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Aug 18, 17 •
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England U18s have named their side for the final game of their summer development tour in South Africa. England face South Africa Schools on Saturday at City Park, Athlone (1 pm BST) in their third match of the ‘U19 International Series’. They have so far...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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Hong Kong is in town for Sunday’s test match against the Simbas at the Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA) grounds. The 28-man squad jetted in at 5:22 am EAT (+3GMT) on Friday morning ahead of their two Test clashes with the teams doing battle all...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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Kick off times for England’s three Test matches in the Old Mutual Wealth Series have changed. The Tests played in November at Twickenham Stadium will now kick off at 3 pm, 30 mins later than initially announced. England will play Argentina on Saturday 11...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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The Queensland Premier Rugby grand final kicks off on Sunday at University of Queensland and GPS go head-to-head at Ballymore. After two weeks of semi and preliminary finals, five of our clubs will field teams over the two days of action. Brothers have seven...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa’s top rugby schools which are broadcast live on SuperSport from March to August. Paul Roos Gimnasium will...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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The Wallaroos have secured their first win of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup, running in five tries to secure a 29-15 win over Japan in their third and final pool game at University College Dublin’s Billings Park. Samantha Treherne secured a...
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Aug 18, 17 •
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England Women secured their place in semi-finals of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup after beating USA 47-26 in their Pool B decider. Going into the game both sides had won their two pool matches, but after a physical start from the Eagles, the Red Roses...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Four of the five Springbok squad members released for Currie Cup duty this weekend will take to the field for their respective provinces in a timely boost as the sides look to build momentum in the competition. Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant, DHL...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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DHL Western Province U19 coach Nazeem Adams has made four changes for the encounter against Leopards U19 at Brookside on Friday. There are three changes up front and one in the backline as DHL Western Province U19 look to take their unbeaten run this season...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Francois Venter and Oupa Mohoje back in Toyota Free State Cheetahs team The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the Vodacom Blue Bulls in a Currie Cup game on Saturday, 19 August. Kick-off is at 14:05. Coach Rory Duncan has announced his team for...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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SA A flanker Chris Cloete will start his first match for the Pumas when they travel to fortress Kimberley to face the high-riding Griquas in an all-important Currie Cup match. Cloete has produced a couple of cameos from the bench and gets a deserved...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Thursday confirmed that they have extended a player loan agreement with the Southern Kings which will see four current Vodacom Blue Bulls players joining the Eastern Cape side to compete in the PRO 14 tournament. Props...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Uzair Cassiem will start at No 8 for the Springboks in the opening match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth this coming Saturday. The Toyota Cheetahs loose forward comes into the starting line-up for...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Nollis Marais, named Warrick Gelant at fullback for his side’s Currie Cup match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Pretoria on Saturday and also named new signing, Jano Venter, on the bench. Gelant, who is part of the...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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The Road Safety Perth Spirit have named a strong squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship (NRC) as the men in black and gold look for back-to-back championships. Spirit Head Coach Kevin Foote has selected a squad made up of an exciting mix of Super...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Qantas Wallabies team to play New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 19 August, 8.00pm local time 1. Scott Sio (32 Tests) 2. Stephen Moore (120 Tests) 3. Allan Alaalatoa (11 Tests) 4. Rory Arnold (12 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (12 Tests) 6. Ned...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named former Rugby League star Curtis Rona to debut in Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup opener at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Rona, who starred for the Western Force in his first full season of Vodafone Super...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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Delight for PE locals as Boks make several surprise visits Springbok coach Allister Coetzee and his coaching staff shared their rugby knowledge and experience with more than 60 club and schools coach at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on...
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Aug 17, 17 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play the opening Bledisloe Cup – Investec Championship match against Australia at ANZ Stadium on Saturday 19 August 2017. The matchday 23 (with Test caps in brackets) is: 1. Joe Moody (28) 2. Codie Taylor (19) 3....
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Aug 17, 17 •
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England Women head coach Simon Middleton has made 10 changes, including four positional changes to the starting 15 to face the USA on Thursday 17 August in Billings Park, Dublin, Ireland (KO 14:30 ITV 4). The Red Roses are two wins from two in Pool B having...
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Aug 16, 17 •
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Former Springbok flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff has joined the Vodacom Blue Bulls on a two-year deal, the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Wednesday. The BBC also confirmed the extension of contracts of a number of leading players in their ranks. Boshoff...
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Aug 16, 17 •
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• Fiao’o Faamausili first Black Fern to reach 50 Tests • The team named to play Canada in final pool match captain Fiao’o Faamausili will become the most-capped Black Fern ever when she leads her side in their third and final pool match of the...
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Aug 16, 17 •
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Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel was pleased with the outcomes achieved at their training camp in Potchefstroom last week and said it would guide them in the lead-up to the Rugby Africa Sevens in September, which doubles up as the Rugby...
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Aug 16, 17 •
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Nairobi, Wednesday 16 August 2017…..Six players will make their full international debuts as the Simba squad to face Hong Kong in Sunday’s first test at the RFUEA Ground. The six, James Kubasu, Philip Ikambili, Emmanuel Mavala, Elkeans Musonye, Brad...
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Aug 16, 17 •
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Saturday 19th August see the might of Grey College coming down to Stellenbosch to take on Paul Roos Gymnasium at their Markotter sport fields. The second last edition of the 2017 Premier Interschool derbies promises to be a humdinger as usual because of the...
