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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...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on ASICS launch new ‘Unstoppable’ Springbok jersey for 2019 Rugby World Cup
The Springboks will be wearing an “unstoppable” jersey, designed and manufactured by SA Rugby’s official apparel and footwear sponsor ASICS, which features technological advancements to give the men in green and gold an extra edge at the Rugby World Cup...
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Apr 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Nhleko: Junior Boks excited to be on the road
Junior Springbok assistant coach Bafana Nhleko said the team was excited to be on the road after they touched down in Birmingham on Wednesday for the first leg of their two-match tour to the UK where they will face England and Wales. The players shook off the...
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Apr 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby achieves EPG transformation benchmark once again
SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18, it was announced at the presentation of the sixth report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG) in...
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Apr 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Nathan Harris extends contract with New Zealand Rugby
Mobile All Blacks hooker Nathan Harris has become the latest player to commit to New Zealand, extending his contract until 2021 with New Zealand Rugby and the Gallagher Chiefs. 27-year-old Harris made his Investec Super Rugby and All Blacks debut in 2014 two...
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Apr 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Parents crucial in supporting players of the future
Support from parents is the single-most important factor in nurturing young rugby players, new research by a Swansea University team for the Rugby Football Union has found. The findings have already prompted England Rugby to introduce a requirement that...
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Apr 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Record investment for New Zealand Rugby
Record $191m invested in rugby in New Zealand Financial result ahead of budget, but challenges ahead New Zealand teams celebrate year of on-field success Female player numbers continue to drive growth Shaun Nixon elected to NZR Board, Bill Osborne...
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Apr 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Roux: Discipline cost Junior Boks against Argentina
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux attributed his team’s 34-33 defeat against Argentina in the U20 International Series at Paul Roos Gymnasium on Wednesday to ill-discipline and said they will continue to learn as the season progresses. Both sides scored...
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Apr 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks ready for biggest test so far this year
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said his team was ready to measure themselves in what will mark their toughest assignment thus far this year when they meet the Argentina U20s in their final Under-20 International Series match at Paul Roos Gymnasium in...
