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May 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby appoints Referee Coach and Development Manager
Former international Test referee Paul Honiss has been appointed as New Zealand Rugby’s High Performance Referee Coach. Honiss joins National Referee Manager Bryce Lawrence and Colin Hawke – both former international Test referees – in overseeing New...
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May 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Moerat to lead Junior Boks to World Rugby U20 Champs
Salmaan Moerat will lead a Junior Springbok squad featuring seven players who participated in the World Rugby U20 Championship last year, from 30 May to 17 June in the south of France. Moerat, who established himself as a fine captain for the SA Schools team...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Willemse, Du Plessis to join Junior Boks in the UK
DHL Stormers flyhalf Damian Willemse and Springbok Sevens player Muller du Plessis will join the Junior Springboks in the UK after being named in Chean Roux’s 29-man squad for their warm-up tour in preparation for the World Rugby U20 Championship. The...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Performance and process drive Blitzboks in Singapore
The finishing line is in Paris in June and the Blitzboks are leading the race to 2017/18 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series glory, but they are not looking that far ahead and their only aim is perform to their ability this weekend in Singapore. That was the...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS NAME SQUAD FOR SINGAPORE
Simon Amor has named his 12-man squad for the eighth round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore on 28-29 April. Three changes have been made to the side that secured the bronze medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games for Team England. An...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES SIDE TO PLAY FIJI U20S NAMED
1. George Francis, Eastwood 2. Efi Maafu, Wests Bulldogs 3. Tom Ross, Gungahlin 4. Trevor Hosea, Harlequins 5. Angus Blyth, Bond University 6. Esei Haangana (vc), Melbourne Unicorns 7. Fraser McReight, Brothers 8. Patrick Tafa, Norths (Sydney) 9. Ryan...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS EXTENDED SQUAD ANNOUNCED
The Buildcorp Wallaroos extended squad has been announced, with 45 players to take part in satellite training programs around the country to prepare for national duties. Buildcorp Wallaroos Head Coach Dwayne Nestor will oversee the program before the squad...
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Apr 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus delighted with outcome of three Springbok camps
Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, said on Wednesday he is very pleased with the outcome of the three Springbok alignment camps used to accelerate preparations for the forthcoming international rugby season. The third and last four-day camp,...
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Apr 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to be measured on Singapore performance
The Blitzboks strive for – and believe – that consistency is the key to success in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and helped them win the 2016/17 Series. This weekend at the HSBC Singapore Sevens they will be looking for more of the same, but...
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Apr 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Team effort in Singapore key to success – Powell
“Let the team do the work.” That is the message from Neil Powell, to his Springbok Sevens team as they find themselves in a potentially difficult situation before in this weekend’s HSBC Singapore Sevens tournament, to be played at the National...
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Apr 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Rasivhenge, Crouse named on RWC Sevens panel
Two South African match officials, Rasta Rasivhenge and Ben Crouse, were named on the refereeing panel for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, to be played at AT&T Park in San Francisco in July this this year. The group of 19 match officials from 14 nations...
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Apr 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on UJ women’s sevens team proud of their efforts
The University of Johannesburg’s team did not achieve what they had set out to do, but came away from the University Sport South Africa women’s sevens rugby tournament with their pride firmly intact. After several near misses in previous years, the UJ...
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Apr 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns to play two Tests against Australia
Double header matches with All Blacks in Sydney and Auckland • Teams to contest Laurie O’Reilly Memorial Trophy New Zealand fans will get their first taste of the World Champion Black Ferns in action this year when they take on Australia in two...
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Apr 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS AND QANTAS WALLABIES TO PLAY IN HISTORIC DOUBLE HEADERS IN 2018
History will be made this August when the Qantas Wallabies and Buildcorp Wallaroos feature in back-to-back double headers in Sydney at ANZ Stadium and then Auckland the following Saturday at Eden Park. The ANZ Stadium clash on Saturday 18 August will be the...
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Apr 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Investec Super Rugby clubs to play French Barbarians in June
• Christchurch and Invercargill to host matches • Canterbury Rugby preparing to host All Blacks in August Rugby fans in Christchurch and Invercargill will get a taste of International rugby with the Crusaders and Highlanders confirmed to face...
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Apr 23, 18 •
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Comments Off on WALSH NAMES FIRST AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS SQUAD
1. Jeral Skelton, 4 caps, Brothers 2. Tom Connor, 5 caps, Warringah 3. Sam Myers, 34 caps, Norths (Sydney) 4. Lachlan Miller, 1 cap, Southern Cross University (Coffs Harbour) 5. Nicky Price, 2 caps, Southern Districts 6. John Porch, 17 caps, Norths (Sydney)...
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Apr 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Bok character to defeat Georgia
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a solid second-half fightback to earn a rewarding 48-23 victory over Georgia at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. It was the South Africans’ second warm-up...
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Apr 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on John Feehan Steps Down as CEO of Six Nations
John Feehan has stepped down from his role as CEO of Six Nations and British & Irish Lions with immediate effect. A recruitment process will commence shortly for John’s replacement with an announcement to be made in due course. John has been at the helm...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus happy with RWC 2019 team camp venues
Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, on Friday welcomed World Rugby’s confirmation of the team camp venues for the Springboks and the rest of the participating teams for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Every Rugby World Cup 2019 team camp will...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz women’s sevens team target further progress
The Madibaz women’s sevens squad will be out to continue their steady progress in varsity rugby when they compete in the University Sport South Africa tournament in Johannesburg on Saturday. With the team possessing a number of strong characteristics, coach...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on DHL Newlands Test ticket prices announced
Tickets for the third and final Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series between the Springboks and England at DHL Newlands in Cape Town will go on sale at 12h00 on Monday, 7 May. Host union Western Province announced on Friday that the bulk of publicly...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Brown to lead revamped Blitzboks to Singapore
Kyle Brown, the second most-capped Springbok Sevens player of all time, will lead an exciting Blitzbok squad to Singapore this weekend for the eighth tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Brown will play for South Africa in his 65th tournament,...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Sazi to lead new-look Junior Bok team against Georgia
Junior Springbok prop Sazi Sandi will lead a new-look Junior Springbok squad, featuring Blitzbok Muller du Plessis, in their second warm-up match against Georgia at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday. SA Under-20 coach Chean Roux made several...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns Sevens looking to follow up from Commonwealth Games gold
On the back of a successful Commonwealth Games campaign, Black Ferns Sevens Coach Allan Bunting has named the Black Ferns Sevens team to take on the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan this weekend. The team is (*denote debut): 1. Huia Harding* (Waikato) 2....
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Apr 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ox Nche invited to Springbok alignment camp
Toyota Cheetahs prop Ox Nche has been added to the invited group of players for the final Springbok alignment camp, which starts in Durban on Sunday. The former Junior Springbok front rower will join the 15 Cell C Sharks players at the third camp, from 22 to...
