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Aug 28, 20 •
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Comments Off on Seven changes for Zebre Rugby
On Sunday August 30th, KO 7pm (uk time), Zebre and Benetton Rugby will close their season at the Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma for the 15th and last round of the regular season of Guinness PRO14 2019/20. There will be a full debut for Jacopo Trulla, on permit...
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Aug 27, 20 •
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Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team – Fraser Brown to make 100th appearance
Fraser Brown will become the latest player to join the Glasgow Warriors’ Centurions Club this weekend, with the hooker in line to make his 100th appearance for the club at BT Murrayfield tomorrow night. The club co-captain is named in a starting XV showing...
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Aug 27, 20 •
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Comments Off on Edinburgh Rugby reshuffle squad for Glasgow Warriors rematch
Edinburgh Rugby make 10 changes to their starting XV as the capital club host Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield in the Guinness PRO14 this Friday (28 August, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on Premier Sports Head Coach Richard Cockerill rotates his squad following...
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Aug 25, 20 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby Player Update
It has been confirmed that Munster’s newest debutant, RG Snyman, sustained an ACL tear in the opening minutes of Saturday night’s Guinness PRO14 encounter against Leinster. The lock will meet with the specialist next to discuss surgery and management....
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Aug 25, 20 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings suspend playing activities for 2020
The board of the Southern Kings has voluntarily withdrawn the team from participation in any planned domestic rugby competitions in 2020. The players and staff were informed of the decision at 7h30 on Tuesday morning, following an urgent meeting of the board...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Edinburgh team to face Glasgow Warriors
Summer signing Andrew Davidson makes his Edinburgh Rugby debut against his former team as the capital club face Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield in the 1872 Cup decider this Saturday (22 August, kick-off 5.15pm) – live on Premier Sports. The lock is one...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Tompkins and Maksymiw make debuts for Dragons Rugby
New signings Nick Tompkins and Joe Maksymiw will both make their debuts as Dragons face Ospreys in the Guinness PRO14 at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 2.15pm). Wales international centre Tompkins, a summer recruit from Saracens, and lock...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Johnny Williams to make debut as Scarlets return to Guinness PRO14 action
Johnny Williams will make his Scarlets debut as Guinness PRO14 action returns to Parc y Scarlets with an-all Welsh clash against Cardiff Blues on Saturday (3pm kick-off Premier Sport). The centre, signed from Newcastle Falcons this summer, takes his place in...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby side to face Leinster Rugby
The Munster team has been named for Saturday night’s eagerly-awaited return to rugby against Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 at the Aviva Stadium (7.35pm, live on eir Sport). It will be Munster’s first game in six months with new signings Damian de Allende...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Bundee Aki to become latest Connacht Rugby centurion in Guinness PRO14 return against Ulster Rugby
Irish International Bundee Aki will make his 100th appearance for Connacht on Sunday after he was named to start in the Guinness PRO14 clash with Ulster at the Aviva Stadium (k/o 4.30pm). Aki joined Connacht in 2014 and has gone on to play a central role in...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team to face Edinburgh Rugby
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson has named a squad containing 17 internationals for tomorrow’s 1872 Cup decider against Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield, as his side take to the field for a competitive match for the first time in six months. Fraser Brown...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team named for Guinness PRO14 restart against Connacht Rugby
The Ulster team has been named for Sunday’s interprovincial derby against Connacht at Aviva Stadium (kick-off 4.30pm). Fly-half Billy Burns will lead out the Ulster men, in what will be the team’s return to competitive action following a six-month...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Ospreys Rugby team to play Dragons Rugby
After over a 5 month wait for rugby to return, the Ospreys return to Guinness PRO14 action this weekend when they welcome the Dragons to the Liberty Stadium. K.O 2:15pm, Sunday 23rd August. Dan Evans George North Owen Watkin Kieran Williams Luke Morgan...
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Aug 17, 20 •
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Comments Off on Fraser Brown and Ryan Wilson named as Glasgow Warriors co-captains
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson has announced that Fraser Brown and Ryan Wilson will co-captain the club for the remainder of 2019/20 and the 2020/21 campaign. It will be a third successive season as co-captain for Wilson, with the Scotland...
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Aug 14, 20 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby Statement
Munster Rugby have been assisting an Academy player within the wider training squad who has tested positive for Covid-19. As a precautionary measure the squad and Academy did not train today at the HPC and Thomond Park. The individual immediately...
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Aug 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Centre star Jamie Roberts joins Dragons
Dragons are delighted to officially announce the major signing of Wales and British & Irish Lions star Jamie Roberts. Newport-born Roberts, 33, has put pen to paper on a sensational move that will see the powerhouse centre make his return to Welsh rugby...
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Aug 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Leinster Rugby squad update
Leo Cullen has issued a squad injury update as the team continues preparations for a return against Munster at the Aviva Stadium on 22 August, with news that Adam Byrne and James Ryan will both be out of action for several weeks. Ryan suffered a shoulder...
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Aug 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Kelly Brown returns to Glasgow Warriors
Former back-rower Kelly Brown is to return to Glasgow Warriors, taking up the position of Assistant Coach a decade after departing the club. The move sees the 38-year-old join Danny Wilson’s coaching team with immediate effect for the 2020/21 season and...
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Jul 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on Dragons extend Luke Baldwin loan deal
Dragons have extended the loan of scrum half Luke Baldwin from Worcester Warriors until the end of the 2020/21 season. Baldwin moved to Rodney Parade this season on an initial one-year deal. The 29-year-old has made eight appearances in all competitions,...
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Jul 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs confirms departing players
The Toyota Cheetahs can confirm the departure of following players at the end of June 2020 of their respective contracts. Hooker, Joseph Dweba, has left the Toyota Cheetahs to join Bordeaux in France. Working his way up the ranks, Dweba is a proud product of...
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Jun 30, 20 •
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Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings sign Cameron Wright
The Isuzu Southern Kings can confirm that experienced halfback, Cameron Wright, will be joining the Eastern Cape-based franchise. The 26-year-old scrum half joins the Kings on a two-year contract which will officially commence on 1 September 2020. Wright has...
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Jun 29, 20 •
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Comments Off on Oupa Mohoje’s contract extended
The Toyota Cheetahs are delighted to announce that the 29-year-old flank, Oupa Mohoje’s contract has been extended until 31 May 2021. The experienced Mohoje captained the South African A side against the England Saxons in 2016 and played in 19 matches for...
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Jun 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on Reniel Hugo is back in the Toyota Cheetah camp
The 29-year-old lock, Reniel Hugo, will be returning to the Toyota Cheetahs following a stint in Japan. Hugo left the Toyota Cheetahs in 2018 to join the Japanese Top League club, Toyota Verblitz, but enjoyed limited game time at the team. Hugo won the Currie...
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Jun 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby takes interim management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings
SA Rugby has assumed management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings, having taken back a 74% shareholding in the organisation. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, is liaising with Kings director of rugby and interim coach, Robbie Kempson, on...
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Jun 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on Rosko Specman returns to the Toyota Cheetahs
The Springbok Sevens stalwart, Rosko Specman, will make a return to the Toyota Cheetahs after signing a two-year contract at the franchise. Specman played for the Toyota Cheetahs in 2017 and represented the team in seven Currie Cup and four Guinness PRO14...
