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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby stars give Johannesburg women #LoveRugby Women’s Day surprise
Early morning traffic in Sandton was light-heartedly disrupted on Monday morning when a group of Springbok rugby players took to the streets to serve hot cups of coffee to women as part of a #LoveRugby Women’s Day surprise. International Women’s day is...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Powell positive as Springbok Sevens gear up for Rugby Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell was in a positive frame of mind a day before the start of the Rugby Sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Springbok Sevens team are competing in Brazil as part of TEAM South Africa, and according...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers inspires SA Schools players
The SA Schools and SA Schools A teams on Sunday began their preparations for the Under-19 International Series on an inspirational note as they were treated to a talk by former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers. De Villiers, who earned 109 Caps for the...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok call up Adriaanse for injured Nyakane
Springbok prop Lourens Adriaanse was on Monday called up to the Springbok squad after Trevor Nyakane was ruled out of Boks’ first two matches of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina because of an ankle injury. Nyakane will continue his...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Goosen, Marx get Bok call ups
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee named Malcolm Marx and Teboho Mohoje, Vincent Koch, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Bryan Habana and Johan Goosen in his squad for the opening two matches of the Rugby Championship. Overall, seven changes have been made to...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on DANE HAYLETT-PETTY AWARDED 2016 NATHAN SHARPE MEDAL
Western Force fullback Dane Haylett-Petty has claimed the 2016 Nathan Sharpe Medal by a record margin at HBF Stadium at the club’s annual awards night in Perth. After an outstanding season in the blue jersey the newly capped Wallaby finished with a club...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brave Emirates Lions fall short in Vodacom Super Rugby title bid
Third time lucky for Hurricanes on cold and wet night in Wellington The Hurricanes of New Zealand are the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby champions after they defeated the Emirates Lions of South Africa 20-3 in the final played on Saturday morning (SA time) at the...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cup Quarter-final Round Up
The cup semifinal pairing at the Prinsloo Sevens has fallen in place following completion of the quarterfinals on Sunday morning at the Nakuru Athletic Club. The Strathmore Leos once again rode their luck, ending Top Fry Nakuru’s reign as champions with a...
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Aug 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brothers secure Hospital Cup in front of blockbuster crowd at Ballymore
Brothers have claimed the Hospital Cup for the first time in seven years with a 31-28 victory over University of Queensland, in the 2016 BLK Queensland Premier Rugby grand final in front of over more than 9,200 spectators at Ballymore. In his 198th game for...
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Aug 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok training squad named for Castle Lager Rugby Championship
First-time call-up for Malcolm Marx Habana, Hougaard, Goosen, De Jongh, Mohoje and Koch return Emirates Lions, overseas based players to join later Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included uncapped Malcolm Marx and recalled Oupa Mohoje, Vincent...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on KRU Board Holds Strategic Retreat
The Kenya Rugby Union held its strategic retreat on Friday 22 July 2016 at the Kakamega Sports in Kakamega County. Areas of discussion at the retreat revolved around the implementation of the Kenya Rugby Union’s Strategic Plan,taking into account the...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby searching for Mbombela Test ‘debutants’
SA Rugby is looking to host five Springbok fans to an unforgettable rugby experience when the Springboks battle Argentina at Mbombela Stadium on August 20. On one condition – that they have never attended a test before! The #LoveRugby movement spreads to...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes v Lions Preview
The best two teams in this season’s Super Rugby competition will square off in Wellington on Saturday as the Hurricanes and Lions collide. Both sides have won 13 times this year and both are on a recent run of seven wins from their last eight games,...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls v Western Province Preview
Traditional rivals the Blue Bulls and Western Province face off in what promises to be a thrilling Currie Cup opener in Pretoria on Friday. As the tournament’s most successful sides there will be no love lost in this north v south derby so a tough and...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Tyrone Holmes signs with Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons have announced the signing of former Scotland back-row Tyrone Holmes. The 30-year-old has spent the past three seasons at Glasgow Warriors, with whom he won the PRO12 title last year. Making 29 PRO12 appearances for the Warriors and a...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Road to Gold Cup: Race for remaining slots reaches climax
Brakpan and Vereeniging will be playing for one of the three remaining places in the 2016 Gold Cup when they clash in the Valke premier final at Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park on Saturday (kick-off 15h00). The match is just one of a host of Semi-final and...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Border Women look to extend unbeaten run
SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial tournament heats up Girls Youth Training Centres celebrate Women’s Day with tournaments in George and Pretoria Defending Women’s Interprovincial A Section champions, Border, will look to extend their unbeaten run to...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Savea hungry for second shot at the title
Absent from last year’s Super Rugby final due to injury, Ardie Savea can’t wait to run out in the tournament’s showpiece event this Saturday. Savea was ruled out of the 2015 final with a knee issue and watched from the sidelines as the...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Boyd: ‘Knockout momentum with Hurricanes’
Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd feels that his side’s “knockout” attitude going to back to the beginning of May has been a key factor in their success. Boyd’s team haven’t lost since that 32-15 loss to the Sharks in Durban on...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on BLK Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Final Preview
The 2016 BLK Queensland Premier Rugby grand final weekend kicks off this Saturday at Ballymore, with University of Queensland and Brothers competing for the Hospital Cup at 3:05pm on Sunday afternoon. The weekend will begin with the Women’s final on...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on HASKELL TEAMS UP WITH RETURN TO RUGBY
James Haskell and Trigger Happy TV’s Dom Joly have joined up to kick off this season’s Return to Rugby sessions which begin on August 18 across England. Comedian and former player Dom Joly has also found his own unique way of getting people back into the...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on CHEIKA NAMES 33-MAN QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has today announced his 33-man squad for The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup campaigns kicking off later this month. The squad has been bolstered by a legion of experienced French-based Test campaigners, with...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Michelle Thomsen appointed to QRU Board
Corporate and Commercial lawyer Michelle Thomsen has been appointed to the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) Board. Thomsen’s appointment, to fill a casual vacancy until the QRU’s next General Meeting, rounds out a new-look QRU Board which has undergone...
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Aug 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW born utility back-rower, Michael Wells signs with the NSW Waratahs for two seasons
The NSW Waratahs are pleased to announce the signing of former international Sevens and Brumbies representative, Michael Wells for two seasons. Born and bred in Sydney, Wells will line up for his Northern Suburbs Club team in tomorrow’s Shute Shield Grand...
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Aug 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on North-South derby kicks off Currie Cup Premier Division
The Currie Cup Premier Division will get underway with a bang on Friday with the Vodacom Blue Bulls taking on DHL Western Province in a thrilling North-South battle at Loftus Versfeld, which is expected to set the tone for the competition. The Premier...
