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Embrose Papier
Embrose Cheldon Papier (born 25 April 1997) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is scrum-half. Rugby career 2010–2015: Schoolboy rugby Papier was born in Clanwilliam in the Western Cape. As early as primary school level, he earned provincial colours by representing the at the 2010 Under-13 Craven Week tournament held in Graaff-Reinet. In 2011, he enrolled aHoerskool Swartland which is the Alma mater of current Springbok and 2019 World Rugby player of the Year, Pieter-Steph Du Toit. In 2013, he then moved to Pretoria, where he enrolled at Hoërskool Garsfontein. In 2013, he represented the Blue Bulls at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Vanderbijlpark, starting all three of their matches and scoring a try in their match against Eastern Province. In 2014, despite still being in the Under-17 age bracket, he was included in the Blue Bulls squad for the Under-18 Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clanwilliam, Western Cape
Clanwilliam is a town in the Olifants River valley in the Western Cape, South Africa, about north of Cape Town. It is located in, and the seat of, the Cederberg Local Municipality. Clanwilliam had a population of 7,674. Geography John Cradock, the Governor of the Cape Colony (1811–1814), named the town after his father-in-law, The 1st Earl of Clanwilliam, an Anglo-Irish nobleman. Clanwilliam is situated at an elevation of , between the western slopes of the Cederberg mountains and the east bank of the Olifants River, which is impounded there by the Clanwilliam Dam. It is located just off the N7 national road, which runs from Cape Town to the Namibian border, and on the R364 road, which runs from Lamberts Bay to Calvinia. Clanwilliam is from Cape Town by road. The Dutch Reform Church has been a scheduled national monument since 1973. The mission there used to run a school where Harold Cressy once taught whilst studying to become the first coloured man to gain a degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Under-18 Rugby Union Team
The France national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 side of the France national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union. History Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004. IRB website, published: 16 April 2009, accessed: 2 May 2010 European Championship The French Under-18 team has been competing in the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship since 2004, when it was first held. In seven editions since, the team has won the final five times and played as the losing side in the other two, going out to |
Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hemisphere competitions dating back to the South Pacific Championship in 1986, with teams from a number of southern nations, the Super Rugby started as the Super 12 in the 1996 season with 12 teams from 3 countries: Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The Super 12 was established by SANZAR after the sport became professional in 1995. At its peak the tournament featured the top players from nations representing 16 of the 24 top-three finishes in the history of the Rugby World Cup. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the competition to split into three, the reformed competition in 2021 and beyond will only include Oceanian clubs representing Australia, New Zealand and from the Pacific islands (specifically a Fijian team, and a New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship
The 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was the 2016 edition of the Under-19 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-19 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 17 June to 22 October 2016. The competition was won by who beat 60–19 in the final played on 22 October 2016. Competition rules and information There were seven participating teams in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
The England Under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from England. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. They compete in the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship and World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The head coach of the team is, Alan Dickens. World Rugby Under 20 Championship Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, in which they took second place, being defeated by New Zealand 3–38 in the final. The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship. At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, they reached the Semi-finals after winning all of their pool stage games against Argentina, Ireland and France. They lost the semi-final to Australia 16–28 and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place. England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. At the 2013 IRB Junior Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from France. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales). They also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship and all subsequent competitions. They won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in 2009, 2014, and 2018, when they also won World Rugby Under 20 Championship (2018, 2019). U20 Six Nations Championship The France Under 20s won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won four of their five matches to be crowned champions in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won four of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
The Argentina national under-20 rugby union team, officially nicknamed ''Pumitas'', represents Argentina at a national level. The team plays in the World Rugby Junior Championship. Squad Squad to the 2015 IRB Junior World Championship The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised for the second time in Italy by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played i ... Management * Nicolas Fernandez Lobbe - Head Coach * Galo Alvarez Quinones - Team Manager * Ricardo Carvajal - Physiotherapist * Carlos Cirillo - Team Doctor * Fernando Mendonca - Trainer * Cristian Del Castillo - Video Analyst * Guillermo Castex - Logistics Manager * Juan Pablo Bello - Team President Tournament Record References External links * {{National sports teams of Argentina 2008 establishments in Argentina under20 National under-20 rugby union teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
The Japan national under-20 rugby union team is Japan's junior national team in rugby union. Japan won the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2014, beating Tonga in the final 35–10. This qualified them for the 2015 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy. The team also competed at the Oceania U20 Championship in 2015. Current squad Squad to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Management * Keisuke Sawaki - Head Coach * Shingo Mishima - Team Manager * Saturo Endo - Assistant Coach * Takayuki Kawasaki - Team Doctor * Satoshi Tashiro - Trainer * Yusuke Sakai - Strength & Conditioning * Hideaki Noguchi - Performance Analyst 2012 Junior World Rugby Trophy Pool * 39 - 36 * 38 - 35 * 36 - 29 Final * 37-33 See also References External links Japan RFU Official Site(English) {{Rugby union in Japan National under-20 rugby union teams 2008 establishments in Japan Rugby clubs established in 2008 Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations took part in the tournament, which was held at two venues in Greater Manchester—AJ Bell Stadium in Salford and Manchester City Academy Stadium in Manchester. New Zealand went into the tournament as defending champions. The competition was won by hosts England. Teams The following teams participated in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Championship: Match officials The following officials oversaw the thirty matches: ;Referees * Andrew Brace (Ireland) * Thomas Charabas (France) * Graham Cooper (Australia) * Craig Evans (Wales) * Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) * Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) * Elia Rizzo (Italy) * Juan Sylvestre (Argentina) * Paul Williams (New Zealand) ;Assistant Referees * Peter Allan (England) * Paul Dix (England) * Tom Foley (Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
