Author archives: Shaun Liddle

  • Cardiff Blues change five for Welsh derby

    Oct 27, 17 • 1863 Views • General NewsComments Off on Cardiff Blues change five for Welsh derby

    Cardiff Blues have made five changes for their return to Guinness PRO14 action against the Scarlets on Saturday (7.35pm). The Blues go into the Welsh derby at Parc y Scarlets on the back of consecutive European Challenge Cup victories against Lyon and...

  • Leinster Rugby team to face Ulster Rugby

    Oct 27, 17 • 2548 Views • General NewsComments Off on Leinster Rugby team to face Ulster Rugby

    Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has announced his match day 23 to take on Ulster in the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow in the Kingspan Stadium (Kick Off: 6.30pm – live on BBC & SKY Sports). TEAM VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XlybiAhIuh4 DAN LEAVY VIDEO:...

  • Best to win 200th Ulster cap against old rivals Leinster

    Oct 27, 17 • 1701 Views • General NewsComments Off on Best to win 200th Ulster cap against old rivals Leinster

    Rory Best will become just the fourth Ulster player to reach 200 caps, as he is named in the starting XV for Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 7 clash with Leinster at Kingspan Stadium (kick-off 6.30pm). The game will be Best’s first start of the...

  • Toyota Cheetahs’ first Guinness PRO14 match in Italy

    Oct 27, 17 • 1999 Views • General NewsComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs’ 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,...

  • Benetton Rugby team to face Edinburgh Rugby

    Oct 27, 17 • 1968 Views • General NewsComments Off on Benetton Rugby team to face Edinburgh Rugby

    After a great match against RC Toulon in Champions Cup, Benetton Rugby will play the 7th round of the Guinness PRO14 tomorrow at Monigo Stadium. The opponent of the whites and green Lions will be Edinburgh Rugby. The match will start at 15.00 and will be...

  • Williams to lead Scarlets in first home derby of the season

    Oct 27, 17 • 2353 Views • General NewsComments Off on Williams to lead Scarlets in first home derby of the season

    Scarlets centre Scott Williams will captain the Scarlets on Saturday night in their first home derby of the season, against Cardiff Blues, kick-off 7.35pm. Williams is the only personnel change to the backline that took to the field against Bath Rugby in the...

  • Zebre Rugby Club team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    Oct 27, 17 • 2056 Views • General NewsComments Off on Zebre Rugby Club team to face Toyota Cheetahs

    After the conclusion of the first two rounds of the EPCR Challenge Cup and the first training camp of the Italian national team held in Parma, Zebre had their first training session back to prepare for Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14. Head coach Michael Bradley...

  • Kinghorn set to earn 50th cap as Edinburgh travel to face Benetton Rugby

    Oct 27, 17 • 1727 Views • General NewsComments Off on Kinghorn set to earn 50th cap as Edinburgh travel to face Benetton Rugby

    Head coach Richard Cockerill has named his side for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Benetton Rugby at Stadio Comunale di Monigo (Saturday 28 October, kick-off 3pm). The team selection includes eight changes to the side who claimed a bonus point...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21’s ready for final

    Oct 27, 17 • 4927 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21’s ready for final

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team will be in full force for final of the SA Rugby Provincial Under-21 Provincial Championship on Saturday in Durban, where they face DHL Western Province at 13h00. The bench has been bolstered by the inclusion of Johan...

  • Pivac commits his future to the Scarlets

    Oct 27, 17 • 1996 Views • General NewsComments Off on Pivac commits his future to the Scarlets

    Scarlets can today confirm that Head Coach Wayne Pivac has committed his future to the region. Pivac joined the Scarlets ahead of the 2014-15 season taking over the title role following Simon Easterby’s departure from the region. The New Zealander...

  • All set for ‘biggest ever’ Gold Cup Final

    Oct 27, 17 • 2527 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on All set for ‘biggest ever’ Gold Cup Final

    All club rugby roads lead to the Phillip Herbstein Field in Constantia, Cape Town on Saturday for what promises to be the “biggest ever” Gold Cup Final to crown South Africa’s champion non-university club. DirectAxis False Bay, the 2016 finalists, will...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES UPDATED TEAM TO FACE THE BARBARIANS IN SYDNEY

    Oct 27, 17 • 2114 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES UPDATED TEAM TO FACE THE BARBARIANS IN SYDNEY

    Qantas Wallabies team to play the Barbarians at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 28 October, 3.00pm local time 1. Tom Robertson (NSW Waratahs) 2. Jordan Uelese (Melbourne Rebels) 3. Allan Alaalatoa (vc) (Brumbies) 4. Kane Douglas (Queensland Reds) 5....

  • TJ all the way – Perenara signs four-year deal

    Oct 27, 17 • 2057 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on TJ all the way – Perenara signs four-year deal

    Another leading All Black is committing long term to New Zealand Rugby (NZR) – with halfback TJ Perenara re-signing with New Zealand Rugby through until 2021. The 25-year-old’s new four-year contract with NZR will also keep him in Wellington and...

  • DHL WP U21 shuffle pack for final

    Oct 26, 17 • 5622 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL WP U21 shuffle pack for final

    DHL Western Province U21 have made three changes to their forward pack for their final clash against Vodacom Blue Bulls U21 in Durban on Saturday. Following their dramatic semifinal win against Xerox Golden Lions U21 in Johannesburg last week, DHL Western...

  • DHL WP change five for Currie Cup Final

    Oct 26, 17 • 4226 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL WP change five for Currie Cup Final

    There are five changes to the DHL Western Province starting line-up for the Currie Cup Final against the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. DHL Western Province Head Coach John Dobson has made three changes to the backline and two to the forward pack for...

  • A Currie Cup Final fact-file of matches between the Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province

    Oct 26, 17 • 4279 Views • General NewsComments Off on A Currie Cup Final fact-file of matches between the Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province

    Cell C Sharks v DHL Western Province Currie Cup Final Fact File The Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province have met in seven Currie Cup Finals since 1984 with the KwaZulu-Natalians winning three of those encounters and the Capetonians four. The Cell C Sharks...

  • Currie Cup to reach epic conclusion in Durban

    Oct 26, 17 • 3287 Views • General NewsComments Off on Currie Cup to reach epic conclusion in Durban

    The Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – will reach an epic conclusion at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks host DHL Western Province in their seventh Currie Cup Final since 1984. The clash...

  • Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 team

    Oct 26, 17 • 8490 Views • General NewsComments Off on Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 team

    The Xerox Golden Lions under 19 side will defend their provincial title in Durban on Saturday against the Free State Cheetahs.  The Lions under 19 side won the title against Western Province 60-19 last year. Consistency has been perhaps the Cubs’ biggest...

  • Munster Named for Connacht

    Oct 26, 17 • 1940 Views • General NewsComments Off on Munster Named for Connacht

    Rassie Erasmus has named his side to face Connacht at the Sportsground on Friday night (7.35pm) with three changes made to the side that defeated Racing 92 in the Champions Cup. In the front five John Ryan and Mark Flanagan are promoted from the bench this...

  • Southern Kings team announced to play Glasgow Warriors

    Oct 26, 17 • 2032 Views • General NewsComments Off on Southern Kings team announced to play Glasgow Warriors

    There were instant call-ups for recent signings Martin Du Toit and Mzamo Majola when Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids earlier today named his squad to take on Glasgow Warriors in a GUINNESS PRO14 championship clash this weekend. Flyhalf Du Toit is...

  • Keane names starting XV for clash with Munster

    Oct 26, 17 • 2022 Views • General NewsComments Off on Keane names starting XV for clash with Munster

    Connacht Head Coach Kieran Keane has named his starting XV for Friday night’s eagerly awaited interprovincial clash with Munster at the Sportsground (7.35pm). John Muldoon returns to captain the side with Kieran Marmion, Ultan Dillane, Finlay Bealham,...

  • Dragons Team to face Ospreys

    Oct 26, 17 • 1784 Views • General NewsComments Off on Dragons Team to face Ospreys

    Dragons head to the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Friday 27th October (KO 19:35), to take on Ospreys in the second Welsh derby of the Guinness PRO14 season. Head Coach, Bernard Jackman has made six personnel and two positional changes to the side that secured...

  • Ospreys team to play the Dragons

    Oct 26, 17 • 1733 Views • General NewsComments Off on Ospreys team to play the Dragons

    The Ospreys team to play the Dragons at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 27th October 2017, KO 7.35pm, is as follows: 15 Sam Davies 14 Keelan Giles 13 Ashley Beck 12 Owen Watkin 11 Dan Evans 10 Dan Biggar 9 Tom Habberfield 1 Nicky Smith 2 Sam Parry 3 Dmitri...

  • Hastings and Horne set to make first Glasgow starts

    Oct 26, 17 • 2255 Views • General NewsComments Off on Hastings and Horne set to make first Glasgow starts

    George Horne and Adam Hastings make their first starts for the Warriors as the Southern Kings come to Glasgow for the first time. A sold-out Scotstoun Stadium will witness the South African side playing their first game on Scottish soil and the game will be...

  • SOUTHERN KINGS TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT TO PLAY AGAINST GLASOW WARRIORS

    Oct 26, 17 • 2265 Views • General NewsComments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT TO PLAY AGAINST GLASOW WARRIORS

    There were instant call-ups for recent signings Martin Du Toit and Mzamo Majola when Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids earlier today named his squad to take on Glasgow Warriors in a GUINNESSPRO14 championship clash this weekend. Flyhalf Du Toit is...