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Aug 21, 19 •
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Junior Springbok centre Rikus Pretorius will make his DHL Western Province debut in the final league round Currie Cup encounter with Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The 20-year-old will start at inside centre in a team that also sees...
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Aug 21, 19 •
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The battle for the remaining final berth in the A Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition is set to come down to the wire on Saturday as four teams eye a place in the grand finale of the competition against Western Province on 7...
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Aug 21, 19 •
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Springbok prop Lizo Gqoboka will make a timely return to the Vodacom Blue Bulls this weekend when they face the Cell C Sharks in their final Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Gqoboka has been released from the Springbok squad for the match, one...
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Aug 20, 19 •
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Whangarei, Matamata, Mt Maunganui, Gisborne, Rolleston and Wakatipu visits confirmed Get ready New Zealand – the 2019 Rugby World Cup All Blacks are heading out across the country on their ninth annual All Blacks to the Nation tour next Thursday 29 August....
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Aug 20, 19 •
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The St.George Queensland Reds have bolstered their backrow stocks for the future securing Liam Wright and Angus Scott-Young for the next the two seasons. The pair will remain at Ballymore through 2021 and follow recent long-term signings of current fellow...
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Aug 19, 19 •
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Lizo Gqoboka (Vodacom Blue Bulls), Marvin Orie (Xerox Golden Lions), Thomas du Toit and André Esterhuizen (both Cell C Sharks) have been released from the Springbok training squad back to their provinces and will be available for Currie Cup selection this...
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Aug 19, 19 •
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South African rugby players – men and women, schoolboys and adults – were congratulated for Saturday’s national team hat-trick by Mr Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby, on Sunday. The Springboks overcame Argentina, 24-18; the Springbok Women defeated...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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The development and progress showed by the players in the SA Schools and SA Schools A squads in the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series bode well for the future of South African rugby and the Junior Springboks. The players showed they can adapt and be...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer was delighted on Saturday as his charges booked their place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with a 39-0 victory against Kenya in the deciding match of the qualifiers at the Bosman Stadium in...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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The Springbok training squad of 36 players assembled in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a four-day Rugby World Cup camp in Bloemfontein as part of the Boks’ preparations for the global tournament which starts next month in Japan. The group consists of players...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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The Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – is going down to the wire yet again and with only one round of the league phase left before the playoffs, five teams will be scrambling to determine how the top four finish....
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Aug 17, 19 •
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Rassie Erasmus breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that his 2019 Springbok squad continued on a trajectory of progress following a 24-18 victory over Argentina in a Castle Lager Incoming Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Sbu Nkosi scored...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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The continued growth of their squads as a unit and the improvement of individual performances are high on the agenda for the SA Schools and SA Schools A coaches this weekend, when the final matches of the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series take place at...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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Schalk Brits described the Springbok captaincy as his wildest dream that has come true. Brits will be leading out South Africa against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is the Boks’ last home game before the Rugby World Cup. The...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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Frans van Wyk will make his debut for the Xerox Golden Lions when they host the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday. Kick-off is at 14:00. Manni Rass will start in mid-field as centre partner to Wandisile Simelane. Cyle Brink has recovered from a...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Pumas on Saturday at 14:00 in Nelspruit. Coach Franco Smith announced his team with changes. William Small-Smith returns to number 14. Captain Tian Meyer moves to left wing with Ruan Pienaar starting on...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Are you passionate about rugby? Do you want a front row seat to games in your area? We are looking for contributors for Rugby Fifteen and School Rugby. This is not a job offer but rather an opportunity for rugby fans to become part of our team by covering...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play Wales in Cardiff on Saturday (KO 2:15pm live on Sky Sports). George Ford will captain the side again following Sunday’s 33-19 win over Wales at Twickenham Stadium. There are three changes to...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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At only 28 years old Springbok Women’s flyhalf Zenay Jordaan has a rugby resume most her colleagues – male and female – could only dream of with two Women’s Rugby World Cups and three Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments to her name. And she is...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Liz Patu, Wests, Queensland Women’s XV, 22 caps Averyl Mitchell, Souths (Brisbane), Queensland Women’s XV, 3 caps Evelyn Horomia, Brothers, NSW Waratahs Women, 6 caps Michaela Leonard, Vikings, Brumbies Women, 3 caps Alisha Hewett, GPS/ADFRU, Queensland...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has made three changes to the side named today for the second Test of the Laurie O’Reilly Memorial Trophy against Australia at Eden Park. Uncapped Canterbury utility back Grace Brooker, experienced Wellington lock Jackie...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Date: Sunday, 18th August 2019Time: 14h00Venue: Emirates Airline Park, JohannesburgReferee: Marius van der WesthuizenAssistant Referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Christopher AllisonTelevision Match Official: Shaun Veldsman The Cell C Sharks have a huge assignment...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Qantas Wallabies team to play New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland on Saturday 17 August, 7.35pm NZT Scott Sio (57 Tests) Tolu Latu (14 Tests) Allan Alaalatoa (33 Tests) Izack Rodda (20 Tests) Adam Coleman (32 Tests) Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (14 Tests) Michael...
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Aug 14, 19 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the Bledisloe Cup Investec Challenge Test at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday 17 August. (Kick-off: 7.35PM NZT). The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps in brackets): Joe Moody (39) Dane Coles (63)...
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Aug 14, 19 •
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A number of Springbok call-ups have forced DHL Western Province into changes for their Currie Cup encounter with Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Friday. With four players who featured in the win against the Phakisa Pumas joining the Springbok squad this...
