Archive for the ‘International’ Category

• A new season – two new clubs

  Nov 7, 11 • 4840 Views • General News, Heineken Cup, International, National • admin • Comments Off on A new season – two new clubs

  A new season of European club rugby will kick-off on Thursday night with the Amlin Challenge Cup leading the way with matches at Worcester Warriors and Toulon. Twenty clubs from England, France, Wales, Italy, Romania and Spain will set off in pursuit of...

• Leinster target a title hat-trick

  Nov 7, 11 • 5829 Views • General News, Heineken Cup, International, National • admin • Comments Off on Leinster target a title hat-trick

  The 17th season of European club rugby’s elite tournament kicks-off on Friday and Leinster will open the defence of their Heineken Cup crown by stepping into the unknown against tournament newcomers Montpellier in the first Heineken Cup match to be staged...

• Springbok Sevens to face hosts Australia in Series opener

  Nov 7, 11 • 2895 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to face hosts Australia in Series opener

  South Africa will play hosts, Australia, Japan and USA on the first day of the opening Round of the HSBC Sevens World Series on Australia’s Gold Coast, the International Rugby Board announced today. The first ever World Series pool draw was carried out in...

• Adidas extends partnership with ERC as official match ball supplier to Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup

  Nov 7, 11 • 3366 Views • General News, Heineken Cup, International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Adidas extends partnership with ERC as official match ball supplier to Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup

  Building on the successful initial two season agreement, adidas and ERC are proud to announce the extension of their partnership. The new agreement will see adidas continue as the official ball supplier to European club rugby’s elite tournaments, the...

• Schalk Burger named SARU Player of the Year

  Nov 3, 11 • 3178 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Schalk Burger named SARU Player of the Year

  Springbok flank Schalk Burger was on Thursday named South African Rugby Player of the Year for the second time, while the MTN Golden Lions’ picked up a hat trick of awards as their Absa Currie Cup success was recognised at a glittering ceremony at the Lyric...

• Squad announced for South African Under-20 trials camp in Kimberley

  Nov 1, 11 • 4050 Views • BabyBoks U20, International • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Squad announced for South African Under-20 trials camp in Kimberley

  A squad of more than 100 players have been invited to Kimberley for a first round of SA Under-20 trials next week.   The camp will run from November 6 to 11 during which time the players will compete in a series of trial matches, to be held on November 8...

• Stadium Scoops International Sports Event Management Award

  Oct 31, 11 • 3051 Views • Heineken Cup, International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Stadium Scoops International Sports Event Management Award

  Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales The Millennium Stadium has received a special honour at the 2011 International Sports Event Management Awards to further boost its sustainability credentials. The award for Environment Sustainability was won by Cardiff’s...

• SARU names Springbok Sevens training squad

  Oct 31, 11 • 4543 Views • Blitz Bokke, International, National, Sevens Rugby • admin • Comments Off on SARU names Springbok Sevens training squad

  SARU has confirmed a squad of 23 Springbok Sevens players who will now start with full preparations at their base in Stellenbosch for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series.   Stephan Dippenaar, the Vodacom Blue Bulls centre who was released from his...

• Josh Strauss – The Right Man, The Right Time.

  Oct 31, 11 • 4576 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Josh Strauss – The Right Man, The Right Time.

  Photo by Denese Lups | Rugby15 | www.phototalk.co.za Morgan Piek – Two of the most debated questions doing the rounds in South Africa at braais, in pubs, on the social media and in general at the moment are; “Who will be the next Springbok coach?”,...

• ABSA Currie Cup Final Review – MTN Golden Lions roar against The Sharks

  Oct 30, 11 • 3905 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Final Review – MTN Golden Lions roar against The Sharks

  Photo by Denese Lups | Rugby15 | www.phototalk.co.za It was a significant triumph, as it was the Golden Lions’ first outright Absa Currie Cup final victory on home soil since 1950 and their first title since 1999 after losing in the finals of 2002 and 2007....

• Rugby Mentor Kicking Clinic – with Naas Botha

  Oct 28, 11 • 3034 Views • General News, International, National, School • admin • Comments Off on Rugby Mentor Kicking Clinic – with Naas Botha

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• ABSA Currie Cup Final Preview

  Oct 27, 11 • 3919 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Final Preview

    The MTN Golden Lions will be aiming for their first outright Absa Currie Cup Final victory on home soil since 1950 when they host The Sharks at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday at 17:30. It seems amazing, but the last time the Golden Lions...

• Promising trio sign for Springbok Sevens

  Oct 27, 11 • 2462 Views • Blitz Bokke, International, National, Sevens Rugby • James Loretz • Comments Off on Promising trio sign for Springbok Sevens

  Stephan Dippenaar, Bernado Botha and Mark Richards will play for the Springbok Sevens for the next two seasons after they signed agreements with SARU earlier today at Newlands. Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Stephan Dippenaar was released by the Blue Bulls Company...

• The Sharks change one for the Final

  Oct 27, 11 • 3049 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on The Sharks change one for the Final

  Photo by Anesh Debiky /Gallo Hargreaves will provide second row back-up off the bench after missing the last few games with Jacques Botes making way. Continuity in team selection is vital and for The Sharks being able to select an almost unchanged line-up...

• Will James extends stay with Gloucester Rugby

  Oct 27, 11 • 5885 Views • AVIVA Premiership, England Premier League, International, National • admin • Comments Off on Will James extends stay with Gloucester Rugby

  Gloucester Rugby are delighted to confirm that second row Will James has signed a one year extension to his current contract keeping him at Kingsholm until the end of the 2012-3 season. The former Welsh international is currently in his sixth season with the...

• The Lions retain starting fifteen

  Oct 26, 11 • 2634 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on The Lions retain starting fifteen

  October 26 – With the exception of prop JC Janse van Rensburg who is bracketed on the bench with last week’s prop replacement Jacobie Adriaanse, MTN Golden Lions coach John Mitchell has retained the squad of 22 that beat Western Province in the...

• ABSA Currie Cup Player/ Coach of the Month Award for October 2011

  Oct 26, 11 • 4055 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Player/ Coach of the Month Award for October 2011

  Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15 /www.phototalk.co.za The Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach, Naka Drotske and GWK Griquas fullback, Rudi Vogt received the ABSA Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month awards this morning at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein....

• Green, Green Grass of home for Welsh Rugby

  Oct 25, 11 • 3046 Views • Fixtures, International, National, Rugby World Cup News, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Green, Green Grass of home for Welsh Rugby

  Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Welsh rugby returns to home soil in more ways than one this week as the Millennium Stadium welcomes a brand new pitch ahead of the Wales match against Australia on Saturday, 3 December. Just as the Wales squad have returned...

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  Thierry Dusautoir walks away top dog

  Oct 24, 11 • 2927 Views • International, National, Sevens World Series, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Thierry Dusautoir walks away top dog

  France captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named the IRB Player of the Year at the 2011 IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline, during a star-studded ceremony at Vector Arena in Auckland on Monday. Dusautoir is the second Frenchman to win the Award,...

• Gerhard van den Heever signs with WP for 2 years

  Oct 24, 11 • 4442 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Gerhard van den Heever signs with WP for 2 years

  The Vodacom Bulls have released yet another youngster after utility back Gerhard van den Heever signed a two year deal with Western Province. This comes after it was announced last week that Stefan Watermeyer is joining up with Welsh superclub Ospreys and...

• Nominees for SARU Player of the Year Awards

  Oct 22, 11 • 3645 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Nominees for SARU Player of the Year Awards

    Photo by Mike Le Grange / Rugby15/ Canon Eye Five members of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup squad have been nominated for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award, with the winner due to be announced at a glittering function at Gold Reef...

• All Blacks team for RWC Final against France

  Oct 20, 11 • 3583 Views • Fixtures, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on All Blacks team for RWC Final against France

  All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have today announced the All Blacks team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final against France at Eden Park, Auckland, on Sunday October 23, naming an unchanged starting XV from...

• Female Rugby Refrees – What makes them tick?

  Oct 20, 11 • 1792 Views • International, National • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Female Rugby Refrees – What makes them tick?

  Picture a pretty, petite, super-fit and uber-fast woman giving orders to a field of thirty, physically powerful men and you’ll be imagining a day in the life of a female rugby referee.   Becoming a rugby ref is not the most likely career for a woman...

• Tickets go on sale for SA rugby’s biggest party of the year

  Oct 18, 11 • 3191 Views • Blitz Bokke, International, National, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on Tickets go on sale for SA rugby’s biggest party of the year

  Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15 /www.phototalk.co.za Rugby fans will be able to watch a full day of high-octane international Sevens rugby from as little as R80 at South African rugby’s biggest party at Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens Tournament later...

• '87 vs '11 – History repeating itself?

  Oct 17, 11 • 2996 Views • Fixtures, General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on '87 vs '11 – History repeating itself?

  Morgan Piek A week on from the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, the semis were played this past weekend and the finalists have been decided. The hosts, New Zealand as expected made the last round of the tournament, along with the total outsiders,...