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Oct 21, 17 •
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SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners said his team was determined to finish their England tour on a strong note on Sunday when they line up against the England Academy team for the second time in Aldershot. The SA Select Women started their first 15-a-side...
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Oct 21, 17 •
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The Qantas Wallabies have defeated New Zealand 23-18 in a Bledisloe Cup clash for the ages at a rain-soaked Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. The match came down to the final moments as the Wallabies, holding a narrow lead, held out a late surge by the New...
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Oct 20, 17 •
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10 Wallabies will be officially graduated into the Classic Wallabies family at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Saturday night with a ceremony honouring their commitments to Australian Rugby and the Wallabies jersey over the years. At half time in the clash...
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Oct 20, 17 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and SKY will partner to livestream the All Blacks upcoming matches against the UK Barbarians and a France XV and the Maori All Blacks matches against Canada and the French Barbarians, in a move designed to grow the global fan base for...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the Springboks’ second Rugby World Cup final victory, beating England, 15-6, in Paris to become only the second team in history to win the Webb Ellis Cup twice. SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, said on Friday...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Qantas Wallabies team to play New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Saturday 21 October, 7.05pm local time 1. Scott Sio (38 Tests) 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (77 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (86 Tests) 4. Rob Simmons (77 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (17 Tests) 6....
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Oct 18, 17 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play the third Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia at Suncorp Stadium, Australia, this Saturday 21 October (Kick-off: 7.05PM Brisbane time, 10.05PM NZT). The matchday 23 (with Test caps in brackets) is: 1. Kane Hames...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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A group of 12 Springboks have been invited to a four-day training, assessment and conditioning camp, from 23 to 26 October in Cape Town. Current Springbok squad members who are playing for their provinces in the Currie Cup playoffs, as well as those who are...
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Oct 17, 17 •
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Springbok Sevens player, Stephan Dippenaar, has called an end to his playing career and will join a family farming business near Moorreesburg in the Western Cape. The 29-year-old enjoyed a rewarding rugby career in both fifteens and sevens rugby which saw him...
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Oct 16, 17 •
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The All Blacks squad will assemble in Brisbane later today to prepare for the Test against Australia at Suncorp Stadium, this Saturday. Canterbury first five-eighth Richie Mo’unga has been called into the All Blacks as temporary cover, with Beauden...
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Oct 16, 17 •
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Outstanding All Blacks loose forward Sam Cane has agreed a new contract extension, which will see him stay with New Zealand Rugby, his Gallagher Chiefs Investec Super Rugby club and the Bay of Plenty province for four more years. The deal is a major coup for...
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Oct 14, 17 •
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Updated squad for third Bledisloe Cup squad Forwards Allan Alaalatoa, 18 Tests, Brumbies Rory Arnold, 15 Tests, Brumbies Adam Coleman, 17 Tests, Western Force Jack Dempsey, 5 Tests, NSW Waratahs Tetera Faulkner, 3 Tests, Melbourne Rebels Ned Hanigan,...
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Oct 14, 17 •
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Six rising stars from the Aon University Sevens Series have been selected to join the wider Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens squad that will compete in Bendigo against New Zealand next week . Mackenzie Sadler (University of Queensland), Page McGregor...
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Oct 13, 17 •
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Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, and Springbok Women’s Sevens coach, Renfred Dazel, are keen to their seasons going at the Emirates Dubai Sevens, to be played on 1-2 December at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. The draw for the tournament was...
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Oct 13, 17 •
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Four SA referees appointed in November Tests Match officials named for Castle Lager Outgoing Tour Former provincial player, Egon Seconds, is one of four South African referees who will feature in the forthcoming internationals, World Rugby confirmed when they...
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Oct 12, 17 •
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Etzebeth to lead Springboks on European tour · Several experienced players ruled out with injury · Selected group to assemble in Stellenbosch Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has confirmed that Eben Etzebeth will retain the...
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Oct 11, 17 •
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• Indian cricket star Yuvraj Singh, who famously hit six sixes in one over, announced as newest Ambassador for Laureus Sport for Good • Singh: ‘Sport has changed my life and I’m looking forward to helping Laureus in their goal to...
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Oct 11, 17 •
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SA Rugby on Wednesday confirmed that Springbok forwards coach Johann van Graan has been released from his contract and that he will join Irish province Munster as their new head coach. Van Graan spent the last six seasons as Springbok forwards coach. He was...
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Oct 11, 17 •
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A SA Rugby Sevens Academy Under-17 squad was selected after the recent Interprovincial Sevens tournament for U17s in Kimberley, and will participate in a training camp in Stellenbosch and play in the Assupol Sevens, to be held at the Markötter Fields in...
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Oct 10, 17 •
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Qantas Wallabies assistant coach Mario Ledesma has today confirmed that he will return home to his native Argentina, to take up the role as head coach of the Jaguares for the 2018 Vodafone Super Rugby season. Ledesma will assume the role following the third...
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Oct 10, 17 •
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A new era of professional sevens rugby in New Zealand is officially here as All Blacks Sevens Coach Clark Laidlaw introduces new talent, rejuvenates experienced legs and unveils a new home base for the squad. With more than half of the 2017/18 squad...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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The excitement of the HSBC Sydney 7s returns to the harbour city in 2018 with tickets for the General Public going on sale today. Following the successes of the 2016 and 2017 tournaments, with both years selling out across the weekend of action, fans are...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has issued a Warning to Damian de Allende of South Africa after he was issued with a Red Card during a Rugby Championship match at the weekend. De Allende was issued a Red Card for a breach of Law10.4(o) “Late...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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The first-ever fixture between the Southern Kings and Benetton Rugby ended in victory for the Italian side when they triumphed 31-3 in a GUINNESSPRO14 championship played at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso on Saturday, 7 October. The match was a...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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The Qantas Wallabies have ended their Rugby Championship campaign with a 37-20 victory over Argentina in Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza on Sunday morning. Reece Hodge scored two of the Wallabies’ five tries in a bonus point victory which cemented...
