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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country go down to the Rising in Melbourne
Bond University Queensland Country have gone down to the Melbourne Rising 46-32 in Round 2 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship, at Harlequins Rugby Club in Melbourne. Queensland Country ran in four first-half tries to lead 32-16 at half-time. But the...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES NAME SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND ARGENTINA TESTS
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has named a 33-man squad for the upcoming Tests against South Africa and Argentina in Brisbane and Perth respectively. Five new faces have been welcomed into the squad with Henry Speight back in the fold after...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Online ballot opens for DHL New Zealand Lions Series 2017 Tests
Online ballot opens 12pm, Monday 5 September and closes 1 November Additional entry opportunities for rugby community Open only to people living in New Zealand via nzlionsseries17.com/tickets The much-anticipated online ballot for New Zealand rugby fans to...
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Sep 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Deejays Reign Supreme In Dala
Menengai Cream Homeboyz posted a comprehensive 48-5 blitz of Kenya Harlequin as they won the fourth round of the National Sevens Series, the Dala Sevens at the RFUEA Ground on Sunday. The deejays showed intent from the start, Alvin Otieno offloading to...
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Sep 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok coach happy with first field session in Brisbane
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said he was very happy with his squad’s first training session on Saturday, a day after their arrival in the Australian city of Brisbane. The good news for the Springboks was the return to the training field of flyhalf Elton...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Michael Hooper wins fourth consecutive Matthew Burke Cup Players’ Player
NSW Waratahs Team Captain, Michael Hooper has once again broken Club records after winning his fourth consecutive Matthew Burke Cup Players’ Player Award at tonight’s NSW Waratahs Annual Gala Awards in Sydney. Hooper remains as the player to win the award...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Israel Folau Unveiled as a Brisbane Global Tens Ambassador
Israel Folau, one of rugby’s biggest superstars, believes the Brisbane Global Tens will be the ideal start to the 2017 rugby season. The former Broncos, Kangaroos and AFL star was back at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium today as the latest big name to endorse...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jenkins to continue as Cardiff Blues captain
Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Gethin Jenkins will continue as the region’s captain in the 2016/17 season. The 131-times capped prop took up the honour last season and helped the region to a resurgence in the second half of the campaign. Now head...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Argentina keen to build on Bok victory
Argentina leave for their Australasian Rugby Championship tour on Friday with confidence boosted after last weekend’s win over South Africa in Salta. They will play the All Blacks in Hamilton next weekend before facing Australia in Perth. Los Pumas head...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Adjustment to Mitre 10 Heartland Championship bonus points system
New Zealand Rugby has today confirmed an amendment to competition regulations adjusting the bonus points system for the 2016 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship competition. The bonus point system now allocates one point to teams who lose within eight points...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS NAME SQUAD FOR BIGGEST TEST YET
The Buildcorp Wallaroos have named a 26 strong squad for their New Zealand tour which will include their first-ever double header against the Black Ferns before the third Bledisloe Cup Test between the Qantas Wallabies and the All Blacks at Eden Park. With...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss to retire from Test rugby at the end of 2016
Adriaan Strauss will retire from Test rugby at the end of the 2016 season. Strauss, who became the 57th Springbok captain against Ireland in June, said he had been contemplating retirement at the end of the season since late in 2015, and that he had...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Holland retires from rugby
Munster Rugby can today confirm that Johnny Holland will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. The young out-half who initially sustained a hamstring injury while playing for Munster ‘A’ in the British and Irish Cup game against...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers: ‘Australia and South Africa under equal pressure’
Former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says Australia will be under just as much pressure as South Africa when they clash in the Rugby Championship on September 10. While Springbok rugby appears to have been in a free fall for the last couple of months,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Lions green light for Halfpenny
The Lions have been given a boost after Leigh Halfpenny declared he’s available to tour from the outset, even if Toulon make the Top 14 final. In France the domestic final is scheduled for June 4 but the British and Irish Lions will fly out to New...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Mukoko To Officiate At Women’s Africa Cup Sevens
Peris Mukoko will be part of the referees panel for the Women’s Africa Cup Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe on September 17/18. One of Kenya’s leading female match officials, Mukoko, who also doubles up as a World Rugby certified Match Official Educator,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country welcome back James Slipper for Melbourne Rising clash
Bond University Queensland Country will welcome back St.George Queensland Reds and Wallabies prop James Slipper, for their Round 2 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against the Melbourne Rising this Sunday, 4 September. The inclusion of Slipper is...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side to play Western Sydney Rams at Ballymore Stadium
The McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side has been named for their first home match of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. City coaches have made six changes to the starting side to face the Rams in this Horan-Little Shield challenge match,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on QUADE COOPER INKS RETURN TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY AND QUEENSLAND REDS
Qantas Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper has officially put pen to paper on a new three-year contract, cementing his return to Australian Rugby after one season with French club Toulon. Cooper’s new deal will carry him through until the end of the 2019 Rugby...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Lionesses In Pool B For Women’s Africa Cup Sevens
Kenya have been grouped in Pool B of the Women’s Africa Cup Sevens set for Harare, Zimbabwe on 18 September. The Lionesses were Africa’s representatives in the women’s rugby sevens competition at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Brazil. They...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok MVP played off the bench!
South Africa’s first loss in Argentina might have had something to do with the decision to leave their Most Valuable Player on the bench. Pieter-Steph du Toit replaced Lood de Jager six minutes into the second half of the Springboks’ 26-24 loss in Salta,...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on 16 Teams For Girls’ National Schools Sevens
16 teams are lined up to play in the national girls’ schools sevens tournament which will be held on the sidelines of the Safari Sevens on 23rd and 24th September at Kasarani. The teams will be split into four pools of four, the top two teams from each pool...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC CLUBS TO SUPPORT PROSTATE CANCER CAMPAIGN #PASS4PROSTATE
The Buildcorp National Rugby Championship will use this weekend’s games to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The Buildcorp NRC, via the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), and Astellas Pharma Australia have teamed up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Inaugural NSW Under 20s Award named in honour of Tahs’ centurion and esteemed leader, David Dennis
The NSW Under 20s Player of the Year will be recognised for the first time in 2016 with a new award named after NSW Waratahs centurion and esteemed leader, Dave Dennis. The inaugural David Dennis NSW Under 20s Player of the Year will be announced and...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Heartland Team Announced for Jock Hobbs Memorial Under 19 Tournament
New Zealand’s pinnacle event for emerging young rugby talent will take place next month at Owen Delany Park in Taupo and will once again feature a combined Heartland U19 Team. Now in its third year, the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament...
