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Jul 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on Try festival on day two of U18 Girls Week
The second day of the National Girls U18 Week proved to be a try festival on Wednesday at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium in Welkom, as five of the eight winning teams scored over 35 points each in an exciting round. Eastern Province, Zimbabwe, Border,...
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Jul 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Coleman to lead charge against Rebels
The Road Safety Western Force have announced their 23-man strong squad to take on the Melbourne Rebels at nib Stadium this Friday, 7 July. Wallaby hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau returns from National duties and will have Pek Cowan and Jermaine Ainsley beside him in...
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Jul 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Brumbies in Indigenous Round clash at Suncorp Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have announced their team to play the Brumbies in their Indigenous Round clash at Suncorp Stadium this Friday night. Departing stalwart Rob Simmons has been named as starting blindside flanker in his final home game for the Reds,...
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Jul 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns squad for 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup named
The Black Ferns squad for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) has been named today by Head Coach Glenn Moore. The 28-strong squad will travel to Ireland on 1 August in their bid to win the four-yearly tournament in Dublin and Belfast. The team is (with...
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Jul 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on LSEN Week continues to entertain
The Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week continued to dish up exciting matches at Glenwood High School in Durban on Tuesday as the tournament, which marks one of two SA Rugby Youth Week competitions this week, entered its second day. At the end...
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Jul 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Thomson heading to Glasgow Warriors
DHL Stormers flyhalf Brandon Thomson has been released from his contract with Western Province Rugby to join the Glasgow Warriors. The 22-year-old, whose father was born in Scotland, will head to Glasgow on a two-year deal once his fellow flyhalf Rob du Preez...
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Jul 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds add depth to forward stocks
The Queensland Rugby Union continues to build its squad for the 2018 season with the re-signing of loose forward Caleb Timu, while also locking in Australian U20s second-row pair Angus Blyth and Harry Hockings. Time and Blyth have signed through 2018, while...
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Jul 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Youth Weeks thrill on opening day
The SA Rugby Youth Weeks kicked off on an exciting note on Monday with a series of big wins and hard-fought encounters characterizing the opening day’s play at the National Girls U18 Week and Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week in Welkom and...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Women sevens name squad for Kazan
James Bailey has named his squad for the second and final leg of the Rugby Europe Women’s Grand Prix Series in Kazan, Russia this weekend (8-9 July, live on RugbyEurope.tv). Bailey makes one change to the squad that placed 4th in the first leg of the Rugby...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Make way for the Steval Pumas Ambassadors
Last year, in an attempt to grow stadium attendance at home games the Steval Pumas started an informal arrangement with the local schools to put their banners up a week before each home game in a visible place where parents drop and collect kids. This...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers injury update – 03/07
Springbok center Damian de Allende returns to full training with the DHL Stormers this week after recovering from a quad injury, in a timely boost following injuries to midfielders Juan de Jongh and Shaun Treeby sustained in the victory against the Toyota...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on WPRFU to launch talent identification programme at City Park
The Western Province Rugby Football Union will launch a junior talent identification program at City Park on Tuesday. As part of the efforts of the Bestmed School of Excellence, there will be matches held throughout the day at City Park in order to expose and...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens finish tenth in Clermont-Ferrand
England came tenth in the Clermont-Ferrand Sevens after losing 12-26 to Italy in the Challenge Trophy final at the weekend. They found themselves in the Challenge Trophy contest after finishing third in their pool after day one of the French legs of the Rugby...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Lance locked in until 2018
The Road Safety Western Force continue to strengthen their side for 2018, with the re-signing of class flyhalf Jono Lance for next season. Lance, currently sitting on 49 Super Rugby caps, has played 10 matches for the Force this season before being struck...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on 2017 Super Rugby Penultimate Round
The 2017 Super Rugby season enters the penultimate round this weekend with the Australian teams returning to action to join the South African teams in Round 16 following the conclusion of the June Test window. The New Zealand teams will re-enter the...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Statement from Waikato Rugby Union on injured player
A Southern United Rugby Club player is in the Intensive Care Unit at Middlemore Hospital following a serious incident during a game against Taupiri Rugby Club on Saturday 1 July, resulting in a spinal injury. The details of the accident are not yet confirmed,...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds unveil Indigenous Round jersey designed by program participant
The St.George Queensland Reds today unveiled their Indigenous Round Jersey, designed by program participant Janita Langton, for this Friday’s clash against the Brumbies. Langton, 15, has been a member of Queensland Rugby Union’s ‘Future Indigenous...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Henco Venter suspended for 1 week
Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche, Stephen Hardy Player: Henco Venter Team: Cheetahs Position: Flanker Date of Incident: 1 July 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(a) Striking another Player with the elbow Elapsed...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Youth Weeks kick off with LSEN and U18 Girls
The popular SA Rugby Youth Weeks festival – one of the main attractions on the school’s rugby calendar annually – will kick off on Monday with the Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week and National Girls U18 Week in Durban and Welkom...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Sean O’Brien cited for dangerous play
British & Irish Lions loose forward Sean O’Brien has been cited for dangerous play during the second Test of the DHL NZ Lions Series, held at Westpac Stadium, Wellington last night (Saturday 1 July 2017). Citing Commissioner Scott Nowland (Australia)...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Sonny Bill Williams to face judicial hearing
All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams will face a judicial hearing, resulting from the red card he received early in the first half of the All Blacks v British & Irish Lions Test match played at Westpac Stadium, Wellington on Saturday 1 July 2017. A...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Final four in SuperSport Rugby Challenge determined after try-fest
The Xerox Golden Lions XV will face Tafel Lager Griquas and DHL Western Province will play the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Sunday 9 July in the semifinals of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The double-header will be played at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane,...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ten out of ten for the Cape Town 10’s
The most anticipated event on the Cape Town social and sports scene gave you the countdown and you exceeded it. By far! Entries for Zando Cape Town 10s opened with fervor at 10h00 on Monday 26 June 2017 and within mere minutes a number of divisions...
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Jul 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rampant Emirates Lions crush Sunwolves – Vodacom Super Rugby Review
The Emirates Lions clinched the African Conference 2 trophy with a brilliant 94-7 triumph over the Sunwolves in Johannesburg on Saturday night on their return to Vodacom Super Rugby action following the recent international break. The Highveld side increased...
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Jun 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Augustus in line for DHL WP debut
World Rugby U20 Championship Player of the Tournament Juarno Augustus will make his senior debut for DHL Western Province if he comes off the replacements bench in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge quarterfinal against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs XV at Green...