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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team to play the Lions
BNZ Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his side to take on the Lions in the sudden-death quarter final round this weekend. It includes five changes to the 23 that played the Hurricanes last weekend. Halfback Andy Ellis and lock Sam Whitelock...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on O2 Touch hits target with 17,500 registered players
O2 Touch programme has grown by 34% since Rugby World Cup 2015 Currently 321 O2 Touch centres nationwide England Rugby today announced its O2 Touch programme has successfully reached and surpassed its target of introducing 15,000 registered players to the...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Macilai re-signs with BNZ Crusaders
The BNZ Crusaders are pleased to announce that speedy winger Jone Macilai will return to red and black in 2017. Macilai has recommitted to the BNZ Crusaders for another two years. Macilai learned his trade playing sevens rugby in Fiji. It was while playing...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Friendly Match: Toyota Cheetahs vs Toyota Verblitz in Toyota City, Japan
Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd is excited to announce that the Toyota Cheetahs will be playing against Toyota Verblitz on Saturday, 23 July in Japan. The game will serve as preparation for Japanese Top League and Currie Cup competitions. This will be a...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kenya Rugby Partners With SportPesa
It is the Kenya Rugby Union’s pleasure to announce a strategic partnership agreement with SportPesa. The agreement sees SportPesa come on board as the Kenya Rugby Union’s headline partner. This announcement marks a strategic alliance between two...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on THE SHARKS MEDIA RELEASE GARY TEICHMANN CONFIRMED AS THE NEW SHARKS CEO
Mr Stephen Saad, the Chairman of The Sharks Board of Directors, today confirmed the appointment of Gary Teichmann, as the new Chief Executive Officer of The Sharks (Pty) Ltd, effective from 2nd August 2016. Current CEO John Smit, will assist Gary with the...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Marutlulle to join for Currie Cup, Adendorff returning to Loftus Versfeld
Southern Kings hooker and SA A selection, Edgar Marutlulle will join the Vodacom Blue Bulls for the Currie Cup Premier Division campaign, the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Wednesday. They also announced the return to Loftus Versfeld of former...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE LOCK IN MATWIJOW
The Western Force will add to their second row depth with the signing of Queensland Reds lock Ben Matwijow on a one year deal. The 26-year-old lock joined the Queensland Reds this season as injury cover for Wallaby Kane Douglas after winning the ITM Cup with...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY: Quarter-final Match Packs
SANZAAR – in conjunction with Opta Sports – is pleased to continue delivering a range of Match Packs to serve as an additional media resource, each containing useful statistics, anecdotes, trends and historical information pertaining to the...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team GB name rugby sevens squads for Rio
The British Olympic Association has today announced the names of the 24 men and women who will compete in rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It will be the first time in 108 years that Team GB has had representation in rugby at Olympic level and a...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks’ #LoveRugby video sets social media abuzz
Pat Lambie braaiing in a township, Willie le Roux in the back of a police van and Beast Mtawarira at Khayelitsha Rugby Club are just some of the moments from a #LoveRugby video that is taking social media by storm after it was released by SA Rugby over the...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Fixtures announced for New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools
The New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools fixtures against Fiji and Australia have been announced. New Zealand Rugby High Performance Player Development Manager Mike Anthony said: “Inclusion of the New Zealand Barbarians in this...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions vs BNZ Crusaders (Saturday 23 July 2016 at 16:30)
A group of 25 Emirates Lions players have been named from which the 23 will be selected for Saturdays match in the Vodacom Super Rugby Quarter Final. They are: Dylan Smith, Corné Fourie, Julian Redelinghuys, Jacques van Rooyen, Akker van der...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Squads Announced
Kenya’s squads to the rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games were released on Saturday 16 July at their residential training camp at the Nandi Bears Club in Nandi Hills. Andrew Amonde will captain the men’s squad coached by Benjamin...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on PAUL ASQUITH ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING
Paul Asquith issued a Citing Commissioner Warning Paul Asquith of the Rebels has been issued with a Citing Commissioner Warning for contravening Law 10.4 (i) Tackling, tapping, pushing or pulling an Opponent jumping for the ball in a lineout or in open play...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on GB Sevens name squads for Gdynia
GB Sevens will compete for the final time ahead of the Rio Olympics this weekend in Gdynia, Poland in the remaining round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. Two squads have been fielded at each tournament and last weekend saw the GB Royals win the...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds second half comeback falls short
The St.George Queensland Reds have been denied a fairytale send-off for departing veteran Greg Holmes, with a 31-28 loss to the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. The Reds had their work cut out for them, after trailing 24-7 at half...
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Jul 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs earn bonus point in tight 34-28 defeat to the Blues
The NSW Waratahs have gone down by 34-28 to the Blues in Auckland tonight in a tight defeat that earned them a bonus point. The Tahs came to the fight early with an arm wrestle for possession in the first ten minutes of the match. Keen to take home a bonus...
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Jul 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Preview: Round 18
The final round of BLK Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off tomorrow with four great matches on offer for grassroots Rugby fans to cap off the 2016 regular season. The match of the round will see GPS head to St. Lucia for a do-or-die encourter. In order to...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Race is on for overall top spot – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview
Final round of regular fixtures this weekend Emirates Lions chase win and top spot in Argentina Milestone for Vodacom Bulls skipper Adriaan Strauss The Emirates Lions face a tricky assignment in Buenos Aires on Saturday against the rugged Jaguares in their...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Human to start at flyhalf against DHL Stormers
Southern KingsHead Coach, Deon Davids, has made just three changes to his starting lineup, including one rotational change, ahead of the Kings final match of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season, when they take on the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday....
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Van Zyl in line for DHL Stormers debut
Lock Chris van Zyl will make his DHL Stormers debut if he comes off the replacements bench in the Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Southern Kings at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The hard-working Van Zyl has shown great form as captain of DHL Western Province...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on ASICS’ Blitzboks Ambassadors Go for Gold in Rio
(From left to right) Seabelo Senatla, Philip Snyman and Werner Kok with their ASICS GEL-Lethal Speed Flame Racer Boots ASICS ambassadors Seabelo Senatla, Werner Kok and Philip Snyman have been selected as part of the Blitzboks squad for the 2016 Olympic...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brown leads experienced group to Rugby Sevens at Olympic Games
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on Thursday included an experienced and powerful squad of 12 players to compete at the Rugby Sevens as part of Team South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Kyle Brown will captain...
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Jul 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Oupa Mohoje to captain the Toyota Cheetahs
The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Vodacom Bulls in their Vodacom Super Rugby match for 2016 on Saturday, 16 July in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. The game kicks off at 19:15. Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the encounter. A couple of...