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Apr 27, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Reds confirm side for Chiefs clash at Suncorp Stadium
Queensland Reds head coach Brad Thorn has made two changes to his starting XV to take on the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium this Friday night in Round 11 of Super Rugby Pacific. Backrower Angus Scott-Young will make his first run-on appearance since Round 2 after...
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Apr 27, 22 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES RETURN FOR BATTLE WITH THE BLUES
Wallabies trio Feleti Kaitu’u, Izack Rodda, and Tom Robertson will make their return to the matchday 23 to take on the Blues for Armed Forces Round (Round 11) at HBF Park in Perth. Captain Kaitu’u has fully recovered from a calf injury sustained at...
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Apr 27, 22 •
902 Views •
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Comments Off on Three changes for DHL Stormers in table-topping clash
There are three changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up to face Leinster in a table-topping Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The home side will be looking to make it eight consecutive home wins when they take on the...
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Apr 26, 22 •
694 Views •
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Comments Off on GODWIN SET FOR LYON AT SEASON’S END
he Western Force can confirm that Kyle Godwin will be departing the club at the end of the season to join French Top 14 side Lyon. Godwin, a homegrown product who recently made his 100th Super Rugby appearance, will continue as vice-captain of the club for...
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Apr 26, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Excitement builds with 500 days to go to RWC 2023
With 500 days to go to the start of the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023 on Tuesday, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said excitement started to build with the global showpiece moving into view, despite a bumper 2021 season still ahead for South Africa....
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Apr 23, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls mourn the passing of Pedrie Wannenburg
The Vodacom Bulls mourn the loss of a Loftus Versfeld legend and ex-Springbok, Pedrie Wannenburg, who sadly lost his life in a motor vehicle accident in the early hours of Saturday morning in the United States of America, where he was currently based....
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Apr 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls ready to bag points and make a point against Benetton
The Vodacom Bulls head into this weekend’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton with a clear message that they are a vastly different team to the one that was beaten by the Italians in the Rainbow Cup Final last year. The Vodacom Bulls were...
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Apr 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Match officials named for mid-year Test window
World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the June/July Test window, with Nika Amashukeli, Angus Gardner and Matthew Carley named as referees for the Springboks’ three Tests against Wales, while South African officials Jaco Peyper, AJ...
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Apr 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Unique Vodacom URC trophy digitally revealed
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship has digitally revealed the trophy that will be presented to the league champions at the first Vodacom URC Grand Final on Saturday, 18 June. The incredibly unique piece of silverware is the result of a collaboration...
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Apr 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Arries ready to inspire
It is not often that you hear of someone crediting the game of rugby as a reason for her successful studies, but for Alicia Arries, whose rise through the rugby ranks is comparable to that of Springbok and Blitzbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe, that was exactly...
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Apr 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two changes to DHL Stormers forward pack
There are just two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium on Friday. The DHL Stormers will be looking to make it seven consecutive home wins when they host the...
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Apr 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on 2023 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS FIXTURES ANNOUNCED
Following the conclusion of this year’s blockbuster Guinness Six Nations, that saw France winning their first Grand Slam since 2010, the fixtures for the 2023 Championship have been announced. Set against the backdrop of a Rugby World Cup year, the 2023...
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Apr 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Campbell returns, Creighton to start against Hurricanes for Super Round clash in Melbourne
Jock Campbell will make his return from a hand injury this weekend as the Queensland Reds face the Hurricanes in Melbourne for Super Rugby Pacific’s inaugural Super Round. Campbell’s inclusion is one of four changes to the starting XV which defeated the...
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Apr 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Gallagher Chiefs named to face Waratahs to kick off Super Round Melbourne
The Gallagher Chiefs have named their side to kick off Super Round Melbourne against the Waratahs this Friday at 8pm NZT. A 27-man squad has been confirmed to travel across the ditch today for two matches against the Waratahs and Reds before the team returns...
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Apr 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC ROUND 10 MATCH POSTPONEMENT
Super Round Melbourne match, Moana Pasifika versus Western Force, postponed due to COVID-19 The Super Rugby Pacific Round 10 match between Moana Pasifika and the Western Force has been postponed due to COVID-19 impacts on the Force squad. The Super Rugby...
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Apr 14, 22 •
782 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vermaak comes in for DHL WP
Ali Vermaak will start at loosehead prop in the only change to the DHL Western Province team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs at DHL Stadium on Friday. The inclusion of the experienced Vermaak is the only change to the matchday squad for the Carling Currie Cup...
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Apr 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Cancellation of Carling Currie Cup match in Durban
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division match between the Cell C Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls, scheduled to take place in Durban on Saturday afternoon, has been cancelled. Due to the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and the considerable loss of life and...
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Apr 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Reds confirm side for Good Friday clash in Melbourne
The Queensland Reds have been bolstered by the return of Suliasi Vunivalu and Angus Scott-Young ahead of this Friday’s Round 9 Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park. Flying winger Vunivalu will make his first appearance of 2022...
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Apr 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on THREE CHANGES TO STARTING XV TO TAKE ON THE NSW WARATAHS
The Western Force has named three changes to the starting line-up for Saturday night’s Round 9 re-match with the NSW Waratahs at HBF Park. Tim Sampson’s side is determined to bounce back in front of the Sea of Blue following consecutive one-point losses....
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Apr 12, 22 •
874 Views •
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Comments Off on Nienaber satisfied as Springboks wrap up Durban alignment camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction as a group of players wrapped up their first alignment camp in Durban on Tuesday, saying they achieved the goals set out as they step up preparations for the international season which starts with...
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Apr 11, 22 •
1016 Views •
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Comments Off on Murphy, Van Wyk and Williams to join Blitzboks in Vancouver
James Murphy, Shaun Williams and Shilton van Wyk have been called into the Springbok Sevens squad for the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament, to be played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver this weekend, the sixth tournament of the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens...
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Apr 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls sign prop Dylan Smith
The Vodacom Bulls are thrilled to have secured the services of prop, Dylan Smith. On Monday, the Tshwane-based side confirmed that the 28-year-old front-rower would be joining the side on a three-year deal which will begin on July 1 until the end of June...
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Apr 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Brown ‘very, very keen’ to make Blitzbok return
The challenges he’s had to overcome to become a Springbok Sevens player in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series are well documented; however, it was not only the resilience Ronald Brown showed to compete at the highest level that gripped those who saw him...
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Apr 7, 22 •
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Comments Off on Springbok season starts with two alignment camps
The Springboks will get their preparations for a testing international season underway on Sunday as head coach Jacques Nienaber and his management team host the first of two alignment camps. The first camp will take place in Durban from Sunday 10 to Tuesday...
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Apr 7, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks host the Emirates Lions at Hollywoodbets Kings Park
After a number of matches against foreign opposition in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, it’s time for local action when the Cell C Sharks host the Emirates Lions at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday afternoon. Successful teams are those that enjoy...
