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Sep 18, 19 •
178 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks will field an unchanged 23 for the first time since the last Rugby World Cup for their opening match of the 2019 version in Yokohama on Saturday (kick-off at 11h45 SA time). Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby, on Wednesday named the same...
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Sep 11, 19 •
188 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer and assistant coach Lungisa Kama shared the players’ excitement ahead of Saturday’s match between the SA Select Women and the Spain Invitational XV in Despatch and said they were looking forward to seeing the...
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Sep 10, 19 •
323 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
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The 2020 Super Rugby match schedule has been announced by SANZAAR. The tournament will kick-off with two derbies on Friday 31 January. The Blues will host the Chiefs at Eden Park in Auckland while later the same evening the Brumbies will host the Reds at GIO...
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Sep 6, 19 •
261 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, reacted with shock and disbelief when the news of the death of former Springbok wing and Blitzboks captain and coach Chester Williams surfaced on Friday afternoon. Williams was a star of the Springboks’ Rugby World...
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Sep 5, 19 •
217 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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Siya Kolisi returns to lead the Springbok team for the first time in nine months on Friday, with the eyes of not only South Africa but the Japanese nation on him and the Boks. A media contingent four times the size of one that would attend a captain’s press...
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Sep 3, 19 •
260 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Western Province will target their third successive SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial title, and with it a dream season, when they meet arch-rivals, Border, in the A Section final of the competition at City Park in Cape Town on Saturday. The Xerox Golden...
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Sep 3, 19 •
225 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Marius van der Westhuizen will officiate his first Currie Cup final at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday in a match which will also mark a big day for the experienced Television Match Official, Shaun Veldsman, who is retiring from the game after...
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Aug 23, 19 •
349 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Pretoria’s greatest sports festival, the Tshwane 10s will be bigger and better than ever before come 27 and 28 September 2019. The sport festival will take place on the treasured Loftus Versfeld grounds, home of the Vodacom Bulls, from 07h30 – 23h30 on...
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Aug 16, 19 •
421 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa u18 •
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The continued growth of their squads as a unit and the improvement of individual performances are high on the agenda for the SA Schools and SA Schools A coaches this weekend, when the final matches of the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series take place at...
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Aug 14, 19 •
411 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks have been challenged by Rassie Erasmus to make a resounding statement about the health of South African rugby in the team’s Farewell Test against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Erasmus, the SA Rugby director of rugby,...
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Aug 14, 19 •
241 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Springbok Women’s assistant coach Lungisa Kama said on Wednesday the team were enjoying their rugby and were hopeful that they could book their place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand after winning their first two qualifying matches. The...
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Aug 14, 19 •
293 Views •
General News, National, School, School Rugby Results, School Rules, South Africa, South Africa •
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St Andrews College have had an excellent season this year. They have featured in the top 10 of most. • The 1st XV won 16 games, only lost 2 game and drew 1 • The school only has 470 boys and still manages to put out 1st – 6th senior teams and A,B,Cs...
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Aug 13, 19 •
497 Views •
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An impressive team performance by the SA Schools side over Argentina highlighted the second round of the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series in Paarl on Tuesday, and left them as the only undefeated side left in the competition, while the SA Schools A team...
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Aug 7, 19 •
460 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Competition Time: Thanks to our wonderful friends at The Blue Bulls #BullsFamily we have some tickets to give away You could stand a chance to win a stet of 2 tickets to go and watch the #Springboks live at Loftus on 17 August 2019 for their farewell game...
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Aug 7, 19 •
366 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Players, SA Schools Team, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa U18 •
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Border hooker Jacques Goosen will lead the SA Schools team, and DHL Western Province No 8 Jarod Cairns has been appointed captain of the SA Schools A team for the forthcoming Under-18 International Series, which kicks off in Stellenbosch on Friday. Goosen,...
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Aug 5, 19 •
281 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby •
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Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok Women’s team, with Zinhle Ndawonde serving as her vice-captain for the Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifier, which runs from Friday 9 to Saturday, 17 June, in Brakpan, Gauteng. Babalwa Latsha will lead the Springbok...
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Aug 2, 19 •
445 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, said the Springboks achieved what they set out to do as they concluded their training camp in New Zealand with a final field session at the Ponsonby Rugby Club ground in Auckland on Friday morning. Almost half...
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Jul 30, 19 •
342 Views •
Academy Week, General News, National, School, South Africa, South Africa, Youth Weeks •
Shaun Liddle •
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Die-hard rugby fans in several provinces throughout the country will experience top-class junior provincial rugby at its best in the next three years after SA Rugby on Monday revealed the host unions and venues for the SA Rugby Youth Week tournaments from...
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Jul 17, 19 •
468 Views •
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Elstadt and Jantjies to debut in Johannesburg 488 caps among experienced combination Returns for Coetzee, Steyn, Reinach and Leyds Experienced lock Eben Etzebeth was on Wednesday named as Springbok captain for Saturday’s first Castle Lager Rugby...
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Jul 17, 19 •
424 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby News •
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The Sharks (Pty) Ltd Board of Directors, today announced that current Chief Operating Officer (COO), Eduard Coetzee will succeed Gary Teichmann as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Sharks, effective September 2019. Eduard takes over the reigns from...
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Jul 10, 19 •
362 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, World Rugby •
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The Cell Sharks join the rest of the South African rugby fraternity in mourning the sudden loss of Springbok stalwart, James Small. James was a special character and a true warrior on the field of play and represented both the Sharks and Springboks with...
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Jul 8, 19 •
970 Views •
General News, International, National, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa, South Africa, South Africa U18 •
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The SA Schools and SA Schools A sides can prepare themselves for a tough time when the annual U18 International Series takes place in the Western Cape next month, with Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington hosting matches. With a team from Argentina added to the...
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Jul 3, 19 •
533 Views •
Currie Cup F.Div, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
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Currie Cup First Division 2019 Saturday 6 July 2019 King Edward Stadium, Montagu The Boland Cavaliers will kick-off their Currie Cup First Division 2019 campaign against the Border Bulldogs on Saturday 6 July at the King Edward Stadium in Montagu. Boland...
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Jul 1, 19 •
678 Views •
Craven Week, General News, National, School, South Africa, South Africa, Youth Weeks •
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The SA Rugby Youth Weeks Series will reach a thrilling conclusion this week at Grey College in Bloemfontein where the flagship event, the U18 SA Rugby Craven Week, and SA Rugby Academy Week will play out from Monday to Saturday. A total of 11 matches will be...
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Jun 26, 19 •
386 Views •
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Defending SA Rugby Women’s Inter-provincial champions, Western Province, got their 2019 campaign off to a blistering start this past weekend as they outplayed the Blue Bulls 60-7 for the biggest win of the weekend. The Capetonians were among three...
