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Oct 16, 20 •
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General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby has reluctantly been forced to withdraw the Springboks from the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The on-gong complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about seriously jeopardising player welfare, made it impossible to commit to...




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Oct 13, 20 •
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General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby and FNB confirmed on Tuesday that the South African banking giant has extended its sponsorship of the Springboks for a further five years. The new agreement will stretch FNB’s association with the team to eight years in total, with the...




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Aug 28, 20 •
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General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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South Africa’s franchise teams will return to full-contact training from early next week, following completion of final health checks. SA Rugby announced that the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers, Toyota Cheetahs, Phakisa Pumas and...




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Jun 8, 20 •
443 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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• SA Rugby looking forward to return-to-play in August• Open-minded on potential re-working of international calendar• Working with SANZAAR on post-COVID-19 scenarios• Gearing up for tour by British & Irish Lions in 2021 SA Rugby was collaborating...




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Apr 22, 20 •
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General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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• Industry Financial Impact Plan formulated• Pay cuts for players, staff, administrators • Rugby united in crisis response The rugby industry has agreed in principle a wide-ranging plan to cut between R700 million to R1 billion from its budget over the...




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Mar 24, 20 •
749 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said that the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games, due to be held in Tokyo later this year, was disappointing news, but that the steps taken were necessary to assist in countering the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Olympic...




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Mar 16, 20 •
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General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby on Monday suspended all national team training camps and business travel as part of a raft of measures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Scheduled Springbok alignment camps, Springbok Men’s and Women’s training camps and the SA Rugby...




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Sep 20, 18 •
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General News, National, School, Springboks •
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Springbok captain Siya Kolisi had words of encouragement for the country’s top up-and-coming Under-15 schools’ rugby players, who will showcase their talent from 1 to 4 October in the 2018 edition of the Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week, which will once again be...




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Apr 15, 18 •
1054 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
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South African rugby’s relationship with the Guinness PRO14 has been further reinforced with the inclusion of SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux and Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus on the PRO14 Rugby Board. The Guinness PRO14’s expansion this season to include the...




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Nov 20, 13 •
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The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has been advised that a Stellenbosch University administrative report handed to SAPS refers to Jurie Roux, CEO of SARU. Please find below responses from Roux and Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of SARU. Jurie Roux “Some...




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Jul 6, 12 •
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Craven Week, General News, National, School •
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The High Performance Department of SARU will be attending the 2012 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth from July 9-13 and present numerous workshops that will benefit the participating coaches and players. SARU High Performance Manager, Rassie...



