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Mar 7, 22 •
1131 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates SA Sport Award nominees
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated the six nominees from rugby in seven categories of the 15th annual SA Sport Awards that were announced on Saturday. Siya Kolisi, Makazole Mapimpi, Ronald Brown, Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks and the...
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Mar 4, 22 •
952 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Balanced Vodacom Bulls side ready for Kimberley showdown
The Vodacom Bulls will head to Kimberley, where they will face the Tafel Lager Griquas in a Carling Currie Cup clash, with a loaded team. The two sides will meet at Tafel Lager Park at 14h30 on Saturday where both sides will be looking to claim bragging...
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Mar 3, 22 •
1095 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on LUKHANYO AM COMMITS TO THE SHARKS UNTIL 2025
The Sharks are delighted to announce that our captain Lukhanyo Am, has extended his contract with the Union for a further three years, until 2025. As a key member of the squad, this contract extension underlines his commitment to be part of the...
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Mar 1, 22 •
1233 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jantjies signs on for more with DHL Stormers
World Cup-winning scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies has signed a two-year contract extension with the DHL Stormers which will keep him at home in the Cape until at least 2024. Another proud product of the Western Province Rugby youth system, Jantjies first...
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Feb 28, 22 •
1096 Views •
General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 Tickets On Sale Now!
The World is coming to Cape Town – and you can join them at rugby’s biggest carnival. Ticket sales are open for the first Rugby World Cup to be held in South Africa for 27 years – the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. The tournament takes place at Cape Town...
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Feb 25, 22 •
1338 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers starting line-up with three changes to the team
There are three changes and a positional switch in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Connacht in Galway on Saturday. Evan Roos, Herschel Jantjies and Dan du Plessis all come in, with Damian Willemse...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1096 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Vodacom URC franchises to test themselves in Europe
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will put their skills to the test in Europe for the first time in 2022 this weekend as all four sides face international opposition on short one-week tours after four intense rounds of derbies in...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1260 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Benetton
The Cell C Sharks have left the warm climate of Durban and headed north to chilly Treviso in Italy for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton. This match offers the Durbanites the opportunity to get stuck into overseas opposition...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1056 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Few changes for Vodacom Bulls ahead of Zebre Parma clash
The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to their team that will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 10 match at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on Friday night. A forced change following the suspension of experienced pivot, Morné...
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Feb 23, 22 •
1030 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SIYA KOLISI FIRST UP IN URC’S ‘PLAYER IN FOCUS’ SERIES
The United Rugby Championship will collaborate with Roc Nation Sports to work with clubs and players across the league to produce a series of content designed to shine a spotlight on their off-field endeavours, providing them with a platform to tell their...
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Feb 21, 22 •
961 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name 28-man squad ahead of Zebre Parma clash
The Vodacom Bulls have named their squad that will travel to Parma, Italy, where they will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash on Friday The squad leaves South Africa on Monday and is expected to arrive in Italy on Tuesday, where...
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Feb 21, 22 •
1131 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three-week sanction for Morné Steyn
Veteran flyhalf, Morné Steyn, will miss the Vodacom Bulls’ next three fixtures after being handed a three-week sanction following a red card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, February...
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Feb 21, 22 •
4549 Views •
BabyBoks U20, Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms expanding domestic calendar
SA Rugby has announced the confirmed competition structure for the remainder of the 2022 rugby season, which will see an expansion of the Carling Currie Cup First Division as well as the Women’s Premier Divisions and more provincial age-group rugby. With...
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Feb 21, 22 •
943 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to former president, Mr Ebrahim Patel
Mr Ebrahim Patel, the first president of the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) and one of the driving forces behind the movement to rugby unity towards the end of the 20th century, passed away early on Monday morning at the age of 78 years old after...
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Feb 18, 22 •
1028 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks’ Carling Currie Cup campaign shifts to Johannesburg
The Cell C Sharks’ Carling Currie Cup campaign shifts to Johannesburg when they take on the Sigma Lions at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday following a two-week break. After two wins and in particular a really commanding victory over the DHL Western...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1390 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Bidders sought for Newlands Rugby Stadium
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) announced on Thursday that the Newlands Rugby Stadium was to be placed on the market in a sealed bidding process. The administrator appointed by SA Rugby to regularise the affairs of the Union has retained an...
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Feb 17, 22 •
999 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #5
Carling Currie Cup action resumes on Friday evening, with the Toyota Cheetahs and Cell C Sharks facing tricky away matches in their quest to keep their unbeaten starts to the competition intact and overtake the Vodacom Bulls at the top of the standings. Tafel...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1431 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE CELL C SHARKS WELCOME EBEN ETZEBETH
The Sharks are thrilled to announce a major coup with the signing of Springbok second rower Eben Etzebeth, who will join our franchise from Toulon once the French season has ended. Etzebeth will join up with The Sharks in July of this year and he has been...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1166 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP bolstered for Kimberley clash
DHL Western Province have been bolstered by the inclusion of a few key players for their Carling Currie Cup clash with Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Friday. There are five players in the forward pack that did not feature in DHL Western Province’s...
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Feb 17, 22 •
954 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs to travel north
The Toyota Cheetahs will be travelling north to face the Airlink Pumas on Saturday, 19 February at 14:30 in Nelspruit. The action will be live on SuperSport. “During the last two weeks, we’ve done a lot of preparation. We know we are playing against a...
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Feb 16, 22 •
983 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat locked in until 2025
DHL Stormers co-captain Salmaan Moerat has signed a contract extension that will see him stay in Cape Town until at least 2025. The imposing lock is a proud product of the Western Province Rugby system, having developed through the structures as a young...
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Feb 15, 22 •
1598 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Shozi sets sights on another Rugby World Cup Sevens
The news that tickets to the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town in September will go on sale later this month was welcomed from all over, and one of the Eastern Cape’s more experienced rugby players in particular shared the excitement of the...
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Feb 14, 22 •
1191 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rugby World Cup Sevens tickets to go on sale
World Rugby has announced the start of the countdown to tickets going on sale for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town in September. Ticket sales will open in two weeks’ time – on Monday 28 February 2022 – for the three-day...
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Feb 13, 22 •
2612 Views •
Blitz Bokke, Currie Cup, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on NEIL POWELL APPOINTED AS THE SHARKS DIRECTOR OF RUGBY
The Sharks CEO, Dr Eduard Coetzee has announced an exciting new change to our rugby structure that will be effective from the 2022/2023 season. This development has been implemented to ensure sustainable success and provide the best and most effective support...
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Feb 11, 22 •
889 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls find inspiration in facing talented Cell C Sharks side
The Vodacom Bulls are bracing themselves for a heated battle when they take on the Cell C Sharks in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. David Kriel will make a return to the side, starting at fullback, this weekend...
