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Three rounds to go - the countdown to the 2012 Super Rugby Finals Series
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Three rounds to go – the countdown to the 2012 Super Rugby Finals Series

Series wins for the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks have cemented their positions as the first, second and third ranked nations in world rugby, while maintaining their outstanding record of success against rivals from the North since 1996.

Tickets for DHL Newlands test – SA v Argentina – 18 August – go on sale.
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Tickets for DHL Newlands test – SA v Argentina – 18 August – go on sale.

Tickets for the Cape based test between the Springboks and Argentina go on sale today viawww.wprugby.ticketpros.co.za and PostNet outlets.

Different approaches taken to three-week break by Super Rugby teams
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Different approaches taken to three-week break by Super Rugby teams

Super Rugby has experienced a mid-season break for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1996, and the three test weekends of the June inbound internationals, which started after round 15 of this season’s competition, will give way to the resumption of Super Rugby.

Injury update
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Injury update

Allister Coetzee today gave some feedback on the status of injured players.

SA crowned JWC 2012 champions
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SA crowned JWC 2012 champions

Hosts South Africa have finally ended New Zealand’s dominance of the IRB Junior World Championship after second half tries from scrum half Vian van der Watt and centre Jan Serfontein secured a 22-16 win to the delight of a sold-out Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Friday.

Tickets sold out for 2012 JWC final at Newlands
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Tickets sold out for 2012 JWC final at Newlands

All available seating at Newlands has been sold for today’s IRB Junior World Championship Final between South Africa and New Zealand Under-20. Computicket confirmed that 35 000 fans have bought tickets for the final.

Liebenberg back as captain for JWC Final clash
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Liebenberg back as captain for JWC Final clash

Junior Springboks coach Dawie Theron made two injury-enforced changes to his starting team that will play New Zealand in the final of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 at DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium on Friday and also included fit-again captain Wiaan Liebenberg to lead the team from the side of the scrum.

More than 30 000 tickets sold for JCW final at Newlands
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More than 30 000 tickets sold for JCW final at Newlands

The South African Rugby Union announced on Thursday that more than 30 000 tickets have been sold for the IRB Junior World Championship final on Friday evening at Newlands between South Africa and New Zealand Under-20.

WP Rugby Statement on Handré Pollard
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WP Rugby Statement on Handré Pollard

A report on the front page of the Cape’s Daily Afrikaans Newspaper, Die Burger, today claiming WP Craven Week captain and SA U20 flyhalf, Handré Pollard, has signed for the Bulls and that Province has been scrambling to sign the player since a report recently appeared in Sport 24, was today rubbished by WP Rugby.

Springbok team to play England in PE
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Springbok team to play England in PE

Gio Aplon will run out for South Africa when they take on England at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Nominees Announced for IRB Junior Player of the Year Award 2012
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Nominees Announced for IRB Junior Player of the Year Award 2012

The International Rugby Board has confirmed a shortlist of three nominees for the IRB Junior Player of the Year Award 2012, with the winner set to be announced following the IRB Junior World Championship final at Newlands on Friday, June 22.

Ticket update - JWC Final - DHL Newlands Fri 22 June – SAU20 v NZ
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Ticket update – JWC Final – DHL Newlands Fri 22 June – SAU20 v NZ

There has been significant demand for tickets for the final and further stand allocations have now been opened up for sale.