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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Best back to lead Ulster
Rory Best will return to captain Ulster in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 game versus Leinster (RDS Arena, 5.35pm). Best, who has recovered from an ankle skin infection, has not featured since the game against Dragons at the start of December. Abbey Insurance...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Leinster Rugby team to face Ulster Rugby
Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has announced his match day 23 for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 game against Ulster Rugby at the RDS Arena (Kick Off: 5.35pm – live on SKY Sports, TG4, BBC NI & RTÉ Radio). Leinster have also announced that...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Connacht announce starting XV for Thomond Park clash with Munster
Connacht Head Coach Kieran Keane has announced his starting XV to take on Munster in Thomond Park on Saturday (Kick Of 7:45pm – Live on TG4). Irish Internationals Ultan Dillane, Kieran Marmion and Bundee Aki are all rested this weekend in an effort to...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Benetton in Guinness PRO 14 – Round 13
On Saturday, 6 January 2018 the Toyota Cheetahs return to action after their summer break during December when they face Benetton Rugby in Treviso, Italy. Coach Rory Duncan has announced his team to take on Benetton at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso Italy. ...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to face Benetton Rugby
On Saturday, 6 January 2018 the Toyota Cheetahs return to action after their summer break during December when they face Benetton Rugby in Treviso, Italy. Coach Rory Duncan has announced his team to take on Benetton at the Stadio Monigo in Treviso Italy. The...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Cardiff Blues
The Ospreys team to play Cardiff Blues at Liberty Stadium on Saturday 6th January 2018, KO 3.15pm, is as follows: OSPREYS 15 Sam Davies 14 Dan Evans 13 Ashley Beck 12 Owen Watkin 11 Jeff Hassler 10 Dan Biggar 9 Rhys Webb 1 Nicky Smith 2 Scott Baldwin 3...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby team to face Connacht Rugby
The Munster team to face Connacht at Thomond Park on Saturday night has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan. CJ Stander captains the side as Chris Farrell, Rhys Marshall and Conor Oliver all return from injury to start. It is an all-international...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Busy year ahead for National Squads
Nairobi, Friday 5 January 2018…2018 brings with it a packed activity schedule for four of Kenya’s representative national squads. Shujaa, the national sevens team continue with their 2017/18 Sevens World Series campaign when the third round takes...
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Jan 5, 18 •
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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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Jan 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20 Elite Player Squad 2017/18 Announced
England U20s have named their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season. The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Connacht issue Squad Update ahead of clash with Munster
The Connacht Medical team have issued a squad update ahead of their interprovincial clash with Munster in Thomond Park on Saturday (K.O. at 7:45pm). Cian Kelleher is the only new injury concern after the New Year’s Day fixture away to Leinster and has been...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS NAME TEAM TO FACE EDINBURGH IN SCOTTISH CAPITAL
The Southern Kings team to face Edinburgh at Myreside tomorrow night (19:35 UK/21:35 SA) has been named by Head Coach Deon Davids. As the Kings return from their winter break, a number of familiar faces are included in the starting XV. The team will be...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Dragons team to face Scarlets
Dragons Head Coach Bernard Jackman has made six changes to his starting team that travel to West Wales to take on Guinness PRO14 champions Scarlets, Friday 5th January KO 19:35. Just one change has been made to the backs, as wing Pat Howard replaces Ashton...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Edinburgh team to face Southern Kings
Scotland international centre Mark Bennett will make his eagerly anticipated debut against Southern Kings at Myreside tomorrow night (Friday 5 January, kick-off 7.35pm). Head coach Richard Cockerill has made five changes to the side that faced Glasgow...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Lee returns for derby clash
Tighthead prop Samson Lee returns to action for the Scarlets this Friday in the Welsh derby clash against Dragons Rugby at Parc y Scarlets. Lee’s last appearance came in the European Rugby Champions Cup clash against Bath Rugby in October and is one of...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Disciplinary Decision – Sammy Arnold (three weeks)
Sammy Arnold of Munster Rugby faced a Disciplinary Hearing today via a video conference and has been banned for three weeks. A Disciplinary Panel convened in Neath to consider the red-card decision against the player resulting from the Round 12 fixture...
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Jan 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on England U20 Elite Player Squad 2017/18 Announced
England U20s have named their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season. The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on GUINNESS PRO14 – Round 13 – Toyota Cheetahs leave for Italy
The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Benetton Treviso on Saturday, 6 January at 15:10 (SA time) in Italy. The Guinness PRO14 match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 1. The players who leave today for Italy are: Craig Barry, Rynier Bernardo, Tom...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 – Round 13 Previews
The Guinness PRO14 has plenty of storylines to offer in Round 13 with more Welsh and Irish derbies on the fixture list while the South African teams return to action after their winter break. The Festive Derbies drew bumper crowds with close to 150,000...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Coaching changes for Blitzboks, Springbok Women’s Sevens
SA Rugby on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Renfred Dazel to the Springbok Sevens coaching staff and promoted Paul Delport into the position of Head Coach for the Springbok Women’s Sevens team. Former Blitzbok stalwart Dazel, who coached the...
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Jan 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy to test new waters in South America
Two former schoolboy stars, a number of Blitzboks and a Cell C Sharks stand-out have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad to travel to South America today to play in tournaments in Uruguay and Chile. SA Rugby Sevens Academy manager and coach,...
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Jan 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on England Rugby launches 2018 Inner Warrior campaign
The next wave of England Rugby’s Inner Warrior campaign has launched today, after a successful series of Warrior Camps in 2017 gave a huge boost to grassroots women’s rugby participation. The 2018 Warrior Camps kick off on January 12th and run until...
