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Jan 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Quantas Men’s Sevens to tackle Pacific neighbours in Las Vegas
The 2013 – 2014 HSBC World Sevens Series resumes in Las Vegas on Friday 24 – Sunday 26 January (PST), with the Qantas Men’s Sevens set to face the giants of Rugby Sevens, New Zealand and Fiji, on the first day of the tournament. In addition...
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Jan 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs head south for Volvo community roadshow
The NSW Waratahs will start their season next Tuesday, with a four-day community roadshow ahead of their first trial match against the Rebels on the banks of the Murray River on Saturday, February 1. The Waratahs Volvo Community Roadshow will see the full NSW...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Grey High (PE) Rugby Festival Fixtures 2014
Match days: 29 March, 31 March and 02 April 2014 Schools Participating: # School Region # School Region # School Region 1 Grey High School EP 10 Jeppe Boys High Lions 19 Nico Malan High EP 2 Bishops WP 11 Kearsney College KZN 20 Parktown Boys High Lions 3...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Maritzburg College School Rugby Fixtures 2014
Maritzburg College 1st XV School Rugby Fixtures for 2014 Friday, 21 March: College vs Northwood/Voortrekker XV 12 April: Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys High 19- 21 April St Stithians Easter Festival 28-30 April Wildeklawer Tournament in Kimberley 28...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pukke Skouspel School Rugby Fixtures 2014
Pukke Skouspel will take place at the University of the North-West in Potchefstroom from Saturday 29 March to Wednesday 02 April 2014. Skouspel Fixtures 2014: 29 March 2014 11h00 HTS Drostdy Potch Gimnasium 12h20 Hoërskool Transvalia Hoërskool Florida...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kearsney Easter School Rugby Festival 2014
Kearsney Easter School Rugby Fixtures for 2014 Day 1: Thursday 17 April 2014 08h30 KZN U13 Provincial Development vs TBC 09h30 Kearsney College vs HTS Middleburg 10h45 Framesby vs Monument 12h00 Westville Boys High vs Nico Malan High 13h15 Selborne College...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Grey Rugby Tour Report to UK 2013
The Grey boys finished their tour in style by winning all 5 matches. Congratulations! Grey Rugby Tour Report to UK 2013 Grey High Overseas Rugby Festival Itinerary MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 15:00 – RUGBY MATCH 1 vs ABINGDON SCHOOL 1st XV Grey won 61-5...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Canada set for ‘home tournament’ in USA
Canada Sevens head coach Geraint John has announced his squad for the USA Sevens round of the HSBC Sevens World Series at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event in Sin City is commonly referred to as Canada’s “home event” as it’s the closest...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pacific Rugby Cup 2014 fixtures announced
The International Rugby Board has announced that the Argentina Pampas will participate in a new-look IRB Pacific Rugby Cup in 2014. For the first time the tournament will be hosted entirely in Australia and will be organised by the IRB in partnership with the...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Five changes for Scotland Sevens
Colin Gregor will captain the Scotland Sevens side for rounds four and five of the HSBC Sevens World Series in USA and New Zealand. Head coach Stephen Gemmell has made five changes to the side that competed in the third round of the Series in Port Elizabeth...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement for Lions vs Leopards 2014 Super Rugby Warm up
Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced two 28-man sides to face the Leopards, in the first Super Rugby warm-up matches of 2014, taking place at Ellis Park on Friday. A rolling substitution system will be in place for both matches, as both games will...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Australia’s top young talent ready for 2014 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup
Australia’s best emerging Super Rugby talent will compete against national representative teams from Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and Argentina in next month’s 2014 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup (PRC) to be held over five weeks across Australia. The...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Michael Rhodes to face SARU judicial committee
DHL Western Province and Stormers forward Michael Rhodes will appear before a South African Rugby Union (SARU) judicial committee on Thursday for a dangerous tackle in the Absa Currie Cup final against The Sharks in Cape Town last season. The disciplinary...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wynberg School Rugby Festival Fixtures 2014
Wynberg School Rugby Festival Fixtures for 2014 Thursday 1 May 2014 Hoërskool Bellville vs Walvis Bay Private High School Wynberg Boys High vs Hugenote Hoërskool (Wellington) Stellenberg High School vs Pearson High School Rondebosch Boys High vs St...
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Jan 20, 14 •
10495 Views •
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Comments Off on KES Easter School Rugby Festival Fixtures 2014
King Edward VII School (KES) Easter School Rugby Festival Fixtures for 2014. Day 1: Thursday 17 April 2014 09h00: Hoërskool Eldoraigne vs Hoër Landbouskool Marlow 10h20: Northwood School vs Graeme College 11h40: Queen’s College vs Parktown Boys...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Saxons squad update
Young Gloucester Rugby lock Elliott Stooke has been added to the England Saxons squad preparing to face the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds at Kingsholm on Saturday, January 25 (5pm, live on Sky Sports HD1). Stooke, 20, replaces injured Leicester Tigers lock Graham...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Two (refs) heads are better than one
The Varsity Cup will lend itself to further refereeing experimentation, with the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International set to employ two referees in every one of its fixtures. Having trialled the white card (time-out) system in the...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on More innovation as 2014 Varsity Rugby kicks-off
The 2014 Varsity Rugby season kicked-off in grand style at De Zalze Golf Club on Monday, with the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International moving into its seventh year of existence with some exciting innovations planned for this year. And the 2014...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup eyeing full student ‘quota’
The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will be phasing out all non-students during this season ahead of the 2015 competition. At present, 20 of the 23 players in the matchday squads are required to be full-time students, but this will be...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Celebs scrum down for Kings
THE days are long, the summer strong and the game is on – well at least that’s what top Nelson Mandela Bay personalities discovered today at the city’s stadium as they moved from the side-lines to the centerfield ahead of three Super Rugby friendlies in...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on New coach readies UJ for Varsity Cup
University of Johannesburg head coach Werner Janse van Rensburg has started his new-look rugby squad on the road to the Varsity Cup with a series of warm-up matches. Over the next few weeks, FNB UJ will take on neighbours Wits, TUT and Centurion Rugby...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on National coaching symposium kicks off 2014
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) hosts a ground-breaking national coaching symposium in Stellenbosch later this month where ideas will be shared between coaches from junior provincial to Springbok level. All provincial coaches have been invited to...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Godfrey named Madibaz skipper for Varsity Cup
Loosehead prop Roy Godfrey has been named as FNB Madibaz captain for next month’s Varsity Cup rugby tournament ahead of Tuesday’s important warm-up game against the Free State Cheetahs. Godfrey will skipper the NMMU side for a second year running – his...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tietjens forced into NZ Sevens change
New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has been forced into a late squad change ahead of the USA Sevens in Las Vegas, round four of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Auckland player Akira Ioane has had to withdraw, and has been replaced by Manawatu’s George...
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Jan 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women impress at first training camp
South African Rugby Union (SARU) High Performance GM Rassie Erasmus on Sunday was satisfied with the skills levels and quality of players available ahead of the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France later this year following the conclusion of the opening...
