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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Festival of rugby for Mandela Bay in June
Nelson Mandela Bay will be hosting a festival of rugby in June, with Wales, Scotland and now the Bulls fixtures confirmed. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, said the match between the EP Kings and Wales – as a warm-up to the tourist’s two-Test series against the...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wales v EP Kings showdown confirmed
A match between Wales and the EP Kings – as a warm-up to the tourist’s two-Test series against the Springboks – has been approved by the Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The match will take place at the Nelson Mandela Bay...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks eager to capture first Hong Kong title
The Springbok Sevens will have an unprecedented sixth HSBC Sevens World Series Cup Final in their sights when the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens kicks off early on Friday morning (SA time). Only two points separate the Blitzboks and New Zealand at the top of...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Bok hopefuls to kick off two-month JWC training camp
The process to select the SA Under-20 squad to represent South Africa at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand will begin on Sunday when the expanded training group gathers in Stellenbosch for an intensive two-month training camp. The group,...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hong Kong Sevens: Final squad news
The final squads have been declared by all 28 teams – 16 in the main Cup draw and 12 in the World Series qualifier – set to compete at the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on 28-30 March. Here we round up the squad ins and outs among the...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Sevens World Series Hong Kong Fixtures
All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) March 2014 28 USA v Samoa Hong Kong Stadium 12:24 28 Canada v Portugal Hong Kong Stadium 12:46 28 Australia v Spain Hong Kong Stadium 13:08 28 Kenya v Sri Lanka Hong Kong Stadium 13:30 28 England v Argentina Hong Kong Stadium 14:42...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women ready to make their mark in Hong Kong
The SA Select Women’s Sevens team arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday ready to improve on their plate final victory at the Hong Kong Invitational on Friday, which marks their first international tournament of the year. The team will face Papua New Guinea and...
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Mar 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU’s Springbok Experience museum earns international award nomination
The Springbok Experience rugby museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has been shortlisted for an international museums award. The South African Rugby Union’s world-class installation has been bracketed with museums from Lausanne, Antwerp,...
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Mar 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks’ longest serving supporter back for more
Steinlager, the All Blacks longest serving sponsor has renewed its sponsorship of the All Blacks through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The agreement includes an extensive partnership for the 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand and also...
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Mar 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Fit again Afrika joins Blitzboks in Hong Kong
Cecil Afrika will join the Springbok Sevens rugby squad in Hong Kong after the former IRB Sevens Player of the Year passed his fitness test over the weekend. Afrika, who has now recovered fully from a hamstring niggle, replaces Steven Hunt. The...
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Mar 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Mike Brown awarded 2014 RBS Player of the Championship
Friday 21st March 2014 – England fullback Mike Brown has clinched the coveted RBS Player of the Championship award for the 2014 RBS 6 Nations, securing over 34% of the public’s vote. Over 68,000 people voted to have their say, with 23,408 backing...
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Mar 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to face Argentina at new venue
The Springboks’ second match in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina has been moved to Salta in the north of the country. South Africa’s last two away matches against Argentina were in Mendoza, but this year the Springboks will...
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Mar 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on VENUES AND KICK-OFF TIMES CONFIRMED FOR THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2014
After releasing the preliminary schedule in early December, SANZAR can today confirm Argentina’s home venues for The Rugby Championship 2014 and kick-off times for all but one fixture. The Pumas will open their home schedule against the Springboks on...
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Mar 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women fine-tune skills with SARU Mobi-Unit
The SA Select Women’s team on Wednesday fine-tuned their skills and techniques under the guidance of SARU Mobi-Unit members Pieter de Villiers en Chean Roux as the team prepares for the Hong Kong Invitational next week. De Villiers and Roux assisted SA...
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Mar 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY – WEEK 5: HIGHLANDERS V WESTERN FORCE
The Western Force has crossed the Tasman for the first time in 2014 ahead of its Week Five Asteron Life Super Rugby clash with the Highlanders at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday (15 March). The Western Australians will be looking to build on...
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Mar 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens team for Tokyo and Hong Kong Sevens
Coach Gordon Tietjens has named the following 12 players to play in the sixth and seventh legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Tokyo (22, 23 March) and Hong Kong (28-30 March). The team is: Scott Curry Ambrose Curtis Sam Dickson DJ Forbes (capt) Bryce Heem...
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Mar 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Mako Vunipola replaces Marler in England starting XV
MAKO VUNIPOLA (Saracens) will start at loose-head prop for England in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. Vunipola replaces Joe Marler, who is with his partner ahead of the imminent birth of their first child. Matt Mullan...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Edwards demands Moore from Wales
Scrum half Sian Moore gets her first start for Wales Women in a side showing three starting changes for the Six Nations clash against Scotland at Talbot Athletic Ground on Sunday (KO 2pm). After three appearances as a substitute for Amy Day against Ireland,...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on O’Mahony returns for Championship showdown in Paris
The Ireland coaching team has made just one change to the starting XV that will face Philippe Saint Andre’s France at the Stade de France on Saturday. Munster captain Peter O’Mahony has recovered from the hamstring strain that kept him sidelined...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Fife to win first cap for Scotland
Dougie Fife, the 23-year-old Edinburgh Rugby winger, becomes the second new cap of Scotland’s 2014 RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign having been named today in the team to play Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Fife, nurtured by the Boroughmuir and Currie...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wales name team to tackle Scotland
Wales: Liam Williams (Scarlets), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), George North (Northampton Saints), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Racing Metro), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Ken Owens...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ireland side named for French clash
Ireland: Rob Kearney (Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster), Dave Kearney (Leinster), Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro), Conor Murray (Munster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Rory Best (Ulster), Mike Ross...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on French side announced
Team details: France XV: Dulin (Castres), Huget (Toulouse), Bastareaud (Toulon), Fickou (Toulouse), Medard (Toulouse), Tales (Castres), Machenaud (Racing Metro); Domingo (Clermont Auvergne), Szarzewski (Racing Metro), Mas (Montpellier), Pape (Stade Francais),...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Delport to make comeback at Zim Sevens
Paul Delport will make his long awaited return to action this weekend in Harare where he will play for the SA Sevens Academy in an international event in the Zimbabwean capital. The veteran Springbok Sevens scrumhalf sustained a serious knee injury at the...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Unchanged England XV for Rome finish
ENGLAND will field an unchanged starting line-up in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. The XV who beat Wales at Twickenham are retained while there is just one change on the bench where Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester...
