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  • Kenya Confirms Safland Sevens Pariticipation

    Oct 31, 16 • 1513 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Kenya Confirms Safland Sevens Pariticipation

    The Kenya Rugby Union has confirmed Kenya’s participation at the Safland Sevens set for  12-13 November 2016 in the coastal city of Swakopmund, Namibia. This is will be Head Coach Innocent Simiyu’s first outing since his appointment to the job on Monday...

  • RETURN TO RUGBY BRINGS 4,000 FORMER PLAYERS BACK INTO THE GAME

    Oct 31, 16 • 1603 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on RETURN TO RUGBY BRINGS 4,000 FORMER PLAYERS BACK INTO THE GAME

    Return to Rugby attracts 4,000 players back to rugby one year on from Rugby World Cup final 190 new men’s teams launched across the country this season One year on from the Rugby World Cup 2015 final the tournament’s legacy continues to inspire, with 190...

  • Wallaby Legend Campese To Visit Kenya 

    Oct 31, 16 • 1366 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wallaby Legend Campese To Visit Kenya 

    Campo To Visit Kenya Australian legend David Campese jets into the country week for a series of activities that will culminate in a keynote address at the Nondescripts RFC dinner on Saturday 5 November 2016. Campese, who was capped 101 times by Australia...

  • DHL NZ Lions Series Test ticket ballot closes

    Oct 31, 16 • 1341 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on DHL NZ Lions Series Test ticket ballot closes

    New Zealand rugby fans need to get in quick if they want to secure Test match tickets to next year’s DHL NZ Lions Series 2017- with the registration period for the public ticket ballot closing tomorrow, 1 November at 5pm. The ballot, which opened on 5...

  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES YOUTH GOLD MEDALLIST JOINS AUSSIE 7S WOMEN’S SQUAD

    Oct 31, 16 • 1252 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on COMMONWEALTH GAMES YOUTH GOLD MEDALLIST JOINS AUSSIE 7S WOMEN’S SQUAD

    The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens team have signed a talented prospect for the future in 18-year old Western Australian, Shanice Parker. The young talent first came to the attention of Head Coach Tim Walsh through her efforts with WA’s Rugby Sevens...

  • West Point crowned SA Fish Industries champions

    Oct 31, 16 • 1274 Views • General News • • Comments Off on West Point crowned SA Fish Industries champions

    West Point on Saturday overcame a challenging final day at the SA Rugby Fish Industries tournament at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif on the West Coast to win the title. The team from St Helena Bay registered two draws on Saturday after a solid start to...

  • England Rugby statement – Josh Beaumont

    Oct 31, 16 • 1105 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Rugby statement – Josh Beaumont

    Josh Beaumont (Sale Sharks) has been called into England’s training squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series as injury cover for Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), who will remain with the squad. Beaumont will join-up with England at their training...

  • Three Lions invited by Barbarians

    Oct 28, 16 • 2238 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Three Lions invited by Barbarians

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union is proud to announce that three of their Super Rugby stars, all of whom are forwards, have been invited by the Barbarians for their three matches against the Springboks, the Czech Republic and Fiji. Akker van der Merwe (hooker),...

  • Grootrugby 20 October 2016

    Oct 28, 16 • 1326 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Grootrugby 20 October 2016

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  • All roads lead to Rustenburg for Gold Cup Final

    Oct 28, 16 • 1926 Views • General News • • Comments Off on All roads lead to Rustenburg for Gold Cup Final

    The Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – will reach its climax in Rustenburg on the Platinum Belt on Saturday in a titanic North v South Final between home side Impala and Western Province champions DirectAxis False...

  • STEPHEN LARKHAM TO TRANSITION TO FULL-TIME WALLABIES COACHING ROLE

    Oct 28, 16 • 1531 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on STEPHEN LARKHAM TO TRANSITION TO FULL-TIME WALLABIES COACHING ROLE

    Qantas Wallabies assistant and Brumbies Head Coach Stephen Larkham will move permanently into the Qantas Wallabies coaching team at the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season after signing a new three-year contract with the Australian Rugby Union today. Larkham,...

  • New admission prices and opening hours for the Springbok Experience

    Oct 27, 16 • 4664 Views • General News • • Comments Off on New admission prices and opening hours for the Springbok Experience

    SA Rugby announced that from Tuesday, 1 November 2016, certain changes will come into effect to the opening hours and admission prices of the Springbok Experience rugby museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Time changes: Opening hours: 09h00 to 17h00...

  • Carr, Adriaanse to stay on with Springboks

    Oct 27, 16 • 2263 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Carr, Adriaanse to stay on with Springboks

    Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Thursday confirmed that flank Nizaam Carr and prop Lourens Adriaanse will remain with the Springbok squad for the entire Castle Lager Outgoing Tour as replacements for Jaco Kriel and Jannie du Plessis respectively. Kriel...

  • New Look Championship To Serve As Gateway To Kenya Cup

    Oct 27, 16 • 1387 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on New Look Championship To Serve As Gateway To Kenya Cup

    The new look KRU Championship kicks off on Saturday 5 November and apart from serving as the second tier league competition, will also be the qualification pathway to next season’s top tier Kenya Cup league. The 12 team competition will adopt the same...

  • Kriel to miss end of year Springbok tour

    Oct 27, 16 • 1660 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Kriel to miss end of year Springbok tour

    Jaco Kriel sustained a grade two tear of his left MCL in Japan at the weekend. He has returned to Johannesburg for treatment. He will be out of action for approximately four weeks, so he not be available for the end of year Springbok tour...

  • HOOPER WINS 2016 JOHN EALES MEDAL, CASLICK & JENKINS SCOOP SEVENS AWARDS

    Oct 27, 16 • 1532 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on HOOPER WINS 2016 JOHN EALES MEDAL, CASLICK & JENKINS SCOOP SEVENS AWARDS

    Qantas Wallabies vice-captain and flanker Michael Hooper has claimed the 2016 John Eales Medal, winning the award for a second time. Hooper’s standout season saw the 24-year-old score four tries for the Qantas Wallabies in 2016 to be named Australia’s Man...

  • New SA Rugby president maps out priorities

    Oct 27, 16 • 2283 Views • General News • • Comments Off on New SA Rugby president maps out priorities

    Mr Mark Alexander mapped out a range of immediate priorities for rugby following his confirmation as the new President of SA Rugby at a Special General Council meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday. Mr Alexander was elected unopposed, to fill the vacancy...

  • SA Fish Industries teams look to make their mark

    Oct 27, 16 • 1500 Views • General News • • Comments Off on SA Fish Industries teams look to make their mark

    A new champion will be crowned at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif on the West Coast this weekend as 16 teams from the surrounding fish factories take to the field in the 29th edition of the SA Rugby Fish Industries Tournament. This tournament was the...

  • CELL C SHARKS COACHING NEWS

    Oct 27, 16 • 1321 Views • General News • • Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS COACHING NEWS

    Following two years at the helm of the Cell C Sharks, Gary Gold has requested the opportunity to pursue another potentially exciting avenue in his rugby career. Gary Teichmann, The Sharks CEO, stated: “We respect Gary’s decision to move closer to home to...

  • Canterbury team to play Tasman in FINAL!

    Oct 27, 16 • 1483 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Tasman in FINAL!

    Canterbury are aiming for their eighth national provincial title in nine years when they take on Tasman this Saturday night.  The 2016 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final is the culmination of 11 weeks of competition between New Zealand’s best provincial...

  • Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad

    Oct 27, 16 • 1648 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Rob Thompson called into Māori All Blacks squad

    Canterbury midfielder Rob Thompson (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been selected for the the Māori All Blacks squad to tour Chicago and the United Kingdom. Head Coach Colin Cooper said that an injury to Declan O’Donnell opened the door for Thompson who will run out...

  • New Zealand Rugby confirm key health and welfare appointments

    Oct 27, 16 • 1306 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby confirm key health and welfare appointments

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today announced the appointments of Eleanor Butterworth as Respect & Responsibility Project Manager and Joe Harawira as RugbySmart Manager. Ms Butterworth will lead NZR’s programme to enhance the skills and knowledge of...

  • Newcomers bring excitement to Springbok camp

    Oct 27, 16 • 1771 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Newcomers bring excitement to Springbok camp

    The 12 new players in the Springbok squad have brought a lot of excitement and energy, Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan said on Wednesday. Van Graan addressed the media in Johannesburg alongside three of the newcomers – loose forwards Roelof Smit,...

  • Wambua Plots For Dubai

    Oct 26, 16 • 1674 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wambua Plots For Dubai

    The Kenya Lionesses return to the Dubai Sevens looking to better their showing last season when they won the International Invitational Women’s category bowl title with a 12-10 win over the West Coast Vikings Ladies. The side who were Africa’s sole...

  • EDDIE JONES ANNOUNCES 33-MAN SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES

    Oct 26, 16 • 1388 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on EDDIE JONES ANNOUNCES 33-MAN SQUAD FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH SERIES

    Eddie Jones has announced his 33-man squad for the Old Mutual Wealth Series against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and Australia. The 33 players will fly to Portugal on Sunday 30 October for a week of specific training before returning to England’s base at...