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Jul 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on 2016 NATIONAL RUGBY WEEK TO CAPTURE OLYMPIC SPIRIT
National Rugby Week in 2016 is set to capture the imagination of Australian students with a focus on the National Rugby Sevens Teams as they bid for Olympic glory at Rio 2016. Kicking off on Monday 25 July, the five days of Rugby education are incorporated...
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Jul 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on England Women name side to face France
England Women have named their match-day 23 for their second game in the Women’s Rugby Super Series against France on Tuesday. Following a disappointing 52-17 defeat to Canada on Friday, England have made seven changes to the starting line-up. Lauren...
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Jul 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on KRU Hosts 2nd National Development Conference
The Kenya Rugby Union hosted its second National Development Conference on 1st and 2nd July at the Strathmore University Auditorium. Key stakeholders of the Kenya Rugby Union were in attendance with an aim of growing rugby across the country as well as...
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Jul 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS SQUAD NAMED FOR NATIONAL CAMP
The Buildcorp Wallaroos extended squad has been named for August’s training camp on the Gold Coast with 14 players returning from the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign. The camp, to be held at Bond University, will be used to prepare for the squad for...
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Jun 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Powell happy with Olympic Games draw
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell on Wednesday welcomed the draw of TEAM SOUTH AFRICA in Pool B of the Rugby Sevens event at the 2016 Olympic Games, to be played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later this year. The pools for this exciting milestone event which...
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Jun 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Games Sevens Draws Announced
Kenya have been drawn against New Zealand in both the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competitions for the Olympic Games taking place in Rio de Janeiro in slightly over a month’s time. The draw was announced on Tuesday night in Rio. The men’s draw saw...
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Jun 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on BOKS CLINCH NERVOUS SERIES VICTORY #AllOutRugby
It may not have been pretty but the Springboks managed to savour a 2-1 series victory against Ireland following the weekend’s 19-13 win in Port Elizabeth. For the first time in the series the Irish managed to win the lion’s share of the territory and...
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Jun 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for New Zealand Lions Series on sale 28 October
The New Zealand Lions Series 2017 is a step closer to reality for fans with confirmation of ticket sales timing and pricing. Tickets for the much anticipated series go on general sale from 28 October for all seven non-Test matches. This follows a priority...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby thanks Theron for his contribution to the game
SA Rugby President Oregan Hoskins on Sunday thanked Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron for his immense contribution to rugby in South Africa as a coach and player and wished him luck for the next chapter in his career in Japan. Theron completed his six-year...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Willie le Roux suspended for one week for dangerous tackle
Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Springbok fullback Willie le Roux was suspended for one week after pleading guilty to a charge of breaching Law 10.4 (i), during the test match between South Africa and Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Le Roux was cited by...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on England U20 crowned World Champions
England were crowned World Rugby U20 champions for the third time in four years after recording an emphatic 45-21 victory over Ireland at the AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday. Martin Haag’s side scored three first half tries through Joe Marchant, Callum Chick...
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Jun 26, 16 •
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Comments Off on Willie le Roux cited for tackling a player in the air
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux was cited for allegedly breaching Law 10.4 (i), tackling a player in the air, during the test match between South Africa and Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Le Roux was cited by commissioner James Absaloms of...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee hails resilience as Springboks edge Ireland to win series
Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, on Saturday hailed the resilience of his team and lauded the impact of senior players after South Africa clinched the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland with a 19-13 win at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks win series decider against Ireland
The Springboks beat Ireland in front of a 42 242 strong crowd at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the deciding match of this year’s Castle Lager Incoming Series in Port Elizabeth this afternoon. The homeside took a narrow three point lead at halftime...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Theron describes Argentina defeat as massive disappointment
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron on Saturday described his team’s 49-19 defeat against Argentina in the bronze playoff at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship in Manchester, England, as one of the most disappointing moments in his career. The Junior...
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Jun 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TURN ON THE POINTS BUT ENGLAND PREVAIL IN SYDNEY TRY-FEST
The Qantas Wallabies have fallen to England in an 84-point thriller at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday night. Played in front of a ground record attendance of 44,063, the two sides turned on a point scoring blitz with a total of nine tries in an...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on MY BOKKE IS GROTER AS JOUNE! #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe In Suid Afrikaanse rugby is ons oor die algemeen nie goed as dit kom by liggaamshoogte nie. Ons spelers het reuse lywe en is groot gebou. Dis nie net die probleem as ons die bal dra nie, maar ook as ons kontak maak.-Allister Coetzee...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Pokomela to lead Junior Boks in World Champs Bronze Playoff
Junior Springbok No 8 Junior Pokomela will lead the SA U20 team in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship bronze playoff against Argentina at the AJ Bell Stadium in Manchester on Saturday in the absence of regular skipper Jeremy Ward, as coach Dawie Theron...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australia vs England Teamsheets #AUSvENG
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney Kick-off: 12h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Qantas Wallabies: 1. James Slipper 2. Stephen Moore (C) 3. Sekope Kepu 4. Will Skelton 5. Rob Simmons 6. Scott Fardy 7. Michael Hooper...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on England aiming for series whitewash
Eddie Jones has named Northampton Saints’ back-row forward Teimana Harrison in his starting 15 for the third and final Test match against Australia in Sydney on Saturday 25 June (kick-off 11am BST, live on Sky Sports 1). England are attempting to complete a...
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Jun 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies confirm bench
JUNE 24, 2016 Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has confirmed the final make-up of his bench ahead of the third and final Test against England at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tomorrow night (8.05pm AEST kick off). Western Force lock Adam Coleman is set...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on South Africa vs Ireland Teamsheets #IncomingSeries #SAvIRE
Date: 25 June 2016 Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 (SA) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team to take on the Boks in PE
15. Tiernan O’Halloran (Buccaneers/Connacht) 14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 13. Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster) 12. Stuart Olding (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 11. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 10. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) 9....
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley, Combrinck handed Bok starts in Irish decider
Photo: Anton Geyser Warren Whiteley (No 8) and Ruan Combrinck (wing) will make their first starts for the Springboks in the deciding third Test against Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The inclusion of these two players are the only...
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Jun 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named for series decider
15 Willie le Roux 14 Ruan Combrinck 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Damian de Allende 11 JP Pietersen 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Faf de Klerk 8 Warren Whiteley 7 Siya Kolisi 6 Francois Louw 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit 4 Eben Etzebeth 3 Frans Malherbe 2 Adriaan Strauss (C) 1 Tendai...
