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Nov 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES CONFIRM BENCH FOR ENGLAND CLASH
The Qantas Wallabies have confirmed their eight-man bench for Saturday’s Cook Cup and Spring Tour clash against England at Twickenham. The Qantas Wallabies line-up is as follows: 1. James Slipper (Queensland Reds- 62 Tests) 2. Saia Fainga’a (Queensland...
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Nov 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz ready for student rugby sevens in George
The Port Elizabeth-based NMMU Madibaz will face stiff opposition when they take on South Africa’s top rugby-playing institutions at the University Sport South Africa rugby sevens tournament in George on December 1 and 2. This will be the fifth...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Trophy Tour arrives in Dubai
Rugby’s most prestigious prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, has arrived in the United Arab Emirates as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The visit to Dubai marks the halfway point of the Trophy Tour which is visiting 15 countries over 12 months as part of a...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on PREVIEW: WALES VS SOUTH AFRICA
Written by William Brown – Rugby 15 Photo: Anton Geyser The travelling Springboks come up against Wales in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, in a test which is the last on their current tour of Italy and the British Isles. The previous...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on George Ford Bo Owen Farrell gekies
Skrywer: Carli Kock Foto: Werner Nysschen Photography Engeland se Billy Twelvetrees sal in die plek van Owen Farrell Saterdag teen die sukkelende Qantas Wallabies, uitdraf. Twelvetrees sal die nommer 12-trui oor sy kop trek en George Ford sal die skopskoen...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Several regulars return to Blitzboks fold for Dubai, PE
Exciting Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant will make his debut for South Africa at the Dubai HSBC World Sevens Series in December after being named in coach Neil Powell’s 12-man squad on Thursday for Round 2 of the International Sevens...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ross Cronje to join Springboks in Cardiff
Xerox Golden Lions scrumhalf Ross Cronje has been called up to the Springbok tour squad in Cardiff as replacement for Rudy Paige. Paige injured his medial knee ligaments in training earlier this week and will be out for approximately four weeks. A request was...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Twelvetrees starts at centre against Australia
Billy Twelvetrees has been handed his first start of the 2014 QBE Internationals against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm, live on Sky Sports HD 2). The Gloucester Rugby centre, who started every game in last season’s RBS 6 Nations...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wales side for Bok clash
Wales have made three changes to their side to face South Africa on Saturday, with Gethin Jenkins, Scott Baldwin and Liam Williams all coming into the starting XV. Jenkins and Baldwin will link up with Samson Lee to form the same front-row that started the...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND
Qantas Wallabies lock Rob Simmons will play his milestone 50th Test for Australia in Saturday’s Cook Cup and Spring Tour clash against England at Twickenham. The 25-year-old becomes the sixth Australian forward to reach the 50-game milestone in 2014,...
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Nov 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens named for Dubai and South Africa
All Blacks Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named the team to play the next two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series; Dubai Sevens (5-6 December) and South Africa Sevens (13-14 December). It features two new caps in Murphy Taramai and Sam Vaka. The...
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Nov 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Mack returns to boost Canada sevens
New Canada sevens coach Liam Middleton has been able to recall some key players as he prepares for his first tour over the upcoming rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Dubai and South Africa. Phil Mack, Sean White and Admir Cejvanovic have all been...
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Nov 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Mitchell returns to captain England Sevens
England Sevens captain Tom Mitchell returns to Simon Amor’s setup having missed the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series through an injury suffered at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The leading points scorer watched on as Phil Burgess...
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Nov 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks to kick off 2015 WR U20 Championship against hosts Italy
South Africa will kick off their World Rugby Under-20 Championship (formerly IRB Junior World Championship) campaign against hosts Italy on 2 June 2015, World Rugby has announced. The Junior Springboks are the top seeded team in Pool B and their group...
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Nov 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Sevens name squad for Dubai
Photo caption:Tom Mitchell in action for England ENGLAND Sevens have named their squad for the second leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series in Dubai, and welcome captain Tom Mitchell back into the mix. Mitchell was injured during England’s Commonwealth Games...
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Nov 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks make 8 changes ahead of Wales test
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photographty Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis, Willie le Roux, Cornal Hendricks and Lwazi Mvovo are back in the Springbok starting line-up for Saturday’s Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The changes...
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Nov 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Steinlager Rugby Awards nominees
After a successful season where they retained their number one world ranking for the fifth consecutive year the All Blacks dominate the nominations for the 2014 Steinlager Rugby Awards. The All Blacks are nominated for the adidas Team of the Year, Steve...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on England name unchanged match 23 for Australia
The players who defeated Samoa will line up against Wallabies Owen Farrell and Billy Twelvetrees compete for inside centre role England have named an unchanged match 23 for Saturday’s QBE International against Australia (2.30pm, live on Sky Sports HD). The...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on New faces for Australia, NZ and USA women
World champions New Zealand will begin their quest for a third successive Women’s Sevens Series title in Dubai next week with two new faces in their squad in Charlotte Scanlan and school teacher Morgan Morrow. While captain Huriana Manuel (leg) and Kayla...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby U20 Championship 2015 schedule announced
The match schedule and kick-off times for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship (formerly IRB Junior World Championship) have been announced. The tournament which runs from 2-20 June, 2015 in northern Italy sees England returning to defend their crown...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Powerful Academy squad picked for Harare and Dubai
SARU has confirmed a strong SA Sevens Academy squad, featuring several players with HSBC Sevens World Series experience, to participate in the forthcoming international invitational tournaments in Harare and Dubai. The Harare tournament takes places this...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pienaar to lead Bok Women Sevens in Dubai
Marithy Pienaar will captain the Springbok Women Sevens in Dubai in the opening leg of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens World Series on December 4 and 5 in the absence of regular captain Zenay Jordaan who will continue her knee rehabilitation. Springbok Women...
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Nov 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Women’s Sevens team named for World Series opener in Dubai
The World Champion New Zealand Women’s Sevens team launch their 2014/2015 World Series campaign in Dubai next week with two new faces in the mix. The team is: 1 Ruby Tui 2 Carla Hohepa 3 Hazel Tubic 4 Jordon Webber 5 Sarah Goss...
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Nov 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Womens squad announced for Sevens World Series opener
England Women’s Sevens Head Coach Simon Middleton has announced his squad to compete in the opening round of the Sevens World Series in Dubai, December 4-5. England, who will be playing in their first tournament since winning the XVs Rugby World Cup in...
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Nov 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley and Du Plessis ruled out of Cardiff Test
Warren Whiteley and Jannie du Plessis are the only members of the current Springbok tour squad who will not be available to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, joining a long list of players already out of action because of injury. Whiteley picked up a calf...
