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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Cape Town
Springbok No 8 and South Africa’s Rugby Player of the Year in 2014, Duane Vermeulen, is in a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after it was revealed that he has to undergo surgery on a neck injury, but national skipper Jean de Villiers has...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women finish second in Rugby Super Series
England Women wrapped up the Rugby Super Series with a 15-14 defeat of hosts Canada in Edmonton on Sunday, handing the Rugby World Cup champions a second place finish overall.England, who last played Canada in the World Cup final 11 months ago where they...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP RUGBY GRAND CHALLENGE WRAP FROM JULY 4
Gardens and Spring Rose, among the top four teams in the EP Grand Challenge competition, both suffered setbacks in their league games on Saturday (July 4). African Bombers broke out of their slump of eight straight defeats when they beat Gardens 22-17 in...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on R.I.P Pieter (Piet) Malan 1919-2015
Piet Malan, whose brainchild was the establishment of the Craven Week and, until yesterday, the oldest living Springbok, passed away in his sleep on Sunday. He was 96. Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, expressed his...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Burger goes to World Cup
Freek Burger, the former Test referee and manager of South African referees, has been appointed a citing commissioner at the Rugby World Cup, hosted by England, starting in September 2015. At one stage Burger held the South African record for Tests refereed,...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on England’s Rugby World Cup 2015 Shirt Is Unveiled
As the nation prepares to unite behind the rose in this special year for rugby, Canterbury and England Rugby today launched their new Rugby World Cup shirt alongside players and supporters at Twickenham.Earlier this morning, Canterbury and England Rugby put...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Injury update on Duane Vermeulen
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok No 8 and South Africa’s Rugby Player of the Year in 2014, Duane Vermeulen, is in a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup following a diagnosis that he will require surgery on a neck injury. The...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom selects the SA Stats XV
With Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer set to name his first team of the season, the Vodacom Rugby App has made its own calculations to produce the SA Stats XV from all 16 rounds of this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. The Vodacom Rugby App has...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Academy Week, General News, School, Youth Weeks •
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Comments Off on SA LSEN team chosen for Academy Week
Allister Mumba (Westcliff & Western Province) Anthony Viljoen )Belvedere Benoni & Valke) Brenden Mitchell (Olympia & South Western Districts) Dandré Henning Lantern & Golden Lions EE) Daniel Matthee (Elandspark High & Golden Lions) Des...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Samoa Test
The All Blacks team for the historic Test against Manu Samoa in Apia on Wednesday July 8 has been named, with George Moala to make his Test debut on the wing. A further three new All Blacks have been named on the reserves bench: prop Nepo Laulala,...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Air New Zealand renews commitment to All Blacks and New Zealand Rugby New five year partnership to 2020
Air New Zealand has confirmed its support for the All Blacks for another five years, re-signing as a Global Sponsor of New Zealand Rugby through until 2020. The airline, has been a partner of rugby in New Zealand for more than two decades and an...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Stephen Moore to lead Qantas Wallabies in 2015
Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and the Australian Rugby Union have appointed Stephen Moore to lead Australia this international season. A veteran of 92 Tests and Australia’s all-time most capped hooker, Moore has been reinstated as Wallabies Captain,...
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Jul 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on UWA CLAIMS THRILLER OVER PALMYRA
Pindan Premier Grade – Round 13 UWA 15 defeated Palmyra 12 at McGillivray Oval, Mt Claremont Cottesloe 43 defeated Wanneroo 10 at Harvey Field, Cottesloe Wests Scarborough 42 defeated Joondalup 7 at HBF Arena Sportsplex, Joondalup Nedlands 47...
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Jul 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cummins joins Extended Qantas Wallabies Squad
Qantas Wallabies have made one change to their squad announced during the week, with Western Force winger Nick Cummins replacing Henry Speight. Fijian born Speight has been granted compassionate leave from the Wallabies’ program to return home to...
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Jul 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Border show class early on in Women’s Interprovincials
Defending SARU Women’s Interprovincial champions, Border, showed this weekend that they could again be a force to be reckoned with as they scored an emphatic 81 points in their opening match of the season to show their class early on. Border, who won...
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Jul 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on ORC Griquas increase lead in race for Absa Currie Cup promotion
The ORC Griquas consolidated their position at the top of the Absa Currie Cup Qualifier log with a seven-try 47-20 win over the Down Touch Griffons at Griquas Park in Kimberleyon Saturday. They now have a six-point cushion over the Leopards (10 points), who...
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Jul 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns side to take on USA named
The Black Ferns side to play the USA tomorrow (NZT) was named by Head Coach for the tour Glenn Moore today. The team is as follows: Toka Natua Waikato Fiao’o Fa’amausili (c) Auckland Aleisha Nelson Auckland Eloise Blackwell Auckland Charmaine...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Andrew Horrell to join World XV in Cape Town
Chiefs utility back Andrew Horrell has been called up to the World XV squad for their match against the Springboks in Cape Town next Saturday. Horrell, a two-time Vodacom Super Rugby champion with the Waikato-based team, replaces Crusaders flyhalf Tom...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on HIGHLANDERS STUN THE ‘CANES TO CLAIM TITLE
Waisake Naholo’s second-half try helped the Highlanders claim their maiden Super Rugby title with a 21-14 win over the Hurricanes. The teams stayed true to their philosophy in a thrilling encounter, with both sides constantly looking to keep ball in...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD ROUND 15 RESULTS
The match dubbed ‘Battle for the East’ between Randwick and Eastern Suburbs for the Greg Smith Cup was played in perfect conditions at Woollahra Oval, and was a tightly fought contest with Randwick showing superiority from the outset. A resurgent Easts...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on AUCKLAND PREMIER RUGBY RESULTS
Alan McEvoy Trophy Manukau 23 (S Kaifa, C Teraitua, R Tupuola tries, C Fonoti con, 2 pen) Marist 17 (C Graham, S Christianson, G Grey tries, R Soutar-Finch con) Halftime: 20-0 University 26(J Lay, K Vahikula, T Millar, B Helleur tries, B Helleur 3...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tempo of Coca-Cola Youth Weeks set to rise
The annual Coca-Cola Youth Weeks are set to rise a notch on Monday as the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week and the Coca-Cola Academy begins in Oudtshoorn and Vanderbijlpark respectively. The U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week will be hosted at the...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Inaugural SARU Girls U18 Week ready for kick-off
South Africa’s top Under-18 girls will receive an opportunity to showcase their 15-a-side rugby skills on the provincial stage for the first time starting on Monday when the inaugural SARU Girls Under-18 week begins at Glenwood High School in Durban....
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Craven Week, General News, School •
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Comments Off on Bulls u13s too strong for EP in final match
Eastern Province faced tough opposition in their final match at the Under-13 Coca-Cola Craven Week, when they played the Itec Blue Bulls at Hoërskool Rob Ferreira in White River on Friday morning. The boys from Pretoria outscored the Port Elizabeth based...
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Jul 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP, Leopards unbeaten at U16 Girls Week
Western Province on Friday held their nerve in a nail-biting clash against Border on the final day of the SARU Girls Under-16 Week to emerge as 12-10 victors and one of only two unbeaten teams as the tournament concluded at CJ Langenhoven Gymnasium in...
