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Dec 4, 13 •
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When most people talk of New Zealand’s all-conquering Sevens team, they think of captain DJ Forbes and they think of coach, Gordon Tietjens. The duo may be very different men, but together they have created one of the finest outfits anywhere in the...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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England Under 18 23 vs Australia Schools 3 TWO late tries set Head Coach John Fletcher’s England Under 18 side on the way to a hard-fought 23-3 victory over Australia Schools at Harrow School. Despite dominating possession for long periods England struggled...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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This season on the HSBC Sevens World Series, fans are being encouraged to nominate best performances by a ‘rookie’ at each round. In the second round of the Series in Dubai, while Semi Kunitani of Fiji was named in the Dubai Dream Team on his...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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How to Survive the CellC Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament You’ve made the best decision of the year and secured tickets for the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens Tournament now what? Pre Event Prep If the shock and FOMO (fear of missing out) is running...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Australian Rugby Union has today become one of the first national sporting organisations in the world to be presented with a gay sporting trophy, after members of the reigning Bingham Cup Champions, the Sydney Convicts handed over the Bingham Cup. The Bingham...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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New Zealand number 8 Kieran Read has been named the IRB Player of the Year 2013, the third Kiwi to win the prestigious award. The 28-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic year in the heart of the All Blacks’ pack and played no small part in ensuring his team...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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SCOTT DRAWER – Deputy Director of Performance Solutions at the English Institute of Sport – is joining the Rugby Football Union as Athletic Performance Manager. Drawer (right), who starts on February 1, 2014, will be responsible for the co-ordination and...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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New Zealand Rugby is today celebrating the All Blacks’ clean sweep of the IRB’s 2013 Rugby Awards for the second year running. World class No 8 Kieran Read has been named the IRB’s Player of the Year, while All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen has...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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The Springbok Sevens have called up Steven Hunt, Kwagga Smith and Rosco Speckman as injury cover for Stephan Dippenaar, Jamba Ulengo and Frankie Horne. The South Africans will be in action over the weekend in the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens in Port...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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The SA Sevens Academy has returned from Dubai after they retained their Dubai International Invitational title for a record fourth year in a row. The South Africans won all 5 of their matches, including the final, after they received a bye for their first...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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On this year’s HSBC Sevens World Series fans will once again have their chance to get involved through social media by voting on their favourite try from each of the nine rounds. Collins Injera collected the most votes in the opening round in Australia,...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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When Fiji play like they did in Dubai at the weekend they look simply unstoppable and it will be really interesting to see if they can carry that form and confidence onto South Africa this weekend. Their skill levels are right out of the top drawer and, with...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Springbok Sevens head coach Neil Powell and Kenya Sevens coach Paul Treu have both been forced into changes ahead of the upcoming Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens, round three of the HSBC Sevens World Series in South Africa. For the hosts Stephan Dippenaar...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Mark Bennett has been called into Stephen Gemmell’s Scotland Sevens squad for this weekend’s South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth, the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series. The 20-year-old back, who was involved in the Scotland squad for...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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25 Lucky Rugby 15 readers will win a set of double tickets to the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens held in Port Elizabeth on the 7th and 8th of December. This competition runs from Tuesday the 3rd December until 1pm sharp on the 4th December. How to enter: Answer...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Christchurch will host two internationals in the next two years, with NZ Rugby announcing that England will play the Crusaders at AMI Stadium next year, and the All Blacks will play Argentina there in 2015. Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach says this is brilliant...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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The Crusaders XI are preparing to take on the Todd Blackadder-led All Stars XI in the annual Crusaders Charity Cricket match this weekend. The event has been running for more than thirty years and raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of New...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Former Scotland Under 20 flanker Andrew Rose is now back in his native Zimbabwe, ready for national duty. Photo: Getty By Enock Muchinjo For the past three years, all the talk in Zimbabwean rugby has centred around the dream to go to the Rugby World Cup for...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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With the northern hemisphere autumn international programme finally drawing to a close, Wales are the only movers in the latest IRB World Rankings, dropping one place to sixth. With only three international fixtures over the weekend, the focus was on the...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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ITS GO TIME! Are you ready for the biggest party of the year? It’s not long to wait until summers hottest party hits the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, as the HSBC IRB Sevens World Series powers into town. Not What You’re Expecting If you’re ready for the...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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The Rugby Championship 2014 kicks off on August 16 with a trans-Tasman showdown that could present New Zealand with an opportunity to add yet another honour to its already glittering record. Should the All Blacks sweep England on home soil in June, a win...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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Stephan Dippenaar was ruled out of next weekend’s Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament in Port Elizabeth with a hamstring injury and his replacement will be named on Tuesday, the Springbok Sevens have confirmed. Dippenaar was one of three South...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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The Springbok Sevens and the other 15 international teams participating in this weekend’s Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens will arrive at the Port Elizabeth International Airport on Monday evening at approximately 20h30. The 16 teams will arrive on two...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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FULL TIME: WALES, 26 v QANTAS WALLABIES, 30 – AUSTRALIA WIN THRILLING TEST IN CARDIFF TO END YEAR ON A HIGH The Qantas Wallabies finished the year on a high notching up a hard fought 30-26 victory over Wales in a pulsating Test in Cardiff early Sunday...
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Dec 1, 13 •
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Fixtures: December 2013 07 11:00 New Zealand vs Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE HSBC Sevens World Series South Africa 07 11:22 Wales vs USA Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE HSBC Sevens World Series South Africa 07 11:44 England vs Samoa Nelson Mandela...
