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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on GWK Griquas team to play the CELL C Sharks
GWK Griquas team to play the CELL C Sharks on Saturday 09 August at GWK PARK, KIMBERLEY 15H00 1. Steph Roberts 2. Ryno Barnes 3. Maks Van Dyk 4. Willem Serfontein...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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General News, School •
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Comments Off on EP Rugby and Virgin Active team up to help schools
The Eastern Province Rugby Union and Virgin Active Greenacres teamed up this week to assist schools from previously disadvantaged areas with spinning bikes for their sports departments. Virgin Active Greenacres, who have recently upgraded their Spinning Bike...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs team announced for clash with Steval Pumas
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Steval Pumas on Saturday, 9 August at 19:10 in Nelspruit. Coach Rory Duncan, has named his team for the clash. Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Steval Pumas Absa Currie Cup Nelspruit,...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on NEW BROADCASTING BENCHMARKS COMPLEMENT RECORD SUPER RUGBY CROWD
A new Super Rugby attendance benchmark of 61,823 fans Second-highest Super Rugby audience in history for Fox Sports (357k) and a 53 percent increase on the 2013 Final It was the second-highest rating match this year for SKY Sport NZ (319k) and the...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Juan Smith drafted into Springbok squad
Experienced international forward Juan Smith has been drafted into the Springboks’ squad preparing for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. Smith is a Rugby World Cup winner in 2007 who has 69 Test caps to his name. He will join the squad in Johannesburg as...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby heroes honoured at For the Love of the Game Banquet
Last night, the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players Fund lit up the Montecasino Ballroom in pomp and splendour, as the annual “For the love of the Game” banquet aptly honoured rugby and its heroes. This year, Presenting Sponsor Seartec SA, the full...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Affies vs Pretoria Boys High Overview
Affies vs Pretoria Boys High Overview 05 Aug 2014 • 492 views Historic overview A rivalry that dates back 91 years and is one of the great Interschools events on the local South African schoolboy rugby calendar once again takes place on...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Good mix of experience, youth for EP Kings
Eastern Province Kings coach Carlos Spencer’s named Luke Watson as the captain ahead of Friday’s clash with Western Province at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Spencer also included experienced players like Tim Whitehead, Ronnie...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to play the Sharks in Kimberley
GWK Griquas team to play the CELL C Sharks on Saturday 09 August at GWK PARK, KIMBERLEY 15H00 1. Steph Roberts 2. Ryno Barnes 3. Maks Van Dyk 4. Willem Serfontein 5. Jaco Nepgen 6. Marnus Schoeman 7. Hilton Lobberts 8. Carel Greeff 9. Tian Meyer 10. Francois...
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Aug 6, 14 •
1932 Views •
General News, International, Rugby World Cup •
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Comments Off on French pack overpower Bok Women for victory
The powerful French pack on Tuesday produced a dominant display against the Springbok Women in their Women’s Rugby World Cup encounter to hand the hosts a 55-3 victory in Marcoussis. The breakdowns and lineouts proved to be problematic for South Africa in...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup Day 2 Results
Tuesday, August 05 2014 France 55 – 3 South Africa New Zealand 14 – 17 Ireland Canada 42 – 7 Samoa England 45 – 5 Spain Australia 25 – 3 Wales USA 47 – 7 Kazakhstan...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pumas start Currie Cup campaign without four Super Rugby players
The Lions’ Super Rugby players Coenie van Wyk, Faf de Klerk, Corné Fourie and Rudi Mathee will not be in the Steval Pumas’ starting line-up for their Currie Cup match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday. Coach Jimmy Stonehouse takes a big...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team announced to take on Western Province
The Eastern Province Kings team that will take on the DHL Western Province in their first Currie Cup Premier Division match of the season at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday evening at 19h10. EP Kings Head Coach, Carlos Spencer announced his team...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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General News, South Africa •
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Comments Off on New-look DHL Western Province team heads to PE
A new-look DHL Western Province team will head to Port Elizabeth to open their 2014 Absa Currie Cup campaign against the Eastern Province Kings on Friday night (kick-off 19h10). Centre Juan de Jongh, in his first senior match as captain of DHL WP, will...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth and Malherbe released for Absa Currie Cup duty
Two members of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad, Eben Etzebeth and Frans Malherbe, have been released to play in the opening round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for DHL Western Province on Friday evening. Both players are...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on IRB Womens Rugby World Cup Fixtures Day 2
Tuesday, August 05 2014: 13:00 – USA vs Kazakhstan Marcoussis 2, Paris, France 15:00 – Australia vs Wales Marcoussis 2, Paris, France 15:45 – England vs Spain Marcoussis 1, Paris, France 17:00 – Canada vs Samoa Marcoussis 2, Paris,...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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General News, Mitre 10 Cup, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on Crusaders update on injuries
The Crusaders are able to provide the following update on the status of players injured during the Investec Super Rugby Final on Saturday night: Dan Carter took a knock to his lower leg and a scan has revealed a small crack in his upper fibula. The size of...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Australia, General News •
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Comments Off on Souths shock Eastwood to progress to semis
The 2014 Magners Shute Shield Semi-Final line ups have now been confirmed, with Manly, Sydney University, Southern Districts and Eastwood through to the second week of finals action. Top seed Manly’s dominant win over Randwick on Saturday sees them line...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT UNVEILS COACHING SQUAD FOR BUILDCORP NRC
Western Force Senior Assistant Coach David Wessels and Backs Coach Kevin Foote have been named as joint head coaches of the Perth Spirit for the 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The pair will be assisted by RugbyWA Junior Elite Coach, Dwayne...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on ITM Cup 2014 season launched New game priorities for referees
It’s almost here! The 39th season of New Zealand’s premier domestic competition – the ITM Cup – kicks off in nine days’ time with all teams raring to get their 2014 campaigns under way. The 2014 season of the ITM Cup was officially launched at a...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns named to play Ireland #WRWC2014 #blackferns
Black Ferns head coach Brian Evans has named the team to face Ireland in the defending champions’ second match of the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The team is: 1 Kathleen Wilton 2 Fiao’o Fa’amausili (captain) 3 Aleisha Nelson 4 Eloise...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on HODGSON CLAIMS 2014 NATHAN SHARPE MEDAL
Western Force captain Matt Hodgson has been awarded the 2014 Nathan Sharpe Medal at the HBF Stadium in Perth tonight. This is the third time Hodgson has claimed the premier award, having previously received the club’s Player of the Year Award (now Nathan...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on PENITANI AND ANDERSON NAMED AS RUGBY SEVENS YOUTH OLYMPIC CO-CAPTAINS
The Australian Youth Olympics Women’s Sevens management team of Tim Walsh and Scott Bowen has announced Brooke Anderson and Tiana Penitani as co-captains for the Women’s Rugby Sevens team that will depart for Nanjing on 13 August. The pair finalised...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Alcock re-signs for FOrce’s 10th season
The Western Force’s retention drive has continued with flanker Chris Alcock the latest to re-sign with the Western Australian club for its 10th season of Asteron Life Super Rugby in 2015. Alcock, who has re-signed for another two seasons, has played 19...
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Aug 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on 10 minutes with Pumas prop Sabelo Nhlapo
BENEDICT CHANAKIRA caught up with new Pumas recruite who spoke about Rugby, Jimmy Stonehouse and more… •Who is Sabelo? I’d like to think that I’m a simple oke who’s been blessed with a great family, friends and who has a passion for...