-
May 6, 19 •
3178 Views •
General News, International, School •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mark Hammett to lead New Zealand Schools in 2019
Coaching teams announced for 2019 New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools teamsTeams to play Fiji and Australia in September and October in Waikato The New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools team will play on home soil for the...
-
May 6, 19 •
1440 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA national rugby teams and Wolverines from Michigan exchange sporting experiences
Springboks RG Snyman, Elton Jantjies, Marvin Orie and Aphiwe Dyantyi, as well as members of the Blitzbok squad, gave an impromptu rugby coaching clinic to 100 college football players from the visiting University of Michigan in the USA in Cape Town on Sunday....
-
May 6, 19 •
1281 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES DEFEAT NEW ZEALAND TO WIN FIRST EVER OCEANIA U20s CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies have won the Oceania U20s Championship for the first time leaving New Zealand scoreless 24-nil at Bond University on the Gold Coast on Saturday night. In front of 2,136 strong crowd, the Junior Wallabies have finished their Oceania...
-
May 6, 19 •
1867 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Big guns flex their muscles in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
All the usual suspects delivered strong performances in week two of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge with the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions posting the biggest scores of the weekend. The Pretoria side had too much on offer for the Windhoek Draught...
-
May 6, 19 •
1693 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 12
· Jaguares edge DHL Stormers in Buenos Aires · Vodacom Bulls’ pack sets tone for triumph over NSW at Loftus · Spirited Cell C...
-
May 4, 19 •
1356 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand Under 20 team named to face Australia
The New Zealand Under 20 team is aiming for a fifth Oceania Under 20 Championship title in a winner-takes-all match against their Australian counterparts on the Gold Coast tonight (kick off 9pm NZT).Coach Craig Philpott has named a strong team for their final...
-
May 4, 19 •
948 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Clarification on European Play-Off Game
PRO14 Rugby can clarify the situation around scheduling and make-up of the Play-Off game to decide the seventh and potential eighth Champions Cup qualifier(s). The tournament rules state that the seventh Champions Cup place from the Guinness PRO14 will be...
-
May 4, 19 •
1077 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dragons confirm departing players
Dragons Rugby have today confirmed that nine members of the senior squad will leave the club following the conclusion of the 2018/19 season. Jason Tovey – who earlier this season became the first player to score 1,000 points for Dragons – leaves after...
-
May 4, 19 •
1076 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Departing Players Confirmed
Munster Rugby can confirm that Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry, Dave O’Callaghan and James Hart will depart the province at the end of the season. With Ian Keatley, Stephen Fitzgerald and Jaco Taute already confirmed for moves to respective PRO14 and...
-
May 3, 19 •
1173 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds secure gritty 32-26 win over Sunwolves at Suncorp Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have secured their fifth win of the season with a gritty 32-26 win over the Sunwolves at Suncorp Stadium. Queensland ran in three tries-to-two, with Bryce Hegarty, Taniela Tupou and Sefa Naivalu crossing for tries, as Hegarty...
-
May 3, 19 •
1051 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Best and Cave set for Kingspan Stadium swansong
Rory Best and Darren Cave are set to make their final appearances at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday after being named in the Ulster squad for the Guinness PRO14 quarter-final against Connacht (5.35pm). The duo, who have made a combined total of 446 appearances...
-
May 3, 19 •
1017 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Munster Rugby
With the success against Zebre Rugby in Parma, the Lions made history by gaining access to the Guinness PRO14 Final Series. Kieran Crowley’s men, who will see the Red Army of the Munster Rugby as their next opponent, left Treviso this morning to...
-
May 3, 19 •
971 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Carty among eight changes to Connacht side to face Ulster
Out-half Jack Carty is one of eight changes to the Connacht side to face Ulster in Kingspan Stadium in the Guinness PRO14 Quarter Final on Saturday (Kick off 5:35pm). Having been rested against Munster last weekend, Carty returns to form a half back...
-
May 3, 19 •
1192 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES CONFIRMED TO TAKE ON NEW ZEALAND U20s
Junior Wallabies Head Coach Jason Gilmore has named his strongest possible side, as the team look to continue their winning ways when they take on the New Zealand U20s this Saturday night at Bond University on the Gold Coast. Following a strong...
-
May 3, 19 •
1446 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New-look pack for DHL Stormers in Argentina
There are five changes to the DHL Stormers forward pack and one in the backline for their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The DHL Stormers will be looking for their sixth win this season when they face the South...
-
May 2, 19 •
1937 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Changes up front for DHL WP
There are three changes to the DHL Western Province forward pack for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with Border in East London on Saturday. Head Coach Jerome Paarwater’s team will be looking to make it two consecutive victories in East...
-
May 2, 19 •
1574 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 12
· Cell C Sharks resist too many changes for Crusaders clash...
-
May 2, 19 •
4841 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Junior Boks enter next phase of World Rugby U20 Champs preparations
With their blitz tour to the UK done and dusted, the Junior Springboks will enter the next phase of their preparation for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship on Friday, with consistency in their performances and the fine-tuning of their game plan among the...
-
May 2, 19 •
1781 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Full day of action in SuperSport Rugby Challenge: Round 2 Preview
The Constantia Sports Complex in Cape Town, Paternoster Sports Grounds on the West Coast, Wolmaransstad High School in North West and Old Selbornians Rugby Club in East London will be added to the ever-expanding list of venues of the SuperSport Rugby...
-
May 2, 19 •
1534 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Venter in SRC line-up
Xerox Golden Lions XV flanker James Venter has been included in the Supersport Rugby Challenge team line-up to face the Leopards in Wolmaransstad on Saturday. Venter is a prolific try scorer who has bagged 13 tries in 15 outings in the Lions number six...
-
May 1, 19 •
1739 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux praises Junior Boks’ character to defeat Wales
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux praised his team’s character as they produced a strong second-half fightback at the Vale Resort outside Cardiff against Wales for a 35-31 victory on Tuesday in the final game on their warm-up tour to the UK. The Junior...
-
May 1, 19 •
1771 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Toyota Free State XV
SuperSport Rugby Challenge Boland Cavaliers vs Toyota Free State XV 4 May 2019 Paternoster (Paternoster Rugby Club) The Boland Cavaliers will be hosting the Toyota Free State Cheetahs XV in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday 4 May 2019 in...
-
May 1, 19 •
1762 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Papier to make rare start for Vodacom Blue Bulls
Embrose Papier will make a rare start for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge when they take on the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Papier played in the competition three times last year before...
-
May 1, 19 •
1256 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hendricks, Specman back for Vodacom Bulls
Wingers Cornal Hendricks and Rosko Specman have been recalled to Vodacom Bulls duties and will start against the Waratahs on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Hendricks started in five of his six appearances in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition this...
-
May 1, 19 •
1310 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mpupha back to lead Springbok Women’s Sevens to France
Zintle Mpupha will resume her duties as Springbok Women’s Sevens captain when they tour to France next week for invitational tournaments in Paris and Nancy, where she will be joined by a former international rower and touch rugby player. Mpupha...
