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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Womens Sevens claim thrilling win in Brazil 7s Final
New Zealand 17 – Australia 10 The New Zealand Women’s Sevens team bagged their second tournament win of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series with a thrilling 17 – 10 victory over Australia in the Final of the Brazil Sevens this morning (NZT)....
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on DJ Forbes ruled out of USA Sevens
Photo: Marc Sing Key Lote Raikabula called in All Blacks Sevens Captain DJ Forbes has been ruled out of this week’s USA Sevens in Las Vegas and has been replaced by veteran sevens player Lote Raikabula. Forbes sustained a mid-foot sprain and avulsion...
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA NAME UNCHANGED SQUAD FOR LAS VEGAS SEVENS
Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens Head Coach has named an unchanged squad for the fifth round of the 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series in Las Vegas, starting Saturday (AEDT). Following the Wellington Sevens last weekend, John once again goes with the same...
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on England squad amendment
The following England players assembled at Pennyhill Park this evening to train for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Italy at Twickenham. Forwards Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby) Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons) Calum Clark (Northampton Saints) Dan Cole...
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Womens Sevens finish 12th in Brazil
The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Sunday finished the Brazil Sevens World Series in a disappointing 12th position following defeats against Fiji and China on the final day of the tournament. The team went down against England, Canada and Russia in a tough...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Under 20 lose to Wales in Colwyn Bay
Wales U20 21 England U20 15 England Under 20 fell to defeat against Wales in their opening game of the Six Nations, losing 21-15 at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay. Head Coach Jon Callard’s charges got off to a difficult start and found themselves 3-0 down...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland squad update
The Scotland medical team provided the following player update after yesterday’s RBS 6 Nations loss to France in Paris. Wing Tommy Seymour sustained a hip injury in the 18th minute of the match and will require further assessment on his return to...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen cleans up at SARU Player of the Year Awards
Photo: Etienne Burger Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen was the star of the annual South African Rugby Union Player of the Year Awards when he walked off with three awards, including the main award of the season. Vermeulen was named SARU Rugby Player of the Year...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rugby fixtures for the week
Photo: Ruby Wolff #VarsityCup #SupeRugby #6Nations #PremCup #Blitzboks Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Times: SA Varsity Cup: 9 February: 16:45 PUKKE v MADIBAZ, SS1 18:30 SHIMLAS v TUKS, Not televised 18:30 CUT v UJ, Not Televised 19:00 UCT v MATIES, SS1...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women Sevens set to face Australia in Brazil Cup Quarter-Final
England’s Natasha Hunt England Women will play Australia in the Cup quarter-finals of the Sevens World Series in Brazil on Sunday. In the second round of the World Series, Simon Middleton’s side struggled on day one with a tough pool against South...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE WOMEN’S SEVENS TEAM SET FOR MOUTHWATERING QUARTER-FINAL CLASH WITH ENGLAND IN BRAZIL
The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team will play England in the Sao Paulo Sevens Cup Quarter-Finals tomorrow morning (AEDT) after going three from three in the pool stages at the Arena Barueri overnight. Australia posted over a century of points...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Under 20 lose to Wales in Colwyn Bay
James Chisholm in action Wales U20 21 England U20 15 England Under 20 fell to defeat against Wales in their opening game of the Six Nations, losing 21-15 at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay. Head Coach Jon Callard’s charges got off to a difficult start and found...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Disappointing start for Bok Womens Sevens in Brazil
The Springbok Women’s Sevens will enter the second day of the Brazil World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday under pressure to deliver favourable results following a disappointing start to the series on Saturday in which they suffered defeats in all three pool...
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Feb 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens finish second in Wellington
Charlie Hayter scoring against Scotland ENGLAND Sevens fell at the final hurdle of the Wellington Sevens, finishing second behind hosts New Zealand after losing a tense final 27-21. With the home support of the Westpac Stadium, New Zealand shot out of the...
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Feb 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wales Injury Update
The Wales squad management has today issued a medical update following the Wales v England international at the Millennium Stadium. In relation to George North, he passed head injury protocol tests that were carried out in the medical room in addition to an...
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Feb 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks stay top of World Series log after third place in Wellington
The Springbok Sevens remain top of the HSBC Sevens World Series after finishing third in the Wellington Sevens in New Zealand, the fourth in the international series of eight tournaments. South Africa head the log with 76 points halfway through the World...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens clinch quarterfinal spot with hard-fought USA win
Photo: Marc Sing Key South Africa fought hard for their 26-14 win over the United States in their final pool A match on Friday morning (SA time) to clinch a Cup quarterfinal place at the Wellington Sevens in New Zealand. The Springbok Sevens will meet Kenya...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens to face Fiji in Wellington quarter-final
TWO wins over Papua New Guinea and Canada ensured England Sevens squad made it through to the cup quarter-finals in Wellington despite a 24-5 defeat to hosts New Zealand in their final game of day one. Simon Amor’s side will face Fiji on Day 2 in Wellington...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE SEVENS TO FACE HOSTS NZ IN CUP QUARTER-FINALS IN WELLINGTON
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has set up a lunchtime Quarter-Final date with hosts New Zealand on Saturday after finishing second in Pool C at the Wellington Sevens. Victories over Wales (36-5) and Portugal (29-0) earlier in the day secured...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Six Nations kicks off in style at Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium will be pulling out all the stops to create its greatest spectacular yet when Wales take on England at home in the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship this weekend. The sell-out match will kick off at 8.05pm tomorrow (Friday...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Conrad Smith looking forward to swansong year in New Zealand
Accolades are flowing for the All Blacks most capped centre and Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith, who has today confirmed he is leaving New Zealand rugby at the end of the 2015 season. 33-year-old Smith will join French club Pau on a two-year deal at the end...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Italy vs Ireland Teamsheets – RBS 6 Nations
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome Date: 7/2/2015 Time: 16h30 CAT Televised live on SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Italy: 15 Andrea Masi; 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Luke McLean; 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori; 1 Matias...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Paul O’Connell will captain the side on his 97th cap for his country and is partnered in the second row by Devin Toner. The front-row is made up of Jack McGrath, Rory Best and Mike Ross. The back-row consists of Peter O’Mahony, Sean O’Brien...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Venue: Millennium Stadium, Wales Kick-off: 22h05 CAT Date: 6/2/2015 Televised live on SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wales: WALES TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND: 15- Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon), 14- Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), 13- Jonathan Davies (ASM Clermont...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on France vs Scotland Teamsheets – RBS 6 Nations
Venue:Stade de France, Paris Kick-off: 19h00CAT Date: 7/2/2015 Televised: Live on SS1 – from 18h40 CAT Check your local listings Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen France: Team: 15-Scott Spedding, 14-Yoann Huget, 13-Mathieu Bastareaud, 12-Wesley Fofana,...
