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With the Rugby World Cup 2015 now finished and no formal End Of Year Tour schedule (November Internationals) for any of the Southern Hemisphere giants in 2015, there are far fewer high profile games to look forward to, but the games are there nonetheless.

Firstly there are the 2 Barbarians games, the 1st of which is against Gloucester on 17 November, and the 2nd one a very interesting game between the Barbarians and Argentina’s Los Pumas, who gave us all such a wonderful display at the Rugby World Cup, on 21 November.

In addition, this year our TV broadcasters in South Africa are giving us plenty of Prime Time coverage of English Aviva Premiership Club rugby in England, the French Top 14, the European Rugby Challenge Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup, which we will follow with some good attention, brining maybe not all, but at least the high profile and interesting games to you to savour. There will of course be a whole host of our Southern heros on display in all these competitions.

Then of course there is still the regular HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series of 2015 / 2016, which kicks off in Dubai on 4 & 5 December, followed by Cape Town on 12 & 13 December.

So, do not think this year’s rugby is finished, not by a long shot!

From the middle of December it will quiet down though, but we have plans for that period too, as we will be discussing the South African Super Rugby Squad members in depth and we will dabble in the usual December Cricket live game threads, whilst rugby takes a bit of a back seat and whilst hard-working chaps like myself needs quality off-time to re-generate the batteries, lounge by the pool and just be plain bloody lazy.

The 1st Action to look forward to is already on Friday 6 November, when we will have a look at the Harlequins vs Sale Sharks game.

 

The rough rugby schedule we will follow here in the 1st half of November, should be round about the following:

  • 6 November 21:45 SA Time: Harlequins vs Sale Sharks (Aviva Premiership)
  • 7 November 17:15 SA Time: Northampton Saints vs Saracens (Aviva Premiership)
  • 7 November 19:30 SATime: Exeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers (Aviva Premiership)
  • 12 November 21:45 SA Time: Harlequins vs Montpellier (European Rugby Challenge Cup – Round 1)
  • 13 November 21:45 SA Time: Leicester Tigers vs Stade Francais (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 1)
  • 14 November 15:00 SA Time: Oyonnax vs Ulster (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 1)
  • 14 November 17:15 SA Time: Racing Metro 92 vs Glasgow Warriors (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 1)
  • 14 November 19:30 SA Time: Saracens vs Toulouse (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 1)
  • 15 November 17:15 SA Time: RC Toulon vs Bath (European Rugby Champions Cup – Round 1)

 


Aviva Premiership Fixtures (Remaining):

All times CAT (SA, GMT+2)

November 2015
6 Harlequins vs Sale Sharks The Stoop 21:45
7 London Irish vs Bath Rugby Madejski Stadium 17:00
7 Worcester Warriors vs Newcastle Falcons Sixways 17:00
7 Northampton Saints vs Saracens Franklin’s Gardens 17:15
7 Exeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers Sandy Park 19:30
8 London Wasps vs Gloucester Rugby Ricoh Arena 17:00
27 Northampton Saints vs Gloucester Rugby Franklin’s Gardens 21:45
28 Sale Sharks vs Newcastle Falcons AJ Bell Stadium 16:30
28 Exeter Chiefs vs Harlequins Sandy Park 17:00
28 Saracens vs Worcester Warriors Twickenham 17:15
28 London Irish vs London Wasps Twickenham 19:30
29 Leicester Tigers vs Bath Rugby Welford Road 17:00
December 2015
4 Gloucester Rugby vs Sale Sharks Kingsholm 21:45
5 Harlequins vs London Irish The Stoop 17:00
5 Worcester Warriors vs Leicester Tigers Sixways 17:00
5 Bath Rugby vs Northampton Saints Recreation Ground 17:15
5 London Wasps vs Exeter Chiefs Ricoh Arena 19:30
6 Newcastle Falcons vs Saracens Kingston Park 17:00
26 London Irish vs Northampton Saints Madejski Stadium 16:30
26 Exeter Chiefs vs Sale Sharks Sandy Park 17:00
26 Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Falcons Welford Road 17:00
27 London Wasps vs Saracens Ricoh Arena 16:00
27 Bath Rugby vs Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground 16:30
27 Harlequins vs Gloucester Rugby Twickenham 18:30
January 2016
1 Northampton Saints vs Exeter Chiefs Franklin’s Gardens 17:00
2 Gloucester Rugby vs London Irish Kingsholm 17:00
2 Newcastle Falcons vs Bath Rugby Kingston Park 17:00
2 Saracens vs Leicester Tigers Allianz Park 17:15
2 Sale Sharks vs London Wasps AJ Bell Stadium 19:30
3 Worcester Warriors vs Harlequins Sixways 17:00
8 Bath Rugby vs Sale Sharks Recreation Ground 21:45
9 Exeter Chiefs vs Gloucester Rugby Sandy Park 17:00
9 Harlequins vs Saracens The Stoop 17:00
9 Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints Welford Road 17:15
10 London Wasps vs Worcester Warriors Ricoh Arena 16:00
10 London Irish vs Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium 16:00
30 Sale Sharks vs London Irish AJ Bell Stadium 16:30
30 Gloucester Rugby vs Leicester Tigers Kingsholm 17:00
30 Northampton Saints vs London Wasps Franklin’s Gardens 17:00
30 Saracens vs Bath Rugby Allianz Park 17:00
30 Worcester Warriors vs Exeter Chiefs Sixways 17:00
31 Newcastle Falcons vs Harlequins Kingston Park 17:00
February 2016
6 London Wasps vs Newcastle Falcons Ricoh Arena 16:00
6 Exeter Chiefs vs Saracens Sandy Park 17:00
6 Harlequins vs Northampton Saints The Stoop 17:00
6 Leicester Tigers vs Sale Sharks Welford Road 17:00
6 Bath Rugby vs Gloucester Rugby Recreation Ground 17:15
7 London Irish vs Worcester Warriors Madejski Stadium 15:00
13 Sale Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs AJ Bell Stadium 16:30
13 Gloucester Rugby vs Harlequins Kingsholm 17:00
13 Northampton Saints vs London Irish Franklin’s Gardens 17:00
13 Saracens vs London Wasps Allianz Park 17:00
13 Worcester Warriors vs Bath Rugby Sixways 17:00
14 Newcastle Falcons vs Leicester Tigers Kingston Park 18:00
20 Harlequins vs Leicester Tigers The Stoop 17:00
20 London Irish vs Exeter Chiefs Madejski Stadium 17:00
20 Saracens vs Gloucester Rugby Allianz Park 17:00
20 Worcester Warriors vs Sale Sharks Sixways 17:00
20 Bath Rugby vs London Wasps Recreation Ground 17:15
21 Newcastle Falcons vs Northampton Saints Kingston Park 17:00
27 Sale Sharks vs Saracens AJ Bell Stadium 16:30
27 Exeter Chiefs vs Bath Rugby Sandy Park 17:00
27 Gloucester Rugby vs Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm 17:00
27 Leicester Tigers vs London Irish Welford Road 17:00
27 Northampton Saints vs Worcester Warriors Franklin’s Gardens 17:00
28 London Wasps vs Harlequins Ricoh Arena 16:00
March 2016
4 Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors Kingston Park 22:00
5 Sale Sharks vs Harlequins AJ Bell Stadium 16:30
5 Gloucester Rugby vs London Wasps Kingsholm 17:00
5 Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs Welford Road 17:00
5 Saracens vs Northampton Saints Allianz Park 17:00
5 Bath Rugby vs London Irish Recreation Ground 17:15
12 Northampton Saints vs Sale Sharks Franklin’s Gardens 16:00
12 London Wasps vs Leicester Tigers Ricoh Arena 16:00
12 Exeter Chiefs vs Newcastle Falcons Sandy Park 17:00
12 Harlequins vs Bath Rugby The Stoop 17:00
12 London Irish vs Saracens Red Bull Arena 17:00
12 Worcester Warriors vs Gloucester Rugby Sixways 17:00
19 Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints Sandy Park 17:00
19 Harlequins vs Worcester Warriors The Stoop 17:00
19 Leicester Tigers vs Saracens Welford Road 17:00
19 Bath Rugby vs Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground 17:15
20 London Wasps vs Sale Sharks Ricoh Arena 16:00
20 London Irish vs Gloucester Rugby Madejski Stadium 17:00
26 Sale Sharks vs Leicester Tigers AJ Bell Stadium 16:30
26 Gloucester Rugby vs Bath Rugby Kingsholm 17:00
26 Northampton Saints vs Harlequins Franklin’s Gardens 17:00
26 Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs Allianz Park 17:00
26 Worcester Warriors vs London Irish Sixways 17:00
27 Newcastle Falcons vs London Wasps Kingston Park 16:00
April 2016
2 Exeter Chiefs vs Worcester Warriors Sandy Park 16:00
2 Harlequins vs Newcastle Falcons The Stoop 16:00
2 Leicester Tigers vs Gloucester Rugby Welford Road 16:00
2 London Irish vs Sale Sharks Madejski Stadium 16:00
2 London Wasps vs Northampton Saints Ricoh Arena 16:00
2 Bath Rugby vs Saracens Recreation Ground 16:15
16 Sale Sharks vs Bath Rugby AJ Bell Stadium 15:30
16 Gloucester Rugby vs Exeter Chiefs Kingsholm 16:00
16 Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers Franklin’s Gardens 16:00
16 Saracens vs Harlequins Wembley Stadium 16:00
16 Worcester Warriors vs London Wasps Sixways 16:00
17 Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish Kingston Park 16:00
30 Sale Sharks vs Gloucester Rugby AJ Bell Stadium 15:30
30 Exeter Chiefs vs London Wasps Sandy Park 16:00
30 Leicester Tigers vs Worcester Warriors Welford Road 16:00
30 Northampton Saints vs Bath Rugby Franklin’s Gardens 16:00
30 Saracens vs Newcastle Falcons Allianz Park 16:00
May 2016
1 London Irish vs Harlequins Madejski Stadium 16:00
7 Bath Rugby vs Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground 01:00
7 Gloucester Rugby vs Northampton Saints Kingsholm 01:00
7 Harlequins vs Exeter Chiefs The Stoop 01:00
7 Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks Kingston Park 01:00
7 London Wasps vs London Irish Ricoh Arena 01:00
7 Worcester Warriors vs Saracens Sixways 01:00
20 TBC vs TBC 01:00
21 TBC vs TBC 01:00
28 TBC vs TBC Twickenham 01:00

 


French Top 14:

All times CAT (SA, GMT+2)

November 2015
7 Toulon vs Montpellier Stade Félix-Mayol 15:45
7 Brive vs Bordeaux Begles Stade Amedee-Domenech 19:30
7 La Rochelle vs Oyonnax Stade Marcel-Deflandre 19:30
7 Pau vs Agen Stade du Hameau 19:30
7 Toulouse vs Grenoble Stade Ernest Wallon 21:45
8 Castres vs Racing Metro Stade Pierre-Antoine 13:15
8 Stade Francais vs Clermont Auvergne Stade Jean-Bouin 17:15
27 Montpellier vs La Rochelle Altrad Stadium 21:45
28 Racing Metro vs Toulouse Stade de France 15:45
28 Oyonnax vs Brive Stade Charles Mathon 19:30
28 Agen vs Castres Stade Armandie 19:30
28 Bordeaux Begles vs Pau Stade Chaban-Delmas 19:30
28 Clermont Auvergne vs Toulon Stade Marcel-Michelin 21:45
29 Grenoble vs Stade Francais Stade des Alpes 17:15
December 2015
5 Brive vs Clermont Auvergne 19:30
5 Castres vs Montpellier 19:30
5 La Rochelle vs Grenoble 19:30
5 Pau vs Racing Metro 19:30
5 Stade Francais vs Bordeaux Begles 19:30
5 Toulon vs Agen 19:30
5 Toulouse vs Oyonnax 19:30
27 Bordeaux Begles vs Grenoble 19:30
27 Castres vs Brive 19:30
27 Clermont Auvergne vs Racing Metro 19:30
27 Montpellier vs Agen 19:30
27 Oyonnax vs Stade Francais 19:30
27 Pau vs La Rochelle 19:30
27 Toulouse vs Toulon 19:30
January 2016
2 Agen vs Clermont Auvergne 19:30
2 Brive vs Montpellier 19:30
2 Grenoble vs Oyonnax 19:30
2 La Rochelle vs Castres 19:30
2 Racing Metro vs Bordeaux Begles 19:30
2 Stade Francais vs Toulouse 19:30
2 Toulon vs Pau 19:30
9 Bordeaux Begles vs Toulon 19:30
9 Clermont Auvergne vs Toulouse 19:30
9 Grenoble vs Brive 19:30
9 Montpellier vs Racing Metro 19:30
9 Oyonnax vs Agen 19:30
9 Pau vs Castres 19:30
9 Stade Francais vs La Rochelle 19:30
30 Agen vs Grenoble 19:30
30 Brive vs La Rochelle 19:30
30 Castres vs Bordeaux Begles 19:30
30 Clermont Auvergne vs Montpellier 19:30
30 Racing Metro vs Oyonnax 19:30
30 Toulon vs Stade Francais 19:30
30 Toulouse vs Pau 19:30
February 2016
20 Bordeaux Begles vs Agen 19:30
20 Castres vs Clermont Auvergne 19:30
20 Grenoble vs Racing Metro 19:30
20 La Rochelle vs Toulouse 19:30
20 Montpellier vs Pau 19:30
20 Oyonnax vs Toulon 19:30
20 Stade Francais vs Brive 19:30
27 Agen vs La Rochelle 19:30
27 Clermont Auvergne vs Oyonnax 19:30
27 Pau vs Bordeaux Begles 19:30
27 Racing Metro vs Castres 19:30
27 Stade Francais vs Grenoble 19:30
27 Toulon vs Brive 19:30
27 Toulouse vs Montpellier 19:30
March 2016
5 Bordeaux Begles vs Oyonnax 19:30
5 Brive vs Toulouse 19:30
5 Grenoble vs Clermont Auvergne 19:30
5 La Rochelle vs Toulon 19:30
5 Montpellier vs Castres 19:30
5 Pau vs Stade Francais 19:30
5 Racing Metro vs Agen 19:30
12 Castres vs Agen 19:30
12 Clermont Auvergne vs Brive 19:30
12 La Rochelle vs Pau 19:30
12 Oyonnax vs Montpellier 19:30
12 Stade Francais vs Racing Metro 19:30
12 Toulon vs Grenoble 19:30
12 Toulouse vs Bordeaux Begles 19:30
26 Agen vs Montpellier 19:30
26 Bordeaux Begles vs Clermont Auvergne 19:30
26 Brive vs Castres 19:30
26 Grenoble vs La Rochelle 19:30
26 Pau vs Oyonnax 19:30
26 Racing Metro vs Toulon 19:30
26 Toulouse vs Stade Francais 19:30
April 2016
2 Agen vs Pau 18:30
2 Bordeaux Begles vs Racing Metro 18:30
2 Castres vs Toulouse 18:30
2 La Rochelle vs Stade Francais 18:30
2 Montpellier vs Brive 18:30
2 Oyonnax vs Grenoble 18:30
2 Toulon vs Clermont Auvergne 18:30
16 Brive vs Oyonnax 18:30
16 Clermont Auvergne vs Agen 18:30
16 Grenoble vs Castres 18:30
16 La Rochelle vs Bordeaux Begles 18:30
16 Pau vs Toulon 18:30
16 Stade Francais vs Montpellier 18:30
16 Toulouse vs Racing Metro 18:30
30 Agen vs Brive 18:30
30 Bordeaux Begles vs Stade Francais 18:30
30 Castres vs Pau 18:30
30 Montpellier vs Grenoble 18:30
30 Oyonnax vs La Rochelle 18:30
30 Racing Metro vs Clermont Auvergne 18:30
30 Toulon vs Toulouse 18:30
May 2016
7 Brive vs Racing Metro 18:30
7 Grenoble vs Bordeaux Begles 18:30
7 La Rochelle vs Montpellier 18:30
7 Pau vs Clermont Auvergne 18:30
7 Stade Francais vs Oyonnax 18:30
7 Toulon vs Castres 18:30
7 Toulouse vs Agen 18:30
21 Agen vs Toulon 18:30
21 Brive vs Grenoble 18:30
21 Castres vs La Rochelle 18:30
21 Clermont Auvergne vs Stade Francais 18:30
21 Montpellier vs Bordeaux Begles 18:30
21 Oyonnax vs Toulouse 18:30
21 Racing Metro vs Pau 18:30
28 Bordeaux Begles vs Brive 18:30
28 La Rochelle vs Racing Metro 18:30
28 Montpellier vs Toulon 18:30
28 Oyonnax vs Castres 18:30
28 Pau vs Grenoble 18:30
28 Stade Francais vs Agen 18:30
28 Toulouse vs Clermont Auvergne 18:30
June 2016
4 Agen vs Oyonnax 18:30
4 Brive vs Pau 18:30
4 Castres vs Stade Francais 18:30
4 Clermont Auvergne vs La Rochelle 18:30
4 Grenoble vs Toulouse 18:30
4 Racing Metro vs Montpellier 18:30
4 Toulon vs Bordeaux Begles 18:30
11 TBC vs TBC 18:30
11 TBC vs TBC 18:30
11 TBC vs TBC 18:30
18 TBC vs TBC 18:30
18 TBC vs TBC 18:30
18 TBC vs TBC 18:30
24 TBC vs TBC Camp Nou 18:30

 


European Rugby Champions Cup:

All times CAT (SA, GMT+2)

November 2015
13 Leicester Tigers vs Stade Francais Welford Road 21:45
14 Oyonnax vs Ulster Stade Charles Mathon 15:00
14 Racing Metro vs Glasgow Warriors Stade Yves Du Manoir 17:15
14 Munster vs Benetton Treviso Thomond Park 19:15
14 Saracens vs Toulouse Allianz Park 19:30
14 Northampton Saints vs Scarlets Franklin’s Gardens 21:45
15 Bordeaux Begles vs Clermont Auvergne Stade Chaban-Delmas 15:00
15 Leinster vs London Wasps Royal Dublin Society 15:00
15 Toulon vs Bath Rugby Stade Félix-Mayol 17:15
15 Ospreys vs Exeter Chiefs Liberty Stadium 19:30
20 Ulster vs Saracens Kingspan Stadium 21:45
21 Benetton Treviso vs Leicester Tigers Stadio Comunale di Monigo 15:00
21 Bath Rugby vs Leinster Recreation Ground 17:15
21 Toulouse vs Oyonnax Stade Ernest Wallon 17:15
21 Glasgow Warriors vs Northampton Saints Scotstoun Stadium 19:15
21 Scarlets vs Racing Metro Parc Y Scarlets 19:30
21 Exeter Chiefs vs Bordeaux Begles Sandy Park 21:45
22 Clermont Auvergne vs Ospreys Stade Marcel-Michelin 15:00
22 Stade Francais vs Munster Stade Jean-Bouin 17:15
22 London Wasps vs Toulon Ricoh Arena 19:15
December 2015
11 Ulster vs Toulouse Kingspan Stadium 21:15
12 Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets Scotstoun Stadium 15:00
12 Benetton Treviso vs Stade Francais Stadio Comunale di Monigo 17:15
12 Racing Metro vs Northampton Saints Stade Yves Du Manoir 17:15
12 Exeter Chiefs vs Clermont Auvergne Sandy Park 19:15
12 Ospreys vs Bordeaux Begles Liberty Stadium 19:15
13 Oyonnax vs Saracens Stade Charles Mathon 15:00
13 Toulon vs Leinster Stade Félix-Mayol 17:15
13 London Wasps vs Bath Rugby Ricoh Arena 19:15
13 Munster vs Leicester Tigers Thomond Park 21:45
18 Northampton Saints vs Racing Metro Franklin’s Gardens 21:45
19 Saracens vs Oyonnax Allianz Park 15:00
19 Bath Rugby vs London Wasps Recreation Ground 17:15
19 Stade Francais vs Benetton Treviso Stade Jean-Bouin 17:15
19 Bordeaux Begles vs Ospreys Stade Chaban-Delmas 19:15
19 Leinster vs Toulon Aviva Stadium 19:15
19 Scarlets vs Glasgow Warriors Parc Y Scarlets 21:45
20 Toulouse vs Ulster Stade Ernest Wallon 15:00
20 Clermont Auvergne vs Exeter Chiefs Stade Marcel-Michelin 17:15
20 Leicester Tigers vs Munster Welford Road 19:15
January 2016
15 Bordeaux Begles vs Exeter Chiefs Stade Chaban-Delmas 02:00
15 Leicester Tigers vs Benetton Treviso Welford Road 02:00
15 Leinster vs Bath Rugby Royal Dublin Society 02:00
15 Munster vs Stade Francais Thomond Park 02:00
15 Northampton Saints vs Glasgow Warriors Franklin’s Gardens 02:00
15 Ospreys vs Clermont Auvergne Liberty Stadium 02:00
15 Oyonnax vs Toulouse Stade Charles Mathon 02:00
15 Racing Metro vs Scarlets Stade Yves Du Manoir 02:00
15 Saracens vs Ulster Allianz Park 02:00
15 Toulon vs London Wasps Stade Félix-Mayol 02:00
22 Bath Rugby vs Toulon Recreation Ground 02:00
22 Benetton Treviso vs Munster Stadio Comunale di Monigo 02:00
22 Clermont Auvergne vs Bordeaux Begles Stade Marcel-Michelin 02:00
22 Exeter Chiefs vs Ospreys Sandy Park 02:00
22 Glasgow Warriors vs Racing Metro Scotstoun Stadium 02:00
22 Scarlets vs Northampton Saints Parc Y Scarlets 02:00
22 Stade Francais vs Leicester Tigers Stade Jean-Bouin 02:00
22 Toulouse vs Saracens Stade Municipal, Toulouse 02:00
22 Ulster vs Oyonnax Kingspan Stadium 02:00
22 London Wasps vs Leinster Ricoh Arena 02:00
April 2016
9 TBC vs TBC 01:00
9 TBC vs TBC 01:00
9 TBC vs TBC 01:00
9 TBC vs TBC 01:00
23 TBC vs TBC 01:00
23 TBC vs TBC 01:00
May 2016
14 TBC vs TBC Grand Stade de Lyon 01:00

 


HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2015 – 2016:

Tournament Date Venue
Dubai 4-5 December 2015 7He Sevens
South Africa 12-13 December 2015 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
New Zealand 30-31 January 2016 Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Australia 6-7 February 2016 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
USA 4-6 March 2016 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Canada 12-13 March 2016 BC Place, Vancouver
Hong Kong 8-10 April 2016 Hong Kong Stadium
Malaysia 16-17 April 2016 National Stadium, Singapore
France 14-15 May 2016 Stade Jean Bouin, Paris
England 20-22 May 2016 Twickenham, London

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