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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Safety & Inclusion the Focus for 2017 Community Rugby Season
Australian Rugby has strengthened its commitment to the safety and inclusion of all participants in rugby with a nationwide roll-out of new and updated policies and procedures for the 2017 community rugby season. The updates are the results of years of...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Consultants at the Vodacom Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm the use of consultants and specialists in their respective field for all the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls sports teams. It happens quite often that the BBC engage consultants to assist the various...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Jonathan Faauli suspended for 4 weeks
Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche, Stephen Hardy Player: Jonathan Faauli Team: Chiefs Position: Centre Date of Incident: 1 April 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent Elapsed time...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland U20s secure second straight Super U20s Championship title
The Queensland U20s have secured their second straight undefeated Super U20s Championship title, defeating NSW Gen Blue 49-19 in the Grand Final at Ballymore. The Queensland side outscored their NSW counterparts six tries to three in front of a strong crowd,...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Jonathan Faauli Cited
Player: Jonathan Faauli Team: Chiefs Position: Centre Date of Incident: 1 April 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 26:14 Jonathan Faauli of the Chiefs has been cited for...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on England U19 beaten in friendly against France
England Under 19 went down 35-22 in a friendly fixture against France U19 at Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Massy. The home side impressed early in the game and led 18-3 at half-time with Northampton Saints fly-half James Grayson kicking a penalty for England just...
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Apr 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on Mayar Handed Shujaa Debut | Lionesses Call Up Nyerere | KRU Unveil New National Squads Kit
The inspiration for both the home and away shirts was drawn from African tribal body painting, along with the colours of the country’s flag, proudly adhering to the roots of the Kenyan people. The in-house design team at Samurai Sportswear worked over...
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Apr 2, 17 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Afrika still excited by Blitzboks experience
He has travelled the globe, scored more than 1200 career points and won tournaments with the Springbok Sevens team all over the world, but getting on the plane with the team for yet another possible title, still excites Cecil Afrika tremendously. The 29-year...
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Apr 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Brendan Venter joins Springboks in defence coach role
Former Springbok midfielder Brendan Venter has joined the Springboks in a consulting capacity as their new defence and exits coach, SA Rugby confirmed on Sunday. The 47-year-old medical doctor is an experienced coach with considerable international experience...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Analysis, BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, National •
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Comments Off on Roux pleased as Junior Boks kick off warm-up games with a win
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux was pleased on Friday with his team’s first hit-out in the lead-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship as they defeated the Down Touch Griffons 24-20 in the sweltering heat at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium in Welkom. The...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Debut for Davids as Agaba makes Blitzboks return
Olympic bronze medallist Tim Agaba makes a welcome return to the Springbok Sevens team for the HSBC/Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sevens tournament on 7-9 April, while Down Touch Griffon’s fullback, Selvyn Davids, will make his debut for the Blitzboks at the...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 3
Despite the weather experienced in South-East Queensland overnight, Round 3 of Queensland Premier Rugby will kick-off around Brisbane as planned this Saturday, 1 April. The Game of the Round will see Bond University host reigning premiers Brothers at Bond...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on It’s Time For The Playoffs Across The Kenya Cup, Championship & Nationwide Leagues
Two matches are on the cards this weekend as the Kenya Cup’s Top Six playoffs take place. SportPesa Quins who finished third after the conclusion of the league phase of the competition are up against plucky Mwamba at the RFUEA Ground. The stakes are...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens players renew contracts as Hong Kong squad is named
England Sevens captain Tom Mitchell is one of six senior players to sign a new contract ahead of the seventh round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong (7-9 April). Richard de Carpentier, Charlie Hayter, Ollie Lindsay-Hague, Dan Norton and James...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on World Cup refereeing honour for Barrett-Theron
South Africa’s top female referee, Aimee Barrett-Theron, has been named on the nine-member referee panel to officiate at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland from 9 to 26 August. Barrett-Theron is the only South African referee on the panel which...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australia name team for infamous Hong Kong 7s as Jenkins hits 50
Henry Hutchison, 12 caps, Club: Randwick NSW 2. Jesse Parahi, 36 caps, Club: Northern Suburbs NSW 3. Nick Malouf, 24 caps, Club: Sydney University NSW 4. Liam McNamara, 3 caps, Club: Sunnybank QLD 5. James Stannard, 37 caps, Club: Souths QLD 6. John Porch, 5...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Super U20s Championship set for thrilling Final at Ballymore
The Super U20s Championship Final will be contested at Ballymore Stadium this Sunday between defending champions Queensland U20s and NSW Gen Blue U20s. The match, kicking off at 2.00pm AEST will be LIVE streamed on www.rugby.com.au with commentary provided by...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Rugby Relief’ to Fundraise for Rugby Clubs Affected by Cyclone Debbie this weekend
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) and the St.George Queensland Reds have formed ‘Queensland Rugby Relief’ to help Rugby clubs affected by Cyclone Debbie this week. Fundraising efforts for ‘Queensland Rugby Relief’ will occur at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow...
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Mar 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Hartpury College win BUCS Championship final
Hartpury College become BUCS champions at Twickenham Hartpury beat Exeter in final Hartpury College added the BUCS Championship trophy to their Super Rugby title after beating Exeter University 27-24 at Twickenham. A frantic opening five minutes saw both...
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Mar 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Two big derbies on Saturday menu – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 6 Preview
Vodacom Bulls face stern test against Chiefs in Hamilton DHL Stormers host Toyota Cheetahs in Cape Town Emirates Lions at home against Cell C Sharks Two crunching local derbies are on the menu on Saturday as part of a shorter than usual Vodacom Super Rugby...
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Mar 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Roux names his Junior Bok squad for their first warm-up match
Cell C Sharks flyhalf Benhard Janse van Rensburg has been included in the Junior Springboks’ starting line-up to face the Down Touch Griffons on Friday in their first warm-up match in the build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship. Along with Janse van...
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Mar 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Rugby hero Paul Van-Zandvliet to receive RPA Honour
The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) has today announced it will honour former Newcastle Falcon Paul Van-Zandvliet at the 2017 RPA Players’ Awards in association with England Rugby, which takes place on Wednesday 10th May at Battersea Evolution, London....
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Mar 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Force forge new deal with Fortescue
The Road Safety Western Force would like to announce Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue), is continuing their sponsorship with the club for the next two years. Fortescue has been a jersey sponsor of the Road Safety Western Force since 2014 with the Fortescue...
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Mar 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Disciplinary update- Yoann Maestri decision
Yoann Maestri, the France lock forward and vice-captain, appeared today at a Six Nations disciplinary hearing in London, having been charged with misconduct by the Six Nations Disciplinary Officer in respect of comments Mr. Maestri had made to representatives...
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Mar 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby soars away with FlySafair as domestic airline partner
SA Rugby on Wednesday announced that FlySafair had been appointed as the official domestic carrier for the Springboks and SA Rugby. The airline succeeds SAA, whose sponsorship came to an end in December, and will see the award-winning newcomer cater for SA...
