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Dec 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ulster team named for trip to Galway
The Ulster team has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 12 clash versus Connacht in Galway (Sportsground, 7.35pm). Head Coach Dan McFarland has made just four changes to the starting XV that defeated Munster in the first of three successive...
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Dec 17, 18 •
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General News, International, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boks to face Japan in RWC 2019 warm-up match
The Springboks will have an ideal opportunity to fine-tune their final preparations for next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan when they face the hosts in a historic match before the start of the international showpiece. SA Rugby and the Japanese Rugby...
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Dec 17, 18 •
1528 Views •
General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tasman and Manawatu crowned National Champions
A thrilling day of finals rugby treated fans in Tauranga yesterday with Tasman and Manawatu claiming the respective men’s and women’s TECT National Sevens titles. It was a maiden crown for Tasman, who were beaten finalists in January but managed to go one...
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Dec 15, 18 •
2977 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BLK partners with DHL Stormers in 2019
The DHL Stormers will head into the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby season with a new apparel sponsor in BLK. BLK have joined the Western Province Rugby sponsorship fold, in an initial two-year deal that will see them produce both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western...
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Dec 14, 18 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Steve Hansen to step down after RWC2019
All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. In announcing his decision, Hansen said while he still had the desire, energy and commitment to continue in the role – as well as the...
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Dec 13, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS AWAY JERSEY HONOURS BEAST
Since making his senior debut for the Cell C Sharks back in 2007, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, the 144 player to represent The Sharks, has been a regular and highly popular fixture in the black and white jersey. Such has been his dominance, that he holds the...
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Dec 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on History made at 2018 ASB Rugby Awards
• Kendra Cocksedge dominates awards taking Player of the Year, Women’s Player of the Year and Fiao’o Faamausili Medal • Black Ferns Sevens win first ever adidas New Zealand Team of the Year • Crusaders crowned inaugural adidas...
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Dec 13, 18 •
3520 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Varsity & Club, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz star receives national sevens contract
Madibaz sevens rugby star Eloise Webb is ready to take her career to the next level after being awarded a Springbok contract last month for the first time. The 22-year-old Nelson Mandela University education student, who lives in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth,...
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Dec 13, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ben Smith confirms departure from New Zealand at end of 2019 season
All Blacks and Highlanders outside back Ben Smith has confirmed that he will be leaving New Zealand Rugby at the end of the 2019 season. 32-year-old Smith, who has played 76 Tests for the All Blacks and 144 games for the Highlanders, has signed a contract...
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Dec 13, 18 •
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General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Christmas derby set to be largest crowd at Regional rugby ground this season
With the biggest crowd of the season already confirmed for the pre-Christmas derby against the Scarlets, supporters are being urged to buy early and buy online to avoid the matchday queues. Over 11,000 seats have already been filled and with 10 days to go, we...
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Dec 12, 18 •
6441 Views •
General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hard work pays off for UJ rugby star
Rugby star Wian Conradie says hard work was the key to success during his five years at the University of Johannesburg after recently being recognised for his dedication on and off the field. At the varsity’s annual awards gala function in October the...
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Dec 12, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Connacht Rugby to increase Sportsground capacity to meet Christmas ticket demand
Connacht Rugby have announced that additional temporary terracing is to be installed in the Sportsground to meet the high level of ticket demand for interprovincial clashes against Ulster and Munster over the Christmas and New Year period. Connacht take on...
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Dec 12, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dragons part company with Bernard Jackman
Dragons have announced that Bernard Jackman will leave his post at the region with immediate effect. The process to appoint a new Head Coach is underway. Former Ireland international hooker Jackman was appointed by the region in June 2017 and has overseen a...
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Dec 12, 18 •
2086 Views •
General News, International, National, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two previous winners nominated for SA Rugby Player of the Year 2018
Two previous winners, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx, are among the five nominees for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award for 2018, while the Blitzboks and their coach, Neil Powell, were yet again nominated in two categories following the...
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Dec 11, 18 •
2017 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises
Springbok Sevens players Muller du Plessis and Justin Geduld are in a race against time to be fit to tour to Hamilton next month for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. Both players picked up injuries at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens last weekend, ruling them out of...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on MyPlayers announce Whiteley as new SARPA President
Springbok and Lions eight-man, Warren Whiteley, was elected as the new president of the South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) taking over the reins from his fellow Springbok team-mate, Eben Etzebeth who served in this role since 2016. SARPA...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby teams get national coaching support
South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby teams will get national support from the Springbok coaching team once again in the 2019 season. SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that all of Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, as well as Springbok assistant coaches Matt...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #HumanFactor for #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to confirm the appointment of current Currie Cup head coach POTE HUMAN as Head Coach for the Vodacom Super Rugby and Currie Cup competitions going into 2019. Human no doubt epitomizes everything that the #BullsFamily stands...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New anti-doping education partnership for rugby in South Africa
A collaborative anti-doping education meeting involving the key stakeholders in South African rugby was held on Monday in Newlands, Cape Town, with the aim of strengthening education and information delivery for young players and their support network....
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Dec 11, 18 •
2634 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Test at Emirates Airline Park for 2019 confirmed
The news is out. Australia is coming to Emirates Airline Park in 2019 to face the Springboks on 20 July. This will be the first time since 2008 that the Wallabies will be in action in Johannesburg. Edgar Rathbone, managing director of EPS (Pty) Ltd was...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Five players suspended for doping offences
Five club rugby players have been banned from participating in rugby after a New Zealand Rugby Judicial Committee completed the latest anti-doping hearings of allegations brought by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ). The charges were brought against club...
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Dec 11, 18 •
2046 Views •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human
The younger generation of Blitzboks again showed in Cape Town that they are indeed more than capable to swim at the deep end of the HSBC World Sevens Series pool, according to Dewald Human, one of the newer players in the Springbok Sevens set-up. And with a...
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Dec 10, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites
The power of sport to unite was brightly and boldly in evidence once again with bumper crowds celebrating in joyous harmony at the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens over the past weekend. Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby...
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Dec 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks’ home Test venues for 2019 confirmed
The Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria, with the opening round of a shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship taking place on Saturday, 20 July at Emirates Airline Park against Australia, while an additional...
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Dec 10, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds sign Wallabies star Sefa Naivalu
The St.George Queensland Reds have added firepower to their backline ahead of the upcoming Vodafone Super Rugby season after signing Australian Test star Sefa Naivalu. The Fijian flyer, who boasts 10 Wallabies caps and 46 games of Super Rugby experience will...
