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Jan 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on 2018 Emirates Lions Super Rugby squad
1 Adriaanse Jacobus Petrus Prop (Lions Rugby Company) 2 Brink Cyle Justin Loose Forward (Lions Rugby Company) 3 Coetzee Robin Leendert Hooker (Lions Rugby Company) 4 Coetzee Andries Fullback (Lions Rugby Company) 5 Combrinck Ruan Injured Wing (Lions Rugby...
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Jan 30, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hurricanes’ Chris Boyd to take up new role in England at end of 2018 season
Hurricanes Head Coach Chris Boyd will leave the club at the end of the 2018 Investec Super Rugby season to take up a new role overseas. Boyd has been appointed Director of Rugby at English premiership club the Northampton Saints, a position he will take up at...
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Jan 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA referee AJ Jacobs added to Vodacom Super Rugby panel
South African referee AJ Jacobs is the only newcomer on the list of 17 referees for Vodacom Super Rugby for the 2018 edition of the competition, SANZAAR announced on Monday. He joins former DHL Stormers wing Egon Seconds on the match official list, after his...
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Jan 28, 18 •
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Comments Off on 2018 Super Rugby Referee Team
SANZAAR has announced the referee team that will officiate the 2018 Super Rugby season. With the Super Rugby tournament format reducing to 120 regular season matches this season the referee team has been reduced from 19 to 17 referees. The team contains a...
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Jan 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS SQUAD ANNOUNCED
Thursday, 25th January 2018: The Cell C Sharks Head Coach, Robert du Preez today announced the names of 45 players that form part of his Vodacom Super Rugby squad for 2018. The squad consists of 25 forwards and 20 backs, with 12 of the players named capped...
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Jan 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Bulls and Stormers clash at the Boland Stadium
The Vodacom SuperRugby pre-season warm-up match between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the DHL Stormers will take place at the Boland Stadium on 3 February 2018, with the kickoff scheduled for 16h00. According to a statement released by the Blue Bulls last week,...
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Jan 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Team to Face Emirates Lions
Boom Prinsloo will lead the Vodacom Blue Bulls team that will travel to Johannesburg to face the Emirates Lions in a warm-up match at Emirates Airline Park that kicks-off at 15h00. Coach David Manual included a number of players with Vodacom Super Rugby...
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Jan 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team to face Cell C Sharks in Polkwane
Vodacom Bulls coach, John Mitchell, named an exciting 26 man squad for the trip to Polokwane, but has not included Lood de Jager, Jesse Kriel, Handre Pollard or Warrick Gelant, who all toured with the Springboks to Europe in November. There will also be a...
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Jan 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS ANNOUNCE EXCITING 38 MAN SQUAD
Vodacom Bulls head coach, John Mitchell, on Monday named 38 players as well the leadership for the 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The coach named midfielder, Burger Odendaal and loose forward, Nic de Jager, as co-captains. The squad is made up out of 21...
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Jan 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Jacques Potgieter not part of Vodacom Bulls #20180 Plans
The BBCo would also like to confirm that we have parted ways with loose forward Jacques Potgieter after lengthy discussions on his future. Potgieter has decided not to partake in Vodacom Super Rugby during 2018, and rather take a sabbatical to focus on his...
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Jan 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on 2018 Super Rugby Kick-off Almost Here!
The 2018 re-structured 15-team Super Rugby tournament kicks-off in four weeks time on Saturday 17 February in South Africa when the Stormers host the Jaguares in Cape Town. The Lions, runners-up the last two years, host the Sharks in Johannesburg, while...
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Jan 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on QRU Media Release: St.George Queensland Reds sign Ben Lucas for 2018 season
The St.George Queensland Reds have added further depth to their back stocks with the signing of former Queensland representative Ben Lucas for the 2018 season. Lucas first represented Queensland from 2008 to 2014, notching 73 caps in Super Rugby before...
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Jan 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on New DHL Stormers to get a run in George
New DHL Stormers recruits Sergeal Petersen and Raymond Rhule were both named as part of the squad to face SWD Eagles in a pre-season match George on Saturday. DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 32-man squad for the encounter, which will be...
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Jan 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Wales name 10 uncapped players in Women’s Six Nations squad
Wales Women have named a 36-player squad featuring 10 uncapped players for this year’s Women’s Six Nations. There are five potential debutantes apiece in the forwards and backs: Ospreys trio Natalia John, Amy Thomas and Cara Hope, Scarlets’ Beth Lewis...
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Jan 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers LA tour cancelled
The Vodacom Super Rugby pre-season warmup match, that was supposed to be played between the Vodacom Bulls and the DHL Stormers in Los Angeles has been cancelled due to issues regarding the agreed upon transfers and logistics. Player welfare and the management...
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Jan 14, 18 •
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Comments Off on Waikato and Manawatu claim National Sevens titles
Fans were treated to a spectacle at the Bayleys National Sevens with the Waikato men and Manawatu women winning nail-biting finals at Rotorua International Stadium today. The women’s Final featured perennial favourites Manawatu up against the form team of...
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Jan 13, 18 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS AWAY KIT A TRIBUTE TO FELLOW CITY SPORTS GIANTS SUNDOWNS
Rugby catches football fever this weekend ahead of the Sundowns vs Pirates match as technical partner PUMA unveils the 2018 Vodacom Bulls Away kit in blue, white and yellow – a tribute to fellow city sporting giants Mamelodi Sundowns, the CAF Champions...
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Jan 8, 18 •
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Comments Off on Schoeman applauds winning effort of SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Punta del Este
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy showed great determination and character in Uruguay on Sunday to claim the Punta del Este tournament on the Sudamericarugby Sevens series, beating Ireland, France and Chile en route to the title, despite only having nine players...
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Dec 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on New city, new timing to freshen New Zealand National Sevens
New Zealand’s National Sevens Tournament will move to a new location and a new time of year to boost the number of top level players available to play, New Zealand Rugby has announced today. The change will take effect after January’s Bayleys National...
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Dec 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers working hard in pre-season
The DHL Stormers are working hard in training, in preparation for the 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season. An extended DHL Stormers squad has been training at the High Performance Centre in Bellville, in preparation for what will be another demanding campaign....
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Dec 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers take the lead with 2018 jersey
The DHL Stormers have taken another bold step into the future with the launch of the 2018 home and away jersey. The new home jersey, featuring royal blue and white hoops with red trim, will be available in all major retailers and the official online shop...
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Dec 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on Boland Rugby Elite groep 2018
Die Boland Rugbyunie het onlangs ‘n elite oefengroep aangewys om deel te neem aan die voorseisoense oefenprogram van die Boland Kavaliers. Dié uitnodigingsgroep, wat bestaan uit spelers uit die klub- en onder 20 strukture van Boland Rugby, het verlede week...
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Dec 1, 17 •
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Comments Off on New Lions Rugby Company Under 19 (2018) intake
New Cubs welcomed The new intake of Lions Under 19’s for the 2018 season were put through a Lions Rugby Company orientation process at Emirates Airline Park over a three day period. They were welcomed by Altmann Allers and Rudolf Straeuli, Chairman and...
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Nov 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on PUMA REVEALS KIT CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF BLUE BULLS RUGBY UNION
Official technical partner PUMA has unveiled the 2018 home kit for the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls, with a design in celebration of the Rugby Union’s 80 year anniversary. PUMA has also designed a new badge, which will be positioned over the heart...
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Nov 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on SPRINGBOKRUGBY SE KRUISPAD 2.0
Simon Riekert-Pretoria Allister Coetzee gaan (weer) afgedank word, tesame met sy hulpafrigters en die hele boksemdais (sôrrie vir die toevallige verwysing na “bok”) by die rugbypaleis van die nasionale span in Kaapstad. Dis altans só as jy die interwebs...
