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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES CONFIRM BENCH FOR BARBARIANS CLASH
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Qantas Wallabies have confirmed their eight-man bench for Saturday’s opening match of the 2014 Spring Tour against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Qantas Wallabies line-up is as follows: 1. Benn Robinson (NSW...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2015: Pool B profile
With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we continue our series of pool-by-pool guides with a look at Pool B Japan’s rise from 15th place to 11th in the IRB World Rankings since the Pool Allocation Draw was made in London in December 2012 has...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Japan side named for 1st Maori game
Japan coach Eddie Jones named his side Thursday for Saturday’s game against the Maori All Blacks in Kobe. With the game not an official test and a number of players unavailable through injury, Jones has named a mix of the experienced and not so...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on USA vs All Blacks Teamsheets
Photo: Ruby Wolff Men’s Eagles v New Zealand All Blacks 1. Eric Fry 2. Phil Thiel 3. Olive Kilifi 4. Samu Manoa 5. Hayden Smith 6. Todd Clever (C) 7. Scott Lavalla 8. Danny Barrett 9. Mike Petri 10. Adam Siddall 11. Brett Thompson...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Barbarian side to face Australia
Barbarians T Nanai Williams (Chiefs); F Halai (Blues, NZ), J de Jongh (Stormers, SA), F Saili (Blues, NZ), N Cummins (Coca Cola West Red Sparks, Aus); C Slade (Crusaders, NZ), T Cubelli (Belgrano Ath, Arg); M Stevens (Sharks, Eng), J Parsons (Blues), A...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT COMPLETES BIG YEAR FOR WA RUGBY
The Perth Spirit’s contesting of Saturday’s inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against Brisbane City at Ballymore caps off a big year for Western Australian representative teams. The fourth-placed Spirit qualified for the...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION FINDS KURTLEY BEALE GUILTY OF BREACHING WALLABY TEAM PROTOCOLS AND IMPOSES $3,000 FINE
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale has been found guilty of breaching team protocols and fined $3,000, following an ARU Integrity investigation into a verbal altercation with members of the Wallaby management team on a...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Under 20 training squad named
Preparations for the 2015 Junior World Championships have begun with the selection of 51 players to attend the New Zealand Under 20s camp. The camp, from 27 November to 3 December will be held at the Sport and Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. Further...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Top provincial Sevens players to display their skills in Saldanha
South Africa’s top provincial Sevens players will have the opportunity to show off their skills at the SARU Interprovincial Sevens tournament in Saldanha on Friday and Saturday when they compete for title as champions in the annual event. The...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on AIG brings live streaming of All Blacks v USA Test to 127 territories #USAvAllBlacks
The sold-out match between the All Blacks and the USA Eagles this weekend will be live streamed at no cost on All Blacks TV to 127 territories thanks to the support of match presenting sponsor AIG. The All Blacks take on the USA Eagles at Soldier Field in...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named to play historic Test against USA Record American crowd to see team take on US Eagles
Photo: Anton Geyser The All Blacks team to play the United States this weekend has been named, with the All Blacks selectors unveiling a team combining young All Blacks talent and experienced heads for the historic match at Soldier Field, Chicago. The...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE TEAM TO PLAY BARBARIANS
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Qantas Wallabies backrower Matt Hodgson will be given the honour of captaining Australia in Saturday’s opening match of the 2014 Spring Tour against the Barbarians at Twickenham. New Qantas Wallabies coach Michael...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT RETAINS SQUAD FOR GRAND FINAL SHOWDOWN
The Perth Spirit has named an unchanged 23-man side to take on Brisbane City in the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) grand final this Saturday (1 November) at Ballymore Oval, Brisbane. The Spirit defeated the Melbourne Rising,...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on HOFFMAN APPOINTED MATCH OFFICIALS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – QUEENSLAND
Queensland based Super Rugby referee Rohan Hoffman will take on the new role of Match Officials Development Manager – Queensland, in a joint venture between Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and Queensland Rugby. Hoffman, a product of Marist College...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby player numbers reach record high
150,564 registered rugby players 12 percent increase in number of female rugby players Teenage and Small Blacks numbers grow Two thousand more players laced up their rugby boots in 2014 than the previous year and many of them were women, teenagers and Small...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Exciting trio to perform at Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images The 2014 Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens promises to be an even bigger success than last year, when more than 50 000 rugby fans saw the Springbok Sevens secure their home tournament title after a pulsating final against...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on TIM SWIEL SET FOR A SHORT STINT AT HARLEQUINS
Cell C Sharks back, Tim Swiel will play for Harlequins Rugby Club in the UK on loan for four months. He joined the team on Saturday and will return to Durban at the end of February 2015. “This is a fantastic opportunity for Tim and I am certain that...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Investec Super Rugby players – class of 2015
A total of 160 players have been confirmed as fully contracted members of one of the five New Zealand Investec Super Rugby teams for the 2015 season. This includes 38 players receiving full time contracts for the first time. The Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes,...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2015 Investec Super Rugby Crusaders squad announced
Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has announced his squad to contest the 2015 Investec Super Rugby competition. It includes 26 returning players from the 2014 Crusaders squad, 2 players who have been elevated from the Wider Training Group, and 4 new...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on BLUES NAME STRONG SQUAD FOR 2015 SUPER RUGBY
In their second year as a stand-alone organisation, the Blues believe their 2015 season will provide the platform for sustained success in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues today named a 38-strong team largely based on players from within...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Pumas signings
Photo: Hennie Homann The Steval Pumas players have a week left of sun bathing, angling and just relaxing at the pool before their pre-season kicks off on 3 November. Team manager, Marius van Rensburg has confirmed the following new contracted players...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on McKee Pleased with Attitude of the Fijian Players
Vodafone Flying Fijians Coach, John McKee is pleased with the attitude of the Vodafone Flying Fijian players following a rugby and gym session at the Regulation 9 Camp in Toulouse, France. “Yesterday (Monday) we had a very good Rugby session in the...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on COWAN BACK FOR 10TH SEASON WITH THE FORCE
Inaugural Western Force squad member Pek Cowan has re-signed with the Western Force for a further two seasons, ensuring he will be a part of the club’s 10th season in Asteron Life Super Rugby in 2015. The 28-year-old formed an established starting...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP to take Currie Cup trophy to the people
The 2014 Absa Currie Cup-winning DHL Western Province squad will embark on a victory parade through Cape Town on Tuesday, October 28. Players and management will take the Absa Currie Cup trophy to their passionate fans, as they celebrate their dramatic 19-16...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad extended
Photo: Werner Nysschen Five newcomers and two returnees have been added to the bulk of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad as the national selectors opted for continuity and rewarding form in naming a 36-man squad for next month’s tour...