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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Van Zyl lead Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 in season opener.
Joe van Zyl will captain the Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team on Saturday when they take on DHL Western Province in their opening match of the SA Rugby Provincial Under-19 championship in Cape Town. The clash at DHL Newlands kicks off at 14h40. The squad will...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name unchanged run-on side for Jaguares clash
Vodacom Bulls coach, John Mitchell named an unchanged run-on team to face the Jaguares at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday in what will be the last home match for his team in this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby competition. The same starting side that lost to a late...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. DHL Stormers
Date Saturday, 7th July 2018 Time 17h15 Venue DHL Newlands, Cape Town Referee Jaco Peyper Assistant Referee Stephan Geldenhuys, Archie Sehlako Television Match Official Marius Jonker The Cell C Sharks team has been named to travel to Cape Town this...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Craven Week, General News, School, Youth Weeks •
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Comments Off on COCA-COLA CRAVEN WEEK – A STAGE FOR IDENTIFYING SOUTH AFRICA’S FUTURE HEROES
Premier youth rugby tournament, Coca-Cola Craven Week, has seen over 280 national team players come through its ranks. The tournament provides South Africa’s top U18 provincial rugby players a platform to battle it out in an action-packed rugby week. This...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on The Tunisian Rugby Union strongly deplores the anti-sports and unethical actions of the Zimbabwean delegation
“The delegation of Zimbabwe started complaining as soon as they arrived” TUNIS, Tunisia, July 4, 2018/ — As part of our efforts to grow rugby awareness everywhere in our country and following the decentralization policy of sports events by the...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week continues thrill
Free State, the Blue Bulls, Eastern Province and Valke stamped their authority on their opponents in an action-packed second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley on Wednesday to remain the only unbeaten teams...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Alexander congratulates new SADRU leadership
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, on Wednesday congratulated Mr Michael Oosthuyzen on his selection as president of the SA Deaf Rugby Association (SADRU), an associate member of the South African Rugby Union. Oosthuyzen (of Gauteng), who served as...
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Jul 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Final four on the road to Oudtshoorn – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Semi-finals preview
A new SuperSport Rugby Challenge champion will be crowned in Outdshoorn next Sunday, when the highly entertaining provincial series, which graced rugby fields in various communities all over the country in the last three months, will reach a fitting finale at...
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Jul 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cardiff Blues sign Jason Harries
Cardiff Blues have added further depth to their backline with the signing of Jason Harries from Edinburgh. The former Wales Under-18s, 20s and Sevens international was signed by Richard Cockerill last summer on a one-year contract, having scored 22 tries in...
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Jul 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on National Rugby Championship 2018 Fixtures Announced
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) will take more National Rugby Championship (NRC) games to its clubs and regions than ever before in 2018. McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City and Bond University Queensland Country will continue to engage Queensland’s...
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Jul 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Wyatt Crockett set to record Super Rugby double century
BNZ Crusaders prop Wyatt Crockett will make rugby history yet again this week, becoming the first player to record 200 Investec Super Rugby caps. Crockett has been named to play in the Crusaders’ home game against the Highlanders on Friday night, in a match...
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Jul 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium
The St.George Queensland Reds have named their team to take on the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium this Friday night. The Reds will welcome back Test lock Izack Rodda to the starting lineup for their first home match since the June Test window, but will...
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Jul 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz out to prove their potential at USSA
Madibaz rugby coach Jarryd Buys wants his squad to place the emphasis on enjoyment when they take part in the University Sport South Africa tournament in Johannesburg next week. The event, to be hosted by Wits, will be held from July 2 to 6. The Nelson...
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Jul 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Akona Ndungane called up to scout Coca-Cola Craven Week Heroes
Proud sponsor, Coca-Cola welcomes rugby legend and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner, Akona Ndungane, as the Coca-Cola Craven Week ambassador and lead panellist for this year’s selection team of the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day. The 2018 edition of Coca-Cola U18...
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Jul 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas, Tafel Lager Griquas to host SuperSport Rugby Challenge Semi-finals – Quarter-finals Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas will face the Cell C Sharks XV in Nelspruit and Tafel Lager Griquas will host the Toyota Free State XV in Kimberley next weekend to determine the finalists of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The eventual winner will become the new champion...
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Jul 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on U13, U16 Coca-Cola Youth Week teams to showcase talent
The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week teams will go flat-out to showcase their talent this week at Hoërskool Diamantveld in Kimberley in a jam-packed second week in the SA Rugby Youth Weeks festival. Both the U13 and U16 teams will...
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Jul 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Durbanites seal it with second-half comeback – Vodacom Super Rugby Review, Round 17
Sunwolves edge Vodacom Bulls in Singapore Jaguares defeat DHL Stormers in Buenos Aires The Cell C Sharks produced a tenacious second-half fightback to defeat the Emirates Lions 31-24 and in doing so they kept alive their outside chances of reaching the...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Alexander praises quality of rugby at Youth Weeks
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, praised the quality of rugby dished up during the exciting first week of the SA Rugby Youth Weeks festival, in which 1058 players played their part at two venues in Gauteng. While the LSEN Week ended on Thursday, the SA...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP forced to change for Green Point play-off
DHL Western Province have been forced to make a number of changes for the SuperSport Rugby Challenge quarterfinal against Toyota Free State XV at the Green Point Track on Sunday. Injuries and call-ups to the DHL Stormers touring squad have meant that Head...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV face Western Province in Cape Town
Toyota Free State XV will be taking on WP Quarter in Cape Town on Sunday, 1 July. The match kicks off at 14:30. Watch the game live on SuperSport 1 (201). Coach Daan Human has announced his team for the encounter: Western Province...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Blues at Eden Park
The St.George Queensland Reds have suffered a disappointing loss to the Blues, falling 39-16 at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday night. The game hung in the balance in the opening stages, but back-to-back yellow cards against the Reds for dangerous tackles...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on STELLENBOSCH TO HOST 2019 WORLD SCHOOLS FESTIVAL
Organisers of the highly successful World Schools Festival have announced the 2019 edition will be staged at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, from 25 – 30 March. The international school boy rugby festival event will again feature 10 of...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Lively local derby expected in Durban – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview
Whiteley, Marx to start for Emirates Lions Cell C Sharks pick all their returning Springboks Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers face stern overseas tests Vodacom Super Rugby action resumes this weekend following the international break and all four local sides, the...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Delport pleased with Rugby World Cup Sevens progress
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport said he was pleased with the progress and improvement showed by his squad as they enter the final stage of preparation for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, to be played at AT&T Stadium in San Francisco from...
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Jun 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Mbonambi starts for DHL Stormers in Argentina
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi will make his first start of the 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season for the DHL Stormers against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Mbonambi made his return for the DHL Stormers off the replacements bench against the Emirates Lions...
