Author archives: Shaun Liddle

  • Positive outcomes from second SA Rugby Women’s XV training camp

    May 29, 17 • 858 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Positive outcomes from second SA Rugby Women’s XV training camp

    A successful second SA Rugby Women’s XV training camp concluded in Stellenbosch on Sunday, with much-needed information on player fitness and skills assessments gathered. The camp, held at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport, saw 52 players from all over...

  • Bosch: Junior Boks are ready to go

    May 29, 17 • 998 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Bosch: Junior Boks are ready to go

    Junior Springbok flyhalf Curwin Bosch says the team has settled in well in Tbilisi, Georgia, and are raring to go two days before their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match against France at the Avchala Stadium. The SA U20s touched down in Tbilisi on...

  • Robbie Coetzee suspended for 5 weeks

    May 29, 17 • 1058 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Robbie Coetzee suspended for 5 weeks

    Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche and John Langford Player: Robbie Coetzee Team: Lions Position: Hooker Date of Incident: 28 May 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(c) Kicking an Opponent amended to Law 10.4(a)...

  • Concussion Blue Card System to be trialled at SA Rugby Youth Weeks

    May 29, 17 • 969 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Concussion Blue Card System to be trialled at SA Rugby Youth Weeks

    SA Rugby will implement the Blue Card System to highlight the importance of correct identification of concussion during matches at the various Coca-Cola Youth Weeks this year, while provincial coaches at school level have been asked to yet again implement the...

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    Paarl Boys’ retains winning record against Paul Roos

    May 29, 17 • 830 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Paarl Boys’ retains winning record against Paul Roos

    Paarl Boys’ High kept their unbeaten record intact Saturday by defeating Paul Roos Gymnasium by 21-9 in the Brug Street Stadium in Paarl in their Premier Interschools match. Paul Roos led 9-6 at the break, but two tries by Boishaai’s scrumhalf, Eric...

  • England Women finish eighth at Canada Sevens

    May 29, 17 • 947 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Women finish eighth at Canada Sevens

    England Women Sevens finished eighth in the fifth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series after losing to Ireland in their final game of the tournament. Despite tries from Holly Aitchison and Katie Mason, England were unable to see off...

  • Adidas and New Zealand Rugby to unveil stunning, special edition All Blacks jersey

    May 29, 17 • 1206 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Adidas and New Zealand Rugby to unveil stunning, special edition All Blacks jersey

    Jersey to be launched for DHL New Zealand Lions Series Special edition design features crest inspired by history of All Blacks-Lions Tests from 1904 to 2017 A dynamic new graphic design and a special crest marking the legacy of the All Blacks and the British...

  • Aussie 7s claim third at Canada Sevens 

    May 29, 17 • 982 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Aussie 7s claim third at Canada Sevens 

    The Qantas Australian Women’s Sevens side has finished the Canada Sevens in third place with a strong 26-12 victory over France in the Third Place Play-Off securing the Bronze Medal. Australia was left to lament a tight 10-17 defeat against hosts Canada in...

  • SA Rugby Sevens Academy bags Howard Hinton Sevens in France

    May 29, 17 • 1420 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy bags Howard Hinton Sevens in France

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy on Sunday won the Howard Hinton Sevens in Tours, France by defeating a New Zealand Select 22-7 in the final to round of a great week for SA Rugby’s Sevens programme. Last Sunday, the Springbok Sevens team were crowned HSBC World...

  • Aussie Women’s 7s through to Quarter Finals of Canada Sevens

    May 29, 17 • 936 Views • General NewsComments Off on Aussie Women’s 7s through to Quarter Finals of Canada Sevens

    Another bumper Rugby Festival edition, this time at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg, a first win in the competition for the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias and the flexing of muscles by DHL Western Province highlighted the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this...

  • St.George Queensland Reds squad named for tour to Samoa

    May 29, 17 • 868 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds squad named for tour to Samoa

    The St.George Queensland Reds have announced a 29-man squad for their one-week tour to Apia, Samoa to take on the Blues from Auckland. The squad departs from Brisbane this evening, arriving early Sunday morning to prepare for the Friday night fixture. It is...

  • ARU partners with GingerCloud to drive growth of Modified Rugby

    May 29, 17 • 1603 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ARU partners with GingerCloud to drive growth of Modified Rugby

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has joined forces with the GingerCloud Foundation in an official partnership that will foster and promote the development of GingerCloud’s Modified Rugby Program. The Modified Rugby Program (MRP) is a modified form of rugby...

  • RFU Disciplinary: Ben Franks and Charlie Beech

    May 29, 17 • 1129 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Ben Franks and Charlie Beech

    The charges against Ben Franks of London Irish and Charlie Beech of Yorkshire Carnegie for striking an opponent contrary to Law 10.4(a) were heard today via teleconference. The players pleaded guilty and were each given a one-week suspension. Franks and Beech...

  • Two SuperSport Rugby Challenge players suspended

    May 29, 17 • 935 Views • General NewsComments Off on Two SuperSport Rugby Challenge players suspended

    Lodewyk Uys of the SWD Eagles and Victor Sekekete of the Xerox Golden Lions XV were both suspended from the SuperSport Rugby Challenge following disciplinary hearings on Thursday. Uys, a loose forward for the Eagles, was red carded in the 65th minute of their...

  • Rampant Emirates Lions triumph over Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 14 Review

    May 29, 17 • 1013 Views • General NewsComments Off on Rampant Emirates Lions triumph over Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 14 Review

    The Emirates Lions produced a clinical display to outplay the Southern Kings 54-10 in their Vodacom Super Rugby match on Sunday afternoon in Johannesburg, despite playing with 14 men for 50 minutes of the match. Hooker Robbie Coetzee was red-carded for foul...

  • Lionel Mapoe replaces injured Lukhanyo Am

    May 29, 17 • 2276 Views • General NewsComments Off on Lionel Mapoe replaces injured Lukhanyo Am

    Lukhanyo Am, the Cell C Sharks centre, sustained a cheekbone fracture on Saturday against the DHL Stormers and will undergo surgery in the coming week, ruling him out of action for the Springboks’ Castle Lager Incoming Test Series against France. Am is...

  • Moerat relishes U20 Championship experience

    May 29, 17 • 1489 Views • General NewsComments Off on Moerat relishes U20 Championship experience

    Salmaan Moerat said on Saturday he was relishing every moment of being part of the Junior Springbok squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship and he hoped that a solid team effort would contribute to a successful campaign for the SA U20s. The 19-year-old...

  • MITCHELL IN DIE BULKRAAL

    May 29, 17 • 813 Views • General NewsComments Off on MITCHELL IN DIE BULKRAAL

    JOHN MITCHELL IS AANGESTEL AS DIE NUWE DIREKTEUR VAN RUGBY BY DIE BLOU BULLE FOTO: #paletoeSimon Riekert-Midrand Loftus Versveld het weer ʼn nuwe sleuteldraer om van Fort Loftus weer die ongenaakbare, ondeurdringbare blou bastion van die Noorde te maak, en...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lose to Western Force

    May 26, 17 • 1030 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Western Force

    The St.George Queensland Reds have lost 40-26 to the Western Force in Round 14 of Vodafone Super Rugby at Suncorp Stadium. The Reds crossed for four tries but fell short as Force flyhalf Peter Grant kicked his side to victory with a perfect seven from seven...

  • Red Roses squad for tour of New Zealand

    May 26, 17 • 1352 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Red Roses squad for tour of New Zealand

    A squad of 28 players will travel to New Zealand on 2 June for the Red Roses’ three-Test tour against Australia, Canada and the Black Ferns. Sarah Hunter, who led England to a Six Nations Grand Slam win earlier this year, again captains the side, which...

  • Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 10

    May 26, 17 • 968 Views • General NewsComments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 10

    Round 10 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off this Saturday, with the south-side clash between Easts and Souths at David Wilson Field as the Game of the Round. Saturday’s match is sure to attract a sizeable crowd to Tigerland.. 2017 marks the Tigers’...

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    Paarl Boy’s High v Paul Roos Team Lists

    May 26, 17 • 1144 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Paarl Boy’s High v Paul Roos Team Lists

    Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa’s top rugby schools which are broadcast live on SuperSport from March to August. Schoolboy rugby has served...

  • Team announcement Emirates Lions vs Southern Kings (Sunday 28 May)

    May 26, 17 • 1262 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Team announcement Emirates Lions vs Southern Kings (Sunday 28 May)

    The Emirates Lions coaches have made only two changes when they host the Southern Kings at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday (28 May). Robbie Coetzee gets a start as part of the rotation system while Faf de Klerk starts in the place of Ross Cronjé, who is...

  • Senatla replaces Ulengo in SA ‘A’ squad

    May 26, 17 • 1206 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Senatla replaces Ulengo in SA ‘A’ squad

    Blitzbok speedster Seabelo Senatla has been drafted into the SA ‘A’ squad for their two matches against the French Barbarians next month. The DHL Stormers winger, who was named World Rugby’s Sevens Player of the Year for the 2015/16 season, replaces the...

  • WP Rugby confident of meeting stadium safety requirements

    May 26, 17 • 1262 Views • General NewsComments Off on WP Rugby confident of meeting stadium safety requirements

    WP Rugby has confirmed that it has made an application for a venue safety certificate for DHL Newlands under the new safety regulations issued in terms of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act. Under the new regulations promulgated in March 2017...