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  • England Women’s Squad named for Wales Six Nations clash

    Mar 5, 14 • 2297 Views • General News, International, Six Nations, Womens Rugby • • Comments Off on England Women’s Squad named for Wales Six Nations clash

      England’s Rochelle Clark England Women’s prop Rochelle Clark is set to earn her 90th cap on Friday when England play Wales in the penultimate round of the Six Nations, kick off 7:30pm at the Twickenham Stoop. Clark has been named in England...

  • Springbok Women’s preliminary RWC squad announced

    Mar 5, 14 • 2935 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup News, Womens Rugby • • Comments Off on Springbok Women’s preliminary RWC squad announced

    Springbok Women’s coach Lawrence Sephaka on Tuesday announced a preliminary squad of 39 players for the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup as he looks to put the building blocks in place for the international showpiece in France from August 1 to 17.   The...

  • EP Kings Vodacom Cup team named for Tusker Simba XV clash

    Mar 5, 14 • 4284 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on EP Kings Vodacom Cup team named for Tusker Simba XV clash

    EP Kings in action during a warm up match -Photo: Francois Fourie Photography   EP Kings Team: 1. Brendon Olivier 2. Able de Swardt 3. Vukile Sofisa 4. Kuhle Sonkosi 5. Brendan Hector 6. Thembelani Bholi 7. Claude Tshibidi 8. Stephan Zaayman 9. Kelvano...

  • Griquas team to take on the Blue Bulls in the Vodacom Cup

    Mar 5, 14 • 1893 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Griquas team to take on the Blue Bulls in the Vodacom Cup

    VodacomCup teamsheet: GWK Griquas team to take on the #BlueBulls on Saturday 8 March 2014 at 14h30 at Loftus, Pretoria 1. Steph Roberts 2. Martin Bezuidenhoudt 3. Ewald van der Westhuizen 4. Hilton Lobberts 5. Jaco Nepgen 6. Marnus Schoeman 7. Jonathan...

  • Reds team to tackle the Cheetahs

    Mar 5, 14 • 1557 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Reds team to tackle the Cheetahs

    Reds team: 1. Ben Daley , 2. James Hanson , 3. Greg Holmes , 4. Rob Simmons , 5. James Horwill (C) , 6. Eddie Quirk , 7. Liam Gill , 8. Jake Schatz , 9. Will Genia (VC) , 10. Quade Cooper , 11. Dom Shipperley , 12. Mike Harris , 13. Chris Feauai-Sautia...

  • Stormers side to do battle with the Crusaders

    Mar 5, 14 • 2020 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Stormers side to do battle with the Crusaders

    Stormers team: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Michael Rhodes, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2...

  • Touch Isithembiso fundraiser

    Mar 5, 14 • 2779 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on Touch Isithembiso fundraiser

    On the 5th of April, Isithembiso Babies Home will have their second touch rugby fundraiser, Touch Isithembiso. The touch fundraiser continues on the success of last year, and will also accommodate an additional 6 teams. Isithembiso officially opened their...

  • Wing Bowen flies in for Wales

    Mar 4, 14 • 2755 Views • General News, Six Nations • • Comments Off on Wing Bowen flies in for Wales

    Maesteg Celtic wing Ffion Bowen is the only personnel change in the Wales Women’s side to tackle England at the Stoop on Friday, although there are three positional changes for the Six Nations encounter. (KO 7.30pm) To accommodate Bowen on the wing,...

  • Richie McCaw injury update

    Mar 4, 14 • 2589 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Richie McCaw injury update

    Richie McCaw has this afternoon received surgery to insert a screw in his broken thumb. The surgery went well and Richie is now in recovery...

  • Mangweni has not hung up his boots, just yet

    Mar 3, 14 • 5484 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Mangweni has not hung up his boots, just yet

    Eastern Province Kings rugby stalwart, Siyabonga Tiger Mangweni, might be getting used to the whistle, but he hasn’t hung his boots up just yet. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Mangweni, who had announced his retirement from professional rugby in...

  • #SuperGees Ticket Giveaway Bulls vs Blues

    Mar 3, 14 • 1809 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on #SuperGees Ticket Giveaway Bulls vs Blues

    5 Lucky Rugby 15 readers will each win a set of 4 tickets to the Bulls vs Blues game in Pretoria on Saturday 8th March 2014. One of the 5 winners will also win a supporters jersey. How to win: 1- You will need to answer the following question: How often will...

  • Nowhere to hide in Varsity Cup Round Five

    Mar 3, 14 • 2197 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Nowhere to hide in Varsity Cup Round Five

    There is little to choose between any of the teams in a mouth-watering set of fixtures in Round Five of the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International. With two log positions the biggest gap between any of the teams in each match on Monday, the...

  • Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers get first wins of the season – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 3 Review

    Mar 3, 14 • 2087 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers get first wins of the season – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 3 Review

    The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers returned to winning ways on a weekend of Vodacom Super Rugby where six from seven home teams were victorious. Ironically both the teams from Pretoria and Cape Town were outscored by two tries to one in their respective...

  • Richie McCaw injury update

    Mar 3, 14 • 2177 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Richie McCaw injury update

    Richie McCaw saw a specialist today to assess his broken thumb. He will receive surgery tomorrow to have a screw inserted. This is a very common operation for an injury of this type – a Bennetts fracture. The screw remains in permanently but should have no...

  • Force A continues strong start to the Pacific Rugby Cup

    Mar 1, 14 • 2151 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Force A continues strong start to the Pacific Rugby Cup

    Force A has continued its winning ways in the Pacific Rugby Cup, defeating Junior Japan 61-6 at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) this afternoon. The home side ran in nine tries, with captain Chris Tuatara-Morrison and Ryan Louwrens touching down for two...

  • Waratahs crush Reds with four-try romp

    Mar 1, 14 • 2276 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Waratahs crush Reds with four-try romp

    NSW Waratahs 32 – Reds 5 Asteron Life Super Rugby Round 3 ANZ Stadium, Sydney On a night celebrating 140 years of rugby in NSW, the Waratahs have regained the Templeton Cup with a 32-5 demolition of the Queensland Reds at ANZ Stadium. Playing some...

  • Winner announced: #DHLDeliverTheGameToMe competition

    Mar 1, 14 • 2386 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Winner announced: #DHLDeliverTheGameToMe competition

    Johan le Roux was the Lucky Johannesburg based Rugby 15 winner who won the ultimate braai experience courtesy of DHL. The braai for him and 20 friends was delivered to his doorstep by DHL. It included meat, salads, bread rolls, firelighters, drinks and more!...

  • Tuks, Pukke pulling away

    Mar 1, 14 • 2270 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Tuks, Pukke pulling away

    FNB UP-Tuks and FNB NWU-Pukke put some daylight between themselves and the chasing pack with good away wins in Round Four of the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International. Defending champions UP-Tuks continued their unbeaten run this season...