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Jul 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Good starts for Lions, SWD and Griquas Women
The Golden Lions, SWD and Griquas women’s teams got their SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial B Section campaigns off to a winning start this weekend, scoring over 20 points each in their opening matches of the season. A hat-trick by Golden Lions fullback...
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Jul 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SHOW GRIT TO OUTMUSCLE PUMAS IN BRISBANE
A dominant defensive effort has lifted the Qantas Wallabies to a 16-10 victory over Argentina in a tough Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane tonight. The Wallabies showed marked improvement in almost every facet of the...
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Jul 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus: ‘Springboks lucky to escape with draw’
Rassie Erasmus, the national director of rugby, attributed the Springboks’ nail-biting 16-16 draw against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday evening (NZ time) to a heavy stroke of luck. Replacement scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies scored the match-saving...
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Jul 26, 19 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen: “It’s going to be a massive Test”
Duane Vermeulen will captain the Springboks for the first time on Saturday when they take on the All Blacks in Wellington in what will also be his first match against the New Zealanders since the epic 2015 Rugby World Cup semi-final in England. The big South...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Previews: Premier Division Round 3 and First Division Round 4
The pressure is rising drastically in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – with a handful of teams reaching the halfway stage of their pool rounds this weekend, which could push the tempo to another level. The...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Tafel Lager Griquas
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the Tafel Lager Griquas in their first home game of the Currie Cup on Saturday at 15:00. Gates open at 11:00 with curtain raisers between Tjokkies u.11 and Zastron, Fichardpark u.13 and a Barbarian side at 11:35....
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Five changes for DHL WP
Springboks Dillyn Leyds and Sikhumbuzo Notshe come into the starting line-up among five changes for DHL Western Province in their Currie Cup encounter with Xerox Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday.DHL Western Province will be looking for their second...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas Team vs. Toyota Cheetahs
Team vs. Cheetahs Toyota Stadium – Bloemfontein 27 July 2019 – 15:00 Live on SS1 1 Khwezi Mona ...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Craig Barry signs three year contract
Free State Rugby is excited to announce that Craig Barry has committed to the Toyota Cheetahs for three years. Barry in an exciting outside back who is equally comfortable on the wing or at fullback. Barry is best known for his attacking play and is no...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Orie back for WP clash
The Xerox Golden Lions team to travel to Cape Town this weekend to face DHL Western Province welcomes back their Springbok Marvin Orie. The Lions boast a new lock pairing of Orie and Ruben Schoeman. Orie was in action against the Wallabies at Emirates Airline...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boshoff to start in Nelspruit
Marnitz Boshoff will start at flyhalf for the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Friday when they take on Phakisa Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Round Three of the Currie Cup, sponsored by Direct Axis Financial Services. The Nelspruit-born player replaces Manie Libbok...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Wellington sold out for All Blacks Test against South Africa
The All Blacks’ Wellington Test is officially sold out for this Saturday’s Investec Rugby Championship match against South Africa, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today. NZR Chief Executive Steve Tew said confirmation that Westpac Stadium would be a...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO PLAY ARGENTINA AT SUNCORP STADIUM IN BRISBANE
Qantas Wallabies team to play Argentina at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Saturday 27 July, 7.45pm AEST Scott Sio (55 Tests) Folau Fainga’a (8 Tests) Sekope Kepu (104 Tests) Izack Rodda (18 Tests) Rory Arnold (20 Tests) Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (12 Tests) Michael...
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Jul 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team for Test against South Africa
Experience returns to the matchday 23 The All Blacks team has been named to play South Africa in the Freedom Cup Investec Rugby Championship Test at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday 27 July. (Kick-off: 7.35PM NZT). The matchday 23 is as follows (with...
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Jul 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen to lead Springboks against New Zealand
• Kwagga Smith handed starting berth in Wellington • 457 Test caps in the Boks’ starting lineup Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the...
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Jul 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Raubenheimer names balanced Springbok Women’s squad
Three capped Women’s Rugby World Cup players and 15 others who ran out for the Springbok Women last year on their UK tour have been named in national women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer’s 26-member squad leading up to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup...
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Jul 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on New player for Guinness PRO14 2019/20
Winger, Duncan Saal will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs for the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season. The 22-year-old Duncan Saal who has won the Varsity Cup title with the Maties was named in the Stormers Super Rugby squad for 2019, however, he did not get any game...
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Jul 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on England men U18s squad for 2019 International Series in South Africa
England men U18s head coach Jim Mallinder has named his 26-player squad for the U18 International Series in South Africa. Mallinder’s side will play fixtures against Argentina (9 August), France (13 August) and South Africa Schools (17 August) during the...
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Jul 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on England squad update
England head coach Eddie Jones has called up 38 players for England’s third official Rugby World Cup training camp in Treviso, Italy (22 July until 2 August). The squad will fly this afternoon from London to spend 12 days in Italy for a heat camp to help...
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Jul 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks, Toyota FS Cheetahs on the Currie Cup board – Round 2 Review
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs and Cell C Sharks registered important victories in the second round of the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – this past weekend to remain in close proximity of the early pace-setters...
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Jul 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks confirm Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour squad
The Springboks confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks. SA Rugby Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, coaching staff and eight players jetted out of...
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Jul 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES GO DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA IN SERIES OPENER
Mitsubishi Estate Rugby ChampionshipSouth Africa v Qantas WallabiesEmirates Airlines Park, JohannesburgSaturday 20 July, 2019 The Qantas Wallabies have fallen to South Africa 35-17 in the opening clash of the 2019 Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship at...
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Jul 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus: Individual performances pulled it through for the Boks
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, lauded a number of players for superb individual performances in the Springboks’ 35-17 win over Australia in Johannesburg, but said the team will have to improve as they build towards the Rugby World Cup. The...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks get French-English double at Rugby World Cup
The Springboks’ pool matches at the Rugby World Cup will be handled exclusively by French and English referees, World Rugby’s appointment schedule revealed on Friday. Two Frenchmen and two Englishmen will be in charge of South Africa’s four Pool B...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth: This Springbok team couldn’t be much stronger
Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth shrugged off any suggestion of a second string line-up for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Emirates Airline Park when he gave his captain’s media conference on Friday. The big lock will...
