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May 14, 20 •
2231 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The One Cup of Pap Feed Scheme
The One Cup of Pap Initiative is a feeding project aimed at donating food, clothes, toys and books to the less fortunate initially in the Fourways and surrounding suburbs. It was the brainchild of Wayne Boardman (former Sharks and Stormers Super Rugby lock)...
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May 13, 20 •
1623 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hot-stepper Aplon joins #BullsFamily
The Vodacom Bulls confirm the signing of Springbok utility back Gio Aplon, who will join the team from June or as soon as he is able to travel back to South Africa, as Director of Rugby Jake White continues to build his player group. Aplon proved to be a...
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May 12, 20 •
1369 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily, VODE and DJ Jazzy D: “#FeedAFamily”
The Vodacom Bulls and VODE Premium Spring Water partnered up with Jacaranda FM’s DJ Jazzy D, to assist in getting food parcels into the community at Eersterust. The #FeedAFamily project run by the charismatic DJ has assisted more than 5000 families in the...
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May 8, 20 •
1572 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on EPS bids farewell to MD
Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd. bids farewell to Managing Director, Edgar Rathbone, who is set to join the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd. as CEO. Rathbone has been instrumental in securing the sponsorships of the Emirates Lions and Xerox Golden Lions Rugby Teams...
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May 8, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BullsFamily appoint Rathbone as new CEO
The #BullsFamily is excited to confirm that current Managing Director of Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd, Edgar Rathbone, will be taking over the reigns as CEO of the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd following the resignation of Alfons Meyer. Rathbone, who will...
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May 5, 20 •
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General News, Guinness Pro14, National, School, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Talented young players to join the Toyota Cheetahs
The Toyota Cheetahs secure the services of two former Grey College stars, George Cronjé and Marcell Muller as well as Ian Groenewald who started for Bulls in the last two SuperRugby matches. Lock, Ian Groenewald will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1...
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May 5, 20 •
1556 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart, Ghana Rugby take hands for rugby safety
SA Rugby and Ghana Rugby reached a ground-breaking agreement to boost player welfare through sharing BokSmart rugby safety programme information and guidelines to assist in the development of their version of the programme, EagleWise. The agreement will see...
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May 4, 20 •
1473 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Van der Merwe returns to Loftus Versfeld
It is with great excitement that the Blue Bulls Company welcomes back Springbok prop, Marcel van der Merwe, after a stint with French Top 14 club Toulon. The powerful yet mobile front rower will join the Vodacom Bulls as of July 2020. Van der Merwe...
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May 1, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Strength and Conditioning Coach for Toyota Cheetahs
Toyota Cheetahs Strength and Conditioning Coach, Quintin Kruger will be leaving the side at the end of May 2020 for a new career opportunity. Kruger joined Free State Rugby in November 2010 to work with the junior sides and was promoted four years later as...
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May 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on #BULLSFAMILY TRIBUTES OUTGOING HUMAN
1 May 2020: The term Loftus Legend is often thrown around to describe great players, players that will be listed in annals of history and chatted about for years to come. Today, the #BullsFamily bids farewell to a legend of a different sort… a legend that...
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Apr 30, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Bedtime Stories with the Vodacom Bulls in support of CHOC
Help us give a child a place to stay during his/her cancer treatment It has now been a month since the lockdown in South Africa and it is affecting each one of us. For the children, teens and families affected by childhood cancer, treatment continues in the...
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Apr 24, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily bids farewell to CEO
It is with regret that the Blue Bulls Company announces that its Chief Executive Officer Alfons Meyer will be leaving the company at the end of May 2020. Blue Bulls Board Chairman Pieter Uys said: “We would like to thank Alfons for his great contribution to...
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Apr 24, 20 •
1582 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Digital version of 2020 Law Book available now
A digital version of the SA Rugby Law Book for 2020 has been made available for the first time in an effort to reach a bigger audience as part of the bigger South African rugby community. The interactive digital Law Book provide the rugby community with...
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Apr 23, 20 •
3316 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ReLive RWC glory with the Springboks on SuperSport
Five months after their magnificent Rugby World Cup triumph, Siya Kolisi and his Springbok teammates will talk viewers through the final as part of a Freedom Day rugby special on SuperSport. The players and new Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber will lend fresh...
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Apr 22, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Update on SA Rugby competitions for 2020
SA Rugby has confirmed the cancellation of a number of events and continued contingency planning for others in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic it was announced on Tuesday, following extensive consultation between members of the local rugby industry....
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Apr 22, 20 •
1511 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rugby finalising financial package to safeguard future
• Industry Financial Impact Plan formulated• Pay cuts for players, staff, administrators • Rugby united in crisis response The rugby industry has agreed in principle a wide-ranging plan to cut between R700 million to R1 billion from its budget over the...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Facebook Live Concert
This weekend, Saturday 17h15 to be exact, would have been the epic ‘TRANS-JUKSKEI’ derby, with the Vodacom Bulls hosting the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld… Well, that’s still not happening (not to rub salt in the wound. Our buddy Dylan Pretorius,...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers and Friends deliver Johnny Clegg’s ‘The Crossing’
The DHL Stormers have teamed up with various artists and local celebrities to record a tribute video of Johnny Clegg’s ‘The Crossing’. Recorded and filmed in their bye week at the beginning of March, the video has been released on the DHL...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on National coaches share knowledge with ground-breaking webinar series
In a ground-breaking initiative piloted by SA Rugby’s Rugby Department, the Springbok and Blitzbok coaches have started to share their expertise online and in real time with a large number of coaches across the country, during the COVID-19 lockdown period....
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Mar 28, 20 •
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Comments Off on Rugby unites in response to COVID-19 threat to jobs and business
The South African rugby ‘industry’ has come together to navigate the retention of teams and jobs in the face of the threat to the business posed by the Coronavirus pandemic. All rugby activities were suspended prior to the start of today’s national...
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Mar 25, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily welcomes Jake White
The Blue Bulls Company are excited to confirm that Jake White has signed on as Director of Rugby and will be officially joining the #BullsFamily effective immediately until the 2023 World Cup. The former Springbok coach and Rugby World Cup winner assumes the...
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Mar 24, 20 •
3585 Views •
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Comments Off on JANTJIES SIGNS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION WITH WP RUGBY
Springbok and DHL Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies has signed a two-year contract extension with Western Province Rugby. This extension means that Jantjies will remain with the DHL Stormers until at least the end of the 2022 season. A product of Kylemore...
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Mar 18, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on COVID-19 update – SA Rugby exploring various interim playing options
Plans to restructure local rugby competitions are currently under discussion in the wake of the recent measures introduced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday. These plans could see South African franchises and other provincial...
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Mar 16, 20 •
1950 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby updates COVID-19 response measures
SA Rugby on Monday suspended all national team training camps and business travel as part of a raft of measures in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Scheduled Springbok alignment camps, Springbok Men’s and Women’s training camps and the SA Rugby...
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Mar 16, 20 •
5183 Views •
General News, National, School, School Rugby Festivals, School Rugby Results, School Rules, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Graeme hang tough to edge Cradock rivals
Graeme College produced a rousing finish to the 22nd Pam Golding Properties Graeme Rugby Day when they recorded a thrilling 21-18 victory over Marlow Agricultural in Grahamstown on Saturday (March 14). In doing so, the host school overcame a 13-0 deficit...
