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Aug 27, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 26, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 25, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 23, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 23, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 23, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 22, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 22, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 22, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 21, 19 •
1985 Views •
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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...
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Aug 21, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 21, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 19, 19 •
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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...
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Aug 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Super-Saturday hat-trick for SA Rugby celebrated
South African rugby players – men and women, schoolboys and adults – were congratulated for Saturday’s national team hat-trick by Mr Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby, on Sunday. The Springboks overcame Argentina, 24-18; the Springbok Women defeated...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools performances bode well for the future
The development and progress showed by the players in the SA Schools and SA Schools A squads in the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series bode well for the future of South African rugby and the Junior Springboks. The players showed they can adapt and be...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women qualify for 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer was delighted on Saturday as his charges booked their place in the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with a 39-0 victory against Kenya in the deciding match of the qualifiers at the Bosman Stadium in...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad assemble in Bloemfontein for RWC training camp
The Springbok training squad of 36 players assembled in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a four-day Rugby World Cup camp in Bloemfontein as part of the Boks’ preparations for the global tournament which starts next month in Japan. The group consists of players...
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Aug 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup going down to the wire … again
The Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – is going down to the wire yet again and with only one round of the league phase left before the playoffs, five teams will be scrambling to determine how the top four finish....
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Aug 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on “It’s nice to learn when you’re winning” – Erasmus
Rassie Erasmus breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that his 2019 Springbok squad continued on a trajectory of progress following a 24-18 victory over Argentina in a Castle Lager Incoming Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Sbu Nkosi scored...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Progress and growth on the agenda as U18 International Series concludes
The continued growth of their squads as a unit and the improvement of individual performances are high on the agenda for the SA Schools and SA Schools A coaches this weekend, when the final matches of the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series take place at...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits: ‘My wildest dream has come true’
Schalk Brits described the Springbok captaincy as his wildest dream that has come true. Brits will be leading out South Africa against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is the Boks’ last home game before the Rugby World Cup. The...
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Aug 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Cell C Sharks
Frans van Wyk will make his debut for the Xerox Golden Lions when they host the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday. Kick-off is at 14:00. Manni Rass will start in mid-field as centre partner to Wandisile Simelane. Cyle Brink has recovered from a...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Pumas
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Pumas on Saturday at 14:00 in Nelspruit. Coach Franco Smith announced his team with changes. William Small-Smith returns to number 14. Captain Tian Meyer moves to left wing with Ruan Pienaar starting on...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Rugby 15 and School Rugby Contributors needed
Are you passionate about rugby? Do you want a front row seat to games in your area? We are looking for contributors for Rugby Fifteen and School Rugby. This is not a job offer but rather an opportunity for rugby fans to become part of our team by covering...
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Aug 15, 19 •
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Comments Off on Jordaan living her dream as a professional rugby player
At only 28 years old Springbok Women’s flyhalf Zenay Jordaan has a rugby resume most her colleagues – male and female – could only dream of with two Women’s Rugby World Cups and three Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments to her name. And she is...
