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Jan 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns Sevens named for inaugural home appearance
The Black Ferns Sevens will take the field in New Zealand for the first time this weekend and Coach Allan Bunting has named a strong team for the invitational Fast Four tournament. Veteran midfielder Niall Williams returns from injury while Manawatu’s...
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Jan 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on “No excuses trip” for Blitzboks – Stedman Gans
The Springbok Sevens team will make no excuses about travel times, time zones or personal discomfort during their stay in Hamilton for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens tournament. Blitzbok playmaker Stedman Gans reiterated this as the squad continued with their...
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Jan 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby completes review of secondary school rugby
Independent Review makes 31 recommendations NZR to begin implementing recommendations from January 2019 School and rugby community thanked for their contributions to the Review New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced the completion of the independent...
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Jan 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens squad complete for 2019
Just days out from the first HSBC Sevens World Series event of the year, the All Blacks Sevens have confirmed the final places in their 2019 squad. Commonwealth Games gold medallists and World Cup winners Sam Dickson and Dylan Collier have recommitted to the...
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Jan 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi hopes for happy Hamilton Sevens
His debut visit to the HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Wellington as a Blitzboks rookie in 2017 was an emotional one, as the team were crowned the tournament champions, but Springbok flyer, Siviwe Soyizwapi, has no illusions about the task ahead on his second...
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Jan 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on WARREN WHITELEY: EK IS ALTYD GEMOTIVEER
-Simon Riekert: Emirates Airline Park Dit bly ʼn feit soos ‘n koei, in veral Suid-Afrikaanse rugby: jy gaan spelers, goeie rugbyspelers verloor. Daarom hou jy so lank as...
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Jan 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS SIDE NAMED FOR HSBC HAMILTON SEVENS
1. Nick Malouf, University of Queensland, 24 caps 2. Lachlan Anderson, Eastwood, 18 caps 3. Henry Hutchison, Randwick, 18 caps 4. Simon Kennewell, Randwick, 11 caps 5. Jeral Skelton, Brothers, 6 caps 6. Sam Myers, Norths (Sydney), 38 caps 7. Josh Coward*,...
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Jan 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on RUGBY WORLD CUP TICKETS SET TO GO ON GENERAL SALE AS EXCITEMENT BUILDS
With less than 250 days to go until Rugby World Cup 2019 gets underway, excitement for the event continues to build ahead of the general ticket sale this Saturday. Last year’s official ticket ballots saw record demand with more than 4.5 million...
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Jan 18, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on TOM BANKS RE-SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND THE BRUMBIES UNTIL END OF 2022
Fullback Tom Banks has put pen-to-paper on a new three-year deal to re-sign with Rugby Australia and the Brumbies until the end of 2022. The 24-year old made his Wallabies debut against New Zealand at Eden Park last year after a standout Vodafone Super Rugby...
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Jan 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens looking forward to home advantage
The All Blacks Sevens team will be looking to kick off 2019 in style when they take to the field in Hamilton next weekend at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. After a shocking run of injuries at the end of last year, Coach Clark Laidlaw has an almost fully fit...
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Jan 18, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on JUSTIN HARRISON JOINS CLASSIC WALLABIES AS GENERAL MANAGER
This week the Classic Wallabies welcomed Justin Harrison to the team as their new General Manager, replacing Stephen Hoiles who was appointed to the Australian Men’s Sevens program as a Coaching Consultant. Harrison will report to the Australian Rugby...
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Jan 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on Dry, Gans recalled for Blitzboks’ Australasian jaunt
The experienced Chris Dry will return to the Springbok Sevens squad for the first time in more than a year after being named in the tour group for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in New Zealand and Australia. Dry last played for the defending...
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Jan 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on England squad named ahead of Ireland Test
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named a 35-man squad to begin preparations to play Ireland in their opening Guinness Six Nations match in Dublin on 2 February 2019 (kick off 4.45pm, live on ITV). Props Mako Vunipola (Saracens) and Ellis Genge...
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Jan 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Ojee Captains Shujaa Squad on Duty at the Hamilton and Sydney 7s
Jacob Ojee will skipper the Shujaa squad during the Hamilton and Sydney 7s deputized by Michael Wanjala. Commenting on his selection of Ojee as Captain, Head Coach Paul Murunga had this to say, “Ojee is able to lead the team. This has been noted enough...
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Jan 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on DRAW ANNOUNCED FOR QANTAS AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S SEVENS SIDE AT HSBC SYDNEY 7s
The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens squad’s road at the HSBC Sydney 7s has been laid out with the draw today confirmed for February 1-3. Australia will take on Spain, China and the USA in what will be an intense battle as the defending champions look to...
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Jan 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Youthful injection to Black Ferns Sevens in 2019
Three teenage rugby players will make the step out of the classroom and into professional rugby in 2019, with the Black Ferns Sevens squad announcement featuring the fresh faces of Jazmin Hotham, Mahina Paul and Montessa Tairakena. The three players have...
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Jan 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy improve in Chile
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy finished in fifth place at the Vina del Mar Sevens in Chile on Sunday after winning five out of six matches at the tournament, the second of two in the SudAmerica Rugby Sevens series. The follows a sixth place in Punta del Este,...
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Jan 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Unbeaten SA Rugby Sevens Academy to face Uruguay in Cup quarters
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team delivered a much-improved performance and will face Uruguay in the Cup quarter-finals of the SudAmerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Vina del Mar, Chile on Sunday. The South Africans had a strong opening day, scoring a good win...
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Jan 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Improvement high on the agenda for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Chile
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy squad will be looking for an improved performance in Chile where they will contest the second tournament of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens circuit on Saturday and Sunday. The South Africans travelled to Vina del Mar on Monday after a...
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Jan 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Professional Rugby in England taking action on player injuries
The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby (PRL) and the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) have today set out the focus areas for their continued action to mitigate the risk of player injuries in the English professional game. The Professional Game...
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Jan 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Mixed results for SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Uruguay
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy delivered a day of up and down results in Punte del Este in Uruguay on Sunday, finishing sixth in the first of two legs of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens series. A 19-17 defeat to Portugal in the Cup quarter-finals knocked the South...
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Jan 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on RIP Springbok captain Johan Claassen (1929-2019)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former Springbok captain and coach, ProJohan Claassenfessor , who passed away on Sunday at the age of 89. Johannes Theodorus Claassen was arguably the leading lineout forward in the world in the second...
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Jan 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy faces Portugal in Cup Quarter-final
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy team on Saturday finished second in pool B of the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournament in Punta del Este after securing victories against Russia (26-5) and Colombia (10-0) before suffering a narrow defeat against Uruguay (7-0). This...
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Jan 5, 19 •
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Comments Off on Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America
They came, they saw and they conquered in 2018, and not much has changed for SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach, Marius Schoeman, and his team upon arrival earlier this week in Uruguay, where they will defend their Punta del Este Sevens title on Saturday and...
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Dec 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bill Beaumont
New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bill Beaumont on being awarded a Knighthood for services to rugby in The Queen’s New Year’s honours list. Beaumont has been the Chairman of World Rugby for the past two years and has contributed more than five decades...
