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De Bruin gives Lions a 'pass mark' after Super Rugby warm-up win
The Johannesburg based side scored three tries to the Durban outfit’s two to seal the victory in their first hit-out ahead of the new Super Rugby season.
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Lions load up on Boks for Sharks warm-up match in CT
The Emirates Lions have named a Springbok-loaded side to take on the Sharks in the Super Hero doubleheader warm-up match at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
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Springbok lock Snyman undergoes ankle surgery
RG Snyman returned at the weekend from a brief stint at Honda Heat in Japan where he injured his ankle.
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Injured All Black Cane to miss half of Super season
The openside flanker broke his neck in a collision with South African Francois Louw during the All Blacks' 32-30 win over the Springboks in Pretoria last October.
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Stormers take on WP club players in warm-up match
The Combined Club XV will be made up of top local non-university club talent and will give club players a chance to push for selection in the Western Province SuperSport Rugby Challenge team.
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SA Rugby to rest contracted Boks during Super Rugby season
The South African Rugby Union led by Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus will look to rest contracted Springbok players during an uninterrupted Super Rugby season with the Rugby World Cup in mind that starts in September this year.
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Brits happy to support Springboks in any capacity
Veteran hooker Schalk Brits says he is more than happy to support the Springboks in whatever capacity he finds himself in ahead of the World Cup in Japan next year.
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Pote Human appointed as Bulls' Super Rugby coach
Pote Human will succeed the departed John Mitchell as the Blue Bulls' new Super Rugby coach for the 2019 season, with Alan Zondagh as the new director of rugby.
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Springbok coaches to work with Super Rugby teams
Rassie Erasmus’s first posting will be to help new Bulls coach Pote Human, who replaces John Mitchell, who left to join the England coaching staff.
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Super Rugby shrinkage reports ‘speculative’ - Sanzaar
Super Rugby contracted from 18 teams to 15 for last season after struggling for audiences in the key markets of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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Robertson eyes All Blacks job after Schmidt exits race
Scott Robertson will wait for New Zealand counterpart Steve Hansen to make a decision on his future before taking a “good look” at the All Blacks role.
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Dyantyi scoops World Rugby breakthrough player of the year award
Springbok star winger Aphiwe Dyantyi won World Rugby’s breakthrough player of the year award at the awards ceremony in Monaco on Sunday evening.
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Davids, Human and Matfield shortlisted for Bulls coaching job
Current Southern Kings boss Deon Davids is the favourite to take the position after relative success with the Port Elizabeth side with very little resources.
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Bulls vs Stormers to kick off SA's 2019 Super Rugby season
The Vodacom Super Rugby 2019 draw has been concluded and a North-South derby between the Bulls and the Stormers headlines the opening weekend on 16 February at Loftus.
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Umaga stands down as Blues head coach, MacDonald takes charge
Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga has stood down from his head coach role at the Auckland Blues with Leon MacDonald taking the reins at the Super Rugby team
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Key Wallabies set to be rested from Super Rugby
The move is based on a New Zealand programme that ensures top players are monitored and given time off, including missing Super Rugby games.
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Argentina’s Pumas, another animal under Ledesma’s leadership
Argentina had been little short of awful since the last World Cup, where they reached the semifinals for the second time.
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Ioane brothers lock in long-term contracts with NZ Rugby
All Blacks winger Rieko Ioane and has signed a four-year contract to stay with New Zealand Rugby until 2022, joining elder brother Akira who inked a three-year deal.
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Japan coach Joseph quits Sunwolves to focus on World Cup
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph revealed he would step down as Sunwolves coach after combining both roles last season.
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Former All Blacks centre Nonu returns to Blues
Former All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu will return to the Auckland Blues for the next Super Rugby season after he walked away from French club Toulon earlier this year.
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Rebels 'keen' on former Wallabies flyhalf Cooper, says Genia
The Melbourne Rebels could be set to throw former Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper a career life-line, with the Super Rugby team “definitely keen” to recruit the exiled Queensland Red, according to Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia.
