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May 27, 20 •
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The hooker, Louis van der Westhuizen will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on a one-year contract. The 25-year-old Namibian international who is affectionately known as Chucky previously captained the North-West University Pukke in the Varsity Cup, and he also...




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May 18, 20 •
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The 30-year-old centre, Howard Mnisi, returns to the Toyota Cheetahs after previously playing for the franchise in the Super Rugby. Mnisi was at the Cheetahs in 2013/14 while still contracted at the Griquas, but enjoyed limited playing time for the...




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May 11, 20 •
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Jeandré Rudolph will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1 November 2020 on a two year deal. Rudolph is currently contracted by the the Pumas where he had been playing his rugby since 2018. The 26-year-old loose forward can play anywhere in the backrow, and...




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May 11, 20 •
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Experienced prop Brok Harris has signed a new contract to extend his time with Dragons into a seventh season. The South African front rower joined the region in 2014 and has gone on to make 122 appearances for the Men of Gwent, scoring two tries. Dean Ryan,...




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May 7, 20 •
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Zebre is pleased to announce the contract extension of two of its foreign players, both having played for the club for the last two seasons. They are New Zealand scrum-half Joshua Renton and the versatile English back Jamie Elliott. The two players will...




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May 5, 20 •
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The Toyota Cheetahs secure the services of two former Grey College stars, George Cronjé and Marcell Muller as well as Ian Groenewald who started for Bulls in the last two SuperRugby matches. Lock, Ian Groenewald will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1...




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May 4, 20 •
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Leinster Rugby back Fergus McFadden has announced his decision to retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. Speaking to Peter O’Reilly in the Sunday Times, the 184 times capped Kildare native confirmed his decision to retire whenever the...




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May 1, 20 •
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Toyota Cheetahs Strength and Conditioning Coach, Quintin Kruger will be leaving the side at the end of May 2020 for a new career opportunity. Kruger joined Free State Rugby in November 2010 to work with the junior sides and was promoted four years later as...




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Apr 15, 20 •
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The Leinster Rugby players have today launched a campaign aimed at raising funds for frontline workers to help them in their fight against COVID-19 and to also help their two charity partners who have seen income from fundraising initiatives decline hugely...




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Apr 7, 20 •
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British & Irish Lions and Wales star Ross Moriarty has agreed a new long-term contract to extend his stay at Dragons. Moriarty, a Grand Slam winner with Wales in 2019, has committed to the region he joined in 2018, following his switch from Gloucester...




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Mar 30, 20 •
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Workers are making rapid progress on converting Parc y Scarlets into a temporary hospital to provide extra beds for the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contractors have been working tirelessly on site since Monday (March 23) as they look to complete a...




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Mar 13, 20 •
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The current Guinness PRO14 season has been suspended in response to the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the organisers announced on Thursday. “The PRO14 is an international league. Cross border travel is inevitable and that brings with it unique challenges....




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Mar 5, 20 •
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Edinburgh Rugby have added to their squad ahead of next season with the signing of South African centre, Jordan Venter. Venter, 17, will link-up with the capital club in December 2020 following the conclusion of the South African academic year and joins from...




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Mar 5, 20 •
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Free State Rugby and Bloem Show signed this week a collaboration agreement for the fifth consecutive year. Free State Rugby will offer a free Bloem Show tickets to all their paid Season Ticket holders this year. In addition, the two entities will take hands...




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Mar 3, 20 •
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While the Isuzu Southern Kings will be playing for pride in their eight remaining Guinness PRO14 pool matches, the heat will be on for the Toyota Cheetahs, whose playoff fate will be decided by a series of home matches as the round-robin stages reaches the...




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Feb 21, 20 •
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Former Ulsterman, Ruan Pienaar returns to Kingspan Stadium when he leads the Toyota Cheetahs onto the field. The action in Belfast kicks off at 19:35 (21:35 SA time) with a live broadcast on SuperSport 1, Premier Sports 2, eir sport Xtra, DAZN and pro14.tv...




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Feb 21, 20 •
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The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will have their sights set on bouncing back strongly from disappointing defeats last week when they line up against Ulster and the Scarlets in their second tour matches in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend. The...




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Feb 17, 20 •
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Hard work lies ahead for the Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs in the Guinness Pro14 after the teams were reintroduced the realities of touring the northern hemisphere in winter this past weekend, with both sides suffering disappointing defeats. The...




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Feb 13, 20 •
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Isuzu Southern Kings looseforward Ruaan Lerm and Toyota Cheetahs prop Aranos Coetzee will reach significant career milestones when they take the field in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend, with both players making their 50th appearance for their teams. Lerm...




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Feb 2, 20 •
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Toyota Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie believes his team’s comprehensive 45-0 whitewash of the Isuzu Southern Kings in their Guinness PRO14 derby in Bloemfontein on Saturday was the perfect build-up for their tough tour of Ireland and Wales. The Free Staters...




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Jan 30, 20 •
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An epic Guinness PRO14 derby between the Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings is set to play out in Bloemfontein on Saturday, when both sides will target a victory at all costs. While the Toyota Cheetahs are determined to register their sixth victory of...




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Jan 26, 20 •
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There were contrasting emotions in the Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings camps following the dramatic Guinness PRO14 derby between the sides at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday in which a brave comeback allowed the Free...




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Jan 23, 20 •
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The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will be bracing themselves for an action-packed Guinness PRO14 derby on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth in what will mark the first encounter between the sides this season and the only...




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Jan 16, 20 •
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Scotland and British & Irish Lions international Richie Gray will be returning to his first professional club, after agreeing a two-year deal with Glasgow Warriors ahead of the 2020/21 season. The second-rower becomes incoming head coach Danny Wilson’s...




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Jan 14, 20 •
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Edinburgh Rugby have been handed a massive boost ahead of Saturday’s European Challenge Cup match against Agen at BT Murrayfield with the re-signing of star winger, Duhan van der Merwe. Van der Merwe, 24 – who joined the club from Montpellier in the...



