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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wales U20 team set for Friday night in Montauban
Wales U20 have made four changes for Friday night’s U20 Six Nations match against France in Stade Sapiac in Montauban (20:05 GMT). Two of the changes are in the backs, with scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams and centre Ioan Nicholas both returning to...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses match-day 23 for Women’s Six Nations finale against Ireland
England Women will field seven of the top 10 tournament points’ scorers in Friday’s final Six Nations game against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium. With England and Ireland unbeaten so far this campaign, the two sides are chasing the championship title in...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens Hong Kong draw announced
The Springbok Women’s Sevens have been drawn in Pool C with Colombia, Papua New Guinea and Italy in the pool stages of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier in Hong Kong next month. The pool stages of the tournament will be hosted at the So Kon...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wales Women: Four changes for French finale
Wales Women have made four changes for their final Women’s Six Nations match this Saturday in France (20:00 GMT). Head coach Rowland Phillips brings scrum half Sian Moore, wing Jasmine Joyce, centre Gemma Rowland and fullback Elinor Snowsill into his...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Aimee Barrett-Theron continues to break new ground
Top female referee Aimee Barrett-Theron on Monday continued to break new ground by becoming the first female referee on SA Rugby’s national panel to take charge of a men’s match in a domestic competition. She officiated the FNB Varsity Shield presented by...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Scotland Women players return for Italy
Head Coach Shade Munro has made two changes to the starting XV for this Friday’s match against Italy Women (17 March, kick-off 6.20pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Scotland will host Italy at Broadwood Stadium in the final round of the 2017...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Women’s team to face England
Head Coach Tom Tierney has confirmed the Ireland Women’s side, sponsored by Aon, to take on England in Donnybrook this Friday night at 8pm. The side for the Championship decider shows one change to the team that defeated Wales 12-7 last weekend, as...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on England U20 name team ahead of Grand Slam decider
England Under 20 has made four changes to their starting line-up as they aim for a Six Nations Grand Slam against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday (6:00 pm kick off). Sam Aspland-Robinson, Tom Curry and Nick Isiekwe return to the side after missing the...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wales name team to face France
Ken Owens will win his 50th cap as Wales name an unchanged matchday squad to take on France in Paris on Saturday. (KO 15.45 local BBC/S4C) All 23-players who featured in the last Friday’s victory over Ireland in Cardiff are included for Wales’ Six...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on South African Rugby Annual 2017 goes on sale
The 2017 edition of the South African Rugby Annual, widely considered to be one of the best rugby publications in the world, has gone on sale nationwide. At over 700 pages, this 46th edition of the Annual is crammed with more records, amazing facts,...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia to take on New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa at Oceania U20s Championship
The BMW Australia U20s will host arch-rivals New Zealand as well as Fiji and Samoa at the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship to be held at Bond University, Gold Coast in May. Australia will be looking to win the Championship for the first time, having competed...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Rugby squad update – Tuesday 14 March
25 players have been retained by England to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland at Aviva Stadium (5 pm, ITV) Elliot Daly continues to progress through his graduated return-to-play protocol. Forwards (14) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Disciplinary update- Fraser Brown decision
The Scotland player, Fraser Brown, appeared today before an independent Disciplinary Committee, having been cited by an independent Citing Commissioner for dangerously tackling an opposition player, during the RBS 6 Nations match between England and Scotland...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Nicolas Sanchez suspended for 1 week
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE HEARING NEWS RELEASE Hearing Details (date, time and venue): Tuesday 14 March 2017, 7am(ARG), 12pm(SA), 9pm(AUS), 11pm(NZ) via video-conference Judicial Committee Chairman: Robert Stelzner SC Judicial Committee Members: John Langford, David...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers pre-season (warm-up) matches 2017
IN preparation for the Supersport Rugby Challenge (SRC), which is set to kick-off in six weeks time on 23 April 2017, the Boland Cavaliers have confirmed three warm-up matches between 18 March and 11 April. 18-Mar-17 SATURDAY KICK-OFF: 10:30 AM Boland...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers injury report – 14/03
DHL Stormers flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a groin injury. The 22-year-old playmaker underwent scans on Monday, which revealed that he has a bone stress injury to the pubic bone, complicating the recovery from his...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Serfontein back for Vodacom Bulls in new looking squad
Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais made wholesale changes to his team to face the Sunwolves at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday, naming different combinations in his back three, midfield, half-backs, loose trio, lock pairing and front row. The Vodacom...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks turn focus to match-specific training
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said his training squad’s preparations this week would include a greater focus on match-specific training to prepare the players for their warm-up games against the central unions from 26 March to 9 April. The SA U20...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on SANZAAR Statement on Future of Super Rugby
The SANZAAR Executive Committee (Exco) met in London on Friday 10 March to assess the economic and sporting environment under which its tournaments (Super Rugby and The Rugby Championship) are operating and to review the final steps of the strategic planning...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Nicolas Sanchez Judicial Committee Hearing
Hearing Details (date, time and venue): Tuesday 14 March 2017, 7am(ARG), 12pm(SA), 9pm(AUS), 11pm(NZ) via video-conference. Judicial Committee: Robert Stelzner SC (Chairman), De Wet Barry, John Langford Player: Nicolas Sanchez Team: Jaguares...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks Injury Update
Durban, 13th March 2017: The physical nature of the Vodacom Super Rugby clash between the Cell C Sharks and Waratahs at Growthpoint KINGS PARK resulted in unfortunate injuries on Saturday night. Team Doctor Alan Kourie on Monday afternoon advised of the...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Fitness Update brought to you by KeyHealth and the Arrie Nel Pharmacy Group – 13 March 2017
The Vodacom Bulls are pleased to announce the return of Duncan Matthews, Jason Jenkins, Jannes Kirsten, Arno Botha, Adriaan Strauss, Lood de Jager and Jade Stighling to full training. They will all be available for selection this week. Jacques Potgieter has...
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Mar 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on England win the Vancouver Sevens
England defeated South Africa 19-7 in the Cup final of the Vancouver Sevens to seal their second victory on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Simon Amor’s side remains the only team to have beaten South Africa this season as they repeated their...
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Mar 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kearsney hosted Welkom Gymnasium as part of their Open Weekend programme
Kearsney hosted Welkom Gymnasium as part of their Open Weekend programme. From the outset, both teams showed their intention of playing running rugby. Kearsney, however, scored the first try of the match, when eighth man Dylan Richardson scored from a...
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Mar 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on Disciplinary update- Fraser Brown citing
Fraser Brown, the Scotland hooker, has been cited by the independent Citing Commissioner at Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match between England and Scotland at Twickenham. The cited offence, dangerous tackling, took place in the second minute of the match in...
