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Apr 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens named for HSBC Hong Kong Sevens
All Blacks Sevens Coach Roger Randle has named the team to play at the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens for this weekend. The team is (denotes debut); 1. Amanaki Nicole* 2. Salesi Rayasi* 3. Tone Ng Shiu 4. Joe Ravouvou 5. Luke Masirewa 6. Rocky Khan 7. Daniel...
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Apr 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Opportunity knocks for next Blitzboks generation
Few are better placed to explain the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Sevens experience than former Blitzboks captain and stand-in Springbok Sevens coach, Marius Schoeman. A decision by Blitzboks head coach Neil Powell to take the biggest chunk of his regular squad...
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Apr 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens on track in Hong Kong
The Springbok Women’s Sevens remained on track to win the ticket that would secure them core status in the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series by booking their place in the quarter-final of the Qualifying tournament in Hong Kong. They will face...
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Apr 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks switch into match mode
The Junior Springbok training squad will switch into match mode on Monday when coach Chean Roux’s training squad gathers in Stellenbosch for their fourth training camp as the World Rugby U20 Championship draws closer. The squad will meet Georgia in...
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Apr 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Playing with a smile part of Blitzboks culture
There are few venues more intimidating than Hong Kong to make your HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut, but Springbok Sevens player Ryan Oosthuizen had some calming advice for the five new Blitzboks that will run out for the team this weekend. Friday’s...
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Apr 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens ready to go all the way
Springbok Women’s Sevens captain Zintle Mpupha believes the key to qualifying for the 2018/2019 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series is a brave team effort. The Bok Women’s Sevens are currently in Hong Kong where they will contest the official HSBC...
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Apr 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR HONG KONG
Simon Amor has named the England Sevens squad that will play in the Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on 6-8 April. As the seventh stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the three-day tournament takes place one week before Team England Sevens...
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Apr 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on JESSE PARAHI TAKES REINS OF AUSSIE 7S ON EVE OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Veteran Jesse Parahi has been named the acting captain of the Australian Men’s Sevens team for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Parahi inherits the position from James Stannard who was ruled out of the Games following an off-field incident on Good...
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Apr 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on All systems go for Bok Women’s Sevens, says Delport
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport may be facing the biggest challenge in his coaching career, but the former Junior Springboks and Springbok Sevens captain was at ease about the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier in Hong...
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Apr 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ENGLAND SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Simon Amor has named an experienced Team England squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, taking place on the Gold Coast this month (13-15 April). The team includes seven members of Team GB who picked up silver medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics and six players...
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Apr 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Smith embraces playing on another big stage
He has had his share of drama, excitement and disappointment in his rugby career, but when Rhyno Smith makes his debut for the Springbok Sevens team on Friday against South Korea at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC World Rugby Sevens tournament, it will be the...
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Apr 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Changes to New Zealand Commonwealth Games rugby sevens teams
Injury and illness have forced changes to both men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams days out from the start of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. In the men’s team, young rising stars Ngarohi McGarvey Black and Caleb Clarke have both been ruled out. ...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to discard novice tag
Experience may not be one of the tools in the Springbok Sevens’ armoury as they attempt to win the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens for the first time, but the team is determined to use the other attributes that could lead to glory as they look to stay...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Bok preparations on track as short camps conclude
The Junior Springbok training squad wrapped up the last of their three short camps in Stellenbosch on Friday as their preparation continues to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which begins in exactly two months. The squad will assemble in...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Human to lead Blitzboks to Hong Kong Sevens
Dewald Human will captain an exciting Springbok Sevens squad – containing five uncapped players – to the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens next weekend. Human is one of six players who were part of the Blitzboks squad that won the HSBC World Rugby...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on DEBUTANTS SET TO FIRE FOR QANTAS AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS IN HONG KONG
1. Jeral Skelton, 3 caps, Brothers QLD 2. Dylan Pietsch, 8 caps, Randwick NSW 3. Sam Croke, 1 cap, Randwick NSW 4. Brandon Quinn, 6 caps, Gordon NSW 5. James Armstrong*, Sydney University 6. Henry Clunies-Ross*, Sydney University 7. Nick Price*, Southern...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens team named for Hong Kong Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens team for the Hong Kong Sevens has been named and features seven debutants. The squad is (* denotes debut) Jordan Bunce (Waikato) Tima Faingaanuku* (Tasman) Rocky Khan (Auckland) Luke Masirewa (Bay of Plenty) Etene Nanai-Seturo (Counties...
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Mar 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Referees confirmed for Springboks’ June internationals
Matthew Carley from England will be the referee in charge of the first Springbok Test of the year, when South Africa face Wales in Washington DC in the USA on Saturday, 2 June. World Rugby on Wednesday announced the complete list of match official...
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Mar 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Delport names settled group for World Series qualifiers
Zintle Mpupha will yet again captain the Springbok Women’s Sevens team as coach Paul Delport named a settled squad that will travel to Hong Kong on Saturday to contest the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifiers next week. The tournament...
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Mar 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on JAPAN RWC FIGURES SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SYDNEY’S STADIUMS PLAN
Rugby Australia Chief Executive Raelene Castle has today reiterated the importance of the NSW Government’s Sydney stadiums redevelopment plan following the release of a report into the economic benefits of hosting the Rugby World Cup. The report, which was...
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Mar 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Under 20 squad named for Oceania Rugby Championship
New Zealand Under 20 Head Coach Craig Philpott has named the squad for next month’s Oceania Rugby Championship in Australia. The squad is; Forwards: John Akau’ola-Laula Auckland Suetena Asomua Counties Manukau Tom Christie (Captain) Canterbury Rob...
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Mar 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ghana Rugby Board Welcomes Chester Anie
The Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) Board welcomed Mr. Joseph Bentil Anie, better known as Chester, to the fold of the Board after he was appointed in terms of the new Constitution that was adopted in 2017. Mr. Anie underwent schooling at the Ghana...
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Mar 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Eight under-20 African national teams compete in the Barthés U20 Trophy for a place in the 2018 Junior World Trophy
The competition was renamed in 2016 in honour of the late Mr. Jean-Luc Barthés who worked tirelessly for fourteen years as Rugby Service Manager for Africa at World Rugby (www.WorldRugby.org) to encourage the development of African rugby. We all know that...
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Mar 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Alignment sessions to accelerate Springbok preparations
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will step up preparations for the forthcoming international season when the first of three alignment camps will be hosted from 1 to 4 April in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg. The second camp is scheduled to run from 8 to...
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Mar 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury unveils new England Sevens on-field kit
Rugby clothing and kit provider Canterbury has revealed the new England Sevens kit. The kit will be worn for the first time in Hong Kong and then throughout the remainder of the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, as well as at Rugby World...
