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  • All Blacks Sevens team named for Dubai

    Nov 30, 17 • 2502 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens team named for Dubai

    All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw has named his 12 players for Dubai leg of the HSBC Sevens Series.   1. Scott Curry 2. Tim Mikkelson 3. Tone Ng Shiu 4. Joe Ravouvou 5. Dylan Collier 6. Vilimoni Koroi 7. Sam Dickson 8. Andrew Knewstubb...

  • Dubai to set benchmark for Springbok Women’s Sevens – Grain

    Nov 29, 17 • 2170 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Dubai to set benchmark for Springbok Women’s Sevens – Grain

    The Springbok Women’s Sevens team are determined to set up the rest of their season with a solid performance at the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens, the first tournament in the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series for 2017/18, according to...

  • New challenges await Blitzboks in Dubai

    Nov 29, 17 • 2134 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on New challenges await Blitzboks in Dubai

    The Springbok Sevens team have tasted success at the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens as recently as last year, but for Blitzboks captain Philip Snyman and his team, that is nothing more than a pleasant memory.   In fact, said the 47-tournament stalwart, it...

  • Soyizwapi backs Notshe to shine in Dubai

    Nov 29, 17 • 2036 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Soyizwapi backs Notshe to shine in Dubai

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team in recent years not only produced commendable results in the International Invitational section of the Emirates Airlines Dubai Sevens, they also provided a solid supply of capable players to the Springbok Sevens set-up.  ...

  • Three-peat Nel looking for more silverware

    Nov 28, 17 • 2003 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Three-peat Nel looking for more silverware

    After winning the HBSC World Rugby Sevens Series with the Blitzboks earlier this year, Ruhan Nel did not relax and enjoy the fruits of his labour, but rather jumped straight into the blue and white hoops of DHL Western Province for their SuperSport Rugby...

  • England U20 2018 Six Nations fixtures confirmed

    Nov 28, 17 • 4878 Views • General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on England U20 2018 Six Nations fixtures confirmed

    England U20s will start their 2018 Six Nations campaign against Italy at Stadio Enzo Bearzot, Gorizia on Friday, 2 February (6pm GMT kick off). The side, who won the Grand Slam last season, will then play their first home fixture against Wales on Friday, 9...

  • England Women 2018 Six Nations Fixtures confirmed

    Nov 28, 17 • 2335 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Women 2018 Six Nations Fixtures confirmed

    The Women’s 2018 Six Nations fixtures have been confirmed with England playing two home games at the Twickenham Stoop and Ricoh Arena. All of the Red Roses Test matches are set to be broadcast live on Sky Sports. The schedule replicates that of the senior...

  • Kwagga Smith keen to keep on improving

    Nov 28, 17 • 2225 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Kwagga Smith keen to keep on improving

    Springbok Sevens forward Kwagga Smith is not only determined to add another successful stint with the Blitzboks to his already impressive rugby CV, he also wants to improve his skill set as a player, something he is almost guaranteed to do in the next couple...

  • Springboks welcome back fit-again Marx and Kolisi

    Nov 27, 17 • 2252 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks welcome back fit-again Marx and Kolisi

    Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx and flanker Siya Kolisi will return to the training field on Monday as the team begins their preparations for the last Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.  Marx sat out of the previous Test...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES 2018 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP DOMESTIC FIXTURES CONFIRMED

    Nov 27, 17 • 2399 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES 2018 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP DOMESTIC FIXTURES CONFIRMED

    Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast will play host to Qantas Wallabies home fixtures in the 2018 edition of The Rugby Championship, it was announced today. After a second-place finish in 2017, the Qantas Wallabies will be out to go one better in 2018 when...

  • Thomas du Toit called up to Springbok tour squad

    Nov 26, 17 • 3160 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Thomas du Toit called up to Springbok tour squad

    Thomas du Toit has been called up to provide front row cover for the Springboks and is set to join the tour squad on Monday in Cardiff, Wales. Tendai Mtawarira sustained a groin injury in Saturday’s 35-6 victory over Italy in Padova, and while the...

  • UNDERMANNED QANTAS WALLABIES DEFEATED BY SCOTLAND IN EDINBURGH

    Nov 26, 17 • 2705 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on UNDERMANNED QANTAS WALLABIES DEFEATED BY SCOTLAND IN EDINBURGH

    The Qantas Wallabies have been defeated by Scotland 53-24 in a disappointing end to their 2017 Spring Tour campaign at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. In Stephen Moore’s final Test in a Wallabies jersey, the men in gold played the entire second half a man...

  • Coetzee praises Springboks for clinical performance in difficult conditions

    Nov 26, 17 • 3621 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Coetzee praises Springboks for clinical performance in difficult conditions

    Springbok coach Allister Coetzee praised his team for getting the job done by beating Italy 35-6 in very difficult conditions in Padova on Saturday.  The Springboks kept the Azzurri tryless for their biggest victory in Italy since 1997, while the haul of...

  • ENGLAND SEVENS NAME EXPERIENCED SQUAD FOR DUBAI

    Nov 25, 17 • 2488 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS NAME EXPERIENCED SQUAD FOR DUBAI

    Simon Amor has named his England Sevens side for the opening tournament of the 2017/18 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai on 1-2 December. Drawn in Pool B, the experienced group – captained by Tom Mitchell – will play Spain, France and Scotland on...

  • STEPHEN MOORE TO RETIRE A WALLABIES LEGEND

    Nov 25, 17 • 3090 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on STEPHEN MOORE TO RETIRE A WALLABIES LEGEND

    Rugby Australia CEO Bill Pulver has paid tribute to a “legend of Australian Rugby” as Wallabies hooker Stephen Moore prepares for his 129th and final Test match against Scotland on Sunday. The 34-year-old will have an army of family and friends in the...

  • Mali to make Bok Women’s Sevens debut in Dubai

    Nov 25, 17 • 3261 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Mali to make Bok Women’s Sevens debut in Dubai

    Unathi Mali will make her Springbok Women’s Sevens debut in Dubai in the opening leg of the 2017/2018 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series from 30 November to 1 December in one of three changes to coach Renfred Dazel team’s that secured the Rugby Africa Sevens...

  • Powell names most experienced Blitzbok squad ever for Dubai

    Nov 25, 17 • 2274 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Powell names most experienced Blitzbok squad ever for Dubai

    Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, welcomed back Blitzboks regulars Kyle Brown, Kwagga Smith, Justin Geduld and Seabelo Senatla to his squad for the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, the opening tournament of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, to be played at...

  • Soyizwapi captains SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad to Dubai

    Nov 25, 17 • 1775 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Soyizwapi captains SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad to Dubai

    Try-scoring ace Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead a talented SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad to the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens International tournament, on 30 November and 1 December at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai.   Soyizwapi, who scored 29 tries for the...

  • Difficult contest expected from Italy – Etzebeth

    Nov 24, 17 • 3525 Views • Analysis, General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Difficult contest expected from Italy – Etzebeth

    The Springboks are expecting a very difficult contest when they meet Italy at the Stadio Euganeo in Padova on Saturday, according to their captain, Eben Etzebeth. The Springbok lock has shrugged off a lower leg injury and will lead South Africa for the 10th...

  • QANTAS AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS SQUAD, DUBAI

    Nov 24, 17 • 2210 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on QANTAS AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS SQUAD, DUBAI

    1.Lachlan Anderson, 7 caps, Eastwood 2. Tim Anstee, 10 caps, Eastwood 3. Lewis Holland, 31 caps, Aussie 7s 4. Ed Jenkins, 51 caps, Aussie 7s 5. Simon Kennewell, 9 caps, Randwick 6. Boyd Killingworth, 13 caps 7. Maurice Longbottom*, Lloyd McDermott Rugby...

  • Karmichael Hunt re-signs with St.George Queensland Reds until 2019

    Nov 24, 17 • 1871 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Karmichael Hunt re-signs with St.George Queensland Reds until 2019

    St.George Queensland Reds fullback Karmichael Hunt will remain at Ballymore through 2019 after signing a fresh two-year deal with Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Australia. Hunt had a standout season in 2017, featuring as the Reds’ starting fullback and...

  • All Blacks team named for Test against Wales

    Nov 24, 17 • 2553 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Test against Wales

    Samuel Whitelock to captain All Blacks for the first time The All Blacks team has been named to play Wales in the third Test of the Vista 2017 All Blacks Northern Tour at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Saturday 25 November (Kick-off: 5.15PM BST; NZT: 6.15AM,...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO FACE SCOTLAND IN EDINBURGH

    Nov 24, 17 • 3089 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO FACE SCOTLAND IN EDINBURGH

    Qantas Wallabies team to play Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh on Saturday 25 November, 2.30pm local time (1.30am AEDT) 1. Scott Sio (42 Tests) 2. Stephen Moore (128 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (90 Tests) 4. Rob Simmons (81 Tests) 5. Blake Enever (1 Test)...

  • Mbonambi and Du Toit to start against Italy

    Nov 23, 17 • 2476 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Mbonambi and Du Toit to start against Italy

    Four changes to match-23 Uncapped Warrick Gelant on the bench Bongi Mbonambi will make his first start for the Springboks against Italy in Padova, while Pieter-Steph du Toit returns to the starting team for Saturday’s third Test in the Castle Lager Outgoing...

  • SPRINGBOKRUGBY SE KRUISPAD 2.0

    Nov 23, 17 • 3854 Views • General News, International, National, New Zealand, Pale Toe, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks • • Comments Off on SPRINGBOKRUGBY SE KRUISPAD 2.0

    Simon Riekert-Pretoria Allister Coetzee gaan (weer) afgedank word, tesame met sy hulpafrigters en die hele boksemdais (sôrrie vir die toevallige verwysing na “bok”) by die rugbypaleis van die nasionale span in Kaapstad. Dis altans só as jy die interwebs...