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Feb 24, 21 •
95 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer expressed his satisfaction with the strides being made by his charges at their training camp in Stellenbosch as the countdown continues to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September. Raubenheimer assembled a...
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Feb 3, 21 •
220 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Springbok Women’s captain Nolusindiso Booi embraced the support for her team following a visit by Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber and scrum coach Daan Human on Tuesday as they continue their preparation for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Nienaber...
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Jan 29, 21 •
193 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Springbok Women will hit the ground running at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in September after being drawn to face France in their opening match in Auckland. The team will play the French, who are currently in fourth place on the Women’s World...
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Jun 8, 20 •
570 Views •
General News, International, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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• Process designed to promote regional strength and the best teams to rugby’s showcase event • 12 teams already qualified owing to top three pool placing at RWC 2019 • RWC 2023 on track to be a spectacular celebration of rugby and France World Rugby...
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Apr 23, 20 •
737 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Five months after their magnificent Rugby World Cup triumph, Siya Kolisi and his Springbok teammates will talk viewers through the final as part of a Freedom Day rugby special on SuperSport. The players and new Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber will lend fresh...
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Oct 23, 19 •
688 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
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• 25,000 children and youth to benefit from their involvement in rugby for development programme ChildFund Pass It Back • More than 1.8 million tickets sold, with 50 per cent increase in opt-in ticket donations in a powerful show of support • Over £2...
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Aug 30, 19 •
984 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks said “thank you, South Africa” as they departed from OR Tambo International Airport for the ninth Rugby World Cup on Friday. Director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, a squad of 31 players and 20 management headed to...
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Aug 29, 19 •
697 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Rassie Erasmus completed his Rugby World Cup coaching team on Wednesday with the confirmed appointment of defence consultant Felix Jones. The former Irish international will join the squad in Japan on a short-term consultancy, filling a vacancy left by the...
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Aug 29, 19 •
1093 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Steve Hansen, Assistant Head Coach Ian Foster and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the All Blacks squad for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. The squad was announced by New Zealand Rugby Chairman Brent Impey at Eden...
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Aug 26, 19 •
782 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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A Springbok blend led by Siya Kolisi and combining youth with gnarled experience was on Monday confirmed to launch South Africa’s seventh assault on the Rugby World Cup title. The squad naming was broadcast live by several national broadcasters in front of...
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Aug 23, 19 •
975 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Wallabies squad for 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan (Test caps, Vodafone Super Rugby side and age) ForwardsAllan Alaalatoa (34 Tests, Brumbies, 25)*Rory Arnold (22 Tests , Brumbies, 29)*Adam Coleman (33 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 28)*Jack Dempsey (11 Tests, NSW...
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Aug 18, 19 •
847 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Springbok training squad of 36 players assembled in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a four-day Rugby World Cup camp in Bloemfontein as part of the Boks’ preparations for the global tournament which starts next month in Japan. The group consists of players...
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Aug 12, 19 •
858 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 12, 19 •
893 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks were preparing to launch themselves into the Rugby World Cup with a momentum-boosting performance at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, said Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby, on the team’s victorious return from overseas on Monday...
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Aug 12, 19 •
538 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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South Africa will enjoy their victory over Argentina and their triumph in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, but Springbok captain Duane Vermeulen said these moments are all stepping stones towards the big goal of the year, the 2019 Rugby World Cup in...
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Jul 19, 19 •
660 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks’ pool matches at the Rugby World Cup will be handled exclusively by French and English referees, World Rugby’s appointment schedule revealed on Friday. Two Frenchmen and two Englishmen will be in charge of South Africa’s four Pool B...
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Jul 4, 19 •
1054 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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May 7, 19 •
1191 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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· Peyper and Jonker amongst 23 match officials for Japan showpiece South Africa’s Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker are the two local match officials that will do duty at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year,...
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Apr 1, 19 •
1120 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks have strengthened their management resources for Rugby World Cup year by creating a new role to look after player affairs and welfare. Eugene Henning, the Chief Executive Officer of MyPlayers (the players’ representative body), has been...
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Mar 29, 19 •
867 Views •
General News, International, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News •
Shaun Liddle •
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Rugby World Cup 2019 will be a very special and unique celebration of rugby and Japan, and fans have been snapping up tickets in record numbers ahead of the closure of the current general ticket sales period at 23:59 JST on Sunday, 31 March.However, in...
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Jul 23, 18 •
1530 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Rugby Australia welcomes the NSW Government’s plan to bid for 10 World Cups in the next 10 years, as the bidding process for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup nears its conclusion and the organisation starts preparing its bid for the 2027 Rugby World Cup...
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Aug 10, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Eddie Jones has taken a number of his backroom team to Japan for a recce ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019. It is seen as vital preparation ahead of the tournament in two years time as Jones and his staff finalize plans for the tournament. They will visit Tokyo,...
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May 3, 17 •
1122 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The new Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Thulas Nxesi, said on Tuesday that the hosting of the Rugby World Cup in South Africa in 2023 could make a huge impact on the country, much like the 2010 Soccer World Cup had. Mr Nxesi paid a visit to the...
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Jul 25, 16 •
1234 Views •
Australia, General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) have signed Mick Byrne as National Skills Coach through until the end of the next Rugby World Cup in 2019. Byrne returns to Australian Rugby having begun his national coaching career with the Qantas Wallabies from 1998-2000 as...
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Oct 15, 15 •
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To celebrate its sponsorship of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Coca-Cola is giving away some essential Rugby World Cup survival kits to fans who will be watching from the couch this year. In true #makeitahomegame style, each kit holds a limited edition Coca-Cola...
