sounded and a slick back pass by...
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May 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Eddie Jones announces Brighton training camp squad
England Head Coach Eddie Jones has announced his squad for a three-day training camp in Brighton. The 26 man squad will train at Brighton College from 17 – 19 May. “The Brighton training camp is a good opportunity for England to get together and train...
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May 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens ready for HSBC Paris Sevens
Photo: Gallo Images Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell is confident that the four changes made to his side for the upcoming HSBC Paris tournament will help the team achieve the goals set for this tournament in the French capital and the remainder of the HSBC...
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May 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks sparkle in Durban – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 11 Wrap
The Cell C Sharks produced a sparkling performance to clinch a morale-boosting 32-15 win over the Hurricanes in Durban on Saturday afternoon. They delivered one of their best displays of the season to outscore the ‘Canes by four tries to two and also to...
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May 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on MATCH REPORT: Steval Pumas v Windoek Draught Welwitschias
Match: Steval Pumas v Windoek Draught Welwitschias Tournament: Currie Cup Qualifier, round 5 Venue: Hoërskool Ermelo, Ermelo Kick-off: 15:00, 7 Mei, 2016 ERMELO – The Steval Pumas and Windhoek Welwitschias couldn’t ask for better playing conditions...
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May 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on OUTSTANDING CELL C SHARKS SMASH HURRICANES
The Cell C Sharks concluded their New Zealand commitments in their fifth Vodacom Super Rugby clash against Kiwi opposition when they defeated the Hurricanes 32-15 at Growthpoint KINGS PARK on Saturday afternoon. It was a welcome return home and with the field...
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May 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs notch their third straight win with a 21-6 victory over the Cheetahs
The NSW Waratahs have won their third match in a row, with a 21 points to 6 win over the Cheetahs at Allianz Stadium in round 11 of Super Rugby tonight. In his 71st Super Rugby match, NSW fly-half Bernard Foley scored 16 points in the same game he became...
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May 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on Preview: Southern Kings vs Blues
The Southern Kings will play their first ever Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Blues, when they face the team from New Zealand at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth later today. The visitors, currently 12th on the combined Super Rugby log...
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May 7, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE FIRE IN TOKYO
A first half hat trick from Marcel Brache has helped the Western Force claim an emphatic 40-22 win over a gallant Sunwolves outfit at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo. Brache became just the fourth Western Force player to bag a hat trick when he went...
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May 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies grab Bulls by the horns
The Aquis Brumbies have defeated the Bulls 23-6 at GIO Stadium in a tough encounter, to move back to the top of the Australian Super Rugby conference. A defensive line that did not allow any tries, coupled with tries from Nigel Ah Wong and Tomas Cubelli as...
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May 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Taking England Sevens forward
Alex Gray is one of three players returning to the 15-a-side game next season, having had the experience of representing England Sevens. Junior World Championship U20 captain and finalist in 2011, Gray joined the sevens programme in 2013 and has since won 22...
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May 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Francois Louw
The charge against Francois Louw of Bath Rugby for acts contrary to good sportsmanship was heard in Bristol last night by an RFU disciplinary panel. Louw was cited following the Aviva Premiership match between Bath and Northampton Saints for allegedly making...
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May 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on RUGBY IS EINTLIK ‘n EENVOUDIGE SPEL #PaleToe
Dwarslat is vandeesweek seker ons maak rugby kyk te moeilik en hoor dat ons te emosioneel is. #Pale toe Om rugby te kyk is soos om die weer te voorspel, nes jy dink dat jy die edele spel verstaan, verander dit. Dis die wyse woorde van ‘n kollega, nou die...
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May 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Four return to Springbok Sevens side for Paris
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell named Francois Hougaard, Rosko Specman, Philip Snyman and Dylan Sage as the changes to his squad that will travel to France on Sunday to contest the HSBC Paris Sevens, to be played at the Stade Jean Bouin in the French...
