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Apr 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU trims Junior Boks training squad
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday named a reduced SA Under-20 training squad of 36 players for the remainder of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) training camp following two trial matches in Stellenbosch this week. An large group of...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens squad named for Kenya
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel on Friday named his 12-member squad for the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Women’s Sevens tournament in Kenya next week, where the team will defend their title won in Tunisia last year. The squad features...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Teams hungry for success at JWRT 2014
USA won the Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2012, beating Japan in the final USA, Canada and Japan will be gunning for glory when the future stars of world Rugby take to the pitch next week in Hong Kong for the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2014. The...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to meet USA at Rugby World Cup 2015
The Springboks will play the USA at London’s Olympic Stadium in their final pool match at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, it was confirmed overnight. The USA beat Uruguay 32-13 (59-40 on aggregate) in the second leg match of the qualifying series in Atlanta on...
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Apr 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on “I’m playing badminton” was just a racket to get Laurian Johannes into rugby boots
Her family thought she’d taken up badminton; the rugby boots her father bought were supposed to be for a friend; she was worried she wouldn’t be allowed to fulfil her love of scrumming. But the family of Laurian Johannes are her biggest supporters and...
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Apr 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Injured Springbok Sevens players assessed
The Springbok Sevens returned to South Africa from the Far East on Tuesday and immediately underwent their routine medical check-ups at their base camp in Stellenbosch. The squad who did duty in Tokyo and Hong Kong now have a break and will resume training...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Under 18 Clubs and Schools name squad for France trip
ENGLAND Under 18 Clubs and Schools have named a 24-man squad to train at Loughborough University from April 4 to 6 ahead of their forthcoming internationals against Ireland Clubs and France A.The England squad was selected after a training camp also held at...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Women’s squad announced for China leg of Sevens World Series
Marlie Packer returns for England 7s England Women’s Sevens Head Coach Simon Middleton has made three changes to the team that finished fourth in Brazil for the penultimate round of the IRB World Sevens Series this weekend (April 5-6) in...
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Mar 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks advance to Hong Kong Sevens quarterfinals despite upset defeat
South Africa advanced to through to the Cup quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Sevens despite suffering a close 10-7 upset defeat against Australia in their final Pool B match on Saturday afternoon (SA time). The Springboks Sevens will now play England in the...
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Mar 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hong Kong Sevens Quarter Final Fixtures
Times CAT March 2014 30 Kenya v Scotland Hong Kong Stadium 04:00 30 Argentina v Spain Hong Kong Stadium 04:22 30 Samoa v Sri Lanka Hong Kong Stadium 04:44 30 France v Portugal Hong Kong Stadium 05:06 30 Fiji v USA Hong Kong Stadium 05:28 30 England v South...
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Mar 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hong Kong Sevens Results
ALL RESULTS March 2013 24 Wales 19 – 26 Fiji Hong Kong Stadium HSBC Sevens World Series Hong Kong 24 Kenya 5 – 36 New Zealand Hong Kong Stadium HSBC Sevens World Series Hong Kong 24 Canada 7 – 12 Samoa Hong Kong Stadium HSBC Sevens World...
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Mar 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on 50 capper Rodwell scores in England Sevens win
Rodwell runs out ahead of the team to mark his 50th cap JAMES RODWELL scored in his 50th consecutive world series tournament as England beat Argentina 19-12 on day one of the Cathay Pacific HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The crucial try by England’s most capped...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Emphatic opening win for Blitzboks in Hong Kong
The Springbok Sevens recovered from a slow start to score an emphatic 31-7 win over France on Friday afternoon (SA time) in their quest to capture a first ever Hong Kong Sevens title. After leading just 14-7 at halftime and looking somewhat subdued,...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women finish third in Hong Kong
The SA Select Women on Friday finished third at the Hong Kong Invitational behind champions Canada and runners up France to start their season on an encouraging note. The team started the tournament with an impressive 29-0 victory against Papua New...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Deaf to play at Franklin’s Gardens
ENGLAND Deaf will play their second Deaf International of the season against Wales at Northampton’s Franklin’s Gardens ground on Saturday May 10 as a double-header with the Saints’ Aviva Premiership match against London Wasps. The Deaf International...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU manages ‘difficult economic environment’ to announce profit
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) made a small operating profit – as per forecast – in a very difficult economic environment, the Union announced at the Annual General Meeting in Cape Town on Friday. SARU reported a group profit before taxation...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Festival of rugby for Mandela Bay in June
Nelson Mandela Bay will be hosting a festival of rugby in June, with Wales, Scotland and now the Bulls fixtures confirmed. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, said the match between the EP Kings and Wales – as a warm-up to the tourist’s two-Test series against the...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wales v EP Kings showdown confirmed
A match between Wales and the EP Kings – as a warm-up to the tourist’s two-Test series against the Springboks – has been approved by the Executive Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The match will take place at the Nelson Mandela Bay...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks eager to capture first Hong Kong title
The Springbok Sevens will have an unprecedented sixth HSBC Sevens World Series Cup Final in their sights when the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens kicks off early on Friday morning (SA time). Only two points separate the Blitzboks and New Zealand at the top of...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Bok hopefuls to kick off two-month JWC training camp
The process to select the SA Under-20 squad to represent South Africa at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand will begin on Sunday when the expanded training group gathers in Stellenbosch for an intensive two-month training camp. The group,...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hong Kong Sevens: Final squad news
The final squads have been declared by all 28 teams – 16 in the main Cup draw and 12 in the World Series qualifier – set to compete at the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on 28-30 March. Here we round up the squad ins and outs among the...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Sevens World Series Hong Kong Fixtures
All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) March 2014 28 USA v Samoa Hong Kong Stadium 12:24 28 Canada v Portugal Hong Kong Stadium 12:46 28 Australia v Spain Hong Kong Stadium 13:08 28 Kenya v Sri Lanka Hong Kong Stadium 13:30 28 England v Argentina Hong Kong Stadium 14:42...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women ready to make their mark in Hong Kong
The SA Select Women’s Sevens team arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday ready to improve on their plate final victory at the Hong Kong Invitational on Friday, which marks their first international tournament of the year. The team will face Papua New Guinea and...
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Mar 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU’s Springbok Experience museum earns international award nomination
The Springbok Experience rugby museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has been shortlisted for an international museums award. The South African Rugby Union’s world-class installation has been bracketed with museums from Lausanne, Antwerp,...
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Mar 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks’ longest serving supporter back for more
Steinlager, the All Blacks longest serving sponsor has renewed its sponsorship of the All Blacks through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The agreement includes an extensive partnership for the 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand and also...
