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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on BBRU Takes Top Honours in Game Development
On 24 October 2016, the Blue Bulls Rugby Union was awarded the Best Development Department in South Africa at the SA Rugby Awards. It is a massive privilege with it being the first year that SA Rugby has introduced the category. The ceremony took place at...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND WOMEN ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES
Simon Middleton has announced his 32-player squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series against France, New Zealand and Canada with an away fixture against Ireland in November. The Red Roses’ squad features seven names who represented Team GB in the Rio 2016...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby lauds medical staff for professional best practice
SA Rugby and the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund on Wednesday lauded the professional approach applied by the medical teams on duty in SA Rugby’s competitions to ensure that they follow clinical best practice expectations to prevent concussions,...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TAKE IT TO NEW ZEALAND IN HARD FOUGHT LOSS
The Buildcorp Wallaroos have fallen to New Zealand in a significantly improved performance going down 29 to 3 in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. The Wallaroos looked nothing like the side that was humbled at Eden Park last Saturday with the team playing with...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad named
The New Zealand Heartland XV 2016 squad has been selected ahead of a three-match campaign starting in November, including two games in Fiji. The matches, to be played between 5–11 November, will see the team play New Zealand Marist for the annual Ian McCrae...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES NAME DEVELOPMENT PLAYERS FOR SPRING TOUR
Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named four development players to join the 32-man squad travelling to Europe for the Spring Tour. Queensland Reds duo Izaia Perese and Taniela Tupou have been named alongside Waratahs pair Jack Dempsey and Andrew...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIGN PG HAMPSHIRE WINNER MICHAEL RURU
The Western Force have added another Perth-based product to their senior list, with Nedlands scrumhalf Michael Ruru signing with the club for the 2017 Super Rugby season. The electric half back had a standout year taking out the PG Hampshire award in the...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on From the bush to the beach NSW Waratahs announce 2017 pre-season trial matches
The NSW Waratahs are pleased to confirm the locations and opponents of their three pre-season trial matches ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. Next season’s trials will see the Waratahs head from the bush to the beach, with two home pre-season matches at...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds coaching team finalised for 2017
The Queensland Rugby Union has finalised the St.George Queensland Reds coaching staff for the 2017 season, backing its own pathway to provide the support for head coach Nick Stiles. Joining Stiles in the coaching ranks will be 2016 Queensland Under 20s head...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on JENKINS RELINQUISHES AUSSIE MEN’S SEVENS CAPTAINCY
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team will have a changing of the guard for its 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series campaign with Ed Jenkins electing to step down from his role as Captain. Jenkins informed teammates of his decision before the team’s...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ollie Lindsay-Hague joins England Sevens
Ollie Lindsay-Hague has been added to the England Sevens squad for the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Lindsay-Hague was part of the Team GB sevens squad that won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in the summer. The 26-year-old back had been...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on O2 SIGNS NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ENGLAND RUGBY
Multi-award winning sponsorship to continue until 2021 O2 and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announced that they have extended their partnership through to September 2021. A proud partner for 21 years, O2 has been at the heart of England Rugby since the...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns team named for second Test against Australia
Following their convincing win on Saturday night, the Black Ferns team to play their second Test match against Australia has been named. The second Test is on Wednesday afternoon at QBE Stadium in Albany, kick off at 2.30pm. Entry is free. The team is: 1....
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Māori All Blacks squad named for northern tour
The Māori All Blacks squad to tour to Chicago, London and Ireland next month has been named. The squad was announced by New Zealand Rugby Māori Board acting chairman Peter Goldsmith, in Wellington today. The 2016 Māori All Blacks squad is (with * to denote...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR
Qantas Wallabies 32-man squad for 2016 Spring Tour Allan Alaalatoa (5 Tests) Rory Arnold (6 Tests) Adam Coleman (7 Tests) Quade Cooper (64 Tests) Kane Douglas (28 Tests) Scott Fardy (37 Tests) Israel Folau (48 Tests) Bernard Foley (37 Tests) Nick Frisby...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp Wallaroos name team for second Test
Buildcorp Wallaroos Head Coach Paul Verrell has made six changes to the starting team that fell to New Zealand’s Black Ferns, 67-3 at Eden Park on Saturday as the team prepares for the next Test match tomorrow at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland against New...
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Oct 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Du Toit named SA Rugby Player of the Year
Pieter-Steph du Toit on Monday became the second Springbok lock in two seasons to be named as SA Rugby’s Player of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony at the Gallagher Conference Centre in Midrand. The 24-year-old Du Toit follows in the footsteps of...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Currie Cup victory celebration programme
Toyota Cheetahs Currie Cup victory celebration program: The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be celebrating their Currie Cup victory with their loyal supporters over the next two days. The following events has been planned for fans to interact with the players...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Currie Cup victory celebration programme
Toyota Cheetahs Currie Cup victory celebration program: The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be celebrating their Currie Cup victory with their loyal supporters over the next two days. The following events has been planned for fans to interact with the players...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on GLRU announce new acquisitions
The Lions Rugby Company (Pty) Ltd. is proud to announce the following procurements at senior and junior level as well as to wish the players leaving us all the best for their future endeavours. “I would like to express gratitude to the players leaving us,...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on BRU KLUBRUGBY FINALE 2016 – 22 Oktober 2016 – Boland Stadion, Wellington
BRU KLUBRUGBY 2016 22 Oktober 2016 Boland Stadion, Wellington GROOTUITDAAG FINAAL GROOTUITDAAG KAMPIOENE 2016: HAWSTON RUGBYKLUB HAWSTON : 32 (17) SALDANHA : 27 (10) Hawston Puntemakers: Drieë: Chad Kleinsmidt (2), Cameron Plaatjies, Neil Coetzee, Marvin...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Dean Mumm suspended for one week
The appointed Duty Judicial Officer Robert Stelzner SC has accepted a guilty plea from Dean Mumm of Australia for contravening Law 10.4 (a) A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or knee(s), after he was...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Provisional Kenya Sevens Training Squad Announced
Head Coach Innocent Simiyu has selected a 25 man provisional Kenya Sevens training squad that will be further whittled down this week to 20 ahead of the team’s assignments in the upcoming season. The squad is as follows Andrew Amonde (KCB, captain), Dan...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Dean Mumm cited
Dean Mumm of Australia has been cited for alleged foul play during the third Bledisloe Cup match at the weekend. Mumm is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (a) A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow, shoulder, head or...
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Oct 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks squad for Vista 2016 All Blacks Northern Tour
The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the Vista 2016 All Blacks Northern Tour to the USA and Europe for Tests against Ireland, Italy and France. The squad is as follows: (with province and Test caps in...
