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Oct 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team named to face Northland
All Blacks Charlie Faumuina, Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau return to bolster an injured-affected Auckland team for their match against Northland tomorrow at Eden Park (kick off 7.35pm). It is Auckland’s third match in ten days and their last of the...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs name their Junior sides for clashes with the Lions
Photo: WillIam Brown The Toyota Free State Cheetahs U19 and U21 teams to take on the Lions this weekend at Ellis Park Stadium have been announced. TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS U 21 vs LIONS U 21 Ellis Park – JHB...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Australia, General News, International •
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Comments Off on ARU REFERS NEW ALLEGATION INVOLVING KURTLEY BEALE TO CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL
The Australian Rugby Union today announced it has referred a new allegation involving Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale to an independent Code of Conduct Tribunal for review and assessment.The additional matter was raised for the first time with ARU management...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke keen to get their Olympic qualification underway with a good result at the GC7s
Photo: Bertram Malgas With Olympic qualification looming large, the Springbok Sevens will be eager to kick off their important 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series campaign on a winning note at the Gold Coast tournament this coming weekend. The 2014/15 season is...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Brok to lead WP against the Sharks
Experienced prop Brok Harris will captain DHL Western Province in their final league match of the 2014 Absa Currie Cup season – against the Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday (kick-off 17h05). DHL Western Province have already qualified for a home...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: XEROX GOLDEN LIONS VS TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS
Photo: William Brown Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his team to take on the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Ellis Park this Saturday. In the forwards, Derick Minnie will start at flank and Warren Whiteley has returned from...
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Oct 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on Former All Black completes Blues coaching group
Former All Black David Hill will join the coaching team at the Blues for the forthcoming Investec Super Rugby competition. Hill will take up the role as backs skills coach for the Blues, to complete their coaching group for the 2015 season under head coach...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens fine-tune Gold Coast preparations
The Springbok Sevens rugby squad are in good spirits and looking forward to start the season on a positive note when the 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series campaign kicks off this coming Saturday at the Gold Coast in Australia. The team arrived last Sunday at...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to face the Bulls
Photo: Hennie Homann The Gwk Griquas team to face the Bulls on Saturday evening 19h10, at Loftus Versveld 11 October. 1. Simon Westraadt – Janro van Niekerk has not recovered from his knee injury and is not available. 2. Martin Bezuidenhout 3....
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs side to take on the Lions
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs team to take on the Golden Lions this Saturday, at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg has been announced. Kick-off is at 15:00. With the inclusion of Springboks, Oupa Mohoje, Trevor Nyakane and Lood de Jager it promises to be...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand •
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Comments Off on Adam Whitelock announces move to France
Canterbury and Crusaders midfield back Adam Whitelock has announced he will be taking up a contract with French rugby club, Bayonne, at the conclusion of this ITM Cup season. Whitelock, who has played over 50 games for both the Crusaders and Canterbury ITM...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wairarapa Bush player suspended for five weeks
Hearing confirmed for red-carded East Coast player Wairarapa Bush loose forward Sam Marshall-Wilson has been banned from all rugby for five weeks – a sentence including the remainder of this year’s Pink Batts Heartland Championship and the start of next...
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Oct 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Carr rewarded at 2014 WP Rugby Awards
Photo: Etienne Burger DHL Western Province and Stormers loose forward Nizaam Carr was the big winner at the 2014 WP Rugby Awards Evening at the Southern Sun Cape Sun on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old loose forward star walked off with two big prizes...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP take top honours at the SARU U18 Sevens
Western Province on Tuesday won the SARU Under-18 Sevens competition at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp by defeating SWD 31-24 in a thrilling final to cap off an exciting tournament. Boland won the Plate Final, KwaZulu-Natal the Bowl final and Griquas the...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings to field a new-look front row when they take on the Pumas
Photo: Stan Blumberg Injuries to CJ van der Linde and Charles Marais have forced the EP Kings to field a newfront row when they take on the Pumas on Friday. Although hooker Martin Ferreira retained his spot, Van der Linde (toe) and Marais (broken thumb) are...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens team named for World Series opener, Gold Coast, Australia
The All Blacks Sevens side has been named to play in the opening tournament of the HSBC World Sevens Series on the Gold Coast, in Australia this weekend. The team is (*new to All Blacks Sevens): 1. Scott Curry 2. Tim Mikkelson 3. Sam Dickson 4. DJ Forbes,...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Road to Rio 2016 kicks off for Rugby Sevens
Brazil’s men qualify automatically but the race to join them at Rio 2016 begins on the Gold Coast this weekend International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset has described the beginning of qualification for Rugby Sevens’ debut at the Olympic...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on GC7s squads: Pool A (NZL, SAM, FRA, JPN)
Tomasi Cama is fit and ready for the Gold Coast Sevens, the first round in the Olympic qualification season. Defending HSBC Sevens World Series and Gold Coast Sevens champions New Zealand have named two debutants in their squad for the tournament this...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Refs appointed for November internationals
Referee Nigel Owens will take charge of France v Australia and England v New Zealand this November The International Rugby Board has announced the match official appointments for upcoming November internationals. Appointments were made by the IRB Match...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Three SA referees appointed for November Tests
South Africa’s Craig Joubert, Jaco Peyper and Stuart Berry have been appointed to referee Tests in the November international window. The International Rugby Board announced the appointments on Tuesday with Joubert set to get the month underway by taking...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Australia, General News •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC-ROUND SEVEN REVIEW
Round Seven of the Buildcorp NRC saw more attacking Rugby with 38 tries scored across the round. Three teams now sit on 16 competition points behind the Melbourne Rising and Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles (in positions three to five), making the...
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Oct 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on WOMEN’S RUGBY SEVENS TO BE INCLUDED IN XXI COMMONWEALTH GAMES PROGRAM
Photo: Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens stars, Queenslanders Charlotte Caslick and Shannon Parry. Queenslanders Charlotte Caslick and Shannon Parry will be playing on home soil at the XXI Commonwealth Games The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games...
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Oct 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Top four in junior leagues all but confirmed
Photo: William Brown The four semi-finalist of the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship A-Division has been confirmed, with DHL Western Province securing top spot following a 39-18 win over the Toyota Free State in Bloemfontein. There is one more round left,...
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Oct 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on SWD, Boland, Valke dominate SARU Under-18 Sevens
The SARU Under-18 Sevens tournament got off to a thrilling start on Monday at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp with SWD, Boland and the Valke remaining unbeaten to stamp their authority on the opening day. The Leopards, Western Province, Blue Bulls, Pumas...
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Oct 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Overseas ’dream come true’ for Cell C Community Cup heroes
PHOTO CAPTION: Cell C Community Cup Player of the Tournament, Michael Nienaber, powers through a gap during this year’s final at Outeniqua Park in George. Gallo Images. THE first of a group of four outstanding performers from this year’s Cell C Community...