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Jan 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Smith recalled by Wales Sevens
Wales Sevens coach Paul John has made two changes to his squad which picked up two Plate titles in Dubai and Port Elizabeth in the HSBC World Series. Richard Smith has been recalled while Bridgend speedster Luke Morgan is brought in to the squad for the first...
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Jan 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Reshuffled Bok Sevens ready for Wellington challenge
With several regulars missing through injury, Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, will be hoping that his reshuffled squad will be able to go all the way at the Wellington Sevens, which starts early on Friday morning (SA time) in the New Zealand capital....
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Jan 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wales Air Ambulance send rallying call to Welsh rugby clubs for help
Wales Air Ambulance and the Welsh Rugby Union have launched a project to establish hundreds of potential landing sites for the helicopter charity on rugby pitches across Wales. The WRU will be working with the charity to coordinate an extensive list of...
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Jan 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on New faces in New Zealand sevens squad
Kurt Baker Tomasi Cama Sam Dickson DJ Forbes (c) Gillies Kaka Rocky Khan Ben Lam Luke Masirewa Tim Mikkelson Lote Raikabula David Raikuna Belgium Tuatagaloa. Injuries ruled out Scott Curry, Mark Jackman, Toby Arnold and Milford Keresoma. Tietjens said the...
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Jan 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 squad defeat Ikeys at Brookside
The South Africa Under-20 training squad scored a convincing 52-19 win over UCT at a wind-swept Brookside, in Claremont, Cape Town, on Saturday afternoon to end their training camp on a high note. Playing into a stiff breeze in the first half, the SA U20’s...
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Jan 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Theron names team for final SA U20 training match
Dawie Theron, the South Africa Under-20 coach, has named the starting line-up of the SA U20 training group for their last practice match against the University of Cape Town on Saturday afternoon. The match against the Ikeys, the last in a series of three such...
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Jan 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Women change two for Houston Sevens
The South African Women’s Sevens team shows two changes to the squad of 12 players for Round 2 of the Women’s Sevens World Series, which takes place in Houston, Texas in the United States on 1-2 February. Last month, the SA Women’s team finished as...
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Jan 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on Maties overcome SA U20 hopefuls
The SA Under-20 training squad continued their Junior World Championship preparation with a match against the Maties at the Markötter Sports Ground in Stellenbosch on Wednesday morning, where the Stellenbosch students triumphed 26-17. They defeated the...
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Jan 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbokke change three for Wellington, Las Vegas
Injuries to several key players have forced Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu to make three changes to his squad for the forthcoming HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments in New Zealand and the USA. The Wellington Sevens tournament takes place on 1-2 February...
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Jan 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Theron shuffles SA U20 training team for Maties encounter
Junior Springbok coach Dawie Theron has confirmed the starting line-up for the SA Under-20 training squad’s match on Wednesday morning against Maties in Stellenbosch. The training match is the second of three outings against Western Cape-based university...
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Jan 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA boys claim Sevens gold at Australian Youth Olympics
• SA girls finish fourth in debut tournament The South African Under-18 men’s team won the Sevens gold medal at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney on Saturday morning (SA time) after defeating host nation Australia 22-7 in the final....
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Jan 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Theron happy with first SA U20 hit-out
South African Under-20 coach Dawie Theron expressed his satisfaction on the performance of his national training squad in their friendly match against UWC in Stellenbosch on Friday. The SA U20’s won the match 65-7 after a half-time lead of 31-0. The young...
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Jan 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Russian Bears named to face the MTN Lions
Russian Bears: 15. Igor Klyuchnikov 14. Andrey Otrokov 13. Yaroslav Rechnev 12. Alexey Makovetskiy 11. Mikhail Babaev 10. Sergey Yanyushkin 9. Alexander Yanyushkin 8. Victor Gresev 7. Artem Fatakhov 6. Andrey Temnov 5. Maxim Kiselev 4. Alexander Voytov 3....
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Jan 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U18 men dominate day one of Australian Youth Olympic Festival
SA Under-18 Women ranked fourth after first day The South African Under-18 Men’s team dominated the first day of the sevens competition of the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, held at the St Ignatius College on Friday morning in Sydney (SA...
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 Training Squad named for UWC encounter
Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron on Thursday named the starting line-up for the SA Under-20 training squad’s match against the University of the Western Cape (UWC), to be played on Friday afternoon at the Markötter Sports Field in Stellenbosch....
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions named to face Russia
MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced the following team to take on the Russian Bears in the inaugural Lions Challenge match this Saturday at Ellis Park. Kick-off is at 19h00. 1. JC Janse van Rensburg (Captain) 2. Martin Bezuidenhoudt 3. Ruan...
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wilson names Wales Under 20 Six Nations squad
Wales Under 20 head coach Danny Wilson has named a 27-man squad to prepare for the Under 20 Six Nations which kicks-off against Ireland at Eirias on Friday, 1 February (7.10pm). Ten players from last season’s successful season which included a win over New...
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Jan 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Andries Pretorius gets Wales call-up for Six Nations
Rob Howley and his coaching team have named a 35-man squad to contest the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Tournament which includes five uncapped players and the return from injury of props Adam Jones and Craig Mitchell. Captain Sam Waburton will lead the side as they...
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Jan 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Draw released for The Rugby Championship 2013
SANZAR today announced the full draw for The Rugby Championship’s second year, kicking off with a popular clash between the Wallabies and 2012 season’s winners, the All Blacks, at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday 17 August. That same day the Springboks...
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Jan 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Scotland name 10 uncapped players for Six Nations
Ten uncapped players have been named in interim head coach Scott Johnson’s first Scotland squad. The 35-strong squad will convene in Glasgow next Sunday for a three-day training camp ahead of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. Nine of the uncapped brigade...
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Jan 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Jacques Brunel names Italian squad for Six Nations
Italian coach Jacques Brunel today named his squad to take part in the Six Nations tournament. Flanker Paul Derbyshire, fullback Paolo Buso and centre Gonzalo Garcia and have all been recalled to the Italy squad for their first two games in the Six Nations....
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Jan 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Full Springbok schedule for 2013
The Springboks will end off a busy international season with a tour to Wales, Scotland and France in Europe in November this year, while the venues for the first two Springbok Tests of 2013 have been reversed to avoid an event clash. The opening fixture of a...
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Jan 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA U18 Sevens teams selected for Youth Festival
The future of South African Sevens rugby will be on show in Sydney next week when two Under-18 teams for men and women, consisting of 12 players each, will take part in the annual Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) on 18 and 19 January. It’s the first...
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Jan 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springbok training squad named
South Africa Under-20 head coach Dawie Theron on Monday named 34 players for the latest training camp in preparation for the IRB Junior World Championships to be played in France in June. The Junior Springboks will defend the title won in South Africa last...
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Jan 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Elis Lloyd picks up December accolade
Carmarthen Quins flanker Elis Lloyd has been voted Principality Premiership Player of the Month for December. The 22-year-old, who played all his junior and youth rugby for Hendy before joining the Quins four seasons ago, produced some impressive performances...
