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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women Sevens get World Series Qualifier off to flying start
The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Saturday got their World Rugby Women’s World Series Qualifier off to a flying start as they registered a clean-sweep of victories in the pool stages to keep alive their hopes of retaining their core status on the series...
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Aug 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on PREVIEW OF SARU WOMEN’S COMPETITION
EASTERN Province and South Western Districts will be chasing their first victories of the season when they clash in the Saru Women’s Interprovincial A section in Oudtshoorn on Saturday (August 15). Despite not having won any games, EP have proved...
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Aug 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Border, Blue Bulls square up in Women’s Interprovincials
The only unbeaten teams in the A Section of the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Competition, Border and the Blue Bulls, will square up in a thrilling encounter in East London on Saturday in the penultimate pool round of the Series. Two-time defending champions...
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Aug 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP TEAMS EXCEL ON WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
THE Eastern Province U16 and U18 teams excelled at the South Section of the SARU Youth Training Centre Women’s Day Celebrations tournament played at Grens High in East London at the weekend (August 8-10). The U16 team emerged as the winners in their...
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Aug 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP Girls win North Section at SARU Women’s Day celebrations
The Western Province Girls Under-18 and Under-16 teams on Monday took top honours in the North Section of SARU’s Youth Training Centre Women’s Day celebrations, while the Border Under-18 team won the South Section. In the South Section Under-16 tournament...
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Aug 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Women’s Youth Training Centres celebrate Women’s Day
The South African Rugby Union will celebrate Women’s Day this weekend by demonstrating their passion for rugby with two special tournaments featuring a new generation of Under-16 and Under-18 female players, sponsored by the National Lottery Distribution...
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Aug 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Border, Blue Bulls continue winning runs in Women’s Interprovincials
Defending SARU Women’s Interprovincial champions Border, and 2014 finalists, the Blue Bulls, maintained their unbeaten runs in Section A of the competition on the weekend as they registered convincing victories against Western Province and SWD respectively...
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Jul 31, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP WOMEN’S RUGBY PREVIEW
EASTERN Province will be chasing their first victory in the competition when they host KwaZulu-Natal in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series at the NMMU Missionvale campus on Saturday (August 1). The EP team have opened the season with losses to...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wallaroos extended squad announced
The extended Wallaroos squad has been named for a high performance training camp at Bond University on the Gold Coast in August with 11 players from the Championship-winning Sydney squad being selected. The squad also includes five players from the ACT, eight...
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Jun 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Smith stands down as Head Coach for tour
Black Ferns Head Coach, Greg Smith, has voluntarily stood down from his role for the team’s upcoming tour to Canada. This follows Waikato Rugby’s judicial decision to suspend him from coaching for 14 weeks. New Zealand Rugby and Smith yesterday...
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May 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Dazel names his squad for the England and Amsterdam Sevens
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel on Friday named an expanded 14-member squad for the final two legs of the Women’s World Series in England and Amsterdam on 15 and 16 May and 22 and 23 May respectively. Zaandre Theron and Nosiphiwo Goda,...
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Feb 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wilkins the centre of attention
Cardiff Blues teenager Robyn Wilkins earns her first start of the Six Nations campaign as one of two changes for Friday night’s clash against France at Stade Sapiac in Montauban. The midfielder replaces Gemma Rowland who moves down to the replacements...
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Jan 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Womens RBS 6 Nations 2015 Squad
The Ireland Women’s Squad (sponsored by AON) ahead of the RBS 6 Nations has been named. The squad sees a number of new faces, uncapped at international XV a side rugby. Seven players included in the squad are involved with the Ireland Sevens set-up,...
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Dec 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Year’s Honours for rugby family
WORLD Cup-winning England pair Sarah Hunter and Rochelle Clark have received MBEs in the New Year’s Honours List for services to rugby – while former RFU chairman and president Paul Murphy, Hertfordshire volunteer John Stuart Atkinson and Winscombe...
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Sep 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Womens World Cup 10 000 Mile Trophy Tour
The victorious England team raise the trophy. England Women’s World Cup 10,000 Mile Trophy Tour to help inspire 10,000 new females into the game. England Rugby has today launched a country wide tour of the Women’s World Cup trophy with a send...
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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAS GOLDEN GIRLS SAVE BEST UNTIL LAST IN NANJING
The Australian Women’s Youth Olympic Rugby Sevens team reserved its best performance for the Gold Medal match as they demolished a brave Canadian outfit (38-10) in Nanjing today. The win secured the country’s second gold medal at the 2014 Youth...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Magali Harvey the Womens Player of the Year
Magali Harvey scored arguably the try of the tournament against France – Photo: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Canada wing Magali Harvey has been named the IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 following her side’s 21-9 defeat by England in the Women’s Rugby...
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Aug 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA women win thrilling RWC clash against Samoa
The Springbok Women on Wednesday delivered a spirited performance against Samoa in Marcoussis to secure a nail-biting 25-24 victory in their penultimate Women’s Rugby World Cup clash. The victory, which marked their first of the tournament, ensures that the...
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Aug 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Women beat Ireland 40-7 to book place in WRWC final
Emily Scarratt makes a break England Women 40 Ireland Women 7 ENGLAND Women are through to their fourth successive Women’s Rugby World Cup final after an impressive five-try, 40-7 win against Ireland in Paris at the Stade Jean-Bouin. They will face...
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Aug 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns team named for Wales
Hot on the heels of their heartbreak at missing the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup semifinals, the Black Ferns have suffered injury setbacks forcing a reshuffle as Coach Brian Evans names his team for the ranking match against Wales early tomorrow morning...
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Aug 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Mandisa Williams suspension upheld
The International Rugby Board on Monday evening upheld the 16-week suspension handed to Springbok Women’s captain Mandisa Williams for allegedly striking and making contact with a player’s eye in their opening Women’s Rugby World Cup clash against...
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Aug 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns ‘gutted’ to be out of World Cup
The Black Ferns’ hopes of a fifth IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup title in France have been crushed after the New Zealanders were squeezed out of the fourth semifinal qualifying spot. Even before they took to the field for their last pool match against USA...
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Aug 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on England take on Ireland in RWC semi-final
England Women will face Ireland in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup after a 13-13 draw against Canada on Saturday at Marcoussis, France. England will play their Home Nations rivals on Wednesday at 5pm BST after finishing as third seeds from the pool...
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Aug 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns named to play Ireland #WRWC2014 #blackferns
Black Ferns head coach Brian Evans has named the team to face Ireland in the defending champions’ second match of the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The team is: 1 Kathleen Wilton 2 Fiao’o Fa’amausili (captain) 3 Aleisha Nelson 4 Eloise...
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Aug 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Women kick off WRWC with 65-3 win against Samoa
Pic: RFU – England Women celebrate their win England Women 65-3 Samoa ENGLAND Women kicked off their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign with a comprehensive ten-try, 65-3 win against Samoa in Marcoussis. Two tries for Kat Merchant, Lydia Thompson,...
