Rugby News - Southern Hemisphere

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  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Preview: Gill vs Cradock

    Gill College play Hoërskool Cradock in an FNB Classic Clash in Somerset East on Saturday. They have been playing each other since 1911. For both schools it's the biggest match of the year, a festive occasion.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    New Warriors to earn their spurs

    Head coach Sean Lineen will unveil a new-look side when Glasgow Warriors kick-off the new season with a tasty friendly against Newcastle Falcons at Firhill.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Exeter expect big Connacht test

    Exeter prop Brett Sturgess believes the Chiefs will face a real test when they kick-off their pre-season programme against Irish outfit Connacht this weekend.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Quartet get chance to shine for Wales

    Wales will face England in the return World Cup warm-up clash at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday showing four changes, plus one positional, to the side narrowly defeated at Twickenham last weekend.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Tindall leads England in Cardiff

    England manager Martin Johnson has handed the captaincy reins to Mike Tindall ahead of this weekend's clash with Wales in Cardiff.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Preview: Klein Nederburg vs New Orleans

    Klein Nederburg and New Orleans meet in an FNB Classic Clash at the Faure Street Stadium, packing the ground for the second successive week with an Interschools match. There will be vast enthusiasm again.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Kanko is back in black and white

    Ryan Kankowski has been drafted into the Sharks team to play Western Province on Friday after he was released from the Springbok squad on Wednesday.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Du Preez, Brüssow back for Boks

    Fourie du Preez and Heinrich Brüssow will return to the Springbok starting line-up for the first time in 21 months, following the announcement of the team to meet Australia in a Tri-Nations Test in Durban on Saturday.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Two teams dumped from Currie Cup

    The Currie Cup Premier Division will be contested by six teams from 2012 and eight teams will play in the Currie Cup First Division, the SARU General Council decided at a meeting in Newlands on Thursday.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Auckland nudge past Counties

    In an uninspiring match Auckland raked up a 25-22 victory over Counties Manukau in a game riddled with penalties.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Kwaggadag Preview

    Hoërskool Outeniqua are the Kwaggas, Hoërskool Oudtshoorn the Struisies. When they have the fun of their annual meeting it's Kwaggadag in George and Struisiesdag in Oudtshoorn. This year it is in George and an FNB Classic Clash. It will be fun and all the signs are that it will be a good contest.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Preview: Diamantveld vs Noord-Kaap

    This FNB Classic Clash is the biggest schools match in Kimberley and one of the biggest in South Africa. Of course, it will be a great day in Kimberley.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    GLRU to investigate racial attacks

    An official investigation has been launched into alleged racial attacks at a club rugby match in Edenvale last week, the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) said on Thursday.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    Preview Grey vs Selborne

    Selborne College go down the coast from East London to meet Grey high in Port Elizabeth on Saturday in an FNB Classic Clash. There is a difference in momentum between the 1st XVs two schools which suggest that Selborne should have the upper hand.

  • Thursday, 11. August, 2011

    There’s still life after Interschools

    Contrary to popular belief, the Paarl Interschools game does not herald the end of the Western Cape schools rugby season, just its zenith. There are still three weeks to go, with even the two Paarl schools back in action this Saturday.