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Sep 16, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Saturday 18 September (Kick-off: 8.05PM AEST, 10.05PM NZT). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets): Joe Moody (51) Samisoni...
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Sep 16, 21 •
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Michael Hooper will surpass George Gregan for the most Tests as Wallabies captain when he leads the side out in Saturday’s eToro Rugby Championship clash with South Africa at Suncorp Stadium. The 29-year-old will skipper the side for the 60th time in...
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Sep 15, 21 •
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber opted for continuity in selection for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, making only three changes to his matchday squad – one of which was enforced – as the Boks aim to...
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Sep 15, 21 •
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All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith won’t be joining the All Blacks in Australia for the Fortinet Rugby Championship. 32-year-old Smith stayed in New Zealand to be with his family awaiting the birth of his second child. He will join his Manawatu Turbos team...
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Sep 14, 21 •
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Springbok lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg will miss the remainder Castle Lager Rugby Championship after being forced to withdraw from the squad due to personal reasons. Janse van Rensburg, who made his Springbok debut against Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay,...
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Sep 12, 21 •
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Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber singled out ill-discipline as the main factor behind South Africa’s defeat against Australia in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter in Gold Coast on Sunday. The Springboks scored three tries to one by the...
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Sep 12, 21 •
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The Wallabies have defeated World Cup champions South Africa in a fairytale finish, to secure their first win of the 2021 eToro Rugby Championship in front of a vocal 15,191 crowd. Quade Cooper secured 23 of Australia’s 28 points, kicking seven...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Quade Cooper will make a remarkable return to the Test arena after being selected at flyhalf for the Wallabies showdown with Rugby World Cup holders, South Africa, on the Gold Coast on Sunday night. The eToro Rugby Championship match will also see skipper...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Brodie Retallick to captain team The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on Sunday 12 September (Kick-off: 5.05PM AEST, 7.05PM NZT) The matchday 23 is (Test caps in...
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Sep 8, 21 •
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Duane Vermeulen will make his first appearance for the Springboks since the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when South Africa resume their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign on Sunday against Australia at the CBUS Super Stadium in Gold Coast. The experienced...
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Sep 3, 21 •
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2019 Rugby World Cup Wallabies Samu Kerevi and Izack Rodda will each make their return to the gold jersey on Sunday afternoon against New Zealand at Optus Stadium. Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has selected Kerevi at inside centre while Rodda will make his...
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Sep 3, 21 •
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The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Optus Stadium, Perth, on Sunday 5 September, (Kick-off: 2.00PM AWST, 6.00PM NZT). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets): George Bower (5) Codie Taylor (60)...
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Aug 31, 21 •
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said they were excited to measure themselves against the best in the Southern Hemisphere as they gear up for four bumper weeks of action against Australia and New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The Springboks,...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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The match officials for the remaining nine Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches to be played in Perth, Brisbane, Townsville and Gold Coast in the coming weeks were announced by World Rugby on Thursday, with Englishmen Luke Pearce and Matthew Carley in...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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The Springboks departed for Queensland on Thursday for the away leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship determined to build on their strong start to the season as they look to defend their title in the southern hemisphere showpiece. The team travelled from...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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SANZAAR today confirmed, in association with Rugby Australia, that the outstanding second-round match of The Rugby Championship (TRC) between Australia and New Zealand, that was due to be played on Saturday 28 August, has been rescheduled for 1400 (AWST) on...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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The All Blacks squad has assembled in Auckland today to fly to Australia for the Fortinet Rugby Championship and then onto the Northern Tour to the USA and Europe. All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster said: “We’ll be playing ten Tests in 12 weeks in...
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Aug 24, 21 •
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The Springboks will depart for Australia on Thursday, where their four remaining Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches which will be hosted in Queensland following the announcement of the new match schedule by tournament organisers SANZAAR. The ongoing...
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Aug 24, 21 •
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Major Changes Confirmed With Eight Matches to be Played in Queensland SANZAAR today confirmed major changes to The Rugby Championship (TRC) match schedule. This is in response to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and the subsequent tightening of regulations...
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Aug 23, 21 •
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Grant Williams will join the Springbok squad in Nelson Mandela Bay on Monday as scrumhalf cover for the next stage of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, following the withdrawal of Jaden Hendrikse due to a leg fracture. Hendrikse was stretchered off the...
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Aug 20, 21 •
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SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that it was prepared to host the remainder of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches in South Africa, following the cancellation of the Springboks’ scheduled fixtures in New Zealand. SANZAAR announced overnight that the...
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Aug 20, 21 •
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Rugby Australia (RA) has this afternoon been made aware of New Zealand Rugby’s unilateral decision to suspend the All Blacks’ flight to Perth ahead of the scheduled eToro Rugby Championship match on August 28, despite positive discussions with all...
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Aug 20, 21 •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the All Blacks’ two home Fortinet Rugby Championship Tests against South Africa and the Black Ferns two O’Reilly Cup Tests against the Wallaroos will not be played in New Zealand. The decision follows advice from...
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Aug 17, 21 •
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made wholesale changes to the team for the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, while Lood de Jager will run out for his 50th cap, Marvin Orie will earn his first Test start and the uncapped...
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Aug 16, 21 •
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Springbok utility forward Jean-Luc du Preez joined the national squad in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday as additional cover at lock and loose forward as they look to defend their Castle Lager Rugby Championship title in the next few weeks. Du Preez was a member...
