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Aug 10, 22 •
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Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba will start Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park following the withdrawal of Bongi Mbonambi as a precautionary measure after taking a knock his knee at training on Tuesday...




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Aug 9, 22 •
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made five changes to his starting lineup – two of which were injury enforced – for their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday, where Frans Malherbe (prop) will mark...




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Aug 5, 22 •
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SA Rugby announced on Friday that iconic South African brandy, Klipdrift, has been named as a new sponsor of the Springbok rugby team, with the well-known brand unveiled as Official Associate Partner to the national team. This is the second time Klipdrift has...




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Aug 5, 22 •
805 Views •
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Centre Cornel Smit and hooker Andre-Hugo Venter are the latest talented young players to sign contract extensions with the DHL Stormers. Both Smit and Venter have made the step-up to senior rugby over the last two seasons and featured in the DHL Stormers...




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Aug 2, 22 •
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made three changes to his starting team that ran out for their final Test against Wales for their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixture against New Zealand in Nelspruit on Saturday, where Malcolm Marx will earn his...




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Aug 1, 22 •
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The DHL Stormers’ backline depth has received a boost with the signing of fullback Clayton Blommetjies and centre Chris Hollis. The duo will both join the DHL Stormers squad for pre-season training ahead of the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship...




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Aug 1, 22 •
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The Australian Women’s Sevens side have claimed Gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last night defeating Fiji 24-12 The World Series champions entered the final full of confidence after their thrilling 17-12 victory over New Zealand in the...




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Aug 1, 22 •
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The Springbok Sevens team won the gold medal at the Rugby Sevens event of the Commonwealth Games when they produced a brilliant performance to defeat Fiji 31-7 in a pulsating Final on Sunday evening in Birmingham, where New Zealand claimed bronze. The SA...




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Jul 28, 22 •
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A second tranche of tickets for public sale for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in 43 days’ time – will go on sale tomorrow (Friday) morning at 09h00 (SAT). Ticket purchases can only be made online through the official ticket...




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Jul 28, 22 •
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The close defeat against Japan in their opening match of the Japan Rugby Challenge Series last Sunday was not the start the Springbok Women wanted on their two-Test tour, but it did give them a solid reflection on how they apply themselves in the second clash...




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Jul 28, 22 •
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The second Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off in 50 days’ time with the league ready to build upon an enormously successful first campaign that saw the DHL Stormers claim the inaugural title. All 18 rounds are confirmed with broadcast...




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Jul 28, 22 •
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Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell reckons the Rugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, England will require a different mindset because of the nature of event – a once-off, three-day competition hosted every four years. “For us it will...




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Jul 28, 22 •
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SANZAAR has confirmed today that it will be reintroducing the 20-minute Red Card law trial for The Rugby Championship (TRC) 2022 in which a Red-Carded player can be replaced after 20 minutes. This trial, which all four SANZAAR National Unions fully support,...




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Jul 27, 22 •
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Springbok Women coach Stanley Raubenheimer made five changes to his side to take on Japan’s Sakura XV in Kumagaya on Saturday, in the remaining Test of the Japan Rugby Challenge Series. The hosts won the opening test 15-6 in Kamaishi last Sunday. Ayanda...




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Jul 27, 22 •
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The South Africa Women’s Sevens team face a dauting challenge at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, where they have been grouped with Australia, Fiji and Scotland in Pool B, and while they recognise they face a daunting task, head coach Paul Delport...




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Jul 22, 22 •
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All Blacks coach Ian Foster has named the following squad for the 2022 edition of the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship. The 36-strong squad is as follows: (Age, Super Rugby club, Test caps in brackets). Forwards:Hookers Dane Coles (35, Hurricanes / Wellington,...




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Jul 21, 22 •
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Siviwe Soyizwapi and Asisipho Plaatjies were on Thursday named as captains of the South African Men and Women’s Sevens teams for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the two squads will participate in the Rugby Sevens programme as part of Team South...




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Jul 21, 22 •
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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 36-man squad that will tour Argentina for the opening two matches of the 2022 eToro Rugby Championship. Rennie has brought in a number of fresh faces who missed the England Series, with Australia A representatives...




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Jul 19, 22 •
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The Springbok Women side departed South Africa on Tuesday for a two-Test series against Japan, fully aware of the challenges that will await them in the Far East, where they will face the host nation on 24 July in the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in...




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Jul 15, 22 •
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South Africa’s biggest premium lite beer, Castle Lite has joined Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 as an Official Global Partner. Castle Lite, an extra refreshing lite beer, is known for bringing extraordinary experiences to life and with them on board the World...




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Jul 15, 22 •
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Experienced Springbok flyhalf, Johan Goosen, will remain a Vodacom Bull for another four years. The 29-year-old talented pivot has penned down a contract extension with the Tshwane-based side which will see him remain at Loftus Versfeld until 2026. The former...




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Jul 14, 22 •
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England will take on the Wallabies at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 16 July [11am BST KO], with the series at 1-1 following a 25-17 win last weekend. Ollie Chessum (lock) comes in in the second row, for his first start for England. Lewis Ludlam (open-side...




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Jul 14, 22 •
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Reds backrower Harry Wilson and Melbourne fullback Reece Hodge have both been named by Dave Rennie for their first Tests of 2022 in the eToro England Series decider in Sydney on Saturday night. In what will be the first Test at the iconic Sydney Cricket...




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Jul 14, 22 •
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All Blacks coach Ian Foster has welcomed back a wealth of experience for Saturday’s Steinlager series-deciding Test against Ireland at Sky Stadium in Wellington. After becoming the second-most capped All Black of all time in the series opener at Eden Park,...




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Jul 13, 22 •
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The SA Schools teams return to action in Cape Town on Saturday having last played in 2019 and judging by the excitement in the camps as they prepared at Hoër Landbouskool Boland near Paarl, the players and their management teams can’t wait for the...



