Archive for the ‘International’ Category

• Castle Tri Nations comes to Nelson Mandela Bay

  Aug 19, 11 • 2687 Views • International, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Castle Tri Nations comes to Nelson Mandela Bay

  The Springboks will host and take on the New Zealand All Blacks for their Tri-Nations Rugby encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 20 August 2011. Nelson Mandela Bay plays host to the return match between South Africa and New Zealand to round out the...

• Smith withdrawal confirmed by Springboks

  Aug 18, 11 • 2382 Views • International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Smith withdrawal confirmed by Springboks

  Looseforward Juan Smith will not be considered for the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad because of injury. Smith made the decision to rule himself out of contention on Wednesday and informed Springbok coach Peter de Villiers.   “Juan had been in a race...

• All Blacks ring the changes.

  Aug 18, 11 • 2482 Views • General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on All Blacks ring the changes.

   Morgan Piek – All Blacks coach, Graham Henry selected just four players from the All Blacks side that beat the Wallabies two weeks ago will run out to face the underperforming Springboks at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth Saturday...

• Bok team to face All Blacks in PE.

  Aug 16, 11 • 2613 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • James Loretz • Comments Off on Bok team to face All Blacks in PE.

  For the Boks’ final Tri-Nations match against the All Blacks, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has decided to make five changes to the squad that narrowly lost to Australia in Durban. There were recalls for flyhalf Morné Steyn, loose forward Willem...

• Three added to Springbok squad

  Aug 14, 11 • 2136 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Three added to Springbok squad

    The Springbok selectors have added Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo and Chiliboy Ralepelle to the training squad for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The players’ provinces were contacted last week to...

• The Haka, Its Meaning and Origin

  Aug 12, 11 • 10567 Views • Mitre 10 Cup, National, Rugby Championship News, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on The Haka, Its Meaning and Origin

  The Maori haka performed by the All Blacks, has become famous around the world, though few realise it’s origin or meaning. Te Rauparaha, the warrior chief of Ngati Toarangatira, originally from Kawhia, had visited Tuwharetoa to solicit aid against the...

• Fund raises over R1.1-million for injured rugby players

  Aug 12, 11 • 3838 Views • International, National • admin • Comments Off on Fund raises over R1.1-million for injured rugby players

  The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund celebrated the one-month countdown to the Rugby World Cup in style on Tuesday 9 August when over R1.1-million was raised for the victims of serious rugby injuries at its Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby...

• Bok team to face the Wallabies in Durban

  Aug 11, 11 • 3806 Views • International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies in Durban

  Fourie du Preez and Heinrich Brüssow will return to the Springbok starting line-up for the first time in 21 months, following the announcement of the team to meet Australia in a Castle Tri-Nations Series Test at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday....

• Wallabies change two for clash with Boks

  Aug 11, 11 • 3833 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • James Loretz • Comments Off on Wallabies change two for clash with Boks

  Australia coach Robbie Deans has made two changes to his starting XV to face the Springboks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. Nathan Sharpe makes his return to the squad for the injured Rob Simmons while Scott Higginbotham gets the nod ahead of...

• SA Women scores historic Nations Cup win over USA

  Aug 10, 11 • 2080 Views • International • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on SA Women scores historic Nations Cup win over USA

  The South African Women’s rugby team scored a historic victory on Tuesday evening (SA time) when they defeated the United States 26-23 in an exciting Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada.   The victory marked the first win for the SA Women’s team...

• Nienaber joins Springboks as defensive consultant

  Aug 9, 11 • 2933 Views • International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Nienaber joins Springboks as defensive consultant

  Defensive coaching specialist Jacques Nienaber has joined the Springboks as a consultant, Springbok management announced on Tuesday. Nienaber, 38, the defence coach of DHL Western Province and the Stormers, has been released by his union to work as part of...

• Springbok team to face Wallabies named on Thursday

  Aug 9, 11 • 2961 Views • International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Springbok team to face Wallabies named on Thursday

  The Springbok team for this weekend’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Durban will now be named on Thursday. The scheduled naming was postponed on Tuesday due to a number of injury and illness concerns among the loose forwards. Pierre Spies...

• Johnson, Kankowski added to Springbok squad

  Aug 8, 11 • 2240 Views • General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Johnson, Kankowski added to Springbok squad

  Looseforwards Ashley Johnson and Ryan Kankowski were on Monday added to the Springbok squad to cover for a number of injury concerns among back row forwards. Johnson, who made his Test debut against Australia in Sydney last month, and Kankowski were added as...

• Brüssow added to Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations Tests

  Aug 7, 11 • 1944 Views • International, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Brüssow added to Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations Tests

  Looseforward Heinrich Brüssow was on Sunday confirmed as an addition to the Springbok squad for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Brüssow made a successful comeback from a hamstring injury in an Absa Currie Cup match on Saturday and assembled...

• SARU Media Release – Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations home Tests named

  Aug 5, 11 • 1994 Views • Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on SARU Media Release – Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations home Tests named

  Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Friday named a 24-man squad featuring several players returning from injury rehabilitation for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Six players remain on the injured list and unavailable for selection, although...

• Phone a Springbok and support rugby victims

  Aug 5, 11 • 2341 Views • National, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Phone a Springbok and support rugby victims

  Rugby fans once again have the chance to chat to their favourite Springbok heroes – and help the victims of serious rugby injuries at the same time – when the annual Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund telethon and banquet known as the Bell’s...

• SA Academy & SA Schools teams to play French U18s

  Aug 4, 11 • 3917 Views • International, SA Schools Team, School • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on SA Academy & SA Schools teams to play French U18s

  The SA Academy team for 2011 will take on the French U18s in the curtain raiser to the Castle Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and Australia in Durban on the 13 August 2011 at 14h15. Meanwhile the SA Schools team will play a second international...

• Sarel to play Currie Cup for the FS Cheetahs.

  Aug 4, 11 • 2476 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on Sarel to play Currie Cup for the FS Cheetahs.

  Morgan Piek Bloemfontein – Sarel Pretorius has this afternoon announced that he will be playing for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2012 and 2013 ABSA Currie Cup seasons. He is still contracted to play for the Sydney based Super15 franchise the New South...

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  Huget expelled from French Rugby World Cup Squad.

  Aug 4, 11 • 3752 Views • International, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Huget expelled from French Rugby World Cup Squad.

  MARCOUSSIS, France — Yoann Huget was expelled from the French World Cup rugby union squad on Thursday for not observing the anti-doping rules announced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Pierre Camou. Camou revealed at a news conference that the French...

• Canada outclass SA Women in Nations Cup opener

  Aug 3, 11 • 1733 Views • International • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Canada outclass SA Women in Nations Cup opener

  The South African Women’s rugby team put up a spirited first half performance but was eventually outclassed by a far stronger Canadian team who scored a convincing 52-17 win in their Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada. The four-nation tournament kicked...

• Springboks released for Absa Currie Cup action

  Aug 1, 11 • 1647 Views • International, National • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Springboks released for Absa Currie Cup action

  A group of 23 players involved in the Springboks’ preliminary Rugby World Cup squad have been released back to their clubs and provinces to be available for Absa Currie Cup selection this weekend. The list includes 15 of the 29 players who were part of the...

• Government calls on supporters to unite behind Springboks & All Africa Games athletes

  Jul 29, 11 • 2591 Views • International, Springbok News, Springboks • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Government calls on supporters to unite behind Springboks & All Africa Games athletes

  The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, has called South Africans to unite and rally behind the Springboks and our athletes as they prepare to represent the country at the forthcoming Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and the All Africa Games in...

• Lambie to start at flyhalf as he switches with Steyn

  Jul 29, 11 • 2698 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • James Loretz • Comments Off on Lambie to start at flyhalf as he switches with Steyn

  Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has made one positional change to the side to face New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday. Patrick Lambie will swap places with Morne Steyn and will now be making all the calls from flyhalf while Steyn will hold the fort at...

• Gerhard Mostert to make his debut against NZ

  Jul 28, 11 • 3486 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • James Loretz • Comments Off on Gerhard Mostert to make his debut against NZ

  New Stade Francais recruit Gerhard Mostert will make this Springbok debut as one of four changes to the starting XV for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Mostert replaces injured lock Flip van der Merwe in the second row,...

• The IRB Rugby World Cup Theme Song "World in Union" Lyrics

  Jul 26, 11 • 37981 Views • Rugby World Cup News, World in Union Song, World Rugby • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on The IRB Rugby World Cup Theme Song "World in Union" Lyrics

  The song has been sung in the opening ceremony for the IRB Rugby World Cup each tournament: In 1991 RWC it was performed by Kiri Te Kanawa in England In 1995 RWC it was performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and PJ Powers in South Africa In 1999 RWC it was...