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Nov 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Learnings aplenty await Roux on Georgian adventure
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux, who will guide the South Africa Under-19 team on a two-match tour to Georgia, said they were looking forward to the challenge in Tbilisi, with the players and coaching staff set to benefit from the experience. From the...
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Nov 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Experienced All Blacks Sevens team named season opener
All Blacks Sevens Coach Clark Laidlaw has named 14 players to travel for the opening two tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Men’s Sevens Series in Dubai and Cape Town. Scott Curry and Tim Mikkelson will again join as co-captains for the season, while new...
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Nov 20, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to host Scotland and Georgia in July 2020
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that the Springboks will face Scotland and Georgia in three home Tests in the new international window of July 2020, as part of the Castle Lager Incoming Series match schedule. The newly-crowned Rugby World Cup champions are...
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Nov 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on LUKHAN SALAKAIA-LOTO RE-SIGNS WITH QRU AND RUGBY AUSTRALIA THROUGH TO 2022
Qantas Wallabies forward Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has re-signed with Rugby Australia and Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) until the end of 2022. The 23-year old has inked a new deal on the back of the Wallabies Rugby World Cup campaign in Japan, where Salakaia-Loto...
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Nov 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens signings bolster squad for new season
Three weeks out from the start of the All Blacks Sevens’ 2019/2020 season, Coach Clark Laidlaw is putting the finishing touches on a 24-strong squad. Bay of Plenty rugby product, and Red Bull Ignite7 alumni, William Warbrick joins the All Blacks Sevens for...
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Nov 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Spain to host World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2020
World Rugby has announced that Spain will host the 13th edition of the World Rugby U20 Trophy in September 2020. The age-grade competition will be organised in the Valencia region at the Campo de El Pantano, a rugby stadium located in Villajoyosa, from 14-27...
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Nov 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Introducing the 2020 Crusaders Squad and our new Captain
Razor has unveiled his 2020 Crusaders squad and new Captain live on SKY Sport. As we head into our 25th season and face a new era, we have a mix of new and familiar faces named in the 38-man squad for the first time. “This is an exciting new era for the...
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Nov 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Kolisi thanks South Africa for “unbelievable support” on Trophy Tour
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi thanked South Africans from all walks of life for coming out in their hundreds of thousands to congratulate the Boks on winning the Rugby World Cup in the last week. The Springboks arrived home from Japan on Tuesday and visited...
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Nov 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Warrior ‘Flo’ calls time on Springbok career
Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok backrow forward, Francois Louw, has called time on an outstanding international career. The 34-year-old made the announcement after capping a ten-year Test journey with a winner’s medal in Saturday’s 32-12 victory over...
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Nov 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on England Women win in France for the first time since 2012
England Women began their autumn series with a 20-10 win against France in Clermont-Ferrand. Playing their first game since coming second in the Women’s Super Series in San Diego in the summer, England won in France for the first time since 2012 in front of...
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Nov 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Trophy Tour – Cape Town Route for Monday
The fifth and final leg of the Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour will take place in Cape Town on Monday. The route plan for Cape Town is as follows (all time approximate):• 10h30: Tour starts at City Hall and bus departs along Darling Street• Left onto...
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Nov 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Trophy Tour – Eastern Cape routes for the weekend
The third and fourth legs of the Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour will take place in East London on Saturday and Port Elizabeth on Sunday, with the final leg scheduled for Cape Town on Monday. The first two legs were in Gauteng and Durban. The actual bus trips...
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Nov 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on FAREWELL TO TENDAI “BEAST” MTAWARIRA
The Cell C Sharks bid a fond farewell to an icon and an absolute legend of Sharks rugby, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira. Following on from yesterday’s announcement of his retirement from international rugby, The Sharks today confirm that he will retire from...
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Nov 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Trophy Tour – Durban Route for Friday
The second leg of the Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour will take place in Durban on Friday. The route plans for East London (9 Nov), Port Elizabeth (10 Nov) and Cape Town (11 Nov) will be communicated in due course. The route plan for Durban is as follows:•...
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Nov 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE WOMEN’S SEVENS NAMED FOR OCEANIA SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIP
Shannon Parry (c), University of Sydney, QLD Faith Nathan, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Sariah Paki, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Cassandra Staples, University of Queensland, NSW Hagiga Mosby, University of Queensland, QLD Georgia Hannaway,...
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Nov 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on 2020 HSBC SYDNEY 7s ON SALE NOW!
The non-stop action and entertainment of the HSBC Sydney 7s continues in 2020 with tickets now on sale for the iconic tournament that lights up Sydney’s summer with a multicultural festival of Rugby from February 1-2. Teams from all over the world will...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Legendary Springbok “Beast” retires at the top
Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok legend Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old veteran of 117 Tests confirmed his decision after a monumental performance in his final match, Saturday’s emphatic,...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Trophy Tour – Gauteng Route for Thursday
The Springboks’ RWC Trophy Tour kicks off in Gauteng on Thursday when they will travel through parts of Pretoria, Johannesburg and Soweto, parading the Webb Ellis Cup from an open-top bus. The route plans for Durban (8 Nov), East London (9 Nov), Port...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA APPOINTS PANEL TO LEAD WALLABIES 2019 SEASON REVIEW
Rugby Australia today confirmed a three-person panel will lead a review of the 2019 Wallabies season. The review panel will consist of former Wallaby and experienced sports administrator, Pat Howard, four-time Olympian and leading High Performance...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Recruitment process for All Blacks Head Coach under way
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched its process to find the next Head Coach of the All Blacks. The search for a new coach follows Steve Hansen’s decision earlier this year to stand down from the role. NZR has already commenced the process by inviting...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks humbled by superb support in SA
“Humbled and over-awed” – that was the reaction of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi when the newly-crowned Rugby World Cup champions were welcomed back to South Africa by thousands of supporters, government officials and a huge media contingent at OR Tambo...
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Nov 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on England Women squad named for France Test
Simon Middleton has named his England Women squad for the opening autumn Test against France. Newly-crowned World Rugby Player of the Year Emily Scarratt takes her place in the group alongside Darlington Mowden Park Sharks’ Heather Kerr and...
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Nov 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on New talent selected for Oceania Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens will look to develop young talent when they take the field at this week’s Oceania Sevens in Fiji. A total of eight players will make their international sevens debut across the two teams in the tournament that...
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Nov 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Du Toit and Scarratt named World Rugby Players of the Year 2019
South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit and England’s Emily Scarratt have been named World Rugby Men’s and Women’s 15s Player of the Year 2019 in association with Mastercard respectively at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday. On a night to...
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Nov 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Game-changing Rugby World Cup 2019 is a record-breaker
• Record 99.3 per cent attendance with 1.84 million tickets sold • Record 1.13 million people in fanzones • Record 54.8 million television audience for Japan v Scotland (Japan team involved in top 5 biggest ever television audiences) • Record 437...
