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WP Rugby pays tribute to Jean de Villiers
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WP Rugby pays tribute to Jean de Villiers

Western Province Rugby would like to wish former DHL WP and DHL Stormers captain Jean de Villiers well as he embarks on the next phase of his stellar rugby career at top English club, Leicester Tigers.

Russell Winter to join WP Rugby
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Russell Winter to join WP Rugby

Highly-rated forwards coach Russell Winter will join Western Province Rugby as of November 1, 2015, which will we see him serve as the DHL Stormers' forwards coach under new boss Eddie Jones.

Boks unchanged for RWC semifinal
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Boks unchanged for RWC semifinal

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named an unchanged starting XV to face New Zealand in the first Rugby World Cup semifinal, on Saturday at Twickenham in London.

Five DHL Stormers to front up to Wales in London
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Five DHL Stormers to front up to Wales in London

Frans Malherbe will anchor the Springboks' scrum in their 2015 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Wales at Twickenham in London on Saturday afternoon, one of five DHL Stormers stars in the Boks' starting XV.

Super Rugby welcomes the Sunwolves
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Super Rugby welcomes the Sunwolves

A new era of rugby has risen in Japan with confirmation that its new Super Rugby team will be known as the Sunwolves.

Du Preez leads; Burger deputy
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Du Preez leads; Burger deputy

Fourie du Preez will become the Springboks' 56th Test captain - with Schalk Burger serving as his deputy - when he leads South Africa out in a must-win encounter in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup against Scotland at St James' Park in Newcastle on Saturday.

Jean's surgery completed successfully
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Jean’s surgery completed successfully

Jean de Villiers successfully completed the first step on his return to playing rugby when he underwent surgery on his broken jaw in Cape Town on Wednesday.

SA teams make history in new-era Super Rugby
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SA teams make history in new-era Super Rugby

The Emirates Lions will make history by becoming the first team to play a Vodacom Super Rugby match in Japan when the new-era, 18-team competition kicks-off in February 2016.

Jean announces Test retirement
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Jean announces Test retirement

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers on Sunday announced his retirement from international rugby, following a jaw fracture he sustained in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Samoa on Saturday.

De Villiers ruled out of World Cup
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De Villiers ruled out of World Cup

Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2015 Rugby World Cup after suffering a fracture to his jaw in the pool match against Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday.

Duane relishing Birmingham challenge
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Duane relishing Birmingham challenge

Duane Vermeulen, South Africa's Rugby Player of the Year for 2014, can't wait to get stuck in when the Springboks face Samoa in a crucial Rugby World Cup Pool B match in Birmingham on Saturday.

Vermeulen, De Allende back for Boks
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Vermeulen, De Allende back for Boks

The Springboks have made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench to meet the challenge of a talented Samoan team in their second match of the 2015 RWC at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday.