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Mar 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jadezweni named on World Rugby U20 Championship referee panel
South African referee Cwengile Jadezweni continued his rapid rise as a top-class match official on Thursday when he was named on the World Rugby U20 Championship referee panel for the tournament to be hosted in Manchester, England, from 7 to 25 June. ...
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Mar 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women’s team named for Hong Kong Invitational
SA Select coach Renfred Dazel on Thursday made six changes to his squad for the Hong Kong Invitational on 7 and 8 April, with senior players Zenay Jordaan, Marithy Pienaar and Jacqueline Kriel back in action among a few new faces. Jordaan and Pienaar missed...
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Mar 30, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA referees named on World Rugby June Test panel
Four top South African referees, Stuart Berry, Craig Joubert, Jaco Peyper and Marius van der Westhuizen, were on Wednesday named on World Rugby’s match-official panel for the June Internationals. The referees for the Springboks’ three Test matches...
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Mar 30, 16 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Soyizwapi on debut as Dippenaar and Snyman return for Springbok Sevens
Former Southern Kings wing Siviwe Soyizwapi will make his Springbok Sevens debut next weekend as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series moves to the Far East for tournaments in Hong Kong (8-10 April) and Singapore (16-17 April). The inclusion of the 24...
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Mar 29, 16 •
2017 Views •
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Comments Off on Scott Curry commits to New Zealand Rugby through till 2018
Key All Blacks Sevens player Scott Curry has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby making him available to play sevens through to the end of 2018. Curry, 27, has been a regular member of the All Blacks Sevens since making his debut in Dubai in 2010 and will now be...
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Mar 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Stand a chance to win the must have “Stories from the Touchline” by Springbok legend Theuns Stofberg
Answer the following question: What record does Springbok Rugby legend Theuns Stofberg hold with regards to Currie Cup wins? (Hint:...
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Mar 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Stand a chance to win a copy of the unrivalled ‘bible’ of the game we love courtesy of SA Rugby
South African rugby player of the year called the South African Rugby Annual “a must-have for any true supporter”. We agree. The 2016 edition is widely considered to be the finest yearbook in world rugby. In keeping with a long-standing...
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Mar 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Must have book for all Rugby fans: “Stories from the Touchline” by Springbok legend Theuns Stofberg
New from Zebra Press, Stories from the Touchline by Theuns Stofberg: A collection of humorous, touching and uplifting stories about life, rugby and everything else by one of South Africa’s true rugby legends … Theuns Stofberg’s...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Stuart Hogg awarded 2016 RBS Player of the Championship
Thursday 24th March 2016 – Less than a week after the RBS 6 Nations Championship finished, the results are in and Stuart Hogg has been voted the RBS Player of the Championship. Securing over 30% of the public vote the Full Back received the backing of...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Large group invited to Junior Springbok trials camp
Three bronze medal winners from last year’s World Rugby Under-20 Championship, JT Jackson, Tinus de Beer and Marco Jansen van Vuren, are amongst an exciting group of 56 players invited to a Junior Springbok trials camp in Cape Town next week. Jackson, De...
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Mar 24, 16 •
1957 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to retired Fourie du Preez
SA Rugby President, Mr Oregan Hoskins, paid tribute to Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, who called time on his illustrious rugby career on Thursday. The 34-year-old Du Preez represented South Africa in 76 Tests between 2004 and 2015, captaining the...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby addresses threat of match fixing with Sportradar
SA Rugby has for the first time addressed the potential threat of match fixing in the sport by putting in a place a monitoring service for Vodacom Super Rugby and Springbok Test matches in 2106. SA Rugby has partnered with Sportradar, a Swiss-based...
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Mar 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby announces strong financial performance
SA Rugby on Friday announced a “very satisfactory” operating result for the year ended 31 December 2015, with a group pre-tax surplus of R33.3 million, significantly higher than the R2.9 million achieved in the previous financial year. The result was due...
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Mar 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women face challenging task in Hong Kong
The SA Select Women have been drawn in a challenging pool with France, Kenya, Kazakhstan and Kenya in the Hong Kong Invitational, which will be hosted at the Kings Park Sports Ground and Hong Kong Football Club respectively on 7 and 8 April. The team...
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Mar 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Scotland make three changes for Ireland Test
Head Coach Vern Cotter has made three changes to the starting Scotland team to face Ireland in this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations finale in Dublin (kick-off 5pm) – live on ITV. Glasgow Warriors stand-off Duncan Weir has been handed his first start of the...
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Mar 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Ireland team named to take on Scotland at the Aviva Stadium
The Ireland coaching team has announced the side that will take on Scotland on the final weekend of the 2016 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Rory Best plays in his 32nd consecutive 6 Nations fixture and will lead a side that sees Jack McGrath and Mike Ross pack...
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Mar 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens training group to attend Olympic camp
A Springbok Sevens training group of 14 players will attend a three-day Team South Africa Olympic training camp at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria. The camp will be held from Friday 18 March to Sunday 20 March. SASCOC will share key information...
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Mar 17, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby joins calls to Take on Racism
The South African rugby fraternity has thrown its weight behind the Anti-Racism Week with all Vodacom Super Rugby teams in action locally this weekend and will wear yellow armbands to show their support for the campaign. The initiative stems from the...
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Mar 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wales Team to face Italy
Dan Lydiate will lead a Wales side that includes four personnel changes for the clash against Italy on Saturday (KO 14:30). Luke Charteris, Justin Tipuric, Rhys Webb and Hallam Amos all come into the starting XV for Wales’ final 2016 RBS 6 Nations...
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Mar 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Denton and Gray to miss Ireland Test
Scotland forwards David Denton and Jonny Gray have been ruled out of this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland in Dublin through injury (kick-off 5pm) – live on ITV. A scan at Spire Murrayfield Hospital yesterday (Monday) confirmed the...
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Mar 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Pocock sets sights on 2019 Rugby World Cup after committing to Australian Rugby
Qantas Wallabies backrower David Pocock will remain in Australian Rugby until at least the 2019 Rugby World Cup, after committing to the Aquis Brumbies and the ARU for the next three years. The 27-year-old will be released from Australian Rugby duties in 2017...
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Mar 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kyle Brown to stay behind in Vancouver
Springbok Sevens captain Kyle Brown will not return to South Africa with the rest of the squad and will instead stay behind in Vancouver on medical advice. The squad is expected to arrive back in Cape Town at around 07h00 on Wednesday. Brown sustained...
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Mar 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Habana returns to Toulon after enjoyable stay with Springbok Sevens
Springbok wing Bryan Habana will return to France to resume his club commitments with Toulon after the club released him to play for the Springbok Sevens in two rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Habana, holder of the Springbok record for the most...
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Mar 14, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens edged in tense Vancouver Cup final
· South Africans close the gap on frontrunners Fiji to one point The Springbok Sevens moved to within one point of leaders Fiji at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings despite suffering a close-fought 19-14 loss against New Zealand at the...
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Mar 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Portrait of RUGBY
Portrait of RUGBY, second edition, is another breathtaking collector’s item; a unique publication, printed in A5 landscape size with an elegant leatherette cover. Some of the features of the book that marks Wessel Oosthuizen’s 54-year career as a rugby...
