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  • DHL Stormers touring squad confirmed

    Feb 18, 18 • 2340 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad confirmed

    DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 27-man squad for their upcoming three-match tour of Australasia. After getting their 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign off to a winning start with a 28-20 victory against the Jaguares at DHL Newlands on...

  • Emirates Lions roar to pulsating Vodacom Super Rugby win

    Feb 18, 18 • 1744 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Emirates Lions roar to pulsating Vodacom Super Rugby win

    DHL Stormers thwart Jaguares fightback in Cape Town   The 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season got off to an exciting start on Saturday afternoon when the Emirates Lions and the DHL Stormers both clinched home victories in the first round of matches. The...

  • Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets

    Feb 17, 18 • 1625 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets

    Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named his match day 23 for the visit of reigning Guinness PRO14 champions the Scarlets to the RDS Arena today (Kick Off: 3.15pm – live on SKY Sports and RTÉ Radio). Cullen is again able to call on a mixture of...

  • Two changes in the pack for Leinster clash

    Feb 17, 18 • 1411 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Two changes in the pack for Leinster clash

    Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac has named his side to take on Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday. Both sides will look to bounce back in the championship campaign after going down to defeats against Benetton Rugby and Edinburgh. Despite defeat to...

  • Filise returns for Munster clash

    Feb 17, 18 • 1491 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Filise returns for Munster clash

    Cardiff Blues’ record appearance maker, Taufa’ao Filise, has been called into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Munster at the Arms Park. (KO 5.30pm) The Tongan international is the only change made from last week’s...

  • Dragons team to face Benetton Rugby

    Feb 17, 18 • 1602 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons team to face Benetton Rugby

    Dragons winger Rio Dyer will make his GUINNESS PRO14 debut this weekend as the Men of Gwent take on Benetton Rugby. The 18-year-old, who earned his first Wales U20s International cap last weekend, will make his PRO14 bow in front of a home crowd on Sunday...

  • Munster team to face Cardiff Blues

    Feb 17, 18 • 1535 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster team to face Cardiff Blues

    The Munster team to face Cardiff Blues in Wales on Saturday evening has been named with Jack O’Donoghue set to captain the side for the first time (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports). The Waterford man, who turned 24 last week, has previously captained Munster A...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons

    Feb 17, 18 • 1518 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons

    After a seventh win of the season, Benetton Rugby will face the Dragons in the fifteenth round of the Guinness PRO14 on Sunday 18 February at 15.30. Benetton Rugby technical staff will have to do without 12 players summoned by the Italian National team, added...

  • Conway and Fitzgerald Sign Up

    Feb 16, 18 • 1453 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Conway and Fitzgerald Sign Up

    Andrew Conway and Stephen Fitzgerald are the latest duo to sign contracts with Munster Rugby and the IRFU. Currently in his fifth season with the province, Conway has signed a two-year deal that will see him remain in red until at least June 2020. The...

  • Sherratt to join Ospreys next season

    Feb 16, 18 • 1384 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Sherratt to join Ospreys next season

    Ospreys Rugby are delighted to confirm the appointment of Matt Sherratt as Backs Coach from the start of the 2018/19 campaign. Sherratt will replace Gruff Rees, who announced in December that he will leave the Ospreys at the end of the current season after a...

  • Southern Kings announce team to face Ospreys

    Feb 15, 18 • 2615 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Southern Kings announce team to face Ospreys

    The Southern Kings today named their team to take on Welsh outfit Ospreys in a GUINNESS PRO14 championship clash at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea tomorrow evening and opted for just a single change from the fifteen players who took to the field against...

  • Revamped Vodacom Super Rugby set for exciting kick-off – Week 1 Preview

    Feb 15, 18 • 2689 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Revamped Vodacom Super Rugby set for exciting kick-off – Week 1 Preview

    DHL Stormers entertain Jaguares in Cape Town Emirates Lions face Durban-rivals on Highveld   Springbok No 8 Warren Whiteley will captain the Emirates Lions on Saturday against the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg in the first local...

  • Four new DHL Stormers in season-opener

    Feb 15, 18 • 1890 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Four new DHL Stormers in season-opener

    Four players are set to make their DHL Stormers debut in the Vodacom Super Rugby season-opener against the Jaguares at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season will get kick off at 15h05 on Saturday, when the DHL Stormers take on the...

  • Warwick join WP Rugby sponsorship fold

    Feb 15, 18 • 2149 Views • General News, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Warwick join WP Rugby sponsorship fold

    Warwick has been confirmed as a new sponsor of both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province teams, as Associate Sponsor and Wealth Partner. Warwick is a local and international investment house, with products that span asset, estate, wealth and credit...

  • St.George Queensland Reds beat Fiji Warriors in final pre-season match at Ballymore Stadium

    Feb 15, 18 • 1555 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds beat Fiji Warriors in final pre-season match at Ballymore Stadium

    The St.George Queensland Reds have edged the Fiji Warriors 17-15 in their final pre-season hit out at Ballymore Stadium tonight. The Reds led the contest 10-0 early on, but it took a try to winger Izaia Perese in the 75th minute and the ensuing conversion...

  • Ulster team named for Edinburgh test

    Feb 15, 18 • 1341 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster team named for Edinburgh test

    Head Coach Jono Gibbes has named his match day squad for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 15 clash versus Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm). The starting XV shows just four changes from the side that defeated Southern Kings 59-10 last...

  • Zebre boosted by return of Italian Internationals for Connacht trip

    Feb 15, 18 • 1361 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Zebre boosted by return of Italian Internationals for Connacht trip

    Zebre Rugby spent the week in Ireland near Cork, the town where head coach Michael Bradley was born. The fixture list sees Zebre playing two straight away games in Ireland: last Saturday in Limerick against Munster and tomorrow in Galway against Connacht. It...

  • Ospreys team to play Southern Kings

    Feb 15, 18 • 1461 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Southern Kings

    The Ospreys team to play Southern Kings at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 16th February 2018, 7.35pm KO is as follows: Ospreys 15 Dan Evans 14 Jeff Hassler 13 Kieron Fonotia 12 Owen Watkin 11 Dewi Cross 10 Sam Davies 9 Tom Habberfield   1 Rhodri Jones 2...

  • Cockerill makes five changes for trip to Ulster

    Feb 15, 18 • 1371 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cockerill makes five changes for trip to Ulster

    Edinburgh Head Coach Richard Cockerill has named his team ahead of tomorrow night’s crucial Guinness PRO14 encounter with third-place Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium (Friday 16 February, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on BBC NI. As Edinburgh search for their 15th...

  • Injured trio return for Cheetahs clash

    Feb 15, 18 • 1583 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Injured trio return for Cheetahs clash

    Glasgow Warriors welcome back second row pair Scott Cummings and Tim Swinson and centre Sam Johnson for the visit of the Toyota Cheetahs tomorrow, live on BBC ALBA, kick-off 7.35pm. Scotland international Swinson has been out of action with a hand injury...

  • Finlay Bealham set to make 100th appearance as Connacht take on Zebre

    Feb 15, 18 • 1145 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Finlay Bealham set to make 100th appearance as Connacht take on Zebre

    Prop Finlay Bealham is set to make his 100th appearance for Connacht as they host Zebre in the Sportsground on Friday (K.O 7:35pm). Kieran Keane’s Connacht side are aiming to make it eight home wins in a row in all competitions in a run that stretches back...

  • Toyota Cheetahs face Glasgow Warriors in Scotland

    Feb 15, 18 • 1411 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs face Glasgow Warriors in Scotland

    The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the log leaders, Glasgow Warriors on Friday, 16 February at 21:35 (SA time) at Scotstoun Stadium.  The match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 1. This is the Toyota Cheetah’s first and only visit to Scotland this...

  • 2016-17 Anti-Doping Report Published

    Feb 15, 18 • 1493 Views • General News • • Comments Off on 2016-17 Anti-Doping Report Published

    The 2016/17 anti-doping annual report for rugby in England has been released on behalf of the RFU anti-doping advisory group today. (Click here to view report) This is the seventh year rugby’s anti-doping programme has published the findings of its activity...

  • Emirates Lions Team vs Cell C Sharks, 50th cap for Van Rooyen

    Feb 15, 18 • 3987 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Emirates Lions Team vs Cell C Sharks, 50th cap for Van Rooyen

    50th cap for Van Rooyen Jacques van Rooyen will run out in his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby game when the Emirates Lions host the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday at 17:15. Van Rooyen was invited to train with the Lions in 2012 after catching...

  • 100 Days to Go: First-Ever Guinness PRO14 Final

    Feb 15, 18 • 1732 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on 100 Days to Go: First-Ever Guinness PRO14 Final

    There’s just 100 Days to Go until the Guinness PRO14 Final kicks off in Dublin on May 26 when the Championship crowns its first-ever title winner of the new global era. Aviva Stadium will host the fourth ‘Destination Final’ and after it welcomed a...