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Jun 3, 19 •
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The iSG Pumas and DHL Western Province remained undefeated in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge after six rounds of pulsating action came to an end at Wolfson Stadium in Kwazakhele on Sunday, but the manner in which they won this weekend was vastly different The...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on Buthelezi: It was special to see the World Rugby U20 Championship trophy
Junior Springbok captain Phendulani Buthelezi said seeing the World Rugby U20 Championship trophy first-hand as a “special moment” and added that it fueled his burning desire to take to the field in the international spectacle. The SA U20 flanker’s...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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· Emirates Lions win boost their playoff hopes · Hurricanes tame Cell C Sharks in Durban · Tenacious Vodacom Bulls fight back for...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Human to join Blitzboks in Paris in place of Davids
The Springbok Sevens team were forced to call up a third replacement on Monday in Dewald Human, in the place of Selvyn Davids, who has withdrawn from the squad due to personal reasons. Human had to hurry to Cape Town International Airport and left South...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Zimbabwe
Saturday 1 June 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge Boland Cavaliers vs Zimbabwe Boland Stadium, Wellington The Boland Cavaliers will be hosting Zimbabwe in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday 1 June 2019 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. This...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks Afrika and Ndhlovu on their way to Paris
Cecil Afrika and Mfundo Ndhlovu have been called up to join the Springbok Sevens team in Paris for the HSBC Paris Sevens as injury replacements for Kurt-Lee Arendse and Stedman Gans when the 10th and final tournament in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Glade replaces injured Jacobs in Junior Springbok squad
Keagan Glade (prop) has been included in the Junior Springbok World Rugby U20 Championship squad as an injury replacement for Hanro Jacobs, whose tournament dreams were shattered due to a foot injury. Jacobs suffered the injury at training late last week and...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on MELBOURNE REBELS STAR ISI NAISARANI SIGNS NEW TWO YEAR DEAL UNTIL END OF 2021
Rising star Isi Naisarani has re-signed with Rugby Australia and the Melbourne Rebels until the end of 2021 on a new two-year deal. The 24-year old has established himself as a mainstay of the Melbourne Rebels back-row during this year’s Vodafone Super...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY FOR ARGENTINA TEST SUNCORP STADIUM ON SATURDAY 27 JULY
The Qantas Wallabies will meet Argentina’s Los Pumas at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday 27 July to kick off their domestic Test schedule for 2019 ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan in September. The round two Mitsubishi Estate Rugby Championship...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens confirm place at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The All Blacks Sevens have cemented their spot at next year’s Olympic Games with one tournament to spare despite a fifth-place finish at the London Sevens. Confirmation of the qualification came on Day One, after victories over Scotland and Ireland, the All...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE 7s TAKE SILVER MEDAL FROM HSBC LONDON 7s
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team have made their first Cup Final in London since 2015, falling to Fiji to take the silver medal. Australia had a near perfect day two, defeating South Africa (29-22) and France (31-24) in the quarter finals and...
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May 27, 19 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks struggle in London, but qualify for Tokyo 2020
There was disappointment and tempered elation in the Springbok Sevens camp in London, where they lost both their matches but still did enough to secure automatic qualification to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year, thereby ticking an important box for the...
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May 26, 19 •
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Comments Off on New signings for Isuzu Southern Kings
The ISUZU Southern Kings have bagged one of their biggest signings in prominent Eastern Cape-born loose-forward Thembelani Bholi who will be returning home after signing with the Guinness PRO14 side. The 29-year-old, who hails from Mooiplaas near East London,...
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May 26, 19 •
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· Cell C Sharks add to Emirates Lions’ woes in local derbies · Resilient DHL Stormers beat Highlanders in Cape Town · Kuridrani...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens prepared for tough challenge at HSBC London Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens are in England and preparing to face three home nations on day one of the HSBC Sevens, drawn in Pool C alongside Scotland, Ireland and England. The All Blacks Sevens team is;1. Scott Curry (c)2. Tim Mikkelson (c)3. Tone Ng Shiu4. Jona...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP gain experience against EP at DHL Newlands
DHL Western Province have gained three players with Vodacom Super Rugby experience for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with Eastern Province at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Centre EW Viljoen, scrumhalf Jano Vermaak and prop Michael Kumbirai all come...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on Du Toit raises DHL Stormers 50
Pieter-Steph du Toit will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Highlanders at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The two-time SA Rugby Player of the Year will feature in a DHL Stormers team that has just one...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on New deals for Halanukonuka and Kelly
Glasgow Warriors have announced that two further members of Dave Rennie’s squad will be remaining at the club next season, after securing the futures of prop Siua Halanukonuka and centre Paddy Kelly until the summer of 2021. Tongan tight-head Halanukonuka...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Al Kellock calls on the people of Glasgow to fill Celtic Park ahead of historic Guinness PRO14 Final
Record attendance in sight as fans snap up more than 42,000 tickets ahead of Saturday’s rugby showpiece between Glasgow Warriors and Leinster at Celtic Park Former Scotland and Glasgow Warriors rugby captain Al Kellock has issued a rallying call to the...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Price is right for the Ospreys
Ospreys Rugby are delighted to announce Luke Price as the seventh player to sign a new deal to stay at the Liberty Stadium. With his current contract expiring at the end of the month, 23-year old Price has put pen to paper on a two-year contract with his home...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Smiles for miles as Blitzboks get ready for HSBC London Sevens
All the teams in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series play to their own beat, but few would argue that the broad smiles from the Blitzboks, just before every match kicks off, is one of the most recognized elements of the world showpiece. Those smiles say a lot...
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May 23, 19 •
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· Can the Vodacom Bulls go “back to 2007” in Canberra? · DHL Stormers have to be wary of fast-starting Highlanders · “Every...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV face Zimbabwe Academy in Cape Town
The Toyota Free State XV will be taking on Zimbabwe Academy at the False Bay Rugby Club in Cape Town. The SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday, 25 May kicks off at 16:00. Coach Izak van der Westhuizen announced his team with a couple of changes....
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions vs Cell C Sharks
Kwagga Smith will lead the Emirates Lions at Jonsson Kings Park against the Cell C Sharks on Saturday as Malcolm Marx sits this round out to give Jan-Henning Campher a starting berth. Campher gets his first start for the Lions since joining at the beginning...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions
Date: Saturday 25th May 2019 Time: 17h15 Venue: JONSSON KINGSPARK, Durban Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Stefan Geldenhuys Television Match Official: Christie du Preez Cell C Sharks head coach Robert du...
