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  • Munster Team Named For Cheetahs Clash

    Apr 12, 18 • 1275 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster Team Named For Cheetahs Clash

    The Munster team to face Conference A rivals Cheetahs in Bloemfontein tomorrow night has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan. There are nine changes to the side that defeated the Southern Kings 39-22 in George last Saturday night with the team...

  • Blitzboks enjoying Team SA involvement

    Apr 12, 18 • 1379 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks enjoying Team SA involvement

    There are a number of reasons for the Springbok Sevens team to be upbeat about their participation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and both Blitzboks coach, Neil Powell, and captain, Philip Snyman, see their involvement with Team South Africa as crucial to...

  • Johan Goosen makes his Guinness PRO14 debut

    Apr 12, 18 • 2314 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Johan Goosen makes his Guinness PRO14 debut

    With only two full rounds left the focus is now fully on making the Guinness PRO14 Final Series. The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Munster in Round 20 on Friday, 13 April. Kick-off is at 19:35 (SA time) in Toyota Stadium with live broadcast on SuperSport and...

  • RG and Lood to lock horns in Durban

    Apr 12, 18 • 1698 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on RG and Lood to lock horns in Durban

    Regular Vodacom Bulls lock combination, RG Snyman and Lood de Jager, will reunite in Durban on Saturday, when the Vodacom Bulls will lock horns with the Cell C Sharks in Round Seven of the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. Snyman last played for the Vodacom...

  • Cave signs contract extension

    Apr 12, 18 • 1099 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cave signs contract extension

    Ulster centre Darren Cave has put pen to paper on a contract extension that will see him remain at Kingspan Stadium until at least the summer of 2019. Cave is a graduate of the Abbey Insurance Ulster Academy and he made his senior provincial debut as a...

  • Cell C Sharks vs. Vodacom Bulls

    Apr 12, 18 • 3471 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. Vodacom Bulls

    Date Saturday, 14 April 2018 Time 17h15 Venue JONSSON KINGS PARK, Durban Referee Egon Seconds Assistant Referees AJ Jacobs, Cwengile Jadezweni Television Match Official Marius Jonker 15. Curwin Bosch 14. Sbu Nkosi 13. Lukhanyo Am 12. Andre Esterhuizen 11....

  • Moerat to lead Junior Springboks against Georgia

    Apr 12, 18 • 1337 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby • • Comments Off on Moerat to lead Junior Springboks against Georgia

    Former SA Schools captain Salmaan Moerat will lead the Junior Springboks in their first warm-up match, against Georgia at the Markötter Fields at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch on Friday, in the build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship. Junior...

  • St.George Queensland Reds team to play NSW Waratahs

    Apr 12, 18 • 1230 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play NSW Waratahs

    The St.George Queensland Reds have named their team to play the NSW Waratahs in Round 9 of Vodafone Super Rugby. The Reds have made a number of changes to the side which lost to the Brumbies last weekend. In the forward pack, injuries to prop Taniela Tupou...

  • The Rugby Championship 2018 Match Schedule

    Apr 12, 18 • 2706 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2018 Match Schedule

    SANZAAR has today confirmed the 12-match schedule for this year’s The Rugby Championship including match venues and kick-off times. The schedule includes a new Rugby Championship venue. Trafalgar Park, Nelson, will host the New Zealand versus Argentina...

  • JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR OCEANIA RUGBY U20S CHAMPIONSHIP

    Apr 12, 18 • 1258 Views • General News, Junior Rugby • • Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR OCEANIA RUGBY U20S CHAMPIONSHIP

    The Junior Wallabies Squad for the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship has been named for the clashes against Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand U20s later this month on the Gold Coast. The Australian squad will descend on Bond University for the tournament’s fourth...

  • Dragons Set for Judgement Day Challenge

    Apr 11, 18 • 1143 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons Set for Judgement Day Challenge

    Academy Manager James Chapron expects the young players in the Dragons squad to be up for the challenge of taking on the in-form Scarlets at Principality Stadium in the Judgement Day VI season finale on Saturday 28 April. The Dragons play their final away...

  • Gethin Jenkins signs new Cardiff Blues contract

    Apr 11, 18 • 1175 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Gethin Jenkins signs new Cardiff Blues contract

    Cardiff Blues are pleased to confirm Gethin Jenkins has signed a new deal to remain at the region for the 2018-19 season. Jenkins, who is Wales’ most-capped international is the region’s current captain and has made 11 appearances this season. He will now...

  • Erasmus satisfied with Springbok preparations

    Apr 11, 18 • 1383 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Erasmus satisfied with Springbok preparations

    The second Springbok alignment camp concluded on Wednesday in Vanderbijlpark with Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, expressing his satisfaction with the progress of the team’s preparations for the forthcoming international season. Erasmus and...

  • Outeniqua vs Paarl Boys’ High Historic Overview

    Apr 10, 18 • 2945 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Outeniqua vs Paarl Boys’ High Historic Overview

    Outeniqua vs Paal Boys High School Historic Overview Date: 14 April Kick-off: 14h00 Channel: SS 8 On Saturday 14th April Premier Interschools will me broadcasting its second instalment of the 2018 season when hosts Outeniqua will be playing Paarl Boys’...

  • Scarlets confirm signing of Blommetjies

    Apr 10, 18 • 1154 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Scarlets confirm signing of Blommetjies

    Scarlets can today confirm the signing of utility back Clayton Blommetjies from South African side Cheetahs Rugby. 27-year-old Blommetjies will follow fellow Cheetahs player Uzair Cassiem to Parc y Scarlets this summer as both join the West Wales region, from...

  • Replacement players confirmed for New Zealand Commonwealth Games rugby sevens teams

    Apr 10, 18 • 1406 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Replacement players confirmed for New Zealand Commonwealth Games rugby sevens teams

    Days out from the start of the rugby sevens programme at the Commonwealth Games, the New Zealand teams have confirmed player replacements. Illness forced Ruby Tui (mumps) and Caleb Clarke (appendicitis) to be withdrawn from the squads, both have returned...

  • Cardiff Blues confirm Jason Strange appointment

    Apr 9, 18 • 1271 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cardiff Blues confirm Jason Strange appointment

    Cardiff Blues are pleased to confirm Jason Strange will join the region as Backs and Attack coach ahead of the 2018-19 season. The Wales Under-20s head coach is the first addition to John Mulvihill’s new coaching staff at Cardiff Arms Park. Strange comes...

  • Johan Coetzee commits for another two years

    Apr 9, 18 • 2392 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Johan Coetzee commits for another two years

    Tom Botha and Clayton Blommetjies Free State Rugby has confirmed that Tom Botha and Clayton Blommetjies will be leaving the Toyota Cheetahs after the Guinness PRO14 season.  Botha will be joining Ospreys and Blommetjies, Scarlets in Wales for the 2018/19...

  • NZ Rugby bursts the bubble on mental health

    Apr 9, 18 • 1293 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on NZ Rugby bursts the bubble on mental health

    Investec Super Rugby ‘Bubble Round’ to raise awareness of mental fitness NZR wellbeing programme Headfirst celebrates a successful first year All Blacks star Nehe Milner-Skudder becomes Headfirst ambassador New Zealand Rugby is dedicating this...

  • NZ Rugby opens first Official All Blacks Store

    Apr 9, 18 • 1528 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on NZ Rugby opens first Official All Blacks Store

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is entering the retail sector with the opening of the first Official All Blacks Store at Auckland Airport. The eye-catching 80sqm store opened its doors at 4am on Monday, April 9 in what will be a one-stop shop for licensed All Blacks...

  • Blitzboks keep World Series lead with gutsy Hong Kong effort

    Apr 8, 18 • 1486 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks keep World Series lead with gutsy Hong Kong effort

    The Springbok Sevens team maintained their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series lead on Sunday as their youthful squad claimed third place at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The Blitzboks side, which fielded five debutants at the iconic event, won 26-7...

  • England Sevens beaten by Samoa in Hong Kong

    Apr 8, 18 • 1369 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on England Sevens beaten by Samoa in Hong Kong

    England Sevens finished their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong with defeat to Samoa on day three of the tournament. Captained by Will Edwards, the 12-man squad featured Team England’s Alex Davis and Charlie Hayter alongside a number of the...

  • AUSTRALIA BRUSH AWAY ENGLAND BEFORE FRANCE STOP THEIR RUN IN HONG KONG

    Apr 8, 18 • 1190 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIA BRUSH AWAY ENGLAND BEFORE FRANCE STOP THEIR RUN IN HONG KONG

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side’s campaign has come to an end at the HSBC Hong Kong Sevens after falling short to France in the Challenge Trophy semi-final. The Aussies got showed a lot of fight in their Challenge Trophy quarter-final against...

  • World Schools Festival comes to an emphatic end

    Apr 8, 18 • 4793 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on World Schools Festival comes to an emphatic end

    The weeklong Oakland World Schools Festival came to an emphatic end with a sold-out Paarl Boishaai’s Brug Street Stadium being treated to high-quality and entertaining schoolboy rugby on Saturday. The festival lived up to its aspirations of creating...

  • Clinical Emirates Lions roar to big win – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 8 Roundup

    Apr 8, 18 • 1456 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Clinical Emirates Lions roar to big win – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 8 Roundup

    Cell C Sharks suffer cruel defeat to Hurricanes in thrilling Napier contest Young winger Madosh Tambwe scored four tries to help steer the Emirates Lions to a comprehensive 52-31 Vodacom Super Rugby win over the DHL Stormers on Saturday evening in...