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  • Safer scrums through BokSmart

    Jan 21, 15 • 1953 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on Safer scrums through BokSmart

    Photo: Etienne Burger The modern scrum with all is processes, despite criticism at many levels, is proving safer according to BokSmart – a lot safer. Based on Rugbysmart in New Zealand, Smartrugby in Australia and Rugbyready of the IRB, BokSmart got off...

  • Huawei scores rugby’s big five

    Jan 21, 15 • 2475 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Huawei scores rugby’s big five

    Photo: Anton Geyser Technology provider Huawei is proud to announce a partnership with South Africa’s top five rugby unions – including Western Province Rugby – as their official smartphone, tablet & talkband supplier. Announcing the...

  • Force named to face Brumbies in pre-season opener

    Jan 21, 15 • 1917 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Force named to face Brumbies in pre-season opener

    The Western Force has named a 31-man squad to tackle the ACT Brumbies at McGillivray Oval this Friday night (23 January) in the club’s opening pre-season fixture of its 10th anniversary season. Kick-off for the match is 5pm. Friday’s match will provide...

  • DHL Stormers name 28 for Eagles friendly

    Jan 20, 15 • 2103 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers name 28 for Eagles friendly

    Photo: Marc Sing Key A 28-man DHL Stormers squad will head to George this weekend, as the Men from the Cape start their 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby preparations against the SWD Eagles at Outeniqua Park on Saturday (kick-off 16h30). New captain Duane Vermeulen...

  • SupeRugby pre-season friendlies Fixture List

    Jan 20, 15 • 2206 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on SupeRugby pre-season friendlies Fixture List

    29 January: Blues vs Chiefs Toll Stadium, Whangarei – Kick-off: 07h00 CAT January 30: Stormers vs Cheetahs, Newlands Stadium, Cape Town – Kick-off: 19h00 CAT 31 January: Hurricanes vs Crusaders, Eketahuna, Manawatu – Kick-off: 03h00 CAT...

  • All Blacks Rugby Legend Christian Cullen set to headline the takealot.com Cape Town 10s

    Jan 20, 15 • 2727 Views • General News, South Africa • • Comments Off on All Blacks Rugby Legend Christian Cullen set to headline the takealot.com Cape Town 10s

    The takealot.com Cape Town 10s announces International Sporting Legends (Cape Town, 20 January 2014) – The takealot.com Cape Town 10s, the biggest 10s rugby event have announced its line-up of star-studded international sporting legends who will be...

  • Enable partners with the Crusaders to take kids to footy

    Jan 19, 15 • 2068 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Enable partners with the Crusaders to take kids to footy

    Christchurch-based fibre broadband network provider, Enable and the Crusaders announce a sponsorship deal for Enable Take a Kid to Footy. Enable will be naming rights sponsor of the Crusaders’ unique family-focused rugby entertainment experience for the...

  • DHL Stormers injury report – 19/01/15

    Jan 19, 15 • 3201 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers injury report – 19/01/15

    Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Loose forwards Nizaam Carr and Siya Kolisi will not be available for Saturday’s pre-season friendly against the SWD Eagles in George, but the DHL Stormers’ long-term injured players are all making good progress...

  • Cheetahs side for Bulls friendly

    Jan 19, 15 • 3468 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Cheetahs side for Bulls friendly

    Photo: Etienne Burger The Toyota Cheetah will be taking on the Bulls on Saturday, 24 January in a pre-season match in Polokwane.  The game kicks off at 17:00.   Francois Uys will lead the team as captain.  The permanent captain for the 2015 Vodacom...

  • The Bulls name their side for friendly against the Cheetahs

    Jan 19, 15 • 4076 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on The Bulls name their side for friendly against the Cheetahs

    Photo: Hennie Homann The Vodacom #Bulls will be taking on the Toyota #Cheetahs in a Vodacom #SupeRugby warmup match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium. Kick off set for 17h00 on 24 January 2015. Rugby 15 will covering the game on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Bulls team:...

  • Springboks, WP to oversee Jean De Villiers rehabilitation

    Jan 19, 15 • 2886 Views • General News, International, Springboks, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Springboks, WP to oversee Jean De Villiers rehabilitation

    The Springbok medical team and their counterparts from Western Province will work together in the coming months to ensure Jean de Villiers is afforded every opportunity to make a successful comeback to the playing field in time for the Rugby World Cup. The...

  • TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR FORCE PRE-SEASON MATCHES

    Jan 19, 15 • 1583 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR FORCE PRE-SEASON MATCHES

    Tickets for the Western Force’s two pre-season fixtures against the ACT Brumbies this Friday, 23 January and Asia Pacific Dragons (Saturday, 31 January) are now available. Tickets can be purchased in the Western Force Team Store (203 Underwood Ave, Floreat)...

  • Waikato and Auckland crowned new Bayleys National Sevens champions

    Jan 18, 15 • 2449 Views • General News, New Zealand, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Waikato and Auckland crowned new Bayleys National Sevens champions

    Luke Masirewa and Kayla McAlister named players of the tournament Two new champions have been crowned after the Finals of the Bayleys National Sevens tournament in Rotorua today. The Waikato Mooloos took down Wellington in an entertaining nine-try men’s Cup...

  • Bulls SupeRugby training squad 2015

    Jan 17, 15 • 4918 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Bulls SupeRugby training squad 2015

    Photo: Marcell van Aswegen The Blue Bulls XV will also play an invitational match against Saracens in London on January 31st. The Bulls Super Rugby training squad is: Backs: Jesse Kriel, Duncan Matthews, Warrick Gelant, Jurgen Visser (Kriel, Gelant is with SA...

  • EXCITING ACTION IN DAY ONE OF NATIONAL SEVENS

    Jan 17, 15 • 2273 Views • General News, New Zealand, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on EXCITING ACTION IN DAY ONE OF NATIONAL SEVENS

    New Zealand Women’s Sevens speedster Kayla McAlister proved to be a devastating weapon for Auckland after scoring a tiebreaking – and Waikato heart-breaking – try after the final hooter, to catapult her team straight into the semifinals of this year’s...

  • Wales Under 20 Six Nations squad announced

    Jan 16, 15 • 1844 Views • Australia, General News, International, Six Nations • • Comments Off on Wales Under 20 Six Nations squad announced

    The WRU international pathway staff have selected a 32 man squad for the forthcoming Under 20 Six Nations, which will be led by Ospreys lock Rory Thornton. Nine players are already capped at this level – Thornton, along with fellow forwards Luke Garrett,...

  • Vermeulen, De Jongh to lead DHL Stormers’ charge

    Jan 16, 15 • 1699 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Vermeulen, De Jongh to lead DHL Stormers’ charge

    Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok star Duane Vermeulen will captain the DHL Stormers in 2015, with DHL Western Province’s Absa Currie Cup-winning captain Juan de Jongh named as vice-captain for the upcoming Vodacom Super Rugby season. Vermeulen, 28, is...

  • James Slipper named St.George Queensland Reds captain

    Jan 16, 15 • 1627 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on James Slipper named St.George Queensland Reds captain

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced prop James Slipper will captain the St.George Queensland Reds for the 2015 Super Rugby season. He will be supported in the role by two new vice-captains in Reds and Wallabies lock Rob Simmons and recent signing...

  • The full DHL Stormers injury report (15/01/15):

    Jan 15, 15 • 1573 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on The full DHL Stormers injury report (15/01/15):

    – Prop Frans Malherbe (ankle) and locks Jean Kleyn (AC Joint) and Ruan Botha (ankle) all continue to respond well to treatment from their long-term injuries. They are progressing well with their current on-field training load. – Flanker Nizaam Carr was...

  • DHL Stormers in Hermanus

    Jan 15, 15 • 1967 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers in Hermanus

    Photo: Werner Nysschen Photogrsphy The team arrived in Hermanus early on Tuesday evening where they were treated to a braai at their sea-side base, the Windsor. On Wednesday, the entire playing squad set out on a team-building session, which saw them –...

  • Pumas statement on Coaching team

    Jan 15, 15 • 2743 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Pumas statement on Coaching team

    “We are proud to announce that the board of directors of the Mpumalanga Rugby Pty Ltd has come to a decision to leave the coaching team as they are for the duration of the 2015 Vodacom Cup. All of them where instrumental in the team’s success over the...

  • THREE-WAY BATTLE FOR CHEETAHS’ 10 JERSEY

    Jan 13, 15 • 2430 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on THREE-WAY BATTLE FOR CHEETAHS’ 10 JERSEY

    Cheetahs head coach, Naka Drotské, is keeping his flyhalf options open with Joe Pietersen, Willie du Plessis and Francois Brummer all having the opportunity to stake a claim for the 10 jersey according to rugby365. With Elgar Watts ruled out by a knee injury...

  • MATT TODD TO LEAD THE CRUSADERS

    Jan 13, 15 • 1509 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on MATT TODD TO LEAD THE CRUSADERS

    Crusaders head coach Todd Blackadder has indicated that Matt Todd will captain the team in the early stages of the 2015 Super Rugby season. With Kieran Read and Sam Whitelock starting the year on the sidelines, Blackadder has entrusted the 26-year-old flanker...

  • DHL Stormers set sail for Hermanus

    Jan 12, 15 • 2167 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers set sail for Hermanus

    Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography A 39-man DHL Stormers squad will depart for Hermanus on Tuesday afternoon for a four-day training camp ahead of the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby competition. Scarra Ntubeni, Eben Etzebeth, Duane Vermeulen, Nizaam Carr and Damian...

  • Rugby 15 and School Rugby Contributors needed

    Jan 9, 15 • 3533 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Rugby 15 and School Rugby Contributors needed

    Are you passionate about rugby? Do you want a front row seat to games in your area? We are looking for contributors for Rugby Fifteen and School Rugby. This is not a job offer but rather an opportunity for rugby fans to become part of our team by covering...