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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kings team announced to face off against Wales
Eastern Province Head Coach, Carlos Spencer has given the first indication of what his Currie Cup team could look like, after announcing the team that will face off against Wales at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium next week Tuesday. Although lacking a number...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP side to take on Wales in an international friendly
The EP Kings team: Hansie Greeff, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Ronnie Cooke, Shane Gates, Scott van Breda, George Whitehead, Kevin Luiters, Lizo Gqoboka, Edgar Marutlulle, Charl du Plessis, Darron Nell (captain), Cameron Lindsay, Thembelani Bholi, Devin Oosthuizen, Paul...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Nick Mallett has named a star-studded World XV team to play the Springboks this weekend
June 05, 2014 The team has a distinct southern hemisphere flavour to it, with the back-row boasting the only Northern Hemisphere players in the form of Georgia’s Mamuka Gorgodze, England’s Steffon Armitage and Ireland’s Roger Wilson. The international...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Musco to light Twickenham
The new state-of-the-art lighting system will improve the experience for fans both at the stadium and at home Twickenham Stadium today became the first stadium in Europe to announce the installation of LED floodlights by Musco Lighting. This is part of the...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kriel twins to manage solid midfield in Junior Boks starting line-up to face NZ Under-20
Powerfully built twins Jesse and Dan Kriel will play alongside each other and patrol the midfield for the Junior Springboks against New Zealand Under-20 on Friday at the IRB Junior World Championship match at the QBE Stadium in Auckland. Kick-off time is...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Samsung Backs the Boks until 2015
[Eben Etzebeth – Springbok rugby player, George Ferreira – Vice President and COO, Samsung Electronics Africa, Jean de Villiers – Springbok rugby player, Jurie Roux – CEO, South African Rugby Union and Matthew Thackrah – Deputy Managing...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on World Cup hopefuls to prove a point in Women’s Interprovincial Series
The Springbok Women’s Rugby World Cup hopefuls will be determined to make their mark in the fourth round of Section One in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series on Saturday in an attempt to impress national coach Lawrence Sephaka before he finalises his...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wigglesworth stars in England Counties win
ENGLAND Counties XV opened their tour of Georgia with a 48-23 win over Emerging Georgia in Tblisi this evening. Full-back Jim Wigglesworth (Cambridge and Yorkshire) scored four tries for the Counties who twice had to come from behind to secure victory....
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on English team to play New Zealand in 1st Test
ENGLAND today named their team for Saturday’s 1st Test in the Steinlager Series against New Zealand at Eden Park. British and Irish Lions Geoff Parling and Manusamoa Tuilagi are included while there is a return for London Wasps flanker James Haskell after a...
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Jun 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on GOLD COAST SEVENS RETURNS FOR 2014
The Australian Rugby Union today announced the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens will take place on the weekend of 11-12 October at Cbus Super Stadium. Tickets for the event – the opening tournament of the 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series – will be on sale to the...
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Jun 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hendricks to make Springbok debut against World XV
South Africa’s Sevens Player of 2013, Cornal Hendricks, will make his debut for South Africa in the 15-man code next to ten players who started in the Springboks’ final Test of 2013 when they face a star-studded World XV, sponsored by Samsung, at DHL...
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Jun 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks suffer huge injury blow
The Junior Springboks suffered a huge injury setback on Tuesday with the news that three players were ruled out of their vital IRB Junior World Championship Pool C clash this coming Friday against New Zealand. Midfielder Rohan Janse van Rensburg, who came on...
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Jun 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sephaka faces tough task selecting Women’s World Cup squad
Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka believes it will be a tough task to select only 26 players for the team’s IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign, after a large group of players impressed in the Springbok Women’s XV warm-up matches in the...
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Jun 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Matfield appointed interim Springbok captain
Victor Matfield will captain the Springboks in the Castle Lager Incoming Series this month in the absence of the injured Jean de Villiers – and he will lead them out for the first time since his return to rugby in Saturday’s match against a star-studded...
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Jun 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Matfield appointed interim Springbok captain
Victor Matfield will captain the Springboks in the Castle Lager Incoming Series this month in the absence of the injured Jean de Villiers – and he will lead them out for the first time since his return to rugby in Saturday’s match against a star-studded...
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Jun 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Novel way for fans to share Test match experience through AIG FanPic
All Blacks fans will have an exciting way of sharing their test match experience this June, with the AIG FanPic, a panoramic stadium photo to be taken at each of the three upcoming test matches as the World Champions take on the hosts for the next world cup,...
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Jun 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR OPENING TEST AGAINST FRANCE
Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has announced an in-form 23 man line-up for Saturday night’s opening Castrol EDGE France Tour clash against the French at Suncorp Stadium. Following in the footsteps of his father and former Wallaby David Carter,...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on World Junior hosts NZ tested by Samoa
Jackson Garden-Bachop scored two of New Zealand’s seven tries against Samoa Hosts New Zealand were given a real workout by Samoa on day one of the IRB Junior World Championship 2014 on Monday, the 48-12 result not a fair reflection of how closely-fought...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on England U20 kick off Championship with 63-3 win in Pukekohe
England U20 captain Callum Braley England U20 63-3 Italy U20 ENGLAND Under 20 kicked off their 2014 IRB Junior World Championship campaign with an nine-try 63-3 win against Italy in Pukekohe, New Zealand. Captain Callum Braley was pleased to get the...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Marnitz Boshoff joins as Springboks suffer De Allende injury setback
DHL Western Province midfielder Damian de Allende was forced to withdraw from the Springbok squad on Monday and will be replaced by Marnitz Boshoff, flyhalf of the Golden Lions. De Allende, one of seven uncapped players in the Springbok squad, suffered...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on World XV Squad Confirmed – Sponsored by Samsung
Global Stars from 9 Countries Selected for World XV Squad to Face Springboks International stars from around the world, Wallabies Matt Giteau, James O’Connor, Drew Mitchell and All Blacks Hosea Gear, Carl Hayman, Andrew Hore and Jimmy Cowan are all included...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks off to impressive start at #JWC2014
The Junior Springboks opened their IRB Junior World Championship with an impressive 61-5 win over Scotland at the QBE Stadium, North Harbour in New Zealand on Monday. The South Africans scored nine tries, with good improvement in all phases of play as the...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA WIN FIRST MATCH OF IRB JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The Australian Under 20s have defeated Argentina with a four try bonus point win in the opening match of the IRB Junior World Championship in Auckland on Monday by 36-17. The Australian side continued the success they had built through winning four...
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Jun 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on MOORE TO CAPTAIN QANTAS WALLABIES, HOOPER AND ASHLEY-COOPER NAMED AS VICE-CAPTAINS
Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie today announced that stalwart hooker Stephen Moore will lead Australia in Saturday night’s opening Castrol EDGE France Tour clash against the French at Suncorp Stadium. A veteran of 91 Tests and Australia’s all-time...
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Jun 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on WALLAROOS GO DOWN TO NEW ZEALAND BLACK FERNS
The Wallaroos have been defeated by the New Zealand Black Ferns at Rotorua International Stadium on Sunday evening, going down 38-3 in Australia’s first match of 2014. Despite the score ballooning in New Zealand’s favour towards the end of proceedings,...
