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Sep 26, 18 •
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A host of players with international experience will be in action on Saturday when Border will target a fairy-tale finish to the Women’s Interprovincial Competition against arch-rivals Western Province in East London in the A Section final in what is...
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Sep 21, 18 •
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The Springbok Women’s team will play three Tests in November – against Wales, Spain and Italy – in what marks the national side’s first tour since the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. This follows an SA Select Women’s tour to England last November...
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Sep 19, 18 •
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· 157,218 total registered players, up 1 percent · 14.6 percent increase in female player numbers to 27,838 registered players · 2.6 percent increase in Small Blacks (5-12 years) New Zealand’s female rugby player...
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May 15, 18 •
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Sixty-five of the top women’s players in the country will gather in Cape Town on Wednesday for two national training camps in line with SA Rugby’s plans to boost the national women’s structures. Thirty-three players will participate in the Women’s...
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May 4, 18 •
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The National Girls Week, which will be hosted at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg from 25-29 June as part of the SA Rugby Youth Weeks, will feature Under-16 and Under-18 teams battling it out at one venue in the same week in an exciting new development. The...
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Feb 6, 16 •
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(Updated after each game) SA Times 5 February 2016: 19h00 Southern Kings 22 vs SWD Eagles 16 (Friendly) 20h00 Scotland Women 0 vs England Women 32 (RBS 6 Nations Women) 19:35 Ulster 17 vs Newport Gwent Dragons 15 (Pro12) 21:00 Ireland u20 24 vs Wales u20s 35...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Wales Women target Irish win ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE WRU A confident Wales side travel to Dublin to face defending Six Nations champions Ireland on Saturday in the opening round of the Six Nations, looking to get a good start in their quest to gain World Cup...
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Jan 31, 16 •
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Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel believes his team has a solid foundation to build from this season following their training matches against the Brazil national team in Stellenbosch this week. The team kicked off their season with a series of...
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Jan 14, 16 •
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Rachel Taylor will again lead the Welsh Women’s team into the Six Nations with six uncapped players included among the 28-strong squad. The campaign will also confirm the teams who qualify for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. England, Ireland and...
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Dec 4, 15 •
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The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team has laid down a huge marker with the Rio 2016 Olympics on the horizon by winning the Dubai Sevens title in stunning fashion. Tim Walsh’s side lead the fledgling HSBC Women’s World Series after going...
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Dec 3, 15 •
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The SA Select Women’s Sevens team on Thursday defeated the Tabusoro Angels International and Belgium Rugby Sevens convincingly at the Emirates Airlines Dubai Rugby Sevens Invitational to book their place in the Cup Quarterfinal against Wales on Friday. The...
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Nov 28, 15 •
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England have named the 12-woman squad which will travel to Dubai for the opening leg of World Rugby’s HSBC Women’s Sevens Series next weekend, with sevens newcomer Vicky Fleetwood named alongside seasoned stalwarts Michaela Staniford, Jo Watmore, Alice...
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Nov 15, 15 •
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England’s Izzy Noel-Smith scored a late try to snatch victory against Ireland in a tight game on a wet and windy night at Twickenham Stoop. A tight game of rugby in heavy rain meant there were few scoring opportunities which put emphasis on the defensive...
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Aug 7, 15 •
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The Australian Commonwealth Games Association is pleased to announce the Australian Girls Rugby Sevens squad nominated by the Australian Rugby Union for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa in September. Coach Dale Roberson has selected an exciting squad...
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Jan 23, 15 •
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Women’s Rugby in Australia has received a significant boost with the reintroduction of the Australian Rugby Union’s National Women’s XVs Championship to be held in Sydney in June. The two-day championship will be hosted at St Ignatius College, Riverview...
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Oct 13, 14 •
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The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens side has levelled the three-match Exhibition Series against Canada late on Saturday afternoon. Australia lost its first match to Canada (17-12) in the opening match of the weekend at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens but...
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Sep 20, 14 •
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Border on Friday succeeded in their mission to secure back-to-back home finals in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series as they delivered a dominant performance to outclass rivals Western Province 22-7 in East London. The defending champions will face the...
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Sep 18, 14 •
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Border will hunt back-to-back home finals in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series on Friday when they meet Western Province in East London in the first semifinal. Eastern Province will meet the Blue Bulls in the other semifinal, on Saturday at the...
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Sep 13, 14 •
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The Springbok Women Sevens on Saturday booked their place in the 2014/2015 IRB Women’s Sevens World Series with a fourth-place finish in the World Series Qualifier in Hong Kong. South Africa had to advance to the semifinal of the tournament to secure a...
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Aug 12, 14 •
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Nine teams will compete in this year’s 2014 Women’s Provincial Championship (WPC) which kicks off next Saturday 23 August. Bay of Plenty return to the competition for the first time since 2005, and the Hawke’s Bay women are back after a break in 2013,...
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Aug 9, 14 •
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The Springbok Women will face Samoa in the first of two Women’s Rugby World Cup seeding matches before the conclusion of the tournament on August 17, following their defeat against Wales in their final pool match on Saturday. The victory for Wales ensured...
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Aug 9, 14 •
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Maggie Alphonsi in action for England England Women 13 Canada Women 13 ENGLAND Women are through to the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals after a nail-biting 13-13 draw against Canada at Marcoussis, France. Nerveless centre Emily Scarratt provided...
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Aug 6, 14 •
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Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka on Wednesday challenged his team to play to their potential in their final Women’s Rugby World Cup pool game against Wales after letting themselves down against hosts France on Tuesday. A series of errors...
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Aug 2, 14 •
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The Springbok Women on Friday suffered a disappointing 26-3 defeat against Australia in their opening Women’s Rugby World Cup clash at the French Rugby Federation in Marcoussis. South Africa showed encouraging signs throughout the match, but their struggle...
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Jul 30, 14 •
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At the young age of 20 Springbok Women’s scrumhalf Tayla Kinsey is relishing every moment of being in France for her first IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup as the energy builds in the camp for their opening match against Australia on Friday. Kinsey, who is the...
