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May 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on England announce Rugby World Cup training group
Stuart Lancaster has announced England’s extended training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The 50-man group will meet up at Pennyhill Park on Monday 22 June to begin preparing for the tournament, which starts against Fiji, at Twickenham, on Friday...
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May 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Schools across the country selected to welcome teams to Rugby World Cup 2015
20 school choirs from England and Wales selected to welcome teams Over 100 applications resulted in competitive selection process Each choir will be part of the official Rugby World Cup 2015 Welcome Ceremonies held in September Choirs will perform the...
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May 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tuilagi will not be picked for Rugby World Cup squad
Manu Tuilagi convicted on three charges of assault and one of criminal damage Tuilagi will not be considered for selection until January 2016 England Rugby and Leicester Tigers have taken action against Manu Tuilagi following his conviction on three...
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Apr 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on SA match officials named on RWC panel
Two of South Africa’s elite referees, Craig Joubert and Jaco Peyper, have been named in an experienced 12-man referee panel to officiate at the Rugby World Cup in England, while Stuart Berry and Shaun Veldsman were named as assistant referee and Television...
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Mar 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on John Smit to captain star-studded SA Rugby Travel team at Rugby World Cup
Photo: @HowzitJax South African rugby fans will be given a magic carpet ride to the Rugby World Cup with some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, following the announcement of the SA Rugby Travel World Cup match-day line-up today. The campaign...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU confirms interest in bidding for RWC 2023
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday confirmed its interest in bidding for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, following the announcement of the tender process by World Rugby. Jurie Roux, CEO of SARU, reaffirmed the union’s commitment to bring the...
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Feb 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on School children in England and Wales to welcome teams to Rugby World Cup 2015
Schools across England and Wales can now apply to be part of Rugby World Cup 2015 Welcome Ceremonies The 20 competing teams will be welcomed to the Tournament and the local area in September 2015 Schools will form part of the vocal performances Open to...
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Nov 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tickets to go back on sale in November
A total of 950,000 Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets were sold in the September general sale, with record levels of demand for tickets for pool and knock-out stage matches. England Rugby 2015 received applications for more than 5 million tickets, leading to demand...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Aaron Cruden misconduct meeting
New Zealand Rugby has concluded a misconduct process with All Blacks first five-eighth Aaron Cruden after he failed to make the All Blacks’ assembly time, on Sunday 21 September. New Zealand Rugby General Manager Rugby Neil Sorensen met with Cruden and his...
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Aug 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women 7s fixtures announced for World Series Qualifier
The Springbok Women Sevens will face France, China and Mexico in their pool matches at the IRB Women’s Sevens World Sevens Qualifier in Hong Kong next month, the International Rugby Board has announced. South Africa are among 12 teams going head-to-head at...
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Aug 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Innovative RWC 2015 Match XV ball launched
Innovation and tradition is at the heart of MATCH XV, the official Rugby World Cup 2015 match ball, launched by Rugby World Cup suppliers Gilbert today. The MATCH XV will make its debut in the English Premiership and French Top 14 later this month and will be...
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Jul 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup travel sub-agents appointed by SA Rugby Travel
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) and SA Rugby Travel are pleased to announce that Edusport Travel and Makro Sports Travel have been appointed as official sub-agents to SA Rugby Travel for the sale of Rugby World Cup 2015 travel packages. The appointment...
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Mar 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s preliminary RWC squad announced
Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka on Tuesday announced a preliminary squad of 39 players for the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup as he looks to put the building blocks in place for the international showpiece in France from August 1 to 17. The...
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Jan 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Rugby World Cup 2015 kick-off times and ticket prices released
The Springboks and South African fans on received good news in the lead-up to the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup in England, with the announcement that three of the team’s four round-robin matches will begin at 17h00 (19h00 SA time) and only one at 20h00 (22h00...
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Jan 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2015 Official Supporter Tours Launched
January 1, 2014 marks an exciting milestone for Rugby World Cup 2015 as it is the global launch of the official supporter tour packages. A wide range of packages based on experience and price will be available through 15 market-leading official travel agents...
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Jan 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Preview – IRB
With the building blocks for Rugby World Cup 2015 now firmly in place, preparation for the world’s third largest sporting event now moves from planning to delivery in 2014. With seven qualification spots still to be decided, over 2 million tickets set to go...
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Dec 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on Review of 2013 – IRB
What a difference a year makes. With the year drawing to a close and the countdown to Rugby World Cup 2015 gaining momentum, Rugby World Cup looks back some of the highlights from the last 12 months. January For the 12 qualified teams, the year started with...
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Dec 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup 2015: Now you can plan experience of a lifetime
Last week’s announcement of the ticketing strategy and kick-off times for Rugby World Cup 2015 marked a key milestone in the build-up to the sport’s showcase event. Fans across the world can now start to plan their tournament, whether that means buying a...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Zimbabwe hold fast to their RWC dream
Former Scotland Under 20 flanker Andrew Rose is now back in his native Zimbabwe, ready for national duty. Photo: Getty By Enock Muchinjo For the past three years, all the talk in Zimbabwean rugby has centred around the dream to go to the Rugby World Cup for...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks draw NZ in #JWC2014 pools
The Junior Springboks were grouped with hosts New Zealand, Samoa and Scotland when the pools and fixtures of the IRB Junior World Championship 2014 were confirmed earlier today in Auckland. The future stars of world Rugby will come together in New Zealand...
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Nov 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Rugby World Cup 2015 kick-off times and ticket prices released
The Springboks and South African fans on Wednesday received good news in the lead-up to the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup in England, with the announcement that three of the team’s four round-robin matches will begin at 17h00 (19h00 SA time) and only one at...
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Nov 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on England Women announce their RWC training squad
England Women Head Coach Gary Street has today (Tuesday) announced a 27-Woman Rugby World Cup training squad. Street, who will expand his squad to 30 in the New Year following several players return from injury, will have access to increased training time...
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Nov 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Richie McCaw returns the Webb Ellis Cup
Rugby World Cup 2011 winning captain Richie McCaw returned the Webb Ellis Cup to Rugby World Cup Limited Chairman Bernard Lapasset in the official handover ceremony at the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in Dublin on Monday. With less than two years...
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Nov 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Legends turn back the clock in celebrations
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the breath-taking Rugby World Cup 2003 Final, rugby legends from England and Australia pulled their national jerseys back on Thursday for a charity match at the Twickenham Stoop in London. The memory of 22 November 2003,...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA’s 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup opponents confirmed
South Africa will face Wales, France and Australia in the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France after being named in Pool C at the official World Cup draw in Paris on Wednesday. The competition, which runs from August 1 to 17, 2014, will feature 12...
