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Jul 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Aussie Girls win Youth Commonwealth Games Gold
Australia has won the Gold Medal in Women’s Rugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas after a thrilling 31-5 victory over Canada in the Gold Medal match this morning. The next generation of Australia’s Women’s Rugby Sevens talent went...
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Jul 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on First World War memorial to honour rugby’s fallen
SA Rugby is seeking the assistance of schools, clubs, historians and the general public in identifying South African rugby players who lost their lives during the First World War (1914-1918) for inclusion as part of a World Rugby Memorial to be unveiled on...
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Jul 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Historic 2017 NRC Draw released as Fiji enters the fray
The National Rugby Championship (NRC) will break new ground in 2017 as Fiji enter the competition, looking to light up the tournament with their electrifying brand of Rugby. The inclusion of Fiji is not the only change to the NRC this season, with the Vikings...
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Jul 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 17
Round 17 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off tomorrow, with a top of the table clash between GPS and University of Queensland headlining this weekend’s action. The clash will see the Gallopers and the Red Heavies contest both the Welsby Cup and the Halley...
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Jul 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Club venues embraced as 2017 National Rugby Championship Draw Released
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) will take more National Rugby Championship (NRC) games to its clubs than ever before in 2017. McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City and Bond University Queensland Country will continue to engage Queensland’s clubs as the NRC...
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Jul 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets on sale next Friday
Tickets for the highly anticipated HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament will go on sale to the public on Friday, 28 July 2017, ranging in price from R150 to R300 for a full day’s rugby action. Sales will open next Friday at 09h00 through Computicket and all...
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Jul 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby adds six law amendments to global trial
Six new law amendments added to global trial following detailed analysis and approval Northern hemisphere first to trial full program of 11 law amendments from 1 August in line with process timetable Southern hemisphere will trial full program of 11 law...
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Jul 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pollard, Cronjé invited to Bok assessment camp
Experienced flyhalves Handré Pollard and Lionel Cronjé are amongst 14 players invited to a Springbok medical and conditioning assessment camp, which will be held in Stellenbosch next week. Thirteen of the 14 players are from the three South African...
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Jul 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Extended national train-on squad ahead of the Bledisloe Cup
Extended national train-on squad, excluding Brumbies players as they compete in Vodafone Super Rugby Finals Forwards Jermaine Ainsley*, Western Force Adam Coleman, 12 Tests, Western Force Pek Cowan, 10 Tests, Western Force Jack Dempsey, 1 Test, NSW Waratahs...
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Jul 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Men’s Sevens set for International Series in Mackay
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team will play an International Series against Japan in Mackay, Queensland this August, as part of the build up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kicking off on Thursday August 17, Andy Friend’s side will play multiple...
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Jul 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Former Wallaby Rod Kafer appointed to National Coach Development role
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has appointed former Qantas Wallabies playmaker Rod Kafer to a project role within its High-Performance department, where he will lead the facilitation of Australia’s elite coach development program. Kafer, a 12-Test Wallaby...
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Jul 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Experienced All Blacks Sevens coaching line-up announced
New All Blacks Sevens Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has announced an experienced coaching line-up for the bumper 2017/2018 season. Laidlaw’s new coaching line-up will guide the side as they compete for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title, push for gold at...
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Jul 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens finish sixth at Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s
England finished sixth at the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s in what was the final leg of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. The young side were beaten 17-12 by Georgia in the fifth-place final having earlier defeated Germany. Their day started with a...
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Jul 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens through to Cup quarter-final of Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s
England will face Ireland in the Cup quarter-final of the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s. They ended day one with a 19-5 victory over Italy with tries from George Chatterton, Alex Davis, and Mason Tonks. That followed two earlier defeats to Spain and Germany in...
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Jul 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rugby partnership for kids’ health launches in Samoa
A new Pacific sporting partnership between New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the New Zealand Government kicked off with a game of Quick Rip as a curtain raiser before the Test match between Samoa and Fiji at Apia Park National Stadium yesterday. Samoa is the...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kebble and Schickerling come in for DHL WP
Prop Oli Kebble and lock JD Schickerling will both start for DHL Western Province in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge Final against Tafel Lager Griquas at Florida Park in Ravensmead on Sunday. DHL Western Province will be looking to continue their unbeaten run...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies announce training camps in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup opener
The Qantas Wallabies will have training camps in the regional centres of Newcastle and Cessnock before converging on Penrith in the lead-up to the opening Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on August 19. Newcastle will play host to the Wallabies in the last week...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rugby fans chomp through data during Lions Series
Vodafone saw a remarkable increase in data traffic during the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, reaching its highest peak during the kick off of the final Test between the British & Irish Lions and the All Blacks. At that moment, the network inside the...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Eto Nabuli locked in for 2018
Queensland Rugby Union today announced recent Wallabies debutant Eto Nabuli will remain with the St.George Queensland Reds through 2018. Nabuli is currently in his second season of Super Rugby, after joining the Reds from the National Rugby League ahead of...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Girls squad named for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games
The Australian Youth Girls Rugby Sevens team has been named for the upcoming 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. The Australian side will be out to defend their Gold medal, following their win at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa in 2015. Coach...
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Jul 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 16
Queensland Premier Rugby returns for Round 16 tomorrow as the 2017 finals series draws ever closer, with just three regular season fixtures remaining. The Game of the Round will this week see Sunnybank host GPS at Oldmac Oval in a second-v-third playoff. Liam...
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Jul 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers gain experience for Loftus clash
The DHL Stormers welcome back the experienced trio of Rynhardt Elstadt, Juan de Jongh and Sikhumbuzo Notshe to the match-day squad for their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Elstadt comes back into the...
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Jul 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens same squad for Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s
Simon Amor makes three changes for final leg of Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Tickets for the weekend are still available here Simon Amor has named the England Sevens side that will compete in the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s this weekend (15-16 July)....
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Jul 13, 17 •
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Comments Off on Hodgson Returns for last hurrah
Club legend and retiring great Matt Hodgson will start in his famous No.7 jersey against the Waratahs in his final appearance for the Road Safety Western Force at the Force Field (nib Stadium) at 5:45 PM on Saturday, 15 July. Hanging up his boots at the end...
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Jul 12, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Under 18 name squad for 2017 South Africa tour
England Under 18s have named a 26-man squad for their three-match tour of South Africa in August. England face South Africa Schools in their opening fixture on Friday 11 August in Cape Town before a match against Wales four days later. The side then finish...
