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Mar 24, 20 •
258 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 18, 20 •
493 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Plans to restructure local rugby competitions are currently under discussion in the wake of the recent measures introduced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday. These plans could see South African franchises and other provincial...
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Mar 16, 20 •
598 Views •
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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Mar 6, 20 •
468 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby welcomed Mitchum SA into their sponsorship family after Mitchum secured a new one-year partnership as an associate sponsor for Vodacom Super Rugby. Vodacom Super Rugby is the largest rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere, consisting of a...
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Feb 18, 20 •
398 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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FlySafair will continue to provide the Springboks and SA Rugby with safe and comfortable flights in and around South Africa after it was announced on Tuesday that their sponsorship as domestic airline partner has been renewed for another four years. As...
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Feb 18, 20 •
391 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok team of 2019 added another fantastic award to their impressive list of recent accolades when they scooped the prestigious Laureus Team of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday evening. The South African national rugby team...
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Feb 5, 20 •
551 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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• World Champions’ home Test programme confirmed • Final Springbok Test at DHL Newlands • Rising Georgia make SA debut in Port Elizabeth • New Zealand visit the Lowveld in September The Springboks will bid an emotional farewell to DHL Newlands in...
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Jan 14, 20 •
370 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Mitsubishi Motors South Africa in partnership with world rugby referee Rasta Rashivenga, have introduced a new skills development coaching platform to develop and enhance young children’s skills by way of an introduction to the game of rugby. This is...
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Jan 6, 20 •
552 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Mr Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby, paid tribute to Johan Prinsloo, a former CEO of the organisation, who passed away earlier on Sunday after a battle with cancer. Prinsloo, who was born in 1951, joined SA Rugby as CEO in 2004 and served until 2011,...
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Dec 18, 19 •
722 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Springboks’ successful 2019 season is reflected by the nominations in a number of the main categories in the annual SA Rugby Awards, with World Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit and fellow global nominee, Cheslin Kolbe, both ranked in the top five...
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Oct 6, 19 •
1312 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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The Vodacom Blue Bulls claimed the SA Rugby U19 Championship title at the City Park Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday with their superior kicking game and wise decision-making at crucial times earning them a 32-24 victory against the hosts, DHL Western...
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Sep 26, 19 •
569 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, has labelled the Guinness PRO14 as “one of the toughest I have ever coached in” on the eve of the start of the 2019/20 Championship, which kicks off on Friday in Bloemfontein. Erasmus may be guiding his Bok...
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Sep 12, 19 •
6165 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
No Comments
As good and law abiding corporate citizens, SA Rugby have given our full co-operation in the Eben Etzebeth investigation and will continue to do so. The case is in the hands of the NPA and the HRC. We trust and believe they will investigate it thoroughly....
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Sep 3, 19 •
611 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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Aug 30, 19 •
1442 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Ten teams will battle it out in two sections in the new format of the SA Rugby U19 Championship, which will be hosted in Paarl and Johannesburg respectively over one week in September. The Coastal Section, which will run concurrently with the Iqhawe Week at...
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Aug 21, 19 •
676 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
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The battle for the remaining final berth in the A Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition is set to come down to the wire on Saturday as four teams eye a place in the grand finale of the competition against Western Province on 7...
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Aug 12, 19 •
576 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 •
645 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 •
684 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 •
581 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 •
744 Views •
Academy Week, General News, National, School, South Africa, South Africa, Youth Weeks •
Shaun Liddle •
No Comments
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 •
735 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 •
740 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 •
1218 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 •
979 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...
