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May 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Quartet join DHL Stormers in Wellington
Juan de Jongh, Rynhardt Elstadt, Caylib Oosthuizen and Damian Willemse will all join the DHL Stormers in Wellington ahead of their final tour game against the Hurricanes on Friday. Centre De Jongh (knee) and utility forward Elstadt (ankle) have both recently...
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May 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Standard Bank Grey High Rugby Festival final day results
St David’s Marist beat Muir 25-0 St David’s: Tries by No 2 Thomas O’Donoghue, No 11 Kieran Wrightson, No 21 Nicholas Christie; two penalties and two conversions by No 13 Marcell Scheepers Muir: no scorers St Andrew’s beat St John’s 21-10 St...
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May 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Simbas 2017 Squad Announced
Thirteen players are in line for their full test debuts as the Simbas technical bench led by Head Coach Jerome Paarwater named a 36 man squad for this year’s international assignments which kick off with a home test against Germany at the RFUEA Ground on...
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May 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Independent panel decision on Thurrock and Lichfield appeals
An Independent Panel has concluded its review of appeals made by Thurrock RFC and Lichfield RFC against the RFU’s decision not to award the clubs a place in the new women’s domestic competition. The three-person independent panel of Philip Evans QC...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s starts 2017 with a win
The BMW Australia U20s have defeated Samoa U20s in round one of the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship 43-20 at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Friday night. Infrequently wet and windy conditions Australia scored seven tries to two as they dominated their...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Nationwide National Quarterfinals Take Place This Weekend
The National Nationwide quarter-finals take place this weekend in four different regions. The first quarter final sees Nairobi Region champions Ngong RFC host Embu RFC at Kibiko Secondary. The Coastal region will host the Varsity Derby as MKU Nairobi make...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Thousands more Warriors set to emerge as new set of Warrior Camps are announced
England Rugby launch the second set of Warrior Camps as part of ‘Meet Your Inner Warrior’ campaign Over 150 Warrior Camps to take place across the country from 12-21 May. Click HERE for more details A new set of Warrior Camps will take place in rugby...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 6
Queensland Premier Rugby returns for Round 6 this Saturday and the weekend will be headlined by the 2016 Grand Final rematch between Brothers and the University of Queensland at Crosby Park. The match will be the first time the two sides have met since the...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on 75th SR match for Whiteley for the Lions
75th for Whiteley Warren Whiteley will play in his 75th Super Lions match when the Emirates Lions take on the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. Lionel Mapoe and Courtnall Skosan are now co-holders of the record of tries in Lions Super Rugby with their 21...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Release – Jaguares vs. Cell C Sharks
Jaguares vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 29 April 2017 Time : 16h40 (ART) 21h40 (CAT) Venue : Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires Referee : Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees : Jaco van Heerdan, Damian Schneider Television Match Official : Santiago Borsani...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on BMW Australia U20s team to face Samoa U20s in Oceania Rugby U20s Championship opener
BMW Australia U20s team to play Samoa U20s at Bond University, Gold Coast, on Friday 28 April, 7 pm local time 1. Harry Johnson-Holmes, NSW U20s 2. Efi Maafu, Queensland U20s, NSW U20s 3. Harry Chapman, NSW U20s 4. Harry Hockings, Queensland U20s 5. Ryan...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Record income and largest ever investment in growing rugby announced at NZR 125 AGM
Record income level of $161.7m, up 21 percent on 2015 The Provincial Union grants up 54 percent on 2015 and record increased investment in players Record number of registered players, 155,934, a 3 percent increase on 2015 New Zealand Rugby (NZR) delivered a...
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ngarimu Blair and Mere Kingi appointed to New Zealand Maori Rugby Board
Ngarimu Blair (Ngati Whatua) and Merewaakana (Mere) Kingi (Ngati Awa) were elected as independent members to the New Zealand Maori Rugby Board (NZMRB) at its AGM last night, providing youthful rejuvenation to the Board said Maori Board Chair Dr. Farah Palmer....
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Apr 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on NZ Under 20 team named for Oceania Test against Fiji
The New Zealand team to play Fiji in the first Test of the Under 20 Oceania Tournament on the Gold Coast tomorrow, April 28 at 7 pm NZT, has been named. The team is: 1 Harrison Allen Canterbury 2 JP Sauni Auckland 3 Ryan Coxon Waikato 4 Jacob Pierce Auckland...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge: Vodacom Blue Bulls to face Welwitschias
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Pote Human, included utility backline player, Ulrich Beyers, in his squad that will travel to Windhoek this week to face the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Beyers will make the first appearance this...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on International rugby headed for Orlando and Moses Mabhida Stadiums
International rugby will return to Soweto’s Orlando Stadium and debut at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in June when the South African ‘A’ team take on the French Barbarians in two exciting encounters. These matches are being hosted in Durban and...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Chipu Jet Back From Madagascar # Enterprise Cup Draw Announced
Chipu returned to the country on Monday evening from the Africa U20 championships where they finished as the second best side at the tournament following a 24-66 final loss to Namibia in the final on Sunday. The side had earlier beaten Zimbabwe 34-24 in the...
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Apr 26, 17 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Springbok character
Despite a number of lessons learnt, Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was satisfied with his team’s 50-19 victory in a high-paced warm-up match against the Varsity Cup Dream Team at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Tuesday evening. The SA U20s...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Davids leads Junior Boks against Varsity Cup Dream Team
Zain Davids, newly capped Springbok Sevens player and one of a handful of players in the current SA U20 training group that travelled to last year’s World Rugby U20 Championship, will lead the Junior Springboks against the Varsity Cup Dream Team at the...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Andre Esterhuizen suspended for 6 weeks
Hearing Details (date, time and venue): Monday 24 April 2017, 9am(SAST),5pm(AEST), 7pm(NZST) via video-conference Judicial Committee Chairman: Michael Heron QC Judicial Committee Members: De Wet Barry & John Langford Player: Andre Esterhuizen...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia take third at Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan
The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens side has finished the Kitakyushu Sevens in Japan in third place with a thrilling 19-17 come from behind victory against Fiji. Australia was without Ellia Green, Evania Pelite and Emilee Cherry for the final match of the...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Women finish sixth at Kitakyushu Sevens
England Women finished sixth in the fourth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series at Kitakyushu, Japan after losing 31-0 to Russia in their final game. Earlier in the day, England lost 21-5 to New Zealand in the quarter-finals. The eventual...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Oceania Rugby U20s Championship to be streamed LIVE
Fans from across the Oceania region and the world will be able to watch the next generation of professional Rugby players in the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship with the entire tournament to be streamed LIVE through www.rugby.com.au and Oceania Rugby. Kicking...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on National welcome awaits British & Irish Lions at historic birthplace of New Zealand
New Zealand Rugby and the Waitangi Treaty Grounds today confirmed the British & Irish Lions squad and support staff would receive a special welcome at the Treaty Grounds on 4 June 2017. The event, which will be open to the public, will see the team...
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Apr 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on England name squad for World Rugby U20 Championship
England have named their 28-man squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship taking place in Georgia (31 May – 18 June). All but two players featured in England’s recent Six Nations Grand Slam, with Ali Crossdale and Will Evans the additions. Evans, along...
