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Oct 8, 20 •
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Comments Off on 2020 Rugby Championship Match Schedule Amendment
SANZAAR and tournament hosts, Rugby Australia, have today announced a revised draw for the 2020 Rugby Championship. The 12-match tournament will now be played across seven weeks with Australia’s clash against New Zealand moved from Saturday 12 December to...
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Jul 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby Executive Committee recommends 2020 temporary COVID-19 international calendar
The World Rugby Executive Committee has today recommended a revised temporary 2020 international calendar with the express objective of optimising recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic for the betterment of the global game at all levels. Seeking to reconcile...
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Jul 16, 20 •
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Comments Off on SANZAAR Competitions Update
Following recent media commentary around the long-term future of SANZAAR, the future structure of its competitions and the rest of the 2020 playing calendar, CEO Andy Marinos, has today, provided the context under which future planning is taking place amidst...
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Jan 30, 20 •
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Comments Off on PERTH TO HOST WALLABIES BLOCKBUSTERS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA AND NEW ZEALAND
Perth is set to become the centre of the Rugby universe over the next two years with the World Champion Springboks and All Blacks set to visit Optus Stadium to take on the Qantas Wallabies. The two blockbuster Tests, secured for Perth by Tourism WA, will be...
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Aug 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen: Springboks primed for Argentinean onslaught
The Springboks have done their homework and are primed for a massive Argentinian onslaught when the two teams meet on Saturday in Salta the final match of the 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship, according to Springbok captain Duane Vermeulen. The Springboks...
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Jul 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SHOW GRIT TO OUTMUSCLE PUMAS IN BRISBANE
A dominant defensive effort has lifted the Qantas Wallabies to a 16-10 victory over Argentina in a tough Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane tonight. The Wallabies showed marked improvement in almost every facet of the...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2019 Match Schedule
SANZAAR has today confirmed the abbreviated six-match schedule for this year’s Rugby Championship including all match venues and kick-off times. As it is a Rugby World Cup year (the tournament kicks-off in Tokyo on 20 September) The Rugby...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers: ‘Australia and South Africa under equal pressure’
Former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says Australia will be under just as much pressure as South Africa when they clash in the Rugby Championship on September 10. While Springbok rugby appears to have been in a free fall for the last couple of months,...
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Aug 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks not taking Argentina lightly
The Springboks are not underestimating Argentina in this year’s Rugby Championship despite the struggles of their Super Rugby team, the Jaguares. The Springboks are currently preparing for their opening Rugby Championship match against the Pumas in...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on CHEIKA NAMES 33-MAN QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has today announced his 33-man squad for The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup campaigns kicking off later this month. The squad has been bolstered by a legion of experienced French-based Test campaigners, with...
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Jul 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on GITEAU SET TO RETURN FOR WALLABIES TRAINING CAMP
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has named a 36-man train-on squad to assemble in Sydney on Monday (August 1) ahead of the Wallabies camp on the Central Coast. The squad contains four uncapped players, including Waratahs prop Tom Robertson and...
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Jul 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Angus Gardner appointed to Rugby Championship
Angus Gardner has become the first Australian born referee in eight years to be given the whistle for a Rugby Championship match with his appointment for the clash between the All Blacks and Springboks in Christchurch, New Zealand on Saturday 17 September....
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Aug 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Stats back Argentina win #FanUp
Photo: @howzitjax / Rugby 15 The Springboks may have produced a below-par performance on Saturday but a spirited Argentina side were in top form for their historic 37-25 victory on South African soil. Statistics taken from the Vodacom Rugby App paints a...
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Aug 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers, Coetzee and Le Roux out of Buenos Aires tour
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers, Marcell Coetzee and Willie le Roux have all been ruled out of the return match against Argentina in Buenos Aires next weekend because of injuries. De Villiers fractured his jaw in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship defeat...
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Aug 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies claim Rugby Championship and keep Bledisloe Cup alive
The Qantas Wallabies have won the Rugby Championship and kept their campaign to win back the Bledisloe Cup alive with a thrilling 27-19 win against New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday night in front of 73 824 fans, the Qantas Wallabies produced yet another...
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Aug 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Hashim Amla hands out Springbok jerseys
Hashim Amla, captain of the South African Test cricket team, inspired the Springboks on the eve of their final Test on home soil for 2015, in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup, when he handed out the jerseys for the match against Argentina on Saturday....
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Aug 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks vs Argentina Teamsheets #RugbyChampionship
Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Venue: Growthpoint Kingspark, Durban Referee: Romain Poite Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: Position Name Franchise / Club Test Caps Test points 15 Willie le Roux Toyota Cheetahs 27 40 14 Jesse Kriel Vodacom...
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Aug 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup clash
ilner-The All Blacks side to play Australia in the opening Bledisloe Cup and Investec Rugby Championship-deciding Test against Australia at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 8 August has been named, with outside back Nehe Milner-Skudder to make his Test debut....
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Aug 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers returns to captain Springboks in Durban
Jean de Villiers will captain a Springbok side also featuring the return of Pieter-Steph du Toit and Siya Kolisi in the match-23 for the first time since 2013 when South Africa host Argentina at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. De Villiers...
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Aug 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Three players released from Springbok camp
Xerox Golden Lions lock Franco Mostert and Steval Pumas scrumhalf Faf de Klerk have been released from the Springbok camp and will be available for their provinces in the Absa Currie Cup. Both players will join their provinces later on Tuesday. In addition,...
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Aug 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Win tickets to see the Springbok live in action with the #BoksInASICS BOKDAY Competition
Win tickets to see the Springbok live in action with the #BoksInASICS BOKDAY Competition 2 lucky winners can each win bouble tickets to see the Springboks take on Argentina at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday, 8 August CALLING ALL SPRINGBOK FANS! ASICS, the...
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Aug 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Positive signs on Springbok injury front
Up to nine injured players could be back in contention this week as the Springboks resumed their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign in Durban on Monday. Team doctor Craig Roberts is optimistic that Jean de Villiers, Jan Serfontein, Fourie du Preez,...
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Aug 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rob Simmons ruled out of next two Qantas Wallabies Tests
Qantas Wallabies lock Rob Simmons will miss this Saturday’s Rugby Championship decider and next week’s Auckland Bledisloe Cup Test after being ruled out with a scaphoid injury. Simmons will undergo surgery tomorrow in Brisbane and is expected to make a...
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Jul 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Michael Hooper suspended for one week
JUDICIAL HEARING NEWS RELEASE Hearing Details: 29 July 2015 @ 5:00pm AEST, 7:00pm NZST, 4:00am ART and 9:00am SAST via videoconference Reconvened Hearing Details: 30 July at 4:00pm AEST, 6:00pm NZST, 3:00am ART and 8:00am SAST. Judicial Hearing Chairman:...
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Jul 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks travelling squad for South Africa named
The 31-man All Blacks squad to travel to South Africa for the Investec Rugby Championship Test against South Africa has been named. The squad flies out to South Africa this morning, stopping over in Sydney before arriving in Johannesburg on Sunday evening....
