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Nov 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Boks named to tackle Ireland
The Springboks have gone for continuity in selection in their team to face Ireland on Saturday in the opening Test of the Castle Outgoing Tour at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. There were only three changes to the team that started in the Springboks’ last...
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Nov 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Scotland to play injured star lock against All Blacks
Morgan Piek – Scotland have named their team to take on the All Blacks at Murrayfield on Sunday afternoon. The most notable inclusion is that of their stalwart lock Richie Gray. Gray is still considered to be injured and may be seen as a bold move by...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Jarvis to make Wales debut
The Wales team to play Argentina in the Dove Men Series opener at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (2.30pm) shows just four changes to the starting line-up from the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam winning side – including one debutant. Up front Ospreys prop...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks take part in IRB scrum study
The Springboks took part in a scrum study conducted by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in conjunction with the University of Bath in Dublin on Tuesday. The unprecedented programme, called “Biomechanics of the Rugby Scrum”, was launched by the IRB in...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Excitement ahead of inaugural NBM 7sPL tournament in George
With African soccer giants Kaizer Chiefs confirmed as the 12th and final team to participate in the inaugural NBM Premier 7sPL in George, tournament promoter Willem Strauss confirmed that it is all systems go for the highly anticipated event to be played at...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU nominated in Virgin Active Sports Industry Awards
The South African Rugby Union has again featured prominently in the nominations for the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards. SARU received five nominations – having also been nominated in 2011 and earlier this year – and was again the leading sports...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tough assignment for SA Women in Dubai
The South African Women’s Sevens team will be facing a tough pool schedule for the opening round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens. The SA Women squad is one of twelve international sides across...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Ireland vs South Africa Results
24 November 1906 – Ireland 12 vs South Africa 15 – Balrmoral Showgrounds, Belfast, N. Ireland. 30 November 1912 – Ireland 0 vs South Africa 38 – Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland. 19 December 1931 – Ireland 3 vs South Africa 8 – Lansdowne Road,...
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Willem Oliphant has been named as the Southern Kings team manager
Willem Oliphant has been officially named as the Southern Kings’ Team Manager for the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby season. Willem has been part of the SA Rugby structures as team manager for the SA u20 teams over the past few years. With years of experience...
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Referee Jaftha to make Test debut
Highly-rated South African referee Jason Jaftha will make his Test debut later this month, the South African Rugby Union announced on Monday. Jaftha, 27, is one of a team of SARU officials who have been appointed to a trio of matches in Namibia in November....
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Theron names extended group for camp and trials
Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron made his first move in defending the Junior World Championship title his side won in June by naming an extended training squad for the 2013 IRB tournament, to be played in France. Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western...
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks, Blue Bulls crowned SARU Sevens champs
Tournament favourites The Sharks and hosts, Blue Bulls, were crowned champions in the men’s and women’s section respectively at the 2012 SARU Interprovincial Sevens at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday. The team from KwaZulu-Natal fielded a powerful team and...
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Nov 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in cold and wet Dublin
The Springboks arrived in a cold and wet Dublin on Sunday afternoon at the start of their Castle Outgoing Tour ahead of the first Test against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The squad of 27 players left South Africa on Saturday evening and after a...
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup attracts record TV audiences
The Absa Currie Cup season broke television broadcast records, the South African Rugby Union announced on Friday. An average of 525 000 viewers watched the 33 matches in the competition – an increase of 36% on the 2011 season average – according to data...
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on New laws invite fast paced Rugby
Morgan Piek – The All Blacks will be using their Northern Tour to trial run the new IRB law regulations. The New Zealanders believe the new “shot-clock” ruck law would benefit them as the law intends to speed up the game. The new five...
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Cheetahs welcome the 2,05m tall Lodewyk de Jager
Morgan Piek – After losing their forth lock to an overseas based club, the Free State Rugby Union and Toyota Cheetahs have been hit incredibly hard in the specialist position. For quite some time now the position has been an area of concern for the...
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Rugby donates $12,000 to the Middlemore Foundation
Auckland Rugby Captain Daniel Braid and player Joe Edwards were proud to present the Middlemore Foundation with a cheque for $12,747.90. The money was raised at the annual Auckland Rugby Charity Quiz last month and will be used to fund school based clinics in...
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Nov 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bryan Habana named SARU Player of the Year
Springbok winger Bryan Habana was on Thursday named South African Rugby Player of the Year for the third time, while DHL Western Province picked up a brace of awards as their Absa Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup success was recognised at a glittering ceremony at...
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Nov 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on End of Year Tour – Opportunity for Redemption
Morgan Piek – It’s that time of year again when the rugby starts winding down after yet another long season. With only the annual End of Year Tour remaining on the South African Rugby calendar, it’s time for our players to rest up for a little while...
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Nov 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Liam Williams Story
Fullback Liam Williams is putting everything he has into Wales’ gruelling training regime on their pre-Dove Men Series camp in Spala, Poland, this week in a bid to make his dreams come true for a second time this year. Williams made his international debut...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cell C sponsor Rugby’s Biggest Party – the NMB Sevens
Cell C are the new headline sponsor of The Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Wednesday. The cellular network provider will sponsor Rugby’s Biggest Party, the South African leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series, for...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU Transformation Indaba delegates lead way
Sports Minister congratulates SARU for leading way Provincial delegates confirm commitment to transformation SARU Transformation Implementation Plan to be issued Rugby to measure progress in six areas The South African Rugby Union’s “watershed”...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes 2013 Super Rugby squad announced
Eight new Hurricanes have today been announced in the squad including two players that will make the step up from the 2012 wider training group. The new recruits include All Black Ben Franks, Wellington and New Zealand Under 20 representatives Matt Proctor...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Highlanders 2013 Super Rugby squad announced
The Highlanders squad has a number of new faces and this will make for a very exciting season in 2013. The forward pack will be bolstered by the experience of Brad Thorn and Tony Woodcock who have played a combined total of 151 tests for the All Blacks and...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders 2013 Super Rugby Squad announced
Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his squad to contest the 2013 Investec Super Rugby competition. It includes nine new faces and twenty three players returning from the 2012 Crusaders squad. Four of the new faces – Dominic Bird, Johnny...
