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Oct 16, 20 •
263 Views •
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 15, 20 •
512 Views •
Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Varsity & Club •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby advised amateur clubs, universities, associate members and schools on Thursday that their COVID-19 Committee (CovCom) had approved a proposal to allow teams to return to training under certain strict conditions, although a return to play will not be...
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Oct 15, 20 •
257 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
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South African rugby supporters can nail their colours to the mast by voting for the best Springbok and Blitzbok players, and a few superb tries scored by the Boks in the last decade, after World Rugby announced on Thursday that fans around the world will have...
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Oct 15, 20 •
159 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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The body that represents the employers of South Africa’s professional rugby players elected Veda Manie (South Western Districts CEO) as its first female executive committee member at its annual meeting on Monday. Ms Manie was elected to serve on the...
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Oct 13, 20 •
233 Views •
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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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Oct 8, 20 •
303 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby’s BokSmart Rugby Safety programme has embraced a digital future to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, following a landmark sponsorship agreement with sports software specialist, SportsCap. The agreement will allow the national rugby safety...
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Sep 30, 20 •
218 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has acknowledged the South African Rugby Union (SARU) statement to explore entering their existing Super Rugby teams in the PRO Rugby competition in Europe. NZR Chief Executive Mark Robinson said South Africa’s position was no...
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Sep 16, 20 •
477 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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The battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-and-coming talent against each other on 3 October, as SA Rugby announced its plans today to reignite an exciting four-month local season....
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Sep 1, 20 •
297 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby can confirm that the franchises have been given the green light to resume with full contact training from today, after all the players completed the necessary health checks and other protocol required. An announcement on the proposed competition...
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Aug 28, 20 •
282 Views •
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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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Jul 17, 20 •
764 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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SA Rugby announced on Friday that professional rugby teams would return to non-contact training from Monday. The confirmation followed several weeks of preparation and consultation with government and all provincial unions to ensure compliance with regulation...
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Jul 9, 20 •
355 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby announced a ground-breaking three-year deal on Wednesday that leading African energy brand Engen will power rugby development programme, Get Into Rugby, and become the official fuel supplier of the Springboks, until 2023. The Get Into Rugby programme...
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Jul 3, 20 •
428 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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Andy Edwards, the experienced Saracens Strength and Conditioning coach, has been appointed as the new Head of Athletic Performance for the Springboks. SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that Edwards will take up his new role with the Springboks on 1 August, and...
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Jul 1, 20 •
368 Views •
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Thanks to the fantastic support and generosity of Springbok supporters, the R1 million-mark was surpassed on Tuesday in the Bok’s #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign, which raises money for hunger alleviation in struggling communities as a result of the...
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Jun 24, 20 •
429 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that it had sought and received clarification from government on a number of questions relating to the return to non-contact training. As a result SA Rugby would advise government this week of its technical preparedness to...
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Jun 22, 20 •
428 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby has assumed management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings, having taken back a 74% shareholding in the organisation. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, is liaising with Kings director of rugby and interim coach, Robbie Kempson, on...
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Jun 18, 20 •
383 Views •
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Springbok coach and captain, Jacques Nienaber and Siya Kolisi, led a delegation of eight national players and coaches at the Food Forward SA warehouse in Cape Town on Thursday, where they assisted in packing food parcels in the fight against hunger. The visit...
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Jun 18, 20 •
338 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will continue to work closely with SA Rugby and the South African government in the coming months after plans were announced on Thursday that the Guinness PRO14 plans to resume in an abbreviated format, with...
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Jun 8, 20 •
399 Views •
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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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Jun 3, 20 •
404 Views •
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SA Rugby paid tribute to Mr Tobie Titus, whose career in sport spanning an amazing six decades, officially came to an and at the South African Rugby Union Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. Mr Titus, better known in the South African rugby community as...
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Jun 3, 20 •
489 Views •
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Tribute has been paid to Mr Harold Verster, whose involvement of more than 50 years in rugby will come to an end shortly when he steps down as Managing Director of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. His term of office will conclude once the initial COVID-19...
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Jun 3, 20 •
408 Views •
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SA Rugby reported a post-tax profit of R8.5m at the end of 2019 through prudent management in an environment of major challenges it announced at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. Those challenges have subsequently been dwarfed by the COVID-19 virus,...
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Jun 1, 20 •
444 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby •
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SA Rugby on Saturday welcomed an announcement that professional sports teams could begin the process of returning to training under Level 3 lockdown easing. Mr Nathi Mthethwa, the Minister for Sports, Arts and Culture, made the announcement at a briefing on...
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May 25, 20 •
364 Views •
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Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, is all in with SA Rugby’s #StrongerTogether for R32-12campaign, which is aimed at raising funds to feed those in need during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, while a unique new prize was added to the collection. SA Rugby...
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May 19, 20 •
534 Views •
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• Springboks raising money for hunger alleviation • Giant raffle of cherished team memorabilia• A R32-12 ticket puts buyers in line for one of 44 prizes• Win Siya’s jersey, Bongi’s boots and more For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s...
