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Jun 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Counties sink Romania A to complete successful tour
The England Counties squad for the summer tour to Romania. ENGLAND Counties secured an impressive 28-20 victory over Romania A to complete a highly successful summer tour. Following Friday’s 28-16 win over club side CSM Bucuresti, tonight’s meeting at...
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Jun 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia U20s aims to keep destiny in own hands
The Australian U20s side to face South Africa at the World Rugby U20 Championship has been named with the young Aussies aiming to top Pool B and ensure a semi-final berth with a win against South Africa on Thursday morning. Australia is currently second to...
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Jun 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on JANSE VAN RENSBURG APPOINTED KINGS COACH
The EP Kings are pleased to announce that Brent Janse van Rensburg, who took up the position of defence coach with the team early this year, has been appointed head coach for the Currie Cup campaign, which begins in August. The former NMMU Madibaz coach...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings appoints new Currie Cup coach
The Eastern Province Kings have announced that former NMMU Madibaz coach, Brent Janse van Rensburg, has been appointed as head coach for the EP Kings Currie Cup campaign. “Brent is a top calibre coach, having earned his stripes in the school system and at...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on England name squad for pool decider against France
James Mitchell steps up at scrum half England have named their squad for tomorrow’s World Rugby U20 Championship pool decider against France at the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana (kick off 3.30pm BST live on BT Sport 1). Charlie Beckett makes his...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springbok team named for vital Aussie clash
DHL Western Province centre EW Viljoen will earn a first starting berth for the Junior Springboks against Australia on Wednesday evening in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship Pool B decider in Calvisano, Italy. He replaces Vodacom Blue Bulls centre JT...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Only three SA players crack Stats XV #FanUp
The penultimate round of the regular 2015 Vodacom SupeRugby competition saw only three South African players make it into the Vodacom Rugby App’s Stats XV. This is in stark contrast of the previous week when a record nine players from the South African...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 18 of the 2015 Super Rugby season. Appointments are outlined below with the asterisk (*) denoting the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference. Match Blues v Highlanders @...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eduan van der Walt, terug in die hospitaal
Dit was op 14 Februarie vanjaar toe Eduan van der Walt, een van die sterslotte in die Steval Pumasspan, sy terugkeer tot Pumarugby gemaak het, na 14 maande van rehabilitasie na die diagnose met Guillain-Barré sindroom (GBS). Van der Walt was vir meer as...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Infor and the Crusaders pitch in for Habitat Hand-up Christchurch
A new community is being built in Bromley thanks to Habitat for Humanity and corporate partner, Infor. Crusaders players and staff have joined with Infor employees in rolling up their sleeves over the past month and helping to build 11 new homes for Habitat...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Counties in buoyant mood for Romania A challenge
ENGLAND Counties give full debuts to five new caps as they look to finish their summer tour on a high against Romania A at the Stadionul National “Arcul de Triumf” tomorrow (5pm BST). Prop Matthew Beesley of Cheshire gets a first start along with...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crockett inks new three-year deal with New Zealand Rugby
All Blacks and Crusaders prop Wyatt Crockett will continue to play his rugby in New Zealand and for the Crusaders for another three years, having re-signed through to the end of the 2018 season. 32-year-old Crockett has been a vital member of the Crusaders...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Anton Lienert-Brown called into New Zealand Under 20 Squad
Chiefs midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown has been called into the New Zealand squad competing at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy, replacing Mitchell Karpik who sustained an ankle injury in the weekend’s match against Argentina. New Zealand head...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on CONFIRMATION OF PLAYER DEPARTURES
Photo: Anton Geyser The Sharks officially confirm the departure of Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis as well as Willem Alberts, who will be playing their final match for the Cell C Sharks this Saturday. Bismarck’s career at the Cell C Sharks is now in its 11th...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Youth Weeks to birth new talent
The Coca-Cola Youth Weeks will once again be held during the June holidays this year. From 29 June to 3 July the primary school teams take to the field in White River in the Under-13 Coca-Cola Craven Week while the U16 teams are up from 6 – 9 July in...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen injury update
DHL Stormers No.8 and captain Duane Vermeulen consulted a neurosurgeon on Monday, after he was withdrawn from the past weekend’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Lions with a severe neck spasm. Vermeulen suffered an intense spasm in his neck after...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Homer replaces Townsend in U20 Championship squad
Will Homer (Bath Rugby) will replace Stuart Townsend in England’s U20 World Championship squad after the scrum half sustained a knee injury playing against Wales on Saturday. The Exeter Chief scored twice against Japan and added his third of the campaign in...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Hosts Go Down Fighting At Dixons
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 06: Xander Kruger of (Monnas) with ball in hand during the 2015 Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools match between Glenwood High School and Monnas at Glenwood High School on June 06, 2015 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Toulon stars line up for World XV
Springbok lock Bakkies Botha, who announced his retirement from international rugby late last year, will head up a strong group of Test icons for the match between South Africa and a World XV at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, July 11. ...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Last chance to #FanUp and win
Rugby 15 will be giving 5 lucky supporters each a set of 4 tickets to the Vodacom SupeRugby game between the Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 13 June 2015 at 17h05. (One of these lucky winner will walk away with a Bulls...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks and Aussies in World Rugby U20s top of pool clash
Junior Springbok Hanro Liebenberg on Monday emphasised the need for a better all-round performance when the South Africans face Australia in a vital World Rugby Under-20 Championship pool B fixture in Calvisano in Italy. South Africa lead their pool following...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Success is not an accident
A lot has been said about the new Springbok jersey, designed by ASICS, for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The jersey was launched on Thursday to mark the 100 day count down to the biggest rugby showpiece. The main discussion point is the absent Springbok logo on...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Stormers win tackle battle in stalemate #FanUp
A nail-biting Vodacom SupeRugby clash between the Emirates Lions and the DHL Stormers may have ended in a 19-19 stalemate but it is the hosts that won the defensive battle in Cape Town on Saturday. The hosts put on an exhaustive defensive effort to deny the...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on HOW IS THE SUPER RUGBY FINALS SERIES SHAPING UP?
With just one week of the regular season remaining, we take a moment to assess the Finals Series contenders and what Round 18 holds in store. After the Lions drew with the Stormers in the final match of Round 17, the Finals Series picture became a lot...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women’s squad announced for Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix
England Women’s Head Coach Simon Middleton will hand five players their first sevens starts of the season at the first leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix in Kazan this weekend (June 13-14). Francesca Matthews, Lydia Thompson, Abbie Brown, Heather...
