Author archives: Shaun Liddle

  • Zebre Rugby Club name team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Jan 5, 19 • 1220 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Zebre Rugby Club name team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Zebre will open 2019 against the Toyota Cheetahs at the Lanfranchi Stadium on Sunday 6 January at 2 pm. In the 13th round of the Guinness PRO14, the bianconeri will host the Cheetahs, also included in the A Conference, for the second time in their history.The...

  • Toyota Cheetahs team to face Zebre

    Jan 5, 19 • 914 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to face Zebre

    The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Zebre in Round 13 of the Guinness PRO14 Championship in their first match of the New Year on Sunday, 6 January 2019. The action kicks off at 15:00 (SA time) with a live broadcast on SuperSport 1 (also live on DAZN, Premier...

  • Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Edinburgh Rugby

    Jan 5, 19 • 702 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings name team to face Edinburgh Rugby

    Isuzu Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids named his match-day squad of 23 on Friday for the side’s opening Guinness PRO14 match for 2019.The Port Elizabeth-based side will be taking on Scottish side Edinburgh in a Round 13 encounter at Murrayfield Stadium...

  • Tyler Morgan returns for Scarlets clash

    Jan 5, 19 • 766 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Tyler Morgan returns for Scarlets clash

    Wales international centre Tyler Morgan returns to the starting line-up as Dragons make the journey west to face Scarlets in a Guinness PRO14 derby at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday evening (kick-off 5.15pm).Morgan comes into the starting line-up and is part of...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Glasgow Warriors

    Jan 5, 19 • 1095 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Glasgow Warriors

    After doing the double over Zebre Rugby Club, Benetton Rugby will host Glasgow Warriors on Saturday afternoon at at  Stadio Monigo (3:00 pm).Joy Neville will be the referee with assistants Frank Murphy and Gabriel Chirnoaga.Full back will be Jayden Hayward,...

  • Edinburgh team to face Southern Kings

    Jan 5, 19 • 837 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Edinburgh team to face Southern Kings

    Club centurion, Fraser McKenzie, will captain Edinburgh on his return from injury in tomorrow evening’s Guinness PRO14 match against Isuzu Southern Kings at BT Murrayfield (Saturday 5 January, kick-off 7.35pm).The second-row is named in the starting line-up...

  • Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America

    Jan 5, 19 • 1017 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Familiar faces await Sevens Academy in South America

    They came, they saw and they conquered in 2018, and not much has changed for SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach, Marius Schoeman, and his team upon arrival earlier this week in Uruguay, where they will defend their Punta del Este Sevens title on Saturday and...

  • #BullsFamily confirm Vodacom Super Rugby coaching staff

    Jan 5, 19 • 2061 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on #BullsFamily confirm Vodacom Super Rugby coaching staff

    Following the announcement of POTE HUMAN as Vodacom Bulls HEAD COACH a few weeks ago, the Blue Bulls Company would like to now confirm the following positions that will make up his support team going into the 2019 season. CHRIS ROSSOUW is the first of...

  • McCallum commits future to Edinburgh

    Jan 4, 19 • 879 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on McCallum commits future to Edinburgh

    Scotland international prop Murray McCallum has today put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until at least 2021.A product of Dunfermline RFC and Strathallan School, McCallum, 22, made his Edinburgh debut as a replacement...

  • SA teams back in action after Guinness PRO14 break

    Jan 4, 19 • 1036 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on SA teams back in action after Guinness PRO14 break

    The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will aim to hit the ground running in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend after a four-week festive season break when they line up against Edinburgh and Zebre Rugby Club in Scotland and Italy respectively. While their...

  • ISUZU SOUTHERN KINGS NAME TOURING SQUAD FOR EDINBURGH

    Jan 2, 19 • 964 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on ISUZU SOUTHERN KINGS NAME TOURING SQUAD FOR EDINBURGH

    A 25-man Isuzu Southern Kings playing squad departs for Edinburgh on Wednesday for their first Guinness PRO14 match of 2019. After a three-week break following their Round 10 encounter with Italian side, Benetton Treviso, the Isuzu Southern Kings team...

  • New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bill Beaumont

    Dec 30, 18 • 1918 Views • General News, International, World RugbyComments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bill Beaumont

    New Zealand Rugby congratulates Sir Bill Beaumont on being awarded a Knighthood for services to rugby in The Queen’s New Year’s honours list. Beaumont has been the Chairman of World Rugby for the past two years and has contributed more than five decades...

  • Cardiff Blues make three changes for Scarlets trip

    Dec 28, 18 • 1015 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Cardiff Blues make three changes for Scarlets trip

    Cardiff Blues have made three changes for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 encounter against Scarlets, as they target back-to-back victories in the crucial festive derbies. Wales’ Capital Region travel to Llanelli on the back of a dramatic victory over Dragons...

  • Ritchie returns for Scotstoun showdown

    Dec 28, 18 • 1094 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ritchie returns for Scotstoun showdown

    Scotland international back-row Jamie Ritchie will return to Edinburgh’s starting XV for tomorrow afternoon’s 1872 Cup second leg against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium (Saturday 29 December, kick-off 3pm) – live on Premier Sports. The inclusion...

  • Glasgow Warriors team to face Edinburgh

    Dec 28, 18 • 1064 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team to face Edinburgh

    Dave Rennie has made six changes to his starting XV as Glasgow Warriors prepare to face Edinburgh for the second time in seven days. The capital side won the opening fixture 23-7 at BT Murrayfield and tomorrow’s sold out game at Scotstoun is the second of...

  • Zebre Rugby Club make three changes for Benetton Rugby clash

    Dec 28, 18 • 1057 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Zebre Rugby Club make three changes for Benetton Rugby clash

    The Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma hosted the Zebre captain’s run ahead of the derby clash with Benetton Rugby. Tommaso Castello and his teammates face Benetton Rugby in the second of the three Italian derbies of the season in the Guinness PRO14. The match at...

  • Halfpenny returns for derby clash

    Dec 28, 18 • 1021 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Halfpenny returns for derby clash

    Scarlets have been able to call on the expertise of fullback Leigh Halfpenny for Saturday’s clash against his former side Cardiff Blues at Parc y Scarlets. Having suffered a concussion against Australia during Wales’ autumn campaign Halfpenny has been...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Zebre Rugby Club

    Dec 28, 18 • 1380 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Zebre Rugby Club

    After the measured victory obtained last Sunday in Parma, Benetton Rugby will host Zebre Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.The game will be played at the Stadio Monigo in the twelfth round of Guinness PRO14.Scottish referee Lloyd Linton will be in...

  • Munster Rugby team to face Leinster Rugby

    Dec 28, 18 • 995 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Rugby team to face Leinster Rugby

    The Munster side to face Leinster on Saturday evening at a sold-out Thomond Park has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan (KO 5.15pm). There are 12 changes to the side beaten by Ulster in Belfast last week as CJ Stander captains the side. Jean Kleyn...

  • Leinster Rugby team to face Munster Rugby

    Dec 28, 18 • 1082 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby team to face Munster Rugby

    The Leinster Rugby team to take on Munster in Thomond Park tomorrow has been named by Head Coach Leo Cullen.JACK CONAN AUDIO PREVIEW: https://we.tl/t-HeFwmvOtvELeinster will travel down the M7 to face Munster in Round 12 of the Guinness PRO14 with a 5.15pm...

  • Ospreys team to play the Dragons

    Dec 28, 18 • 906 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ospreys team to play the Dragons

    The Ospreys team to play the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Sunday 30th December 2018, KO 3.00pm (local time), is as follows: OSPREYS 15 Dan Evans 14 George North 13 Scott Williams 12 Owen Watkin 11 Luke Morgan 10 Sam Davies 9 Aled Davies 1 Gareth Thomas 2 Scott...

  • Jarvis returns to face Ospreys

    Dec 28, 18 • 1157 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Jarvis returns to face Ospreys

    Prop Aaron Jarvis will make his first Guinness PRO14 start of the season – and first start in the championship since March 2016 – as he lines up to face his former team Ospreys in the big Welsh derby at Rodney Parade on Sunday (kick-off 3pm). Former Wales...

  • “We’re due to give our supporters a bit of a lift,” says Pivac

    Dec 28, 18 • 805 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on “We’re due to give our supporters a bit of a lift,” says Pivac

    Scarlets return to Parc y Scarlets tomorrow, Saturday 29th December, for the first of two home games to bring the festive Guinness PRO14 derbies to a close. After a disappointing second block in the Heineken Champions Cup before Christmas the West Wales...

  • Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team

    Dec 28, 18 • 1119 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Three Blitzboks off to South America with Academy team

    Three capped Blitzboks, Ryan Oosthuizen, James Murphy and Heino Bezuidenhout, have been named in the SA Rugby Sevens Academy team by their coach, Marius Schoeman, for the Sudamerica Rugby Sevens tournaments in Uruguay and Chile early in the new year. The SA...

  • Ulster team named for trip to Galway

    Dec 28, 18 • 837 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ulster team named for trip to Galway

    The Ulster team has been named for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 12 clash versus Connacht in Galway (Sportsground, 7.35pm). Head Coach Dan McFarland has made just four changes to the starting XV that defeated Munster in the first of three successive...