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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Top provincial Sevens players to display their skills in Saldanha
South Africa’s top provincial Sevens players will have the opportunity to show off their skills at the SARU Interprovincial Sevens tournament in Saldanha on Friday and Saturday when they compete for title as champions in the annual event. The...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on AIG brings live streaming of All Blacks v USA Test to 127 territories #USAvAllBlacks
The sold-out match between the All Blacks and the USA Eagles this weekend will be live streamed at no cost on All Blacks TV to 127 territories thanks to the support of match presenting sponsor AIG. The All Blacks take on the USA Eagles at Soldier Field in...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named to play historic Test against USA Record American crowd to see team take on US Eagles
Photo: Anton Geyser The All Blacks team to play the United States this weekend has been named, with the All Blacks selectors unveiling a team combining young All Blacks talent and experienced heads for the historic match at Soldier Field, Chicago. The...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE TEAM TO PLAY BARBARIANS
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Qantas Wallabies backrower Matt Hodgson will be given the honour of captaining Australia in Saturday’s opening match of the 2014 Spring Tour against the Barbarians at Twickenham. New Qantas Wallabies coach Michael...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Exciting trio to perform at Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images The 2014 Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens promises to be an even bigger success than last year, when more than 50 000 rugby fans saw the Springbok Sevens secure their home tournament title after a pulsating final against...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on McKee Pleased with Attitude of the Fijian Players
Vodafone Flying Fijians Coach, John McKee is pleased with the attitude of the Vodafone Flying Fijian players following a rugby and gym session at the Regulation 9 Camp in Toulouse, France. “Yesterday (Monday) we had a very good Rugby session in the...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad extended
Photo: Werner Nysschen Five newcomers and two returnees have been added to the bulk of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad as the national selectors opted for continuity and rewarding form in naming a 36-man squad for next month’s tour...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby shocked and saddened at death of Bafana Bafana Captain
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday paid its respects to Senzo Meyiwa, captain of Bafana Bafana who was tragically killed on Sunday evening. Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of SARU, said Meyiwa’s death marked a very sad day for South Africa,...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on STEPHEN MOORE EXTENDS TIME WITH AUSTRALIAN RUGBY THROUGH TO 2016
Qantas Wallabies and ACT Brumbies hooker Stephen Moore has committed his future to Australian Rugby after signing a one-year contract extension that will take him through until 2016. The 31-year-old hooker became the 81st player to captain the Wallabies,...
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Oct 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP crowned Absa Currie Cup champions
Photos: Werner Nysschen Photography DHL Western Province on Saturday secured their first Absa Currie Cup victory at DHL Newlands since 2001 after defeating the Xerox Golden Lions 19-16 in a nail-biting final. Four penalties by flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks training camp in Stellenbosch concludes
Picture caption: Four national rugby captains at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport are (from left) Handré Pollard (Junior Springboks), Kyle Brown (Springbok Sevens), Zenay Jordaan (Springbok Women Sevens) and Jean de Villiers (Springboks). Photo: SARU....
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on KURTLEY BEALE FINED $45,000 FOR ARU CODE OF CONDUCT BREACH
An independent Code of Conduct Tribunal has tonight found Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale guilty of a serious violation of the ARU Code of Conduct, and handed down a $45,000 fine, for sending an offensive photograph to an ARU employee. The charge related to an...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby and SANZAR sign agreement with SKY
New Zealand Rugby and its SANZAR partners have signed a conditional five year agreement with SKY for media rights in New Zealand from 2016. “We are thrilled to have achieved what is a great result for rugby in this country,” said Steve Tew, Chief...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on New sevens series to showcase best of Womens Sevens Rugby
Some of New Zealand’s best rugby sevens talent will be on show in Taupo next week as an exciting new women’s sevens competition gets off the ground. New Zealand Rugby’s inaugural Women’s Sevens Series featuring rugby sevens teams selected from regions...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on ISRAEL FOLAU NAMED 2014 JOHN EALES MEDALLIST
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Qantas Wallabies and New South Wales Waratahs fullback Israel Folau has been handed the ultimate honour in Australian Rugby after tonight being named the John Eales Medallist for 2014. At Rugby’s night of nights, the ARU...
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Gabriel Frederick (Abie) Malan 1935-2014
Image: Abie Malan having his handprints captured in clay in 2013 for casting into bronze and installation at the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Picture credit: Gallo Images. The South African Rugby Union has...
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2015: Pool A profile
With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we begin our series of pool-by-pool guides with a statistical look at Pool A. From a rankings perspective, Pool A is shaping up to be the toughest pool in the history of the tournament since the IRB...
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Record demand for RWC 2015 tickets
950,000 Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets were sold in the general sale England Rugby 2015, the organising committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, can reveal that there was a record level of demand for tickets to next year’s tournament. In total 950,000 RWC 2015...
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ray Williams wins prestigious IRB Award
Ray Williams (ball carrier) pictured here coaching in 1956 Pioneering rugby coach and dedicated administrator Ray Williams has been named as the 2014 winner of the prestigious Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service as a mark of the significant positive...
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Oct 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on The Winner of the Investec match ball signed by the All Blacks is…
Ryan Jordan is the lucky Rugby 15 reader who won a match ball signed by the All Blacks who played in the 2014 Rugby Championship courtesy of Investec. Congratulations!!! Photo: Rugby Original post:...
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Oct 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on England announce 33 players for QBE Internationals
Seven Bath players included in 33-man party Chris Robshaw retains captaincy Semesa Rokoduguni is among three uncapped players named in England’s 33-man squad for the 2014 QBE Internationals against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia. Chris...
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Oct 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Name Squad
The Ireland management team has named a squad of 37 players for the forthcoming GUINNESS Series which features Tests against South Africa, Georgia and Australia. The selected squad, captained by Paul O’Connell, features five uncapped players including...
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Oct 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on MICHAEL CHEIKA NEW QANTAS WALLABIES HEAD COACH AS SPRING TOUR SQUAD IS ANNOUNCED
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Australian Rugby Union today announced NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has been appointed Qantas Wallabies head coach on a three year contract, effective immediately. Cheika’s appointment follows Ewen McKenzie’s...
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Oct 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dubai Sevens Fixtures
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Time: Local time (Dubai) – Check your local listings Fixtures 1. 05 Dec 2014 – 09:00 South Africa 0 – 0 Portugal Pool D 2. 05 Dec 2014 – 09:22 Wales 0 – 0 Canada Pool D 3. 05 Dec 2014 –...
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Oct 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks improve rankings total
New Zealand’s last-gasp win over Australia in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup match in Brisbane sees the world’s number one team improve their position at the top of the IRB World Rankings by 0.55 of a point. The All Blacks are now on 93.15 points – 2.74...
