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Feb 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez to bolster determined BlitzBokke in Las Vegas
Livewire scrumhalf and sweeper Branco du Preez returns to action with the Springbok Sevens team on Friday evening at the Las Vegas Sevens after a long injury layoff because of a hamstring injury. However, he will probably be used primarily off the bench on...
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Feb 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Women gain favourable placing for RWC Sevens 2013
The Springbok Women Sevens team secured a favourable Band Two seeding position for the RWC Sevens 2013 Pool Allocation Draw (PAD), which takes place in Moscow on 28 February, the IRB announced on Thursday. Mandisa Williams’ team is currently in sixth place...
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Feb 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wales names side to play France
Wales have made three changes to their starting line-up for their RBS 6 Nations clash against France at Stade de France with Ryan Jones (Ospreys) returning to lead the side. Ospreys duo Richard Hibbard and Justin Tipuric both come into the starting XV whilst...
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Feb 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Women fourth on log after Houston Sevens
South Africa lost their crucial Cup quarterfinal match 17-12 in extra-time against Australia at the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series tournament in Houston late on Saturday evening (SA time) and then struggled to find their form in their two other matches....
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Feb 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Women face Aussies in Houston Sevens quarter-finals
South Africa will play against Australia on Saturday evening (SA time) for a place in the Cup semi-finals of the Houston Sevens in the second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series. The South Africans showed great determination in their two narrow...
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Feb 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Disappointment for Springbok Sevens in Wellington
South Africa finished a disappointing Wellington Sevens campaign with a 21-15 defeat against Australia in the Plate semi-finals on Saturday morning (SA time) at the Westpac Stadium. England beat Kenya 24-19 in a thrilling Cup final after scoring a last gasp...
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Feb 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke against impressive Kenya in Wellington quarters
The Springbok Sevens were made to work extremely hard for their Cup quarterfinal spot on Friday during day one of the Wellington Sevens. South Africa lost their first two Pool C matches against Samoa and Canada and were able to qualify for the Cup quarter...
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Jan 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Smith recalled by Wales Sevens
Wales Sevens coach Paul John has made two changes to his squad which picked up two Plate titles in Dubai and Port Elizabeth in the HSBC World Series. Richard Smith has been recalled while Bridgend speedster Luke Morgan is brought in to the squad for the first...
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Jan 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Reshuffled Bok Sevens ready for Wellington challenge
With several regulars missing through injury, Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, will be hoping that his reshuffled squad will be able to go all the way at the Wellington Sevens, which starts early on Friday morning (SA time) in the New Zealand capital....
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Jan 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wales Air Ambulance send rallying call to Welsh rugby clubs for help
Wales Air Ambulance and the Welsh Rugby Union have launched a project to establish hundreds of potential landing sites for the helicopter charity on rugby pitches across Wales. The WRU will be working with the charity to coordinate an extensive list of...
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Jan 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on New faces in New Zealand sevens squad
Kurt Baker Tomasi Cama Sam Dickson DJ Forbes (c) Gillies Kaka Rocky Khan Ben Lam Luke Masirewa Tim Mikkelson Lote Raikabula David Raikuna Belgium Tuatagaloa. Injuries ruled out Scott Curry, Mark Jackman, Toby Arnold and Milford Keresoma. Tietjens said the...
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Jan 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 squad defeat Ikeys at Brookside
The South Africa Under-20 training squad scored a convincing 52-19 win over UCT at a wind-swept Brookside, in Claremont, Cape Town, on Saturday afternoon to end their training camp on a high note. Playing into a stiff breeze in the first half, the SA U20’s...
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Jan 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Theron names team for final SA U20 training match
Dawie Theron, the South Africa Under-20 coach, has named the starting line-up of the SA U20 training group for their last practice match against the University of Cape Town on Saturday afternoon. The match against the Ikeys, the last in a series of three such...
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Jan 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Women change two for Houston Sevens
The South African Women’s Sevens team shows two changes to the squad of 12 players for Round 2 of the Women’s Sevens World Series, which takes place in Houston, Texas in the United States on 1-2 February. Last month, the SA Women’s team finished as...
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Jan 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on Maties overcome SA U20 hopefuls
The SA Under-20 training squad continued their Junior World Championship preparation with a match against the Maties at the Markötter Sports Ground in Stellenbosch on Wednesday morning, where the Stellenbosch students triumphed 26-17. They defeated the...
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Jan 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke change three for Wellington, Las Vegas
Injuries to several key players have forced Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu to make three changes to his squad for the forthcoming HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments in New Zealand and the USA. The Wellington Sevens tournament takes place on 1-2 February...
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Jan 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Theron shuffles SA U20 training team for Maties encounter
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron has confirmed the starting line-up for the SA Under-20 training squad’s match on Wednesday morning against Maties in Stellenbosch. The training match is the second of three outings against Western Cape-based university...
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Jan 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA boys claim Sevens gold at Australian Youth Olympics
• SA girls finish fourth in debut tournament The South African Under-18 men’s team won the Sevens gold medal at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney on Saturday morning (SA time) after defeating host nation Australia 22-7 in the final....
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Jan 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Theron happy with first SA U20 hit-out
South African Under-20 coach Dawie Theron expressed his satisfaction on the performance of his national training squad in their friendly match against UWC in Stellenbosch on Friday. The SA U20’s won the match 65-7 after a half-time lead of 31-0. The young...
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Jan 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Russian Bears named to face the MTN Lions
Russian Bears: 15. Igor Klyuchnikov 14. Andrey Otrokov 13. Yaroslav Rechnev 12. Alexey Makovetskiy 11. Mikhail Babaev 10. Sergey Yanyushkin 9. Alexander Yanyushkin 8. Victor Gresev 7. Artem Fatakhov 6. Andrey Temnov 5. Maxim Kiselev 4. Alexander Voytov 3....
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Jan 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U18 men dominate day one of Australian Youth Olympic Festival
SA Under-18 Women ranked fourth after first day The South African Under-18 Men’s team dominated the first day of the sevens competition of the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, held at the St Ignatius College on Friday morning in Sydney (SA...
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 Training Squad named for UWC encounter
Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron on Thursday named the starting line-up for the SA Under-20 training squad’s match against the University of the Western Cape (UWC), to be played on Friday afternoon at the Markötter Sports Field in Stellenbosch....
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions named to face Russia
MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced the following team to take on the Russian Bears in the inaugural Lions Challenge match this Saturday at Ellis Park. Kick-off is at 19h00. 1. JC Janse van Rensburg (Captain) 2. Martin Bezuidenhoudt 3. Ruan...
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wilson names Wales Under 20 Six Nations squad
Wales Under 20 head coach Danny Wilson has named a 27-man squad to prepare for the Under 20 Six Nations which kicks-off against Ireland at Eirias on Friday, 1 February (7.10pm). Ten players from last season’s successful season which included a win over New...
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Jan 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Andries Pretorius gets Wales call-up for Six Nations
Rob Howley and his coaching team have named a 35-man squad to contest the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Tournament which includes five uncapped players and the return from injury of props Adam Jones and Craig Mitchell. Captain Sam Waburton will lead the side as they...
