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May 17, 13 •
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The Springbok Women’s Sevens team had a bad day at the office on Friday, losing all three their pool B matches in the Amsterdam Sevens tournament, the fourth leg of the inaugural IRB Women Sevens World Series. The South Africans dropped close results to...
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May 17, 13 •
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• South Africa to host round three on 7-8 December in PE • Teams participate in nine tournaments worldwide • Two changes in order of events South Africa will host round three of the...
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May 16, 13 •
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The Springbok Women Sevens team will be looking for some momentum and silverware at the Netherlands Sevens, the last leg of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, in Amsterdam on Friday. The South Africans are pooled with pacesetters, Canada...
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May 13, 13 •
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Further boost for Tier Two with Nations Cup Romania continue to host popular tournament RWC 2015 hopefuls go head to head Valuable competition for Italy and Argentina A teams There will be an unprecedented calendar of international matches in June 2013 for...
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May 13, 13 •
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Double celebration for New Zealand Sevens The 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand ended the season on a high, beating Australia 47-12 in the final of the 2013 Marriott London Sevens. In winning their second Cup title of the season New...
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May 12, 13 •
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Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu heaped praise on his squad as South Africa finished in second place in the 2012/13 HSBC Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the series, with Fiji coming in third. The team needed to make the Cup quarter-finals in the last...
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May 12, 13 •
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The Springbok Sevens team will face hosts England on Sunday in the Cup quarter-finals of the Marriott London Sevens tournament after a historic day for captain Frankie Horne. The BlitzBokke skipper participated in a world record 50th consecutive tournament...
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May 12, 13 •
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Day 1 Results 12. 11 May 2013 - 16:22 Portugal 7 - 5 Spain Pool B 11. 11 May 2013 - 16:00 Scotland 19 - 20 Hong Kong Pool A 10. 11 May 2013 - 15:20 Tonga 7 - 19 Russia Pool B 9. 11 May 2013 - 14:58 Zimbabwe 19 - 14 Georgia...
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May 12, 13 •
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Day 1 Results 18. 11 May 2013 - 18:09 England 17 - 26 Argentina Pool C 17. 11 May 2013 - 17:47 Fiji 33 - 7 Samoa Pool C 16. 11 May 2013 - 17:25 New Zealand 45 - 5 Wales Pool B 15. 11 May 2013 - 17:03 Canada 12 - 38 Kenya...
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May 11, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby •
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The South African Under-20 rugby team scored 14 tries in their runaway 92-27 victory over the senior Namibia side in their friendly international on Saturday afternoon at the Paul Roos Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch. Justin Geduld (outside centre), Rohan...
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May 10, 13 •
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SA U20 aiming for convincing Namibia performance The SA Under-20 team will be aiming for a convincing performance against the senior Namibia side when the two teams clash at 14:50 on Saturday at the Paul Roos Markötter Stadium in Stellenbosch. It will be the...
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May 10, 13 •
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Horne reaches milestone as Springbok Sevens aim for record Springbok Sevens captain Frankie Horne will become the first South African to play 50 tournaments in the HSBC Sevens World Series on Saturday. The skipper will reach the landmark when he leads his...
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May 10, 13 •
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The Springbok Sevens Women’s team will face two of the top five teams in the current Women’s Sevens World Series standings at the Amsterdam Sevens tournament, due to be played at the National Rugby Centrum in the Dutch capital on May 17 and 18. The South...
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May 10, 13 •
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England today named 11 uncapped players in their squad for this summer’s Barbarians game and three-match tour to Uruguay and Argentina. They are forwards Rob Buchanan (Harlequins), Calum Clark (Northampton Saints), Matt Kvesic (Worcester Warriors), Ed...
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May 9, 13 •
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While the top 12 teams in the Series standings contest the Cup competition of the Marriott London Sevens at Twickenham this weekend, for eight other nations the prize on offer is arguably even greater: a ticket to compete at every round of the 2013/14 HSBC...
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May 9, 13 •
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England London Sevens 2013 Results & Fixtures London 7′s Fixtures & Results 1. 11 May 2013 - 09:30 United States 0 - 0 France Pool A 2. 11 May 2013 - 09:52 South Africa 0 - 0 Australia Pool A 3. 11 May 2013 - 10:14 Wales...
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May 9, 13 •
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With less than one month to go until kick off, tickets for the knockout stages of the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 are now on sale. The Under 20 tournament takes place in the north west of France this year, in Nantes, Vannes and La Roche-sur-Yon from...
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May 9, 13 •
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The International Rugby Board Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the “crouch, bind, set” scrum engagement sequence, which is aimed at enhancing player welfare by reducing impact on engagement by up to 25 per cent in elite...
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May 8, 13 •
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The SA Under-20 side to face the senior Namibia rugby team on Saturday on Stellenbosch was announced on Wednesday in Cape Town. Kick off time is 14h50 at the Paul Roos Markötter Stadium and the match will be played after the traditional Cape schoolboy...
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May 8, 13 •
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SA U20 team named to face Namibia The SA Under-20 side to face the senior Namibia rugby team on Saturday on Stellenbosch was announced on Wednesday in Cape Town. Kick off time is 14h50 at the Paul Roos Markötter Stadium and the match will be played after the...
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May 8, 13 •
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Another member of the victorious Springbok Sevens team has been forced out of this weekend’s Marriott London Sevens tournament, the last in the 2012/13 HSBC World Sevens Series. Outside back Steven Hunt suffered ankle ligament damage in Glasgow and was...
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May 8, 13 •
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Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), on Wednesday congratulated two of the country’s best up and coming referees, Marius van der Westhuizen and Rasta Rasivhenge, for their superb performances at the recent Emirates Airlines...
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May 8, 13 •
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR LOFTUS DOUBLE-HEADER IN JUNE Rugby fans are in for a special treat at Loftus Versfeld on 22 June when they will have the opportunity to watch two games for the price of one. The penultimate leg of the Castle Lager Incoming Series takes...
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May 7, 13 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg has joined the SA Under-20 squad in Cape Town as cover ahead of their friendly international on Saturday against Namibia in Stellenbosch. The squad, hit by injuries to several key players, was also bolstered...
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May 7, 13 •
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Delport out of London tournament The Springbok Sevens team suffered a setback on Tuesday ahead of the final tournament in the HSBC World Sevens Series when veteran playmaker Paul Delport was ruled out due to a knee injury. He will be replaced by Bernado...
