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  • Madibaz aim to end campaign on a high

    Mar 23, 17 • 1721 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Madibaz aim to end campaign on a high

    The FNB NMMU-Madibaz will be determined to finish their Varsity Cup rugby campaign with a flourish when they play the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein on Monday. While the squad have faced some tough challenges this season, coach David Maidza...

  • Paarl Gym vs Affies team lists

    Mar 23, 17 • 2399 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Paarl Gym vs Affies team lists

    COMPETITION/AGE GRADE: u/19 A TEAM: Affies OPPOSING TEAM: Paarl Gimnasium TEAM COACH 1 (name): Jaco Koch TEAM COACH 2 (name): Jan–Hendrik Hattingh BokSmart (BS) No.  COACH 1: BS-0017704 BokSmart (BS) No.  COACH 2: BS-0013248 MATCH REFEREE (name):  ...

  • Emirates Lions team announcement vs Southern Kings

    Mar 23, 17 • 2124 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement vs Southern Kings

    Big 50 for Whiteley Warren Whiteley will captain the Emirates Lions for the 50th time in Vodacom Super Rugby when he leads his side on the field against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Whiteley, who returns to his former hunting ground...

  • Team Release – Toyota Cheetahs vs. Cell C Sharks

    Mar 23, 17 • 2120 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Team Release – Toyota Cheetahs vs. Cell C Sharks

    Toyota Cheetahs vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 25 March 2017 Time : 17h15 Venue : Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Referee : Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees : Jaco van Heerden, Lourens van der Merwe Television Match Official : Johan Greeff Clement...

  • Team Announcement: Toyota Cheetahs vs Cell C Sharks

    Mar 23, 17 • 2131 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Team Announcement: Toyota Cheetahs vs Cell C Sharks

    Captain Francois Venter back in action Francois Venter will be making is return after an ankle injury kept him sidelined for the first four games of the 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby season. He will be leading the Toyota Cheetahs in their match against the Cell C...

  • Steval Pumas Catapult into 2017

    Mar 23, 17 • 1315 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Steval Pumas Catapult into 2017

    South African Rugby Union team Steval Pumas partners with Catapult Sports to provide advanced wearable technology in matches and training sessions. The Steval Pumas have today announced a major new partnership with Catapult, the industry leader in advanced...

  • Australian Rugby to trial Blue Card System in club matches

    Mar 23, 17 • 1375 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Australian Rugby to trial Blue Card System in club matches

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) will trial a ‘Blue Card’ system in the ACT and Newcastle competitions in the coming weeks as the code continues to step up its efforts in the management of concussion. The Blue Card initiative gives the on-field referee...

  • Own the Force Campaign launched

    Mar 23, 17 • 1647 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Own the Force Campaign launched

    The future of the Road Safety Western Force – the State’s only Super Rugby franchise – is still uncertain, with the possibility of an Australian team cut from the competition being reiterated by SANZAAR last week. In a bid to secure the team’s future,...

  • Crusaders Knights team named to play Hurricanes Development side

    Mar 23, 17 • 2284 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Crusaders Knights team named to play Hurricanes Development side

    The Crusaders Knights will travel north this weekend, and Head Coach Joe Maddock has named his side to take on the Hurricanes Development team at Courtesy Domain in Levin on Saturday. Six players in the starting fifteen are current members of the BNZ...

  • #BLUvBUL Fifty up for Serfontein in Albany

    Mar 23, 17 • 1217 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on #BLUvBUL Fifty up for Serfontein in Albany

    Vodacom Bulls midfielder, Jan Serfontein, will make the 50th appearance for his team on Saturday when they the Blues in a Vodacom Super Rugby match to be played at QBE Stadium, North Harbour. The midfielder, who made a strong return to Super Rugby last...

  • Vodacom Red Winners Cook Up A Storm

    Mar 23, 17 • 1352 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Vodacom Red Winners Cook Up A Storm

    CAPE TOWN, 23 MARCH 2017 –  Mix a pinch of fun with a dollop of awesome and voila! you have the Vodacom Red experience of a lifetime. Four lucky Vodacom Red clients were treated to an exclusive, tailor-made once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cook up a...

  • Wiese in line to debut in Singapore

    Mar 23, 17 • 1377 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wiese in line to debut in Singapore

    Junior Springbok Cobus Wiese will make his Vodacom Super Rugby debut if he comes off the replacements bench for the DHL Stormers against the Sunwolves in Singapore on Saturday. The 19-year-old utility forward will become the fourth player to make his Vodacom...

  • Matt Todd re-signs with BNZ Crusaders and NZ Rugby

    Mar 23, 17 • 1324 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Matt Todd re-signs with BNZ Crusaders and NZ Rugby

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the BNZ Crusaders have secured the services of loose forward Matt Todd for another year, re-signing him to the end of the 2018 season. 28-year-old Todd has been a consistent performer for the BNZ Crusaders and All Blacks since...

  • Steval Pumas gear up for Lions warm-up match

    Mar 23, 17 • 1460 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Steval Pumas gear up for Lions warm-up match

    The rugby season is getting underway, with the first test for the Steval Pumas coming in the form of a warm-up match against the Lions in eMalahleni this Saturday. Building up to the SuperSport Challenge at the end of April, the men from Mpumalanga will also...

  • Shujaa To Start Hong Kong Campaign Against Canada

    Mar 22, 17 • 1376 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Shujaa To Start Hong Kong Campaign Against Canada

    Shujaa will start their Hong Kong Sevens campaign with a Pool B clash against Canada at 3.18pm East African Time on Friday 7 April 2017. They will then complete their pool matches on Saturday 8 April, starting with a fixture against series leaders South...

  • Women’s Series: Okello Leads Scoring Charts ; Suburbs Go Ten Points Clear

    Mar 22, 17 • 1371 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Women’s Series: Okello Leads Scoring Charts ; Suburbs Go Ten Points Clear

    Janet “Shebesh” Okello (pictured above, with ball) leads the overall try scoring charts. The Northern Suburbs speedster has scored a series-leading 26 tries, three ahead of Impala’s Judith Achieng.Jean Bisela (Northern Suburbs, 20 tries), Linet...

  • RBS 6 Nations 2017- Statement regarding alleged biting incident

    Mar 22, 17 • 1292 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RBS 6 Nations 2017- Statement regarding alleged biting incident

    The independent citing commissioner present at the France v Wales match on 18 March 2017 has carefully reviewed all relevant evidence regarding all relevant incidents, including the allegation that Wales winger, George North, was bitten in the latter stages...

  • Morahan to depart Force at season end

    Mar 22, 17 • 1808 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Morahan to depart Force at season end

    The Road Safety Western Force can confirm that winger Luke Morahan will leave the club at the end of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season, to further his career at Bristol Rugby in the English Premiership. Morahan has played 38 games for the Western...

  • Quade Cooper suspended for three weeks

    Mar 22, 17 • 1936 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Quade Cooper suspended for three weeks

    An SANZAAR Judicial Committee Hearing has found that Quade Cooper of the Reds contravened Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent after he was red carded during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Cooper has been suspended for 3 weeks, up to and...

  • DHL Stormers injury update – 21/03

    Mar 22, 17 • 1647 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers injury update – 21/03

    DHL Stormers centre Huw Jones has torn his hamstring playing for Scotland in the Six Nations and will undergo surgery in London. This means that Jones will not be able to train for four to five months as he joins fellow DHL Stormers midfielders Juan de Jongh...

  • RFU nominated for Women’s Sport Trust #BeAGameChanger Awards

    Mar 22, 17 • 1160 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU nominated for Women’s Sport Trust #BeAGameChanger Awards

    The Rugby Football Union and its initiatives have been shortlisted for four awards at the Women’s Sports Trust #BeAGameChanger Awards, for which the shortlists were announced today. Less than a week after England Women landed their first Six Nations Grand...

  • RBS 6 Nations 2017 – Disciplinary update – Masselli and Manni decisions

    Mar 22, 17 • 1309 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RBS 6 Nations 2017 – Disciplinary update – Masselli and Manni decisions

    Two Italy under 20 players appeared today at separate disciplinary hearings, having been red-carded by the referee in Friday’s Six Nations under 20s Championship match against Scotland at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld. a)       Lorenzo Masselli,...

  • Force named for Christchurch Crusade

    Mar 22, 17 • 1749 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Force named for Christchurch Crusade

    The Road Safety Western Force have made several changes to the side to take on the Crusaders this Friday in Round Five at AMI Stadium in Christchurch at 2:35 PM AWST on Friday, 24 March. In the forward pack Ben Daley comes back into the starting loosehead...

  • RBS player of the championship 2017- voting now open

    Mar 20, 17 • 1464 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RBS player of the championship 2017- voting now open

    After a thrilling final RBS 6 Nations 2017, voting for the prestigious RBS Player of the Championship award is now open. Players at every RBS 6 Nations match this year have been awarded or deducted points based upon several different performance categories...

  • DHL Stormers squad for Singapore trip

    Mar 20, 17 • 2133 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers squad for Singapore trip

    DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 25-man squad for the trip to Singapore where they will face the Sunwolves this weekend. Fleck’s charges have won all three of their matches thus far this season, having beaten the Vodacom Bulls and...