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  • Regent Boland Kavaliers announced to play SWD Eagles

    Aug 19, 11 • 3543 Views • NationalComments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers announced to play SWD Eagles

    Regent Boland Kavliers team to face SWD Eagles Time & Date: 16:00, 19 August 2011 Venue: Boland Stadium, Wellington Pre Match: Boland Women vs KZN Women (14:00)   15. Willie le Roux 14. Cornal Hendricks 13. Johnathan Francke 12. Braam Gerber 11. PJ...

  • Three added to Springbok squad

    Aug 14, 11 • 1679 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World RugbyComments Off on Three added to Springbok squad

      The Springbok selectors have added Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo and Chiliboy Ralepelle to the training squad for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The players’ provinces were contacted last week to...

  • SA Women scores historic Nations Cup win over USA

    Aug 10, 11 • 1624 Views • InternationalComments Off on SA Women scores historic Nations Cup win over USA

    The South African Women’s rugby team scored a historic victory on Tuesday evening (SA time) when they defeated the United States 26-23 in an exciting Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada.   The victory marked the first win for the SA Women’s team...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Barberton on course for Club Championships

    Aug 10, 11 • 3078 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Barberton on course for Club Championships

    Barberton are two matches away from becoming the ninth team to automatically qualify for the SARU National Club Championships in Stellenbosch next month after beating former Mpumalanga champions Nelspruit in the Lowveld league semi-finals last weekend.  ...

  • Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Vermaak

    Aug 8, 11 • 2022 Views • NationalComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Vermaak

    The Sharks coach, John Plumtree, and Jano Vermaak – who has officially signed with the Vodacom Blue Bulls – received the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month awards today at Mr Price Kings Park Stadium in Durban.   A media panel,...

  • Brüssow added to Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations Tests

    Aug 7, 11 • 1582 Views • International, World RugbyComments Off on Brüssow added to Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations Tests

    Looseforward Heinrich Brüssow was on Sunday confirmed as an addition to the Springbok squad for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Brüssow made a successful comeback from a hamstring injury in an Absa Currie Cup match on Saturday and assembled...

  • SARU Media Release – Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations home Tests named

    Aug 5, 11 • 1609 Views • Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World RugbyComments Off on SARU Media Release – Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations home Tests named

    Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Friday named a 24-man squad featuring several players returning from injury rehabilitation for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Six players remain on the injured list and unavailable for selection, although...

  • Phone a Springbok and support rugby victims

    Aug 5, 11 • 1901 Views • National, Springbok News, Springboks, World RugbyComments Off on Phone a Springbok and support rugby victims

    Rugby fans once again have the chance to chat to their favourite Springbok heroes – and help the victims of serious rugby injuries at the same time – when the annual Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund telethon and banquet known as the Bell’s...

  • SA Academy & SA Schools teams to play French U18s

    Aug 4, 11 • 3133 Views • International, SA Schools Team, SchoolComments Off on SA Academy & SA Schools teams to play French U18s

    The SA Academy team for 2011 will take on the French U18s in the curtain raiser to the Castle Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and Australia in Durban on the 13 August 2011 at 14h15. Meanwhile the SA Schools team will play a second international...

  • Leaner, cleaner, simpler SARU unveiled

    Aug 4, 11 • 1821 Views • NationalComments Off on Leaner, cleaner, simpler SARU unveiled

    A more efficient and streamlined South African Rugby Union (SARU) was unveiled to rugby stakeholders by Jurie Roux, the organisation’s CEO, at the announcement of a major operational overhaul in Johannesburg on Thursday. SARU’s governance and operational...

  • Canada outclass SA Women in Nations Cup opener

    Aug 3, 11 • 1382 Views • InternationalComments Off on Canada outclass SA Women in Nations Cup opener

    The South African Women’s rugby team put up a spirited first half performance but was eventually outclassed by a far stronger Canadian team who scored a convincing 52-17 win in their Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada. The four-nation tournament kicked...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Fort Hare chase Winter Rose to Border crown

    Aug 2, 11 • 1862 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Fort Hare chase Winter Rose to Border crown

    The most keenly contested Border Super League in many years reaches its climax this week with two previously unfancied sides, Winter Rose and Fort Hare, both looking to qualify for their maiden National Club Championships.   A fascinating season has...

  • Springboks released for Absa Currie Cup action

    Aug 1, 11 • 1412 Views • International, NationalComments Off on Springboks released for Absa Currie Cup action

    A group of 23 players involved in the Springboks’ preliminary Rugby World Cup squad have been released back to their clubs and provinces to be available for Absa Currie Cup selection this weekend. The list includes 15 of the 29 players who were part of the...

  • Regent Kavaliers outplay Falcons in Wellington

    Jul 29, 11 • 1499 Views • General NewsComments Off on Regent Kavaliers outplay Falcons in Wellington

    The Regent Boland Kavaliers delivered another cracking performance in the Currie Cup First Division today, outplaying the Falcons with 52 points to 10 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. The Kavaliers managed to score seven tries in the process, with the...

  • Golden Lions win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament

    Jul 22, 11 • 3224 Views • Club RugbyComments Off on Golden Lions win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament

    The Golden Lions were crowned SARU EBJ Mining Construction Northern Sub-Union champions on Friday after a hard-fought 32-22 victory over hosts the Leopards in the final at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom. The match was the climax of three days of action...

  • Bekker out of Springbok Rugby World Cup contention

    Jul 22, 11 • 2027 Views • Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World RugbyComments Off on Bekker out of Springbok Rugby World Cup contention

    Springbok lock forward Andries Bekker will undergo ankle surgery on Tuesday and has consequently been ruled out of contention for the Rugby World Cup. The 27-year-old, 2.08m lock was one of a number of players who missed selection for the Springboks’ first...

  • SARU Northern Sub-Union Day 2 – Leopards to face Golden Lions in final

    Jul 21, 11 • 1894 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on SARU Northern Sub-Union Day 2 – Leopards to face Golden Lions in final

    The Leopards will face the Golden Lions in the final of the SARU EBJ Mining Construction Northern Sub-Union week being held in Potchefstroom, after both sides recorded hard-fought semi-final victories on Wednesday.   The final will be played on Friday at...

  • Hargreaves drafted into Springbok starting XV

    Jul 21, 11 • 1773 Views • International, World RugbyComments Off on Hargreaves drafted into Springbok starting XV

    Sharks lock Alistair Hargreaves was on Thursday drafted into the Springboks’ starting XV for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Series Test against Australia in Sydney. He replaces Johann Muller who underwent further evaluation on his hamstring strain during...

  • Regent Boland Kavaliers Team announced to face Griffons:

    Jul 20, 11 • 1876 Views • NationalComments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers Team announced to face Griffons:

    Absa Currie Cup First Division   Regent Boland Kavaliers Team to face Griffons:   Janro van Niekerk Clemen Lewis Eugene Butterworth Ligtoring Landman Henjo van Niekerk Thor Halvorsen Junior Bester Zandre Jordaan Bolla Conradie © Elgar Watts Danwel...

  • Friends to cycle Coast2Coast in memory of Rugby Loving accident victim Connor Bell

    Jul 20, 11 • 2498 Views • SchoolComments Off on Friends to cycle Coast2Coast in memory of Rugby Loving accident victim Connor Bell

    On the 26th of March 2011, a young boyʼs life was tragically cut short. Now, 14 friends connected to the Bell family are cycling from Cape Town to Durban (coast to coast) in memory of Connor, and to raise funds for a trust set up in Connorʼs name. The...

  • Rovers eye Club Champs return

    Jul 19, 11 • 2213 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Rovers eye Club Champs return

    National club champions Jonsson College Rovers are one drawn match away from returning to Stellenbosch in September to defend their title, after the Durban side’s 63-0 dismantling of Crusaders in the KZN Fidelity Security Premier Division last weekend....

  • Pumas see off Blue Bulls at Northern Sub-Union Tournament

    Jul 19, 11 • 2147 Views • NationalComments Off on Pumas see off Blue Bulls at Northern Sub-Union Tournament

    THE Pumas caused an upset on the first day of SARU’s EBJ Northern Sub-Union tournament being held at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom when they defeated the Blue Bulls 20-17 in the opening match of the week-long event on Monday.   The Mpumalanga...

  • Rugby honours Madiba’s birthday

    Jul 18, 11 • 1534 Views • International, National, World RugbyComments Off on Rugby honours Madiba’s birthday

    The President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the Springboks have sent messages of congratulations to Mr Nelson Mandela who celebrates his 93rd birthday today. “On behalf of the entire South African rugby fraternity I want to congratulate Madiba...

  • Springboks complete first training run

    Jul 18, 11 • 1877 Views • International, World RugbyComments Off on Springboks complete first training run

    World Cup-winning lock Johann Muller and star flanker Heinrich Brussow trained on their own on Monday as the Springboks had their first field session in Australia in preparation for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against the Wallabies in Sydney. The...

  • Springboks arrive in Sydney

    Jul 17, 11 • 1407 Views • International, World RugbyComments Off on Springboks arrive in Sydney

    The Springboks arrived in Sydney on Sunday evening (Australian time) on their re-scheduled Qantas flight for the opening match of their Castle Tri-Nations campaign against Australia on Saturday.   The team arrived 31 hours later than scheduled after...