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  • Role change in Free State Rugby

    Jul 14, 17 • 986 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Role change in Free State Rugby

    Free State Rugby announced that the position of Director of Rugby and of Head Coach of the Cheetahs, in the persons of Rory Duncan and Franco Smith, will switch from Monday, 17 July 2017.  Franco Smith will be the new Director of Rugby and Rory Duncan the...

  • Change to Toyota Cheetah team

    Jul 14, 17 • 3054 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Change to Toyota Cheetah team

      TEAM: TOYOTA CHEETAHS DATE: 14 JULY 2017 KINGS                                                v                                      TOYOTA CHEETAHS   Players: (Please see...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lose to Highlanders in Dunedin 

    Jul 14, 17 • 1163 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Highlanders in Dunedin 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have gone down 40-17 to the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday night. It was the Reds’ final Super Rugby encounter for the 2017 season, but Head Coach Nick Stiles’ named a match-day 23 with an eye on the...

  • Kebble and Schickerling come in for DHL WP

    Jul 14, 17 • 1340 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Kebble and Schickerling come in for DHL WP

    Prop Oli Kebble and lock JD Schickerling will both start for DHL Western Province in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge Final against Tafel Lager Griquas at Florida Park in Ravensmead on Sunday. DHL Western Province will be looking to continue their unbeaten run...

  • Wallabies announce training camps in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup opener

    Jul 14, 17 • 938 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wallabies announce training camps in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup opener

    The Qantas Wallabies will have training camps in the regional centres of Newcastle and Cessnock before converging on Penrith in the lead-up to the opening Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on August 19. Newcastle will play host to the Wallabies in the last week...

  • Rugby fans chomp through data during Lions Series

    Jul 14, 17 • 923 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Rugby fans chomp through data during Lions Series

    Vodafone saw a remarkable increase in data traffic during the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, reaching its highest peak during the kick off of the final Test between the British & Irish Lions and the All Blacks. At that moment, the network inside the...

  • Eto Nabuli locked in for 2018  

    Jul 14, 17 • 1136 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Eto Nabuli locked in for 2018  

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced recent Wallabies debutant Eto Nabuli will remain with the St.George Queensland Reds through 2018. Nabuli is currently in his second season of Super Rugby, after joining the Reds from the National Rugby League ahead of...

  • Girls squad named for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

    Jul 14, 17 • 928 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Girls squad named for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

    The Australian Youth Girls Rugby Sevens team has been named for the upcoming 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. The Australian side will be out to defend their Gold medal, following their win at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa in 2015. Coach...

  • Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 16

    Jul 14, 17 • 909 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 16

    Queensland Premier Rugby returns for Round 16 tomorrow as the 2017 finals series draws ever closer, with just three regular season fixtures remaining. The Game of the Round will this week see Sunnybank host GPS at Oldmac Oval in a second-v-third playoff. Liam...

  • Thrilling final matches lined up in U13, U16 Weeks

    Jul 14, 17 • 1223 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Thrilling final matches lined up in U13, U16 Weeks

    The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week will conclude on a thrilling note at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Friday with Western Province meeting Eastern Province in the final match of the U13 tournament, while Western Province will...

  • DHL Stormers gain experience for Loftus clash

    Jul 13, 17 • 956 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers gain experience for Loftus clash

    The DHL Stormers welcome back the experienced trio of Rynhardt Elstadt, Juan de Jongh and Sikhumbuzo Notshe to the match-day squad for their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Elstadt comes back into the...

  • England Sevens same squad for Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Jul 13, 17 • 1030 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Sevens same squad for Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Simon Amor makes three changes for final leg of Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Tickets for the weekend are still available here Simon Amor has named the England Sevens side that will compete in the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s this weekend (15-16 July)....

  • All to play for in Durban – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview

    Jul 13, 17 • 1521 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on All to play for in Durban – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview

    Traditional North vs South derby at Loftus Versfeld Southern Kings, Toyota Cheetahs in farewell clash in PE The Emirates Lions and the Cell C Sharks have it all to play for when the two rivals meet in one of three South African derbies in Durban in the final...

  • Team Release –  Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions

    Jul 13, 17 • 2199 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Team Release –  Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions

    Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions Date : Saturday, 15 July 2017 Time : 17h15 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee : Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees : AJ Jacobs, Cwengile Jadezweni Television Match Official : Johan Greeff Lwazi Mvovo 14....

  • Emirates Lions team announcement

    Jul 13, 17 • 1909 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement

    Emirates Lions vs Cell C Sharks – Saturday 15 July 2017 @ 17:15 Rohan Janse van Rensburg returns to action for the Emirates Lions when they travel to Durban to face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Janse van Rensburg was injured early in the season...

  • Vodacom Bulls team to face DHL Stormers

    Jul 13, 17 • 860 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team to face DHL Stormers

    Flanker Shaun Adendorff will make a first start for the Vodacom Bulls when they take on DHL Stormers in the final game of the home side’s campaign in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition. Adendorff has played off the bench twice and will take over from Ruan...

  • Hodgson Returns for last hurrah

    Jul 13, 17 • 1291 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Hodgson Returns for last hurrah

    Club legend and retiring great Matt Hodgson will start in his famous No.7 jersey against the Waratahs in his final appearance for the Road Safety Western Force at the Force Field (nib Stadium) at 5:45 PM on Saturday, 15 July. Hanging up his boots at the end...

  • Top U16 teams stamp their authority at Grey

    Jul 13, 17 • 1475 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Top U16 teams stamp their authority at Grey

    Western Province, SWD, the Free State XV, Boland and KZN on Wednesday registered vital victories in the second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Bloemfontein to stake a claim for a place in the final match of the tournament on Friday. Western...

  • Tafel Lager Griquas vs. DHL WP – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cup Final

    Jul 13, 17 • 1769 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. DHL WP – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cup Final

    Team to play Western Province SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cup – Final Florida Park, Ravensmead – Cape Town Florida Park, Ravensmead – Cape Town 16 July 2017 – 14:30 Liam Hendricks AJ Le Roux Ewald van der Westhuizen – 50th game FP Pelser Pieter...

  • England Under 18 name squad for 2017 South Africa tour

    Jul 12, 17 • 1044 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Under 18 name squad for 2017 South Africa tour

    England Under 18s have named a 26-man squad for their three-match tour of South Africa in August. England face South Africa Schools in their opening fixture on Friday 11 August in Cape Town before a match against Wales four days later. The side then finish...

  • Team announcement : Toyota Cheetahs vs Kings

    Jul 12, 17 • 1155 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Team announcement : Toyota Cheetahs vs Kings

    Oupa Mohoje back in starting line-up        The Toyota Cheetahs are ready to face the Kings in their last Vodacom Super Rugby match for 2017 in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening at 19:00. Changes to the team: Carl Wegner will be replacing Armand Koster...

  • St.George Queensland Reds team to play Highlanders in Dunedin 

    Jul 12, 17 • 949 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Highlanders in Dunedin 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side to take on the Highlanders in their final clash of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season. Head coach Nick Stiles has made just two changes to the starting side traveling to Dunedin for the Friday night...

  • Four U13 teams remain unbeaten at Grey

    Jul 12, 17 • 1103 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Four U13 teams remain unbeaten at Grey

    Only four of the 18 teams participating in the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week at Grey College in Bloemfontein remained unbeaten at the end of the second day’s play on Tuesday as the tournament switched into a different gear. Nine teams entered the day’s play...

  • Victor Matfield called up to scout Coca-Cola® Craven Week Heroes

    Jul 11, 17 • 1430 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Victor Matfield called up to scout Coca-Cola® Craven Week Heroes

    Johannesburg, July 11, 2017. Springbok legend and rugby pundit, Victor Matfield, has been announced as the face of the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day at South Africa’s primary youth rugby tournament, the Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week. Matfield, who is the most...

  • Qantas Wallabies Bledisloe Cup & TRC tickets on sale

    Jul 11, 17 • 1245 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies Bledisloe Cup & TRC tickets on sale

    General public tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup Test matches in Australia, with four huge battles set for Sydney, Perth, Canberra, and Brisbane. The Rugby Championship will see historic rivalries resume and for the...