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Nov 26, 20 •
306 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi walked away with another set of awards on Thursday morning, a little more than a year after they spearheaded South Africa’s third triumph at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby and the Springbok...
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Nov 6, 20 •
389 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
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Mr Silas Nkanunu, a former president of the South African Rugby Union, chairman of SANZAR and briefly vice-chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB, now World Rugby) has died at the age of 87. He was praised as a force for good in the game and a builder...
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Nov 5, 20 •
474 Views •
British & Irish Lions, British & Irish Lions News, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions have today announced that Castle Lager has agreed to become the official title partner of the 2021 Tour of South Africa. The Castle Lager Lions Series kicks off on Saturday 3 July 2021 and sees the Lions visit some...
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Oct 29, 20 •
861 Views •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls U21 head coach, Hayden Groepes, has named his match day squad that will face off against the Xerox Lions in the SA Rugby U21 Championship final at Emirates Airline Park on Friday, 30 October 2020. Groepes made one change to the starting...
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Oct 28, 20 •
260 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
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Elton Jantjies made a full recovery after his injury scare last week when he sustained a grade 1 calf injury during training. He will captain the Emirates Lions against the Tafel Lager Griquas on Friday evening (19:00) at Emirates Airline Park in the first...
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Oct 28, 20 •
290 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby can confirm that following consultation with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked match between the Emirates Lions and the Tafel Lager Griquas can go ahead. The match is scheduled for Friday 30...
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Oct 28, 20 •
293 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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SA Rugby is investigating a breach of COVID-19 regulations during which a young rugby player from a club in Border tragically passed away after picking up a serious injury during a tournament match. The name of the deceased player is Vizicelo Sebenza Zondani...
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Oct 16, 20 •
386 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 •
769 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 •
392 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 •
216 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 •
326 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 •
378 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 •
297 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 •
611 Views •
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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 •
340 Views •
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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 •
324 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 •
836 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
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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 •
415 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 •
478 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 •
416 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 •
482 Views •
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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 •
478 Views •
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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 •
433 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 •
400 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...
