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Jan 28, 14 •
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Wales Under 20 head coach Byron Hayward has named his side for the opening round of the Under 20 Six Nations, against Italy on Friday night (7.10pm, Eirias, Colwyn Bay). Five players in the starting line-up were capped last season – captain Steffan Hughes...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Maxton selects mixture of youth and experience to face Ireland
Scotland Women head coach, Jules Maxton, has named her team to take on current Grand Slam Champions Ireland, with a vision of building for the future. Maxton, in her first campaign as head coach, has named four uncapped players to head to Dublin for the...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on #SARU Special General Council meeting postponed
Eastern Province Rugby have confirmed that the SARU Special General Council meeting, which was to be held in Cape Town on Friday to discuss the inclusion of the EP Kings in an expanded ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division, has been postponed. EPRU President,...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings team announced to take on the Lions
Following a sterling performance against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs this past weekend, it is not surprising to see a fairly unchanged starting line up for the Southern Kings match against the Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Southern Kings...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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WELL, WHAT A START TO THE NEW YEAR! A pulsating game which saw an exciting and impressive brand of running rugby from the Kings, against the Cheetahs last week. Just a pity that the visitors rather fortuitously got away in the end. It could have been a lot...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs take on STEVAL Pumas in warm-up match
Come enjoy a fun family day as the Toyota Cheetahs take on the STEVAL Pumas in a warm-up match this Saturday, 1 February at the Old Greys sports grounds in Park road, Bloemfontein. The teams part-take in this warm-up match following the decision by the Free...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has named his team for Saturday’s (February 1) Six Nations opener against France at the Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, kick off 7:55pm (GMT). Darlington Mowden Park Sharks fly-half Katy Mclean will captain a...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union congratulates General Peter Cosgrove AC MC
Australian Rugby Union today congratulated General (Ret.) Peter Cosgrove AC MC on his appointment to be Australia’s next Governor-General from March this year. General Cosgrove retired from Australian Rugby Union’s Board of Directors in November...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU Coaching Symposium starts in Stellenbosch
The South African Rugby Union (SARU), in collaboration with their provincial unions, has implemented cutting-edge technology which will ensure players from as young as Under-13 level are properly monitored and managed on their pathway to playing professional...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Portugal 16 – 30 England StudentsEngland Students put in an accomplished display against Portugal on Friday night to record their second successive victory against the side ranked 22nd in the IRB World Rankings. This fixture was the first of the season...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Squad for RBS 6 Nations fixtures against Scotland and Wales
The Ireland Squad for the RBS 6 Nations fixtures against Scotland and Wales Forwards (18) Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) Robin Copeland (Cardiff Blues)* Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) Jamie Heaslip (Dublin...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Scarlets second-row Jake Ball has been called into Wales’ 2014 RBS 6 Nations squad. The uncapped 22-year-old was called into train with the national squad last week and has now been added to Warren Gatland’s squad...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on England beat France and Australia on day three of USA Sevens
ENGLAND finished fifth at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas after beating France 21-12 and Australia 26-24 to win the Plate title. The result earned Simon Amor’s side 13 series points and leaves them fourth in the overall standings behind South Africa, New...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU presents BokSmart seminar at ER24 HQ
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) presented a BokSmart seminar to a select group of ER24 medical professionals at their headquarters in Johannesburg as part of their on-going work to continue the reduction of catastrophic head, neck and spinal injuries in...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on England squad update
THE England squad reported at Pennyhill Park this evening to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against France at Stade de France. There are no changes to the 35 players who trained last week. The England Saxons squad to play against Scotland A in...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA win USA Sevens to lead World Series
South Africa defended their USA Sevens title in style in Las Vegas, winning a thrilling Cup final 14-7 against reigning Series champions, New Zealand. In winning a second successive tournament title this season, South Africa assume a one-point lead over New...
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Jan 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bok Sevens clinch second successive Las Vegas title
South Africa defended their Las Vegas Sevens successfully when they defeated New Zealand 14-7 in another dramatic and tense Cup final between the two rugby rivals in the early hours of Monday morning (SA time). The teams were tied 7-all at halftime after...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on RBS 6 Nations to implement PSCA
The Six Nations Council, at its meeting on 22 January 2014, gave approval for the six Unions to implement the IRB’s Pitch-side Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA) trial at all matches in the RBS 6 Nations Championship in 2014 including the U20s and...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Canada reach semi-finals in Las Vegas
On a breathless day’s action at the Sam Boyd Stadium, Canada performed heroics to reach only their second-ever Cup semi-final in IRB Sevens rugby, joining defending USA Sevens champions South Africa, New Zealand and Samoa in the final four. The South...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) April 2014 5 Ulster v Saracens Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 16:40 5 Toulon v Leinster Stade Félix-Mayol à Toulon 19:00 6 Clermont Auvergne v Leicester Tigers Stade Marcel-Michelin 16:40 6 Munster v Toulouse Thomond Park, Limerick...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 19 Clermont Auvergne 28 – 3 Racing Metro Stade Marcel-Michelin report 19 Scarlets 20 – 22 Harlequins Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli report 19 Munster 38 – 6 Edinburgh Thomond Park, Limerick report 19 Perpignan 18 – 36...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 7 Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers Sixways, Worcester 21:45 7 Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby AJ Bell Stadium 22:00 8 Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground, Bath 17:00 8 Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 5 London Wasps 19 – 16 Exeter Chiefs Adams Park, High Wycombe 5 Leicester Tigers 27 – 27 Bath Rugby Welford Road, Leicester 4 Gloucester Rugby 8 – 29 Saracens Kingsholm, Gloucester 4 London Irish 22 – 9 Worcester Warriors...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 8 Bayonne v Brive Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne 19:30 8 Bordeaux Begles v Grenoble Stade Andre Moga, Begles 19:30 8 Castres v Oyonnax Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres 19:30 8 Clermont Auvergne v Stade Francais Stade Marcel...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 25 Brive 23 – 10 Toulon Stade Amedee-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde 25 Grenoble 25 – 19 Perpignan Stade Lesdiguieres, Grenoble 25 Montpellier 28 – 23 Bordeaux Begles Stade Yves-Du-Manoir, Montpellier 25 Bayonne 18 – 9...
