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Dec 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Stage set for Sevens Wellington – Pools confirmed
Photo: Marc Sing Key The All Blacks Sevens will face England, Canada and Papua New Guinea in their pool games at the 2015 Sevens Wellington tournament. The draw for the February 6 and 7 tournament comes after South Africa’s 26-17 win over the New Zealand...
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Dec 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pools declared for New Zealand Sevens in Wellington
Photo: Stan Blumberg World Rugby has confirmed the pool draw for the New Zealand Sevens in Wellington, round four of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2014/15 on 6-7 February 2015. After their Cup win at the third round of the Series in Port Elizabeth, South...
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Dec 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on South Africa Sevens claim consecutive home titles and double in HSBC Sevens World Series
South Africa moved to the top of the HSBC Sevens World Series points table in Port Elizabeth on Sunday when they claimed a second consecutive World Series title in as many weeks. The Springbok Sevens defeated New Zealand 26-17 in a pulsating final of the Cell...
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Dec 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke cruise through the Cup quarters
South Africa cruised through to the semi-final of the Cup after defeating England 31 – 7. England were physical and had a good start going ahead 7 -0 after 2 min. South Africa absorbed the pressure and created a number of opportunities which they...
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Dec 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke on fire in PE
Photo: Marc Sing Key South Africa had the perfect start on day 1 of the Sa7s and look on track to becoming the first South African team to successfully defend their home title. The Blitzbokke were too strong for their opponents racking up convincing wins over...
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Dec 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on England 7s through to Cup quarter-final in South Africa
ENGLAND Sevens are through to the Cup quarter-finals at the South Africa 7s in Port Elizabeth with two wins from three on Day 1. They will take on hosts South Africa on Day 2 at 12:19am CAT. With both sides already qualified, England lost their third Pool...
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Dec 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA SET FOR MOUTHWATERING CLASH WITH FIJI IN PORT ELIZABETH
Photo: Marc Sing Key The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has qualified for the Cup Quarter-Finals at the South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth and will play series leaders Fiji on Sunday evening (AEDT). Australia finished second in Pool B after...
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Dec 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on South Africa into Cup quarters as Afrika reaches milestone
Photo: Marc Sing Key The Springbok Sevens qualified for the Cup quarterfinals of the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens on Saturday when they topped pool A, beating the USA, Kenya and Wales along the way. The defending champions will face England in the first...
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Dec 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke win South African Sevens opener
South Africa recorded a convincing win against a physical USA team in their opening game of the South African Sevens. The defending champions winning the game 26 points to 0, scoring 4 tries in the process. Seabelo Senatla scored the first of the try of the...
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Dec 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke vs USA Teamsheets #RSAvUSA
Blitzbokke: 1. Ruhan Nel 2. Philip Snyman 3. Frankie Horne 4. Kwagga Smith 5. Werner Kok 6. Kyle Brown (Captain) 7. Branco du Preez 8. Rayno Benjamin 9. Warrick Gelant 10. Cecil Afrika 11. Seabelo Senatla 12. Cheslin Kolbe USA: 1. Carlin Isles 2. Pat Blair 3....
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Dec 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Online concussion education module success
Professional rugby in England welcomed the news that all professional players, coaches and referees have completed the new mandatory online concussion education module within the required two month window. A joint initiative between Premiership Rugby, the...
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Dec 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Final squads declared for Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
Photo: Marc Sing Key Defending champions South Africa name an unchanged side for their home tournament, while we pick seven players to watch ahead of round three on the HSBC Sevens World Series. The final squads of 12 have been declared by the 16...
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Dec 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Johannesburg and Durban host 2015 Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday confirmed the home venues for the 2015 Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The Springboks will play New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park (formerly Ellis Park), Johannesburg, on Saturday, 25 July and Argentina at...
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Dec 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on QUADE COOPER RE-SIGNS WITH AUSTRALIAN RUGBY
Qantas Wallabies and Queensland Rugby flyhalf Quade Cooper has committed to Australian Rugby for another year in a deal that will take him through until the end of 2015. The 26-year-old flyhalf has been impressive during the recent Spring Tour and will be...
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Dec 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on WELLS CALLED UP TO REPLACE INJURED JELOUDEV FOR PORT ELIZABETH
Photo: Marc Sing Key Michael Wells has been called up to the squad to play at the South Africa Sevens. Michael Wells has been drafted into the Australian squad for the South Africa Sevens after Greg Jeloudev was ruled out with an ankle injury. Wells linked up...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Brodie Retallick named Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year
Photo: Getty Images – Michael Bradley Success celebrated at 2014 Steinlager Rugby Awards All Black Brodie Retallick has backed up his World Rugby International Player of the Year award by being named the Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year at the 2014...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tickets selling fast for Sevens showpiece in PE
Photo: Mark Sing Key Tickets for the weekend’s Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens are selling at a hot pace, with locals snapping up more than 4 000 tickets on Thursday alone. With less than 48 hours to go until kick-off on Saturday morning, event organisers...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on PAUL TREU TO STEP DOWN AFTER SA7s
Paul Treu will step down from his role as Kenya Sevens Performance Director and Head Coach after this weekend’s Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens. He said in a statement, ” It has been a very difficult decision, but I believe it is the right decision for...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens tweak squad for Port Elizabeth
England Sevens have made three changes to their squad for this weekend’s HSBC Sevens World Series leg in Port Elizabeth this weekend (13-14 December), with Alex Davis, Sam Stanley and London Scottish No.8 Mark Bright all coming in. The trio replace injured...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens name unchanged squad for SA title defence
Photo: Mark Sing Key The Springbok Sevens have announced an unchanged squad for the defence of their home Cup title, the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament. Port Elizabeth will host Round 3 of the HSBC Sevens World Series at the Nelson Mandela Bay...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on #Blitzbokke team for #SA7s
1. Ruhan Nel 2. Philip Snyman 3. Frankie Horne 4. Kwagga Smith 5. Werner Kok 6. Kyle Brown captain 7. Branco du Preez 8.Rayno Benjamin 9. Warrick Gelant 10. Cecil Afrika 11. Seabelo Senatla 12. Cheslin Kolbe...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on South Africa must deliver on home soil – Brown
Having spent much of South Africa’s Cup win in Dubai watching from the sidelines, captain Kyle Brown is looking forward to being in the thick of the action when the HSBC Sevens World Series continues in Port Elizabeth this weekend. Brown came off the bench...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Improved governance for NZRU Board following change to Constitution
-Zonal restrictions to be removed -Five Board Members to be elected from all Provincial Unions -Three independent Board Members to be appointed >From next year vacancies for elected positions on the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) Board can be filled from any...
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Dec 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby welcomes additional support for sevens Olympic campaign
New Zealand Rugby today thanked High Performance Sport New Zealand for expanding its support for the sevens Olympic programme. High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) has granted an additional $100,000 in each of 2015 and 2016 to help meet the costs of the...
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Dec 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Four South African referees on Six Nations panel
South African referees Jaco Peyper, Craig Joubert, Stuart Berry and television match official (TMO) Shaun Veldsman will all officiate in the 2015 RBS Six Nations competition, World Rugby has announced. Peyper will take charge of the match between France and...
