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May 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby mourns the passing of Mackie Herewini
New Zealand Rugby is mourning the death of All Black and Maori All Black MacFarlane Herewini, who passed away this week, aged 73. “It is with sadness that we mark the passing of Mackie Herewini,” said New Zealand Rugby President Ian MacRae. “I had the...
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May 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Extra seating for All Blacks and Black Ferns double header
Tickets for 1500 temporary seats now on sale Temporary seating will be installed at Eden Park for the All Blacks’ block buster international season opening match against England on Saturday 7 June, New Zealand Rugby announced today. In an exciting and rare...
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May 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on The Blues to compete at Rugby World Club 10s
The Blues have accepted an invitation to attend the inaugural World Club 10s in Singapore this June. The Blues will join Investec Super Rugby side the Brumbies and other elite professional clubs from around the world including the Cardiff Blues and Biarritz...
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May 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks raring to go
With just one more training session to go on Friday, the Junior Springboks are raring to have a go at the 2014 Junior World Championship, which starts on 2 June in Auckland, New Zealand. Junior Bok coach, Dawie Theron, addressed a media briefing in...
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May 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES ANNOUNCE 32-MAN SQUAD FOR CASTROL EDGE FRANCE TOUR
Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has launched the 2014 Castrol EDGE France Tour with the announcement of a strong 32-man Australian squad. The group will assemble at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast on Sunday 1 June before competing against 2011...
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May 22, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wallaby Squad named
Uncapped Waratahs lock Will Skelton and 15 Test veteran Rob Horne are two of the 11 Tahs named in the today’s 32-man Wallaby squad. The 22-year-old, 135kg Skelton earned his selection against the Lions last Sunday, making his physicality felt by taking his...
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May 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Australian u20 final preparation for Junior World Cup
The National Under 20s will today reunite in camp at the Sydney Academy of Sport in Narrabeen when the squad meets to start final preparations for the IRB Junior World Championship, being held from Monday 2 June to Friday 20 June in Auckland, New Zealand....
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May 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Under 18 Sevens aim for gold in Botswana
The SA Under 18 Sevens team will be aiming to emulate the 2013 Australian Youth Olympics winners when they participate in the 2014 African Youth Games on 23 and 24 May in Gaborone, Botswana. Last January, a powerful SA U18 Sevens squad which had outstanding...
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May 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on England squad update
FOLLOWING the conclusion of their club seasons the following 18 players from Harlequins and Leicester Tigers will be added to the England training squad to prepare for the tour to New Zealand and the match against the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium on...
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May 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok training squad for Durban camp named
World champion Springboks Victor Matfield and Schalk Burger as well as two former Blitzbok stars, Cornal Hendricks and S’bura Sithole, are included in a 36-man squad to attend a national training camp in Durban from 25 to 28 May, the South African Rugby...
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May 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA u18 Sevens Team for African Youth Games
The South African U18 Sevens team to compete at the African Youth Games on 20-26 May 2014: # Name School 1 Eduan Keyter Affies 2 PJ Toerein Garsfontein 3 Tshepiso Mahasha Ben Vorster 4 Luigy Van Jaarsveld Marlow 5 Jaco Coetzee Glenwood 6 Morne Joubert...
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May 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIA’S EMILEE CHERRY NAMED IRB WOMEN’S SEVENS WORLD SERIES PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team has finished the 2013/14 IRB Sevens Womens World Series runners-up after slipping to defeat against eventual Champions New Zealand in the Cup Final of the Amsterdam Sevens (12-29). Despite losing out on the team...
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May 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby celebrates back to back Womens Sevens World Series titles
New Zealand Rugby is congratulating the New Zealand Women’s Sevens team after a gutsy 29 – 12 Final win over Australia and their second consecutive IRB Women’s Sevens World Series title in the last tournament in Amsterdam early today. The win pushed...
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May 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women Sevens go down in Bowl Final
The Springbok Women Sevens’ hopes of a Bowl Final victory in the Amsterdam IRB Women’s Sevens World Series were dashed on Saturday by hosts, Netherlands, who delivered a strong performance in front of their passionate supporters to finish their campaign...
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May 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Van Rensburg replaces Matthews in Junior Boks JWC squad
Team to resume final JWC preparations from Sunday in Stellenbosch Versatile Vodacom Blue Bulls midfielder Rohan Janse van Rensburg has replaced his injured provincial team mate Duncan Matthews (wing) in the Junior Springboks squad for 2014 IRB...
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May 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tickets For All Blacks v England In Hot Demand
Tickets for the first Steinlager Series fixture on June 7 at Eden Park are all but sold out. With just three weeks until the match, only single seats and restricted view seating is left available in the seating bowl area. In excess of 46,000 rugby fans are...
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May 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Womans Sevens coach in high hopes for Amsterdam Sevens
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel on Thursday said he had high hopes for his team at the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series event in Amsterdam, starting tomorrow, as they completed their preparations for their toughest assignment of the year. The...
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May 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Free entry to Springbok Museum on Sunday
Rugby fans who are in the Western Cape on Sunday will have a once-a-year chance to visit the Springbok Experience Rugby Museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town free of charge – and they’ll even receive a free Castle draught. The Museum – which...
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May 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women resume World Cup preparations
· Springbok Women’s training squad gathers in camp · Women’s Interprovincial squad selected to face Bok Women in a warm-up match The Springbok Women will resume their preparations for the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup and their warm-up tour to London...
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May 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Women target fourth place in Sevens World Series
England Women Sevens skipper Abigail Chamberlain says England are targeting a fourth place finish in the World Series when the final round kicks off this week in Amsterdam (May 16-17). After four rounds, which has seen England win Plate titles in Dubai and...
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May 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Top Flight Rugby coming to Nelson Mandela Bay
EP Kings launch value-for-money ticket packages Nelson Mandela Bay sports fans can expect an action-packed upcoming rugby season as months of planning and lobbying for top flight rugby in the city bear fruits. From June, the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium...
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May 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pollard to Captain Baby Boks at 2014 JWC
Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard will captain the Junior Springboks at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship during June in New Zealand, South Africa Under-20 coach Dawie Theron announced on Tuesday. EP Kings number eight Aidon Davis and Vodacom Blue...
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May 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Mallett coaches World XV against Springboks
Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett believes the players selected for his Samsung-sponsored World XV squad is in top form for their match against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday, 7 June. The squad of 23 players, comprising of Test stars from New...
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May 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Players named to attend All Blacks wider training group camps
A wider training group of 35 players has been selected to attend the All Blacks training camps ahead of the three Steinlager Series Tests against England. The two training camps will be held in Christchurch from Sunday 18 May – Tuesday 20 May and...
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May 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates All Blacks Sevens on 12th World Series win
The All Blacks Sevens are the 2013/14 HSBC Sevens World Series champions for the 12th time and for the fourth successive year after winning the London Sevens at Twickenham, the ninth and last tournament of the series. The All Blacks Sevens rounded off an...
