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Jul 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Barbarians team named to play Māori All Blacks
The New Zealand Barbarians team to play the Māori All Blacks at Eden Park, Auckland, this Saturday 18 July has been named. The team is: 1 Mitchell Graham (Taranaki) 2 Liam Coltman (Otago) 3 Ofa Tu’ungafasi (Auckland) 4 Alex Ainley (Tasman) 5 Dominic Bird...
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Jul 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia vs South Africa Teamsheets #RugbyChampionship
Date: 18 July 2015 Venue: Suncorp Stadium Kick-off: 12h05 (SA time) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Australia: 1. James Slipper 2. Stephen Moore, Captain 3. Sekope Kepu 4. Will Skelton 5. Rob Simmons 6. Scott Fardy 7. Michael Hooper, Vice Captain 8. Scott...
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Jul 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Giteau, Cooper and Genia to start for Qantas Wallabies in season opener
Matt Giteau, Quade Cooper and Will Genia return to the Qantas Wallabies starting line-up for an epic encounter against the Springboks at Suncorp Stadium this Saturday night. Giteau will earn his 93rd Test cap in the number 12 jersey following a four-year...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks vs Argentina Teamsheets #RugbyChampionship
Date: 17 July 2015 Venue:AMI Stadium Kick-off: 09h35 (SA time) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen All Blacks (test caps in brackets): 1. Tony Woodcock (111) 2. Keven Mealamu (124) 3. Owen Franks (68) 4. Luke Romano (18) 5. Brodie Retallick (37) 6. Jerome Kaino...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Allende highlights his class
Vodacom Rugby App Review: World XV After playing a starring role in the Springboks’ 46-10 victory over the World XV at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, there can be little doubt Damian de Allende is a world-class act. The Springbok inside centre was...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on #HomeGroundAdvantage competition
Corne Krige talks to us about the Castle Lager #HomeGroundAdvantage competition where you and two mates could win a spot on the back of the official Springbok jersey. Corne also tells us who he would chose to be with him on the back of the Bok jersey....
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on MEYER ROTEER ALWEER #PaleToe
Artikel deur Simon Riekert #Paletoe! Gaan sy rotasiebeleid werk en sy proefnemings met kombinasies slaag of gaan hy die geleentheid gebruik om in hierdie kompetisie waarin Suid Afrika maar swak vertoon, met konserwatiewe keuses ʼn beker te besorg? Het...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Argentina name their side to take on the All Blacks
Argentina take on New Zealand in Christchurch in their Rugby Championship opener on Friday. The team is as follows: 15-Joaquin Tuculet, 14-Horacio Agulla, 13-Marcelo Bosch, 12- Jeronimo De la Fuente, 11-Santiago Cordero, 10-Nicolas Sanchez, 9-Tomas Cubelli,...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Burger back in Springbok starting line-up
Photo: Werner Nysschen Schalk Burger is back in the Springboks’ starting line-up for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener against Australia at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Burger’s inclusion at No 8, after a great performance as...
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Jul 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on ARU locks away rising star Will Skelton for two more years
The Australian Rugby Union has locked away one of Rugby’s best young talents with NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton signing a new two-year contract extension. Skelton is one of the rising stars of Australian Rugby and at just 22 years of age has already earned...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Test against Argentina
The All Blacks team to play Argentina at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, on Friday 17 July in the Investec Rugby Championship-opening match has been named. Exciting winger Waisake Naholo will make his Test debut, and another new All Black, hooker Codie Taylor, is...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Boks receive clean bill of health in Brisbane
All 31 players in the Springbok tour squad were given the green light to be considered for selection for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener against Australia. The South Africans will only have two full training sessions and a light captain’s run...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pumas to host Springboks at Vélez Sarsfield
Photo: Werner Nysschen With The Castle Lager Rugby Championship set to kick off this Friday, La Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) has confirmed its final home match against South Africa on Saturday 15 August will be played at Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires,...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in Brisbane
Photo: Werner Nysschen The Springboks arrived in Brisbane late on Monday (Australian time) after travelling in two groups to the capital city of Queensland, where they will face the Wallabies in the opening round of a condensed Castle Lager Rugby Championship...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Absa urges you to play your greatest game
Absa – sponsor of the Springboks – has called on all South Africans to play their greatest games by highlighting how they are positive agents for social change. From Saturday 11 July, South Africans will be recognised for the positive impact they are...
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Jul 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks off to Australia
The Springboks had their first outing on Saturday when they played the World XV at Newlands in Cape Town on the weekend. The match did provide much needed game time for some players, but one would be naive to read too much into the final result as the...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks vs World XV Post Match
Written by Ryan Tuck / Rugby 15 Photo: Werner Nysschen The Springboks ran out 46 – 10 winners against a World XV at DHL Newlands on Saturday in what would be a good indicator for Heyneke Meyer to see how far along his team are in preparation for, firstly,...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad for Brisbane confirmed
Photo: Werner Nischen / Rugby 15 The Springbok selectors on Sunday finalised the squad of 31 players that will travel to Brisbane for the opening match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, next Saturday at the Suncorp Stadium against the Wallabies....
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on England storm to victory over Spain
EIGHT of the best from England saw them brush aside Spain to march into the Cup quarter-finals at the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix 7s Series and Dan Norton insists the strong finish is just the confidence boost the team needed. England crossed...
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Jul 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on England seal second win at Exeter Sevens
RUARIDH McConnochie helped England to a comeback victory over Lithuania in their second game at the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix 7s Series but admits they can’t afford such a slow start again. Early tries from Donatas Vilimavicius and Dovydas...
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Jul 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Meyer happy with season opener
Photo: Werner Nischen / Rugby 15 Springbok coach, Heyneke Meyer, on Saturday expressed his satisfaction with his team’s season opening performance against a very durable World XV at DHL Newlands.The Springboks won 46-10 in difficult conditions after scoring...
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Jul 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bibby pleased with Italy win at Exeter Sevens
ENGLAND kicked off the Exeter leg of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix 7s Series in impressive fashion with victory over Italy and Dan Bibby admits it was the perfect game to blow the cobwebs away. Having played a youthful squad for the first two legs of the...
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Jul 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Maori All Blacks second half sting conquers Flying Fijians
After trailing in the opening half, the Maori All Blacks have come back to defeat an impressive Fijian team 27-26 at ANZ Stadium in Suva. It was the side’s 305th victory in their 437th match against all opposition, and 20th victory against Fiji in 29...
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Jul 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sit down with Bok captains for Madibaz dinner
Two Springbok captains will lead a squad of national rugby heroes for an entertaining panel discussion at the Madibaz Bok Banter gala dinner in Port Elizabeth on September 3. Former SA skippers Hannes Marais and André Vos have confirmed their...
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Jul 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on England name squad for Exeter Sevens
England Sevens have named an experienced squad for the final leg of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix at Sandy Park, Exeter this weekend (July 11-12). Richard De Carpentier, Alex Gray, Charlie Hayter, Warwick Lahmert, Dan Norton and James Rodwell return to...
