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Apr 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on William Small-Smith retires from rugby following a 10-year professional career
William Small-Smith has announced that he will be hanging up his boots following a professional rugby career of 10 years. After sustaining an injury during a Currie Cup match against the Sharks in December 2020 in Bloemfontein, he has been medically advised...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1621 Views •
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Comments Off on Du Toit returns for DHL Stormers in PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener
The 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit will make his long-awaited return from injury for the DHL Stormers in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA opener against the Cell C Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Du Toit was originally sidelined...
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Apr 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Powerful Vodacom Bulls team named for Rainbow Cup opener
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back a wealth of experience as Director of Rugby Jake White named his match day squad to battle the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on 1 May 2021. The backs are headlined by new recruit James Verity-Amm who gets his first...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1524 Views •
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Comments Off on PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA Preview – Round 1
The domestic rugby scene is set to explode back into action on Saturday as the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA kicks off, marking the DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions’ competition debuts. The DHL Stormers will host the Cell C Sharks in the...
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Apr 29, 21 •
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Comments Off on 2022 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
Guinness Six Nations window will be from 5th February to 19th March Friday night rugby to return in Round 4 for Wales v FranceLe Crunch to conclude the Championship Super Saturday The eagerly awaited 2022 Guinness Six Nations fixtures have been announced with...
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Apr 29, 21 •
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Comments Off on England Rugby to join social media blackout
England Rugby will join with the football community and other sports in taking part in a social media blackout from 15:00 BST on Friday 30 April to 23:59 BST on Monday 3 May in a show of solidarity against online abuse. This will cover all RFU-run social...
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Apr 29, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play DHL Stormers in the first Rainbow Cup SA Match
Date: Saturday, 1st May 2021Time: 14h00Venue: Cape Town Stadium, Cape TownReferee: Jaco PeyperAssistant Referees: AM Jacobs, Aimee Barrett-TheronTelevision Match Official: Stuart Berry Rainbow Cup SA gets under way this weekend with the Cell C Sharks heading...
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Apr 28, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on World Sports Betting place their bets on Vodacom Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to introduce yet another world class signing to the squad. The Boys in BLUE today welcomed World Sports Betting to Loftus Versfeld as an associate sponsor and the official betting partner of the Vodacom Bulls. Whether on a...
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Apr 26, 21 •
2852 Views •
British & Irish Lions, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
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Comments Off on A tribute to the day the men in blue shook the rugby world
On 7 June 1997, 15 men pulled on a light blue jersey with a daisy over their hearts, ran onto the grass of Loftus Versfeld, and pushed back the might of Northern Hemisphere rugby on a day the British and Irish Lions have never forgotten. For the first and...
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Apr 23, 21 •
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Comments Off on Revised PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA schedule confirmed
The revised schedule for the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA will see three consecutive “Super Saturdays” of top-class local rugby action, starting next weekend on 1 May with encounters in Cape Town and Pretoria SA Rugby and PRO14 Rugby announced the amended...
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Apr 23, 21 •
1997 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart breaks new ground by taking rugby safety online
The BokSmart rugby safety programme broke new ground on Friday with the launch of the online version of the BokSmart 6 Rugby Safety course, as part of the new overarching BokSmart Certification Software Ecosystem currently under construction. This landmark...
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Apr 23, 21 •
1935 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman draw finalised
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) have confirmed the final schedule for Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman with additional home matches for the Blues, Hurricanes and Highlanders and trips to Wollongong and Townsville respectively for the Crusaders...
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Apr 22, 21 •
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Comments Off on Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa teams embrace Anzac spirit
New Zealand’s Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa teams will embrace the Anzac spirit during this weekend’s round of matches as they acknowledge all service men and women across the country, and have reached out to their Australian counterparts over social media in...
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Apr 22, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok visits add to SA Rugby Academy excitement
Visits by Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and Rugby World Cup winning prop Frans Malherbe added to the excitement in the last few days at the SA Rugby Academy in Stellenbosch as the players continue to show steady progress in the third week of the...
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Apr 21, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks to fine-tune Olympic squad selection in coming weeks
The Springbok Sevens team returned to full training at their Stellenbosch Academy of Sport base this week, with their eyes firmly fixed on their main goal for the season – success at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July. The next couple of weeks will give...
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Apr 21, 21 •
1678 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 10 team against Force
The St.George Queensland Reds have made three changes to their starting XV for Friday’s final round of the 2021 Harvey Norman Super Rugby AU regular season against the Western Force in Perth. Queensland will be bolstered by the inclusion of three Australian...
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Apr 21, 21 •
1384 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dual tournament approach to Rainbow Cup announced
PRO14 Rugby and SA Rugby will operate dual Rainbow Cup tournaments with no cross-hemisphere fixtures in the absence of formal approvals in place to allow the South African teams to enter the UK & Ireland it was announced on Wednesday. Despite a colossal...
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Apr 19, 21 •
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Comments Off on Committed Kitshoff to lead DHL Stormers
Experienced prop Steven Kitshoff has signed a three-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) and has been appointed DHL Stormers captain. The Rugby World Cup-winner is no stranger to the role, having captained the DHL Stormers...
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Apr 19, 21 •
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Comments Off on “Fantastic news” as Dane Coles extends contract through to 2023
n a move which will be welcomed by all New Zealand rugby fans, All Blacks and Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby and his Super Rugby team, inking a deal through to 2023. Coles’ re-signing is a major announcement for both...
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Apr 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Law trials confirmed for PRO14 Rainbow Cup
Three innovative law variations have been approved by World Rugby for use in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup – red card replacements, captain’s challenge and goal-line drop-outs. The law trials were proposed by the PRO14’s Sports & Regulatory Committee and...
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Apr 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber: Alignment camps a reality check for Springboks
The Springbok coaches and management wrapped up the first round of strategic alignment camps on Wednesday, with selected players around the country as they shifted their preparations for the 2021 Test season into a higher gear. Springbok Head coach Jacques...
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Apr 14, 21 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks, Kagoshima City confirm Olympics holding camp
Kagoshima City will host the Springbok Sevens squad for their final pre-tournament camp before the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July, the City and SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday. In the build-up to the Blitzboks’ participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,...
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Apr 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on Kick-off times for Rainbow Cup openers confirmed
Kick-off times and dates for the first three rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup has been confirmed, with the opening game – a coastal derby between the DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks in Cape Town – getting proceedings underway in South Africa. The match...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on GODWIN RETURNS FOR REBELS SHOWDOWN
The Western Force travel to Melbourne this week as they take on the Melbourne Rebels in the Round 8 Super Rugby AU clash at AAMI Park on Friday night. Head coach Tim Sampson has made several changes to the starting side that took on the ACT Brumbies in...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 8 team against Brumbies
Following their 25-point win over the Rebels in Melbourne, the St.George Queensland Reds have made no changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash against the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium. After a solid outing in his return to the...
