The Boland Cavaliers opened their Currie Cup campaign with a gritty win against the Vodacom Bulls XV in Wellington on Sunday. Last season’s semi-finalists scored three tries to one in wet and muddy conditions to win 24-10. Boland struck early when hooker Joshua Eras went over from a lineout maul. Fullback James Tedder kicked the […]
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Junior Boks coach Kevin Foote has explained why Luan Giliomee was not selected for the Junior World Championship final despite being cleared to play. The utility back became available for selection after his red card against England in the semi-final was overturned by the Foul Play Review Committee, but Foote elected to stick with Alzeadon
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Faf de Klerk made a winning start to his Cheetahs stint as the Free Staters claimed a narrow Currie Cup win over the Lions in Bloemfontein on Sunday. The Springbok scrumhalf played 70 minutes in his first competitive appearance since returning to South Africa from Japan. Centre Likhona Finca scored a hat-trick for the Lions
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Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi accused England of showing a “lack of respect” after abruptly ending his post-match press conference on Saturday. Contepomi was speaking to the media following his side’s controversial 31-24 defeat in Santiago del Estero when loud music and celebrations from England’s changing room next door interrupted proceedings. After asking an England representative
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All the tries from the Junior Springboks’ successful title defence in Georgia. MORE: Junior Bok champs ‘just kept grinding’ Photo: Levan Verdzeuli/World Rugby The post Watch: Every Junior Boks try in JWC appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. All the tries from the Junior Springboks’ successful title defence in Georgia. The post Watch: Every Junior
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The All Blacks have edged closer to the Springboks at the top of the World Rugby rankings after the third round of the Nations Championship. Rassie Erasmus’ side remained No 1 following Saturday’s 43-0 win over Wales in Durban, but did not gain any ranking points because of the significant gap between the teams before
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Japan coach Eddie Jones believes the Brave Blossoms’ future is bright after some “absolutely outstanding” performances from youngsters in the Nations Championship. Japan beat Italy before losing to Ireland and France. Jones used the tournament to blood several young players including some who are still at university, such as flyhalf Ryunosuke Ito, prop Sojiro Otsuka
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Outgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt believes he is leaving the team in a good place, but successor Les Kiss has plenty to do with the World Cup on home soil just 14 months away. Schmidt’s two-and-a-half year stint ended with a bang on Saturday when Australia ran in nine tries to crush Italy 57-10 in
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Coach Dave Rennie says he’s “really excited” by the All Blacks’ upward trajectory but has “no illusions” about what’s coming in South Africa. New Zealand made it three-from-three in the Nations Championship with Saturday’s 40-21 win over Ireland in Auckland, delivering a performance Rennie said was an improvement on the wins over France and Italy.
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The current Currie Cup Premier Division qualification process will be reviewed later this month. According to Rapport, presidents, CEOs and coaches of the country’s 14 provincial unions are set to meet at a workshop in Joburg on 29 July to consider South Africa’s domestic competition structures. Under the existing system, the top four teams in
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