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It will be North v South for World Cup Rugby finals

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:11:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – The preliminary stage of the Rugby World Cup ended on 2 October and it is already certain that the semi-finals and the final, to be held 23 October at 10:00 Swiss time, will be contests between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. England secured top place in Pool B and sent Scotland [...]

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Former Springbok star has leg amputated in Zurich

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:55:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com International sports, rugby Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Syd Nomis, 69, who played 25 successive Tests for the Springboks from 1966-71, becoming a legend in South African rugby, has had a leg amputated during a visit to his son Gary and family in Zurich. The former sports star came down with pneumonia, then developed blod clots [...]

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International sports, rugby: Ireland beat the Boks

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:56:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland (GenevaLunch) - The Irish rugby team put on a brave display to beat the South African Springboks, the current world champions, in a tight game which was played in a Dublin fog in front of almost 75,000 fans. The win meant that the Irish have now gone 11 games without defeat. [...]

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International sports, rugby: All Blacks beat Wallabies

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:47:02 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Wellington, New Zealand (GenevaLunch) – The New Zealand All Blacks crushed the Australian Wallabies 33-6 in the final match of the Tri-Nations season. South Africa’s Springboks had already won the series. The Australian coach Robbie Deans criticized the lack of commitment of his players, especially in the final 10 minutes. The Sydney Morning Herald descibes [...]

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International sports, rugby: Springboks beat Wallabies in Tri-Nations

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:42:35 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Capetown, South Africa (GenevaLunch) – South African fly-half Morne Steyn scored 24 points as the Springboks won their third successive Tri-Nations match of the season 29-17. The Wallabies were overpowered but contributed to their loss by poor discipline and careless mistakes. At one stage there were only 13 Aussies on the field as Matt Giteau [...]

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International sports, rugby: Burger gets 8-week ban for gouging

Nicholas Bates — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:16:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Johannesburg, South Africa (GenevaLunch) – Schalk Burger, the South African flanker, was given an eight-week ban, considered a lenient punishment, for gouging the eye of British and Irish Lions winger Luke Fitzgerald in the first minute of the test match on Saturday. He was only given a yellow card at the time and the Springboks [...]

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International sports, rugby: Springboks beat Lions in second test, last minute penalty

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:54:36 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Pretoria, South Africa (GenevaLunch) – The British and Irish Lions dominated the first half but were pinned back in the second and eventually lost to a last minute penalty. South African flanker Schalk Burger was given a yellow card in the first minute for gouging the eye of Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald, a particularly nasty [...]

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