Author archives: Shaun Liddle

  • Women’s referee panel kicks off season on solid note

    Feb 20, 18 • 1615 Views • General NewsComments Off on Women’s referee panel kicks off season on solid note

    SA Rugby’s women’s refereeing panel kicked off the 2018 season in Stellenbosch last weekend with a pre-season camp where they had a refresher course on the Laws of the game, wrote their annual exam and were put through their paces with a fitness test. ...

  • Fixture details for Guinness PRO14 Rounds 18 & 19 Confirmed

    Feb 19, 18 • 1531 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Fixture details for Guinness PRO14 Rounds 18 & 19 Confirmed

    Kick-off times and broadcast selections for Rounds 18 and 19 of the Guinness PRO14 have now been confirmed. All but one of the 14 games have been selected for live broadcast as the race to reach the Guinness PRO14 Final Series ratchets up. Round 18 will be...

  • Junior Boks set for solid U20 Championship build-up

    Feb 19, 18 • 2532 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior ChampionshipComments Off on Junior Boks set for solid U20 Championship build-up

    The Junior Springboks will have a solid build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship – in the south of France from 30 May to 17 June – with four training camps and a UK tour planned to ensure that they are well prepared for the international spectacle....

  • More reasons to smile with #Tries4Smiles

    Feb 19, 18 • 1815 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on More reasons to smile with #Tries4Smiles

    “Making one person smile can change the world, maybe not the whole world, but their world” Pravinee Hurbungs Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft palate or cleft lip. So, this season, Vodacom will reward every try scored by a South African...

  • QANTAS AUSTRALIAN SEVENS SHOW OFF NEW SHORTS

    Feb 18, 18 • 1719 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on QANTAS AUSTRALIAN SEVENS SHOW OFF NEW SHORTS

    The Qantas Australian Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams will be spotted wearing a new back-of-shorts logo throughout the of the 2018 HSBC Sevens World Series following an extended partnership with Invast Global. The investment firm will sponsor the Men’s...

  • England squad for Scotland week

    Feb 18, 18 • 6131 Views • General News, Six Nations, Six Nations NewsComments Off on England squad for Scotland week

    England head coach Eddie Jones has called up 29 players ahead of England’s next NatWest 6 Nations match against Scotland on Saturday at Murrayfield (KO 4:45pm).   Backs   Full backs Mike Brown (Harlequins) Nathan Earle (Saracens) Gabriel Ibitoye...

  • DHL Stormers touring squad confirmed

    Feb 18, 18 • 2224 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad confirmed

    DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 27-man squad for their upcoming three-match tour of Australasia. After getting their 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign off to a winning start with a 28-20 victory against the Jaguares at DHL Newlands on...

  • Emirates Lions roar to pulsating Vodacom Super Rugby win

    Feb 18, 18 • 1628 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Emirates Lions roar to pulsating Vodacom Super Rugby win

    DHL Stormers thwart Jaguares fightback in Cape Town   The 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season got off to an exciting start on Saturday afternoon when the Emirates Lions and the DHL Stormers both clinched home victories in the first round of matches. The...

  • Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets

    Feb 17, 18 • 1513 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby – Team Announcement v Scarlets

    Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named his match day 23 for the visit of reigning Guinness PRO14 champions the Scarlets to the RDS Arena today (Kick Off: 3.15pm – live on SKY Sports and RTÉ Radio). Cullen is again able to call on a mixture of...

  • Two changes in the pack for Leinster clash

    Feb 17, 18 • 1314 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Two changes in the pack for Leinster clash

    Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac has named his side to take on Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 on Saturday. Both sides will look to bounce back in the championship campaign after going down to defeats against Benetton Rugby and Edinburgh. Despite defeat to...

  • Filise returns for Munster clash

    Feb 17, 18 • 1364 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Filise returns for Munster clash

    Cardiff Blues’ record appearance maker, Taufa’ao Filise, has been called into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Munster at the Arms Park. (KO 5.30pm) The Tongan international is the only change made from last week’s...

  • Dragons team to face Benetton Rugby

    Feb 17, 18 • 1508 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Dragons team to face Benetton Rugby

    Dragons winger Rio Dyer will make his GUINNESS PRO14 debut this weekend as the Men of Gwent take on Benetton Rugby. The 18-year-old, who earned his first Wales U20s International cap last weekend, will make his PRO14 bow in front of a home crowd on Sunday...

  • Munster team to face Cardiff Blues

    Feb 17, 18 • 1439 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster team to face Cardiff Blues

    The Munster team to face Cardiff Blues in Wales on Saturday evening has been named with Jack O’Donoghue set to captain the side for the first time (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports). The Waterford man, who turned 24 last week, has previously captained Munster A...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons

    Feb 17, 18 • 1427 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Dragons

    After a seventh win of the season, Benetton Rugby will face the Dragons in the fifteenth round of the Guinness PRO14 on Sunday 18 February at 15.30. Benetton Rugby technical staff will have to do without 12 players summoned by the Italian National team, added...

  • Conway and Fitzgerald Sign Up

    Feb 16, 18 • 1360 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Conway and Fitzgerald Sign Up

    Andrew Conway and Stephen Fitzgerald are the latest duo to sign contracts with Munster Rugby and the IRFU. Currently in his fifth season with the province, Conway has signed a two-year deal that will see him remain in red until at least June 2020. The...

  • Sherratt to join Ospreys next season

    Feb 16, 18 • 1271 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Sherratt to join Ospreys next season

    Ospreys Rugby are delighted to confirm the appointment of Matt Sherratt as Backs Coach from the start of the 2018/19 campaign. Sherratt will replace Gruff Rees, who announced in December that he will leave the Ospreys at the end of the current season after a...

  • Southern Kings announce team to face Ospreys

    Feb 15, 18 • 2514 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Southern Kings announce team to face Ospreys

    The Southern Kings today named their team to take on Welsh outfit Ospreys in a GUINNESS PRO14 championship clash at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea tomorrow evening and opted for just a single change from the fifteen players who took to the field against...

  • Revamped Vodacom Super Rugby set for exciting kick-off – Week 1 Preview

    Feb 15, 18 • 2517 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Revamped Vodacom Super Rugby set for exciting kick-off – Week 1 Preview

    DHL Stormers entertain Jaguares in Cape Town Emirates Lions face Durban-rivals on Highveld   Springbok No 8 Warren Whiteley will captain the Emirates Lions on Saturday against the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg in the first local...

  • Four new DHL Stormers in season-opener

    Feb 15, 18 • 1749 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Four new DHL Stormers in season-opener

    Four players are set to make their DHL Stormers debut in the Vodacom Super Rugby season-opener against the Jaguares at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season will get kick off at 15h05 on Saturday, when the DHL Stormers take on the...

  • Warwick join WP Rugby sponsorship fold

    Feb 15, 18 • 2040 Views • General News, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Warwick join WP Rugby sponsorship fold

    Warwick has been confirmed as a new sponsor of both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province teams, as Associate Sponsor and Wealth Partner. Warwick is a local and international investment house, with products that span asset, estate, wealth and credit...

  • St.George Queensland Reds beat Fiji Warriors in final pre-season match at Ballymore Stadium

    Feb 15, 18 • 1422 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds beat Fiji Warriors in final pre-season match at Ballymore Stadium

    The St.George Queensland Reds have edged the Fiji Warriors 17-15 in their final pre-season hit out at Ballymore Stadium tonight. The Reds led the contest 10-0 early on, but it took a try to winger Izaia Perese in the 75th minute and the ensuing conversion...

  • Ulster team named for Edinburgh test

    Feb 15, 18 • 1248 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ulster team named for Edinburgh test

    Head Coach Jono Gibbes has named his match day squad for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 15 clash versus Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 7.35pm). The starting XV shows just four changes from the side that defeated Southern Kings 59-10 last...

  • Zebre boosted by return of Italian Internationals for Connacht trip

    Feb 15, 18 • 1260 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Zebre boosted by return of Italian Internationals for Connacht trip

    Zebre Rugby spent the week in Ireland near Cork, the town where head coach Michael Bradley was born. The fixture list sees Zebre playing two straight away games in Ireland: last Saturday in Limerick against Munster and tomorrow in Galway against Connacht. It...

  • Ospreys team to play Southern Kings

    Feb 15, 18 • 1354 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Southern Kings

    The Ospreys team to play Southern Kings at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 16th February 2018, 7.35pm KO is as follows: Ospreys 15 Dan Evans 14 Jeff Hassler 13 Kieron Fonotia 12 Owen Watkin 11 Dewi Cross 10 Sam Davies 9 Tom Habberfield   1 Rhodri Jones 2...

  • Cockerill makes five changes for trip to Ulster

    Feb 15, 18 • 1287 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Cockerill makes five changes for trip to Ulster

    Edinburgh Head Coach Richard Cockerill has named his team ahead of tomorrow night’s crucial Guinness PRO14 encounter with third-place Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium (Friday 16 February, kick-off 7.35pm) – live on BBC NI. As Edinburgh search for their 15th...