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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on JDVI Confirmed for Round 21 of the Guinness PRO14
Judgement Day is on sale now and will be more accessible than ever before this season after a new partnership has been established for Welsh rugby with Amazon Tickets. JDVI, the sixth annual regional double-header at Principality Stadium, has been confirmed...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on South Africans asked to back “green days” in RWC 2023 Bid campaign
South Africans are being urged to wear green on three special days to boost over the final hurdle the country’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. World Rugby announced on Tuesday that South Africa had produced a “superb bid” and was the “clear...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on New and experienced talent set to light up 2018 Investec Super Rugby season
Familiar names with unfamiliar faces, 42 new recruits, nine sets of brothers including two twins are included in the 2018 Investec Super Rugby squads named by their clubs today. A total 190 professional players have been signed for the new season – 38 for...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Disciplinary Update – Andrew Conway (Munster Rugby)
A Disciplinary Panel will meet in Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 to consider the red-card decision against Andrew Conway (No 14) of Munster Rugby against Connacht Rugby on October 27, 2017. The incident occurred in the 61st minute of the Guinness...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Lukhanyo Am was born a Springbok
Border Rugby Union would like to congratulate Lukhanyo Am on being selected to the Springbok end year tour to Europe. This is really a privilege and an honour for any player to be selected to represent his country on such a historic occasion. Lukhanyo...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup comes home to DHL Newlands
The DHL Newlands Faithful will get the opportunity to pose with the Currie Cup at DHL Newlands on Friday. With DHL Western Province having beaten the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup Final on Saturday to claim their 34th title, the famous old trophy is back in...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on New players in Toyota Cheetah the squad
Two new players will be joining the Toyota Cheetah squad from the 14th of November. The talented 27 year old wing and fullback, AJ Coertzen captained of the Griqua side and played an integral role their Currie Cup campaign this year. He promises to...
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Nov 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on Connacht issue Squad Update ahead clash with Toyota Cheetahs
The Connacht Rugby medical team have issued the following update ahead of the Connacht V Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday (K.O. at 7:35pm). Prop: Dominic Robertson McCoy is recovering from his thumb surgery last week and will be out of action until the end of...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews
Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews Competition is rife around the Guinness PRO14 this season and as Round 8 approaches there are plenty of teams whose ambitions to reach the Championship Final on May 26 in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium appear on track....
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation
SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation South Africa promises to deliver “Triple Win” tournament Nomination reward for outstanding bid World Rugby thanked for rigorous process, rewarding excellence South Africa would deliver a...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springbok call up for Ruan Botha
The Springboks have called up Ruan Botha as replacement for the injured Jean-Luc du Preez, who suffered a fractured ankle in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban. Botha, the Cell C Sharks’ skipper, will join the Springbok squad on Tuesday afternoon in...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Blaine Scully signs new Cardiff Blues contract
Blaine Scully has handed Cardiff Blues a boost by signing a new long-term contract to remain in the Welsh capital. The USA captain’s existing deal was due to expire in the summer but he is the latest in a long line of players to commit his future to the...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on New path for WP Rugby and adidas
The established partnership between Western Province Rugby and apparel sponsor adidas will take on a new direction as of the end of this year. The association between WP Rugby and adidas stretches back more than 30 years, with the current agreement between...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Journey to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship begins
A total 52 young players have been selected to attend the New Zealand Under 20 Development Camp as coach Craig Philpott begins preparation for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Players selected to attend the development camp in Palmerston North from...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates Specman on World Rugby nomination
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, congratulated Springbok Sevens player Rosko Specman his nomination as one of the three candidates for the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award for 2017. World Rugby has revealed the shortlist for the Men’s...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Jean-Luc du Preez ruled out of Springbok tour
Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez was on Monday ruled out of the 2017 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a fractured ankle, which he sustained while playing for the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup final against the DHL Western Province in Durban on...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on RIP Dr Cecil Moss, 1925-2017
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, on Monday expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Dr Cecil Moss, who sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 92. Dr Moss, who was an anaesthetist by profession, played in four Tests for the Springboks in...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Elliot Dee commits his future to Dragons
Dragons have secured the talented Elliot Dee as he signs a long-term contract with the Region. This comes just days after the Dragons announced that Leon Brown signed up, as they continue to retain their home grown talent. The 23-year-old has flourished since...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings post match medical report
In the wake of the Southern Kings’ 43-13 loss to Glasgow Warriors in the GUINNESS PRO14 action on Friday, team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that there were a number of injury concerns in the camp. Most notable of these was the concussion suffered...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Gold Cup triumph for False Bay
DirectAxis False Bay buried the ghosts of 2016 as they surged to their maiden Gold Cup triumph in front of a record home crowd at the Phillip Herbstein Field in Cape Town on Saturday. ‘The Bay’, runners-up to Newrak Rustenburg Impala last year,...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Powell happy as Blitzboks win Assupol Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, was a pretty pleased man after the Assupol International Sevens tournament in Stellenbosch on Sunday and for good reason. Not only did the South African squad play with much authority on Day Two of the event to clinch the...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS POST MATCH MEDICAL REPORT
In the wake of the Southern Kings’ 43-13 loss to Glasgow Warriors in the GUINNESSPRO14 action on Friday, team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that there were a number of injury concerns in the camp. Most notable of these was the concussion suffered...
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Oct 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on Gelant, Am named in Springboks’ European tour group
Four uncapped players included in squad of 34 players Oosthuizen, Cassiem and Mtawarira return for four-match tour Exciting young backs Warrick Gelant and Lukhanyo Am, as well as Dan du Preez and Louis Schreuder are the four uncapped players in the Springbok...
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Oct 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on Combined Abalone Processors win SA Fish Industries title
Combined Abalone Processors were crowned the SA Fish Industries champions on Saturday after grinding out a 15-14 victory against Sea Harvest in the final at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif in an exciting finish to the two-day tournament. The team from...
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Oct 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR OF JAPAN AND UNITED KINGDOM
Squad for Spring Tour of Japan and United Kingdom (with Test caps, NRC side and age in brackets) Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa (19 Tests, Canberra Vikings, 23) Adam Coleman (18 Tests, Perth Spirit, 26) Blake Enever* (uncapped, Canberra Vikings, 26)...
