Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • Jockey to support All Blacks and All Blacks Sevens

    Feb 2, 14 • 3471 Views • General News, International, New ZealandComments Off on Jockey to support All Blacks and All Blacks Sevens

    Iconic underwear manufacturer Jockey has become an Official Sponsor of the All Blacks and All Blacks Sevens. Under a three year sponsorship deal announced today Jockey will be the Official Off-field Underwear sponsor of both teams. A new marketing campaign...

  • Madibaz announce Varsity Cup team

    Jan 31, 14 • 3899 Views • General News, South Africa, Varsity CupComments Off on Madibaz announce Varsity Cup team

    CAPTION: Prop Roy Godfrey will captain the 23-man FNB Madibaz team to play the Maties in the first FNB Varsity Cup match of the season on Monday. Photo: Shaun Roy/Gallo Images NMMU have announced their 23-man team that will take on the FNB Maties in the FNB...

  • Dr. Sherylle Calder joins the Cell C Sharks

    Jan 30, 14 • 2826 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Dr. Sherylle Calder joins the Cell C Sharks

    Durban, 30 January 2014: Dr. Sherylle Calder, the world-renowned Visual Skills and Performance Specialist joins the Cell C Sharks as a consultant, on a two-year contract, effective immediately. Having assisted many athletes and leading international sporting...

  • England Counties XV team announcement

    Jan 30, 14 • 3211 Views • Europe, InternationalComments Off on England Counties XV team announcement

    ENGLAND Counties XV have named six new caps in their starting line-up for their international against France Federale XV in Nevers on Friday January 31 (8pm). Coventry’s former Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints centre Luke Myring will make his...

  • EP Kings and Despatch in curtain raiser

    Jan 30, 14 • 8062 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Vodacom Cup NewsComments Off on EP Kings and Despatch in curtain raiser

    EP Kings Vodacom Cup team and GAP Management Despatch team for the upcoming curtain raiser on Saturday, 1 February. EP Kings : 1. Brendan Olivier 2. Stephan Deyzel 3. Pieter Stemmett 4. Kevin Kaba​​ 5. Tyler Paul 6. Wayvern Smith 7. Claude Tshidibi​ 8....

  • Pumas team to play the Cheetahs

    Jan 30, 14 • 3975 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Pumas team to play the Cheetahs

    The Nelspruit based Steval Pumas will play the Toyota Cheetahs this weekend in their first warm-up match for the season. Captained by the experienced Corné Steenkamp, the Pumas will also have three of their newly contracted players in the squad, Sabelo...

  • Lions team to play Blue Bulls

    Jan 30, 14 • 7384 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments Off on Lions team to play Blue Bulls

    GOLDEN LIONS VS BLUE BULLS – 2014 VODACOM CUP WARM-UP GAME Golden Lions head coach Russell Winter has named the following team, which will travel Polokwane to face the Blue Bulls this Saturday. Guy Cronje will captain the side. The match will kick off at...

  • Lions name their side to take on the Kings

    Jan 30, 14 • 2667 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Lions name their side to take on the Kings

    LIONS VS SOUTHERN KINGS – 2014 SUPER RUGBY WARM-UP GAME Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced a 23-man side to face the Southern Kings in Nelson Mandela Bay, this Saturday. Several players that Ackermann opted to rest for last weekend’s warm-up,...

  • NSW Waratahs trial team announced

    Jan 30, 14 • 2583 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on NSW Waratahs trial team announced

    After a long pre-season of hard training, the NSW Waratahs kick off the 2014 season with their first trial match against the Melbourne Rebels in Albury this Saturday, February 1. Lining up against his old team mates will be Kurtley Beale, back in the light...

  • NIB backs the Blues

    Jan 29, 14 • 2962 Views • General News, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on NIB backs the Blues

    Two days out from their first pre-season match of the year, the Blues 2014 season is shaping up well both on and off the field following the announcement of a major sponsorship deal with nib today. The partnership complements the health insurer’s...

  • Cheetahs named for Pumas clash

    Jan 29, 14 • 4715 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Cheetahs named for Pumas clash

    Toyota Cheetahs vs STEVAL Puma NO. POSITION NAME 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Caylib Oosthuizen 2 HOOKER Adriaan Strauss (c ) 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Coenie Oosthuizen 4 LEFT LOCK Lodewyk de Jager 5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys 6 LEFT FLANKER Jean Cook 7 RIGHT FLANKER Lappies...

  • Johnson takes over England Counties XV captaincy

    Jan 29, 14 • 2180 Views • Europe, General News, InternationalComments Off on Johnson takes over England Counties XV captaincy

    FYLDE fly-half Chris Johnson will captain the England Counties XV against the France Federale XV at Nevers on Friday January 31 (8pm). Johnson takes over the captaincy from Wharfedale number eight Rob Baldwin who will miss the trip to France having been...

  • Force to feature Super Rugby Sponsorship first

    Jan 29, 14 • 2648 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Force to feature Super Rugby Sponsorship first

    The Western Force will break new ground in Super Rugby sponsorship with the Western Australian club to feature individual partners on its playing jerseys for the 2014 season. In a competition first, the Western Force is offering businesses the opportunity to...

  • #SARU Special General Council meeting postponed

    Jan 28, 14 • 2441 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on #SARU Special General Council meeting postponed

    Eastern Province Rugby have confirmed that the SARU Special General Council meeting, which was to be held in Cape Town on Friday to discuss the inclusion of the EP Kings in an expanded ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division, has been postponed. EPRU President,...

  • Southern Kings team announced to take on the Lions

    Jan 28, 14 • 2735 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Southern Kings team announced to take on the Lions

    Following a sterling performance against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs this past weekend, it is not surprising to see a fairly unchanged starting line up for the Southern Kings match against the Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Southern Kings...

  • Southern King vs Lions

    Jan 28, 14 • 3009 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Southern King vs Lions

    WELL, WHAT A START TO THE NEW YEAR! A pulsating game which saw an exciting and impressive brand of running rugby from the Kings, against the Cheetahs last week. Just a pity that the visitors rather fortuitously got away in the end. It could have been a lot...

  • Toyota Cheetahs take on STEVAL Pumas in warm-up match

    Jan 28, 14 • 3651 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs take on STEVAL Pumas in warm-up match

    Come enjoy a fun family day as the Toyota Cheetahs take on the STEVAL Pumas in a warm-up match this Saturday, 1 February at the Old Greys sports grounds in Park road, Bloemfontein. The teams part-take in this warm-up match following the decision by the Free...

  • Australian Rugby Union congratulates General Peter Cosgrove AC MC

    Jan 28, 14 • 2150 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on Australian Rugby Union congratulates General Peter Cosgrove AC MC

    Australian Rugby Union today congratulated General (Ret.) Peter Cosgrove AC MC on his appointment to be Australia’s next Governor-General from March this year. General Cosgrove retired from Australian Rugby Union’s Board of Directors in November...

  • SARU Coaching Symposium starts in Stellenbosch

    Jan 28, 14 • 2558 Views • General News, South Africa, Springbok NewsComments Off on SARU Coaching Symposium starts in Stellenbosch

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU), in collaboration with their provincial unions, has implemented cutting-edge technology which will ensure players from as young as Under-13 level are properly monitored and managed on their pathway to playing professional...

  • SARU presents BokSmart seminar at ER24 HQ

    Jan 27, 14 • 2943 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on SARU presents BokSmart seminar at ER24 HQ

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) presented a BokSmart seminar to a select group of ER24 medical professionals at their headquarters in Johannesburg as part of their on-going work to continue the reduction of catastrophic head, neck and spinal injuries in...

  • Heineken Cup Fixtures

    Jan 26, 14 • 4696 Views • Europe, General News, Heineken CupComments Off on Heineken Cup Fixtures

    All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) April 2014 5 Ulster v Saracens Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 16:40 5 Toulon v Leinster Stade Félix-Mayol à Toulon 19:00 6 Clermont Auvergne v Leicester Tigers Stade Marcel-Michelin 16:40 6 Munster v Toulouse Thomond Park, Limerick...

  • Heineken Cup Results

    Jan 26, 14 • 4856 Views • Europe, General News, Heineken CupComments Off on Heineken Cup Results

    January 2014 19 Clermont Auvergne 28 – 3 Racing Metro Stade Marcel-Michelin report 19 Scarlets 20 – 22 Harlequins Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli report 19 Munster 38 – 6 Edinburgh Thomond Park, Limerick report 19 Perpignan 18 – 36...

  • Aviva Premiership Fixtures

    Jan 26, 14 • 1509 Views • AVIVA Premiership, Europe, General NewsComments Off on Aviva Premiership Fixtures

    All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 7 Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers Sixways, Worcester 21:45 7 Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby AJ Bell Stadium 22:00 8 Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground, Bath 17:00 8 Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints...

  • Aviva Premiership Results

    Jan 26, 14 • 1435 Views • AVIVA Premiership, Europe, General NewsComments Off on Aviva Premiership Results

    January 2014 5 London Wasps 19 – 16 Exeter Chiefs Adams Park, High Wycombe 5 Leicester Tigers 27 – 27 Bath Rugby Welford Road, Leicester 4 Gloucester Rugby 8 – 29 Saracens Kingsholm, Gloucester 4 London Irish 22 – 9 Worcester Warriors...

  • French Top 14 Fixtures

    Jan 26, 14 • 3660 Views • Europe, General NewsComments Off on French Top 14 Fixtures

    All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 8 Bayonne v Brive Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne 19:30 8 Bordeaux Begles v Grenoble Stade Andre Moga, Begles 19:30 8 Castres v Oyonnax Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres 19:30 8 Clermont Auvergne v Stade Francais Stade Marcel...