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Mar 10, 16 •
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Pulse Energy Highlanders Head Coach Jamie Joseph has refreshed the forward pack for Saturday night’s game against the Lions. Josh Hohneck and Tom Franklin get a break fron the starting 23 while Shane Christie and Elliot Dixon move to the bench. Siosiua...
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on MILNER-SKUDDER, JANE PASSED FIT TO PLAY BLUES
Hurricanes wings Nehe Milner-Skudder and Cory Jane have been passed fit to play the Blues at Eden Park on Friday night, but captain Dane Coles has again succumb to a calf strain, further delaying his first appearance of the Investec Super Rugby season....
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies name their side to take on the Force
Head Coach Stephen Larkham has made three changes to the Aquis Brumbies side for tomorrow night’s match up against the Western Force in Perth. Brumbies lock Blake Enever and No. 8 Ita Vaea will both miss the match against the Force after picking up injuries...
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas to tour to Zimbabwe
Next week the Steval Pumas will be travel to Bulawayo (hosted by Kyro Sports) as part of a four day tour to our neighbouring country and their first warm up match of the season. It’s been a long pre-season for the 2015 Vodacom Cup Champions, but according...
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks side named to take on the DHL Stormers
Last week’s match against a Jaguares team filled with Internationals was billed as a clash of near Test match proportions and this weekend is no different when the Cell C Sharks take on the Stormers in a round three Vodacom Super Rugby clash of huge...
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions and Ctrack announce new sponsorship deal
Pierre Bruwer, MD of Ctrack SA, Rudolf Straeuli, CEO of the Lions Rugby Company, Nick Vlok, CEO of DigiCore, and Ross Cronjé, Lions scrum-halfBrand alignment with one of SA’s top six rugby teams On the heels of celebrating their first ever Super Rugby...
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Mar 10, 16 •
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Comments Off on Emirares Lions team to take on the Highlanders
Emirates Lions vs Highlanders Dunedin (12 March 2016, 08:35 SA time) Bad weather en route to Dunedin on Thursday morning (SA time) has necessitated the aircraft carrying the Emirates Lions to turn around and the Johannesburg based side is currently in...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on LAUREUS NOMINEE DAN CARTER REVEALS HE WAS CLOSE TO RETIRING BEFORE RUGBY WORLD CUP
PARIS, March 9, 2016 – All Blacks hero Dan Carter, a Nominee for the 2016 Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award, reveals in an exclusive interview with Laureus.com that he was persuaded to carry on playing, when he was considering retiring ahead of the...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Scotland squad to take on France
Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby centre Matt Scott has been ruled out of the 2016 RBS 6 Nations championship through injury, it was confirmed today (Wednesday). A MRI scan at Spire Murrayfield Hospital on Monday confirmed that Scott sustained elbow ligament...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings Currie Cup preparations on track, despite financial difficulties
The Eastern Province Kings preparations for the first round of the expanded Currie Cup competition are on track, despite the current financial challenges being faced by the embattled provincial union. Chief Operating Officer, Debbie Ellis, confirmed today...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kings team announced to take on Chiefs
Head Coach Deon Davids has made four changes to the Southern Kings starting line-up, and seven changes overall, in the team that will face the Chiefs at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. The changes stem primarily from players who have returned from...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on HURRICANES WAIT ON FITNESS OF KEY PLAYERS
Several key Hurricanes including captain Dane Coles will need to get through today’s training run in order to be passed fit to play the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland during round three of the Investec Super Rugby season on Friday. Coles, along with...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Blues team for Hurricanes clash
World Cup winning All Black Charlie Faumuina makes his first start of the Investec Super Rugby Championship for the Blues against the Hurricanes at Eden Park on Friday. In a planned return, Faumuina has come off the bench in the opening two games, but will...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: George Smith
George Smith of Wasps will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel charged with striking an opponent contrary to Law 10.4(a). Smith was cited following last weekend’s Aviva Premiership match between Wasps and Gloucester for allegedly striking James Hook...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Standard Bank – “We’re proud to be involved in schoolboy rugby” #SBSchoolsFest
Posted on behalf of Standard bank One of our philosophies as a bank is to connect with our valued customers in all the communities that we serve. As such, we’re proud to be involved in the Mzwandile Mali Memorial Rugby Tournament taking place in New...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIDE NAMED FOR BATTLE WITH BRUMBIES
Western Force and Wallaby back rower Ben McCalman has been named at No.8 in one of five changes to the starting XV set to do battle with the undefeated Brumbies at nib Stadium on Friday, 11 March. McCalman is set to be unleashed on the Brumbies after easing...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wales name unchanged team
Wales have named an unchanged starting XV to face England at Twickenham on Saturday. There are three changes on the bench with Paul James, Luke Charteris and Rhys Webb coming into the match day squad. James replaces Gethin Jenkins who continues to recover...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Paarl Gymnasium Sports Day Fixtures 2016
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHS to host 150th Rugby Day!
Durban High School will be hosting their 150th Rugby Day celebration on Thursday, March 17th, 2016 at Durban High School’s Van Heerden Field (main field) which will see 14 schools, namely Durban High School, Kloof High, Clifton College, Port Natal Skool,...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Glenwood High School to compete in the SANIX World Youth RugbyChampionships
Glenwood High School is again travelling to Japan to compete in the SANIX World Youth Rugby Championships which will be held in Japan form the 26th April – 6 May 2016. Thirty school-boy rugby players and six staff will travel to the Global Arena in Fukuoka...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby establishes two more Women’s Youth Training Centres
SA Rugby on Tuesday marked International Women’s Day with the announcement that it has established two more women’s rugby Youth Training Centres (YTC’s), at the Griquas and South Western Districts rugby unions respectively, increasing the number of...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on PAM GOLDING PROPERTIES GRAEME RUGBY DAY
EVEN after nearly two decades, the Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day continues to play an important role in Eastern Cape schools rugby, with tournament organiser Nico van der Meulen saying they are continually oversubscribed with entries. This annual...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Warriors trio join Scotland squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter has added three Glasgow Warriors players to the Scotland squad for this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against France at BT Murrayfield (kick-off 3pm) – live on BBC. Centre Alex Dunbar, scrum-half Henry Pyrgos and hooker Fraser...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Returning players to add relief to Southern Kings
The Southern Kings recorded a clean bill of health after their opening round match against the Cell C Sharks a fortnight ago at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Unfortunately some first choice players had to watch the first game from the...
