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Feb 24, 17 •
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A public memorial service celebrating the life of former Wallabies, Brumbies and NSW Waratahs lock Dan Vickerman will be held in Sydney next week. The service will be held at 2.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 1 March 2017 at Sydney University No.1 Oval, Camperdown....
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on 2017 Super Rugby Bringing Fans into the Action
Fans will be taken deeper into the Super Rugby inner sanctum with a range of cutting edge broadcast innovations planned for the 2017 Super Rugby season which kicked off last night when the Melbourne Rebels’ hosted the Auckland Blues at AAMI Park. In a...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team for Las Vegas leg
Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team for Las Vegas Sevens World Series, March 3-5 (local) Henry Hutchison, 11 caps, Randwick 2. Liam McNamara, 1 cap, Sunnybank 3. Sam Myers (c), 28 caps, Northern Suburbs 4. Alex Gibbon, 11 caps, Southern Districts 5. James...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens unchanged for Las Vegas
England Sevens have named an unchanged squad for a fifth successive tournament ahead of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Las Vegas next weekend (3-5 March). Currently second in the standings, behind South Africa, England is drawn in pool B along with...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team named for first Aviva outing of 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship
The Ireland Coaching Group have named the match day 23 that will welcome France to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday for Ireland’s first home game of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Rory Best returns to captain the team after being sidelined in Rome...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Women’s side to face France this Sunday
Ireland Women’s Head Coach Tom Tierney has named the Ireland Women’s side, sponsored by Aon, to take on the France in their first home game of the Women’s 6 Nations in Donnybrook Stadium on Sunday. There are several changes to the side that...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Cotter banks on Barclay to lead Scotland against Wales
Head Coach Vern Cotter today confirmed back-row John Barclay will captain Scotland against Wales this Saturday in the RBS 6 Nations at BT Murrayfield (25 February, kick-off 2.25pm) – live on BBC. The 30-year-old Scarlets loose forward takes on the mantle...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses squad for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Italy
Simon Middleton has made eight changes to the England Women starting 15 who will face Italy on Saturday at Twickenham Stoop (KO 1 pm, live on Sky Sports 2). Richmond wing Kay Wilson comes in to earn her 40th England cap with Saracens’ Sarah McKenna starting...
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Feb 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on KRU, Stakeholders To Meet On Saturday
The Kenya Rugby Union and key stakeholders will meet on Saturday to discuss the organisation’s draft strategic plan for the 2016-2021 cycle. The plan sets out targets to be attained by 2021 and follows extensive consultation with the local rugby community....
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Twee SuperRugby swaargewigte trek suid
Simon Riekert #paletoe Die twee plaaslike, noordelike spanne wat die naweek twee suidelike spanne takel in die openingswedstryde van die 2017-Superrugby toernooi, is vandag aangekondig. Die Emirates Lions speel teen die Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, met...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Debut for Viljoen at DHL Newlands
EW Viljoen will make his DHL Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby debut in the clash against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The 21-year-old will line up at outside centre for a DHL Stormers team that will be led by new captain Siya Kolisi in the final...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Big clashes kick off local campaign – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview
Springbok wing Lwazi Mvovo earns competition milestone North versus South rivalry resumes on Saturday in Cape Town 2016 finalists Emirates Lions start campaign in Bloemfontein Note to editors: Please find attached the correct Vodacom Super Rugby logo and a...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement
Emirates Lions’ Boks back The Emirates Lions will face the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday 25 February for the start of their Vodacom Super Rugby campaign with eight of their Springboks in the starting line-up. Warren Whiteley leads an...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Torsten to lead Toyota Cheetahs
Torsten van Jaarsveld will be leading the Toyota Cheetahs in their first Vodacom Super Rugby encounter of the season on Saturday, 25 February 2017 against the Emirates Lions in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on De Jager to debut for Vodacom Bulls
Springbok lock and former SA Rugby Player of the Year, Lood de Jager, will make his Vodacom Super Rugby debut for the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday in Cape Town. The Vodacom Bulls will take on DHL Stormers at DHL Newlands in the opening round of the Super Rugby...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on UJ get a boost with win over Tuks
The University of Johannesburg gave themselves hope for the future when they registered a morale-boosting win over northern rivals UP-Tuks in a thrilling Varsity Cup rugby encounter in Johannesburg on Monday. The home team shrugged off successive losses to...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Stormforce joins forces with the Vodacom Bulls
The flagship brand of Orbit Sports Manufacturers, Stormforce, is proud to announce a landmark three-year sponsorship contract with the Vodacom Bulls. The brand of protection and sports products launched their official training equipment sponsorship to the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Fifty up for Branco du Preez in Las Vegas
Springbok Sevens backline player, Branco du Preez, will play in his 50th tournament when the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series commences in Las Vegas in the USA next weekend. Du Preez was on Wednesday named in the 13-man squad for the North American leg of the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland U20s team named for opening Super U20s Championship clash
Queensland U20s head coach Brad Thorn has named his side for their opening Super U20s Championship match of 2017, which will see them take on the Melbourne Rebels U20s in a 2016 Grand Final rematch at Crosby Park this Saturday. Kicking off at 12:00 pm AEST,...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vale Tom Sweeney, Wallaby 400
The Australian and Queensland Rugby community is mourning the loss off former Queensland fullback and one-Test Wallaby, Tom Sweeney who passed away on Friday, February 17, aged 87. Sweeney was one of two fullbacks taken on Australia’s 30-man, 28-match tour...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Dagg to mark his Super Rugby tonne against the Brumbies
The BNZ Crusaders open their 2017 Super Rugby season at home this Saturday night when they take on the Brumbies. Head Coach Scott Robertson has named six debutants in his side, and Israel Dagg will become the latest Super Rugby centurion when he takes the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Change to Waratahs line up for the with Foley ruled out
Bernard Foley was today ruled out of round one of the Vodafone Super Rugby this Saturday while he still recovers from a head knock sustained against the Highlanders in the pre-season game last week at Brookvale. Foley was named in the starting line-up for...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Force named to tackle ‘Tahs in round one
Road Safety Western Force Head Coach Dave Wessels has named his side for the Western Australian club’s opening match of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season against the Waratahs at Allianz Stadium on Saturday, 25 February. The match day 23 features a host...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Statement from New Zealand Rugby and Mid-Canterbury Rugby regarding Koli Tamanitoakula
“We are appalled at Koli, and his behaviour was wrong. It was right for him to take responsibility for his actions and plead guilty,” said Mid-Canterbury Rugby CEO Ian Patterson. “Koli was immediately taken out of the team environment following the...
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Feb 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary Hearing: Steve Diamond
The charge against Steve Diamond of Sale Sharks for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Union and/or the Game, contrary to RFU Rule 5.12, was heard this evening. Following the conclusion of the Anglo-Welsh Cup match between Harlequins and Sale on...
