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Sep 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Proudfoot expects fired-up Wallaby pack
Springbok assistant coach Matt Proudfoot on Tuesday said the South Africans are expecting a huge challenge by the Wallaby pack when the two teams meet in the third round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday....
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Sep 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Schools 2016 squad announced
Following this camp selectors will name the 2016 New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Schools Barbarians sides to play Australia and Fiji Schools next month. The players attending the development camp are: Sam Matenga Gisborne Boys High School Prop Kianu...
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Sep 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sir Gordon Tietjens steps down as sevens coach
New Zealand Rugby has paid tribute to legendary sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens following his decision not to seek a new contract after 22 years at the helm of the All Black Sevens team. Sir Gordon has led New Zealand to four Commonwealth Games gold medals,...
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Sep 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls weekly Fitness update
Vodacom Blue Bulls weekly Fitness Update presented by team Doctor Herman Rossouw, and brought to you by KeyHealth and the Arrie Nel Pharmacy Group...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province injury report – September 5
DHL Western Province hooker Scarra Ntubeni will undergo surgery on his torn Achilles tendon on Wednesday. Ntubeni suffered the injury in the 34-27 victory against the Cell C Sharks at DHL Newlands, and has consequently been ruled out for between six and nine...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Massive task awaits Boks in Brisbane – De Jongh
Springbok centre Juan de Jongh said on Monday in Brisbane that the Springboks will face the huge challenge from the Wallabies when the two sides meet on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. According to De Jongh, he is under no...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cavaliers without captain Ryan Nell for remainder of season
The Boland Cavaliers will be without their captain Ryan Nell for the remainder of the 2016 Currie Cup season. Nell sustained a fracture in the lower part of his leg this past Friday, during Boland’s 25-22 win over the Steval Pumas at the Boland...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on VALE CHARLES ‘CHILLA’ WILSON, WALLABY #424
The Australian Rugby community is mourning the death of Wallaby #424 Charles Roy ‘Chilla’ Wilson, who passed away on Friday 2 September aged 85. The former flanker played for Australia twelve times (including four Test matches) and captained the side in...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas medical report 5th September 2016
Three Steval Pumas players picked up injuries in the tough match against Boland last Friday. Herewith the medical report from physiotherapist Luzahn Louw: New injuries: • Nardus van der Walt has a ruptured ACL and will have to undergo surgery. He will...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on 14-man Steval Pumas fall to Boland
Playing the majority of their Currie Cup fourth round match with 14 men, the Steval Pumas couldn’t prevent the Boland Cavaliers from running out to a 25-22 victory in Wellington on Friday, having to settle for two bonus points instead. Despite outscoring...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City beat Western Sydney Rams at Ballymore
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have secured their first win of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship with a 44-36 victory over the Western Sydney Rams at Ballymore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Eleven tries were scored in an end-to-end match...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on 2016 BUILDCORP NRC: ROUND 2 REVIEW
With an unprecedented twelve Wallabies released for NRC duty, the second round of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship delivered some surprising results, with expected favourites pushed to their limits. With their victory over Wallabies-laden UC...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country go down to the Rising in Melbourne
Bond University Queensland Country have gone down to the Melbourne Rising 46-32 in Round 2 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship, at Harlequins Rugby Club in Melbourne. Queensland Country ran in four first-half tries to lead 32-16 at half-time. But the...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES NAME SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND ARGENTINA TESTS
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has named a 33-man squad for the upcoming Tests against South Africa and Argentina in Brisbane and Perth respectively. Five new faces have been welcomed into the squad with Henry Speight back in the fold after...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Online ballot opens for DHL New Zealand Lions Series 2017 Tests
Online ballot opens 12pm, Monday 5 September and closes 1 November Additional entry opportunities for rugby community Open only to people living in New Zealand via nzlionsseries17.com/tickets The much-anticipated online ballot for New Zealand rugby fans to...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Deejays Reign Supreme In Dala
Menengai Cream Homeboyz posted a comprehensive 48-5 blitz of Kenya Harlequin as they won the fourth round of the National Sevens Series, the Dala Sevens at the RFUEA Ground on Sunday. The deejays showed intent from the start, Alvin Otieno offloading to...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Border Women secure fourth successive home final
Border on Saturday secured their fourth successive home Final in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition as the finalists of the A and B Sections were confirmed in an exciting close to pool stages. Border will line up against Western Province in...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Michael Hooper wins fourth consecutive Matthew Burke Cup Players’ Player
NSW Waratahs Team Captain, Michael Hooper has once again broken Club records after winning his fourth consecutive Matthew Burke Cup Players’ Player Award at tonight’s NSW Waratahs Annual Gala Awards in Sydney. Hooper remains as the player to win the award...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Israel Folau Unveiled as a Brisbane Global Tens Ambassador
Israel Folau, one of rugby’s biggest superstars, believes the Brisbane Global Tens will be the ideal start to the 2017 rugby season. The former Broncos, Kangaroos and AFL star was back at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium today as the latest big name to endorse...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Final Teams for Gold Cup confirmed
East London Police and Your Communications College Rovers were confirmed as the final two qualifiers for the Gold Cup after two nailbiting play-off finals last weekend that were decided only in the dying seconds. Veteran flyhalf Chris Jordaan ensured that he...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Hougaard rewarded with medal after unselfish act
Springbok Francois Hougaard has been rewarded for the ultimate act of sportsmanship during South Africa’s Sevens campaign at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 28-year-old was handed an unexpected surprise on Thursday when he received his...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jenkins to continue as Cardiff Blues captain
Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Gethin Jenkins will continue as the region’s captain in the 2016/17 season. The 131-times capped prop took up the honour last season and helped the region to a resurgence in the second half of the campaign. Now head...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Argentina keen to build on Bok victory
Argentina leave for their Australasian Rugby Championship tour on Friday with confidence boosted after last weekend’s win over South Africa in Salta. They will play the All Blacks in Hamilton next weekend before facing Australia in Perth. Los Pumas head...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wakefield has eye on Saru job
Western Province Rugby Union president Thelo Wakefield has emerged as a candidate to become SA Rugby’s new vice president. The South African Rugby Union (Saru) must elect a new president after Oregan Hoskins resigned from his post two weeks ago. Current...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Adjustment to Mitre 10 Heartland Championship bonus points system
New Zealand Rugby has today confirmed an amendment to competition regulations adjusting the bonus points system for the 2016 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship competition. The bonus point system now allocates one point to teams who lose within eight points...
