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Jul 27, 22 •
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General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA women embracing huge Commonwealth Games challenge
The South Africa Women’s Sevens team face a dauting challenge at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, where they have been grouped with Australia, Fiji and Scotland in Pool B, and while they recognise they face a daunting task, head coach Paul Delport...
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Feb 12, 20 •
1776 Views •
General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on World Rugby awards another tournament to South Africa
World Rugby announced on Tuesday that South Africa will host yet another major international tournament with the inaugural event on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for women heading to Stellenbosch next month. Twelve teams from all six of World...
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Feb 5, 20 •
3541 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Reality sets in for Bok Women as RWC dates are announced
The Springbok Women have a little over 19 months to prepare for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand – news that triggered excitement and urgency for SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, and Springbok Women’s coach, Stanley Raubenheimer,...
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Feb 7, 17 •
1411 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Call on prospective Women’s Rugby players
The Free State Woman’s Rugby team won the SARU Provincial B-League the last three years and was promoted to the A-division for 2017. One of the prerequisites of the promotion is that Woman’s Rugby has to have a formal club structure in the Free State. ...
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Jul 25, 16 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Border continues to set the pace in Women’s Interprovincials
Defending SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial champions, Border, continued to set the pace in the A Section of the competition this weekend as they defeated KwaZulu-Natal to remain the only unbeaten team after two rounds. Border, who secured a hat-trick of...
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Jun 12, 14 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Thrilling finish to Women’s Interprovincial pool stages
With only two points separating defending SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series champions Border and neighbours Eastern Province on the log table, the clash between these two teams in East London this weekend will determine which side secures the top spot...
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Jun 5, 14 •
2370 Views •
General News, International •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on World Cup hopefuls to prove a point in Women’s Interprovincial Series
The Springbok Women’s Rugby World Cup hopefuls will be determined to make their mark in the fourth round of Section One in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series on Saturday in an attempt to impress national coach Lawrence Sephaka before he finalises his...
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May 22, 14 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Border and Eastern Province aim to extend winning run
Border and Eastern Province will look to extend their winning runs in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series to three matches on Saturday as round three of the tournament kicks off and the pressure begins to mount on the chasing teams with an eye on...
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May 14, 14 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on England Women target fourth place in Sevens World Series
England Women Sevens skipper Abigail Chamberlain says England are targeting a fourth place finish in the World Series when the final round kicks off this week in Amsterdam (May 16-17). After four rounds, which has seen England win Plate titles in Dubai and...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Canterbury Rugby congratulates local Black Ferns
Four Canterbury players have been selected in the Black Ferns squad to play in the International Women’s Rugby Series in June. The squad of 26 will play a four-Test series against Australia, Samoa and Canada. Canterbury Women’s Head Coach John Sherratt...
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Apr 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Border and SWD to kick off Women’s Interprovincial series
Defending Women’s Interprovincial champions, Border, will kick off the SARU Women’s Interprovincial competition on Friday against SWD at Outeniqua Park in George in what is expected to be an exciting start to the tournament. This year’s Women’s...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on England Women’s squad announced for China leg of Sevens World Series
Marlie Packer returns for England 7s England Women’s Sevens Head Coach Simon Middleton has made three changes to the team that finished fourth in Brazil for the penultimate round of the IRB World Sevens Series this weekend (April 5-6) in...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on SA Select Women finish third in Hong Kong
The SA Select Women on Friday finished third at the Hong Kong Invitational behind champions Canada and runners up France to start their season on an encouraging note. The team started the tournament with an impressive 29-0 victory against Papua New...
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Mar 5, 14 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on England Women’s Squad named for Wales Six Nations clash
England’s Rochelle Clark England Women’s prop Rochelle Clark is set to earn her 90th cap on Friday when England play Wales in the penultimate round of the Six Nations, kick off 7:30pm at the Twickenham Stoop. Clark has been named in England...
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Mar 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s preliminary RWC squad announced
Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka on Tuesday announced a preliminary squad of 39 players for the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup as he looks to put the building blocks in place for the international showpiece in France from August 1 to 17. The...
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Feb 20, 14 •
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General News, International, Six Nations •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Wales Women make changes for France
Wales Women have made three changes to their pack, one positional, for the clash against France in a Six Nations encounter at the Talbot Athletic Ground on Sunday (KO 2pm). Jenny Davies, the most experienced player in the squad with 62 caps, replaces Megan...
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Jan 29, 14 •
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General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Hannah Casey to make debut in Women’s 6 Nations Opener
Saracens’ Hannah Casey is set to make her Ireland debut against Scotland as Philip Doyle’s charges open their Championship title defense. Ireland host Scotland at Ashbourne RFC on Friday 31st January with a 7.30pm kick-off. There is a familiar...
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Jan 15, 14 •
2587 Views •
General News, International, RWC 2015, Springboks, World Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Springbok Women begin World Cup preparations
The Springbok Women will begin their preparations for the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Thursday with a four-day camp in Cape Town, which will mark an important step in laying the foundation for the competition which will be hosted in France from August 1...
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Oct 4, 13 •
2482 Views •
Australia, General News, New Zealand, Womens Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Canterbury Women’s team to play Otago
The Canterbury Women’s team will take on current table-toppers, Otago, this Saturday afternoon in Dunedin. Head Coach John Sherratt has made four changes to the side that beat Waikato last weekend. In the forwards, Stacey Anderson and Leysa Matity will be...
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Sep 13, 13 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Canterbury Women’s team to play Taranaki
Canterbury Women’s Head Coach John Sherratt has named his team to play Taranaki on Saturday. It includes three changes to the starting fifteen that lost to Auckland last week. The forward pack remains the same, with prop Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox...
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Sep 12, 13 •
2005 Views •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Crunch time in Women’s Interprovincial Series
The Women’s Interprovincial Series will reach boiling point this weekend as the top four teams go head-to-head in the semifinals for a shot at winning the title. Defending champions Western Province take on the Sharks at the University of KwaZulu-Natal at...
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Sep 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Border, Sharks host Women’s Interprovincial semifinals
Border and the Sharks this weekend secured their home semifinals in the A Division of the Women’s Interprovincial Competition, while Griquas and the Limpopo Blue Bulls cemented their places in the B Division final as the round-robin stages reached a close....
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Aug 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Women’s teams to determine their fate in final Interprovincial pool round
The Women’s Interprovincial series will reach boiling point this weekend as a handful of teams battle it out for semifinal and final positions respectively as the pool stages comes to a close. In the A Division, only the Sharks and Border have secured their...
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Aug 28, 13 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Springbok Women’s squad announced for Rugby World Cup qualifier
Springbok Women’s caretaker coach Aslam Abrahams on Wednesday announced a talented 28-member squad for their Rugby World Cup qualifier against Uganda at the Buffalo City Stadium in East London on September 7. A victory for the Springbok Women would secure...
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Aug 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Women’s Interprovincial Series goes down to the wire
The Women’s Interprovincial series will go down to the wire in the final round of pool matches in two weeks as there are still two semifinal spots up for grabs in the A Division, while three teams will battle it out for final spots in the B Division. With...
