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Dec 5, 11 •
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Heineken Cup, International, National •
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Comments Off on Wembley gives Saracens a real buzz
With the key back-to-back games about to get under way, and with the top two clubs in each Pool meeting each other home and away, Saracens return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for their crunch Heineken Cup Pool 5 clash with the Ospreys determined not to...
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Dec 2, 11 •
2800 Views •
Blitz Bokke, Currie Cup Results, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on Great day for the Blitzbokke in Dubai
South Africa scored a morale boosting 21-5 win over New Zealand on Friday to top Pool B at the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens and to book a quarterfinal clash against France on Saturday morning. The Blitzbokke started impressively and dominated possession in...
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Dec 2, 11 •
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International, National, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Special General Council Meeting called
The Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has called a Special General Council meeting for January with a view to ratifying the appointment of the Springbok coach. The meeting will take place in Cape Town on January 27, 2012 and is...
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Dec 2, 11 •
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International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Seven days to go to Rugby’s Biggest Party
With just seven days to go Nelson Mandela Bay is gearing up and ready to host Rugby’s Biggest Party of the Year and rugby supporters still have time to book their tickets to this exciting, world class event. The Bay is buzzing with excitement and ready to...
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Dec 1, 11 •
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International, National, School, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Welsh Rugby Union Supports Kit Aid
Wales and British & Irish Lions legend Graham Price visited the Millennium Stadium today (THURSDAY) to collect a mountain of rugby kit donated by the Welsh Rugby Union for LV=SOS Kit Aid. The Kit Aid initiative gives unwanted rugby kit to underprivileged...
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Dec 1, 11 •
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General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies team to play Wales for James Bevan Trophy named
Twenty-one-year-old James O’Connor will start his maiden Test as a fly half after today being named in the number 10 jersey as the Qantas Wallabies combination for Saturday’s James Bevan Trophy Test against Wales in Cardiff was announced. The selection...
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Nov 30, 11 •
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International, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Gary Speed to be honoured by a minute of silence at the Millennium
A minute’s silence will be held in the Millennium Stadium before the Dove Men Challenge, Wales versus Australia rugby international on Saturday as a tribute to Gary Speed who died tragically at the weekend. More than 60,000 fans will be asked to show their...
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Nov 29, 11 •
3019 Views •
International, National •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Shane Williams faces Wallabies as he finishes International career
Shane Williams was the first name on the team sheet today – as promised by Wales head coach Warren Gatland – when the side was announced to take on the Wallabies in the Dove Men Challenge match at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Williams is...
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Nov 26, 11 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on South Africa clinch third spot at Gold Coast Sevens
The Springbok Sevens won the first ever play-off for third place in the HSBC Sevens World Series after they beat hosts Australia 17-7 at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast earlier today. Chris Dry, Paul Delport and Boom Prinsloo scored a try each for South...
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Nov 25, 11 •
1859 Views •
International, Sevens World Series •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springbok Sevens face France in Gold Coast quarter-finals
Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika will undergo a scan to assess the rib injury he suffered against Japan on day one of the Gold Coast Sevens in Brisbane. The Australian tournament is the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series and South Africa is...
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Nov 25, 11 •
2206 Views •
Blitz Bokke, International, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on IRB Sevens 2011 Results Gold Coast Australia
Results of IRB Sevens 2011 at Gold Coast in Australia Fiji wins the first Sevens Rugby World Series Cup by beating New Zealand in Cup Finals by 26-12. South Africa takes 3rd place by beating Australia 17-5 Below is all the results at Gold Coast Sevens 2011:...
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Nov 25, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on IRB Rugby World Rankings on 22 November 2011
IRB World Rankings – 21 November 2011 1(1) NEW ZEALAND 91.43 2(2) AUSTRALIA 87.42 3(3) FRANCE 84.70 4(4) SOUTH AFRICA 84.34 5(5) ENGLAND 81.58 6(6) IRELAND 80.65 7(7) ARGENTINA 80.28 8(8) WALES 80.18 9(9) TONGA 76.63 10(10) SCOTLAND 76.20 11(11) SAMOA...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on Win the Ultimate Road Trip to Rugby’s Biggest Party
Celebrate summer at the ultimate party of the year with Nelson Mandela Bay and the HSBC Sevens World Series. The local leg of the hottest, fastest, ground burning international sevens rugby is on 9 and 10 December and is without doubt the holiday event you...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fast Facts of Sevens
The Blitz Bokke are hitting the ground running at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium this December as they compete against 15 other international Sevens teams in the local leg of this year’s HSBC Sevens World Series, so brush up on the ground rules around...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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General News, International, National, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Millennium Stadium wins Rugby Expo award
The Millennium Stadium has been declared the best rugby venue of the year over competition from around the world. The honour was presented by the Expo Awards 2011 organisation which recognises excellence from both the professional and grassroots game. The...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Sarel still aiming for Green and Gold
Sydney: The latest addition to the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby squad Sarel Pretorius says he wouldn’t rule out returning to South Africa to play for the Springboks if the opportunity arose. “Ever since being a little boy growing up in South...
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Nov 24, 11 •
2108 Views •
Blitz Bokke, International, National, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on A doctor, a DJ and a goldfish walk into a stadium…
Staying in tune with the unparalleled party atmosphere that is synonymous with the fast paced international Seven’s rugby, this year’s local leg, hosted in the city of Nelson Mandela Bay, promises to deliver just that and more! Rugby’s biggest party is...
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Nov 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens name team for Gold Coast
IRB Sevens Player of the Year Cecil Afrika was today included in the final squad of 12 Springbok Sevens players for round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series to be held on Friday and Saturday at the Gold Coast in Australia. Afrika, also the current SARU...
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Nov 22, 11 •
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General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on SANZAR fancy Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires – SANZAR would like Argentina to stage two of their three home matches in their debut Rugby Championship next year in Buenos Aires, the southern hemisphere ruling body’s CEO Greg Peters said on Tuesday. “I strongly recommend the...
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Nov 18, 11 •
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General News, IRB Laws, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
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Comments Off on Special rules for the Varsity Cup
The Varsity Cup Rugby competition will – once again – lend itself to experimentation, with the importance of tries being the major focus ahead of the 2012 tournaments. Varsity Cup Rugby, which now consists of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by...
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Nov 17, 11 •
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General News, International, National •
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Comments Off on Springbok coach appointment
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) will approach a shortlist of preferred candidates in the process to appoint a Springbok coach, the Executive Council of SARU announced on Thursday. The shortlist will be prepared by the Executive Council (Exco) against...
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Nov 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits gets 3 weeks
An independent Disciplinary Hearing was convened yesterday (Wednesday, 16 November, 2011) as a result of the citing complaint made against Saracens player Schalk Brits (No 2) arising from the Heineken Cup Pool 5, Round 1 match against Benetton Treviso at...
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Nov 16, 11 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, International, National, School •
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Comments Off on Craven Week stars added to SA U20 squad
Jan Serfontein, who was recently named the Coca-Cola Craven Week Player of the Tournament for 2011, has been included in a 48-man SA Under-20 squad that will train in Stellenbosch later this month. Serfontein was one of four players – the others being Dries...
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Nov 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Shane Williams set to go out in style
Shane Williams is currently the first name on Warren Gatland’s team sheet for the “Dove Men Challenge” clash against Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 3 December (kick-off 2.30pm). Gatland names a 26-man squad this Sunday for the...
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Nov 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits to be investigated by the Citing Commisioner
The Citing Complaint is against SCHALK BRITS (No 2) – Saracens (v Benetton Treviso on Sunday, 13 November 2011) The complaint was made by Citing Commisioner, Jean-Etienne Bernard (France). Brits is alleged to have carried out a dangerous tackle on the...
