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  • RFU Disciplinary: Francois Louw

    Feb 27, 17 • 1092 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Francois Louw

    An appeal against the sanction imposed on Francois Louw of Bath Rugby was heard by an RFU Disciplinary appeal panel yesterday evening. After careful consideration, the appeal against the two-week ban imposed was dismissed. Louw will be free to play again on...

  • SA Rugby nominated for two Discovery Sport Industry Awards 2017

    Feb 27, 17 • 1030 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on SA Rugby nominated for two Discovery Sport Industry Awards 2017

    #LoveRugby and the HSBC Cape Town Sevens will contest the highly-anticipated Discovery Sports Industry Awards for 2017 after SA Rugby landed two nominations on Friday. The ground-breaking #LoveRugby campaign, featuring the Springboks, was nominated in the...

  • St.George Queensland Reds win season opener against Sharks

    Feb 27, 17 • 1154 Views • General News, International, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds win season opener against Sharks

    The St.George Queensland Reds have got their season off to a winning start with a 28-26 win over the Sharks in their first outing of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. The Reds outscored the Sharks four tries to two in a...

  • Etienne Oosthuizen cited

    Feb 24, 17 • 1159 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Etienne Oosthuizen cited

    Player: Etienne Oosthuizen Team: Sharks Position: Lock Date of Incident: 24 February 2017 Nature of Offence: 10.4(a) Striking another Player with a hand, arm or fist Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 9th minute Etienne Oosthuizen of the...

  • Expect More this Vodacom Super Rugby Season

    Feb 24, 17 • 1284 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Expect More this Vodacom Super Rugby Season

    24 FEBRUARY 2017 – The 2017 Vodacom Super Rugby season is officially underway this weekend and fans can anticipate an all-out South African offence when the Southern Hemisphere’s rugby showpiece kicks off. This weekend the North-South derby between...

  • England team to face Italy at Twickemham

    Feb 24, 17 • 1486 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England team to face Italy at Twickemham

    Eddie Jones has named his side for England’s RBS 6 Nations game against Italy at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday (kick-off 3 pm, live on ITV). There are four changes to the starting XV that beat Wales at Principality Stadium in round two of the Championship....

  • Tafel Lager (Namibia Breweries LTD) is the new sponsor of Griquas

    Feb 24, 17 • 2487 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Tafel Lager (Namibia Breweries LTD) is the new sponsor of Griquas

    Today is certainly one of the greatest days in the history of the Griqualand-West Rugby Union. The gaining of Namibia Breweries Ltd. as the new main sponsor of GWRU is not only the largest sponsorship that the Union has acquired but also the beginning of an...

  • Dan Vickerman Memorial Service

    Feb 24, 17 • 1742 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Dan Vickerman Memorial Service

    A public memorial service celebrating the life of former Wallabies, Brumbies and NSW Waratahs lock Dan Vickerman will be held in Sydney next week. The service will be held at 2.00pm AEDT on Wednesday 1 March 2017 at Sydney University No.1 Oval, Camperdown....

  • 2017 Super Rugby Bringing Fans into the Action

    Feb 24, 17 • 1053 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on 2017 Super Rugby Bringing Fans into the Action

    Fans will be taken deeper into the Super Rugby inner sanctum with a range of cutting edge broadcast innovations planned for the 2017 Super Rugby season which kicked off last night when the Melbourne Rebels’ hosted the Auckland Blues at AAMI Park. In a...

  • Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team for Las Vegas leg

    Feb 24, 17 • 1156 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team for Las Vegas leg

    Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team for Las Vegas Sevens World Series, March 3-5 (local) Henry Hutchison, 11 caps, Randwick 2. Liam McNamara, 1 cap, Sunnybank 3. Sam Myers (c), 28 caps, Northern Suburbs 4. Alex Gibbon, 11 caps, Southern Districts 5. James...

  • England Sevens unchanged for Las Vegas

    Feb 24, 17 • 1515 Views • General News • • Comments Off on England Sevens unchanged for Las Vegas

    England Sevens have named an unchanged squad for a fifth successive tournament ahead of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Las Vegas next weekend (3-5 March). Currently second in the standings, behind South Africa, England is drawn in pool B along with...

  • Ireland team named for first Aviva outing of 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship

    Feb 24, 17 • 1276 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ireland team named for first Aviva outing of 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship

    The Ireland Coaching Group have named the match day 23 that will welcome France to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday for Ireland’s first home game of the 2017 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Rory Best returns to captain the team after being sidelined in Rome...

  • Ireland Women’s side to face France this Sunday

    Feb 24, 17 • 1653 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Ireland Women’s side to face France this Sunday

    Ireland Women’s Head Coach Tom Tierney has named the Ireland Women’s side, sponsored by Aon, to take on the France in their first home game of the Women’s 6 Nations in Donnybrook Stadium on Sunday. There are several changes to the side that...

  • Cotter banks on Barclay to lead Scotland against Wales

    Feb 24, 17 • 1544 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Cotter banks on Barclay to lead Scotland against Wales

    Head Coach Vern Cotter today confirmed back-row John Barclay will captain Scotland against Wales this Saturday in the RBS 6 Nations at BT Murrayfield (25 February, kick-off 2.25pm) – live on BBC. The 30-year-old Scarlets loose forward takes on the mantle...

  • Red Roses squad for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Italy

    Feb 24, 17 • 1511 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Red Roses squad for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Italy

    Simon Middleton has made eight changes to the England Women starting 15 who will face Italy on Saturday at Twickenham Stoop (KO 1 pm, live on Sky Sports 2). Richmond wing Kay Wilson comes in to earn her 40th England cap with Saracens’ Sarah McKenna starting...

  • KRU, Stakeholders To Meet On Saturday

    Feb 24, 17 • 1145 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on KRU, Stakeholders To Meet On Saturday

    The Kenya Rugby Union and key stakeholders will meet on Saturday to discuss the organisation’s draft strategic plan for the 2016-2021 cycle. The plan sets out targets to be attained by 2021 and follows extensive consultation with the local rugby community....

  • Twee SuperRugby swaargewigte trek suid

    Feb 23, 17 • 1183 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Twee SuperRugby swaargewigte trek suid

    Simon Riekert #paletoe Die twee plaaslike, noordelike spanne wat die naweek twee suidelike spanne takel in die openingswedstryde van die 2017-Superrugby toernooi, is vandag aangekondig. Die Emirates Lions speel teen die Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, met...

  • Debut for Viljoen at DHL Newlands

    Feb 23, 17 • 1226 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Debut for Viljoen at DHL Newlands

    EW Viljoen will make his DHL Stormers Vodacom Super Rugby debut in the clash against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The 21-year-old will line up at outside centre for a DHL Stormers team that will be led by new captain Siya Kolisi in the final...

  • Big clashes kick off local campaign – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview

    Feb 23, 17 • 1220 Views • General News, International, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Big clashes kick off local campaign – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview

    Springbok wing Lwazi Mvovo earns competition milestone North versus South rivalry resumes on Saturday in Cape Town 2016 finalists Emirates Lions start campaign in Bloemfontein Note to editors: Please find attached the correct Vodacom Super Rugby logo and a...

  • Emirates Lions team announcement

    Feb 23, 17 • 1663 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement

    Emirates Lions’ Boks back The Emirates Lions will face the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday 25 February for the start of their Vodacom Super Rugby campaign with eight of their Springboks in the starting line-up. Warren Whiteley leads an...

  • Torsten to lead Toyota Cheetahs

    Feb 23, 17 • 1874 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Torsten to lead Toyota Cheetahs

    Torsten van Jaarsveld will be leading the Toyota Cheetahs in their first Vodacom Super Rugby encounter of the season on Saturday, 25 February 2017 against the Emirates Lions in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein.  Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the...

  • De Jager to debut for Vodacom Bulls

    Feb 23, 17 • 1607 Views • General News • • Comments Off on De Jager to debut for Vodacom Bulls

    Springbok lock and former SA Rugby Player of the Year, Lood de Jager, will make his Vodacom Super Rugby debut for the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday in Cape Town. The Vodacom Bulls will take on DHL Stormers at DHL Newlands in the opening round of the Super Rugby...

  • UJ get a boost with win over Tuks

    Feb 23, 17 • 1404 Views • General News • • Comments Off on UJ get a boost with win over Tuks

    The University of Johannesburg gave themselves hope for the future when they registered a morale-boosting win over northern rivals UP-Tuks in a thrilling Varsity Cup rugby encounter in Johannesburg on Monday. The home team shrugged off successive losses to...

  • Stormforce joins forces with the Vodacom Bulls

    Feb 23, 17 • 1155 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Stormforce joins forces with the Vodacom Bulls

    The flagship brand of Orbit Sports Manufacturers, Stormforce, is proud to announce a landmark three-year sponsorship contract with the Vodacom Bulls. The brand of protection and sports products launched their official training equipment sponsorship to the...

  • Fifty up for Branco du Preez in Las Vegas

    Feb 23, 17 • 1337 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Fifty up for Branco du Preez in Las Vegas

    Springbok Sevens backline player, Branco du Preez, will play in his 50th tournament when the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series commences in Las Vegas in the USA next weekend. Du Preez was on Wednesday named in the 13-man squad for the North American leg of the...