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Dec 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks back for Cell C Sharks Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash
The Cell C Sharks have welcomed back a number of returning Springboks for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Ospreys taking place at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Friday evening. Ospreys come into this match under pressure, having won just...
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Dec 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Another round of “SA v Wales” in the Vodacom URC
The weekend’s exciting Vodacom United Rugby Championship ninth round action once more will see all four South African sides hosting Welsh opposition, starting with Friday evening’s clash in Durban between the Cell C Sharks and Ospreys, which kicks off at...
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Nov 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Home ground advantage counts in R8 of the Vodacom URC
It was a weekend of success for the home sides in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with three of the four South African sides victorious, until Cardiff upset the apple cart in Durban in the last match of round eight. In the process, the four teams at...
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Nov 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on NORTJE TO LEAD A STRONG VODACOM BULLS SIDE AGAINST OSPREYS
Ruan Nortje will lead a strong Vodacom Bulls side when the Pretoria outfit welcomes Ospreys to Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 November 2022, for round 8 of the 2022/23 season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Newly acquired Nizaam Carr will get his...
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Nov 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on Venter to lead Cell C Sharks
James Venter will lead the Cell C Sharks against Cardiff Rugby on Sunday evening at Hollywoodbets Kings Park as they return to Vodacom United Rugby Championship action following the autumn test window. There is several Sharks Springboks still engaged in...
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Nov 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS NAME RUAN NORTJE CAPTAIN
The Vodacom Bulls are delighted to announce that Ruan Nortje has been appointed as the new club captain. The 24-year-old Springbok lock has had tremendous influence on the team since joining the professional ranks back in 2018. The towering lock will have the...
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Nov 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on It’s a Welsh invasion in Vodacom URC Round 8
Vodacom United Rugby Championship action returns this weekend following a three week hiatus for the international window, with a Welsh invasion in South Africa for four exciting matches in Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Johannesburg over the weekend. The...
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Nov 22, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks mix it up for final Test of 2022
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight changes and two positional switches to his matchday squad to face England at Twickenham on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash, with a handful of South Africa ‘A’ players and Canan Moodie, who...
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Nov 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springboks seek consistency after outplaying Italy
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi praised their team’s effort as they outplayed Italy 63-21 at Stadio Luigi Ferreraris in Genoa on Saturday in their third Castle Lager Outgoing Tour match and said the next step was to build...
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Nov 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Stick disappointed with SA ‘A’ result but proud of the players’ fight
South Africa ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick and captain Thomas du Toit were bitterly disappointed after the team’s defeat against Munster at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork on Thursday night, in the first of their two mid-week matches on the year-end tour. Munster...
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Nov 9, 22 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS BID FAREWELL TO WALT
After two years, 57 appearances from a possible 87, with more than 3 708 minutes played in blue – Walt Steenkamp bids a fond farewell to the Vodacom Bulls family. The towering 27-year-old lock forward leaves the Vodacom Bulls with a host of memories...
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Nov 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Dazel gets the ball rolling with Springbok Women’s Sevens
Interim Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel got the squad’s preparations underway on Monday when 16 players assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport for their first assessment camp for the 2022/23 season. Seven of the players are...
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Nov 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Stick names 14 Boks in South Africa ‘A’ team to face Munster
South Africa ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick has included 14 capped Springbok players in his match-day squad to face Munster at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork on Thursday (kick-off 21h30 SA time), in their first of two mid-week games on the year-end tour, ensuring...
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Nov 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on Louw, Kotze and Zas called up to SA ‘A’ squad
Springbok loose forward Elrigh Louw, Leolin Zas (wing) and JJ Kotze (hooker) were called up to the South Africa ‘A’ squad on Friday as injury replacements for Sbu Nkosi, Marco van Staden and Jan-Hendrik Wessels. Louw has been a regular member of the...
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Nov 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup – rearranged fixtures
Following the RFU’s decisions to suspend Wasps and Worcester Warriors from the Gallagher Premiership for the remainder of the season, both clubs cannot be included in the 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup fixture schedule. Due to the resulting changes to the...
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Nov 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on THE OFFICIAL TOYOTA CHEETAH BLK EPCR CHALLENGE CUP JERSEY
In a celebration of past and present, the Toyota Cheetahs will pay homage to their Northern Hemisphere footprint as they begin a new chapter in the EPCR Challenge Cup. An inspired visual tribute, the Challenge Cup jersey features white hoops that contract...
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Nov 1, 22 •
3489 Views •
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Comments Off on Blitzbok butterflies in Hong Kong
At a fairly young age of 24 years old, JC Pretorius has seen a lot during his exploits on the rugby fields of the world in the colours of the Springbok Sevens team. With 21 tournaments to his name, and after being named in Dream Teams at tournaments and even...
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Nov 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on COETZEE EXTENDS HIS VODACOM BULLS STAY
Marcell Coetzee has extended his commitment to the Vodacom Bulls until 2027. The Springbok flanker initially joined the Vodacom Bulls (from Ulster) in June 2021 on a three-year deal, quickly becoming a vital member of the squad, making 33 appearances in all...
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Nov 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on NIZAAM CARR JOINS VODACOM BULLS FROM WASPS
Springbok loose-forward, Nizaam Carr returns to the Vodacom Bulls on a deal that runs from 01 November 2022 through to June 2024. The vastly experienced Carr brings (home) an impressive arsenal of skills, having made more than 245 senior club appearances with...
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Nov 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Kolbe returns in settled Springbok team to face Ireland
Cheslin Kolbe will play his first Test at fullback when he makes a return to the Springbok team for the first time since July in a settled team to face the top-ranked team in the world, Ireland, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday as Springbok coach...
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Oct 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on We can do this – Du Preez on success in Hong Kong
A card game is amongst the things done by the Springbok Sevens team to pass time on a long-haul flight, such as the one to Hong Kong where the Blitzboks arrived earlier today from a Cape Town-Johannesburg-Singapore transit. In this card game, the winner is...
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Oct 31, 22 •
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Comments Off on Uncertainty on Nkosi, Van Staden joining Springboks
SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber have delayed the call-up of Springbok wing Sbu Nkosi and flank Marco van Staden until the results of medical scans are available following rib injuries suffered by the pair in the...
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Oct 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom URC goes local before Test break
The Cell C Sharks and Emirates Lions will return to the field in a thrilling round featuring two local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies when they take on last year’s finalists, the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, respectively this weekend. The...
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Oct 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers change-up for Joburg
There are eight changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. Three of the changes are in the backline and five in the forward pack for the South African...
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Oct 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Exciting mix named in Springbok and SA ‘A’ squads
Former Junior Springbok backs Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu earned their first Springbok call-ups on Friday, while there was a recall for Jason Jenkins, who is back in the national set-up four years after making his Test debut, as head coach...