The Lions will be playing the Sharks on Tuesday, 1 February 2011 in the Neo Africa Tri-Series. The team was announced this afternoon and is: JC Janse van Rensburg Martin Bezuidenhout Patric Cilliers George Earle Franco van der Merwe Derick Minnie Joshua Strauss Warren Whiteley Jano Vermaak Andre Pretorius Michael Killian Deon van Rensburg Waylon [...]

Leading rugby administrator Brendan Morris has been appointed Operations Manager for the newly-established SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia Rugby) organisation. Morris has been involved in the management of international sporting events and elite teams for 12 years and most recently worked in a team management role during the 2010 Tri Nations competition. Prior to [...]

Boland looked a well drilled side as they defeated Pukke with relative ease and a scoreline of 27-8. The match took place in a very hot Wellington. Herewith the match summary received in Afrikaans from Wellington: “Die Boland Kavaliers kan tevrede voel met hul vertoning teen die Pukke, ná hulle die universiteitspan relatief maklik met [...]

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed the SA U20 management team for the forthcoming season at its monthly Executive meeting in Cape Town earlier this week. Former GWK Griquas coach Dawie Theron will lead a coaching team which includes the previous Baby Boks coach Eric Sauls and Pine Pienaar, who currently takes charge of [...]

DECISION OF A SARU JUDICIAL COMMITTEE IN THE MATTER OF MAHLATSE CHILIBOY RALEPELLE AND BJORN BASSON COMMITTEE: Adv J Lubbe SC Dr G van Dugteren Adv R Stelzner SC DATE AND VENUE OF HEARING 25 January 2011 at SARU Head Office, Newlands, Cape Town PRESENT Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle Bjorn Alberic Basson Adv A Heyns instructed [...]

Springboks Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson can return to playing rugby immediately after a Judicial Committee found that there was “no fault” on the part of the players for positive tests for a banned stimulant. Ralepelle and Basson were charged under anti-doping regulations after they tested positive for Methylhexaneamine (MHA) following the Springbok Test against [...]

A press conference will be held at 10h00 on Friday to announce the decision of the Judicial Committee appointed by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to investigate the anti-doping charges against Springboks Bjorn Basson and Chiliboy Ralepelle. WHO: Jurie Roux, (SARU, CEO), Clint Readhead (SARU Manager Medical) WHAT: Media Conference to announce findings in [...]

SA Under-20 coach Dawie Theron on Thursday insisted that there were plenty of lessons learnt during his side’s 50-10 defeat against DHL Western Province in Bellville. The Baby Bok Trialists conceded 10 tries against their Cape opponents who are also currently preparing for the forthcoming Vodacom Cup competition. Flankers Nizaam Carr and Jean Cook were [...]

The Springbok Sevens squad departs for Wellington tomorrow with the knowledge that a strong showing is needed in New Zealand and the USA if they want to catch the front runners in the HSBC Sevens World Series. The South Africans, champions two season ago, are currently in fifth place after winning the Plate final in [...]

Annual clash to be preceded by Kurt Darren & Friends concert; Boland Cavaliers to reveal new colours for 2011 THE annual Boland Cavaliers vs DHL Stormers warm-up match, hosted by Boland Rugby, will take place at the DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium on 12 February 2011, with Kurt Darren & Friends taking care of the pre-match [...]