Author archives: Shaun Liddle

  • Public match tickets for Springboks vs All Blacks at DHL Newlands

    Aug 31, 17 • 1912 Views • General NewsComments Off on Public match tickets for Springboks vs All Blacks at DHL Newlands

    DHL Newlands will host the All Blacks for the first time since 2008 when they take on the Springboks on October 7, with public tickets going on sale on September 11. The first Test match between the Springboks and All Blacks, at DHL Newlands, took place in...

  • Springbok medical update – Coenie Oosthuizen

    Aug 31, 17 • 920 Views • General NewsComments Off on Springbok medical update – Coenie Oosthuizen

    Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen underwent a scan on Tuesday in Durban to examine the rib injury he sustained in the Springbok victory over the Pumas in Argentina on Saturday. The scan revealed no fracture. Oosthuizen will therefore join the Springbok group...

  • Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Blue Bulls

    Aug 30, 17 • 891 Views • General NewsComments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Blue Bulls

    Team to play the Vodacom Blue Bulls Friday, 01 Sept. 2017 – 18:15 Loftus – Pretoria   1              Liam Hendricks 2              Wilmar Arnoldi 3              Stephan Kotze 4              FP...

  • Guinness PRO14 Elite Referee Squad named for the 2017/18 Season

    Aug 30, 17 • 994 Views • General NewsComments Off on Guinness PRO14 Elite Referee Squad named for the 2017/18 Season

    The Guinness PRO14 Elite Referee Squad for the season has been confirmed with two officials from SA Rugby included in the 13-man panel. Greg Garner, Elite Referee Manager, has also confirmed the appointments for Round 1 of the Guinness PRO14 which will see...

  • Teams to find form in First Division

    Aug 30, 17 • 940 Views • General NewsComments Off on Teams to find form in First Division

    The eight Currie Cup First Division teams will all have one goal in mind in the second round of the competition this weekend – to find their form and build momentum early on. In George on Friday evening, the SWD Eagles and Border Bulldogs will be hunting...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls team to face Tafel Lager Griquas

    Aug 30, 17 • 989 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls team to face Tafel Lager Griquas

    Numerous changes for Vodacom Blue Bulls   Vodacom Blue Bulls Executive of Rugby, John Mitchell, made wholesale changes to his team to face Tafel Lager Griquas in a Currie Cup at Loftus Versfeld on Friday. Only six players who started in the 51-15 defeat to...

  • Countdown begins to Gold Cup

    Aug 30, 17 • 999 Views • General NewsComments Off on Countdown begins to Gold Cup

    The countdown to the fifth edition of the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s flagship three-nation champions’ league for non-university clubs – has begun in earnest with all 20 participating teams now confirmed. The tournament kicks off next Saturday, 9 September,...

  • Heartland squad named for Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament

    Aug 30, 17 • 1642 Views • General NewsComments Off on Heartland squad named for Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament

    New Zealand’s top young talent from the Heartland Unions are set to once again come together to compete at the annual Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament. The Heartland team joins the best of New Zealand’s young rugby talent from each of...

  • Decisive weekend in Women’s Interprovincials

    Aug 30, 17 • 1140 Views • General NewsComments Off on Decisive weekend in Women’s Interprovincials

    Border, Western Province, Eastern Province, SWD and the Golden Lions will have everything to play for in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition on Saturday as the finalists in the A and B Sections will be determined at the end of the round. In a...

  • Teams Descend On Mombasa For The Driftwood Sevens

    Aug 30, 17 • 1292 Views • General NewsComments Off on Teams Descend On Mombasa For The Driftwood Sevens

    Nairobi, Wednesday 30 August 2017….Teams descend on the port city of Mombasa for this weekend’s opening round of the National Sevens Circuit, the Driftwood Sevens, taking place at the Mombasa Sports Club on 2nd/3rd September. Key for the teams will...

  • ARU statement in response to Andrew Forrest Media Conference

    Aug 30, 17 • 892 Views • General NewsComments Off on ARU statement in response to Andrew Forrest Media Conference

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has rejected claims made by Perth businessman Andrew Forrest today that its process to reduce one Australian team from Super Rugby has been a “charade” and that a decision was made to exit the Western Force “in...

  • Monks Seeded First In Driftwood Division Two

    Aug 29, 17 • 813 Views • General NewsComments Off on Monks Seeded First In Driftwood Division Two

    Catholic Monks are top seeds in the Driftwood Sevens Division 2 competition which will be played concurrently with the top tier competition this weekend in Mombasa. The Monks headline Pool A where they have been pooled with Comras, Spartans and MKU Thika. The...

  • Community authored books made available to the public

    Aug 29, 17 • 941 Views • General NewsComments Off on Community authored books made available to the public

    The Dithakga tša Gobala project (2017), proudly sponsored by Vodacom, The Vodacom Blue Bulls, Puma, AFGRI and The Funanani Trust, today launched six wordless picturebooks which have been made available to the public, free of charge....

  • Women’s RWC a career highlight for Barrett-Theron

    Aug 29, 17 • 895 Views • General NewsComments Off on Women’s RWC a career highlight for Barrett-Theron

    South Africa’s leading female referee Aimee Barrett-Theron on Tuesday rated the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland as one of her career highlights and said it was a special experience to return to the international spectacle holding the whistle....

  • WPRFU denounces club violence

    Aug 29, 17 • 943 Views • General NewsComments Off on WPRFU denounces club violence

    The Western Province Rugby Football Union [WPRFU] does not under any circumstances tolerate violent conduct at club rugby matches. Following a recent incident before the WPRFU Super League B club match between Villager FC and Violets RFC, the WPRFU has...

  • Pollard, Cronje and Leyds back in Springbok squad

    Aug 29, 17 • 958 Views • General NewsComments Off on Pollard, Cronje and Leyds back in Springbok squad

    Experienced flyhalf Handré Pollard, scrumhalf Ross Cronje and utility back Dillyn Leyds have been included in the Springbok touring squad for the Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship as coach Allister Coetzee opted for continuity. Pollard...

  • National Rugby Championship launched in Sydney today

    Aug 29, 17 • 971 Views • General NewsComments Off on National Rugby Championship launched in Sydney today

    The 2017 National Rugby Championship was officially launched at Allianz Stadium this morning and there was plenty of excitement amongst the players from each of the nine competing teams. The launch kicked off with a special performance from Matavai dance team...

  • Sevens stars call for Hamilton sell-out

    Aug 29, 17 • 1189 Views • General NewsComments Off on Sevens stars call for Hamilton sell-out

    Former Sevens stars Sonny Bill Williams and Karl Te Nana will be turning out tomorrow at an event in South Auckland and All Blacks Sevens players Scott Curry and Tim Mikkelson will be at an event in Hamilton to mark the public sale of tickets to the new...

  • Tomas Lavanini issued no further sanction

    Aug 28, 17 • 984 Views • General NewsComments Off on Tomas Lavanini issued no further sanction

    FOUL PLAY COMMITTEE NEWS RELEASE Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche, John Langford Player: Tomas Lavanini Team: Argentina Position: Lock Date of Incident: 26 August 2017 Nature of Offence: 2 Yellow Cards issued in...

  • Red Roses beaten in Women’s Rugby World Cup Final

    Aug 28, 17 • 857 Views • General NewsComments Off on Red Roses beaten in Women’s Rugby World Cup Final

    The Red Roses lost 32-41 to New Zealand in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Selica Winiata’s try after eight minutes gave the Black Ferns the lead but England were on the scoreboard through Emily Scarratt’s...

  • Red Roses beaten in Women’s Rugby World Cup Final

    Aug 28, 17 • 2410 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Red Roses beaten in Women’s Rugby World Cup Final

    The Red Roses lost 32-41 to New Zealand in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Selica Winiata’s try after eight minutes gave the Black Ferns the lead but England were on the scoreboard through Emily Scarratt’s...

  • Andrew Ready to captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in 2017 National Rugby Championship

    Aug 28, 17 • 1694 Views • General NewsComments Off on Andrew Ready to captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in 2017 National Rugby Championship

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced Andrew Ready will captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in the 2017 season of the National Rugby Championship. The St.George Queensland Reds hooker is preparing to pack down for his fourth season of NRC and will...

  • Andrew Ready to captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in 2017 National Rugby Championship

    Aug 28, 17 • 2279 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Andrew Ready to captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in 2017 National Rugby Championship

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced Andrew Ready will captain McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City in the 2017 season of the National Rugby Championship. The St.George Queensland Reds hooker is preparing to pack down for his fourth season of NRC and will...

  • Duncan Paia’aua to captain Bond University Queensland Country in 2017 National Rugby Championship 

    Aug 28, 17 • 959 Views • General NewsComments Off on Duncan Paia’aua to captain Bond University Queensland Country in 2017 National Rugby Championship 

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced Duncan Paia’aua will captain Bond University Queensland Country in the 2017 National Rugby Championship. The 22-year-old centre from Rockhampton enjoyed a breakout year with the St.George Queensland Reds in 2017 and is...

  • Duncan Paia’aua to captain Bond University Queensland Country in 2017 National Rugby Championship 

    Aug 28, 17 • 2346 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Duncan Paia’aua to captain Bond University Queensland Country in 2017 National Rugby Championship 

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced Duncan Paia’aua will captain Bond University Queensland Country in the 2017 National Rugby Championship. The 22-year-old centre from Rockhampton enjoyed a breakout year with the St.George Queensland Reds in 2017 and is...