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Feb 26, 20 •
1624 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa, South Africa u18 •
Shaun Liddle •
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Lance Sendin and Wessel du Plessis will take over the reigns as SA Schools and SA Schools A coaches for the 2020 edition of the U18 International Series, which will again be hosted in the Western Cape in August. Sendin, from Hugenote in Wellington, is no...
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Feb 11, 20 •
1771 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux named a group of 20 players featuring strong international flavor for the second SA Rugby alignment camp in Stellenbosch this week, with 16 players in the group having represented South Africa at age-group level. Five players...
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Jan 14, 20 •
1352 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
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The future stars of rugby will converge on Italy for the 13th edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship from 28 June to 18 July, 2020 after World Rugby and the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) announced the schedule. The world’s 12 best teams will compete...
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Dec 5, 19 •
1539 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased with the outcomes achieved as the SA Under-19 team wrapped up their two-match tour to Georgia with a 40-33 victory against the hosts at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in Tbilisi on Thursday. The team won their first...
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Dec 4, 19 •
1466 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok assistant coach, Bafana Nhleko – who is serving in the same capacity on the SA Under-19 team’s tour to Georgia – looked back at the positives from their 28-21 victory against the hosts on Monday, and singled out a few areas to work on...
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Dec 3, 19 •
1389 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux expressed his satisfaction as the SA U19s ground out a morale-boosting 28-21 victory in a hard-fought and physical encounter against Georgia at the Shevardeni Rugby Stadium in Tbilisi on Monday, in what marked the first of...
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Nov 27, 19 •
1482 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko – who will fulfil that role with the SA Under-19 team departing for Georgia later on Wednesday – said they had set clear goals on what they wanted to achieve from the tour and that they were excited to see...
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Nov 25, 19 •
1477 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux, who will guide the South Africa Under-19 team on a two-match tour to Georgia, said they were looking forward to the challenge in Tbilisi, with the players and coaching staff set to benefit from the experience. From the...
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Nov 13, 19 •
1822 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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World Rugby has announced that Spain will host the 13th edition of the World Rugby U20 Trophy in September 2020. The age-grade competition will be organised in the Valencia region at the Campo de El Pantano, a rugby stadium located in Villajoyosa, from 14-27...
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Oct 29, 19 •
1603 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux made three changes to his squad for South Africa U19 team’s tour to Georgia in November as Emile van Heerden (lock), Celimpilo Gumede and Evan Roos (both looseforwards) were forced to withdraw due Vodacom Super Rugby...
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Oct 11, 19 •
2657 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux on Friday named a 30-member squad featuring six capped World Rugby U20 Championship players to tour Tbilisi, Georgia, from Wednesday, 27 November, to Thursday, 5 December, as part of the team’s preparations for the 2020...
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Oct 6, 19 •
1847 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Vodacom Blue Bulls claimed the SA Rugby U19 Championship title at the City Park Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday with their superior kicking game and wise decision-making at crucial times earning them a 32-24 victory against the hosts, DHL Western...
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Sep 28, 19 •
1661 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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DHL Western Province and the Vodacom Blue Bulls will contest the final of the SA Rugby Under-19 Provincial Championship in Cape Town next week after they progressed to the decider by winning the Coastal and Inland Sections respectively. It was tight at the...
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Sep 28, 19 •
1669 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Vodacom Blue Bulls U19 drew 27-27 (half-time 10-19) with the Xerox Golden Lions U19 in the SA Rugby U19 Championship Inland Section final at Emirates Airline Park on Friday afternoon. The Inland Section final proved to be a test of character as the...
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Sep 24, 19 •
2093 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Boland and Griquas will battle it for top honours in the Iqhawe Week at Paarl Gymnasium on Thursday after finishing the second round of matches on Tuesday among four unbeaten teams. The other two undefeated sides in the development tournament for Under-15...
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Aug 30, 19 •
1870 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Ten teams will battle it out in two sections in the new format of the SA Rugby U19 Championship, which will be hosted in Paarl and Johannesburg respectively over one week in September. The Coastal Section, which will run concurrently with the Iqhawe Week at...
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Aug 19, 19 •
2099 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa, South Africa u18, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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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 •
2747 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, School, South Africa, South Africa U18, South Africa u18 •
Shaun Liddle •
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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 16, 19 •
2111 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa u18 •
Shaun Liddle •
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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 15, 19 •
2318 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, Guinness Pro14, Guinness Six Nations, International, Junior Rugby, National, Rugby World Cup, Sevens Rugby, Six Nations, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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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 14, 19 •
1449 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, South Africa u18 •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men U18s defeated France 29-25 in their second game of the U18 International Series in South Africa. France held a narrow 13-10 lead at the break with England’s points coming via a Will Trenholm converted try and Charlie Atkinson’s penalty....
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Aug 13, 19 •
1934 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa u18 •
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An impressive team performance by the SA Schools side over Argentina highlighted the second round of the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series in Paarl on Tuesday, and left them as the only undefeated side left in the competition, while the SA Schools A team...
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Aug 13, 19 •
1535 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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England men U18s head coach Jim Mallinder has named his side to play France on Tuesday in the second game of the U18s International Series in South Africa. Mallinder’s side lost their opening fixture of the tournament, defeated by Argentina, and take on...
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Aug 12, 19 •
1761 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18, South Africa u18 •
Shaun Liddle •
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The second round of the highly entertaining SA Rugby Under-18 International Series kicks off at Paarl Gymnasium in Paarl on Tuesday afternoon, when the SA Schools A side will take on Wales, the SA Schools team face Argentina and in the final match of the day,...
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Aug 8, 19 •
1812 Views •
Europe, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, School •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men U18s head coach Jim Mallinder has named his team to face Argentina in their first game of the U18 International Series in South Africa on Friday at Paul Roos Gymnasium (KO 1.30pm BST). Tighthead prop Fin Baxter will captain the side, with nine...
