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Match Report: Bath Rugby leave themselves too much to do in defeat at Exeter Chiefs

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bathchronicle.co.uk Exeter Chiefs 26 Bath Rugby 17 Aviva Premiership, Sandy Park A terrible start left Bath with too much to do as they fell to the high-flying Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park. Not for the first time in...

Aviva Premiership

Bath Rugby team to face Exeter Chiefs

15. Tom Homer
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
13. Matt Banahan
12. Kyle Eastmond
11. Horacio Agulla
10. Adam Hastings
9. Chris Cook

1. Max Lahiff
2. Ross Batty
3. Henry Thomas
4. Stuart Hooper ( c )
5. Dominic Day
6. Leroy Houston
7. Francois Louw
8. Amanaki Mafi

Replacements

16. Tom Dunn
17. Nick Auterac
18. David Wilson
19. Charlie Ewels
20. Matt Garvey
21. Guy Mercer
22. Jonathan Evans
23. Max Clark

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Match report: Bath Rugby 11 Gloucester Rugby 15

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Louw leads Bath to Aviva Premiership final

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supersport.com Francois Louw's Bath will face Saracens in the Final of the Aviva Premiership after impressive semifinal victories for both clubs over the weekend

South Africa – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Bakkies Botha, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 JP Pietersen.

Bath Rugby set to be without Francois Louw for another two months following South African...

Bath Rugby are set to be without star man Francois Louw for another two months after the flanker was forced to undergo surgery on a neck injury on Monday.

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bathchronicle.co.uk Bath Rugby are set to be without star man Francois Louw for another two months after the flanker was forced to undergo surgery on a neck injury on Monday. Louw has missed Bath's first three games of...

Louw blow for Springboks

The Springboks have been dealt yet another injury blow with news that flanker Francois Louw has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby Championship.

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sarugbymag.co.za The Springboks have been dealt yet another injury blow with news that flanker Francois Louw has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby Championship.

Rugby365 | Concerns over Louw and Pienaar

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Heroic Boks fall just short

The All Blacks extended their record home winning run to 36 matches but it wasn’t before having to dig deeper than they have in ages as a desperate defensive effort in the last five minutes secured a 14-10 Castle Lager Rugby Championship triumph over the Springboks in Wellington on Saturday.

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supersport.com The All Blacks extended their record home winning run after a 14-10 Castle Lager Rugby Championship triumph over the Springboks in Wellington on Saturday.

South Africa – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Warren Whiteley, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Damian de Allende.

Boks hang on in Salta

Morné Steyn kicked a 77th minute penalty to hand the Springboks a 33-31 win over Argentina on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports.

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sarugbymag.co.za Morné Steyn kicked a 77th minute penalty to hand the Springboks a 33-31 win over Argentina on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports.

Springboks – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gurthö Steenkamp.

Subs: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Bakkies Botha, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Morné Steyn, 23 Lwazi Mvovo.

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Boks survive Pumas’ onslaught

The Springboks overcame torrential conditions and a provocative Pumas side to win 13-6 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, reports JON CARDINELLI in Pretoria.

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www.sarugbymag.co.za The Springboks overcame torrential conditions and a provocative Pumas side to win 13-6 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, reports JON CARDINELLI in Pretoria.

15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Subs: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Morné Steyn, 23 Jan Serfontein.

Bath Rugby flanker Francois Louw hails fellow Aviva Premiership big-hitters Julian Salvi and...

Few would argue that Bath and South Africa star Francois Louw is among the top flankers in the modern game. Here, Louw, who featured for the Springboks in their mid-year Tests against Wales and Scotland, talks to Tom Bradshaw about the loose forwards he most respects – and there’s a familiar name or two among them.

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bathchronicle.co.uk Few would argue that Bath and South Africa star Francois Louw is among the top flankers in the modern game. Here, Louw, who featured for the Springboks in their mid-year Tests against Wales and...

Bok fightback floors Wales

The Springboks overturned a 17-0 deficit to beat Wales 31-30 in Nelspruit and clinch the two-Test series. JON CARDINELLI reports.

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sarugbymag.co.za The Springboks overturned a 17-0 deficit to beat Wales 31-30 in Nelspruit and clinch the two-Test series. JON CARDINELLI reports.

South Africa – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 2 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Subs: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Wynand Olivier, 23 Lwazi Mvovo

Test team of the week: All Blacks, Springboks big names fire on second weekend

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Boks run Wales ragged

The Springboks scored five tries in their 38-16 hammering of Wales on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports.

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www.sarugbymag.co.za The Springboks scored five tries in their 38-16 hammering of Wales on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports.

South Africa – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.

Subs: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Beast Mtawarira, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Johan Goosen, 23 Lwazi Mvovo.

The Springboks were rusty but still too good for the World XV in their 47-13 win at Newlands on Saturday. JON CARDINELLI reports.

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South Africa – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Subs: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Gurthrö Steenkamp, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Fourie du Preez, 22 Johan Goosen, Lwazi Mvovo.

Matfield, Burger back for Boks

Springbok squad – Willem Alberts, Bakkies Botha, Schalk Brits, Schalk Burger, Marcell Coetzee, Damian De Allende, Lodewyk de Jager, Juan de Jongh, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Fourie du Preez, JJ Engelbrecht, Johan Goosen, Bryan Habana, Cornal Hendricks, Francois Hougaard, Zane Kirchner, Siya Kolisi, Willie le Roux, Francois Louw, Victor Matfield, Teboho Mohoje, Tendai Mtawarira, Lwazi Mvovo, Coenie Oosthuizen, Ruan Pienaar, JP Pietersen, Jan Serfontein, S’bura Sithole, Gurthrö Steenkamp, Frans Steyn, Morné Steyn, Flip van der Merwe, Marcel van der Merwe, Duane Vermeulen, Callie Visagie.

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sarugbymag.co.za Victor Matfield and Schalk Burger have been named in a 36-man Springbok squad that includes seven new caps.

Malherbe pays tribute to Burger

myplayers.co.za The see Schalk Burger play the kind of rugby his is capable of playing again is something special, says Stormers teammate Frans Malherbe.

MyPlayers supports Abraham Kriel

myplayers.co.za The MyPlayers Benevolent Fund, the official charity vehicle of all professional rugby players in South Africa was on hand on Thursday to make a donation to Abraham Kriel Childcare in Johannesburg.

Bath Rugby book place in Amlin Challenge Cup Final
Bath Rugby sealed their place in the Amlin Challenge Cup Final this afternoon after a closely fought encounter against London Wasps, final score 18-24.

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