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Jul 14, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two WP Rugby players test positive for COVID-19
One junior player and one uncapped DHL Stormers squad member have tested positive for COVID-19 following an extensive testing procedure involving all players and management last week. As part of the return-to-training protocol, all contracted players and team...
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Jul 13, 20 •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily bids farewell to Odendaal
The Blue Bulls Company today confirmed that center Burger Odendaal will be departing the #BullsFamily. The 27-year-old, who also captained the Vodacom Bulls earlier this year, will be making his way across the Jukskei to neighboring franchise, the Emirates...
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Jul 9, 20 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls launch new App for fans
The Vodacom Bulls have taken another major step forward in building their digital brand with the development of the new Vodacom Bulls App, which will be launched on iOS and Android on 9 July. Vodacom Bulls fans will now #StayConnected closer than ever before...
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Jul 9, 20 •
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Comments Off on Revealed: Who took Siya’s jersey, Faf’s pants and Rassie’s shirt
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s director of rugby, thanked South Africans for answering the Springboks’ call to help raise funds to help with hunger alleviation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the names of the 44 winners were...
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Jul 9, 20 •
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Comments Off on Engen to power Get Into Rugby and Springboks
SA Rugby announced a ground-breaking three-year deal on Wednesday that leading African energy brand Engen will power rugby development programme, Get Into Rugby, and become the official fuel supplier of the Springboks, until 2023. The Get Into Rugby programme...
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Jul 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Edwards appointed Springboks’ new Head of Athletic Performance
Andy Edwards, the experienced Saracens Strength and Conditioning coach, has been appointed as the new Head of Athletic Performance for the Springboks. SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that Edwards will take up his new role with the Springboks on 1 August, and...
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Jul 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs confirms departing players
The Toyota Cheetahs can confirm the departure of following players at the end of June 2020 of their respective contracts. Hooker, Joseph Dweba, has left the Toyota Cheetahs to join Bordeaux in France. Working his way up the ranks, Dweba is a proud product of...
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Jul 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on Million mark reached as #StrongerTogether fundraiser closes on Friday
Thanks to the fantastic support and generosity of Springbok supporters, the R1 million-mark was surpassed on Tuesday in the Bok’s #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign, which raises money for hunger alleviation in struggling communities as a result of the...
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Jul 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on WPRFU agreement on DHL Newlands Rugby stadium development
The Council of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) has voted in favour of a proposed agreement regarding the development of DHL Newlands by an overwhelming majority. The loan agreement approved on Tuesday, will enable the WPRFU to pay off its...
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Jun 30, 20 •
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Comments Off on THE #RUGBYUNITES CAMPAIGN GAINS MOMENTUM IN THE FREE STATE
Following a challenge issued by the South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) and the Lions Rugby Union, the #RugbyUnites charity campaign has made its way to the Free State, where the Free State Cheetahs take up the challenge on Sunday, 5 July from...
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Jun 25, 20 •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily bids farewell to flank Josh Strauss.
The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that it has reached a mutual settlement with flank Josh Strauss regarding his departure from Loftus. The Scottish international joined the Vodacom Bulls in 2019 and featured strongly in the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby...
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Jun 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on Reniel Hugo is back in the Toyota Cheetah camp
The 29-year-old lock, Reniel Hugo, will be returning to the Toyota Cheetahs following a stint in Japan. Hugo left the Toyota Cheetahs in 2018 to join the Japanese Top League club, Toyota Verblitz, but enjoyed limited game time at the team. Hugo won the Currie...
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Jun 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on Return-to-train for professional rugby moves closer
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that it had sought and received clarification from government on a number of questions relating to the return to non-contact training. As a result SA Rugby would advise government this week of its technical preparedness to...
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Jun 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on Uys added to #BullsFamily lock stock
The Blue Bulls Company can confirm the signing of 26-year-old lock forward Jan Uys from French Top 14 club CA Brive who will join the Vodacom Bulls as of 1 July. Uys has spent the last few seasons with CA Brive after an initial six months with fellow Top 14...
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Jun 23, 20 •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily lock in Manjezi
The Blue Bulls Company can confirm that 25-year-old lock forward Sintu Manjezi will join the Vodacom Bulls from the Toyota Cheetahs from 1 July. Manjezi has stamped his authority in the Guinness PRO14 in recent seasons as a tough as nails and uncompromising...
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Jun 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby takes interim management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings
SA Rugby has assumed management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings, having taken back a 74% shareholding in the organisation. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, is liaising with Kings director of rugby and interim coach, Robbie Kempson, on...
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Jun 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on Target date selected for Guinness PRO14 restart
Saturday, August 22 has been selected as a target date for the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season to restart across all five competing territories. The target date was agreed at the PRO14 Board meeting on Tuesday (June 9) based upon the information currently...
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Jun 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on Springboks assist with packing food parcels in Cape Town
Springbok coach and captain, Jacques Nienaber and Siya Kolisi, led a delegation of eight national players and coaches at the Food Forward SA warehouse in Cape Town on Thursday, where they assisted in packing food parcels in the fight against hunger. The visit...
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Jun 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby statement on Guinness PRO14 restart plans
The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will continue to work closely with SA Rugby and the South African government in the coming months after plans were announced on Thursday that the Guinness PRO14 plans to resume in an abbreviated format, with...
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Jun 17, 20 •
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Comments Off on BURGER APPOINTED AS NEW MD
Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Pieter Burger who will assume the position of Managing Director effective from 1 August 2020. Burger, currently the CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby Union, is an experienced rugby administrator...
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Jun 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on Du Plessis joins #BullsFamily as Head of Junior Rugby
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to announce that former Grey College 1st XV coach, Wessel du Plessis, will join the #BullsFamily as Head of Junior Rugby with Director of Rugby, Jake White, continuing his mandate of revitalising all of the franchise’s...
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Jun 12, 20 •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily: Carr has joined the group
The Blue Bulls Company can confirm that the athletic loose forward Nizaam Carr will join the #BullsFamily and will link up with the team as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions are relaxed. The 29-year-old former Bishops Diocesan College scholar...
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Jun 12, 20 •
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Comments Off on Stand together against Racism
We’re up against our toughest opponent yet: Ourselves. If we’re ever going to have a chance of winning, we’re going to have to work as a team. And what makes the difference between a great team and one that’s simply OK isn’t speed or strength...
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Jun 12, 20 •
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Comments Off on ShadowBall boosts immunity while raising funds to help feed 100 families for a month
An innovative half a rugby ball has paired up with online fitness and health supplement partners to help feed one hundred families in need during the Covid-19 crisis. Backed by Springbok players and dubbed “Rise to the Challenge”, a percentage of all...
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Jun 12, 20 •
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Comments Off on Hendricks continues hunt at Loftus
The Blue Bulls Company is proud to announce that crowd favorite Cornal Hendricks has re-signed with the Vodacom Bulls, committing his immediate future to the #BullsFamily. The 32-year-old Springbok wing won over rugby lovers around the country with his...
