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Oct 17, 19 •
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Wallabies team to play England at Oita Stadium, Oita on Saturday 19 October, 4.15pm JST Scott Sio (62 Tests) Tolu Latu (18 Tests) Allan Alaalatoa (36 Tests) Izack Rodda (24 Tests) Rory Arnold (25 Tests) David Pocock (82 Tests) Michael Hooper (c) (98 Tests)...
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Oct 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks re-wind, re-boot for Japan re-visit
The Springboks have reverted to the starting XV and replacements that recorded a 49-3 victory over Italy a fortnight ago for the do-or-die Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Japan in Tokyo on Sunday. It means 13 changes to the starting XV from the one...
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Oct 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on Jones names England team to play Australia
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his side to play Australia in the quarter-final of Rugby World Cup 2019 on Saturday 19th October at Oita Stadium (KO 4:15pm local time, 8:15am UK time live on ITV). Captain Owen Farrell is named at fly half...
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Oct 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for RWC2019 Quarter Final against Ireland
The All Blacks team has been named to play Ireland in their Rugby World Cup 2019 Quarter Final at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, on Saturday 19 October (Kick-off: 7.15PM, 11.15PM NZT) The matchday 23 is as follows (Test caps in brackets): Joe Moody (43) Codie Taylor...
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Oct 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Fifty-up for Peyper as Boks get Barnes in RWC quarter-final
Experienced South African referee, Jaco Peyper, will have a memorable 50th Test appearance with the whistle on Sunday after being appointed to take charge of the Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Wales and France at the Oita Stadium in Japan. This feat...
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Oct 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES BOOK RUGBY WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL BERTH WITH WIN OVER GEORGIA
Wallabies v GeorgiaRugby World Cup 2019Pool D, Shizuoka Stadium, ShizuokaFriday 11 October 2019 The Wallabies have secured a berth in the knockout stage at Rugby World Cup 2019 after a hard-fought 27-8 victory over Georgia on a wet and windy night in...
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Oct 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Ten-try Springboks turn their attention to QF rivals
Rassie Erasmus and his coaching team will hit the analysis suite hard in the next two days while the players recharge their batteries after completing a 10-try rout of a brave Canada side to confirm a place in the Rugby World Cup last eight. The players will...
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Oct 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES TEAM CONFIRMED FOR CLASH WITH GEORGIA IN SHIZUOKA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Wallabies team to play Georgia at Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka on Friday 11 October, 7.15pm JST Scott Sio (61 Tests) Tolu Latu (17 Tests) Sekope Kepu (109 Tests) Izack Rodda (23 Tests) Rory Arnold (24 Tests) Jack Dempsey (13 Tests) David Pocock (c) (81 Tests)...
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Oct 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named to play Namibia at RWC2019
The All Blacks team has been named to play Namibia in their Rugby World Cup Pool Play match on Sunday 6 October at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo. (Kick off: 1.45PM, 5.45PM NZT) The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets): Joe Moody (42) Codie Taylor...
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Oct 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi embraces ‘do-or-die’ reality
The high stakes challenge posed by Italy in Friday’s Rugby World Cup Pool B clash has been welcomed by Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. The Springboks must win their showdown in Shizuoka against the Azzurri to keep alive their hopes of reaching the...
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Oct 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on England team to play Argentina
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play Argentina in England’s third pool match of Rugby World Cup 2019 at Tokyo Stadium (KO 5pm local time, 9am UK time live on ITV Sport). Owen Farrell will captain the side at inside centre with...
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Oct 2, 19 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES TEAM CONFIRMED FOR CLASH WITH URUGUAY IN OITA ON SATURDAY
Wallabies team to play Uruguay at Oita Stadium, Oita on Saturday 5 October, 2.15pm JST James Slipper (93 Tests) Folau Fainga’a (11 Tests) Allan Alaalatoa (35 Tests) Rob Simmons (98 Tests) Adam Coleman (36 Tests) Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (18 Tests) Michael...
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Oct 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on Damian Willemse replaces Jesse Kriel in Springbok World Cup squad
Damian Willemse, the DHL Stormers utility back, will fly out to Japan to join the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad following the injury withdrawal of Jesse Kriel. Kriel sustained a hamstring injury in the opening match of the tournament against New Zealand and...
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Oct 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on Ardie Savea to wear rugby goggles in Test against Canada
All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea is to wear rugby goggles in the team’s next Rugby World Cup Test against Canada tomorrow, after trialling them at All Blacks training this week. The move comes after Savea discovered that the vision had deteriorated...
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Oct 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on Pack trio wins starting call-up for Boks’ must-win clash
Front rowers Tendai Mtawarira and Bongi Mbonambi, as well as Lood de Jager (lock) have been promoted to the Springboks’ ‘senior’ starting pack for Friday’s must-win Rugby World Cup clash with Italy in Shizuoka. The inclusion of the three tight...
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Sep 30, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for RWC2019 match against Canada
The All Blacks team to play Canada in their second Rugby World Cup Pool Play Test on Wednesday 2 October at Oita Stadium, Oita, has been named (Kick-off: 7.15PM, 11.15PM NZT) The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets): Atu Moli (2) Liam...
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Sep 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES COMEBACK BID FALLS SHORT IN NARROW DEFEAT TO WALES IN TOKYO
Wallabies v WalesRugby World Cup 2019Pool D, Tokyo Stadium, TokyoSunday 29 September 2019 The Wallabies have fallen to a narrow 25-29 Pool D defeat at the hands of Wales in their second Rugby World Cup 2019 clash in Tokyo on Sunday. The men in gold battled...
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Sep 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Mission Accomplished, but Boks ponder the Italian Job
South Africa’s 57-3 dismantling of Namibia ticked a few boxes for Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s director of rugby, but a critical showdown looms with Italy on Friday. Erasmus gave his team a qualified pass mark in the nine-tries-to-nil victory – the...
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Sep 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES TEAM CONFIRMED FOR WORLD CUP CLASH WITH WALES IN TOKYO
Wallabies team to play Wales at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo on Sunday 29 September, 4.45pm JST Scott Sio (60 Tests) Tolu Latu (16 Tests) Allan Alaalatoa (34 Tests) Izack Rodda (22 Tests) Rory Arnold (23 Tests) David Pocock (79 Tests) Michael Hooper (c) (96 Tests)...
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Sep 20, 19 •
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Comments Off on England team to play Tonga
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play Tonga in the opening pool game of Rugby World Cup 2019 in Sapporo, Japan (KO 1945 local time, 1145 UK time live on ITV Sport). Owen Farrell will captain the side at inside centre with George Ford...
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Sep 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES TEAM CONFIRMED FOR WORLD CUP OPENER AGAINST FIJI IN SAPPORO
Wallabies team to play Fiji at Sapporo Dome, Sapporo on Saturday 21 September, 1.45pm JST Scott Sio (59 Tests) Tolu Latu (15 Tests) Allan Alaalatoa (33 Tests) Izack Rodda (21 Tests) Rory Arnold (22 Tests) David Pocock (78 Tests) Michael Hooper (c) (95 Tests)...
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Sep 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for RWC2019 opener against South Africa
The All Blacks team to play South Africa in their opening Rugby World Cup Test on Saturday September 21 at International Stadium, Yokohama has been named (Kick off: 6.45PM, 9.45PM NZT)The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets) Joe Moody (41)...
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Sep 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks unchanged for Rugby World Cup kick off
The Springboks will field an unchanged 23 for the first time since the last Rugby World Cup for their opening match of the 2019 version in Yokohama on Saturday (kick-off at 11h45 SA time). Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby, on Wednesday named the same...
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Sep 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Du Randt to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
Former Springbok prop and dual Rugby World Cup winner Os du Randt is one of six legends who will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on 3 November, the day following the Rugby World Cup 2019 final. World Rugby has...
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Sep 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Chester Williams mourned from Japan
A shocked Springbok squad awoke to the news of the passing of Chester Williams, the 1995 Rugby World Cup winner on Saturday, as they continued their own World Cup journey in Japan. “This was horrible news to wake up to this morning,” said Rassie Erasmus,...
