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Feb 7, 19 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Pienaar and Grain hang up their rugby boots
Two former captains, Marithy Pienaar and Veroeshka Grain, are amongst a group of five players who have decided to call it a day on their Springbok Women’s Sevens careers after several seasons of service in the Green and Gold. Chane Stadler, Megan Comley and...
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Jan 5, 18 •
1829 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England Women Training Squad for Loughborough Camp
England Women Elite Player Squad convened yesterday for a four-day training camp at Loughborough University. The camp will enable England to begin preparations for the upcoming Six Nations campaign and the Red Roses’ opening match against Italy on 4th...
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Oct 25, 17 •
2510 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Border YTC offers women more than rugby
Rugby may be the focus on the field at the Border Women’s Youth Training Centre (YTC) in East London, but off the field the programme’s key focuses include social upliftment and offering young girls an opportunity to live balanced lives. The Border YTC is...
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Mar 15, 15 •
1729 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on AUSSIE WOMEN’S SEVENS SIDE TO MEET HOSTS IN CUP QUARTERS IN ATLANTA
The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team will play the United States in the Cup Quarter-Finals at the Atlanta Sevens after winning three from three in the pool stages at the Fifth-Third Bank Stadium overnight. Australia defeated Fiji (36-0), Spain...
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Sep 28, 14 •
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General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Border Women complete fairy-tale season
The Border Women on Saturday completed their fairy-tale season as they defeated the Blue Bulls 32-14 in East London to secure back-to-back SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series titles. Free State, meanwhile, thrashed Boland 34-0 in the Section 2 final of the...
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May 21, 14 •
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General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on EP Women’s team to take on KZN in Durban this weekend
The EP Women’s rugby team will make their way to Durban this weekend to play against KZN at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday the 24th of May, at 15:00. This game will be their third game of the season, and they will be keen to build on the successes...
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May 9, 14 •
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General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Bok Women’s prop Laurian Johannes to earn 50th cap for WP
Springbok Women’s prop Laurian Johannes will become the first Western Province women’s player to earn 50 caps when she takes to the field in round two of the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series against SWD on Saturday. Johannes, who made her debut for...
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May 7, 14 •
1791 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on All Black Womans Sevens team for Amsterdam
New Zealand Women’s Sevens Coach Sean Horan has named the team to play in the final tournament of the 2013/14 IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Amsterdam 16, 17 May. The team is: Chelsea Alley* Kelly Brazier Gayle Broughton (Shiray Tane) Sarah Goss Carla...
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Apr 25, 14 •
2016 Views •
General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on EP Women’s team announced to tackle Western Province in Uitenhage.
The Eastern Province Women’s Rugby team will be kick starting their Inter-Provincial Currie Cup season against Western Province Senior Womens’ Rugby team at Central Fields in Uitenhage on Saturday the 26th of April 2014 at 15:30. The team, captained by...
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Apr 23, 14 •
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General News, Rugby World Cup •
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Comments Off on 100 day countdown to WRWC begins
The Springbok Women will begin their 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign in France in exactly 100 days against Australia in their opening pool match in Marcoussis. The Springbok Women have been drawn in Pool C with Australia, Wales and hosts France...
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Apr 7, 14 •
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General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on RFU look to unearth new international Sevens talent
England’s Megan Ellery came through the Sevens Open Trials process Following the success of previous England Women Open Sevens Trials, the Rugby Football Union will host open trials again this year, on May 3, in a bid to unearth some more rugby...
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Apr 2, 14 •
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General News, International •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on “I’m playing badminton” was just a racket to get Laurian Johannes into rugby boots
Her family thought she’d taken up badminton; the rugby boots her father bought were supposed to be for a friend; she was worried she wouldn’t be allowed to fulfil her love of scrumming. But the family of Laurian Johannes are her biggest supporters and...
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Mar 20, 14 •
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General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women fine-tune skills with SARU Mobi-Unit
The SA Select Women’s team on Wednesday fine-tuned their skills and techniques under the guidance of SARU Mobi-Unit members Pieter de Villiers en Chean Roux as the team prepares for the Hong Kong Invitational next week. De Villiers and Roux assisted SA...
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Mar 13, 14 •
2154 Views •
General News, Six Nations •
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Comments Off on Edwards demands Moore from Wales
Scrum half Sian Moore gets her first start for Wales Women in a side showing three starting changes for the Six Nations clash against Scotland at Talbot Athletic Ground on Sunday (KO 2pm). After three appearances as a substitute for Amy Day against Ireland,...
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Mar 5, 14 •
1983 Views •
General News, International, Six Nations •
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Comments Off on AON Ireland Women make four changes for historic clash at Aviva Stadium
Ireland Women Head Coach Philip Doyle has made three personnel and one positional change to the side that ran out in Twickenham Saturday week ago. The reigning Women’s 6 Nations champions make their debut at the Aviva Stadium this coming Saturday. In...
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Mar 5, 14 •
2289 Views •
General News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on NSW selects sides for 2014 National Women’s Rugby Sevens Championship
Caption: NSW women’s sevens player Tahlia Smith in action The next generation of NSW women’s sevens stars will head to Canberra this weekend for the National Women’s Sevens Championships. The state will be strongly represented with two...
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Mar 5, 14 •
2673 Views •
General News, International •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Zenay Jordaan lives her rugby dream
Nine years after taking up rugby as a sport, Springbok Women’s star player Zenay Jordaan’s dream of becoming a professional rugby player has become a reality, and she is still in awe since signing her national contract in January. The slightly built...
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Mar 4, 14 •
2570 Views •
General News, Six Nations •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Wing Bowen flies in for Wales
Maesteg Celtic wing Ffion Bowen is the only personnel change in the Wales Women’s side to tackle England at the Stoop on Friday, although there are three positional changes for the Six Nations encounter. (KO 7.30pm) To accommodate Bowen on the wing,...
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Feb 24, 14 •
2002 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on New Zealand 3-0 after pool play of Brazil Sevens
New Zealand has finished day one of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series tournament in Brazil top of their pool after wins against Ireland, USA and England today. After keeping (36-0) and USA (17-0) scoreless, New Zealand were initially caught...
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Feb 21, 14 •
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General News, Six Nations •
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Comments Off on Mclean wants Twickenham crowd to rally England on
England Women’s captain Katy Mclean is hoping the Twickenham crowd will help spur England on to victory against Ireland in the third round of the Six Nations on Saturday, kick off 6:20pm. Mclean, whose side have only lost once at Twickenham Stadium, is...
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Feb 20, 14 •
1731 Views •
General News, Six Nations •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Women prepare for Italian job
Scotland Women head coach, Jules Maxton, has reshuffled her squad for their game against the Azurri at Campo del Parco Urbano, Santa Maria Capua Vetere, on Sunday (23 February). Despite losing to England in the last round of the competition, Maxton, is...
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Feb 20, 14 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women to measure themselves against Border, EP
The SA Select Women’s Sevens elite squad will meet teams from Border and Eastern Province in a warm-up tournament at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on Saturday as part of their preparation for the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational on...
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Feb 5, 14 •
1769 Views •
General News, International, Six Nations •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Briggs Returns to Starting XV for Wales Clash
Ireland Women Head Coach Philip Doyle has made two changes to the side that demolished Scotland at Ashbourne last Friday night for the forthcoming clash against Wales. Niamh Briggs is named at full-back and Larissa Muldoon comes in at scrum-half. The two...
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Feb 4, 14 •
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General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on Taylor returns to lead Wales Women
Captain Rachel Taylor returns to the starting line-up among three changes to the Wales Women’s side which faces Ireland at Ashbourne on Friday. (Kick-off 7.30pm) (Check your local listings) Taylor will pack down at No 8 while Shona Powell Hughes will...
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Feb 2, 14 •
5511 Views •
General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on England Women lose out to France in Six Nations opener
France Women 18 England Women 6 England Women had to settle for second best in the opening weekend of Six Nations action with France taking a two-try, 18-6 victory at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble on Saturday. In a thrilling encounter, watched by a record...
