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Feb 25, 22 •
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Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Reds hold on to win interstate thriller in Sydney
The Queensland Reds have retained the Bob Templeton Cup after defeating the New South Wales Waratahs 20-16 on a rain-soaked night at Leichhardt Oval. The gritty four-point victory in Sydney saw the visitors secure back-to-back away wins against their oldest...
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Feb 25, 22 •
1520 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers starting line-up with three changes to the team
There are three changes and a positional switch in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Connacht in Galway on Saturday. Evan Roos, Herschel Jantjies and Dan du Plessis all come in, with Damian Willemse...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1316 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Vodacom URC franchises to test themselves in Europe
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will put their skills to the test in Europe for the first time in 2022 this weekend as all four sides face international opposition on short one-week tours after four intense rounds of derbies in...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1476 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Benetton
The Cell C Sharks have left the warm climate of Durban and headed north to chilly Treviso in Italy for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton. This match offers the Durbanites the opportunity to get stuck into overseas opposition...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1297 Views •
General News, Guinness Six Nations, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Courtney Lawes returns to England team
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his side for this weekend’s Guinness Six Nations match against Wales. Courtney Lawes returns to the side as blind-side flanker and is named captain. Kyle Sinckler will make his 50th appearance for England. The prop...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1245 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Few changes for Vodacom Bulls ahead of Zebre Parma clash
The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to their team that will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 10 match at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on Friday night. A forced change following the suspension of experienced pivot, Morné...
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Feb 23, 22 •
1455 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on KAHUI STARTS IN BATTLE WITH THE REBELS
Western Force head coach Tim Sampson has named a predominantly unchanged side to take on the Melbourne Rebels for this Saturday’s Round 2 match-up at AAMI Park. There are just the two personnel changes, with Bayley Kuenzle out of the squad due to a knock...
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Feb 23, 22 •
1334 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SIYA KOLISI FIRST UP IN URC’S ‘PLAYER IN FOCUS’ SERIES
The United Rugby Championship will collaborate with Roc Nation Sports to work with clubs and players across the league to produce a series of content designed to shine a spotlight on their off-field endeavours, providing them with a platform to tell their...
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Feb 23, 22 •
1173 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Queensland Reds announce team for Bob Templeton Cup clash against Waratahs in Sydney
The Queensland Reds have made two changes to their starting XV ahead of their Round 2 Super Rugby Pacific clash against the New South Wales Waratahs at Leichhardt Oval this Friday night. Co-captain Liam Wright has been ruled out with a shoulder injury which...
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Feb 22, 22 •
1354 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks join forces with STATSports
STATSports, the world’s leading company in GPS performance data, has today announced they will become the official high-performance supplier of the All Blacks, the most successful national men’s rugby team of all time. STATSports will provide their...
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Feb 22, 22 •
1282 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs Match Postponed
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed that Moana Pasifika’s Round #2 Super Rugby Pacific match against the Chiefs has been postponed due to player welfare concerns. The first cohort of Moana Pasifika players and staff emerged from their Queenstown hotel on...
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Feb 21, 22 •
1202 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name 28-man squad ahead of Zebre Parma clash
The Vodacom Bulls have named their squad that will travel to Parma, Italy, where they will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash on Friday The squad leaves South Africa on Monday and is expected to arrive in Italy on Tuesday, where...
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Feb 21, 22 •
1453 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three-week sanction for Morné Steyn
Veteran flyhalf, Morné Steyn, will miss the Vodacom Bulls’ next three fixtures after being handed a three-week sanction following a red card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, February...
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Feb 21, 22 •
5240 Views •
BabyBoks U20, Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms expanding domestic calendar
SA Rugby has announced the confirmed competition structure for the remainder of the 2022 rugby season, which will see an expansion of the Carling Currie Cup First Division as well as the Women’s Premier Divisions and more provincial age-group rugby. With...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1812 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE CELL C SHARKS WELCOME EBEN ETZEBETH
The Sharks are thrilled to announce a major coup with the signing of Springbok second rower Eben Etzebeth, who will join our franchise from Toulon once the French season has ended. Etzebeth will join up with The Sharks in July of this year and he has been...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1276 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gallagher Chiefs named to face Highlanders in first DHL Super Rugby Pacific match
The Gallagher Chiefs have been named to take the field at Queenstown’s Recreation Ground this Saturday, February 19 against the Highlanders. Kicking off at 4.35pm, the Round One fixture will be the first New Zealand based match of the DHL Super Rugby...
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Feb 16, 22 •
1491 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Queensland Reds announce team for Super Rugby Pacific opener at Suncorp Stadium
Queensland Reds head coach Brad Thorn has confirmed his team for this Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific season opener against the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium. Tate McDermott will make his captaincy debut alongside Liam Wright, while flyhalf James...
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Feb 16, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QUARTET POISED FOR FORCE DEBUTS IN THE SEASON OPENER
Western Force head coach Tim Sampson has named four club debutants in the starting XV for Sunday’s Round 1 clash against the ACT Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra. Wallabies lock Izack Rodda, flyhalf Reesjan Pasitoa, Fiji winger Manasa Mataele and...
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Feb 16, 22 •
1306 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat locked in until 2025
DHL Stormers co-captain Salmaan Moerat has signed a contract extension that will see him stay in Cape Town until at least 2025. The imposing lock is a proud product of the Western Province Rugby system, having developed through the structures as a young...
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Feb 16, 22 •
1086 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Super Rugby Pacific 2022 Law Variations
Rugby Australia, New Zealand Rugby and SANZAAR have today confirmed the law variations approved by World Rugby that will be applied for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season. Super Rugby Pacific 2022 will see two Law Variations included for the season:...
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Feb 16, 22 •
1164 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Referees aim for faster rugby during DHL Super Rugby Pacific and Sky Super Rugby Aupiki
Fast, free flowing rugby to be the focus of players, coaches and referees during this season’s DHL Super Rugby Pacific and Sky Super Rugby Aupiki competitions. Reducing the time taken at scrums and lineouts, playing on from minor injuries, fewer TMO...
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Feb 16, 22 •
2811 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England squad update
Eddie Jones has named a 25-player England squad for a five-day training camp in London. After beating Italy 33-0 in Rome in the Guinness Six Nations on Sunday, the squad has met up in Chelsea. They will train at Latymer School as they begin preparations for...
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Feb 15, 22 •
1818 Views •
General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Shozi sets sights on another Rugby World Cup Sevens
The news that tickets to the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town in September will go on sale later this month was welcomed from all over, and one of the Eastern Cape’s more experienced rugby players in particular shared the excitement of the...
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Feb 14, 22 •
1743 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rugby World Cup Sevens tickets to go on sale
World Rugby has announced the start of the countdown to tickets going on sale for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in September. Ticket sales will open in two weeks’ time – on Monday 28 February 2022 – for the three-day...
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Feb 14, 22 •
1122 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New era for Black Ferns in 2022
The Black Ferns programme has received a welcome boost in 2022 with 29 contracted players leaving behind their day jobs to focus their attention on rugby. Building on the professional performance contracts introduced in 2018, the new contracting model...
