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May 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on New faces in All Blacks Sevens Team for final World Series Tournament in London
The All Blacks Sevens team for the final tournament of the 2016/2017 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in London has been named with two new caps, Tamati Samuels and Jessie Houston, joining the side for the first time and Andrew Knewstubb returning from injury....
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May 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team, London
Tom Kingston, 12 caps Club: Sydney University NSW Simon Kennewell, 8 caps, Club: Randwick NSW Nick Malouf, 27 caps, Club: Sydney University NSW Alex Gibbon, 14 caps, Club: Southern Districts NSW James Stannard (c), 40 caps, Club: Souths QLD John Porch,...
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May 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wayne Smith to step down from All Blacks
New Zealand Rugby is paying tribute to All Blacks Assistant Coach Wayne Smith, who has today announced he is stepping down from his All Blacks role. Smith, who is widely regarded as having one of the smartest rugby brains in world rugby, will leave the All...
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May 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Sevens Captains to join Buildcorp Wallaroos in historic year
Cheyenne Campbell, Queensland, hooker, 9 Tests Liz Patu, Queensland, hooker/prop, 9 Tests Violeta Tupuola*, ACT, prop Evelyn Horomia*, Sydney, prop Caroline Fairs (nee Vakalahi), ADF, prop, 8 Tests Hilisha Samoa*, Queensland, prop Hana Ngaha, Queensland,...
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May 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Germans Blend Experience And Youth For Kenya Tour
Germany has selected a blend of youth and experience for their test match away to Kenya in Nairobi on Saturday 27 May 2017. Head Coach Kobus Potgieter, speaking to the official German Rugby Union website http://www.rugby-verband.de said, “ We will...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens name squad for London
Alex Davis and Richard de Carpentier return to the England squad for the final round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at Twickenham Stadium this weekend (20-21 May). Davis has recovered from a quad injury sustained in Vancouver while de Carpentier missed...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Reinforcements back to Host Highlanders
The Road Safety Western Force have welcomed back into the side a host of players for the huge clash with the Highlanders at the Force Field this Saturday, 20 May kicking off at 5:45 pm AWST. Tatafu Polota-Nau returns as the starting hooker jersey after...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on New look Black Ferns Sevens squad named For Canada tournament
The Black Ferns Sevens have named a new-look team for the Canadian leg of the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series to be held in Langford, Victoria, from 27-28 May. Five players, including Captain Sarah Goss and World Series all-time top, try scorer...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Statement from New Zealand Rugby on the passing of Daniel Baldwin
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is deeply saddened by the news that Wellington Football Club Colts grade player Daniel Baldwin passed away yesterday evening. Daniel had been in an induced coma in Wellington Hospital since Saturday after collapsing during a match at...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on RFU CEO Ian Ritchie to retire
Ian Ritchie, Chief Executive of the RFU, has today informed the RFU Board of Directors, management and staff that he will retire at the end of the summer. Ian Ritchie, 63, joined the RFU in February 2012. Under his leadership, the RFU has delivered record...
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May 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens squad for Canada
1. Sharni Williams (c), 20 caps, Hometown: Batlow NSW 2. Demi Hayes, 2 caps, Hometown: Mount Isa QLD 3. Shannon Parry (c), 21 caps, Hometown: Brisbane QLD 4. Tiana Penitani, 16 caps, Hometown: Sydney NSW 5. Chloe Dalton, 14 caps, Hometown: Sydney NSW 6....
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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Free entry into Springbok Experience to celebrate International Museum Day
The doors to one of Cape Town’s top-rated tourist attractions, the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum, will be thrown open tomorrow as SA Rugby marks International Museum Day on 18 May. Entry will be free of charge into the internationally acclaimed...
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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Adonis, Booi and Kinsey invited to women’s training camp
Celeste Adonis, Nolusindiso Booi and Tayla Kinsey, who played at the 2014 Women’s World Cup in France, are amongst a group of 42 players who were invited to the second national women’s training camp as the squad will pick up their preparations for their...
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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on HSBC London Sevens launches with illustrated captains’ line-up
Click here for the full illustrated line-up HSBC London Sevens comes to Twickenham on 20-21 May Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday are still available Today the world’s top rugby sevens players officially launched the HSBC London Sevens with the first ever...
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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Beachcomber World Club 10s will have a strong South African/Aussie flavour
PRETORIA, 11 MAY 2017 – The Beachcomber World Club 10s in Mauritius will have a strong South African and Australian flavour for the third staging of the popular tournament at the Anjalay Stadium in Mauritius on June 17 and 18. Former Springbok coach...
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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks and Japan Rugby confirm 2018 Test
The All Blacks will return to Japan in 2018 as part of the team’s build-up to Rugby World Cup 2019 it was announced today. New Zealand’s Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Bill English, who is on an official visit to Japan, made the announcement with officials...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Davids has high hopes for Junior Boks in Georgia
After watching the Springbok Sevens secure the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title with a victory in Paris on Sunday, Junior Springbok and Blitzboks strongman Zain Davids hoped that a similarly brave effort by the SA U20s could steer them to success in...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Inaugural Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund ‘Ride 4 Rugby’ MTB experience to be hosted in October
Unique ‘Ride 4 Rugby’ MTB experience to be held in the Western Cape’s Overberg raising funds for seriously injured rugby players in SA! (South Africa, May 2017) The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund, a charity that supports rugby players who...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on 2018 and 2019 six nations championship fixtures announced
The fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced. Rugby’s Greatest Championship will take place over seven weekends in 2018, beginning on Saturday 3rd February and finishing with a Championship ‘Super...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Academy product Labuschagne joins Blitzboks in London
SA Rugby Sevens Academy player, Marco Labuschagne, has joined the Springbok Sevens team in London for this weekend’s HSBC London Sevens after Tim Agaba was ruled out because of a knee injury he sustained in Paris last weekend. Agaba will be replaced in...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Waisake Naholo suspended for 1 week
Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche and Stephen Hardy Player: Waisake Naholo Team: Highlanders Position: Wing Date of Incident: 13 May 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent amended to...
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May 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks want to finish season as they started
The Springbok Sevens team set themselves the goal at the beginning of the season to be competitive and try to win all ten tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. To neglect that aim after nine tournaments just because the series title is in the...
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May 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kings quartet invited to third Springbok training camp
Extended group of players called up to three-day assembly in Johannesburg Squad announcement for Castle Lager Incoming Series on 23 May Four Southern Kings players, Chris Cloete, Andisa Ntsila, Lionel Cronje and Makazole Mapimpi, are amongst an...
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May 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Relieved and proud about series win – Snyman
Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, applauded the massive team effort of his squad and gave credit to their management staff for preparing the team in the best possible way, after the Blitzboks secured the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title in Paris on...
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May 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on South Africa crowned HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Champions
Blitzboks crowned HSBC Paris Sevens Champions Squad congratulated by SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander The Springbok Sevens team won their fifth title of the season and took an unassailable lead in the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Paris on...
