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Jul 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Tickets on sale for Castle Lager Rugby Championship
SA Rugby and the Springboks will celebrate the legacy of Madiba when they host Australia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 29 September, during the penultimate round of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, and tickets for this...
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Jul 20, 18 •
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General News, National •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 to face Gauteng rivals
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team will face the Xerox Golden Lions Under-19 team in a highly anticipated clash of the log leaders in Johannesburg on Saturday. Both teams are undefeated following two strong performances in the opening weekends of the SA...
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Jul 20, 18 •
1897 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens prepared for World Cup defence
One day out from the kick off of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018, All Blacks Sevens captain Tim Mikkelson and Black Ferns Sevens captain Sarah Goss have declared their teams ready to defend their titles. Aiming to take back-to-back titles for the first time in...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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General News, SA Schools, SA Schools Players, SA Schools Team, School •
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After a Successful 2018 Coca Cola Craven week, here are the outstanding players that made the SA Schools Team for 2018 Backline: Stravino Jacobs (Paarl Gimnasium) Zwelendaba Mnomba (Selborne College) Sibabalwe Xamlashe (Selborne College) Darren Hendricks...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Stage set for knock-outs – Vodacom Super Rugby Quarter-finals Preview
Emirates Lions face strong Jaguares contest on Highveld Cell C Sharks ready for daunting Christchurch challenge The Emirates Lions face a strong contest from the Jaguares when the two sides meet in the last Vodacom Super Rugby quarter-final on Saturday in...
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Jul 19, 18 •
2467 Views •
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Comments Off on Women’s season launches into full swing
A traditional North/South derby between old foes, the Blue Bulls and Western Province, will kick-start what promises to be a bumper women’s rugby season on Saturday, with a full day of action as the A Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial...
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Jul 19, 18 •
2978 Views •
General News, School •
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Comments Off on Paarl Gimnasium vs Outeniqua High
VS Paarl Gimnasium vs Outeniqua High Historic Overview Date: 21 July Kick-off: 14h00 Channel: SS 10 Historic Overview – Paarl Gimnasium vs Outeniqua High School The 8th event in the 2018 Premier Interschools calendar takes place Saturday 21st July...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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General News, International, Springboks •
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Comments Off on It’s touchdown for new MTN videos that show the heart of rugby
South Africa’s Rugby World Cup victories in 1995 and 2007 united a nation. More than having the most passionate and dedicated players on the field, these victories were made possible by so many people – people who went the extra mile, in many cases...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs Crusaders
Date Saturday, 21 July 2018 Time 19h35 (NZDT) 09h35 (CAT) Venue AMI Stadium, Christchurch Referee Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Assistant Referee Ben O’Keeffe, Brendon Pickerill Television Match Official Shane McDermott In rare good fortune, Cell C...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on EMIRATES LIONS v JAGUARES Team Announcement
The Emirates Lions coaching staff only made two changes to the side that will host the Vodacom Super Rugby quarter-final against the Jaguares at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday (15:05). Ross Cronje replaces the injured Nic Groom, who underwent surgery for a...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Mark Nancarrow is the Official Bozza – Thank you for Answering the Call!
One of the best job vacancies in the world has been filled! MTN and the Springboks called, and the nation answered by choosing Mark Nancarrow to be their Official Bozza – the exclusive “social eyes and ears” of South Africa’s rugby nation for the...
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Jul 19, 18 •
1519 Views •
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Comments Off on Challenge to win RWC Sevens will be mental – Powell
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell feels that the Blitzboks will have to overcome a psychological, rather than a physical challenge on Friday evening (early Saturday morning SA time), when they start their Rugby World Cup Sevens campaign at AT&T Park in...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens ready for Russian rumble
The Springbok Women’s Sevens team have a plan and the willpower to try and beat Russia when the two teams open their Rugby World Cup Women’s Sevens campaigns at AT&T Park, San Francisco on Friday. Springbok Women’s Sevens captain Zintle Mpupha...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Aon on board as new U18 International Series sponsor
SA Rugby on Thursday welcomed Aon Insurance brokers to its family of partners as the new title sponsor of annual Under 18 International Series, which will be hosted in the Western Cape in August. The newly-named Aon U18 International Series will feature three...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby set to welcome latest Super Rugby centurion Jeffery To’omaga-Allen
Hurricanes prop Jeffery To’omaga-Allen will become New Zealand’s latest Investec Super Rugby centurion when he appears in his 100th match in the competition against the Chiefs tomorrow night. The popular Wellingtonian will achieve the milestone in front...
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Jul 19, 18 •
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General News, International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on NUMBER 8 ISI NAISARANI SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND THE MELBOURNE REBELS
Rising star Isi Naisarani will move south for the 2019 Vodafone Super Rugby season after putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with Rugby Australia and the Melbourne Rebels. The backrower lit up Super Rugby in his time at the Brumbies but will re-join...
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Jul 18, 18 •
2143 Views •
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Comments Off on Puma-eendrag maak mag
Die iCOLLEGE Pumas se SuperSport-sukses is ‘n duidelike voorbeeld van eendrag maak mag. Die Laevelders se welslae in hul onoorwonne seisoen waarin hulle in elf wedstryde agtereenvolgens gewen het, getuig van ‘n grootse spanpoging, sê die Direkteur van...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sam Warburton calls time on illustrious career
Cardiff Blues, Wales and British & Irish Lion flanker Sam Warburton, OBE, has called timed on his illustrious rugby career. Capped 74 times by Wales and a further five by the British & Irish Lions, Warburton led his country for a record 49 times. He...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks will be ready on Friday – Kok
Ask any of the Blitzboks who their toughest player at training is, and the name of Werner Kok is bound to come up as answer – and that has been the case for the last five seasons. So when the popular player with his firebrand style expresses his happiness...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on World Cup dream a reality for SA’s Shozi
She was a soccer star at school and was destined to play for her country, and this weekend Snenhlanhla Shozi will finally realise her dream of representing South Africa at the highest level on the sports field. However, it will not be with a round ball, but...
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Jul 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on Samu Kerevi wins 2018 Pilecki Medal as St.George Queensland Reds Players’ Player
Bullocking St.George Queensland Reds centre Samu Kerevi has claimed the 2018 Pilecki Medal for players’ player of the year. It is the first time Kerevi has won the award and he did so despite missing the last two games of the season due to injury. The medal...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on WP Rugby, Cape Town City FC, Cape Cobras join forces to honour Madiba
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with Habitat for Humanity SA and the Department of Human Settlements is honouring Tata Madiba’s legacy by building 100 homes for 100 families across 3 provinces: Western Cape, Gauteng & KwaZulu-Natal. On...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Five uncapped players invited to Springbok camp
Salmaan Moerat, Marco van Staden, Damian Willemse, JD Schickerling and Cobus Wiese are the five uncapped players invited to a Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch, consisting of players from the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, as preparation for next...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks want to improve on previous RWC Sevens performances
The Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of the fact that South Africa have not won the Melrose Cup yet, but they believe that the effort from the 2018 group at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco this weekend could change that. Blitzbok captain...
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Jul 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Black Ferns squad named for August Tests
Fiao’o Faamausili confirmed as captain Two Sevens Rugby World Cup players named in squad 28-strong includes eight new caps Experienced captain Fiao’o Faamausili will lead an exciting young squad featuring eight new caps when the Black Ferns play...
