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Mar 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Lions in Johannesburg
The St.George Queensland Reds have suffered a 44-14 loss to the Lions at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg overnight. The Reds trailed 15-0 at halftime but played most of the second half down a man following a red card to Quade Cooper for a high tackle in...
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Mar 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on England Women crowned Six Nations Grand Slam champions
England Women secured their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2012 with a 7-34 win over Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday night. The Red Roses scored five tries through Amy Wilson Hardy, Laura Keates, Amy Cokayne, Emily Scarratt and Lydia Thompson with...
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Mar 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on England U20 seal Grand Slam with win over Ireland
England U20s sealed their first Grand Slam since 2011 after a hard-fought 14-10 victory over Ireland in Dublin. England led 14-3 at the break with tries from Jack Nay and Henry Walker, while Max Malins sent over two conversions. Bill Johnston kicked a penalty...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on GAAN JOHAN ACKERMANN DIE AFRIGTERS SE UITTOG LEI?
Johannesburg. Suid Afrikaners en veral Lions ondersteuners sal dalk binnekort sonder die afrigters talent van Johan Ackermann sit. Hy het Donderdag tydens die Lions se span aankondiging vir die wedstryd teen die Reds detail gegee oor die moontlikheid...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Mchunu’s journey to talented rugby player
Cell C Sharks prop Khutha Mchunu took the advice from his primary school principal to use his excess energy wisely by playing rugby, and now, several years later, he is a member of the Junior Springbok training squad. The 20-year old Mchunu, who grew up in...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Queensland U20s team named for Round 4 Super U20s clash against NSW
Queensland U20s head coach Brad Thorn has named his side for their Round 4 Super U20s Championship clash against NSW Gen Blue, which will form part of Round 1 of Queensland Premier Rugby this Saturday, 18 March. The match will be played at Wests’ new...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on ARU welcomes new World Rugby International Calendar
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) CEO, Bill Pulver has welcomed World Rugby’s announcement of an optimised International Calendar for 2020-2032. The historic agreement will see the current June international window shift to July, enabling the Vodafone Super...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby welcomes long-term international schedule
New Zealand Rugby has today welcomed a new historic international calendar announced by World Rugby this morning. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) Chief Executive Steve Tew said the 2020-2032 international schedule secured a long-coveted July window for northern team...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland announce team for final game of 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championships
The Ireland coaching group have revealed their final match day squad of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship ahead of the home game against England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Captain Rory Best wins his 104th cap for Ireland and is flanked by...
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Mar 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds side to play Lions in Johannesburg
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side to play the Lions at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The Reds have made three changes to the match-day 23 which lost narrowly to the Crusaders last week. Hooker Andrew Ready has gained his first start of...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on One change as Scots target record finish
Head Coach Vern Cotter has named one change to the starting Scotland side to face Italy in this Saturday’s final RBS 6 Nations match at BT Murrayfield (kick-off 12.30pm) – live on BBC. Scotland cap centurion Ross Ford will start his first match of the...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Geduld ruled out of remainder of World Series
Springbok Sevens playmaker Justin Geduld has been ruled out of the remaining four tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens, after picking up a foot injury at the HSBC Las Vegas Sevens earlier this month. Geduld underwent surgery on Wednesday and will be out...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes new global rugby calendar
Uninterrupted Vodacom Super Rugby season Earlier end to southern hemisphere season Player welfare at heart of new structure SA Rugby on Thursday welcomed the announcement by World Rugby of agreement on a new global calendar that would “bring continuity”...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby to host U18 high performance camp in Wellington
Fifty under-18 players within SA Rugby’s Elite Player Development (EPD) system will assemble in Wellington on Friday for a five-day training camp geared toward equipping them with the necessary skills to excel on the field with an eye on the 2019 World...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Watson & Vunipola start for England
Eddie Jones has named his side for England’s final match of the RBS 6 Nations against Ireland at Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 5 pm, live on ITV). There are two changes to the starting XV that beat Scotland in last weekend’s Calcutta Cup as England...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on QRU continues to Close the Gap on education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth
March 16 marks National Close the Gap Day and the Queensland Rugby Union, in partnership with the Australian and Queensland Governments and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, has been working to close the gap on education and employment...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Campaign launched to tackle mental health in rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is stepping up to help address New Zealand’s high rates of mental illness and the stigma associated with getting help with the launch of a website and social media campaign targeting the rugby community’s mental health. The...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland U20 Side to play England U20
Ireland U20 Head Coach, Nigel Carolan has named the Ireland U20 team, sponsored by PwC to face England U20 this Friday evening in Donnybrook at 6 pm. There are two changes to the starting side that took on Wales on Saturday evening. Gavin Mullin returns from...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on One change to Scotland U20 side to face Italy
Head Coach Sean Lineen has named one personnel change to the Scotland U20 side to face Italy U20 in the final round of the 2017 Six Nations this Friday (17 March) at Broadwood Stadium (kick-off 8.30pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Stirling County’s...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses match-day 23 for Women’s Six Nations finale against Ireland
England Women will field seven of the top 10 tournament points’ scorers in Friday’s final Six Nations game against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium. With England and Ireland unbeaten so far this campaign, the two sides are chasing the championship title in...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens Hong Kong draw announced
The Springbok Women’s Sevens have been drawn in Pool C with Colombia, Papua New Guinea and Italy in the pool stages of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier in Hong Kong next month. The pool stages of the tournament will be hosted at the So Kon...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wales Women: Four changes for French finale
Wales Women have made four changes for their final Women’s Six Nations match this Saturday in France (20:00 GMT). Head coach Rowland Phillips brings scrum half Sian Moore, wing Jasmine Joyce, centre Gemma Rowland and fullback Elinor Snowsill into his...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Scotland Women players return for Italy
Head Coach Shade Munro has made two changes to the starting XV for this Friday’s match against Italy Women (17 March, kick-off 6.20pm) – live on Scottish Rugby TV. Scotland will host Italy at Broadwood Stadium in the final round of the 2017...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Women’s team to face England
Head Coach Tom Tierney has confirmed the Ireland Women’s side, sponsored by Aon, to take on England in Donnybrook this Friday night at 8pm. The side for the Championship decider shows one change to the team that defeated Wales 12-7 last weekend, as...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on England U20 name team ahead of Grand Slam decider
England Under 20 has made four changes to their starting line-up as they aim for a Six Nations Grand Slam against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday (6:00 pm kick off). Sam Aspland-Robinson, Tom Curry and Nick Isiekwe return to the side after missing the...