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Feb 5, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Women wrap up camp with change of scenery
The first Springbok Women’s camp of the 2022 season, which will culminate in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in October, concluded on Friday with a beach activation and mountain run at Muizenberg and St. James, something captain Nolusindiso Booi...
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Jan 27, 22 •
5001 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kolisi scoops top SA Rugby Award for 2021
Siya Kolisi is the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021, after the popular Springbok captain garnered the most votes for his performances during a tough season, while the exciting Aphelele Fassi underlined his great potential by winning the Young Player of...
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Jan 18, 22 •
1381 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Delport invites experienced core as Imbokodo return to training
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport has named eight players with HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series experience in his first squad for the 2022 season, which will culminate with the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town in September. Rights Mkhari, Lusanda...
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Jan 11, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Charlie Hayter appointed Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager and Emma Mitchell joins as Performance Consultant for the women’s game
The RFU is pleased to confirm the appointment of Charlie Hayter as Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager. Hayter will oversee the management of the women’s XVs game at international and domestic level as well as the returning men’s and women’s...
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Nov 26, 21 •
1686 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ntoyanto: Baabaas rugby for props too
The festival of rugby as celebrated by the Barbarians and their annual opponents does not mean that the forward packs are left behind for flashy backs to score the tries and grab the limelight. In fact, it gives all players, including props like herself,...
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Nov 24, 21 •
1507 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE IN FOR AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S SEVENS IN DUBAI
Australian Women’s Sevens team for DubaiSharni Williams, 35 capsLily Dick, 5 capsFaith Nathan, 4 capsDominique Du Toit, 15 capsRhiannon Byers, 5 capsAlysia Lefau-Fakaosilea* Charlotte Caslick, 33 capsMadison Ashby, 5 capsTia Hinds*Sariah Paki, 10 capsDemi...
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Nov 24, 21 •
1371 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to embrace Barbarians attacking mindset
Much has been said and documented about the intent of any Barbarians team and their willingness to get the ball over the try line of their opponents. Come Saturday and Twickenham, not much would have changed in that regard, but in an historic first, the...
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Nov 18, 21 •
1745 Views •
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Comments Off on Jacobs leads new-look Springbok Women side on Sunday
Catha Jacobs will lead the Springbok Women’s side in their friendly against England Under-20 on Sunday after Stanley Raubenheimer decided to hand 12 players their first start of the November tour for the match in London. Blue Bulls Women’s scrumhalf...
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Nov 16, 21 •
1083 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Forward depth to be tested this weekend – Myners
Although it only has the status of a friendly encounter, Sunday’s match between the Springbok Women and the England Under-20 team still hold a significant status for the South Africans on their four-week November tour, with a number of players in line...
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Nov 11, 21 •
1224 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Experienced Jordaan back at flyhalf for Wales Test
The most experienced Springbok Women’s player on their European tour, Zenay Jordaan, will start at flyhalf against Wales on Saturday in the only change to the run-on team named by coach Stanley Raubenheimer. Jordaan was not considered for the opening tour...
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Nov 9, 21 •
1340 Views •
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Comments Off on “The more we play, the better we will become” – Johannes-Haupt
The Springbok Women’s squad will depart Vannes on Wednesday for the second leg of their November Series 2021 with much more clarity and determination than what they arrived with in France 10 days ago. Not only did the stay in the Brittany region provide...
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Nov 8, 21 •
1257 Views •
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Comments Off on Bok Women forwards ready to have another go
Their ability to stand up to the highly-rated French pack in Vannes on Saturday boosted the confidence of the Springbok Women’s forwards and they are keen to have another go when they take on Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. The South African pack managed...
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Nov 8, 21 •
1454 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Red Roses record win over Black Ferns
England Women ran out comfortable 56-15 winners against New Zealand at Northampton’s cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens. It is the first time England have secured back-to-back wins over New Zealand since 2012, and stretches their unbeaten run to...
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Nov 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to learn from French defeat
The lopsided score-line in the Test between France and the Springbok Women tells one story with regards to clinical finishing, but for the visiting team in Vannes, not the full story of the match. There were lots of positives, according to both Springbok...
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Nov 5, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Red Roses name team to play New Zealand
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his team to play New Zealand at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Sunday (7 November, kick-off 2.45pm and live on BBC Two). Poppy Cleall captains the Red Roses for the first time at No.8 with scrum...
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Nov 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women keen to show progress in France opener
It is Vannes in France on Saturday, but Eden Park in Auckland and the Rugby World Cup next October will pretty much be on the minds of the Springbok Women when they run onto the field at Stade de la Rabine to face the French in their November tour opener. The...
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Nov 4, 21 •
1390 Views •
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Comments Off on Booi makes welcome return for Springbok Women
Nolusindiso Booi will lead the Springbok Women for the first time since 2018 when they take on France in their November Series opener in Vannes on Saturday, while coach Stanley Raubenheimer also handed first starts to Libbie Janse van Rensburg (flyhalf) and...
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Nov 4, 21 •
1449 Views •
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Comments Off on 2022 Chiefs Women’s Squad announced
Chiefs Women Head Coach Allan Bunting has named a 27 strong squad for the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Ten of the twenty-seven talented players selected will be in line to make their Chiefs debut when the competition kicks off next year. The...
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Nov 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced
The inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki reaches another milestone today with the announcement of player signings across the four teams. 105 players have signed contracts for 2022 and the first season of Super Rugby Aupiki, with only a handful of positions...
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Oct 19, 21 •
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Comments Off on First Rugby World Cup 2021 tickets sell out in minutes reflecting huge demand for live women’s sport in New Zealand
Women’s rugby fans showed their excitement for Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in New Zealand in 2022 as the unique Mastercard RWC 2021 tournament pass offering sold out in just minutes. In response to the huge demand for tickets, New Zealand Rugby have...
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Oct 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns Captain Les Elder signs with Chiefs Women
The Chiefs Rugby Club is now home to both the All Blacks captain and Black Ferns captain, announcing today that Les Elder has put pen to paper committing to the Chiefs Women’s squad for the upcoming 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki competition. The 34-year-old loose...
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Oct 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Second Test added to Springbok Women’s itinerary
The Springbok Women will face Wales in Cardiff as part of their European tour in November, adding to the two fixtures already confirmed for their trip to the Northern Hemisphere. The Springbok Women will kick off their tour against France in Vannes on 6...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Gold Medal winning coach signs with Chiefs Rugby Club as Super Rugby Aupiki confirmed
Allan Bunting announced as Chiefs Women Head Coach Four-team women’s competition confirmed for March 2022 Former Black Ferns Sevens Head Coach and two-time NZR Coach of the Year Allan Bunting has signed on as Head Coach for the Chiefs Women’s team ahead...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Green light for Super Rugby Aupiki
Four-team women’s competition confirmed for March 2022Head Coaches announced The country’s leading women players will set the rugby landscape alight in 2022 with the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. The Blues, Chiefs and Hurricanes, as well as a...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on WALLAROOS TO JOIN PACIFIC FOUR SERIES IN 2022
World Rugby have today confirmed that Australia will join USA, Canada and New Zealand in the inaugural Pacific Four Series. The competition will kick-off in 2021 in the form of a soft launch with Canada and the USA going head-to-head in two Test matches in...
