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Oct 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: Sharks and Bulls step up in Wales
The Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls finally showed of what they are capable after a few weeks of frustration to secure their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship victories, while the DHL Stormers secured a draw, and the Emirates Lions were close to...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Ospreys in Swansea
In the third round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, the Cell C Sharks focus now shifts to Wales, where they take on Ospreys on Friday night. With much of the talk surrounding the need for an adjustment to the challenges presented by the new...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Gold Medal winning coach signs with Chiefs Rugby Club as Super Rugby Aupiki confirmed
Allan Bunting announced as Chiefs Women Head Coach Four-team women’s competition confirmed for March 2022 Former Black Ferns Sevens Head Coach and two-time NZR Coach of the Year Allan Bunting has signed on as Head Coach for the Chiefs Women’s team ahead...
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Oct 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Green light for Super Rugby Aupiki
Four-team women’s competition confirmed for March 2022Head Coaches announced The country’s leading women players will set the rugby landscape alight in 2022 with the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki. The Blues, Chiefs and Hurricanes, as well as a...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play first of two Scottish teams
The Cell C Sharks shift their focus to the first of two Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams from Scotland when they face off against the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the competition. Head coach Sean Everitt has made three...
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Sep 28, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Chiefs announce new coaching structure to take club to next level
Warren Gatland appointed Director of Rugby; Clayton McMillan to remain as Head Coach The Chiefs Rugby Club have announced a new coaching structure which will see returning coach Warren Gatland appointed to the new position of Director of Rugby, and 2021...
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Sep 23, 21 •
1285 Views •
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Comments Off on Oosthuizen loves playing sevens again
The mantra of “smiles on faces” – as lived by the Springbok Sevens team – is an easy one for the players to express, especially now that they are back playing international rugby again. Which is why Blitzbok forward Ryan Oosthuizen can’t wait for...
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Sep 21, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber banks on experience for New Zealand Test
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Townsville, as they look to rebound from successive defeats...
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Sep 21, 21 •
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Comments Off on LEN IKITAU RE-SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND THE BRUMBIES UNTIL THE END OF 2023
After a breakout 2021 season, Brumbies and Wallabies centre Len Ikitau has recommitted to his Super Rugby club and Rugby Australia until the end of 2023. Ikitau made his International debut against France earlier this year, starting in the deciding Test and...
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Sep 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS TOURING SQUAD UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
The Cell C Sharks depart for the first month’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship action with a 34 man squad to play in four successive matches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales beginning next Saturday. Head coach Sean Everitt has picked two, and sometimes...
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Sep 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name touring group for opening URC games
The Vodacom Bulls will be jetting out on Saturday to begin a four-week tour that will start in Ireland, continue to Wales and end in Scotland for their opening fixtures of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has...
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Sep 16, 21 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen leaves Vodacom Bulls
The Vodacom Bulls can confirm the departure of captain and Springbok loose-forward, Duane Vermeulen, who will be joining Irish team, Ulster Rugby. The 35-year-old joined the Vodacom Bulls in 2020, where he had an immediate impact as he led the Tshwane-based...
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Sep 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers bolstered by trio of loan players for URC
Loose forwards Junior Pokomela and Willie Engelbrecht and scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer have joined the DHL Stormers on loan ahead of the United Rugby Championship. Pokomela and Ungerer both bring experience of playing in the Guinness PRO14, while Engelbrecht was...
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Sep 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Western Force is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Tito as the new forwards coach
Tito joins the Force from New Zealand provincial club side, Wellington. Tito returned to New Zealand in 2020 following three years with French Top 14 team Section Paloise (Pau). Tito was also in charge of the Chiefs Super Rugby Aoteroa U20s this season. He...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four more years for Evan Roos with WPRR
Dynamic loose forward Evan Roos has signed a contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) that will see him playing for the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province until at least 2025. The 21-year-old has been a revelation at the back of...
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Sep 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Minimal changes for Vodacom Bulls’ final showdown
The Vodacom Bulls have made minimal changes to the team that will face the Cell C Sharks in the Carling Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has opted for consistency in the season finale, making only...
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Aug 31, 21 •
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Comments Off on Josh Ioane to join the Gallagher Chiefs for the 2022 season
Māori All Black and former Highlanders first five-eighth Josh Ioane is set to join the Gallagher Chiefs next season, having signed with the club for their 2022 Super Rugby Pacific campaign. The 26-year-old, who holds one All Blacks Test cap to his name, said...
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Aug 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Super Rugby Pacific format confirmed
Super Rugby Pacific will kick off a new era for the world’s most exciting professional rugby competition next February with a 15-week regular season and a refreshed finals format, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA) have announced. The 2022...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Reds announce 2022 Squad
The Queensland Reds have continued to invest in developing elite Rugby talent at Ballymore with a total of 31 players retained from this year’s program ahead of the 2022 Super Rugby season. After claiming their first Super Rugby title in 10 years and...
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Aug 26, 21 •
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Comments Off on Brad Weber puts pen to paper
Recommits with NZR and Gallagher Chiefs through to 2023 All Blacks and Gallagher Chiefs halfback Brad Weber has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Super Rugby team, putting pen to paper through to the end of 2023. 30-year-old Weber has become a...
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Aug 25, 21 •
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Comments Off on All-star “Champions Match” announced for November
Carling Black Label, sponsor of the Currie Cup, and SA Rugby have once again joined forces with the intention of recognizing and rewarding the champion voices of rugby fans, with a first and historic “Champions Match” on 6 November 2021. The Champion...
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Aug 19, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #19
DHL Western Province shot up the Carling Currie Cup standings and are now firmly back in semi-final territory after a solid midweek win, but they can also thank the Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs for making their route to the top four a bit easier. A...
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Aug 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on THE SHARKS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fulfilling the vision of inclusivity and diversity, The Sharks (Pty) Ltd is a company that strives for excellence and as such has appointed the kind of people to govern it who represent these aims. Successful companies are made of the right people who share a...
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Jul 26, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to host Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay
The Springboks will start the defence of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship title against Argentina, when they return to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for the first time since 2018 in the opening two Tests of their 2021 campaign. SA Rugby announced on...
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Jul 22, 21 •
1273 Views •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks upbeat as Olympic Games kick off in Tokyo
They are still in Kagoshima, a one-hour flight south of Tokyo, but after two training sessions and some live Olympic action on local television, there is no doubt in the minds of the Springbok Sevens squad that the Olympic Games are real. The 2020 Olympics...