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  • Hard work pays off for UJ rugby star

    Dec 12, 18 • 6236 Views • General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Hard work pays off for UJ rugby star

    Rugby star Wian Conradie says hard work was the key to success during his five years at the University of Johannesburg after recently being recognised for his dedication on and off the field. At the varsity’s annual awards gala function in October the...

  • Connacht Rugby to increase Sportsground capacity to meet Christmas ticket demand

    Dec 12, 18 • 1079 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Connacht Rugby to increase Sportsground capacity to meet Christmas ticket demand

    Connacht Rugby have announced that additional temporary terracing is to be installed in the Sportsground to meet the high level of ticket demand for interprovincial clashes against Ulster and Munster over the Christmas and New Year period. Connacht take on...

  • Dragons part company with Bernard Jackman

    Dec 12, 18 • 1103 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons part company with Bernard Jackman

    Dragons have announced that Bernard Jackman will leave his post at the region with immediate effect. The process to appoint a new Head Coach is underway. Former Ireland international hooker Jackman was appointed by the region in June 2017 and has overseen a...

  • Two previous winners nominated for SA Rugby Player of the Year 2018

    Dec 12, 18 • 1948 Views • General News, International, National, Springboks • • Comments Off on Two previous winners nominated for SA Rugby Player of the Year 2018

    Two previous winners, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx, are among the five nominees for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award for 2018, while the Blitzboks and their coach, Neil Powell, were yet again nominated in two categories following the...

  • Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises

    Dec 11, 18 • 1886 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises

    Springbok Sevens players Muller du Plessis and Justin Geduld are in a race against time to be fit to tour to Hamilton next month for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. Both players picked up injuries at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens last weekend, ruling them out of...

  • MyPlayers announce Whiteley as new SARPA President

    Dec 11, 18 • 1212 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on MyPlayers announce Whiteley as new SARPA President

    Springbok and Lions eight-man, Warren Whiteley, was elected as the new president of the South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) taking over the reins from his fellow Springbok team-mate, Eben Etzebeth who served in this role since 2016. SARPA...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby teams get national coaching support

    Dec 11, 18 • 1917 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby teams get national coaching support

    South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby teams will get national support from the Springbok coaching team once again in the 2019 season. SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that all of Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, as well as Springbok assistant coaches Matt...

  • #HumanFactor for #BullsFamily

    Dec 11, 18 • 1895 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on #HumanFactor for #BullsFamily

    The Blue Bulls Company is excited to confirm the appointment of current Currie Cup head coach POTE HUMAN as Head Coach for the Vodacom Super Rugby and Currie Cup competitions going into 2019. Human no doubt epitomizes everything that the #BullsFamily stands...

  • New anti-doping education partnership for rugby in South Africa

    Dec 11, 18 • 1352 Views • General News, International, National • • Comments Off on New anti-doping education partnership for rugby in South Africa

    A collaborative anti-doping education meeting involving the key stakeholders in South African rugby was held on Monday in Newlands, Cape Town, with the aim of strengthening education and information delivery for young players and their support network....

  • Test at Emirates Airline Park for 2019 confirmed

    Dec 11, 18 • 2499 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Test at Emirates Airline Park for 2019 confirmed

    The news is out. Australia is coming to Emirates Airline Park in 2019 to face the Springboks on 20 July. This will be the first time since 2008 that the Wallabies will be in action in Johannesburg. Edgar Rathbone, managing director of EPS (Pty) Ltd was...

  • Five players suspended for doping offences

    Dec 11, 18 • 1664 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Five players suspended for doping offences

    Five club rugby players have been banned from participating in rugby after a New Zealand Rugby Judicial Committee completed the latest anti-doping hearings of allegations brought by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ). The charges were brought against club...

  • Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human

    Dec 11, 18 • 1865 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human

    The younger generation of Blitzboks again showed in Cape Town that they are indeed more than capable to swim at the deep end of the HSBC World Sevens Series pool, according to Dewald Human, one of the newer players in the Springbok Sevens set-up. And with a...

  • Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites

    Dec 10, 18 • 2064 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites

    The power of sport to unite was brightly and boldly in evidence once again with bumper crowds celebrating in joyous harmony at the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens over the past weekend. Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby...

  • Springboks’ home Test venues for 2019 confirmed

    Dec 10, 18 • 4063 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks’ home Test venues for 2019 confirmed

    The Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria, with the opening round of a shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship taking place on Saturday, 20 July at Emirates Airline Park against Australia, while an additional...

  • St.George Queensland Reds sign Wallabies star Sefa Naivalu

    Dec 10, 18 • 1793 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds sign Wallabies star Sefa Naivalu

    The St.George Queensland Reds have added firepower to their backline ahead of the upcoming Vodafone Super Rugby season after signing Australian Test star Sefa Naivalu. The Fijian flyer, who boasts 10 Wallabies caps and 46 games of Super Rugby experience will...

  • All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town

    Dec 10, 18 • 1267 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town

    A week after claiming victory at the HSBC Dubai Sevens, the All Blacks Sevens have finished in fourth place in Cape Town. Ravaged by injuries over the past two weeks, Coach Clark Laidlaw said while the fourth place finish is disappointing there is also a lot...

  • Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    Dec 10, 18 • 2084 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens

    The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match, finishing a weekend that received the thumbs up from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell and captain Philip Snyman. Starting the...

  • Record number of tries in Cape Town

    Dec 10, 18 • 1324 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Record number of tries in Cape Town

    Fiji won the fourth instalment of the ever-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens – becoming the fourth different champion in the Mother City – on a weekend which delivered the most tries ever at a packed Cape Town Stadium. When USA speedster, Carlin Isles,...

  • AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN

    Dec 10, 18 • 1312 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side has gone down to England in the battle for Fifth Place in the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday morning. Australia had earlier lost to New Zealand in the Quarter Final, ensuring that the men in gold were fighting for...

  • ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS

    Dec 9, 18 • 1360 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS

    England will face USA in the Cup quarter-finals at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday 9 December at 11.10am GMT (live on Sky Sports) after coming second in Pool C. The men in white opened the day with a 29-12 win over Kenya and defeated France 26-12 but...

  • AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS

    Dec 9, 18 • 1269 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has topped Pool D on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, accounting for Wales, Canada and Scotland to advance to the quarter Finals. Australia will play the second placed finisher in Pool A at 9.48pm AEDT on Sunday...

  • Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    Dec 9, 18 • 1963 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals

    The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday secured wins over Samoa and Zimbabwe to top Pool A at the end of the first day of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens despite a close defeat against New Zealand in their last match. The Blitzboks won 22-12 against Samoa and 43-0...

  • Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Dec 8, 18 • 1958 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true

    Playing in the Western Cape Sevens tournament had unexpected benefits for four of the participating teams after the Blitzboks handed them tickets to attend the HSBC Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Teams from all over the Western Cape participated in the...

  • Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    Dec 7, 18 • 2015 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going

    After 66 tournaments around the world, Kyle Brown knows a thing or two about winning tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – be it in the USA, Europe or Australia, but most of all, he’s also had that winning feeling in South Africa. And not...

  • Mitsubishi scores with Hot Summer of Touch

    Dec 7, 18 • 1665 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Mitsubishi scores with Hot Summer of Touch

    Starting way back in 1978 on a beach in Stilbaai when a local group of holiday makers in the small coastal town got together to formalise all the social games that used to take place into a one-off tournament, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa brings back the...