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Apr 30, 13 •
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British & Irish Lions, British & Irish Lions News, General News, International •
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CAPTAIN : Sam Warburton Full-backs: Leigh Halfpenny, Stuart Hogg, Rob Kearney Wings: Tommy Bowe, Sean Maitland, George North, Alex Cuthbert Centres: Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Brian O’Driscoll, Manu Tuilagi Fly-halves: Owen Farrell, Jonathan Sexton...
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Apr 26, 13 •
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General News, Womens Rugby, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Senior women’s group assemble in Cape Town
A group of 42 players have assembled in Cape Town on Friday for a three day trial and training camp as the first step to select a senior SA Women’s squad to compete at the international Nations Cup in August in Colorado, USA. The players will be involved in...
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Apr 25, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Sergeal Petersen and Aidon Davis called up to SA u20 squad
Eastern Province Rugby players Sergeal Petersen and Aidon Davis have both been called up to be part of the South Africa Under 20 squad to compete in the IRB Junior World Cup in France in June. “Both of these players have come through the ranks and excelled...
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Apr 25, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp leads powerful SA u20 BabyBoks JWC squad
Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad Ruan Steenkamp, the Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker, was on Thursday named as captain of South Africa’s Under-20 squad for the IRB Junior World Championship, which will be staged during June in France. Steenkamp leads a...
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Apr 24, 13 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Afrika and Du Preez out of Glasgow Sevens tournament
Niggling injuries to regular stalwarts Cecil Afrika and Branco du Preez have forced the hand of Springboks Sevens coach Paul Treu in his final selection of the squad to travel to Glasgow and London for the last two rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series....
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Apr 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok contracted 15 players for 2013
Springbok contract group finalised The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today announced that 15 players, including exciting youngsters such as Eben Etzebeth, Marcell Coetzee, Juan de Jongh and Pat Lambie and world stars such as Jean de Villiers, Tendai...
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Apr 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Sevens World Series Trophy Tour proves a hit in Edenburgh
The penultimate round of the HSBC Sevens World Series takes place at Glasgow’s Scotstoun Stadium on the 4th and 5th May 2013 and in the build-up to the event rugby fans in Edinburgh shared in the excitement when they caught a glimpse of the coveted...
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Apr 21, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Los Pumitas clinch series 2-1 against SA u20 BabyBoks
Los Pumitas clinch series 2-1 against SA U20 Argentina again withstood a fierce second half onslaught from South Africa to win a closely contested Under-20 friendly international rugby match 27-22 at the La Plata RC club in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening...
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Apr 19, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on SA U20’s make wholesale changes for final tour match
Dawie Theron, the SA U20 coach, has made several changes and two positional switches for the team’s final match on Saturday evening (SA time) against Argentina Under-20 in Buenos Aires. The young South Africans will be hoping to bounce back after suffering...
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Apr 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks v France sales booming for Eden Park match
Tickets for the eagerly awaited All Blacks v France Test match atEdenParkon June 8 are storming along in the first week of sale with more than 27,000 tickets already scooped up. Auckland Rugby Marketing Manager Grant McKenzie said the interest in this...
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Apr 18, 13 •
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International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Jason Robinson selects his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series
Ahead of the squad announcement on 30th April, HSBC Ambassador and Lions legend Jason Robinson has selected his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series against the Wallabies. The former dual-code international was impressed by what...
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Apr 17, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Los Pumitas defeat SA U20 in exciting encounter
A determined comeback in the period just before and after halftime was unfortunately not good enough for the SA Under-20 training squad who suffered a 47-26 defeat against Argentina Under-20 in their second tour match at the Club Taragui in Corrientes in the...
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Apr 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on IRB confirms JWC 2013 kick-off times
SA U20’s start title defence against USA Preparations well on track for this year’s tournament Tickets selling well as kick-off times announced South Africa will kick off their Junior World Championship (JWC) defence against the United States on...
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Apr 16, 13 •
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Analysis, International, National, South Africa •
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Comments Off on John Smit announced as new CEO of The Sharks
The Board of Directors of The Sharks (Pty) Ltd are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr John Smit as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Sharks (Pty) Ltd, effective 1st July 2013. John takes over the reins from current CEO, Mr Brian van Zyl who...
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Apr 16, 13 •
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International, National, South Africa, Springboks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springbok coach proclaims training camp a success
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer said the first national training camp of 2013, held in Cape Town from Sunday to Tuesday, was a huge success, despite a number of front line players sitting out training because of injuries. A Springbok training squad convened in...
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Apr 15, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on SA U20’s make wholesale changes for second tour match
The SA Under-20 training squad to face Argentina Under-20 in their second tour match on Tuesday, 16 April show thirteen changes from the starting fifteen that won their tour opener 26-3 on Saturday evening in Corrientes. Tomorrow’s rugby match will...
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Apr 14, 13 •
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International, Springboks •
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Comments Off on Reinach called up to Springbok training camp
Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach has been called up to the Springbok training camp in Cape Town following an injury to Jano Vermaak. Vermaak, one of only two scrumhalves in the training squad, picked up a grade one hamstring tear during Saturday’s Vodacom...
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Apr 14, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on SA U20’s score convincing win in tour opener
Down 0-3 at halftime in difficult and wet conditions, the South Africa U20 training squad delivered an inspired second half performance, which resulted in four tries, to win their opening tour match 26-3 against an Argentine U20 XV on Saturday evening (SA...
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Apr 13, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Geduld at centre for SA U20 tour opener
Justin Geduld, the Springbok Sevens international, will play at outside centre for the SA Under-20 Training Squad’s opening touring match against an Argentina XV on Saturday (today). Kick-off for the match is at 21h00 in Corrientes. The squad will also play...
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Apr 11, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, Junior Rugby, School •
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Comments Off on Glenwood’s 2012 Captain Marne Coetzee part of the SA u20 squad
Glenwood’s 2012 Green Machine Captain, Marne Coetzee is part of the SA U20 training squad. The squad assembled in Johannesburg to complete their final preparations for their three week tour to Argentina. The 34-player squad was kitted out on Sunday and had...
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Apr 11, 13 •
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International, Springboks, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on New Springbok jersey unveiled for Ultimate BokDay
The Springboks will play in the most innovative, cutting-edge jersey, designed by Canterbury, in 2013, with supporters also benefitting from the design-change for a new supporters’ jersey. The new jersey was unveiled at a glittering function at the Castle...
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Apr 10, 13 •
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National, New Zealand, RWC 2011, Super Rugby •
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Apr 10, 13 •
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Blitz Bokke, Rugby World Cup, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Match Officials Announced For Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013
Match Officials Announced For Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 South Africans Marlize Jordaan, Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van der Westhuizen are amongst the 17 match officials named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow, the International Rugby Board...
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Apr 10, 13 •
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International, National, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team named to face Bulls of Loftus
The Toyota Cheetah Head Coach, Naka Drotske, has named his starting XV to play the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria on Saturday, 13 April 2013 at 19:10. There are two changes from the team that played the Stormers in Bloemfontein last weekend;...
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Apr 9, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on Jannes Kirsten replaces injured Orie in SA U20 tour squad
The SARU national selectors have called up UP-Tuks lock Jannes Kirsten as replacement for Marvin Orie who will miss the three-match tour of the SA Under-20 training squad to Argentina because of injury. The SA U20’s travel to Buenos Aires on...
