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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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Shaun Liddle •
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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Shaun Liddle •
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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Shaun Liddle •
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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Shaun Liddle •
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 •
1976 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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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Shaun Liddle •
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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Shaun Liddle •
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...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks to reward rugby communities with special visits
A rugby club that overcame the odds to win their championship, a couple’s special commitment to junior rugby, and some very dedicated girls’ rippa rugby teams are among those being rewarded with a visit from the All Blacks, when they fly out to...
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Aug 30, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mvovo, Hougaard added to Springbok squad for Australasian tour
Lwazi Mvovo and Francois Hougaard were both included in the 28-man Springbok squad for the two away Castle Lager Rugby Championship Tests against Australia and New Zealand, which was named by SA Rugby on Tuesday. The Springboks play against the...
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Aug 30, 16 •
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Comments Off on KRU/ Tatu City Partner To Host G.I.R Festival
While all the attention may have been focused on the Kenya –Hong Kong test which was the top draw at Saturday’s Tatu City Series at the RFUEA Grounds, a Get Into Rugby festival organized by the Kenya Rugby Union and supported by the Kenya Rugby Union’s...
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Aug 30, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs lock in Dean Mumm and Leon Power
The NSW Waratahs are pleased to announce the signing of powerful locks, Dean Mumm and Leon Power. Mumm has re-signed to the Club for another year, while new signing, Power has joined for the next two seasons. The 30-year-old Power has spent the last two years...
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Aug 30, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Leon MacDonald to join BNZ Crusaders coaching team
The BNZ Crusaders are continuing to make progress on finalsing their new coaching team for 2017, today confirming another Assistant Coach to work alongside new Head Coach Scott Robertson. BNZ Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach said he is extremely pleased to...
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Aug 29, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Quins Top Seeds For Dala Sevens
The fourth round of the National Sevens Series, the Dala Sevens, takes place on 3rd and 4th of September at the ASK Mamboleo Showground in Kisumu City. Kenya Harlequin, winners of the Driftwood Sevens are top seeds for this tournament and headline Pool A...
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Aug 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Clermont edge out Montpellier
Clermont made a statement of intent after beating Montpellier 26-22 in their Top14 clash on Sunday. It was a scrappy game throughout but Clermont used their chances better, pouncing on countless mistakes by Montpellier for an impressive away victory over Jake...
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Aug 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Hansen wants Australia to improve
Rugby needs Australia to get back to their best, All Black coach Steve Hansen said on Sunday. The Wallabies have lost their last six Tests in a row and look a shadow of the team who reached last year’s World Cup final. Hansen felt it was important for the...
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Aug 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks squad members to Mitre 10 Cup
The following All Blacks squad members will be available for Mitre 10 Cup duties, if required this week. Liam Coltman (Otago v Northland, Wednesday 31 August and Bay of Plenty v Otago, Sunday 4 September) Lima Sopoaga and Patrick Tuipulotu, Ofa...
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Aug 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby re-signs Beauden Barrett in major deal
The All Blacks star first five-eighth Beauden Barrett has inked a new deal across all levels of the game, in what is a major signing for New Zealand Rugby. 25-year-old Barrett has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby, as well as his Hurricanes Investec Super...
