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Apr 3, 14 •
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USA won the Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2012, beating Japan in the final USA, Canada and Japan will be gunning for glory when the future stars of world Rugby take to the pitch next week in Hong Kong for the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2014. The...
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Feb 26, 14 •
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Wales under 20 wing, Dafydd Howells, appeared today before an independent Six Nations Disciplinary Committee, having been cited by the independent Citing Commissioner for an alleged dangerous tackle, contrary to Law 10.4(j), in the match between Wales under...
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Feb 21, 14 •
224 Views •
General News, IRB •
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The International Rugby Board has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against doping in sport by undertaking a record level of education and testing in 2013. At its annual meeting in Dublin this week, the IRB’s Anti-Doping Advisory Committee (ADAC)...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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The SA Select Women Sevens team will face 2016 Olympic hosts, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea in the pool stages of the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational tournament on March 28 in the opening competition of their 2014 season. The tournament features...
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Feb 10, 14 •
295 Views •
International, IRB •
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South African Rugby Union (SARU) medical consultant Dr Jon Patricios has been appointed to an expert International Rugby Board (IRB) concussion advisory panel aimed at promoting best-practice concussion management, education, prevention and research....
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Jan 23, 14 •
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The Springbok Sevens will be aiming for a third title in four years at the Las Vegas Sevens this weekend when Round 4 of the HSBC Sevens World Series takes place in Nevada, USA. South Africa will strive to maintain their good form and momentum, which have...
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Jan 22, 14 •
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TEAM AUS DUB RSA USA NZL JPN HKG SCO ENG PTS 1 New Zealand 22 17 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 2 South Africa 15 19 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 3 Fiji 13 22 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 4 England 17 15 8 0 ...
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Jan 22, 14 •
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New Zealand Women’s Sevens coach Sean Horan today named 19 contracted players for the 2014 season. The players are: Shakira Baker Michaela Blyde* Kelly Brazier Gayle Broughton* Sarah Goss Vaine Greig Honey Hireme Carla Hohepa Hayley Hutana Linda Itunu Kayla...
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Jan 22, 14 •
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The 2013 – 2014 HSBC World Sevens Series resumes in Las Vegas on Friday 24 – Sunday 26 January (PST), with the Qantas Men’s Sevens set to face the giants of Rugby Sevens, New Zealand and Fiji, on the first day of the tournament. In addition...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Ahead of the fourth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas, we take a look back at the first three rounds of what can arguably be described as the most compelling and competitive Series yet. Fans heading to the Sam Boyd Stadium this weekend for...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Canada Sevens head coach Geraint John has announced his squad for the USA Sevens round of the HSBC Sevens World Series at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event in Sin City is commonly referred to as Canada’s “home event” as it’s the closest...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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The International Rugby Board has announced that the Argentina Pampas will participate in a new-look IRB Pacific Rugby Cup in 2014. For the first time the tournament will be hosted entirely in Australia and will be organised by the IRB in partnership with the...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Colin Gregor will captain the Scotland Sevens side for rounds four and five of the HSBC Sevens World Series in USA and New Zealand. Head coach Stephen Gemmell has made five changes to the side that competed in the third round of the Series in Port Elizabeth...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Australia, General News, IRB •
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Australia’s best emerging Super Rugby talent will compete against national representative teams from Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and Argentina in next month’s 2014 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup (PRC) to be held over five weeks across Australia. The...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has been forced into a late squad change ahead of the USA Sevens in Las Vegas, round four of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Auckland player Akira Ioane has had to withdraw, and has been replaced by Manawatu’s George...
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Jan 18, 14 •
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January: 25 02:00 South Africa vs Wales Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada HSBC Sevens World Series USA 25 02:22 Kenya vs Canada Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada HSBC Sevens World Series USA 25 02:44 New Zealand vs Australia Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas,...
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Jan 18, 14 •
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In November Dubai staged the opening round of the 2013/14 IRB Women’s Sevens Series. Last year’s maiden Series brought a quantum leap forward in the Women’s Game and, while Australia beat New Zealand in a familiar-looking Cup climax in Dubai, the list...
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Jan 18, 14 •
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Wales Sevens head coach Gareth Williams has named his first squad after the departure of Paul John ahead of the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Adam Thomas returns from injury to captain the side, while Dylan Morgan will make his debut at the Sam Boyd Stadium but...
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Jan 18, 14 •
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Paul Treu has named his side for the fourth and fifth rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas, USA and New Zealand. With regular captain Andrew Amonde out with a shoulder injury, Treu hands the captain’s armband to Kenya’s all-time...
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Jan 16, 14 •
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New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named his squad for the USA Sevens in Las Vegas, with a noticeable absentee in the influential Tomasi Cama. DJ Forbes will once again captain the side and although the season’s leading points scorer, Cama,...
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Jan 16, 14 •
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Coach Gordon Tietjens has named the following 12 players to take part in the fourth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas (25,26 January). The team departs for Las Vegas on Sunday 19 January. The team is: Scott Curry Ambrose Curtis Sam Dickson DJ...
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Jan 15, 14 •
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New Zealand’s players celebrate winning gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi The organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have today (Tuesday January 14) confirmed the teams and pools for the Rugby Sevens at this summer’s Games. The...
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Jan 15, 14 •
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With a month to go to kick off, the pool draw for the second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Atlanta, USA, has been announced. The competition will take place at Kennesaw State University on February 15 and 16, and follows on from a very...
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Jan 15, 14 •
349 Views •
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The Springbok Women will begin their preparations for the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup on Thursday with a four-day camp in Cape Town, which will mark an important step in laying the foundation for the competition which will be hosted in France from August 1...
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Jan 15, 14 •
426 Views •
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Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell named an experienced team to defend their HSBC Sevens World Series tournament title at the USA Sevens in Las Vegas next weekend. Injury permitting, the same team will also travel to New Zealand a week later for the...
