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  • Toyota Day Festivities 16 September 2017

    Sep 14, 17 • 2195 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Toyota Day Festivities 16 September 2017

    Excitement in Toyota Stadium Free rugby tickets for first Guinness PRO14 game – compliments of Toyota South Africa On Saturday the 16th of September 2017 at 19:30 Toyota Stadium will host its first Guinness Pro14 match when the Toyota Cheetahs will take...

  • Scramble for Currie Cup log positions heats up

    Sep 14, 17 • 2646 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Scramble for Currie Cup log positions heats up

    Nizaam Carr earns his 50th Currie Cup cap Hilton Lobberts to make his 150th first-class appearance The scramble for places in the top four on the Currie Cup Premier Division log will heat up even more this weekend as the countdown to the end of the pool...

  • XEROX GOLDEN LIONS Team to Play VODACOM BLUE BULLS on SATURDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2017 @ 17:15

    Sep 14, 17 • 2802 Views • General News • • Comments Off on XEROX GOLDEN LIONS Team to Play VODACOM BLUE BULLS on SATURDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2017 @ 17:15

    Prop Dylan Smith returns to action for the Xerox Golden Lions in the Currie Cup clash with the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday. Smith has been included on the bench after a lengthy lay-off due to a shoulder injury he picked up in...

  • Black Ferns and All Blacks join Governor-General in hosting kids rugby session

    Sep 14, 17 • 2109 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Black Ferns and All Blacks join Governor-General in hosting kids rugby session

    Players from the All Blacks and the World Champion Black Ferns will help coach young Auckland rugby players tomorrow on the hallowed turf at Government House in Auckland – the second time The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, has hosted the...

  • KZN YTC committed to developing young girls on and off the field

    Sep 14, 17 • 2053 Views • General News • • Comments Off on KZN YTC committed to developing young girls on and off the field

    The KwaZulu-Natal Women’s Youth Training Centre (YTC) has set its sights on increasing the number of participants in the programme from 540 to 2000 by 2020 as they continue to make a difference in the lives of young girls both on and off the field. The...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO FACE ARGENTINA IN CANBERRA

    Sep 14, 17 • 2084 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO FACE ARGENTINA IN CANBERRA

    Qantas Wallabies team to play Argentina at GIO Stadium, Canberra on Saturday 14 September, 8.00pm local time 1. Scott Sio (35 Tests) 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (74 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (83 Tests) 4. Rob Simmons (74 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (14 Tests) 6....

  • Mostert, Du Preez and Dreyer return for Albany Test

    Sep 14, 17 • 2607 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Mostert, Du Preez and Dreyer return for Albany Test

    Franco Mostert and Jean-Luc du Preez are back in the Springbok starting team for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks at the QBE Stadium in Albany, north of Auckland. The Emirates Lions lock, who was rested last week in...

  • Air New Zealand Rippa Rugby Championship set to kick off in Wellington

    Sep 14, 17 • 2114 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Air New Zealand Rippa Rugby Championship set to kick off in Wellington

    200 Rippa Rugby players from 20 schools will compete at the national Championships. World Champion Black Fern, Kendra Cocksedge and All Black, Keven Mealamu to attend. Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy on display for the duration of the tournament. Selected...

  • All Blacks team named for Auckland Test against South Africa

    Sep 13, 17 • 3229 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Auckland Test against South Africa

    The All Blacks team has been named to play the Investec Championship – Freedom Cup match against South Africa at QBE Stadium, Auckland, on Saturday 16 September 2017. The matchday 23 (with Test caps in brackets) is: 1. Kane Hames (2) 2. Dane Coles (51)...

  • 2018 Old Mutual Wealth fixtures confirmed

    Sep 13, 17 • 4388 Views • General News, International, World Rugby • • Comments Off on 2018 Old Mutual Wealth fixtures confirmed

    England to play world champions New Zealand for the first time since 2014 as their fixtures for the 2018 Old Mutual Wealth Series are confirmed.  Eddie Jones’ side will play four Test matches in next season’s series at Twickenham Stadium against South...

  • RFU launches England Rugby Hospitality

    Sep 13, 17 • 3465 Views • General News, International, World Rugby • • Comments Off on RFU launches England Rugby Hospitality

    From autumn 2018, all official match day hospitality at Twickenham will be delivered within the stadium England Rugby Hospitality will exclusively deliver on-site match day hospitality at Twickenham Stadium, supported by Keith Prowse New East Stand upgrade to...

  • Champions and wildcards off to winning start in Gold Cup

    Sep 13, 17 • 2477 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Champions and wildcards off to winning start in Gold Cup

    Gold Cup champions Newrak Rustenburg Impala got off to a winning start while there were also significant wins for tournament wildcards Swallows and Tygerberg in the first round of SA Rugby’s flagship three-nation champions’ league for non-university...

  • Hilton Lobberts to play his 150th first class match for the Pumas

    Sep 13, 17 • 2987 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Hilton Lobberts to play his 150th first class match for the Pumas

    Former Springbok warrior Hilton Lobberts will play his 150th first class match should he take the field for the Pumas against Western Province at Nelspruit’s Mbombela Stadium on Friday evening. Lobberts, a journeyman, has been included on the Pumas bench...

  • Tafel Lager Griquas Team to Play Cell C Sharks Fri, 15 Sept. 2017 @ 17:00

    Sep 13, 17 • 3005 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas Team to Play Cell C Sharks Fri, 15 Sept. 2017 @ 17:00

    Starting Team: 1.Nicolaas Oosthuizen0 2.AJ Le Roux 3.Stephan Kotze 4.Jonathan Adendorf 5.Pieter JV Vuren 6.Wendal Wehr (V/C) 7.Sias Koen 8.DeWet Kruger 9.Renier Botha 10.George Whitehead 11.Enver Brandt 12.Johnathan Francke 13.Kyle Steyn 14.Ederies Arendse...

  • Border Bulldogs Team to play EP Kings Currie Cup First Division 2017 15 September 2017 @ 15:00

    Sep 13, 17 • 3034 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Border Bulldogs Team to play EP Kings Currie Cup First Division 2017 15 September 2017 @ 15:00

    No. Position Surname Name 1 Loose head Prop Xakalashe Yanga 2 Hooker Mpafi Mihlali 3 Tight head Prop Blaauw Phumlani 4 Left Lock Nomboyo Ayabonga 5 Right Lock Storm Hendri 6 Left Flanker Dubase Onke 7 Right Flanker Dutton Billy (V.capt.) 8 No. 8 Manentsa...

  • Debut Call Up For Auma As Squad To Tunisia Announced

    Sep 13, 17 • 2094 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Debut Call Up For Auma As Squad To Tunisia Announced

    Rookie Judith Auma has been handed her maiden call up, making the Lionesses final squad to Tunisia for this weekend’s Women’s Africa Cup Sevens which doubles up as the African qualifying round for next’s year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco,...

  • Currie Cup First Division set to intensify in second half

    Sep 13, 17 • 2071 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Currie Cup First Division set to intensify in second half

    The intensity of the Currie Cup First Division – sponsored by Nashua and DirectAxis – is expected to reach a new level this weekend as the competition enters the second half and the scramble for log positions builds. In Potchefstroom, the Leopards will be...

  • KURIDRANI RE-SIGNS UNTIL THE END OF 2019

    Sep 13, 17 • 1921 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on KURIDRANI RE-SIGNS UNTIL THE END OF 2019

    Qantas Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani has re-signed with Australian Rugby, committing to a two-year deal with the ARU and the Brumbies until the end of 2019. It’s been a memorable week for the 26-year old, who led out the Wallabies in their last start...

  • Border Women hunt fifth successive title

    Sep 12, 17 • 2098 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Border Women hunt fifth successive title

    Border will be hunting an impressive fifth successive Women’s Interprovincial title on Saturday when they meet Western Province in a repeat of last year’s final at the BCM Stadium in East London. The team secured a record fifth successive home final two...

  • Guinness PRO14 kicks off live on SuperSport tomorrow

    Aug 31, 17 • 2206 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 kicks off live on SuperSport tomorrow

    The Cheetahs’ opening match in the ground-breaking Guinness PRO14 tournament, against Ulster in Belfast, will be broadcast live on SuperSport 1 this weekend (Friday, 8.35pm), the broadcaster announced on Thursday. SuperSport has acquired the broadcast...

  • Table-topping clash to start second half of the Currie Cup

    Aug 31, 17 • 2510 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Table-topping clash to start second half of the Currie Cup

    The Cell C Sharks and Toyota Free State Cheetahs will go head-to-head for the top spot on the log in the Currie Cup – sponsored by Nashua and DirectAxis – on Saturday in a match that could give the winning side a vital nudge as the second half of the...

  • Guinness PRO14 kicks off

    Aug 31, 17 • 4581 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 kicks off

    The Toyota Cheetahs will become the first southern hemisphere side ever to take part in the Guinness PRO14 championship.  The side from Bloemfontein will be making history when they take on Ulster Rugby on Friday evening at 20:35 (SA time) at the Kingspan...

  • SA Sevens star, Chris Dry to lead the Toyota Free State Cheetahs

    Aug 31, 17 • 5092 Views • General News • • Comments Off on SA Sevens star, Chris Dry to lead the Toyota Free State Cheetahs

    The SA Sevens star, Chris Dry will be leading the Toyota Free State Cheetahs when they tank on the Cell C Sharks on Saturday, 2 September in a Currie Cup match in Durban.  Kick-off is at 16:15. The referee for the game is Marius van der Westhuizen.  He will...

  • Xerox Golden Lions team announcement

    Aug 31, 17 • 5975 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions team announcement

    Springbok Ruan Dreyer is back in the red and white of the Xerox Golden Lions when they host the Steval Pumas at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday at 14:00. Also back is number eight Ryan Kankowski after recovering from a groin strain, as well as Madosh Tambwe...

  • Coach Janse van Rensburg tweaks his winning combination for Lions clash

    Aug 31, 17 • 2249 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Coach Janse van Rensburg tweaks his winning combination for Lions clash

    Two Steval Pumas stalwarts, flyhalf Justin van Staden and loose forward Francois Kleinhans have been ruled out of Saturday’s Currie Cup clash at Emirates Airline Park against the Xerox Golden Lions. Coach Brent Janse van Rensburg had to tweak his winning...