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Nov 10, 15 •
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The Eastern Province Rugby Union has noted media reports on allegations made by the Ratepayers Association and AfriForum Port Elizabeth of money being paid to Access Management to fund the EP Kings. As the finance referred to is said to have come from...
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Nov 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls confirm management teams for 2016
Photo: Anton Geyser Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais on Monday announced his management team for the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season, with the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd also confirming the management teams for the rest of the Blue Bulls teams for...
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Nov 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP RUGBY MEDIA RELEASE, 6 NOVEMBER 2015
EP Rugby Union Executive Members, Vernon Stuurman (left) and Freddie Makoki (right) go over the documentation relating to the Kings sponsor agreement. PHOTO: OLGA WILLIAMS EP Rugby has noted the article in Die Burger this morning (6 November 2015) over the...
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Nov 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on FIJI TO HOST HISTORIC SUPER RUGBY CLASH
SANZAR is delighted to announce that Super Rugby is coming to the Pacific Islands for the first time as Fiji is announced to host the Round 15 clash between the Chiefs and the Crusaders. The match, to be played at Suva’s ANZ Stadium, will see Fiji...
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Nov 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sharks to take on Toulon
The Cell C Sharks travel to France in February 2016, on a pre-season tour ahead of the start of their Super Rugby campaign. There are two games lined-up for the tour with a visit to Stade Mayol first up to take on two-time European champs Toulon on Friday,...
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Nov 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds sign Japanese Test fullback Ayumu Goromaru for 2016
Japan’s Rugby World Cup hero Ayumu Goromaru will join the St.George Queensland Reds in 2016 after signing with the club for the 2016 Super Rugby season. The 29-year-old fullback became a household name in Japan and turned the Rugby world on its head last...
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Nov 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Super Rugby Pre-season squad announced
The SuperRugby pre-season for the Toyota Cheetahs are commencing on Monday, 9 November in Bloemfontein. The players who have been invited are in alphabetical order: Justin Basson, Ryno Benjamin, Clayton Blommetjies, Tienie Burger, Willie Britz, Johan...
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Nov 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Rugby players released from contracts
AS the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise continue their planning for the return to the southern hemisphere competition in 2016, Eastern Province rugby released a list of players on Monday (November 2) whose contracts have not been renewed as from November...
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Nov 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas 2016 signings
The CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby Union, Pieter Burger, today announced the appointment of the 2016 Coaching and Player group of the Steval Pumas. MJ Mentz has been reappointed the Head Coach of the Steval Pumas on a two year term and will be assisted by Marius van...
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Oct 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Highlanders 2016 squad
The 38-man squad has 29 players returning from the 2015 team. Mid-season injury replacements, Daniel Lienert-Brown and James Lentjes return on full contracts. While the loose forward stocks have been bolstered by Liam Squire (Tasman) and Luke Whitelock...
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Oct 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes 2016 squad
Building on the success of last year is at the forefront of the Hurricanes’ minds heading into the 2016 season, and they believe they have the right balance of experience and youth to do just that. Coach Chris Boyd is pleased with the scale of expertise...
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Oct 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Chiefs 2016 Squad Announced
The Gallagher Chiefs have named their squad for the upcoming 2016 Investec Super Rugby season. Head coach Dave Rennie believes they have assembled a squad with a good blend of enthusiastic debutants and experience, with 12 current and former All Blacks in...
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Oct 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on THE CELL C SHARKS SIGN CHILIBOY – STATEMENT
We are happy to announce the signing of Springbok hooker, Chiliboy Ralepelle, who will join us from the new season. The year 2006 was a breakthrough year for the then 19 year-old Ralepelle, who made both his Super Rugby debut for the Bulls as well as his...
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Oct 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP Rugby pays tribute to Jean de Villiers
Photo: Anton Geyser Western Province Rugby would like to wish former DHL WP and DHL Stormers captain Jean de Villiers well as he embarks on the next phase of his stellar rugby career at top English club, Leicester Tigers. De Villiers first wore the Blue &...
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Oct 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2016 Blues squad announced
The Blues have named a largely home-grown squad with returning stars and a heavy accent on youth for the 2016 Super Rugby campaign. The Blues squad for 2016 is: Forwards: Hookers: James Parsons (North Harbour), Matt Moulds (Northland), Quentin MacDonald...
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Oct 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2016 Highlanders Team
Click on picture to enlarge Courtesy of the Highlanders...
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Oct 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2016 BNZ Crusaders squad announced
The BNZ Crusaders will contest the 2016 Investec Super Rugby competition with a squad strong in experience but also brimming with new talent. Eleven players join the squad for the first time in 2016, and a further four players have been promoted from the 2015...
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Oct 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Russell Winter takes up coaching position with WP
The Golden Lions Rugby Union will bid farewell to coach Russell Winter who has signed a contract to coach the forwards at Western Province as of November 2015. Winter is severing his ties with the Golden Lions after an association with the Union that...
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Oct 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders sign prop Michael Alaalatoa
Manawatu Turbos prop Michael Alaalatoa will add some strength and bulk to the BNZ Crusaders’ front row next season, having signed up for 2016. Alaalatoa was in the Waratahs squad in 2014 and 2015, however he made the move to New Zealand this year to...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on ROBERT DU PREEZ JOINS THE CELL C SHARKS
The Sharks (Pty) Ltd today confirmed the appointment of former Springbok scrumhalf, Robert du Preez, who will join the Cell C Sharks coaching team. He will be an assistant coach during Super Rugby and will head up next year’s Currie Cup tournament....
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on REECE ROBINSON SIGNS WITH WARATAHS FOR TWO YEARS
The NSW Waratahs have today confirmed the signing of former rugby league player Reece Robinson on a contract that will see him join the Super Rugby side on a two year contract from 2016. Robinson, who played with the Parramatta Eels in the 2015 NRL season,...
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Oct 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tim Boys to join BNZ Crusaders in 2016
Southland flanker Tim Boys, who has just been named the Southland Stags Player of the Year for 2015, will join the BNZ Crusaders for the 2016 season. He will provide another option to Matt Todd at openside flanker, especially with Jed Brown being forced to...
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Oct 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on WESTERN FORCE & BLK RENEW PARTNERSHIP TO 2019
New playing, training and supporter apparel range New packages and loyalty rewards for RugbyWA clubs The Western Force has renewed its partnership with leading apparel provider, BLK, for a further four seasons, to the end of 2019. The...
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Oct 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY WELCOMES THE SUNWOLVES
A new era of rugby has risen in Japan with confirmation that its new Super Rugby team will be known as the Sunwolves. Today’s announcement by Yoshitaka Tashiro, Representative Director of the Japan Super Rugby Association (JRSA), is the product of an...
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Oct 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Marais to coach Vodacom Bulls in 2016 Super Rugby
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Nollis Marais, will take over the role as head coach of the Vodacom Bulls at the start of the 2016 Super Rugby season. The current Absa Currie Cup, and former Vodacom Cup and U21 head coach will assume the Vodacom Bulls...
