Archive for the ‘International’ Category

• Springbok squad to Argentina named

  Aug 18, 12 • 2339 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Springbok squad to Argentina named

    The Springbok squad that will be travelling to Argentina was named in Cape Town on Saturday evening, with Craig Burden coming in for the injured Bismarck du Plessis at hooker.   Du Plessis injured his right knee early in the game. He was taken for...

• SA Schools clinch series with win against England Under-18

  Aug 18, 12 • 4068 Views • International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18 • James Loretz • Comments Off on SA Schools clinch series with win against England Under-18

  The South African Schools team remained undefeated in the International Under-18 series after beating England 36-29 at UWC Stadium in Bellville on Saturday. They earlier in the series beat France in Wellington and Wales in George. In an earlier match, France...

• England u18 Schools team have been announced to take on South African u18 Schools

  Aug 17, 12 • 6111 Views • International, Junior Rugby • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on England u18 Schools team have been announced to take on South African u18 Schools

  England u18 Schools team have been announced to take on South African u18 Schools team in Cape Town on Saturday 18 August 2012 at 12:45am (BST) at the University of Western Cape (UWC). England u18 team 1 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Moulton College –...

• Handré Pollard to lead SA Schools u18 against England u18 on 18 August 2012

  Aug 17, 12 • 5479 Views • International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18 • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Handré Pollard to lead SA Schools u18 against England u18 on 18 August 2012

  Pollard to lead SA Schools against England Under-18 Flyhalf Handré Pollard will captain the SA Schools team in their final Under-18 International Series match against England at the UWC Sports Stadium in Bellville on Saturday. Kick-off is at 12h45. Pollard,...

• Heyneke Meyer & Eben Etzebeth visit injured rugby player in hospital

  Aug 17, 12 • 10491 Views • International, School, Springbok News, Springboks • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer & Eben Etzebeth visit injured rugby player in hospital

  Meyer and Etzebeth visit injured player in hospital Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer and lock Eben Etzebeth on Friday visited 15-year-old Rowan Hermanus at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Hermanus, a pupil at Swartland High School in Malmesbury,...

• Super Rugby White Card Rules extended to The Rugby Championship

  Aug 16, 12 • 5584 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, TRC Rules • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Super Rugby White Card Rules extended to The Rugby Championship

  The Disciplinary Rules trial in place during the Super Rugby tournament will extend to The Rugby Championship, with the new system being fully reviewed at the end of the Southern Hemisphere season. All elements of the trial will be in place again as Argentina...

• The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: Australia vs New Zealand

  Aug 16, 12 • 3249 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: Australia vs New Zealand

   Australia versus New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, Sydney One of the most celebrated rivalries in rugby re-commences when the Wallabies host their great nemesis, the World Champion All Blacks. While for New Zealanders there may be the ‘little brother/sister’...

• The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: South Africa vs Argentina

  Aug 16, 12 • 2692 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: South Africa vs Argentina

  South Africa versus Argentina at DHL Newlands, Cape Town The Pumas will make their debut into the Southern Hemisphere’s elite tournament in the historic surroundings of Cape Town, with the Springboks hosting the South Americans at one of their greatest...

• SANZAR announces online viewing for The Rugby Championship

  Aug 16, 12 • 2499 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on SANZAR announces online viewing for The Rugby Championship

  SANZAR today wishes to remind fans of a new service that allows viewers in countries where there is no television broadcast agreement in place to watch The Rugby Championship for 2012. The new service will allow viewers from many countries, especially in...

• Frans Steyn to play in 50th Springbok Test

  Aug 15, 12 • 5727 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Frans Steyn to play in 50th Springbok Test

  Springbok centre Frans Steyn will on Saturday play in his 50th Test for South Africa when they take on Argentina in the opening round of The Castle Rugby Championship at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. The 25-year-old Steyn, who made his Test debut against Ireland...

• Excitement builds ahead of Argentina's historic debut

  Aug 15, 12 • 2219 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Excitement builds ahead of Argentina's historic debut

  Pumas to join All Blacks, Springboks and Wallabies in The Rugby Championship In four days Argentina will play South Africa at DHL Newlands in Cape Town, an historic match which sees the South Americans join their first tier-one annual competition in the first...

• The Rugby Championship rules for determining the winner 2012

  Aug 15, 12 • 2452 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship rules for determining the winner 2012

  The Rugby Championship for 2012 kicks off this weekend, with the overall winner of The Championship to be decided by total competition points at the end of the season. Unlike Super Rugby, there is no Finals Series for The Rugby Championship, with the...

• Pollard inspires SA Schools to victory over Wales U18

  Aug 15, 12 • 4295 Views • International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18 • admin • Comments Off on Pollard inspires SA Schools to victory over Wales U18

  The SA Schools rugby team won their second match of the Under-18 International Series by 24-16 against a lively Welsh team at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday evening after leading 15-0 at halftime. The winning margin should have been much bigger but the...

• Pumas side selected to face the Boks in Cape Town

  Aug 14, 12 • 3035 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Pumas side selected to face the Boks in Cape Town

  Morgan Piek – The Argentine Rugby community is a buzz with excitement in anticipation to making their bow in the Southern Hemispheres premier International Rugby competition. Speaking to sources in Argentina these sentiments have been confirmed numerous...

• Pierre Spies out of The Castle Rugby Championship for up to 12 weeks

  Aug 14, 12 • 5933 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Pierre Spies out of The Castle Rugby Championship for up to 12 weeks

  Pierre Spies out of The Castle Rugby Championship Springbok No 8 Pierre Spies was on Tuesday ruled out of The Castle Rugby Championship because of an injury to his left ring finger. Spies, who played in his 50th Test against England in Port Elizabeth in June,...

• 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge

  Aug 14, 12 • 6274 Views • General News, National, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge

  Morgan Piek – In recent years young Rasta Rasivhenge has made a big name for himself in South African Rugby as one of, if not the finest young referees. Having proven himself on the HSBC IRB World Sevens circuit and our local Steinhoff Varsity Cup, Rasta...

• New look SA Schools team to tackle Wales U18 in George

  Aug 13, 12 • 4375 Views • International, SA Schools Team, School, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on New look SA Schools team to tackle Wales U18 in George

  The SA Schools selectors have made wholesale changes for the team’s second outing in the Under-18 International Series against Wales at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday. Kick-off is at 17h00. England and France play in the earlier match at 15h00 at the...

• Selectors name SA Schools team for Series opener

  Aug 9, 12 • 6818 Views • International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18 • James Loretz • Comments Off on Selectors name SA Schools team for Series opener

  The national selectors have named the SA Schools team for the Under-18 International Series opening match on Friday against France at the Hugenote High School in Wellington. The match starts at 17h00 while Six Nations rivals England and Wales will get the...

• The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands

  Aug 9, 12 • 4955 Views • General News, International, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands

  The new trophy – unveiled for the first time by SANZAR on Thursday – is being flown into Cape Town to celebrate the ground-breaking arrival of the Pumas into the former Tri-Nations competition. The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy weighs 5kg, stands...

• 10 Day Countdown begins to The Rugby Championship

  Aug 9, 12 • 3841 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on 10 Day Countdown begins to The Rugby Championship

  First, second, third and eighth ranked nations in world rugby participating On 18 August 2012 rugby history will have an exciting new chapter added with the first matches in the inaugural year of The Rugby Championship, the evolution of a Tri-Nations...

• SANZAR unveils The Rugby Championship Trophy

  Aug 9, 12 • 2089 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on SANZAR unveils The Rugby Championship Trophy

  The Rugby Championship will be one of the world’s premier international rugby competitions and the new trophy that will represent the ultimate symbol of Southern Hemisphere supremacy has been revealed by SANZAR. The exciting new evolution of the Tri-Nations...

• The logos to be used for The Rugby Championship 2012

  Aug 9, 12 • 1951 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on The logos to be used for The Rugby Championship 2012

  THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP LOGOS The Rugby Championship logo has a standard competition mark, in addition to this each territory has a series naming-rights sponsor and with a logo created to be used in those territories. Argentina – The Personal Rugby...

• SANZAR welcomes new concussion trials during The Rugby Championship in 2012

  Aug 9, 12 • 2029 Views • General News, International • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on SANZAR welcomes new concussion trials during The Rugby Championship in 2012

  SANZAR WELCOMES NEW CONCUSSION TRIALS New PSCA Protocols to be in place for The Rugby Championship in 2012 The Rugby Championship, kicking off on August 18 with a double header (Wallabies v All Blacks in Sydney, Springboks v Pumas in Cape Town), will feature...

• Springbok injury update on Eben Etzebeth

  Aug 8, 12 • 6040 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Springbok injury update on Eben Etzebeth

  Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth should be fit to be considered for selection to face Argentina in the first Test of The Castle Rugby Championship in Cape Town next Saturday (August 18). Etzebeth and Springbok team doctor Craig Roberts travelled to Johannesburg...

• De Jongh called up to Springbok squad

  Aug 6, 12 • 3950 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on De Jongh called up to Springbok squad

  DHL Western Province centre Juan de Jongh has been called up to the Springbok squad in the place of the injured JP Pietersen. The Sharks winger Pietersen fractured his thumb in the Vodacom Super Rugby final in Hamilton on Saturday. He underwent scans on...