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May 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Starship Foundation named Official Charity Partner of the DHL New Zealand Lions Series 2017
Fundraising target of $200,000 for Children’s Emergency Department set Fans encouraged to donate at games, at fan zones, by text and at ASB branches All Blacks centurion Mils Muliaina welcomes partnership New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today announced Starship...
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May 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Special Pasifika Challenge double header confirmed for Eden Park
All Blacks Test against Samoa confirmed for Friday 16 June at Eden Park in pre-DHL New Zealand Lions Series hit-out. The Test will be part of a double-header with Tonga to play Wales earlier in the evening and has been dubbed the “Pasifika Challenge.”...
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May 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on NZ Under 20 squad named for Rugby World Championship in Georgia
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has named its squad for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Georgia, to be held from 25 May to 18 June. New Zealand has won the annual tournament on five occasions, with their last victory in 2015. The team is: Forwards: Asafo...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Training Camp Squad Announcement
Twenty players will assemble at the Lensbury Hotel in Teddington on Tuesday 9 May until Thursday 11 May for an England training camp focusing on strength and conditioning. Forwards (9) Rob Buchanan (Harlequins) Will Collier (Harlequins) Ben Curry (Sale...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s name squad for World Rugby U20s Championship
The BMW Australia U20s squad to represent Australia at the upcoming World Rugby U20s Championship in Georgia this June has been named with a string of Aussie 7s stars and Super Rugby players coming into the squad. Head Coach Simon Cron has named Qantas...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby announces 125th Anniversary match against the Barbarians
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today formally confirmed that the All Blacks will play the Barbarians at Twickenham on November 4 in the opening game of their 2017 end of year Northern Tour. The match has been planned as a celebration of the 125th anniversary of...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia fall to New Zealand in Oceania Rugby U20s Final
The BMW Australia U20s have fallen to New Zealand 6-43 in the final round of the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship on Saturday night, meaning that New Zealand takes the trophy for the third consecutive year. Australia started well but was unable to turn early...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Mukidza Called Up For Paris And London | Enterprise Cup Kicks Off
Darwin Mukidza (second left above) is the only change to the Shujaa squad heading out to the final legs of the 2016/17 HSBC Sevens World Series in Paris and London. Mukidza, last in action during the Dubai and Cape Town legs of the series comes in for Collins...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 7
Round 7 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off this Saturday, 6 May, with four great matches on offer for grassroots Rugby fans. The Game of the Round will see table-toppers University of Queensland host Sunnybank at St.Lucia. This match will be streamed LIVE...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Specman returns, Human to debut as Blitzboks hunt glory
Springbok Sevens playmaker Rosko Specman is back in the Blitzboks team for the HSBC Paris Sevens tournament in the French capital next weekend, while it will also be a memorable first visit to Stade Jean Bouin for Dewald Human, who will debut for South Africa...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on ONS AFRIGTERS VERSMOOR TALENT
SKOLERUGBY IS WAAR ONS LEER RUGBY SPEEL Foto: Roger Sedres/SA Rugby Simon Riekert-Pretoria Sekere aspekte van rugby sal nooit uitgepraat raak nie, soos spankeues, spelers se vorm en veral die laaste ruk (weereens), die wedstrydplan. Ons word die laaste paar...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU agrees partnership with Secure Trading for England Sevens
Secure Trading to become Principal Partner to England Sevens The Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announced a long-term partnership with Secure Trading, specialists in online payment processing. The four-year agreement will see Secure Trading become the...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s name side for New Zealand clash
BMW Australia U20s team to play New Zealand U20s at Bond University, Gold Coast, on Saturday 6 May, 7 pm local time Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Sydney University Jordan Uelese Melbourne Rebels U20s Harry Chapman, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Randwick Ryan...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Release – Cell C Sharks vs. Force
Cell C Sharks vs. Force Date : Saturday, 6 May 2017 Time : 15h05 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee : Rasta Rasivhenge Assistant Referees : Quinton Immelman, Archie Sehlako Television Match Official : Shaun Veldsman Rhyno Smith 14. Kobus van Wyk 13....
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on NZ Under 20 team named for Oceania final match against Australia
New Zealand will be looking to retain their Oceania Under 20 title when they play Australia in the final match of the tournament on Saturday, May 6 at 9 pm NZT. Both teams enter the final unbeaten, with New Zealand ushering in 11 changes to the team that beat...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement Supersport Rugby Challenge – Xerox Golden Lions vs Welwitschias
Combrinck returns to action Ruan Combrincks’ return to rugby will start at Alberton Rugby Club on Saturday when he runs out for the Xerox Golden Lions that will host the Namibia Welwitschias in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Combrinck has been on the road...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team announcement – Border vs SWD Eagles
HOME TEAM: COMPETITION: BORDER BULLDOGS AWAY TEAM: AGE GRADE: SWD Eagles SuperSport Rugby Challenge N/A TEAM COACH(S): BOKSMART NO.: MATCH REFEREE(S): BOKSMART NO.: Chumani Booi (Assistant Coach) Siyabonga Mangweni (Assistant Coach) David Dobela...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on ARU Chief Operating Officer, Rob Clarke resigns
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has today confirmed the resignation of its Chief Operating Officer, Rob Clarke. Clarke, who returned to the ARU in 2014 as General Manager Professional Rugby, Marketing and Operations before being promoted to COO in 2015, has...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Chiefs
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side to play the Chiefs at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth, NZ this Saturday. The side remains largely unchanged from last week’s tight loss to the NSW Waratahs, with Reds head coach Nick Stiles opting for the...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Val Rapava Ruskin
The charge against Val Rapava Ruskin of Worcester Warriors for acts contrary to good sportsmanship, contrary to law 10.4(m), was heard in Bristol this evening. Rapava Ruskin pleaded guilty and was given a six-week suspension. He is free to play again on...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Women’s Aon Uni 7s Draw Announced As Aussie Coach Prepares to Scout New Talent
When the inaugural Women’s Aon Uni 7s Series kicks off in August, rugby fans around the country will get to watch their gold medal-winning Australian Women’s Sevens heroes in action, as the eight university teams vie for supremacy across the four...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Changes to All Blacks Sevens squad for Paris and London
Three new caps have been named in the All Blacks Sevens squad for the Paris and London tournaments for the final leg of the 2016/217 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Nine players have been ruled out due to injury, including Captain Scott Curry. The squad is...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team, Paris
Henry Hutchison, 15 caps Club: Randwick NSW Simon Kennewell, 7 caps, Club: Randwick NSW Nick Malouf, 26 caps, Club: Sydney University NSW Alex Gibbon, 13 caps, Club: Southern Districts NSW James Stannard, 39 caps, Club: Souths QLD John Porch, 7 caps,...
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May 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Van Rhyn to lead Junior Boks at World Rugby U20 Championship
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux has named Ernst van Rhyn as captain of the SA Under-20 squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia, with eight players amongst the chosen 28 who played in the same tournament last year. Van Rhyn, Curwin...
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May 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on First DHL Stormers start for Treeby in Wellington
Centre Shaun Treeby will make his first start for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Friday. Having made his DHL Stormers debut off the replacements bench against his former team the...
