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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,...
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Jun 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on PADDY RYAN REPLACES BEN ALEXANDER IN QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD
NSW Waratahs tighthead prop Paddy Ryan will be elevated into the Qantas Wallabies 32-man Castrol EDGE France Tour squad with Ben Alexander being given an opportunity to rehabilitate an ongoing nerve compression injury. The decision to remove Alexander from...
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Jun 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on England U20 name side to kick off JWC defence
England U20 captain Callum Braley DEFENDING champions England Under 20 have named their side to take on Italy in their opening game of the IRB Junior World Championship at the ECO Light Stadium in Auckland on Monday, kick off 06:35 (BST) live on Sky...
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Jun 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks squad named for 2014 Steinlager Series
Two new players selected while two loose forwards return The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Steve Hansen, Assistant Coach Ian Foster and former All Black Grant Fox have named their squad for the three Steinlager Series Tests against England, with the key...
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May 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women XV cruise to victory at Ellis Park
May 31, 2014 The Springbok Women’s XV on Saturday continued to show significant strides in their preparation for the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in France in August as they thumped the Women’s Interprovincial XV 87-12 in their warm-up match...
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May 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks name team for #JWC2014 opener
EP Kings wing Sergeal Petersen will make his Junior Springbok debut on Monday when South Africa kick off their 2014 IRB Junior World Championship campaign against Scotland at the QBE Stadium in Albany, Auckland, a year after he missed the previous tournament...
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May 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Squad Announced
Seven uncapped players in Springbok squad May 31, 2014 Seven uncapped players, Damian de Allende, Lood de Jager, Cornal Hendricks, Teboho Mohoje, S’bura Sithole, Marcel van der Merwe and Callie Visagie, have been called up to Springbok duty as part of a...
