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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to face Argentina
Photo: Etienne Burger Juan Smith back in Springbok Test team Juan Smith will complete a remarkable return to international rugby when he runs out for the Springboks against Argentina in Salta on Saturday, in the second Test of the Castle Lager...
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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks honour Mateo Uriburu of San Isidro
The Springboks on Tuesday honoured the life of Mateo Uriburu, a young Argentinean rugby player who sadly passed away during a tour of San Isidro Club’s Under-18 side to South Africa earlier this year. The 17-year-old Uriburu passed away in March. He felt...
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Aug 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAS GOLDEN GIRLS SAVE BEST UNTIL LAST IN NANJING
The Australian Women’s Youth Olympic Rugby Sevens team reserved its best performance for the Gold Medal match as they demolished a brave Canadian outfit (38-10) in Nanjing today. The win secured the country’s second gold medal at the 2014 Youth...
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Aug 19, 14 •
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The Australian Youth Olympic Rugby Sevens girls team will play Canada in the Gold Medal match in Nanjing tomorrow at midday (AEST). Australia saw off the challenge of the United States in the Semi-Finals (33-0) having earlier beaten the much-fancied Canadian...
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Aug 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Under 18 make it two from two in South Africa
England Under 18 23 France Under 18 6 ENGLAND Under 18 are two wins from two games in South Africa after beating France 23-6 in George. Under the imposing gaze of the Outeniqua Mountains, Joe Marchant’s intercept try when the game was on a knife-edge at 9-6...
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Aug 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools score impressive win over Wales U18
The SA Schools on Tuesday evening retained their four year undefeated status in the SARU Under-18 International Series by beating Wales Under-18 in convincing fashion, scoring a 40-15 win at Outeniqua Park in George. In earlier results of the International...
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Aug 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Parker to lead England Under 18 against France
England U18 captain Ciaran Parker ENGLAND Under 18 have named their side to take on France in today’s second match of their three game tour to South Africa, kick off 14.45 BST in George. Sale Sharks prop Ciaran Parker leads the side and Forwards...
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Aug 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE UNCHANGED LINE-UP FOR SECOND BLEDISLOE CUP TEST
The Qantas Wallabies have announced an unchanged 23-man line-up for Saturday night’s second Castrol EDGE Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Auckland. Head Coach Ewen McKenzie has remained consistent with his selections by...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Boks arrive in BA looking for improvement
Photos: Etienne Burger It took them 22 hours of travel time, but the Springboks arrived in Buenos Aires on Monday afternoon excited about showing improvement in the second Test of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina, on Saturday evening...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools make several changes for Wales U18
The Schools selectors have retained only two players and made a further two positional changes for the team’s second outing of the 2014 Under-18 International Series against Wales on Tuesday, 19 August in George. The SA Schools outplayed France 28-13 while...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Disappointed Springbok Women depart for SA
The Springbok Women will depart for South Africa on Monday evening disappointed following another 10th place finish at the Women’s Rugby World Cup following months of hard work in the lead-up to the international spectacle. South Africa registered only one...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE RUGBY SEVENS GIRLS TURN IT ON TO SEAL SEMI-FINAL BERTH AT YOUTH OLYMPICS IN NANJING
The Australian Youth Olympic Rugby Sevens girls team made it four wins from four with two sensational displays today (Tuesday) to secure a semi-final spot in Nanjing, China. The green and gold brushed aside the United States 38-0 in the morning session before...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Women finish 10th in WRWC 2014
The Springbok Women on Sunday retained their 10th place finish in the Women’s Rugby World Cup in France following a 36-0 defeat against Spain in their final match at the French Rugby Federation in Marcoussis. Turnovers, mistakes at crucial times, and missed...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Magali Harvey the Womens Player of the Year
Magali Harvey scored arguably the try of the tournament against France – Photo: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Canada wing Magali Harvey has been named the IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 following her side’s 21-9 defeat by England in the Women’s Rugby...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE RUGBY SEVENS GIRLS MAKE IT TWO FROM TWO AT THE YOUTH OLYMPICS IN NANJING
National Women’s Head Coach Tim Walsh praised the character of his side after the Australian Youth Olympics Rugby Sevens girls team dramatically came from behind to beat China and end matchday one in Nanjing with two wins from two. Despite back-to-back...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Only 500 tickets remain for Eden Park Test
The scene is set for a pulsating Investec Rugby Championship Test at Eden Park between the All Blacks and the Wallabies on Saturday with less than 500 tickets remaining. Nothing could separate the teams last weekend as they ground out a 12 all draw in the wet...
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Aug 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Women crowned world champions
England Women celebrate their win England Women 21 Canada 9 ENGLAND Women have been crowned world champions after beating Canada 21-9 in the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup at the Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris. Tries from Danielle Waterman and Emily...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tshingana on debut against Spain
Scrumhalf Siphosethu Tshingana could make her Springbok Women’s debut on Sunday in the team’s final Women’s Rugby World Cup clash against Spain after being named on the bench by coach Lawrence Sephaka on Saturday. Sephaka retained the core of the team...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Meyer praises performance in ‘worst conditions’ ever
Photos: Etienne Burger Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Saturday said he was very pleased with a tough 13-6 win over Argentina on Saturday night at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria in conditions that captain Jean de Villiers described as “probably the worst I...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES HALT WORLD RECORD HUNTING ALL BLACKS
The Qantas Wallabies have halted the All Blacks’ world record run of 17 straight wins with a brutal 12-12 draw at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday night. In front of 68 627 fans, the Qantas Wallabies were unable to claim victory in the first match of the...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee replaces injured Alberts in Springbok team
Photo: Rugy Wolff Marcell Coetzee has been called into the Springbok starting team in the place of the injured Willem Alberts for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Pretoria. Coetzee’s place on the replacements...
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Aug 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA’S AMY PERRETT APPOINTED TO REFEREE 2014 WOMENS RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL
The IRB today announced that Australia will have a presence in the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup Final with Sydney’s Amy Perrett appointed to referee the clash between England and Canada on Monday morning (AEST) in Paris. The 25-year-old, who refereed her...
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Aug 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Innovative RWC 2015 Match XV ball launched
Innovation and tradition is at the heart of MATCH XV, the official Rugby World Cup 2015 match ball, launched by Rugby World Cup suppliers Gilbert today. The MATCH XV will make its debut in the English Premiership and French Top 14 later this month and will be...
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Aug 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Late Mallinder kick gives England U18 victory against Wales
England U18’s Harry Mallinder England Under 18 24 Wales Under 18 21 ENGLAND Under 18 staged a late comeback to beat Wales Under 18 24-21 in Cape Town, South Africa. After finding themselves 21-7 behind at the break, Head Coach John Fletcher’s side...
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Aug 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools outplay France in Under-18 Series
The SA Schools rugby team got off to a winning start in the SARU Under-18 International Series on Friday afternoon when they defeated France 28-13 at the City Park Stadium in Crawford, Cape Town. They scored four converted tries, two in each half, to maintain...
