Archive for the ‘Guinness Pro14’ Category

  • Team Announcement: Southern Kings v Dragons

    Mar 1, 18 • 3009 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Team Announcement: Southern Kings v Dragons

    Minimal changes to the starting XV but some tinkering when it came to the replacements was the outcome when Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids named his team to take on the Dragons in a GUINNESS PRO14 fixture to be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium...

  • Postponement: Cardiff Blues v Benetton Rugby

    Mar 1, 18 • 1569 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Postponement: Cardiff Blues v Benetton Rugby

    PRO14 Rugby can confirm that tomorrow night’s Guinness PRO14 Round 17 fixture between Cardiff Blues and Benetton Rugby has been postponed. The decision was made after consultation among PRO14 Rugby, Cardiff Blues and Benetton Rugby due to severe weather...

  • Postponement: Edinburgh Rugby v Munster Rugby

    Mar 1, 18 • 1633 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Postponement: Edinburgh Rugby v Munster Rugby

    PRO14 Rugby can confirm that tomorrow night’s Guinness PRO14 Round 17 fixture between Edinburgh Rugby and Munster Rugby has been postponed until the weekend of March 16/17/18. An early decision was made after consultation among PRO14 Rugby, Edinburgh and...

  • Francois Venter to join Worcester Warriors

    Mar 1, 18 • 3326 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Francois Venter to join Worcester Warriors

    Free State Rugby confirmed that Francois Venter will be leaving the Toyota Cheetahs after the Guinness PRO14 season.    “After careful consideration, I have decided to continue my rugby career at the end of the Guinness PRO14 season at the Worcester...

  • Bright future for Free State Rugby

    Feb 27, 18 • 3662 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14, NationalComments Off on Bright future for Free State Rugby

    Free State Rugby is delighted to announce that eight talented players have committed their future with the Toyota Cheetahs until 2019 and they are William Small-Smith, Nico Lee, Elandré Huggett, Ernst Stapelberg, JP du Preez, Lloyd Greeff, Sibabalo Qoma and...

  • Connacht Squad update ahead of clash with Cheetahs in Bloemfontein

    Feb 27, 18 • 1799 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Connacht Squad update ahead of clash with Cheetahs in Bloemfontein

    A squad of 25 players travelled to Treviso for the win against Benetton Rugby on Saturday. All 25 travelled on to South Africa to the squad’s training base in Bloemfontein, including Ultan Dillane who has been released from the Ireland Training Camp for the...

  • Scarlets add Maori All Black to the ranks

    Feb 27, 18 • 1647 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Scarlets add Maori All Black to the ranks

    Scarlets are delighted to announce that Maori All Black Blade Thomson will join the region in time for the 2018-19 season. A Junior World Championship winner, international and seasoned pro in Super Rugby, 27-year-old Thomson currently plays for the...

  • Freshly Chopped becomes Official Health Food Partner of the Guinness PRO14 Final Series

    Feb 27, 18 • 1567 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Freshly Chopped becomes Official Health Food Partner of the Guinness PRO14 Final Series

    PRO14 Rugby is proud to announce that ‘Freshly Chopped’ will play its part as Official Health Food Partner when the Guinness PRO14 Final Series kicks off in May. This year’s Final Series will end in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on May 26 where the...

  • Ospreys team to play Toyota Cheetahs

    Feb 23, 18 • 1630 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Toyota Cheetahs

    The Ospreys team to play Toyota Cheetahs at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday 24th February 2018, 5.30pm KO is as follows: 15 Dan Evans 14 Jeff Hassler 13 Kieron Fonotia 12 Ashley Beck 11 Tom Habberfield (Capt) 10 Sam Davies 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams   1...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Connacht

    Feb 23, 18 • 1735 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Connacht

    Tomorrow at the Monigo stadium Benetton Rugby, after their eighth seasonal victory, will face the Connacht Rugby in the sixteenth round of the competition. The Benetton Rugby technical staff that will have to do without the 12 players summoned by the Italian...

  • Cardiff Blues team to face Zebre

    Feb 23, 18 • 1535 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Cardiff Blues team to face Zebre

    Cardiff Blues have been forced to make six changes for their Guinness PRO14 clash with Zebre at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on Sunday (1pm GMT). A combination of injuries and international duty have hit Danny Wilson’s pack, while the back-line remains...

  • Toyota Cheetahs take on Ospreys in Round 16

    Feb 23, 18 • 2510 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs take on Ospreys in Round 16

    The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea at 19:30 he log leaders, Glasgow on Saturday 24 February. The two sides met in Bloemfontein in round 5 with Cheetahs victorious 44-25. The following players are not eligible for team...

  • First Start for Frawley as Ringrose Returns From Injury

    Feb 22, 18 • 1544 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on First Start for Frawley as Ringrose Returns From Injury

    Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named his match day 23 to take on the Southern Kings in the RDS Arena tomorrow evening in Round 16 of the Guinness PRO14 (Kick Off: 7.35pm – live on TG4). John Fogarty Video Preview:...

  • Dragons team to face Edinburgh

    Feb 22, 18 • 1614 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Dragons team to face Edinburgh

    Dragons head coach Bernard Jackman has named his team that will face Edinburgh Rugby at Eugene Cross Park, on Friday night, KO 19:30. The match will take place at the home of Principality Premiership side Ebbw Vale RFC, as top flight rugby returns to Eugene...

  • Harley makes Warriors history

    Feb 22, 18 • 1663 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Harley makes Warriors history

    Rob Harley will become Glasgow Warriors’ most capped player against Munster this Friday, playing his 178th game for the club surpassing Graeme Morrison’s record. The 27-year-old made his debut against Leinster at Firhill in 2010 and has been a first team...

  • Southern Kings team to face Leinster Rugby

    Feb 22, 18 • 2708 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Southern Kings team to face Leinster Rugby

    There were a few changes made by Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids when he named his team to take on Leinster in a GUINNESSPRO14 championship clash tomorrow evening. Amongst the backline a shuffle of the back three saw Michael Makase, who played on the...

  • Munster Team Named To Face Glasgow

    Feb 22, 18 • 1744 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Team Named To Face Glasgow

    The Munster team to face Conference A leaders Glasgow Warriors at Irish Independent Park in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow night has been named. Billy Holland captains the side in his 180th appearance for the province as Head Coach Johann van Graan makes 12...

  • Fife to make 100th appearance as Edinburgh face Dragons

    Feb 22, 18 • 1448 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Fife to make 100th appearance as Edinburgh face Dragons

    Head Coach Richard Cockerill has made just two changes to the side who earned a dramatic victory away to Ulster last weekend. After crossing the whitewash at the Kingspan Stadium, Jason Harries keeps his place on the wing. The Welshman is joined on the...

  • King reigns for another three years

    Feb 22, 18 • 2992 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on King reigns for another three years

    Ospreys Rugby are delighted to announce James King as the latest player to extend his time with the region, signing a new three-year deal to stay at the Liberty stadium until the end of the 2020/21 season. The 27-year old, who has worn four, five, six, seven...

  • Official Guinness PRO14 Fanzone & Dublin 7s Combine for Festival of Rugby

    Feb 21, 18 • 1687 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Official Guinness PRO14 Fanzone & Dublin 7s Combine for Festival of Rugby

    The Guinness PRO14 and the Dublin 7s are joining forces to create an Official Fanzone event like no other ahead of the Championship Final on May 26 at Aviva Stadium. Tickets are on sale now http://bit.ly/GuinnessPRO14Dublin7s for this two-day ‘Festival of...

  • Important Notice: Ospreys vs Toyota Cheetahs – no TV broadcast

    Feb 21, 18 • 2310 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Important Notice: Ospreys vs Toyota Cheetahs – no TV broadcast

    Free State Rugby has to announce that the Guinness PRO14 matches between Ospreys and the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday, 24 February at 19:35 (SA time) in Swansea, Wales, will not be broadcast on TV. The reason is that the 2017/18 Guinness PRO14 championship was...

  • Parry the latest to sign up

    Feb 21, 18 • 1863 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Parry the latest to sign up

    Ospreys Rugby are delighted to announce that Sam Parry has become the latest player to commit to the region, the fourth member of the senior squad to sign a new deal ahead of next season. The hooker has put pen to paper on a two-year contract and he follows...

  • Who is Ospreys Rugby?

    Feb 20, 18 • 2785 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Who is Ospreys Rugby?

    Who is Ospreys Rugby?  The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on Ospreys in round 16 of the Guinness PRO14 championship at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales.   The two sides met in round 5 in Bloemfontein with the Toyota Cheetahs victorious 44-25.  ...

  • Fixture details for Guinness PRO14 Rounds 18 & 19 Confirmed

    Feb 19, 18 • 1827 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Fixture details for Guinness PRO14 Rounds 18 & 19 Confirmed

    Kick-off times and broadcast selections for Rounds 18 and 19 of the Guinness PRO14 have now been confirmed. All but one of the 14 games have been selected for live broadcast as the race to reach the Guinness PRO14 Final Series ratchets up. Round 18 will be...

  • Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets

    Feb 17, 18 • 1916 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets

    Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named his match day 23 for the visit of reigning Guinness PRO14 champions the Scarlets to the RDS Arena today (Kick Off: 3.15pm – live on SKY Sports and RTÉ Radio). Cullen is again able to call on a mixture of...