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Jan 14, 20 •
1144 Views •
Australia, Europe, General News, International, IRB Laws, National, New Zealand, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Top 14, Top 14, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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With rugby set to continue to experience exponential participation and fan growth as a new decade begins, World Rugby’s evidence-based drive to reduce the risk of injury in the sport continues to make a positive impact. Player welfare is the sport’s...
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Jan 13, 20 •
449 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Six Nations, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has appointed Simon Amor and Matt Proudfoot as his new assistant coaches. Proudfoot and Amor join defence coach John Mitchell and Steve Borthwick, who will switch roles to skills coach, alongside Jones, as the...
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Nov 10, 19 •
907 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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England Women began their autumn series with a 20-10 win against France in Clermont-Ferrand. Playing their first game since coming second in the Women’s Super Series in San Diego in the summer, England won in France for the first time since 2012 in front of...
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Nov 4, 19 •
739 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Womens Rugby, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Simon Middleton has named his England Women squad for the opening autumn Test against France. Newly-crowned World Rugby Player of the Year Emily Scarratt takes her place in the group alongside Darlington Mowden Park Sharks’ Heather Kerr and...
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Nov 1, 19 •
1280 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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World Rugby has announced the shortlists for the prestigious Men’s and Women’s 15s Player of the Year awards for 2019, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards at The Prince Park Tower in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 November. Following a stellar year for...
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Oct 24, 19 •
758 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final at Yokohama Stadium (KO 5pm local time, 9am UK time). Captain Owen Farrell is named at inside centre with George Ford selected at fly half...
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Oct 22, 19 •
1770 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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World Rugby has announced the match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-finals at International Stadium Yokohama this weekend. Nigel Owens (Wales) will take charge of England versus New Zealand on Saturday (17:00 JST) with Romain Poite and Pascal...
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Sep 4, 19 •
664 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his side to play in the Quilter International against Italy on Friday at St James’ Park in Newcastle (KO 1945 live on Sky Sports). A mix and match selection strategy sees Joe Marchant named at outside centre...
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Aug 22, 19 •
733 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his squad to play Ireland as part of the Quilter Internationals on Saturday at Twickenham Stadium (KO 3pm live on Sky Sports). A different selection strategy for the weekend will see a number of changes to...
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Aug 15, 19 •
573 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play Wales in Cardiff on Saturday (KO 2:15pm live on Sky Sports). George Ford will captain the side again following Sunday’s 33-19 win over Wales at Twickenham Stadium. There are three changes to...
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Aug 12, 19 •
693 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has confirmed his official 31-man squad to participate in the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan beginning next month. Owen Farrell will captain England in his second Rugby World Cup. The squad of 31 players have over 1,000...
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Aug 9, 19 •
571 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play Wales in their first Quilter International of the season at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday 11 August, KO 2pm live on Sky Sports. George Ford (Leicester Tigers) will captain England with 377 caps...
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Aug 8, 19 •
1348 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...
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Jul 22, 19 •
917 Views •
Europe, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa U18, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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England men U18s head coach Jim Mallinder has named his 26-player squad for the U18 International Series in South Africa. Mallinder’s side will play fixtures against Argentina (9 August), France (13 August) and South Africa Schools (17 August) during the...
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Jul 11, 19 •
438 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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France Gendarmerie Rugby XV embark on South African tour The rugby teams of the South African Police Services, Correctional Services, and National Defence Force will have a rare opportunity to measure themselves against international opposition when the...
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Jul 4, 19 •
819 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his official Rugby World Cup 2019 training squad. 35 players will assemble at The Lensbury Hotel on Sunday (7 July) for England’s first official training camp. Premiership finalists Luke Cowan-Dickie...
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Apr 18, 19 •
701 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Support from parents is the single-most important factor in nurturing young rugby players, new research by a Swansea University team for the Rugby Football Union has found. The findings have already prompted England Rugby to introduce a requirement that...
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Apr 11, 19 •
653 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The 2019 Wellington Festival kicks off on Saturday, with 420 players from the 14 regional academies taking part. The week-long programme is held annually at Wellington College, Berkshire and aims to develop both academy players and coaches on and off...
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Mar 21, 19 •
670 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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England Women will take part in the Women’s Rugby Super Series in San Diego, USA in June-July this year. The 2019 Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam winners will play the world’s top ranked teams New Zealand, Canada, USA and France in a round-robin...
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Feb 20, 19 •
598 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Bill Sweeney has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). He joins from the British Olympic Association (BOA) where he has been Chief Executive Officer since 2013. After a record breaking London 2012 Olympic Games,...
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Nov 14, 18 •
2217 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Pale Toe, Six Nations, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
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Simon Riekert: Pretoria Verby is die dae toe Skotse rugby so grof en onverfynd soos die landskap anderkant Edinburgh is. Verby is die dae toe reuse Skotse voorspelers al wat ʼn geleentheid aangegryp het om ʼn naelskraapse oorwinning voorlangs uit te maal....
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Nov 2, 18 •
1877 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Pale Toe, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok Hall of Fame, Springbok News, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
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Simon Riekert- Centurion Daar is altyd vir ʼn joernalis ʼn beter opsie om oor rugby te praat, veral as jy Springbokrugby praat: kry die kenners bymekaar. Die Springbokke is in Europa en spring...
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Jun 22, 18 •
2515 Views •
Europe, General News, International, Pale Toe, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
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Simon Riekert-Kaapstad Rassie Erasmus, hoofafrigter van die Sporingbokke se snoeiskêr was toe nie so diep ingesteek soos wat baie verwag het op die vooraand van die...
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Jun 15, 18 •
2103 Views •
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Simon Riekert- Johannesburg Rassie Erasmus, Springbokafrigter het toe nie soos bespiegel is, grootskaalse veranderings aan die Springbokspan gemaak wat eerskomende Saterdag in...
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Jun 8, 18 •
1917 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Pale Toe, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
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Simon Riekert- Johannesburg Rassie Erasmus, hoofafrigter van die Springbokke het drie nuwelinge in Saterdag se eerste Toets teen Engeland ingespan. Hulle is ‘Sbu Nkosi van die Sharks op vleuel, Aphiwe...
