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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Marthinus (Tinus) Linee 1969 – 2014
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday paid tribute to former Springbok and Western Province centre Tinus Linee, who passed away at the age of 45. Linee passed away at his home on Monday morning following a 19-month...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on RIP Tinus Linee: 1969-2014
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Western Province Rugby would like to extend its condolences to the family of former Western Province centre Tinus Linee, who passed away at his home this morning after a brave battle with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). Linee,...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kitchener replaces Launchbury in England squad
GRAHAM KITCHENER (Leicester Tigers) has been added to the England squad to prepare for Saturday’s QBE International against New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium (2.30pm, live on Sky Sports HD). Kitchener comes in for Joe Launchbury (Wasps), who will miss the...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive safely in sunny Dublin
Photo: Ruby Wolff A bright sunshiny but chilly day greeted the Springboks when they arrived in Dublin on Sunday, where they kick off the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Ireland this weekend. The South Africans left Johannesburg on Saturday night and...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on International Fixtures
Photo: Anton Geyser Times CAT (SA) November 2014 8 Italy v Samoa Stadio Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno 16:00 8 England v New Zealand Twickenham, London 16:30 8 Wales v Australia Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 16:30 8 France v Fiji Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 18:45 8...
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Nov 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on The Qantas Wallabies have defeated the Barbarians
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Qantas Wallabies have defeated the Barbarians 40 to 36 in a close encounter at Twickenham Stadium in London on Sunday morning. The Wallabies scored six tries to the Barbarians five in 77 point match that saw both sides...
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Nov 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls men and Border women win SARU Interprovincial Sevens
The Blue Bulls men and Border A women’s teams were crowned the SARU Interprovincial Sevens champions at West Coast School in Saldanha on Saturday after winning the Cup Finals at the annual tournament. The tournament, which featured 16 men’s teams and 18...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES CONFIRM BENCH FOR BARBARIANS CLASH
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography The Qantas Wallabies have confirmed their eight-man bench for Saturday’s opening match of the 2014 Spring Tour against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Qantas Wallabies line-up is as follows: 1. Benn Robinson (NSW...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on RWC 2015: Pool B profile
With the line-up for Rugby World Cup 2015 now complete, we continue our series of pool-by-pool guides with a look at Pool B Japan’s rise from 15th place to 11th in the IRB World Rankings since the Pool Allocation Draw was made in London in December 2012 has...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Japan side named for 1st Maori game
Japan coach Eddie Jones named his side Thursday for Saturday’s game against the Maori All Blacks in Kobe. With the game not an official test and a number of players unavailable through injury, Jones has named a mix of the experienced and not so...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on USA vs All Blacks Teamsheets
Photo: Ruby Wolff Men’s Eagles v New Zealand All Blacks 1. Eric Fry 2. Phil Thiel 3. Olive Kilifi 4. Samu Manoa 5. Hayden Smith 6. Todd Clever (C) 7. Scott Lavalla 8. Danny Barrett 9. Mike Petri 10. Adam Siddall 11. Brett Thompson...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Barbarian side to face Australia
Barbarians T Nanai Williams (Chiefs); F Halai (Blues, NZ), J de Jongh (Stormers, SA), F Saili (Blues, NZ), N Cummins (Coca Cola West Red Sparks, Aus); C Slade (Crusaders, NZ), T Cubelli (Belgrano Ath, Arg); M Stevens (Sharks, Eng), J Parsons (Blues), A...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION FINDS KURTLEY BEALE GUILTY OF BREACHING WALLABY TEAM PROTOCOLS AND IMPOSES $3,000 FINE
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale has been found guilty of breaching team protocols and fined $3,000, following an ARU Integrity investigation into a verbal altercation with members of the Wallaby management team on a...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Under 20 training squad named
Preparations for the 2015 Junior World Championships have begun with the selection of 51 players to attend the New Zealand Under 20s camp. The camp, from 27 November to 3 December will be held at the Sport and Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. Further...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Top provincial Sevens players to display their skills in Saldanha
South Africa’s top provincial Sevens players will have the opportunity to show off their skills at the SARU Interprovincial Sevens tournament in Saldanha on Friday and Saturday when they compete for title as champions in the annual event. The...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on AIG brings live streaming of All Blacks v USA Test to 127 territories #USAvAllBlacks
The sold-out match between the All Blacks and the USA Eagles this weekend will be live streamed at no cost on All Blacks TV to 127 territories thanks to the support of match presenting sponsor AIG. The All Blacks take on the USA Eagles at Soldier Field in...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named to play historic Test against USA Record American crowd to see team take on US Eagles
Photo: Anton Geyser The All Blacks team to play the United States this weekend has been named, with the All Blacks selectors unveiling a team combining young All Blacks talent and experienced heads for the historic match at Soldier Field, Chicago. The...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE TEAM TO PLAY BARBARIANS
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Qantas Wallabies backrower Matt Hodgson will be given the honour of captaining Australia in Saturday’s opening match of the 2014 Spring Tour against the Barbarians at Twickenham. New Qantas Wallabies coach Michael...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Exciting trio to perform at Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens
Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images The 2014 Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens promises to be an even bigger success than last year, when more than 50 000 rugby fans saw the Springbok Sevens secure their home tournament title after a pulsating final against...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on McKee Pleased with Attitude of the Fijian Players
Vodafone Flying Fijians Coach, John McKee is pleased with the attitude of the Vodafone Flying Fijian players following a rugby and gym session at the Regulation 9 Camp in Toulouse, France. “Yesterday (Monday) we had a very good Rugby session in the...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad extended
Photo: Werner Nysschen Five newcomers and two returnees have been added to the bulk of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad as the national selectors opted for continuity and rewarding form in naming a 36-man squad for next month’s tour...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby shocked and saddened at death of Bafana Bafana Captain
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday paid its respects to Senzo Meyiwa, captain of Bafana Bafana who was tragically killed on Sunday evening. Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of SARU, said Meyiwa’s death marked a very sad day for South Africa,...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on STEPHEN MOORE EXTENDS TIME WITH AUSTRALIAN RUGBY THROUGH TO 2016
Qantas Wallabies and ACT Brumbies hooker Stephen Moore has committed his future to Australian Rugby after signing a one-year contract extension that will take him through until 2016. The 31-year-old hooker became the 81st player to captain the Wallabies,...
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Oct 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP crowned Absa Currie Cup champions
Photos: Werner Nysschen Photography DHL Western Province on Saturday secured their first Absa Currie Cup victory at DHL Newlands since 2001 after defeating the Xerox Golden Lions 19-16 in a nail-biting final. Four penalties by flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks training camp in Stellenbosch concludes
Picture caption: Four national rugby captains at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport are (from left) Handré Pollard (Junior Springboks), Kyle Brown (Springbok Sevens), Zenay Jordaan (Springbok Women Sevens) and Jean de Villiers (Springboks). Photo: SARU....
