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Comments Off on ARU reports its Reconciliation Action Plan progress
After launching its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) during National Reconciliation Week in 2016 to commit to increasing Indigenous engagement in rugby, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has published its progress in the ARU Reconciliation Action Plan...
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Jun 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 11
Round 11 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off tomorrow with four matches on offer for grassroots Rugby fans. The Game of the Round will see Souths take on Wests at Chipsy Wood Oval as the club hosts its annual Ladies Day celebrations. The match will be...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Craven Week 2017 | Exclusive campaign introduction
PARKLANDS COLLEGE LOCK IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST South Africa has a distinct rugby culture; it is embedded into our youth from a young age. Young boys begin to learn the fundamentals of the game from the very beginning of their school careers and...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Coleman steps in for DHL WP
Flyhalf Kurt Coleman will make his first appearance of the season for DHL Western Province in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with the Border Bulldogs in Mdantsane on Sunday. Coach John Dobson’s team will be looking for their sixth...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Talented Bok Tourist Smit To Make Comeback At Beachcomber 10s
PRETORIA, JUNE 1, 2017 – Springbok tourist Roelof Smit is set to make his rugby comeback at the Beachcomber World Club 10s tournament in Mauritius in June after a frustrating time on the sidelines. Smit, who was impressive for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Stick takes the positives from SA U20 draw against France
Junior Springbok backline coach Mzwandile Stick focused on the positives from the team’s 23-23 draw against France in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match in Tbilisi, Georgia, and said good player management was vital ahead of their second clash...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on More communities reached as SuperSport Rugby Challenge travels to Mdantsane
The very popular and highly competitive SuperSport Rugby Challenge makes yet another sweep into the heartlands of South Africa, with a fourth Rugby Festival, this time in Mdantsane, as well as matches in Clermont, outside Durban, and Garsfontein High School...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Supersport Rugby Challenge Action Heads to Clermont
Durban, 1st June 2017: Following the success of last year’s township tour and the Cell C Sharks official warm-up match in Umlazi, top class rugby action will be heading to the community of Clermont. This Saturday, 3rd June, the Cell C Sharks XV will...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Provincial Barbarians team named for historic opening encounter of the DHL NZ Lions Series
The pride of New Zealand rugby provinces will be in full noise when the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians team, named today, opens the DHL NZ Lions Series against the British & Irish Lions on Saturday at Toll Stadium in Whangarei. Provincial Barbarians...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia U20s emerges victorious in tough battle against Wales U20s
The BMW Australia U20s have defeated Wales U20s 24-17 in a tough first match of the World Rugby U20s Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia on Thursday morning. The match went right down to the wire with the winning try coming in the 78th minute through Queensland...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Frans Steyn joins Springboks in Plettenberg Bay
Frans Steyn joined up with the Springbok squad on Wednesday afternoon at their training camp in Plettenberg Bay and said he is looking forward to his return to the Bok surroundings. He joined the squad after playing for the Barbarians against England at...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Close shave for Steval Pumas
It was a close shave for the Steval Pumas who had their beards shaved off in support of building a library for orphans living in the Mataffin Woodhouse Community Care Base on Wednesday, 31 May. The orphanage is home to more than 169 children between the ages...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA ‘A’ team call ups for Ackermann and Mvovo
Ruan Ackermann and Lwazi Mvovo have been called up to do duty for the SA ‘A’ team when they face the French Barbarians in two matches next month. Ackermann, of the Emirates Lions, replaces the suspended Chris Cloete in the squad, while the Cell C...
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Jun 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Bok character to secure draw
Junior Springboks coach Chean Roux praised his team’s tremendous character to secure a 23-23 draw against France with a converted try in the dying seconds of their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia on...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on England defeat Samoa in World Rugby U20 Championship opener
England got their World Rugby U20 Championship defence off to a winning start with a comprehensive 74-17 victory over Samoa at Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi. England led 43-3 at half-time having scored seven tries in an impressive first period. Ali Crossdale, Zach...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springbok players excited about RWC 2023 bid
No-one knows the rugby set-up in South Africa better than the country’s best players and for Warren Whiteley, Oupa Mohoje and Jan Serfontein, playing in a Rugby World Cup in front of their own passionate supporters would be a massive highlight of their...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Steval Pumas SSRC, 2nd June 2017
The Steval Pumas are determined to defend their position at the top of the North Conference log when they face the Xerox Golden Lions in what promises to be a fiery SuperSport Rugby Challenge clash at Emirates Airline Park this Friday. Over the weekend, the...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions XV vs Steval Pumas
The Xerox Golden Lions XV host the Steval Pumas in the Supersport Rugby Challenge at Emirates Airline Park on Friday afternoon at 14:00. Aphiwe Dyantyi makes his debut for the Lions at wing while Madosh Tambwe returns after the hip injury he picked up in...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Glenwood High v Monument Historic Overview
On Saturday, 3 June 2017, the sixth edition of Premier Interschools moves to Durban for the derby between Glenwood High School and Monument High from Krugersdorp. This encounter is relatively new on the calendar as both schools saw the need to exchange...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Blues in Samoa
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side to take on the Blues at Apia Park National Stadium in Samoa this Friday. The historic clash is the first-ever Super Rugby fixture played in the country and falls in the same week as Samoa’s 55th...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springboks set for 2017 in all-new ASICS jersey
The new ASICS-designed and manufactured Springbok jersey for 2017 was unveiled by ASICS and SA Rugby on Wednesday. The launch of the iconic jersey is the culmination of several months of hard work by scientists at the ASICS Institute of Sports Science in...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s name side for first World Rugby U20s clash against Wales
1.Cody Walker, NSW Gen Blue, Easts 2.Jordan Uelese, Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne University 3.Shambeckler Vui, Western Force, University of WA 4.Ryan Mccauley, NSW Gen Blue, Easts 5.Harry Hockings, Queensland U20s, University of Queensland 6.Angus Scott-Young,...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Southern Cape fans show their support for the Boks
More than 3 000 excited rugby fans in the Southern Cape attended the Springboks’ open training session at the Bitou Rugby Club in Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday afternoon. The Springbok squad got together on Monday in the popular coastal town for a training...
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May 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on “We will deliver” SA Rugby tells world as 2023 Rugby World Cup bid is made
SA Rugby on Tuesday delivered what it believed was a winning bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup at World Rugby headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby and His Excellency, Mr Ahlangene Cyprian Sigcau, South African Ambassador to Ireland,...
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May 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Stalwart De Jongh ends decade at DHL Newlands
DHL Stormers Centre Juan de Jongh will join English Premiership side London Wasps at the end of the Vodacom Super Rugby season after playing at DHL Newlands for the last decade. The experienced midfielder, who has amassed 94 caps for the DHL Stormers since...
