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The battle for the remaining final berth in the A Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition is set to come down to the wire on Saturday as four teams eye a place in the grand finale of the competition against Western Province on 7 September.

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The Down Touch Griffons and Eastern Province will host the semi-finals of the SA Rugby U20 Championship in Welkom and Despatch respectively on Saturday after emerging as the top sides in the competition following the conclusion of the pool stages.

Team announcement

Experienced No 8 Sergio Parisse has been named as captain of Italy for the Rugby World Cup in Japan, what will be his fifth appearance at the four-yearly global showpiece.

Tournament news

With one month to go until Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, Asia’s first tournament will set new standards in rugby broadcast production, providing a record global footprint and attracting new fans and showcasing the sport in higher quality than ever before.

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Phil Davies, Head Coach of the Namibian National Rugby Team, has split the preliminary 50-man training squad into two categories ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

The third week of the Springbok training camp commenced in bright winter sunshine in the capital city of Pretoria on Monday morning, with just two more weeks to go before the Springboks kick off their 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign.

Springbok loose forward Marco van Staden of the Vodacom Bulls was on Monday added to the Springbok training group and will join the rest of the squad immediately at their preparation camp in Pretoria.

Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Handre Pollard, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Faf de Klerk and their Springbok colleagues will be lacing up for rugby battle this year with pictures of thousands of Springbok fans on their backs thanks to the launch of a new campaign on Wednesday.

A group of twenty six players have gathered in Pretoria on Sunday for the next installment of the national alignment and conditioning camps as the Springboks continue with their preparations for the forthcoming international season.

The Brumbies galloped to a 38-13 triumph over the Cell C Sharks on Saturday afternoon in Canberra to book a Vodacom Super Rugby semi-final clash with the Jaguares next weekend in Buenos Aires.