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Apr 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Tight-head duo sign until 2021
Charlie Capps will join Glasgow Warriors next season after signing a two-year deal, while fellow tight-head Adam Nicol has become the latest player to extend his stay at the club for a further two seasons. Capps, 23, arrives at Scotstoun after a season with...
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Apr 10, 19 •
4243 Views •
General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz gear up for CPUT onslaught
FNB Madibaz rugby captain Riaan Esterhuizen wants his team to emulate their defensive display in the semifinals when they face Cape Peninsula University of Technology in the FNB Varsity Shield final on Thursday. The match will take place at the Madibaz...
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Apr 10, 19 •
1545 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on We can fix this – Soyizwapi
In terms of consistency, finishing seventh one week and winning the next may not be ideal, but it’s something the Springbok Sevens team managed to pull off, as recently as last month. Such a turn-around is possible again, believes Siviwe Soyizwapi, who will...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 Preview – Round 20
The Isuzu Southern Kings will target a strong performance in their final Guinness PRO14 home game, while the Toyota Cheetahs will look to bounce back in Bloemfontein when they host Welsh sides, Ospreys and the Dragons respectively, in the penultimate pool...
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Apr 10, 19 •
1379 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kitshoff to lead DHL Stormers in Melbourne
Loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff will captain the DHL Stormers against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday. Kitshoff takes over the captaincy from Siya Kolisi, who is being rested for the final match of the DHL Stormers’ Australasian tour, which kicks off...
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Apr 10, 19 •
2554 Views •
General News, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY TALENT DOMINATES JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD FOR OCEANIA U20s CHAMPIONSHIP
The Junior Wallabies squad has been named for the 2019 Oceania U20s Championship and boasts several Super Rugby up-and-comers, including Queensland Reds utility Isaac Lucas. The 32-man squad will head into camp on the Gold Coast in the lead-up to the...
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Apr 10, 19 •
1071 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Loftus to turn green in support of SANParks
The Vodacom Bulls have teamed up with South African National Parks(SANParks) and Wild Card to create awareness about the extraordinary effort that SANParks rangers put in on a daily basis, as they protect our beautifulnational parks around South Africa. ...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Six Springboks back for Vodacom Bulls to face Reds
Vodacom Bulls coach, Pote Human, named Springboks Warrick Gelant, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Ivan van Zyl, Marco van Staden and RGSnyman in his starting team to play the Reds at Loftus Versfeld and made wholesale changes to the side that dropped a close...
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Apr 10, 19 •
1438 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Zain Davids’ season with the Blitzboks is over
Springbok Sevens forward Zain Davids will undergo shoulder surgery on Wednesday and has been ruled out of the last three tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The 22-year-old Davids injured his shoulder in training in Hong Kong last week and had...
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Apr 10, 19 •
2640 Views •
General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2019 Match Schedule
SANZAAR has today confirmed the abbreviated six-match schedule for this year’s Rugby Championship including all match venues and kick-off times. As it is a Rugby World Cup year (the tournament kicks-off in Tokyo on 20 September) The Rugby...
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Apr 9, 19 •
2898 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux: Junior Boks to take lessons from Georgia win
Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux said his team will take the lessons learned from their U20 International Series clash against Georgia on Tuesday despite walking away with a 58-10 victory at Paarl Gymnasium. A four-try brace by Junior Springbok No8 and...
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Apr 9, 19 •
8540 Views •
Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SSG Gold Cup Final details confirmed
• Newrak Rustenburg Impala to face Durbanville-Bellville • Rustenburg to host third Final in four years...
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Apr 9, 19 •
1241 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three Connacht Academy players sign first professional contracts
Connacht Rugby are delighted to announce that three players from the Connacht Academy have signed their first professional contracts. Matthew Burke, Conor Fitzgerald and Conor Kenny have signed contracts with the province for the 2019/20 season. These...
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Apr 9, 19 •
1026 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Werner Kruger re-signs for Scarlets
South African international Werner Kruger has become the latest player to put pen to paper to agree a new deal with the Scarlets. The experienced tight-head prop has been in Llanelli since arriving from Super Rugby side the Bulls in 2016. Capped four times by...
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Apr 9, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Edinburgh announce 2018/19 leavers
Edinburgh Rugby have today confirmed that seven members of the squad will leave the club at the end of the 2018/19 season. Scotland’s most capped player, Ross Ford – who has so far made 197 appearance for the capital side – leads the list...
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Apr 9, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rennie commits until 2020
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Dave Rennie has signed a one-year contract extension, which will see him remain at Scotstoun until at least June 2020. The Lower Hutt native – who took over from Gregor Townsend ahead of the 2017/18 campaign – has led...
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Apr 9, 19 •
1291 Views •
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Comments Off on New and returning faces bolster injury-struck Black Ferns Sevens
The Black Ferns Sevens team has been named for the upcoming Kitakyushu Sevens features new and returning players as they aim to secure their place at the top of the World Series rankings. 18-year-old Dhys Faleafaga is in line for her debut, one week on from...
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Apr 9, 19 •
2842 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roux to test Junior Bok combinations against Georgia
The testing of player combinations will be one of Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux’s main goals for the U20 International Series, which kicks off against Georgia’s Under-20s at Paarl Gymnasium on Tuesday. Roux named six capped Junior Springbok players in...
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Apr 8, 19 •
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General News, National, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Deaf team win Stones Cup in style
The Blue Bulls Deaf team were crowned the inaugural Stones Cup champions in Bloemfontein on Saturday after cruising through their three pool rounds unbeaten, scoring an impressive 187 points in the process. The Western Province Thunder Deaf finished the...
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Apr 8, 19 •
1654 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby rolls out Blue Card concussion system
The Blue Card – which signals players who need to be removed from the field due to a concussion or suspected concussion – will be rolled out across South Africa in the next few weeks at all levels of the game, except elite adult tournaments or matches...
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Apr 8, 19 •
1363 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kriel and Solomon join DHL Stormers on tour
Centre Dan Kriel and hooker Chad Solomon have flown out to join the DHL Stormers in Australia ahead of their final tour match against the Rebels on Friday. Outside back SP Marais and lock Chris van Zyl have both flown back to Cape Town after picking up...
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Apr 8, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 Review – Round 19
The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs were left counting the cost of vital errors in their Guinness PRO14 home matches this weekend, as a late penalty goal allowed the Dragons to force an 18-18 draw against the Isuzu Southern Kings, while the Toyota...
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Apr 7, 19 •
1292 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIA FALLS TO SCOTLAND IN HONG KONG
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has fallen to Scotland in the battle to secure the Challenge Trophy on Sunday in Hong Kong in round seven of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Australia defeated Portugal in their opening clash on Sunday but fell to...
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Apr 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS FINISH SIXTH IN HONG KONG
England Men Sevens endured a disappointing final day at the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens losing to both Samoa and New Zealand. Simon Amor’s side had progressed through to the Cup quarter-finals courtesy of three pool victories over Wales, Spain and USA but...
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Apr 7, 19 •
1719 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Frustration for the Blitzboks in Hong Kong
The Springbok Sevens team came up short at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens after losing both their matches on Sunday, which saw them miss out again on the big prize at the iconic event. The team, however, remained in the top four on the HSBC World...
