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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews
Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews Competition is rife around the Guinness PRO14 this season and as Round 8 approaches there are plenty of teams whose ambitions to reach the Championship Final on May 26 in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium appear on track....
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation
SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation South Africa promises to deliver “Triple Win” tournament Nomination reward for outstanding bid World Rugby thanked for rigorous process, rewarding excellence South Africa would deliver a...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springbok call up for Ruan Botha
The Springboks have called up Ruan Botha as replacement for the injured Jean-Luc du Preez, who suffered a fractured ankle in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban. Botha, the Cell C Sharks’ skipper, will join the Springbok squad on Tuesday afternoon in...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Blaine Scully signs new Cardiff Blues contract
Blaine Scully has handed Cardiff Blues a boost by signing a new long-term contract to remain in the Welsh capital. The USA captain’s existing deal was due to expire in the summer but he is the latest in a long line of players to commit his future to the...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on New path for WP Rugby and adidas
The established partnership between Western Province Rugby and apparel sponsor adidas will take on a new direction as of the end of this year. The association between WP Rugby and adidas stretches back more than 30 years, with the current agreement between...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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Comments Off on Journey to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship begins
A total 52 young players have been selected to attend the New Zealand Under 20 Development Camp as coach Craig Philpott begins preparation for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Players selected to attend the development camp in Palmerston North from...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates Specman on World Rugby nomination
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, congratulated Springbok Sevens player Rosko Specman his nomination as one of the three candidates for the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award for 2017. World Rugby has revealed the shortlist for the Men’s...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Jean-Luc du Preez ruled out of Springbok tour
Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez was on Monday ruled out of the 2017 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a fractured ankle, which he sustained while playing for the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup final against the DHL Western Province in Durban on...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on RIP Dr Cecil Moss, 1925-2017
SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, on Monday expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Dr Cecil Moss, who sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 92. Dr Moss, who was an anaesthetist by profession, played in four Tests for the Springboks in...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Elliot Dee commits his future to Dragons
Dragons have secured the talented Elliot Dee as he signs a long-term contract with the Region. This comes just days after the Dragons announced that Leon Brown signed up, as they continue to retain their home grown talent. The 23-year-old has flourished since...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings post match medical report
In the wake of the Southern Kings’ 43-13 loss to Glasgow Warriors in the GUINNESS PRO14 action on Friday, team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that there were a number of injury concerns in the camp. Most notable of these was the concussion suffered...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Gold Cup triumph for False Bay
DirectAxis False Bay buried the ghosts of 2016 as they surged to their maiden Gold Cup triumph in front of a record home crowd at the Phillip Herbstein Field in Cape Town on Saturday. ‘The Bay’, runners-up to Newrak Rustenburg Impala last year,...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on Powell happy as Blitzboks win Assupol Sevens
Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, was a pretty pleased man after the Assupol International Sevens tournament in Stellenbosch on Sunday and for good reason. Not only did the South African squad play with much authority on Day Two of the event to clinch the...
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Oct 30, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS POST MATCH MEDICAL REPORT
In the wake of the Southern Kings’ 43-13 loss to Glasgow Warriors in the GUINNESSPRO14 action on Friday, team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that there were a number of injury concerns in the camp. Most notable of these was the concussion suffered...
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Oct 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on Gelant, Am named in Springboks’ European tour group
Four uncapped players included in squad of 34 players Oosthuizen, Cassiem and Mtawarira return for four-match tour Exciting young backs Warrick Gelant and Lukhanyo Am, as well as Dan du Preez and Louis Schreuder are the four uncapped players in the Springbok...
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Oct 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on Combined Abalone Processors win SA Fish Industries title
Combined Abalone Processors were crowned the SA Fish Industries champions on Saturday after grinding out a 15-14 victory against Sea Harvest in the final at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif in an exciting finish to the two-day tournament. The team from...
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Oct 29, 17 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR OF JAPAN AND UNITED KINGDOM
Squad for Spring Tour of Japan and United Kingdom (with Test caps, NRC side and age in brackets) Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa (19 Tests, Canberra Vikings, 23) Adam Coleman (18 Tests, Perth Spirit, 26) Blake Enever* (uncapped, Canberra Vikings, 26)...
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Oct 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP crowned 2017 Currie Cup champions
DHL WP crowned 2017 Currie Cup champions · DHL WP U21s and Xerox Golden Lions U19 also victorious · Tafel Lager Griquas win Promotion-Relegation match DHL Western Province produced a strong second-half display and held...
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Oct 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens off to good start at Assupol Sevens
The Springbok Sevens team secured a quarterfinal berth against Maties Sevens at the Assupol International Sevens tournament on Sunday after scoring three wins on Day One of the tournament, beating England Academy, Namibia and Scotland at the Markötter...
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Oct 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on YOUNG WALLABIES EDGE BARBARIANS
An inexperienced Qantas Wallabies side has fought back from a nine-point half-time deficit to down the Barbarians 31-28 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney this afternoon. Trailing 21-12 at the break, the youthful Australian side ran in three second half tries to...
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Oct 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on VALE BARRY ROBERTS, WALLABY 417
Rugby Australia mourns passing of Wallaby 417, Barry Roberts Rugby Australia has joined together with the rugby community in mourning Wallaby number 417, Barry Roberts, who passed away this week at the age of 84. The St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill old...
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Oct 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls take a firm stand against racial slurs
The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that it has requested the immediate release of Catherine Michelle Reynders from the Vodacom Bulls Babes squad, following the surfacing of a video involving her making racial slurs. The individuals that make up the...
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Oct 28, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kyle Brown excited and nervous about return to play
Springbok Sevens veteran and former Blitzboks captain, Kyle Brown, admitted some excitement and nerves as he prepares to return to the playing field after ten months. The third most capped Blitzbok off all time injured his knee at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in...
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Oct 27, 17 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Final 2017 | Cell C Sharks vs Western Province
1.Thomas du Toit 2. Franco Marais 3.Ross Geldenhuys 4.Tyler Paul 5.Ruan Botha (Captain) 6.Keegan Daniel 7.Jean-Luc du Preez 8.Daniel du Preez 9.Louis Schreuder 10.Curwin Bosch 11.Odwa Ndungane 12.Marius Louw 13.Lukhanyo Am 14.Kobus van Wyk 15.Garth April...
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Oct 27, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team for first Guinness PRO14 match in Italy
The Toyota Cheetahs has travelled to Italy this week to take on Zebre on Saturday, 28 October at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma in Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14 championship. Kick-off is at 18:00 and the match will be broadcasted live on SuperSport 2,...
