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Feb 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Aussie women defeat Ireland in try fest
The world number one Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team has got their three match series against Ireland off to a thrilling start, with a 26-7 victory at the HSBC Sydney 7s. Australian Head Coach Tim Walsh was happy his side got a hit out at the...
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Feb 6, 16 •
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Comments Off on Weekend’s Rugby Union Fixtures & Results
(Updated after each game) SA Times 5 February 2016: 19h00 Southern Kings 22 vs SWD Eagles 16 (Friendly) 20h00 Scotland Women 0 vs England Women 32 (RBS 6 Nations Women) 19:35 Ulster 17 vs Newport Gwent Dragons 15 (Pro12) 21:00 Ireland u20 24 vs Wales u20s 35...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kings outscore SWD in friendly
The Southern Kings travelled to George on Friday where they faced the SWD Eagles in their second pre-season friendly at Outenique Park. Despite two first half tries, the visitors trailed 12 – 13 at the break. SWD took an early three point lead after a...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on #takealot10s ticket giveaway
We are giving away two double tickets to attend the Cape Town 10s on Saturday 6 February. There are loads of new additions to this year’s takealot.com Cape Town 10s tournament; beach volleyball has been introduced which includes the Flying Fish Pro Beach...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Japanese appliances company Rinnai joins St.George Queensland Reds team
Queensland Rugby Union today announced Japanese gas appliances company Rinnai has signed on as a St.George Queensland Reds partner for the 2016 season. An international company with offices in 20 countries, Rinnai has operated in Australia for more than 40...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on $2 million up for grabs with Mobil Golden Boots
Some of the world’s best goal kickers have hailed from here, and now BNZ Crusaders fans will have the chance to join the goal kicking hall of fame and earn a share of $2 million in the process. This season’s new Mobil Golden Boots competition will see one...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby Union welcomes the appointment of Pip Marlow to the Board
At today’s meeting, Microsoft Australia Managing Director Pip Marlow was appointed as a Director of the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Board. Ms Marlow will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Michael Hawker which was announced at the end of last...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on PUMA HONOURS TRADITION WITH TOYOTA CHEETAHS KIT
Cape Town, South Africa, 5 February 2016 – PUMA the official technical and apparel partner of the Toyota Cheetahs unveiled the team’s Super Rugby kit today, with a return to a traditional all-white Home strip and an all-orange Away strip. The design...
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Feb 5, 16 •
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Comments Off on Toulon vs Cell C Sharks TeamSheets #TOUvSHA
Date: 5 February 2016 Venue: Stade Mayol, Toulon, France Kick-off: 21h30 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Toulon: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Théo Belan, 12 Louis Rousset, 11 Bryan Habana (C) , 10 Frédéric Michalak, 9...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs name their side to tackle the Bulls
Coach Franco Smith announced his team to take on the Vodacom Bulls in a Super Rugby warm-up match in Harare, Zimbabwe on Saturday, 6 February at 15:00. CHEETAHS 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kings squad announced for SWD friendly
The Southern Kings have selected a strong squad to take on the SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park in George tomorrow, with Steven Sykes being selected to captain the side. Southern Kings Head Coach, Deon Davids, said he had selected Sykes based on his experience...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Lions teams to play Valke and Leopards
The Emirates Lions will play two warm-up games against the Valke and Leopards on Saturday 6 February in the Barnard stadium with the kick-off times 14:30 (vs Valke) and 16:15 (vs Leopards). Team 1 will be led by Warren Whiteley while Jaco Kriel will...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Force Defeat Hurricanes in Gosford!
The Western Force have come away with a convincing 28-0 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford last night. The Force started with a bang and showed great persistence in defence holding the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Pulse Energy Highlanders’ team to play Racing 92 in Hong Kong
The Pulse Energy Highlanders will begin their 2016 preseason campaign on Saturday 7th February in Hong Kong when they context the Natixis Cup against the Racing 92. The game is being played at Sui Sai Wan Stadium in Hong Kong kicking-off at 5.00pm local time...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies team to play NSW Waratahs in Wagga
Head Coach Stephen Larkham has named a side featuring seven internationals for the Aquis Brumbies first match of 2016, this Saturday’s trial against the NSW Waratahs in Wagga Wagga. Wallabies representatives Matt Toomua, Tevita Kuridrani, Joe Tomane, Ben...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds side to play Crusaders at Ballymore
The St.George Queensland Reds have announced a 30-man squad to take on the Crusaders at Ballymore this Saturday. The match is the first hit out for the Reds in 2016 and presents an opportunity for players to push for selection ahead of their opening round...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Comments Off on NSW Waratahs team announced for away trial against the Brumbies
NSW Waratahs Head Coach, Daryl Gibson has today named his side for the opening pre-season trial match against the Brumbies at Wagga Wagga this Saturday night. The 26-man touring party features a range of Super Rugby experience and a huge line-up of home-grown...
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Feb 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sharks name their team for Toulon clash
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY – FRENCH TOUR Toulon vs. Cell C Sharks Date: Friday, 5 February 2016 Time: 20h30 (GMT+1) Venue: Stade Mayol, Toulon, France 15. Joe Pietersen 14. Lwazi...
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Feb 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on The Toyota Cheetahs introduce a new member of the sponsorship family – TWIZZA
With the launch of the new Toyota Cheetahs Super Rugby Jersey for the 2016 season, rugby supporters will be introduced to the Twizza brand proudly applied on the right upper chest area of the new Toyota Cheetah jersey. Twizza is a carbonated soft drink...
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Feb 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on Youngsters get chance to shine as Vodacom Bulls name team for Cheetahs clash
Photo by: Anton Geyser/ Rugby 15/ SASPA Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais named a number of young stars in his team to play the Toyota Cheetahs in Harare on Saturday at 15h00 in a Super Rugby warm-up match. The likes of Divan Rossouw, Dan Kriel, Jason Jenkins...
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Feb 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE DEFEAT HURRICANES IN GOSFORD
The Western Force have come away with a convincing 28-0 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford this evening. The Force started with a bang and showed great persistence in defence holding the 2015 Asteron Life Super...
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Feb 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team named for pre-season game against Reds
The BNZ Crusaders will kick their pre-season off with a game against the Queensland Reds this Saturday. A raft of players are set to pull on the BNZ Crusaders strip for the first time, and a new captain will lead the team onto Ballymore Stadium. ...
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Feb 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs squad announced for Zimbabwe
The Toyota Cheetah squad who will be touring to Zimbabwe on Friday has been announced. They will be playing against the Bulls in Harare on Saturday at 15:00 in a Super Rugby warm-up match. Herewith the squad in alphabetical order: 1. Clayton Blommetjies 2....
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Feb 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rasivhenge, Immelman added to Vodacom Super Rugby referee panel
Seven South African referees on panel Try-scoring bonus point criteria changed TMO protocols to remain the same Organisation name changed to SANZAAR Two of South Africa’s brightest refereeing prospects, Rasta Rasivhenge and Quinton Immelman,...
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Feb 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on REFEREES AND LAW VARIATIONS REVEALED AS SUPER RUGBY PREPARES FOR KICK-OFF
2016 Super Rugby referees announced with nine first-time members of the squad including Federico Anselmi (Argentina) and Shuhei Kubo (Japan); Try-scoring bonus point criteria changed to encourage more competitive rugby for the full 80 minutes; Teams may now...
