-
Sep 2, 19 •
2204 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SHARKS COACHING STAFF CONFIRMED FOR 2020
The Sharks are happy to confirm that Currie Cup Head Coach, Sean Everitt will head up the Cell C Sharks coaching team for the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. He will be ably assisted by backline/attack coach David Williams and the new addition of the...
-
Sep 1, 19 •
1422 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Golden Lions to face SWD in Women’s Interprovincial final
The Golden Lions and SWD booked their places in the B Section final of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition in style over the weekend as they cruised to emphatic victories over the Limpopo Blue Bulls and Free State respectively. The Golden Lions...
-
Aug 31, 19 •
2554 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup final to play out in Bloemfontein
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will host the Xerox Golden Lions in the Currie Cup final – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein at 17h00 on Saturday, 7 September after they defeated the Cell C Sharks and Tafel...
-
Aug 30, 19 •
2901 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby announces new format for U19 Championship
Ten teams will battle it out in two sections in the new format of the SA Rugby U19 Championship, which will be hosted in Paarl and Johannesburg respectively over one week in September. The Coastal Section, which will run concurrently with the Iqhawe Week at...
-
Aug 30, 19 •
2575 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Aphiwe Dyantyi anti-doping violation
SA Rugby can confirm being informed by the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) that an adverse analytical finding had been detected in a sample collected from Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi in a doping test on 2 July 2019. Dyantyi’s B-sample...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
1715 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All or nothing as Currie Cup reaches semi-final stage
It will be a case of all or nothing for the four teams in the Currie Cup semi-finals on Saturday, with final berths at stake and an invaluable home final for the one of the teams. The Xerox Golden Lions and Tafel Lager Griquas will meet in the first...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
1762 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Cell C Sharks
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs secured a home semi-final by finishing first on the log. The Free State side will be facing the Cell C Sharks at 17:00 on Saturday, 31 August in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. Gates open at 13:00 with curtain raisers between Free...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
1654 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Tafel Lager Griquas Currie Cup Semi-Final
The Xerox Golden Lions coaching staff picked an unchanged side for the Currie Cup semi-final against the Tafel Lager Griquas at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday. Captain Ross Cronje and Marnus Schoeman both celebrate their 70th caps in Currie Cup. Cronje...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
1682 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas Team vs. Xerox Golden Lions
Tafel Lager Griquas Team vs. Xerox Golden LionsCurrie Cup – Semi FinalEmirates Airline Park31 Aug. 2019 – 14:00Live on SS1 Khwezi Mona AJ Le Roux Ewald van der Westhuizen Ian Groenewald Victor Sekekete Gideon van der Merwe Sias Koen – Vice Captain...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
1519 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks Team to play Toyota Free State Cheetahs
Date: Saturday, 31 August 2019Time: 17h00Venue: Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinReferee: AJ JacobsAssistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Paul MenteTelevision Match Official: Joey Klaaste-Salmans The Cell C Sharks side to take on Toyota Free State in...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
3057 Views •
Currie Cup F.Div, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Big task await Down Touch Griffons in Currie Cup First Division final
The Down Touch Griffons will have their work cut out when they take to the field against the Jaguares XV in the Currie Cup First Division final in Potchefstroom on Friday after the Argentineans showed their class with eight wins in a row in their debut...
-
Aug 29, 19 •
1525 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks complete Rugby World Cup coaching team
Rassie Erasmus completed his Rugby World Cup coaching team on Wednesday with the confirmed appointment of defence consultant Felix Jones. The former Irish international will join the squad in Japan on a short-term consultancy, filling a vacancy left by the...
-
Aug 27, 19 •
1674 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SWD, Lions target Women’s Interprovincial B Section final spots
SWD and the Golden Lions will enter the final pool round of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial B Section on Saturday as the favourites to advance to the final after working their way into pole position in the competition. Both teams have won their last...
-
Aug 26, 19 •
1744 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Rugby World Cup squad blend is #StrongerTogether
A Springbok blend led by Siya Kolisi and combining youth with gnarled experience was on Monday confirmed to launch South Africa’s seventh assault on the Rugby World Cup title. The squad naming was broadcast live by several national broadcasters in front of...
-
Aug 25, 19 •
2033 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup semi-finals head to Bloemfontein and Johannesburg
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will host the Cell C Sharks in Bloemfontein, and the Xerox Golden Lions will meet Tafel Lager Griquas in Johannesburg, in the Currie Cup semi-finals next Saturday after the pool stages came to a dramatic close earlier today. The...
-
Aug 23, 19 •
1830 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tshwane 10s Bigger and better with the Vodacom Bulls
Pretoria’s greatest sports festival, the Tshwane 10s will be bigger and better than ever before come 27 and 28 September 2019. The sport festival will take place on the treasured Loftus Versfeld grounds, home of the Vodacom Bulls, from 07h30 – 23h30 on...
-
Aug 23, 19 •
1815 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs DHL Western Province
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing DHL Western Province on Saturday, 24 August at 17:15 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. Gates open at 11:00 with curtain raisers between Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 and Bloem Academy at 12:30 and the Toyota...
-
Aug 23, 19 •
3452 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, Currie Cup F.Div News, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup Previews: Premier Division and First Division semi-finals
The pool stages of the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – will reach a dramatic conclusion on Saturday as five teams battle it out for the three remaining semi-final berths, while Tafel Lager Griquas eye the top...
-
Aug 22, 19 •
2009 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Tafel Lager Griquas
The Xerox Golden Lions welcomes back Springbok Marvin Orie for the vital clash against the Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday. Cyle Brink will make his first start for the Lions in the Currie Cup season after a lengthy lay-off due to a broken wrist...
-
Aug 22, 19 •
1686 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Xerox Golden Lions
Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Xerox Golden LionsTafel Lager Park – Kimberley24 Aug 2019 – 15:00 Mox Mxoli AJ Le Roux Ewald van der Westhuizen Ian Groenewald Victor Sekekete Gideon van der Merwe Sias Koen – Vice Captain Neill Jordaan Chriswill September...
-
Aug 22, 19 •
1877 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld
Vodacom Blue Bulls vs. Cell C SharksDate: Saturday, 24 August 2019Time: 19h30Venue: Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaReferee: Rasta RasivhengeAssistant Referees: Paul Mente, Phumzile MbewuTelevision Match Official: Johan Greeff The Cell C Sharks team to face the...
-
Aug 21, 19 •
1751 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pretorius on DHL WP debut in Bloemfontein
Junior Springbok centre Rikus Pretorius will make his DHL Western Province debut in the final league round Currie Cup encounter with Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The 20-year-old will start at inside centre in a team that also sees...
-
Aug 21, 19 •
1594 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gripping battle for last final berth in Women’s Interprovincials
The battle for the remaining final berth in the A Section of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition is set to come down to the wire on Saturday as four teams eye a place in the grand finale of the competition against Western Province on 7...
-
Aug 21, 19 •
2005 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gqoboka back for Vodacom Blue Bulls
Springbok prop Lizo Gqoboka will make a timely return to the Vodacom Blue Bulls this weekend when they face the Cell C Sharks in their final Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Gqoboka has been released from the Springbok squad for the match, one...
-
Aug 19, 19 •
1617 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Four players released from Bok camp for Currie Cup duty
Lizo Gqoboka (Vodacom Blue Bulls), Marvin Orie (Xerox Golden Lions), Thomas du Toit and André Esterhuizen (both Cell C Sharks) have been released from the Springbok training squad back to their provinces and will be available for Currie Cup selection this...
