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Apr 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Repairs done to Emirates Airline Park pitch
The ‘El Nino’ effect has proven to have an even more devastating effect in its wake in 2016 with weather systems being adversely impacted around the world and also in South Africa where maize output have dropped by 30%. It has now also directly...
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Apr 12, 16 •
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Simon Riekert #paletoe – Randburg SARU today announced the name of the new Springbok coach. Oregan Hoskins, President of SARU did the announcement at Supersport’s studios in Randburg. Allister Coetzee will coach the Boks for the next four years. He...
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Apr 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Experienced Springbok Team Management confirmed
SA Rugby has assembled a vastly experienced team management to assist the new Springbok head coach with the core duties in preparing the team for the next four years. Former Springbok Sevens captain Mzwandile Stick will join Johann van Graan as assistant...
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Apr 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Allister Coetzee appointed as new Springbok coach
Photo by Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 Allister Coetzee has been named as head coach of the Springboks for the next four years, ushering in an exciting new era for rugby in South Africa, said Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of SA Rugby. The 52-year-old former...
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Apr 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on OREGAN HOSKINS EN SARU SE BAKEN VAN HOOP #PaleToe
“Kom ons hoop ons wen die Wêreldbeker in 2019, want ek dink ons is eenparig.”-Oregan Hoskins, SARU President. Simon Riekert #Pale toe Môre hierdie tyd weet ons wie SARU so lank weggesteek het as Springbok afrigter. Daar was soveel bespiegel in die pers...
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Apr 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Preferred candidate as Springbok coach ratified by General Council
The new Springbok coach will be named officially at a media conference on 12 April, Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of SA Rugby, confirmed on Friday. He made the announcement following the ratification of the coach’s appointment by rugby’s General Council...
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Mar 30, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA referees named on World Rugby June Test panel
Four top South African referees, Stuart Berry, Craig Joubert, Jaco Peyper and Marius van der Westhuizen, were on Wednesday named on World Rugby’s match-official panel for the June Internationals. The referees for the Springboks’ three Test matches...
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Mar 28, 16 •
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Comments Off on Stand a chance to win the must have “Stories from the Touchline” by Springbok legend Theuns Stofberg
Answer the following question: What record does Springbok Rugby legend Theuns Stofberg hold with regards to Currie Cup wins? (Hint:...
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Mar 25, 16 •
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Comments Off on Must have book for all Rugby fans: “Stories from the Touchline” by Springbok legend Theuns Stofberg
New from Zebra Press, Stories from the Touchline by Theuns Stofberg: A collection of humorous, touching and uplifting stories about life, rugby and everything else by one of South Africa’s true rugby legends … Theuns Stofberg’s...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to retired Fourie du Preez
SA Rugby President, Mr Oregan Hoskins, paid tribute to Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, who called time on his illustrious rugby career on Thursday. The 34-year-old Du Preez represented South Africa in 76 Tests between 2004 and 2015, captaining the...
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Mar 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby announces strong financial performance
SA Rugby on Friday announced a “very satisfactory” operating result for the year ended 31 December 2015, with a group pre-tax surplus of R33.3 million, significantly higher than the R2.9 million achieved in the previous financial year. The result was due...
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Mar 13, 16 •
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Comments Off on Portrait of RUGBY
Portrait of RUGBY, second edition, is another breathtaking collector’s item; a unique publication, printed in A5 landscape size with an elegant leatherette cover. Some of the features of the book that marks Wessel Oosthuizen’s 54-year career as a rugby...
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Mar 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springbok coach announcement process
SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that they hoped to announce the identity of the new Springbok coach following the Annual General Meeting at the start of next month. Oregan Hoskins, president of SA Rugby, confirmed that a preferred candidate had been identified...
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Mar 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms support for Jurie Roux
The Executive Council of SA Rugby is pleased to announce that Jurie Roux retains its unanimous support to continue in his role as the organisation’s CEO, confirming a decision the Council had first taken in 2014. The announcement was made after SA Rugby...
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Feb 26, 16 •
16716 Views •
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Comments Off on South African Rugby Annual 2016 goes on sale
The 2016 edition of the South African Rugby Annual, widely considered to be the finest yearbook in world rugby, goes on sale nationwide on Friday. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, the 45th edition of the unrivalled ‘bible’ of the game...
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Feb 25, 16 •
14586 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup •
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Comments Off on Lood de Jager is SA Rugby Player of 2015 #SARugbyAwards
A host of the stars from 2015 will be let loose in Vodacom Super Rugby this weekend, chief amongst them Springbok lock Lood de Jager, who was on Thursday evening named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for last season, acknowledging his stellar performances in...
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Feb 18, 16 •
1941 Views •
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Comments Off on ASICS challenges you to ‘WANT IT MORE’
South Africa, 18 February 2016 True sport performance brand, ASICS aims to deliver its most provocative and inspiring brand campaign yet with ‘WANT IT MORE,’ a direct call for all sport enthusiasts to step up their training efforts and realize...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Francois Hougaard joins Worcester for short stint
Springbok Sevens player Francois Hougaard will join Aviva Premiership side Worcester Warriors in England on a short term contract, SA Rugby confirmed on Monday. The Springbok scrumhalf is currently on a one-year contract with the Springbok Sevens side. He...
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Jan 29, 16 •
3293 Views •
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Comments Off on STORMAGTIGE TYE IN 2016 SE RUGBYLAND ?
Simon Riekert van #Pale toe! skryf: So hier met die begin van die nuwe jaar is groet tyd seker in orde? Vrede en vreugde vir jou in die komende rugby jaar. Mag jou span wen, en as hulle nie wen nie, mag hulle jou rugby hart baie bly maak. Sonder om te veel te...
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Jan 29, 16 •
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Comments Off on Statement from Oregan Hoskins
It has been alleged that SA Rugby was aware of an inquiry into Jurie Roux’s employment at Stellenbosch University at the time of his appointment as SA Rugby CEO in 2010. Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, would like to refute...
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Jan 27, 16 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola renews SA Rugby sponsorships for three years
Coca-Cola South Africa will remain the title sponsor of SA Rugby’s highly successful Youth Week tournaments and an associate sponsor of the Vodacom Super Rugby competition until 2018. It was announced on Wednesday that Coca-Cola South Africa, who...
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Dec 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom extends association with SA Rugby to 26 years
Cellular giant Vodacom on Thursday extended their term as the title sponsor of the Super Rugby competition and their associate sponsorship of the Springbok team for a further five years, which will take their association with rugby in South Africa to 26...
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Dec 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Energade renews Springbok sponsorship
Market-leading sports drink Energade has renewed their associate sponsorship of the Springboks for a further five years, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Friday. Launched in 1993, Energade was the first sports drink on the South African...
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Dec 10, 15 •
4183 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, Springboks, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on De Jager and De Allende stand out in SA Rugby Player of the Year nominations
Springboks Damian De Allende and Lood de Jager were rewarded for their good form at the Rugby World Cup when both earned two nominations in the annual SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards, while Warrick Gelant, Seabelo Senatla, Warren Whiteley and Jaco Kriel...
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Dec 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU welcomes Bidvest Car Rental as a new sponsor
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday welcomed Bidvest Car Rental into their sponsorship family as the Official Car Rental Supplier to the Springboks and SA Rugby. Jurie Roux, SARU CEO, said he was delighted to announce the new five-year...
