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  • Lions name side for Stormers clash

    Feb 20, 14 • 2930 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Lions name side for Stormers clash

    VODACOM SUPER RUGBY ROUND 2: LIONS VS STORMERS Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man team to front the Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday. Ackermann has made just two changes to the Lions’ starting line-up. In the mid-field, Alwyn Hollenbach...

  • NSW Waratahs sign with Magners Cider for 2014

    Feb 20, 14 • 2382 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on NSW Waratahs sign with Magners Cider for 2014

    Caption: NSW Waratahs players Wycliff Palu and Michael Hooper in the new 2014 NSW jerseys and with Anthony Brady, Magners Cider’s Commercial Director Australia and Asia. Photo: waratahs.com.au. Magners Cider is today the official cider of the NSW Waratahs,...

  • Stormers side announced

    Feb 20, 14 • 2782 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Stormers side announced

    The DHL Stormers team for Saturday is as follows: 15. Gio Aplon 14. Kobus van Wyk 13. Michael van der Spuy 12. Jean de Villiers (captain) 11. Damian de Allende 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Louis Schreuder 8. Duane Vermeulen 7. Schalk Burger (vice-captain) 6....

  • Confirmation of signing

    Feb 19, 14 • 2557 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Confirmation of signing

    The Sharks would like to confirm the signing of former England international and current Saracens prop Matt Stevens, on a two-year deal. Durban-born Stevens will officially join The Sharks in August 2014, ahead of the start of the Absa Currie Cup competition....

  • INJURY UPDATE: Vodacom Super Rugby Week 2

    Feb 19, 14 • 2692 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on INJURY UPDATE: Vodacom Super Rugby Week 2

    The Lions medical staff have released an injury update, following the Lions’ 20-21 victory over the Cheetahs on Saturday. Preceding the match, during Friday’s captain’s run training session, scrumhalf Michael Bondesio sustained a grade two quad strain....

  • Taylor and Horne join up for Italian encounter

    Feb 19, 14 • 2600 Views • General News, Six Nations • • Comments Off on Taylor and Horne join up for Italian encounter

    At the halfway point in their 6 Nations campaign, Scotland’s under-20 players travel to northern Italy today to prepare for their third match of the championship on Friday 21 February (kick-off 6pm GMT, 7pm local). Looking for their first win, after...

  • Three changes to Scotland pack

    Feb 19, 14 • 2903 Views • General News, International, Six Nations • • Comments Off on Three changes to Scotland pack

    Scotland have made three changes to their pack for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy in Rome. The alterations see the 40-times-capped Scott Lawson win the nod over Ross Ford at hooker; Richie Gray brings his 6ft 9ins presence to...

  • EP Kings Vodacom Cup team announced for Griquas warm up match

    Feb 19, 14 • 3219 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP Kings Vodacom Cup team announced for Griquas warm up match

    A young Eastern Province Vodacom Cup side will take on the Griquas at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, under the captaincy of Stephan Zaayman. The EP Kings will be playing their last warm up game against the Griquas, before...

  • Cheetahs side for Bulls Clash

    Feb 19, 14 • 2957 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Cheetahs side for Bulls Clash

    Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls Friday, 21 February 2014 19:10 Free State Stadium Team: 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Caylib Oosthuizen 2 HOOKER Adriaan Strauss (c ) 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Coenie Oosthuizen 4 LEFT LOCK Lodewyk de Jager 5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys 6 LEFT FLANKER...

  • Sevens economic impact report released, shows positive effect on city

    Feb 18, 14 • 4100 Views • General News, International, Sevens World Series • • Comments Off on Sevens economic impact report released, shows positive effect on city

    FEBRUARY 18, 2014: THE 2013 Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens is an “asset to the city that is proving to be a success story year on year” said the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium today after a presentation to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on the economic...

  • SARU unveils Junior Springbok preparation plans for 2014 JWC

    Feb 18, 14 • 5004 Views • General News, International, World Rugby Junior Championship • • Comments Off on SARU unveils Junior Springbok preparation plans for 2014 JWC

    · Large training squad identified for trio of camps · Three match series against Argentina confirmed The South African Rugby (SARU) Union announced a group of 76 players on Tuesday for the start of the SA Under-20 preparations for the 2014 IRB Junior World...

  • Force, Clough Engineer proud WA partnership

    Feb 18, 14 • 2153 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Force, Clough Engineer proud WA partnership

    The Western Force will proudly feature another Western Australian business on its playing jersey, with leading engineering and project services contractor, Clough, on board as the collar partner for the 2014 season. Clough, established in Perth in 1919,...

  • Beale and Foley to start in Tahs opener against Force

    Feb 18, 14 • 1981 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Beale and Foley to start in Tahs opener against Force

    Photo: AJF Photography Bernard Foley has won the initial battle for the number 10 jersey while Kurtley Beale will start at inside centre. Naming his starting XV for the first Asteron Life Super Rugby match of 2014, Head Coach Michael Cheika said, “They’ve...

  • Shakes Soyizwapi called up to Stormers

    Feb 17, 14 • 6239 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Shakes Soyizwapi called up to Stormers

    Eastern Province Rugby CEO, Charl Crous has confirmed that Siviwe Shakes Soyizwapi has been called up to the Stormers squad. “Shakes left for Cape Town on Sunday (SUBS: Sun 16 February, 2014) and will be joining the Stormers to provide cover for them at...

  • England Squad Update

    Feb 17, 14 • 2206 Views • General News, International, Six Nations • • Comments Off on England Squad Update

    DAN COLE will have a period of rest from rugby to relieve a bulging disc in his neck which is trapping a nerve. The Leicester Tigers and England tight-head prop was diagnosed after experiencing weakness during a gym session at St George’s Park last week and...

  • Lions and Cell C Sharks bare their teeth – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Review

    Feb 16, 14 • 2472 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Lions and Cell C Sharks bare their teeth – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Review

    The Lions celebrated their return to Vodacom Super Rugby with a good win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein before the Cell C Sharks showed they mean business in 2014 with a bonus-point victory over the Vodacom Bulls in Durban. For the Cell C Sharks,...

  • Bulls vs Sharks team Sheets

    Feb 15, 14 • 3285 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Bulls vs Sharks team Sheets

    Sharks 1Tendai Mtawarira 2Bismarck Du Plessis 3Jannie du Plessis 4Anton Bresler 5Pieter-Steph du Toit 6Marcell Coetzee 7Willem Alberts 8Ryan Kankowski 9Jacobus Reinach 10Patrick Lambie 11Lwazi Mvovo 12Francois Steyn 13Paul Jordaan 14Odwa Ndungane 15SP Marais...

  • Cheetahs vs Lions

    Feb 15, 14 • 3470 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Cheetahs vs Lions

    Teamsheets: Cheetahs: 1Caylib Oosthuizen 2Adriaan Strauss 3Coenraad Oosthuizen 4Lodewyk De Jager 5Francois Uys 6Boom Prinsloo 7Pieter Labuschagne 8Phillip Van Der Walt 9Shaun Venter 10Johan Goosen 11Raymond Rhule 12Francois Venter 13Johann Sadie 14Cornall...

  • SA Select Women’s draw announced for Hong Kong

    Feb 15, 14 • 2817 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, World Rugby • • Comments Off on SA Select Women’s draw announced for Hong Kong

    The SA Select Women Sevens team will face 2016 Olympic hosts, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea in the pool stages of the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational tournament on March 28 in the opening competition of their 2014 season. The tournament features...

  • New Zealand Women’s Sevens set for USA action as snow storm clears

    Feb 15, 14 • 1979 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on New Zealand Women’s Sevens set for USA action as snow storm clears

    Despite a week of trainings forced indoors by Atlanta’s snow weather-bomb, the New Zealand Women’s Sevens team are ready for the second leg of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series starting tomorrow. Snow and ice storms forced Atlanta, Georgia, into a...

  • Waratahs down Highlanders in Hunter thriller

    Feb 15, 14 • 1796 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Waratahs down Highlanders in Hunter thriller

    NSW Waratahs 19 – 16 Highlanders, Hunter Stadium, Newcastle The Waratahs will head into next week’s showdown with the Western Force with two trial wins from three matches after last night defeating the Highlanders in a hard fought 19-16 win at...

  • SA Rugby Annual 2014 launched

    Feb 13, 14 • 2188 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on SA Rugby Annual 2014 launched

    Photo caption: Springbok captain and South African Rugby Player of the Year, Jean de Villiers, shows off the 43rd and latest edition of the SA Rugby Annual, which was launched at the SARU Awards in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. Photo: Gallo Images. The...

  • Of debutants and records – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview

    Feb 13, 14 • 3371 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Of debutants and records – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview

    Vodacom Super Rugby kicks off with a bang in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the first round gets underway with a South African derby between 2013 top sixers the Toyota Cheetahs and the newly restored Lions at the Free State Stadium. Shortly after the final...

  • Sharks name their side for Bulls clash

    Feb 13, 14 • 2492 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Sharks name their side for Bulls clash

    Cell C Sharks vs Bulls Date: Saturday, 15 February 2014 Time: 19h10 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees: Stuart Berry, Marius Jonker Television Match Official: Deon van Blommestein 15. SP Marais 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul...

  • Absa Currie Cup format amended for the good of SA rugby

    Feb 13, 14 • 2112 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup format amended for the good of SA rugby

    The Absa Currie Cup will feature an eight-team Premier Division and a new qualification round, following the decision to expand the top flight the South African Rugby Union announced on Thursday. A Special General Council meeting of the 14 member unions gave...