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Rugby-South Africa give De Villiers deadline to prove fitness
ReutersPRETORIA, June 19 (Reuters) - South Africa captain Jean de Villiers must prove his fitness by Friday or he will be replaced by 20-year-old sensation Jan Serfontein for Saturday's test against Samoa at Loftus Versfeld, coach Heyneke Meyer said on...Tags: South Africa, Africa, Italy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pretoria (South Africa)
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Rugby-South Africa team to play Samoa
ReutersPRETORIA, June 19 (Reuters) - South Africa named the following team for their rugby test against Samoa in Pretoria on Saturday: 15-Willie le Roux, 14-Bryan Habana, 13-JJ Engelbrecht, 12-Jean de Villiers (captain) or Jan Serfontein, 11-Bjorn Basson, 10-...Tags: South Africa, Pretoria (South Africa)
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Rugby-Nervous Springboks fight back to overcome gutsy Scotland
ReutersBy Mark Gleeson NELSPRUIT, South Africa, June 15 (Reuters) - South Africa staged a second-half comeback to record a flattering 30-17 win over a feisty Scotland in the four-nation tournament on Saturday and set up a final clash with Samoa. It was an...Tags: Scotland, South Africa, Africa, Italy
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Rugby-Scotland coach hails his beaten team and hammers referee
ReutersBy Mark Gleeson NELSPRUIT, South Africa, June 15 (Reuters) - Scotland interim coach Stuart Johnson hailed his walking wounded and blamed the referee for the 30-17 defeat by South Africa on Saturday. Johnson said the yellow card handed to lock Jim...Tags: South Africa, Africa
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Rugby-Italy 10 Samoa 39 - international result
ReutersNELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - Samoa beat Italy 39-10 (halftime 10-3) in a test match at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday: Scorers: Samoa - Tries: Paul Williams, Alapati Leiua, John Leota, Taiasina Tuifua, James So'oialo; Conversions: Williams (3),...Tags: Italy
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Rugby-Samoa overpower Italy to claim another Six Nations scalp
ReutersBy Mark Gleeson NELSPUIT, South Africa, June 15 (Reuters) - Samoa powered to a 39-10 win over Italy in the four-team tournament in South Africa on Saturday, their third successive test win against Six Nations opposition. Having won in Wales in...Tags: South Africa, Africa, Italy
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Battered Scotland name three new caps for South Africa test
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters)- Scotland named three new caps on Thursday in their starting team for Saturday's test against South Africa in Nelspruit. Coach Scott Johnson has made seven changes to the side that lost 27-17 to Samoa in Durban and the new caps are...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, South Africa, Ryan Grant
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Rugby-Italy beef up team for Samoa test
ReutersNELSPRUIT, South Africa, June 13 (Reuters) - Italy restored stalwarts Martin Castrogiovanni, Marco Bergamasco and flyhalf Luciano Orquera to the starting line-up to play Samoa in Nelspruit on Saturday. Castrogiovanni and Orquera were used as replacements...Tags: South Africa, Africa, Italy
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Rugby-Taulafo in as Samoa stick with tried and tested team
ReutersCAPE TOWN, June 12 (Reuters) - Stade Francais prop Sakaria Taulafo is the only change to the Samoa starting lineup to face Italy in Saturday's test in Nelspruit, Samoa Rugby Union said on Wednesday. Coach Stephen Betham has kept faith with the majority... -
Rugby-Scotland captain latest to be ruled out of tour
ReutersJune 11 (Reuters) - Scotland captain Kelly Brown has become the third player in successive days forced out of their tour of South Africa because of injury sustained in Saturday's bruising test defeat by Samoa in Durban. He is heading home after a scan on...Tags: South Africa, Africa
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Rugby-Scotland's injured Cross to miss rest of South Africa tour
ReutersJune 10 (Reuters) - Scotland prop Geoff Cross has become the second player to be ruled out of the rest of the three-test tour of South Africa because of injury, the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) said on Monday. Cross, who has a shoulder joint injury,...Tags: South Africa, Africa, Travel, International Travel, Ryan Grant
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Rugby-Samoa want to expand game beyond the physical
ReutersBy Mark Gleeson DURBAN, June 9 - Samoa battered and bruised Scotland into submission to record an impressive test win on Saturday but the Pacific islanders are looking to become less dependent on their physical approach for success. Instead, coach...Tags: FIFA World Cup
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