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Jan 31, 22 •
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General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on FRENZY IN THE SHARK TANK AS OAKLEY AND THE SHARKS JOIN FORCES
The leader in sports performance eyewear, Oakley is teaming up with one of the country’s most beloved and formidable provincial teams to bring you a match up made in rugby heaven. Today, Oakley South Africa announced a partnership with one of the...
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Jan 31, 22 •
952 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Sevens bag fourth consecutive World Series title
The Springbok Sevens won their sixth consecutive HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament – their 34th successive match and fourth title in the 2022 season – when they beat Australia by 33-7 in the final of the Seville tournament on Sunday evening. The...
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Jan 28, 22 •
864 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Canan shoots into Vodacom URC action
Canan Moodie will be the latest Vodacom Bulls player to make his Vodacom United Rugby Championship debut when the side takes on cross-Jukskei rivals, Emirates Lions, in Johannesburg on Saturday. The 19-year-old, who was vice-captain of the Vodacom Bulls...
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Jan 28, 22 •
958 Views •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers forced to change for Durban trip
There are two injury-enforced changed to the DHL Stormers forward pack for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. There are three changes in total to the starting line-up that did duty last week in...
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Jan 28, 22 •
1494 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PATERSON RETURNS AS AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS PREPARE FOR SEVILLE
Henry Paterson has returned to the Australian Men’s Sevens side as they look to build on their 2022 performances in Spain. Paterson marks the only change to John Manenti’s side as the young team continues to focus on building consistency throughout their...
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Jan 27, 22 •
793 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks team named to take on the DHL Stormers at Hollywoodbets Kings Park
The Cell C Sharks team named to take on the DHL Stormers at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday shows just two changes to the side that defeated the Emirates Lions last week. Being able to select an almost identical side regularly allows for great continuity...
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Jan 27, 22 •
2071 Views •
General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Klipdrift announced as Official Sponsor of Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Rugby announced on Thursday that iconic South African brandy Klipdrift will be an Official Sponsor of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, which will be hosted in Cape Town from 9-11 September, 2022. Klipdrift joins the expanding World Rugby commercial family...
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Jan 27, 22 •
4124 Views •
BabyBoks U20, Blitz Bokke, General News, Junior Rugby, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kolisi scoops top SA Rugby Award for 2021
Siya Kolisi is the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2021, after the popular Springbok captain garnered the most votes for his performances during a tough season, while the exciting Aphelele Fassi underlined his great potential by winning the Young Player of...
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Jan 27, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Van Rooyen wary of “aggressive” Emirates Lions
The Vodacom Bulls are bracing themselves for another tough Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter when they face the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. The cross-Jukskei rivalry will be reignited as the two sides come face-to-face for the first...
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Jan 27, 22 •
1170 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Liam Wright and Tate McDermott to co-captain the Queensland Reds in 2022
Liam Wright and Tate McDermott will lead the Queensland Reds into a new era of Rugby after the duo were confirmed as Queensland’s co-captains for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific competition. After debuting alongside each other in 2018, 23-year-old...
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Jan 27, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Teams in Black kick off the year with new playing and training kit
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has revealed new playing and training kit for its Teams in Black to mark the start of its six-year partnerships with Global Partner ALTRAD and Performance Partner INEOS. Designed and tested by NZR’s Principal Partner adidas, the...
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Jan 26, 22 •
1731 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Keep contributing and rewards will follow – Human
There are few things more rewarding on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series than to finish a tournament on the top step of the podium, with a gold medal around your neck and fireworks going off in the background, and for Springbok Sevens flyhalf Dewald Human,...
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Jan 25, 22 •
722 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Derby weekend was just what SA’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams needed, says Skinstad
This was the Vodacom United Rugby Championship weekend the South African teams have been looking for. That’s the view of former Springbok captain and respected rugby pundit Bob Skinstad who sat in London and watched with absolute delight the South African...
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Jan 24, 22 •
1328 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Williams to replace injured Soyizwapi in Spain
Springbok Sevens captain Siviwe Soyizwapi has been ruled out of this weekend’s HSBC Spain Sevens tournament at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, and will be replaced by Shaun Williams, who is scheduled to depart to Spain on Monday evening. Soyizwapi got...
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Jan 24, 22 •
1461 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok Sevens clinch Malaga title in tense final
Selvyn Davids scored a try after the buzzer to ensure the Springbok Sevens team won their fifth consecutive HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament – and their third of the 2022 season – when they beat Argentina by 24-17 in Malaga on Sunday. The victory...
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Jan 21, 22 •
731 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ludwig lands Vodacom URC debut as Hendricks captains against DHL Stormers
Vodacom Bulls flanker, Reinhardt Ludwig, will make his Vodacom United Rugby Championship debut in the South African North versus South derby where the side will take on DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The 19-year-old, who has been a key figure in...
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Jan 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kitshoff and Moerat lead the way for DHL Stormers
Steven Kitshoff and Salmaan Moerat will co-captain the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and beyond. Springbok stalwart Kitshoff is set to make his first Vodacom United Rugby...
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Jan 21, 22 •
960 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sky Super Rugby Aupiki Draw set to light up rugby landscape in March
The countdown to the start of Sky Super Rugby Aupiki is officially on with the draw and naming rights partner announced today. Mirroring the first ever women’s Super Rugby match in New Zealand last May, the Blues will host the Waitomo Chiefs Manawa at Eden...
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Jan 21, 22 •
1306 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THREE DEBUTANTS CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIAN MEN’S SEVENS TEAM IN SPAIN
Henry Hutchison (c), 34 capsSolomone Vosaicake, 2 capsCorey Toole, 2 capsDietrich Roache, 2 capsYool Yool, 2 caps Darby Lancaster, *Josh Turner, 8 caps Ben Dowling, 2 capsStu Dunbar, 3 capsChris Kuridrani, * Maurice Longbottom, 21 caps Nathan Lawson, * Jed...
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Jan 20, 22 •
1624 Views •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks fit and ready for Malaga
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell expressed his happiness with the way his team prepared for the first HSBC Spain Sevens, to be played in Malaga from 21-23 January, while Blitzbok captain Siviwe Soyizwapi said they will look no further than the first game on...
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Jan 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Sean Everitt names a powerful line-up for Emirates Lions clash
The Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has named a powerful line-up in his team’s first United Rugby Championship clash of the year for their derby against the Emirates Lions on Saturday. Despite missing a handful of Springboks and given that the Carling...
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Jan 20, 22 •
864 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #2
The Vodacom Bulls surged to the top of the Carling Currie Cup standings with a magnificent victory in Cape Town, while the Airlink Pumas and Cell C Sharks registered their first log points of the new season following Wednesday’s second round of matches. The...
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Jan 19, 22 •
1446 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Small steps for Ndhlovu in Malaga
It’s probably fair to say the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is a globetrotting exercise on the high end of the sporting entertainment scale. The circuit usually includes ten tournaments in ten iconic cities and to add to the lustre, the participants also...
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Jan 19, 22 •
1481 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks to speed ahead with WeBuyCars
The Springbok Sevens team will speed into action in Spain this weekend with market-leading partner WeBuyCars on the team’s jersey following agreement on a three-year sponsorship partnership. SA Rugby made the announcement on the eve of the latest round of...
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Jan 19, 22 •
900 Views •
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Comments Off on Four SA match officials in action in Six Nations
Leading South African match officials Jaco Peyper, Aimee Barrett-Theron and AJ Jacobs are among a host of top international referees that will hold the whistle in the Six Nations and U20 Six Nations competitions in February and March respectively, with Marius...
