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Sep 19, 24 •
698 Views •
General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Re-live the Cape Town rugby vibe for as little as R250 in December
HSBC SVNS Cape Town returns to DHL Stadium on 7-8 December 2024 Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster from 25 September, starting at R250 per day Twenty-four teams in action on one field over two days in a new format Rugby fans and partygoers wishing to re-live the...
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Sep 17, 24 •
785 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks make 10 changes for Los Pumas showdown
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made 10 changes to his starting team for their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Los Pumas in Santiago del Estero on Saturday. Salmaan Moerat (lock) leads a new-look team in a match which would see...
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Sep 11, 24 •
680 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on More Test rugby at DHL Stadium next week
Hot on the heels of a spectacular weekend of international rugby in Cape Town, local rugby fans have another Test coming their way next week when the Springbok Women take on Spain on Thursday 19 September. Kick-off for the Bok Women’s first Test at DHL...
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Sep 11, 24 •
609 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers and Suzuki Griquas development agreement in action
A group of Suzuki Griquas players will join the DHL Stormers squad for their pre-season preparations as part of the development agreement between the two teams. The agreement, announced earlier this year, enables players to move easily between the two squads...
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Sep 10, 24 •
605 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Erasmus names 28-man Bok squad for Argentina tour
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus recalled hooker Johan Grobbelaar to his 28-man squad for their short tour to Argentina where they will face Los Pumas at Estadio Unico Madre Ciudades in Santiago on Saturday 21 September in their penultimate Castle Lager Rugby...
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Sep 9, 24 •
683 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SIYA KOLISI MAKES A WELCOME RETURN HOME
The Sharks are delighted to confirm that Siyamthanda Kolisi, the inspirational two-time winning Rugby World Cup Springbok captain will return home to join the Hollywoodbets Sharks upon completion of his current national duties. After spending a season abroad...
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Sep 7, 24 •
679 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on “Cautious” Boks set sights on the Freedom Cup
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick set their sights firmly on trying to clinch the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009 when they line up against New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at DHL Stadium in Cape...
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Sep 5, 24 •
583 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Schickerling reaches DHL WP 50 in Kimberley
Lock JD Schickerling will play his 50th match for DHL Western Province in the Carling Currie Cup encounter with Suzuki Griquas in Kimberley on Friday. Schickerling will be playing his first match in the blue and white hoops since returning from Japan earlier...
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Sep 5, 24 •
687 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moodie, Hendrikse back as Boks change up for NZ
Canan Moodie (wing) and Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) make their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday while double RWC winners Willie le Roux (fullback) and Lukhanyo Am (utility back) also return to the match-23...
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Sep 4, 24 •
611 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls JF van Heerden Q&A
JF van Heerden discusses playing against Courtney Lawes, learning from Bulls icons and enjoying Dublin: 1.Why rugby? I have been playing rugby since the age of 5, so it has always been part of my life. I love the physical part of it. It is...
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Sep 4, 24 •
517 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Opening round Vodacom URC SA derbies moved to early 2025
Due to a request from SA Rugby, the opening round Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures involving the South African teams will now be moved to avoid a clash with the Carling Currie Cup Final. Originally, the DHL Stormers were due to take on the Vodacom...
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Sep 3, 24 •
696 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Canan Moodie Q&A
Canan Moodie discusses “touchies” on the tar in Paarl, how to attack space and relaxing in Bali: 1.Why rugby? As a little boy rugby was our sport, we played “touchies” on the tar roads in Paarl and had the most fun. That’s when I fell in love...
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Sep 2, 24 •
654 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby apologizes over Haka interference
The South African Rugby Union has written to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union to formally apologise for a sequence of events that led to the conclusion of the Haka being obscured during Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test between the...
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Sep 2, 24 •
687 Views •
General News, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Lager Championship Activates Rugby Fever across Mzanzi Ahead of the SA Leg
Johannesburg: Castle Lager, South Africa’s “Home Grown” beer brand, is primed to welcome the World champions – and the pride of our nation – the Springboks, for the South African-leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in the coming...
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Aug 29, 24 •
487 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PUMA AND VODACOM BULLS UNVEIL FOREVER BLUE KIT
Global sports company PUMA and the Vodacom Bulls have launched the 2024/25 Forever Blue Home and Alternative kit, which draws on the team’s heritage but with a modern retro twist. True to tradition, the Vodacom Bulls blue takes centre stage for the Home...
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Aug 20, 24 •
608 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Erasmus names Springbok squad for NZ Tests
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has included three Rugby World Cup winners in the national squad for the first time this year as he welcomes back Steven Kitshoff (prop), Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) and Canan Moodie (utility back) from injury for the Castle...
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Aug 13, 24 •
567 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on First starts for Van den Berg, Nortje as Boks make 10 changes
Morne van den Berg (scrumhalf) and Ruan Nortje (lock) will earn their first Test starts in a Springbok team that shows 10 changes to the starting line-up for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies at the Optus Stadium in Perth on...
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Aug 6, 24 •
795 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, The Rugby Championship, TRC Rules •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2024 Law Variations
SANZAAR has today confirmed the roll out of several Law Variations that will be implemented in The Rugby Championship 2024 (TRC). The rationale behind the variations is to speed up the game by reducing the amount of unnecessary stoppages and to clarify law...
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Aug 5, 24 •
572 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS RENEW PARTNERSHIP WITH PUMA
The Vodacom Bulls and PUMA have announced the extension of their partnership which dates to when PUMA became the team’s official technical supplier in 2011. “Our partnership has been a success on and off the field for more than a decade, so PUMA is proud...
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Jul 16, 24 •
669 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat to lead new-look Bok team featuring seven uncapped players
Salmaan Moerat will take over the Springbok captaincy for the first time when he leads a squad featuring seven uncapped players in a first Test with emerging nation Portugal in the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series in Bloemfontein on Saturday....
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Jul 11, 24 •
755 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boks release nine players to Carling Currie Cup teams
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released nine players who are not involved in Saturday’s series decider against Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Hollywoodbets Kings Park to their provincial unions on Wednesday afternoon, as they look ahead to...
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Jul 9, 24 •
609 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Erasmus sticks with tried and tested team for second Ireland Test
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Pretoria last week for the...
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Jul 5, 24 •
662 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on CARLING BLACK LABEL REINTRODUCES ITSELF BACK INTO RUGBY AS THE CURRIE CUP SPONSOR, WHERE “CHAMPIONS ARE MADE”
Africa’s most awarded and biggest beer, Carling Black Label has joined forces with SA Rugby through the world’s oldest rugby tournament – the Currie Cup, again, after the brand’s first introduction back in the 2020/21 tournament. Although Carling...
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Jul 5, 24 •
906 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on CASTLE LAGER AND THE SPRINGBOKS CELEBRATES THREE DECADES OF PARTNERSHIP AHEAD OF THE CASTLE LAGER INCOMING SERIES
Castle Lager, South Africa’s beloved ‘Homegrown’ beer, has over the years solidified its position as a stalwart partner in South African sport, with 2024 marking three decades of Castle Lager’s remarkable partnership with the Springboks....
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Jul 2, 24 •
650 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks tweak side for Argentina encounter
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko has tweaked the starting fifteen for Thursday’s World Rugby U20 Championship encounter with Argentina in Stellenbosch by making five changes to the run-on side that started in the win over Fiji. Thursday’s Pool C clash...
