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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s name squad for World Rugby U20s Championship
The BMW Australia U20s squad to represent Australia at the upcoming World Rugby U20s Championship in Georgia this June has been named with a string of Aussie 7s stars and Super Rugby players coming into the squad. Head Coach Simon Cron has named Qantas...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby announces 125th Anniversary match against the Barbarians
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today formally confirmed that the All Blacks will play the Barbarians at Twickenham on November 4 in the opening game of their 2017 end of year Northern Tour. The match has been planned as a celebration of the 125th anniversary of...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Chiefs
The St.George Queensland Reds have suffered a 46-17 loss to the Chiefs at New Plymouth’s Yarrow Stadium in Round 11 of Vodafone Super Rugby. The Chiefs outscored the Reds six tries to three, while Damian McKenzie was damaging with the boot, slotting five...
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May 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia fall to New Zealand in Oceania Rugby U20s Final
The BMW Australia U20s have fallen to New Zealand 6-43 in the final round of the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship on Saturday night, meaning that New Zealand takes the trophy for the third consecutive year. Australia started well but was unable to turn early...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Mukidza Called Up For Paris And London | Enterprise Cup Kicks Off
Darwin Mukidza (second left above) is the only change to the Shujaa squad heading out to the final legs of the 2016/17 HSBC Sevens World Series in Paris and London. Mukidza, last in action during the Dubai and Cape Town legs of the series comes in for Collins...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on PREVIEW: CELL C SHARKS VS FORCE
The Cell C Sharks entertain the Western Force in Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Growthpoint KINGS PARK, looking to maintain their unbeaten ways of recent times. Unbeaten seven times in the last eight matches, and following on from last week’s...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 7
Round 7 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off this Saturday, 6 May, with four great matches on offer for grassroots Rugby fans. The Game of the Round will see table-toppers University of Queensland host Sunnybank at St.Lucia. This match will be streamed LIVE...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Specman returns, Human to debut as Blitzboks hunt glory
Springbok Sevens playmaker Rosko Specman is back in the Blitzboks team for the HSBC Paris Sevens tournament in the French capital next weekend, while it will also be a memorable first visit to Stade Jean Bouin for Dewald Human, who will debut for South Africa...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Excitement grows as stars extend stay with Vodacom Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Friday that a handful of stars in the squad extended their stay with the team by signing extensions to their current contracts. Former Junior Springbok captain, Hanro Liebenberg and fellow Junior Boks, Ivan van...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Potgieter to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 side in friendly
Ewart Potgieter will lead the Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld from the no8 position when they play the Xerox Golden Lions Under-19 team in a friendly warm-up match.Kick-off for the match will be at 13h00. Potgieter, who hails...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Red Clients Earn Their Spots
To watch a game of rugby in a stadium is one thing, to meet a few players afterwards, maybe shake hands or get an autograph is a bonus, but to actually spend a whole day in the presence of these stars, up close and personal, to train with them, share jokes...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU agrees partnership with Secure Trading for England Sevens
Secure Trading to become Principal Partner to England Sevens The Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announced a long-term partnership with Secure Trading, specialists in online payment processing. The four-year agreement will see Secure Trading become the...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s name side for New Zealand clash
BMW Australia U20s team to play New Zealand U20s at Bond University, Gold Coast, on Saturday 6 May, 7 pm local time Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Sydney University Jordan Uelese Melbourne Rebels U20s Harry Chapman, NSW Gen Blue U20s, Randwick Ryan...
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Release – Cell C Sharks vs. Force
Cell C Sharks vs. Force Date : Saturday, 6 May 2017 Time : 15h05 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee : Rasta Rasivhenge Assistant Referees : Quinton Immelman, Archie Sehlako Television Match Official : Shaun Veldsman Rhyno Smith 14. Kobus van Wyk 13....
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May 5, 17 •
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Comments Off on NZ Under 20 team named for Oceania final match against Australia
New Zealand will be looking to retain their Oceania Under 20 title when they play Australia in the final match of the tournament on Saturday, May 6 at 9 pm NZT. Both teams enter the final unbeaten, with New Zealand ushering in 11 changes to the team that beat...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Release – Griffons vs. Cell C Sharks XV
Griffons vs. Cell C Sharks XV Date : Saturday, 6 May 2017 Time : 15h00 Venue : HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom Referee : Lourens van der Merwe Following their bye in the Supersport Rugby Challenge last week, the Cell C Sharks XV are back in...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls face big Crusaders test – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 11 Preview
Fit-again Pat Lambie included on Cell C Sharks bench Second Melbourne visit for Emirates Lions The Vodacom Bulls will face a huge test of character on Saturday in Pretoria when they will meet the unbeaten Crusaders in one of three Vodacom Super Rugby matches...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Coast to coast action in SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 3
Communities in diverse locations such as Velddrif on the West Coast and Alberton in Gauteng will this weekend be exposed to the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, with six matches taking place as the new provincial tournament takes shape after two weekends of...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement Supersport Rugby Challenge – Xerox Golden Lions vs Welwitschias
Combrinck returns to action Ruan Combrincks’ return to rugby will start at Alberton Rugby Club on Saturday when he runs out for the Xerox Golden Lions that will host the Namibia Welwitschias in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Combrinck has been on the road...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers name team to face Western Province in Velddrif
Divan Nel will debut at fullback for the Boland Cavaliers against Western Province on Saturday in a Supersport Rugby Challenge match at the Smitpark Sports grounds in Velddrif (6 May 2017). Nel represented UJ during this year’s Varsity Cup competition where...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP shuffle pack for Boland
There are a number of changes to the DHL Western Province forward pack to face Boland in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge clash in Velddrif on Saturday. Following wins against the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth and the Border Bulldogs at City Park, coach John...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement
The Emirates Lions team to face the Rebels in Melbourne at AAMI Park on Saturday (07:00 SA time) shows three changes. Lourens Erasmus comes in at lock, Cyle Brink slots in at seven and Ross Cronjé will wear the number nine jersey as part of the teams’...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Coleman returns for Shark showdown
The Road Safety Western Force have been given a huge boost with Wallaby lock Adam Coleman named in the starting side to make his long-awaited return from injury against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday night (Kick-off 9:05 PM AWST). Coleman returns from a...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team announcement – Border vs SWD Eagles
HOME TEAM: COMPETITION: BORDER BULLDOGS AWAY TEAM: AGE GRADE: SWD Eagles SuperSport Rugby Challenge N/A TEAM COACH(S): BOKSMART NO.: MATCH REFEREE(S): BOKSMART NO.: Chumani Booi (Assistant Coach) Siyabonga Mangweni (Assistant Coach) David Dobela...
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May 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on ARU Chief Operating Officer, Rob Clarke resigns
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has today confirmed the resignation of its Chief Operating Officer, Rob Clarke. Clarke, who returned to the ARU in 2014 as General Manager Professional Rugby, Marketing and Operations before being promoted to COO in 2015, has...
