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Dec 5, 13 •
194 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
Sean •
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Last week’s announcement of the ticketing strategy and kick-off times for Rugby World Cup 2015 marked a key milestone in the build-up to the sport’s showcase event. Fans across the world can now start to plan their tournament, whether that means buying a...
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Dec 2, 13 •
232 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup News •
Sean •
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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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Nov 29, 13 •
272 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup News •
Sean •
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The Junior Springboks were grouped with hosts New Zealand, Samoa and Scotland when the pools and fixtures of the IRB Junior World Championship 2014 were confirmed earlier today in Auckland. The future stars of world Rugby will come together in New Zealand...
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Nov 28, 13 •
503 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Springbok News, Springboks •
Sean •
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The Springboks and South African fans on Wednesday received good news in the lead-up to the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup in England, with the announcement that three of the team’s four round-robin matches will begin at 17h00 (19h00 SA time) and only one at...
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Nov 24, 13 •
207 Views •
General News, International, IRB, RWC Player Statistics, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Sean •
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Coach Sir Gordon Tietjens has named a strong squad of 12 to take part in the next two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens on 29-30 November and the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens in Port Elizabeth on 7-8 December....
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Nov 19, 13 •
151 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Womans Rugby •
Sean •
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England Women Head Coach Gary Street has today (Tuesday) announced a 27-Woman Rugby World Cup training squad. Street, who will expand his squad to 30 in the New Year following several players return from injury, will have access to increased training time...
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Nov 19, 13 •
157 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
Sean •
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Rugby World Cup 2011 winning captain Richie McCaw returned the Webb Ellis Cup to Rugby World Cup Limited Chairman Bernard Lapasset in the official handover ceremony at the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in Dublin on Monday. With less than two years...
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Nov 4, 13 •
229 Views •
General News, International, IRB, RWC 2015 •
Sean •
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With two years to go to the Rugby World Cup 2015 Final, the Rugby Football Union is sending a clear signal that young people have a massively important role to play in the build-up to and legacy from one of the world’s largest sporting events. The RFU on...
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Nov 2, 13 •
285 Views •
Australia, Europe, International, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
Sean •
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the breath-taking Rugby World Cup 2003 Final, rugby legends from England and Australia pulled their national jerseys back on Thursday for a charity match at the Twickenham Stoop in London. The memory of 22 November 2003,...
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Oct 30, 13 •
257 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Womans Rugby •
Sean •
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South Africa will face Wales, France and Australia in the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France after being named in Pool C at the official World Cup draw in Paris on Wednesday. The competition, which runs from August 1 to 17, 2014, will feature 12...
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Oct 30, 13 •
382 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Springboks •
Sean •
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With all 13 of the nations confirmed so far for Rugby World Cup 2015 in action next month, the November internationals will provide a valuable window of opportunity for teams to assess players in a competitive environment, fine tune tactics and evaluate...
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Oct 29, 13 •
377 Views •
General News, International, RWC 2015, Springboks •
Sean •
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DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics provider, and the International Rugby Board (IRB) today announced that DHL will be Official Logistics Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015. The partnership will see DHL assume responsibility for the logistics of one...
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Sep 6, 13 •
339 Views •
General News, International, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Womans Rugby •
Sean •
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Springbok Women’s captain Mandisa Williams was confident on Friday about her team’s chances of booking their place at the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France after concluding their preparations for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Uganda. The match...
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Jun 4, 13 •
1060 Views •
General News, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
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The South Africa Under-20 team to face the United States in their first match of the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 will be captained by Vodacom Blue Bulls loose forward Ruan Steenkamp, who continues the trend of Vodacom Blue Bulls junior players to lead...
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Apr 10, 13 •
176 Views •
National, New Zealand, RWC 2011, Super Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
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Apr 10, 13 •
459 Views •
Blitz Bokke, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
nelio@15.co.za •
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Match Officials Announced For Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 South Africans Marlize Jordaan, Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van der Westhuizen are amongst the 17 match officials named for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow, the International Rugby Board...
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Dec 3, 12 •
1355 Views •
General News, International, IRB, National, Pools, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, Springbok News, Springboks •
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The Springboks were drawn with Samoa and Scotland in Pool B for the Rugby World Cup in 2015. The Pool Allocation Draw took place in London on Monday afternoon. South Africa, currently second in the International Rugby Board’s world rankings and Rugby World...
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Dec 3, 12 •
834 Views •
General News, International, IRB, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
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Pool A: Australia England Wales Oceania 1 (Qualifier) Play-off Winner (Qualifier) Pool B: South Africa Samoa Scotland Asia 1 (Qualifier) Americas 2 (Qualifier) Pool C: New Zealand Argentina Tonga Europe 1 (Qualifier) Africa 1 (Qualifier) Pool D: France...
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Oct 8, 12 •
388 Views •
General News, International, IRB, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
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A list of seventeen potential venues has been released to host the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup in England. Of the seventeen grounds, only three are predominately Rugby Venues. They are Twickenham (London), the Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) and Kingsholm...
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Jun 28, 12 •
187 Views •
Results, Rugby World Cup News •
Dan Lombard •
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Friday 22nd June 2012 Mustangs vs Bullfrogs: 20-81 Tuks vs Eagles: 45-17 Saturday 23rd June 2012 Bullfrogs vs Eagles: 67-12 Mustangs vs Tuks: 22-59 Mustangs vs Eagles: 43-36 Tuks vs Bullfrogs: 37-...
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Mar 24, 12 •
463 Views •
International, IRB, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
James Loretz •
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According to Radio New Zealand, Bryce Lawrence has been dropped from the IRB elite referee panel along with Wayne Barnes and Dave Pearson from England. This follows rumours that IRB referee boss Paddy O’Brien has also been given the boot as head of...
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Feb 1, 12 •
182 Views •
International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News •
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Cape Town – Namibia’s Welwitschias have pulled out of this year’s Vodacom Cup competition due to financial constraints. SARU’s head of communication, Andy Colquhoun, confirmed to the Volksblad newspaper that Namibia pulled out of the...
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Nov 8, 11 •
209 Views •
International, IRB, IRB Laws, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
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The International Rugby Board are considering altering their disciplinary procedures after finding themselves unable to take action over an allegation of foul play during last month’s World Cup final. The decision relates to the allegation that France...
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Oct 25, 11 •
259 Views •
Fixtures, International, IRB, National, Rugby World Cup News •
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Welsh rugby returns to home soil in more ways than one this week as the Millennium Stadium welcomes a brand new pitch ahead of the Wales match against Australia on Saturday, 3 December. Just as the Wales squad have returned...
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Oct 20, 11 •
225 Views •
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All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have today announced the All Blacks team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final against France at Eden Park, Auckland, on Sunday October 23, naming an unchanged starting XV from...
