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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Fresh approach for Springbok Sevens
A fresh approach to their preparations for their next two tournaments will hopefully rejuvenate the Springbok Sevens rugby squad as they look to regain their tournament-winning form in the Far East. The next two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Players named for New Zealand Under 20 March camp
The following players have been selected to take part in a New Zealand Under 20 trial camp this week. The camp will take place at the Massey University Sport and Rugby Institute from 5 to 9 March. The players are: Forwards Isileli Tu’ungafasi Auckland...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Janice Josephs trains with Bok Women’s Sevens
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has included former South African Olympic athlete Janice Josephs in his training squad on a trial basis as he looks to increase the depth in his squad. Josephs, a former heptathlon athlete, who specialised in...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland players return to clubs
Some 25 players were today released from the Scotland squad back to their clubs, making them available for selection during the fallow week of the RBS 6 Nations championship. Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby will both welcome nine players back into the...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland squad player update
The Scotland medical team issued the following squad update after yesterday’s RBS 6 Nations loss to Italy at BT Murrayfield Stadium. Hooker Ross Ford suffered a severe back spasm during the match, forcing him to be replaced by Fraser Brown in the 65th...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Johnson honoured to be England Counties captain
England Counties captain Billy Johnson OLD Albanians flanker Billy Johnson was surprised and honoured to be appointed captain of England Counties XV for their 37-3 win over Scotland Club XV at Fykle on Friday evening. Johnson marked his first appearance as...
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Feb 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on Shanahan praises England Counties XV ethos
ENGLAND Counties XV coach James Shanahan praised the ethos of the flagship representative team of community rugby in England after they had eased to a 37-3 win in their first-ever meeting with Scotland Club XV at Fylde. England Counties ran in six tries with...
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Feb 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Under 20 battle to 19-14 win against Ireland
Ireland Under 20 14 England Under 20 19 ENGLAND Under 20 sit on top of the Under 20 Six Nations table after a hard-fought 19-14 win against Ireland in Dublin. Second half tries from Piers O’Conor and Joe Marchant set England on their way, while James...
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Feb 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on CUP FINALISTS DECIDED FOR NATIONAL YOUTH SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SYDNEY
The Cup Finalists for tomorrow at the National Youth Sevens Championships at the Sydney Academy of Sport have been decided with some intriguing battles ahead. In the Boys tournament, NSW Wales Blue take on old rivals ACT while Queensland Red – who...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland vs England teamsheets #6Nations
Date: 1 March 2015 Venue: Lansdowne Road, Dublin Kick-off: 17hoo CAT (Live on SS1) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Ireland: 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 13. Jared Payne (Ulster) 12. Robbie Henshaw...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland name team to face England in Aviva Stadium
The Ireland coaching staff has named the team that will take on England in the Round 3 RBS 6 Nations Championship clash at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday 1st March. Jordi Murphy is the only change to the starting line-up that began the game against France. Paul...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Disciplinary Update – Pascal Pape
Pascal Pape, the France lock forward, has appealed in respect of the sanction imposed by an independent Six Nations Disciplinary Committee, which found that he had committed an act of foul play, an intentional strike with the knee, in the RBS 6 Nations match...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Goode and Nowell start for England against Ireland
Stuart Lancaster has named full back Alex Goode and wing Jack Nowell in his starting side to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday (kick-off 3pm, live one BBC One). Saracens’ Goode, who starred in the 12-6 triumph last time England were in Dublin,...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on STEPHEN LARKHAM AND NATHAN GREY TO JOIN QANTAS WALLABIES IN 2015
Australian Rugby Union today confirmed the appointment of two new assistant coaches for the Qantas Wallabies in Stephen Larkham and Nathan Grey. They will join the Qantas Wallabies’ coaching staff for the 2015 Test season while continuing in their...
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Feb 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on France vs Wales teamsheets #SupeRugby
Date: 28 February 2015 Venue: Stade de France, Paris Kick-off: 19hoo CAT (Live on SS6) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen France: Brice Dulin; Yoann Huget, Remi Lamerat, Wesley Fofana, Sofiane Guitoune; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Damien Chouly,...
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Feb 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland vs Italy teamsheets #6Nations
Date: 28 February 2015 Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh Kick-off: 16h30 CAT (Live on SS6) Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen SCOTLAND: 15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) 14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) 13 Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors) 12 Alex Dunbar...
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Feb 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Counties Under 18 training squad
Action at Hartpury College THE England Counties Under 18 selectors have named an extended squad to prepare for this season’s International Triangular Festival at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire between March 28 and April 4. The extended squad was...
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Feb 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Horne handed keys to number 10
Glasgow Warriors stand-off Peter Horne has been given the chance to bring his club form to the international arena, with the starting stand-off spot for this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at BT Murrayfield (28 February, kick-off 2.30pm)....
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Feb 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Womens Sevens to be tested in Atlanta
The Springbok Women’s Sevens have been drawn in a challenging pool with World Series log-leaders New Zealand, hosts USA and Russia for the third leg of the Women’s Sevens World Series in Atlanta on March 14 and 15. New Zealand, who won the 2012/2013 and...
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Feb 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on DISCIPLINARY UPDATE – FINN RUSSELL APPEAL DECISION
The appeal of Finn Russell was heard today at London Heathrow before an independent Six Nations Appeal Committee, chaired by Christopher Quinlan QC (England), together with Jean-Noel Couraud (France) and Mike Rafter (England). The Scotland outside half...
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Feb 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Harrison called up by #England #CountiesXV
Fylde’s Woodlands Memorial Ground ENGLAND Counties XV have called up prop Tom Harrison for their international against Scotland Club XV at Fylde’s Woodlands Memorial Ground on Friday February 27 (7.30pm). Harrison, who is on loan at National...
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Feb 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Settled under-20s squad selected as they look to build on home momentum
Head Coach Sean Lineen has made one change to the winning Scotland under-20 starting XV for this Friday’s Six Nations Championship match against Italy at Netherdale (kick off 7.30pm). Glasgow Hawks lock, Andrew Davidson’s replacement of his club...
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Feb 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Italy name their side for Murrayfield clash
Italy team (15-1) Luke McLean; Michele Visentin, Luca Morisi, Enrico Bacchin, Giovambattista Venditti; Kelly Haimona, Edoardo Gori; Sergio Parisse (capt), Simone Favaro, Francesco Minto; Joshua Furno George Fabio Biagi; Dario Chistolini, Leonardo Ghiraldini,...
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Feb 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Mclean returns to captain England Women
England Women have made three changes for their Six Nations clash against Ireland at Ashbourne RFC on Friday, kick off 730pm. England, who defeated Italy with a six-try 39-7 victory last time out, have called up Saracens’ Lauren Cattell to fullback....
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Feb 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland Women’s Team to face England Women
The Ireland Women’s team to play England Women in the third round of the RBS Women’s 6 Nations has been named. Coach Tom Tierney has made a single change to the team that lost out 5-10 to their French counterparts in the last outing of the...
