Rugby News - Southern Hemisphere

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  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Warburton captain; Williams misses out

    Sam Warburton will become Wales' youngest World Cup captain after coach Warren Gatland revealed his 30-man squad on Monday, but Martyn Williams misses out on the chance to win his 100th cap in the tournament in New Zealand.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Wallabies hit by 'drunken brawl' bomb

    The Wallabies' three most exciting backline stars engaged in a drunken brawl in Paris last November, it was alleged on Monday, threatening to disrupt Australia's World Cup campaign.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Kellock leads 'experienced' Scots

    Alastair Kellock will lead an experienced Scotland team at the World Cup tournament in New Zealand next month.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Lions still on the prowl

    Despite losing narrowly to Western Province at Newlands the Lions still manage to make up a third of our Team of the Week after a good weekend for the traditional powerhouses in the Currie Cup.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Heartache spurs on Wallabies

    The surviving players from the Wallabies' Tri-Nations series deciding defeat against the All Blacks three years ago have extra motivation for the rematch in Brisbane on Saturday.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    SACS give Bishops the Platinum Blues

    Grey College might have edged Paul Roos 36-35 in Stellenbosch, Rondebosch might have tamed visitors Wynberg 22-19 and Paarl Boys’ High might be celebrating a 22-13 away victory against HTS Drostdy, but the result of the weekend – some might say, the year – was SACS’s sensational 20-13 comeback over Bishops up in leafy Newlands.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Hudson Park well on top

    The FNB Classic Clash between Hudson Park and Cambridge produced a 34-3 win for the home side on a lovely day that started and ended well for Hudson Park.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Noord-Kaap into Final

    Northerns played against Jim Fouché in Bloemfontein in a semifinal for the KOVSIE Central Region league and won an uphill battle 34-24.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Beeld Trofee close to Finals

    The Beeld Trofee's finalists are nearly known. Just the semis for the Macro Schools are to be played, and that will happen on Tuesday, this allowing SA Schools players the chance to play in this prestigious tournament.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Our Bok team unveiled

    The World Cup draws ever closer, with the next task on the agenda being the much scrutinised squad selection. And the rugby365.com team have put on their selectors' hats to offer Bok coach Peter de Villiers some advice.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    Bad-boy O'Connor slapped with a ban

    The Australian Rugby Union has clamped down on one of the Wallabies' party boys when they slapped utility back James O'Connor with a ban, ruling him out of the Tri-Nations decider against New Zealand in Brisbane on Saturday.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    SACS in thrilling win over Bishops

    Playing at home on lovely winter's morning the South African College High School (SACS) staged a dramatic second-half comeback to beat rivals Dioesan College (Bishops) by 20 points to thirteen. SACS trailed 13-nil at the interval.

  • Monday, 22. August, 2011

    SANZAR wins 'big five' battle

    Changes made around five key areas of play - the tackle, scrum, offside, ruck, and maul - over the past three seasons have begun to have an impact in shaping the game that SANZAR wants to see played in Super Rugby.

  • Sunday, 21. August, 2011

    South African Schools player (1974-2011)

    This is a list of SA Schools players since the first team was chosen in 1974. An asterisk marks those who became Springboks. There are not many of them.

  • Sunday, 21. August, 2011

    Brave Blossoms beat USA Eagles

    Japan, beaten by Italy last weekend, came back from 14-8 down at half time to defeat the USA Eagles 20-14 at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Sunday night.