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Jun 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to play England
The New Zealand team to take on England in the final of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship 2015 in Cremona, Italy, has been named. The team is as follows: 1 Ricky Riccitelli Hawke’s Bay 2 Liam Polwart ...
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Jun 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager rally behind the Boks #HomeGroundAdvantage
As the Springboks take on the world on foreign soil, Castle Lager will be going all out to give our boys ‘Home Ground Advantage’ by rallying support from every corner of the country. Castle Lager, proud sponsor of the Springboks, will bolster...
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Jun 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Captain, My Captain
Written by: David vd Merwe @djvanman Heyneke Meyer might be in a difficult position come the first test of the Castle Lager Incoming tour. Jean de Villiers will not be ready to play as yet and Duane Vermeulen’s selection is uncertain at this stage due...
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Jun 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TO HOST ENGLAND IN HISTORIC 2016 TEST SERIES
Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to host first ever three-Test series between the Qantas Wallabies and England First Qantas Wallabies Test match at AAMI Park, Melbourne The Qantas Wallabies will play England in a blockbuster three-Test series in...
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Jun 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on England tickets available as further 30,000 Rugby World 2015 tickets set to go on general sale
Fans will have a further opportunity to buy England and Quarter Final tickets when more Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets go on general sale next week. With unprecedented demand for tickets, an additional 30,000 tickets will go on sale at 10am on Thursday June 25,...
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Jun 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks want to finish #WorldRugbyU20s on winning note
The Junior Springboks want to finish the World Rugby Under-20 Championship on a winning note when they face France on Saturday in the play-off for third place at the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. The bronze medal match takes place at 18h30 in Cremona,...
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Jun 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women’s squad announced for final round of Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix
England Women have made three changes for the final round of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix in Brive this weekend (June 20-21). England, who finished third in round one in Russia on Sunday, will be led by Susie Appleby as she takes over the coaching...
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Jun 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women give a boost to big weekend for Festival of Rugby 2015
Hundreds of people got the chance to celebrate rugby at the two headline events of the first weekend of the Festival of Rugby 2015. England Women’s Rugby World Cup winners Marlie Packer and Tamara Taylor were on hand to lend their support – Packer...
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Jun 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby mourns the loss of Brian Cox #ARU
Australian Rugby has joined together in the mourning of Wallaby number 338, Brian Phillip Cox who passed away over the weekend at the age of 86. Cox lived at Manly on Sydney’s Northern beaches and represented NSW on 14 occasions and earned nine Test caps...
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Jun 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Smith stands down as Head Coach for tour
Black Ferns Head Coach, Greg Smith, has voluntarily stood down from his role for the team’s upcoming tour to Canada. This follows Waikato Rugby’s judicial decision to suspend him from coaching for 14 weeks. New Zealand Rugby and Smith yesterday...
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Jun 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks post-match reaction
The Junior Springboks will meet France on Saturday at 18h30 in Cremona in the playoff for third place after losing their World Rugby Under-20 Championship semi-final 28-20 to England in Calvisano on Monday night. The South Africans received two...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks go down to England U20 in Calvisano
The Junior Springboks on Monday evening lost 28-20 to defending champions England in their World Rugby Under-20 Championship semi-final in Calvisano and will now contest the bronze final on Saturday against France, who earlier lost against New Zealand in the...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia defeat Scotland at World Rugby U20 Championship
A dominant second half from the Australian U20s against Scotland has seen Australia claim a 31-21 victory in the fifth v eighth playoff at the World Rugby U20 Championship. Two tries to Australia’s Jonah Placid helped the Australian side to the win with the...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sam Cane recommits to New Zealand Rugby through to 2017
New Zealand Rugby is celebrating another re-signing with impressive All Blacks and Chiefs flanker Sam Cane recommitting to the national body and his Super team for the next two years. The 23 year-old Reporoa-raised Bay of Plenty loose forward was first...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Schoeman pleased as SARU Sevens Academy clinch Roma Sevens title
SARU Sevens Academy coach Marius Schoeman expressed his satisfaction with the performance of his South African outfit at the Roma Sevens this past weekend after the team secured a third consecutive title in as many years in the Italian capital. The silverware...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks vs England u20 Teamsheets #WorldRugbyU20s #SemiFinal
Date: 15 June 2015 Kick-off: 20h30 CAT Venue: Calvisano, Italy Televised: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Junior Springboks: 15. Warrick Gelant (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 14. Khanyo Ngcukana (DHL Western Province) 13. EW Viljoen (DHL Western Province) 12....
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Zimbabwe to feature in SARU Women’s Interprovincial competitions
The Zimbabwean women’s team will make their debut in the South African Interprovincial Sevens Competition and the inaugural Girls Under-18 tournament this year, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Monday. The dates for the SARU Sevens...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Thompson “Sandi” Magxala 1942-2015
Photo of Thompson Magxala, taken in August 2012, when SARU captured the handprints of former national captains at the launch of the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum in Cape Town. Picture credit: Gallo Images. The South African Rugby Union on Monday...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women through to Rugby Europe Sevens Quarter-Finals
England’s Claire Allan England Women will face Ireland in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix in Kazan, Russia, tomorrow (Sunday). Simon Middleton’s side head into day two of the first leg of the series with an unbeaten record...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on RFU AGM hears of another strong year
RFU President Jason Leonard OBE The RFU held its Annual General Meeting today, Friday June 12. RFU Chief Executive Ian Ritchie presented his report for season 2014/15 and told Council members that this was a most exciting year to be reporting on. “We have...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks change two for World Rugby Under-20 semi-final
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron made two changes to his match-23 for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship semi-final clash against defending champions England on Monday evening in Calvisano, Italy. DHL Western Province flank Rikus Bothma takes over the...
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Jun 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheika confirms Preliminary Qantas Wallabies Train-on Squad
With the Melbourne Rebels, Queensland Reds and Western Force’s Asteron Life Super Rugby seasons coming to end, Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Chieka has named a preliminary train-on squad for the opening round of The Rugby Championship on July 18...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Queen’s birthday honours for rugby family
Jonny Wilkinson CBE – seen here with Prince Harry at an event at Twickenham earlier this week to mark 100 days to go until the start of Rugby World Cup 2015 ENGLAND rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson has been made a Commander of the Order of the British...
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Jun 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks in good shape ahead of England World Under 20s semifinal
After enjoying a training-free day on Thursday, the Junior Boks resumed their World Rugby Under-20 preparations on Friday in Parma, Italy, for their semi-final clash against defending champions England. The evening match takes place on Monday 15 June in...
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Jun 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens turn attention to qualifiers
The Springbok Women’s Sevens have turned their attention to the Women’s World Series and Olympic Games qualifiers after returning to camp following the completion of the 2014/2015 World Series. The team assembled at their training base in...
