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May 24, 22 •
150 Views •
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Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba will return to South Africa next season, having signed a three-year deal with the DHL Stormers. The front row powerhouse has spent the last two years playing in France for Top14 side Bordeaux-Begles and will be back on home soil...
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May 23, 22 •
196 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
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The three South African franchises that booked their spots in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship play-offs will all take the field next Saturday, 4 June, on a jam-packed weekend of knock-out action, the tournament organisers confirmed on Monday. Only one...
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May 23, 22 •
141 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
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The South African rugby fraternity is cautioning rugby lovers about purchasing fake match-day tickets from fraudulent websites who have no rights to sell any rugby tickets in SA. SA Rugby, franchises and unions have received numerous queries and complaints...
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May 20, 22 •
193 Views •
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There are two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday. The final round of the regular season before the play-offs will see the DHL Stormers face the Welsh side at...
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May 19, 22 •
186 Views •
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The Vodacom Bulls expect a tough battle when they face Ospreys in a crucial encounter in Swansea on Friday night. While the South African side will be hoping that a win will put them in a good position for a potential home quarter-final, the Welshmen will...
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May 19, 22 •
163 Views •
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The inspirational Lukhanyo Am returns to the Cell C Sharks starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship final pool clash against Ulster in Belfast on Friday evening. Head coach Sean Everitt has made just three changes from the last outing, a...
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May 17, 22 •
219 Views •
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A 28-man Vodacom Bulls squad will be preparing for their crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Ospreys in Swansea this week. Although a playoff spot has already been secured, the Tshwane-based side travels to Wales where they will want to put...
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May 16, 22 •
244 Views •
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A 24-man DHL Stormers squad will leave for Wales on Monday evening for their final league match of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign. The DHL Stormers face Scarlets in a Round 18 encounter at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday, 21 May. While...
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May 13, 22 •
204 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
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In a first for Cheetahs rugby, a festival is planned to precede the Currie Cup match on Saturday between the Toyota Cheetahs and Sharks in the Toyota Stadium. Fans are invited to participate in a car boot sale or tuck into food from the food trucks at the...
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May 13, 22 •
284 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
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Bismarck du Plessis will make a return to play with a starting berth for the Vodacom Bulls when they take on the Sigma Lions in a Carling Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The veteran hooker will form part of an exciting front row after...
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May 13, 22 •
214 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Cell C Sharks have a tough Carling Currie Cup assignment this weekend when they travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Toyota Free State. With three rounds of the tournament remaining – including this week’s action – five sides remain in contention...
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May 12, 22 •
250 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
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The most capped Blitzbok ever, Branco du Preez, has been included in the 13-man Springbok Sevens squad for the next two HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in France and England, in one of four changes to the team that returned from a fifth-place...
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May 12, 22 •
187 Views •
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The Vodacom Bulls confirmed on Thursday, May 12, that they have made a key inclusion to their player resource with the signing of Springbok winger, S’busiso Nkosi. The 2019 World Cup-winning star is set to join the side from Tshwane-based side from July 1,...
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May 12, 22 •
308 Views •
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There are four changes to the DHL Western Province forward pack for their Carling Currie Cup encounter with Airlink Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday night. Three of the changes are in the front row and the other is at lock, while the backline is unchanged for the...
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May 12, 22 •
189 Views •
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The Vodacom Bulls are fully focused on their upcoming Carling Currie Cup fixture against cross-Jukskei rivals, the Sigma Lions, when the two sides meet at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. With the side from Tshwane having cemented a spot in the Vodacom United...
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May 11, 22 •
314 Views •
Club Rugby, Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Varsity & Club •
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The Vodacom Bulls will, on Thursday, honour the role of club rugby with all players training in their local club colours ahead of the weekend’s Carling Currie Cup match against the Sigma Lions. The Tshwane-based side has continuously expressed the...
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May 6, 22 •
270 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
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The Vodacom Bulls have selected a strong team to take on Windhoek Draught Griquas in a crucial Carling Currie Cup encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The side from Tshwane sits at the top of the Carling Currie Cup table and will be out to retain their...
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May 5, 22 •
193 Views •
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The Cell C Sharks return to Carling Currie Cup action on Friday evening when they host the Airlink Pumas in a second-round clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. With the previous match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls cancelled following the flooding that...
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May 5, 22 •
223 Views •
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The Toyota Cheetahs are travelling to Johannesburg to take on the Sigma Lions on Friday at 19:00. Live broadcast on SuperSport. Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team: Toyota Cheetahs Cohen Jasper Daniel Kasende David Brits Frans Steyn Duncan Saal Reinhardt...
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May 5, 22 •
219 Views •
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Loose forward Junior Pokomela has signed a three-year deal that will see him play for the DHL Stormers until at least 2024. The athletic Pokomela joined the DHL Stormers on loan at the start of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and made the move more...
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May 5, 22 •
236 Views •
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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction with the progress made within the national structures in the last month as they wrapped up a series of alignment camps on Thursday in preparation for the 2022 international season. The Springbok...
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May 4, 22 •
255 Views •
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The Under-20 players involved with the SA Rugby Academy stepped up their preparations with a high-intensity training match against a strong DHL Western Province Carling Currie Cup line-up in Stellenbosch on Wednesday morning. The training exercise consisted...
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May 4, 22 •
273 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
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Hospitality tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town later this year have gone on sale – giving fans a second chance to enjoy the sell-out event. Publicly available tickets for the Saturday and Sunday of the event sold out within 48 hours when...
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Apr 29, 22 •
207 Views •
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Madosh Tambwe says the biggest growth area in his own game in this Vodacom United Rugby Championship has been shifting the focus off his individual performance and pouring his energy into serving his Vodacom Bulls team as best as he can. “It’s never an...
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Apr 29, 22 •
201 Views •
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Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has shown commitment to the saying, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ by naming the exact same match 23 for his team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Connacht at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on...
