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May 30, 18 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Willemse starts in settled SA U20 team for Georgia clash
Junior Springbok flyhalf Damian Willemse will make his first appearance of the season for the SA U20’s in a settled starting team when Chean Roux’s charges meet Georgia in their opening match of the World Rugby U20 Championship at Stade Aimé Giral in...
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May 29, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Promising scrumhalf signs with Toyota Cheetahs
Free State Rugby is delighted to announce that the promising young scrumhalf, Ruben de Haas, has signed with the Toyota Cheetahs until end of October 2020. De Haas joined the Toyota Cheetah Academy in 2017 and represented the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the...
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May 28, 18 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Willemse cherishing SA U20 leadership role
Junior Springbok vice-captain and flyhalf Damian Willemse is relishing the opportunity to be back at the World Rugby U20 Championship and says he and his team-mates can’t wait for their opening match against Georgia on Wednesday. The clash will mark...
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May 28, 18 •
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General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England U20s side to play Argentina in World Rugby U20 Championship opener
England U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his side for the World Rugby U20 Championship opener against Argentina on Wednesday in Narbonne (17.30 KO BST). Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry will captain England and he is joined in the backrow by Ted Hill...
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May 28, 18 •
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General News, International, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Queensland and Wallabies legend John Eales to be immortalised with statue at Suncorp Stadium
Former Queensland and Wallabies captain John Eales will be immortalised in bronze as the next statue at Suncorp Stadium. The striking statue will capture second rower Eales being lifted by another player as he catches a lineout ball. The design will allow...
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May 28, 18 •
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General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Siya Kolisi to lead Springboks against England
Pieter-Steph du Toit captain Boks in Washington Siya Kolisi will lead the Springboks against England in the forthcoming Castle Lager Incoming Series while Pieter Steph-du Toit has been entrusted with the captaincy for Saturday’s historic Test in Washington...
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May 27, 18 •
2411 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pumas set milstones in victory
The Pumas kept their unbeaten record in this year’s SuperSport Challenge intact at Loftus Versfeld by beating the Blue Bulls 34-22 in this away fixture. They were dominating the match for at the first hour and were leading 34-12 before a late fightback by...
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May 27, 18 •
2014 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Highvelders triumph over Cape rivals – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 15 Review
Jaguares make it six in a row with home victory over Durbanites The Emirates Lions edged the DHL Stormers 26-23 in a closely fought Vodacom Super Rugby match in Cape Town on Saturday evening to consolidate their top spot on the South African Conference...
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May 27, 18 •
2599 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks excited to kick off U20 Championship
Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat and his team are excited to kick off the World Rugby U20 Championship after arriving at their base in Gruissan in the south of France late on Saturday night. The team departed Cape Town late on Friday and it took close...
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May 27, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas, DHL WP, Toyota FS XV flex muscles – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 6 Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas, DHL Western Province and Toyota Free State XV kept their winning records intact after the sixth round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge on a weekend that saw a first win for the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in this year’s competition....
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May 26, 18 •
2357 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Erasmus names first Springbok squad for June Tests
Seventeen uncapped players in 43-man squad Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, has included 17 uncapped players in his first Springbok squad of 43 for the four Tests next month, against Wales in the USA and Castle Lager Incoming Series at...
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May 26, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds suffer narrow defeat to Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have suffered a narrow defeat to the Highlanders, falling 18-15 at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. Both sides crossed for two tries each, with the boot of Highlanders flyhalf Lima Sopoaga proving the difference as he slotted...
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May 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE RUGBY PLAYERS – School rugby players to learn from SA icons
With rugby players entering at provincial and national levels from as young as 19 years old it is clear that aspiring rugby professionals need to make their mark at school level in order to have a long, illustrious career in the game. Added to this, as a...
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May 26, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on National team coaching appointments for Raubenheimer, Erasmus
Two very experienced coaches, Stanley Raubenheimer and Sean Erasmus, have been appointed to handle two of SA Rugby’s national teams this year, the Springbok Women and SA Schools sides respectively. Raubenheimer, the experienced SA Rugby Academy coach, will...
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May 26, 18 •
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General News, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Experience gets TripAdvisor accolade
The world’s largest travel website, TripAdvisor, has awarded the Springbok Experience, SA Rugby’s world-class interactive museum in Cape Town, with a Certificate of Excellence for the fourth consecutive year. This accolade is awarded to tourist...
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May 25, 18 •
1569 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Changes aim to bring edge for All Blacks Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens head to the HSBC London and Paris Sevens with a change in leadership and an eye to developing and growing the squad. Kurt Baker and Sione Molia will take up co-captaincy for the two tournaments as Coach Clark Laidlaw looks to build the...
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May 25, 18 •
1590 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on HSBC SYDNEY 7s SET FOR WESTERN SYDNEY EVOLUTION
The HSBC Sydney 7s is heading west with the announcement today that the 2019 tournament will be played at Spotless Stadium in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct. Having had three successful years at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, the hugely popular tournament will...
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May 24, 18 •
2978 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jackson back for Vodacom Blue Bulls
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, David Manual, named JT Jackson at inside centre for Saturday’s SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against the iCOLLEGE Pumas at Loftus Versfeld. Jackson made his debut for the Vodacom Bulls last weekend in Buenos Aires, but has...
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May 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Odendaal back to lead Vodacom Bulls
Regular inside centre and captain, Burger Odendaal, will lead the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday when they face the Brumbies in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition. Odendaal missed last weekend’s clash against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires,...
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May 24, 18 •
1809 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
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Comments Off on Five changes for DHL WP
There are five changes to the DHL Western Province starting team for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against EP Elephants at the Wolfson Stadium on Saturday. There are two changes to the backline and three in the forward pack for DHL Western...
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May 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Shuffled teams for Cape Town derby – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 15 Preview
Cell C Sharks face tricky Jaguares away trip Vodacom Bulls battle Brumbies in Pretoria The DHL Stormers face another huge test of character on Saturday when they host the Emirates Lions in a tough Vodacom Super Rugby derby match at DHL Newlands, which starts...
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May 24, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Notshe to bring up DHL Stormers 50 at DHL Newlands
Loose forward Sikhumbuzo Notshe will play his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby game for the DHL Stormers when they take on the Emirates Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Having made his debut against the Reds in 2014, the 24-year-old Notshe has wasted little time in...
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May 24, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Snyman, Senatla back for HSBC London Sevens
Regular captain, Philip Snyman, and leading try-scorer, Seabelo Senatla, have been recalled to the Springbok Sevens squad by Neil Powell for the HSBC London Sevens next weekend. The inclusion of Snyman and Senatla are amongst five changes to the team that...
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May 24, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
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Comments Off on Pumas change props for Blue Bulls
The Pumas have made two changes in the front-row and one at fullback for their SuperSport Challenge fixture against the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. This fixture is a curtain-raiser to the Super Rugby match between the Bulls and the Brumbies....
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May 24, 18 •
1592 Views •
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Comments Off on EMIRATES LIONS to Play DHL STORMERS
Coach Swys de Bruin has made seven changes to the starting line-up that will travel to Cape Town when they face the DHL Stormers in a Vodacom Super Rugby encounter on Saturday. Kick-off is 17:15. Among the forwards Jacques van Rooyen and Marnus Schoeman...
