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Aug 12, 19 •
153 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Golden Lions and SWD Women’s teams took a big leap toward possible final berths in the B Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition thanks to comprehensive victories over the weekend, which saw them top the standings in their...
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Aug 7, 19 •
171 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial B Section teams will have their sights set squarely on working their way into favourable positions to earn possible final berths in two weeks’ time when they take to the field in the penultimate pool round this...
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Aug 4, 19 •
198 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Defending SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial champions, Western Province, booked a rewarding home final in the competition this weekend as they outplayed neighbours, Boland, 28-0 in Worcester in the penultimate pool round of the A Section. The victory, which...
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Aug 1, 19 •
205 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The pressure in the A Section of the Women’s Interprovincial competition will rise significantly this weekend as the scramble for places at the top end of the standings intensifies in what marks the penultimate pool round. All three matches will play out on...
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Jul 30, 19 •
261 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 28, 19 •
324 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Golden Lions, SWD and Griquas women’s teams got their SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial B Section campaigns off to a winning start this weekend, scoring over 20 points each in their opening matches of the season. A hat-trick by Golden Lions fullback...
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Jul 19, 19 •
314 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby was delighted to announce on Friday that Samsung South Africa had joined their family of partners to become the official electronics partner to the Springboks and the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The famous name will appear on the team’s...
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Jun 26, 19 •
654 Views •
General News, International, Rugby World Cup, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Handre Pollard, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Faf de Klerk and their Springbok colleagues will be lacing up for rugby battle this year with pictures of thousands of Springbok fans on their backs thanks to the launch of a new campaign on...
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Jun 14, 19 •
371 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
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In a significant boost for SA Rugby and the Lions Rugby Company, Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has extended his contract with the Emirates Lions until 2021. The Lions Rugby Company, together with SA Rugby, and the newly established contracting model have been...
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May 23, 19 •
859 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womans Rugby, Womens Rugby, Youth Weeks •
Shaun Liddle •
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It will be ladies first as SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks series – where close to 3000 players will showcase their skills in six tournaments across four venues around the country – kick off next month with the U16 and U18 Girls Week tournaments in...
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May 8, 19 •
410 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday their interest as submitted to World Rugby for hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town in 2022. Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be played during the September / October window considering the international calendar,...
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Apr 23, 19 •
407 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby was one of only eight of 19 South African sporting federations that achieved their transformation targets in 2017/18, it was announced at the presentation of the sixth report of the Eminent Persons’ Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG) in...
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Apr 8, 19 •
631 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Blue Card – which signals players who need to be removed from the field due to a concussion or suspected concussion – will be rolled out across South Africa in the next few weeks at all levels of the game, except elite adult tournaments or matches...
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Apr 4, 19 •
259 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby posted a modest post-tax profit of R2m after two years of losses, it was announced at the Annual Meeting of the organisation in Cape Town on Wednesday. The result reversed losses of R62,4m in 2017 and R15,7m in 2016 as a series of cost-cutting...
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Apr 2, 19 •
558 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
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· Currie Cup Premier Division in earlier time-slot · Argentina XV, Namibia to feature in the Currie Cup First Division · Makeover for...
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Mar 20, 19 •
511 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Venue: Boland Stadium, Wellington Date: Thursday...
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Mar 14, 19 •
428 Views •
General News, International, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby’s representatives will report back to internal stakeholders, following the latest discussions on the World Rugby Nations Championship concept. The creation of an annual championship for rugby nations – within a new, global business model –...
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Mar 13, 19 •
370 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux would have been excused if he experienced some form of déjà vu on Tuesday when the SA Rugby Academy squad took on his old team, the DHL Stormers, in a friendly hit-out that would have stood the youngsters in good stead as...
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Mar 11, 19 •
670 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby on Monday switched to the new globally recognised domain name created especially for rugby when Springboks.rugby went live as the union radically overhauled its fan engagement tools. The new digital platform was custom-made for SA Rugby by its...
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Mar 8, 19 •
457 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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A consortium of Eastern Cape business people has acquired a controlling interest in the Isuzu Southern Kings rugby franchise, SA Rugby was delighted to confirm on Friday. SA Rugby sold a 74 percent shareholding in SA Super Rugby (Pty) Ltd, the Isuzu Southern...
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Mar 1, 19 •
358 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby has announced free entry to The Springbok Experience from today (Friday), after reluctantly taking the decision to close the rugby museum as a cost-saving measure. The top-rated facility will be open from 09h00 to 17h00 every day (except...
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Mar 1, 19 •
410 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby announced on Friday that Microsoft South Africa, a global organisation that enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge, has joined their family of partners as the official cloud partner. The new...
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Feb 9, 19 •
575 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and 2018 Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit took time out of their busy schedules on Thursday to inspire the SA Rugby Academy squad as they approached the end of week one of...
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Jan 24, 19 •
484 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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he latest edition of the South African Rugby Annual – widely considered to be one of the finest rugby yearbooks in the world – is now on sale at leading bookstores across the country, as well as from selected online retailers. The ‘bible’ of the game...
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Jan 16, 19 •
496 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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South African referee Ben Crouse will break new ground when he takes up the whistle in the USA’s Major League Rugby (MLR) competition on a five-week assignment in February and March, after receiving an invite from the tournament organisers. Crouse, who is...
