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May 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns Sevens qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
A hard-fought victory over Australia at the Langford Sevens in Canada this morning has confirmed the Black Ferns Sevens as the first team to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The reigning World Cup and Commonwealth Games champions bounced back from...
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May 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens to keep momentum for Stanislas Sevens
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will try to maintain the winning momentum they picked up in France earlier this week when they contest the Stanislas Sevens at Stade Matter de Nancy in Nancy on Saturday and Sunday. The South Africans opened their short...
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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on DANNY CIPRIANI TRIUMPHS AT RPA AWARDS 2019
Gloucester Rugby fly-half Danny Cipriani has been crowned the RPA Players’ Player of the Year at a glittering awards ceremony at Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday evening. The influential play-maker polled the most number of votes from his fellow...
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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby Under 20 Championship
he New Zealand Under 20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship has been announced this morning. A total of 28 players will travel to Argentina at the end of this month for the tournament, with their sights set on New Zealand’s seventh age...
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May 8, 19 •
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Comments Off on Naholo confirms overseas move post 2019
All Blacks and Highlanders winger Waisake Naholo will leave New Zealand at the end of 2019, it was announced today. 28-year-old Naholo has confirmed he will join London Irish. An attacking player who uses his deceptive speed and strength to...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby celebrates four referee appointments to Rugby World Cup 2019
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has congratulated New Zealand’s four referees selected by World Rugby to match official duties at Rugby World Cup 2019. Paul Williams (Taranaki) and Ben O’Keeffe (Wellington) have both been selected to their first ever Rugby World...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on South African duo included in RWC match officials’ panel
· Peyper and Jonker amongst 23 match officials for Japan showpiece South Africa’s Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker are the two local match officials that will do duty at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year,...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Buthelezi to lead Junior Springboks at World Rugby U20 Championship
Phendulani Buthelezi will lead the Junior Springbok World Rugby U20 Championship squad, which features four players who participated in the tournament last year, for the global showpiece in Argentina from 4 to 22 June. Buthelezi (loose forward), Rikus...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20 squad for World Rugby U20 Championship
England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his 28-player squad for the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina (4-22 June). The group includes nine players who have appeared in the tournament before with props Joe Heyes, Marcus Street, lock...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD FOR WORLD RUGBY U20s CHAMPIONSHIP NAMED
The Junior Wallabies squad for the World Rugby U20s Championship has today been confirmed with the 28-man squad set to depart for Argentina at the end of the month. Australia will take on Italy, Ireland and England in Pool B of the Championship as the side...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Mark Hammett to lead New Zealand Schools in 2019
Coaching teams announced for 2019 New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools teamsTeams to play Fiji and Australia in September and October in Waikato The New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools team will play on home soil for the...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND TO WIN FIRST EVER OCEANIA U20s CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies have won the Oceania U20s Championship for the first time leaving New Zealand scoreless 24-nil at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Saturday night. In front of 2,136 strong crowd, the Junior Wallabies have finished their Oceania...
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May 4, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to face Australia
The New Zealand Under 20 team is aiming for a fifth Oceania Under 20 Championship title in a winner-takes-all match against their Australian counterparts on the Gold Coast tonight (kick off 9pm NZT).Coach Craig Philpott has named a strong team for their final...
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May 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES CONFIRMED TO TAKE ON NEW ZEALAND U20s
Junior Wallabies Head Coach Jason Gilmore has named his strongest possible side, as the team look to continue their winning ways when they take on the New Zealand U20s this Saturday night at Bond University on the Gold Coast. Following a strong...
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May 2, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks enter next phase of World Rugby U20 Champs preparations
With their blitz tour to the UK done and dusted, the Junior Springboks will enter the next phase of their preparation for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship on Friday, with consistency in their performances and the fine-tuning of their game plan among the...
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May 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Boks’ character to defeat Wales
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a strong second-half fightback at the Vale Resort outside Cardiff against Wales for a 35-31 victory on Tuesday in the final game on their warm-up tour to the UK. The Junior...
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May 1, 19 •
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Comments Off on Samuel Whitelock locks in four-year deal
All Blacks, BNZ Crusaders and Canterbury lock, Samuel Whitelock, and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have agreed a new deal, with the Test centurion signing through until 2023. The re-signing of the two-time RWC champion will see Whitelock anchor a core group of...
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Apr 30, 19 •
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Comments Off on Tickets on sale for All Blacks 2019 home Tests
Tickets to three home Tests go on sale to public at middayPre-sale numbers indicate strong support in Rugby World Cup year Rugby fans will be able to get behind the All Blacks Rugby World Cup campaign from midday today with tickets going on public sale for...
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Apr 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks preparing for big Welsh battle
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said he was expecting another stern test in their second and final match on their warm-up tour to the UK against the Wales U20’s on Tuesday in what marks his last chance to test player combinations before finalising the...
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Apr 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on England U20s defeat Junior Springboks in Coventry
England U20s recorded a 35-8 victory over the Junior Springboks at Coventry’s Butts Park Arena on Friday. Steve Bates’ side scored five tries in an attritional contest, with the fixture serving as a final opportunity for players to earn selection...
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Apr 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux: England defeat a tough lesson
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux described his team’s 35-8 defeat against England at the Butts Park Arena in Coventry on Friday as a tough lesson as they continued their preparations for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina in...
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Apr 26, 19 •
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Comments Off on Mo’unga inks new three-year deal
One of the rising stars of New Zealand Rugby, All Blacks and BNZ Crusaders first five-eighth Richie Mo’unga, has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby, his Super Rugby club and his Canterbury province, inking a new deal through to 2022. The news is further...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux expecting physical and attacking challenge from England
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux warned his team to prepare for a physically demanding and attacking challenge from England U20 when they face off in the first of two games on their UK tour on Friday. Roux made five personnel changes to the team that started...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES NAME SQUAD TO TAKE ON JAPAN
Junior Wallabies Head Coach Jason Gilmore has named his match day squad ahead of the sides first clash of 2019 against Junior Japan. The side contains nine U20s debutants including Aussie 7s development player Triston Reilly, with the potential for a further...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U20s team to play Junior Springboks
England men U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side to play the Junior Springboks at Coventry Rugby’s Butts Park Arena on Friday (kick off 7.30pm), live on EnglandRugby.com. Flanker Andy Christie, centre Sam Spink as well as wingers Charlie...
