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Jul 28, 22 •
2571 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lessons learned, remedies to be applied say Roos and Mkhari
The close defeat against Japan in their opening match of the Japan Rugby Challenge Series last Sunday was not the start the Springbok Women wanted on their two-Test tour, but it did give them a solid reflection on how they apply themselves in the second clash...
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Jul 27, 22 •
2147 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Women make five changes for second Japan Test
Springbok Women coach Stanley Raubenheimer made five changes to his side to take on Japan’s Sakura XV in Kumagaya on Saturday, in the remaining Test of the Japan Rugby Challenge Series. The hosts won the opening test 15-6 in Kamaishi last Sunday. Ayanda...
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Jul 27, 22 •
2780 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA women embracing huge Commonwealth Games challenge
The South Africa Women’s Sevens team face a dauting challenge at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, where they have been grouped with Australia, Fiji and Scotland in Pool B, and while they recognise they face a daunting task, head coach Paul Delport...
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Jul 21, 22 •
4275 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games
Siviwe Soyizwapi and Asisipho Plaatjies were on Thursday named as captains of the South African Men and Women’s Sevens teams for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the two squads will participate in the Rugby Sevens programme as part of Team South...
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Jul 19, 22 •
2525 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Women expect to be tested in all areas on Japan tour
The Springbok Women side departed South Africa on Tuesday for a two-Test series against Japan, fully aware of the challenges that will await them in the Far East, where they will face the host nation on 24 July in the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in...
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Jul 13, 22 •
1829 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Women to host Spain in two Tests in August
The Springbok Women will take on Spain in a two-Test series in August, in what will be their final match preparations before they depart to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup. The Tests will take place in Johannesburg and Potchefstroom and according to SA...
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Jul 8, 22 •
1095 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Raubenheimer names Bok Women’s squad for Japan tour
Springbok Women coach Stanley Raubenheimer named a squad of 30 players for the two Test series against Japan later this month, which include the recently-capped Azisa Mkiva and Nokubonga Siko after both players made their international debuts against Namibia...
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Jul 4, 22 •
1198 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns triallists named
The best of women’s talent will get the chance to impress Black Ferns coaches this Friday with the Black Ferns Trial being played at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe (kick off 7.05pm). The trial brings together 46 of the country’s leading players to...
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Jun 23, 22 •
1115 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Women set bar high in Cape Town rain
The Springbok Women scored their second successive century in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup when they beat Namibia by 128-3 in rainy conditions in Cape Town on Thursday, wrapping up their Pool A fixtures with two commanding victories. The Springbok Women...
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Jun 22, 22 •
926 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Another opportunity to improve for Bok Women
The focus on another victory and the winning margin will not be driving the Springbok Women at City Park on Thursday when they take on Namibia in Pool A of Rugby Africa’s Women’s Cup, but the way in which they go about to achieve that. Babalwa Latsha, who...
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Jun 21, 22 •
1189 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Latsha to lead Springbok Women against Namibia
Babalwa Latsha will take over the Springbok Women’s captaincy for their second match in Pool A of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup against Namibia on Thursday. The Test, which will be broadcast live by SuperSport, will kick off at 15h00 at City Park in...
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Jun 1, 22 •
8294 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby accelerates fast-tracking of the development of elite black coaches
In a bold step to fast-track the development South Africa’s elite black rugby coaches and drive transformation, SA Rugby has been actively presenting its custom-made programme to equip outstanding emerging coaches with the skills to ply their trade at...
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May 26, 22 •
1892 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Second Rugby World Cup appointment for Barrett-Theron
Five years after her first refereeing appearance at a Rugby World Cup, Aimee Barrett-Theron will do so again later this season in New Zealand after being included on an 18-member match official panel for the global showpiece from 8 October to 12 November....
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May 20, 22 •
2057 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSSIE 7S CONFIRM TEAMS FOR TOULOUSE
The Australian Men’s and Women’s sides have both confirmed their sides for the 7th leg in the World Series in Toulouse France. Australian Men’s Coach John Manenti has not made too many changes to his side debuting Northern Suburbs utility back Max Burey...
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May 20, 22 •
1877 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens take the field tonight in Toulouse
It has been well over two years since the All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens took the field together in a World Series tournament, that all changes tonight at the Toulouse Sevens in France. The teams are; All Blacks Sevens Black Ferns Sevens 1. Kitiona...
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May 4, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series
Months out from Rugby World Cup 2021 playing in 2022, New Zealand rugby fans get their first taste of Black Ferns action with the Pacific Four Series squad named today. Black Ferns coaches Wayne Smith, Wesley Clarke and Whitney Hansen have named 31 players in...
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Apr 21, 22 •
1688 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Arries ready to inspire
It is not often that you hear of someone crediting the game of rugby as a reason for her successful studies, but for Alicia Arries, whose rise through the rugby ranks is comparable to that of Springbok and Blitzbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe, that was exactly...
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Apr 4, 22 •
1221 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns bolstered by Wayne Smith appointment
One of the countries most successful coaches, Wayne Smith, has signed on as Technical Coach with the Black Ferns through to Rugby World Cup 2021, played in 2022. Smith is no stranger to World Cup success, as part of the All Blacks coaching set up for the...
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Mar 29, 22 •
1039 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Further improvement on the cards for Bok Women
The fruits from a two-week rugby intensive camp will come into practice again for the Springbok Women on Wednesday as they tackle the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in a live session at City Park which will provide the squad another opportunity to...
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Mar 22, 22 •
1536 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smiles all round as Springbok Women get stuck in again
The last time Unam Tose and her Springbok Women team-mates ran onto a field, close to 30,000 people cheered them onto the hallowed turf at Twickenham, as the South Africans got ready to play the Barbarians in a historic match in the famous London venue. The...
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Mar 17, 22 •
1362 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Raubenheimer invites two uncapped players to Springbok Women camp
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer invited two new uncapped players who were part of the girls rugby development pathways, Byrhandre Dolf and Luchell Hanekom, to his training squad of 31 players for their next camp, which starts in Cape Town...
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Mar 8, 22 •
1213 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby celebrates International Women’s Day by continuing to break barriers
SA Rugby celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday with the news that the Springbok Women’s Sevens team has been invited to play in France later this year, giving further impetus to the increasing prominence of women in rugby in South Africa –...
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Feb 21, 22 •
5278 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms expanding domestic calendar
SA Rugby has announced the confirmed competition structure for the remainder of the 2022 rugby season, which will see an expansion of the Carling Currie Cup First Division as well as the Women’s Premier Divisions and more provincial age-group rugby. With...
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Feb 15, 22 •
1832 Views •
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Comments Off on Shozi sets sights on another Rugby World Cup Sevens
The news that tickets to the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town in September will go on sale later this month was welcomed from all over, and one of the Eastern Cape’s more experienced rugby players in particular shared the excitement of the...
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Feb 14, 22 •
1131 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New era for Black Ferns in 2022
The Black Ferns programme has received a welcome boost in 2022 with 29 contracted players leaving behind their day jobs to focus their attention on rugby. Building on the professional performance contracts introduced in 2018, the new contracting model...