Author archives: Shaun Liddle

  • GrootRugby 08 September 2016

    Sep 13, 16 • 951 Views • General NewsComments Off on GrootRugby 08 September 2016

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  • Xerox Golden Lions vs Free State Cheetahs team announcement

    Sep 13, 16 • 1509 Views • General NewsComments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Free State Cheetahs team announcement

    Xerox Golden Lions vs Free State Cheetahs (15/9/2016, 19:0) The Xerox Golden Lions side to take on the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Thursday (19:00) shows two changes from the one that beat Western Province last weekend. Andries Ferreira replaces...

  • ENGLAND RUGBY LAUNCH MITSUBISHI MOTORS AS OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE PARTNER

    Sep 13, 16 • 1425 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ENGLAND RUGBY LAUNCH MITSUBISHI MOTORS AS OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE PARTNER

    England head coach, Eddie Jones named as official brand ambassador Partnership also includes a grassroots volunteer recognition programme Today, Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has been unveiled as the Official Performance Partner to England Rugby. This...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls partner with CHOC

    Sep 13, 16 • 1578 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls partner with CHOC

    September is the gold ribbon month – marked as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; this is a time where globally, countries honour and remember children and families affected by this rare disease, and help rally awareness on the early warning signs of...

  • Smit to make first start of season for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Sep 13, 16 • 2171 Views • General NewsComments Off on Smit to make first start of season for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Flanker Roelof Smit will make a first start for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday. Smit, who played off the bench against the Golden Lions and Steval Pumas in the last two weeks, will pack down at the side...

  • SANZAAR: Planning for the Future

    Sep 13, 16 • 1359 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on SANZAAR: Planning for the Future

    An EXCO meeting and a 2016 Super Rugby season review took place in Sydney over the last two days with SANZAAR hosting over 80 stakeholder representatives. The series of meetings were designed to fully review all tournament deliverables on and off the field,...

  • RFU Disciplinary: Mathew Luamanu

    Sep 13, 16 • 1550 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Mathew Luamanu

    Mathew Luamanu of Harlequins appeared before an RFU disciplinary panel this evening charged with dangerous charging, contrary to law 10.4(g). Luamanu was sent off by referee Tom Foley in the weekend’s Aviva Premiership match between Harlequins and Sale...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls weekly fitness update 12 September 2016

    Sep 13, 16 • 1303 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls weekly fitness update 12 September 2016

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  • WORK COMMENCES ON FIRST RFU ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCHES

    Sep 13, 16 • 1274 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on WORK COMMENCES ON FIRST RFU ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCHES

    Work is now underway on the RFU’s first floodlit artificial grass pitches (AGPs) in Aylesbury, Preston and Weston Super Mare. The three pitches are part of the RFU’s Rugby World Cup 2015 legacy of delivering over £50m investment over four years into the...

  • BOKS DROP THE BALL

    Sep 12, 16 • 1961 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on BOKS DROP THE BALL

    Australia walked away with a deserving victory but the Springboks literally dropped the ball in their 23-17 defeat to the home side in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash in Brisbane over the weekend. In a close encounter of this kind, little...

  • Springboks to focus on getting the detail right

    Sep 12, 16 • 1259 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Springboks to focus on getting the detail right

    The Springboks will continue to stay positive and focus on cutting out the small errors which have proved costly in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign, No 8 Warren Whiteley said on Monday. The South Africans arrived in Christchurch in the early...

  • Steval Pumas medical report 12th September 2016

    Sep 12, 16 • 1144 Views • General NewsComments Off on Steval Pumas medical report 12th September 2016

    Several Steval Pumas players are sitting out training today due to injuries picked up during the game against the Vodacom Blue Bulls this past Saturday. Here is the injury report from physiotherapist Luzahn Louw. New injuries: • Marne Coetzee has a tear to...

  • 2016 BUILDCORP NRC: ROUND 3 REVIEW

    Sep 12, 16 • 1224 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on 2016 BUILDCORP NRC: ROUND 3 REVIEW

    There was plenty to excite spectators in week 3 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship, including a 2015 grand final rematch and a thrilling match in a country rugby heartland. Will Skelton, Luke Morahan and Fijian Olympic hero Vatemo Ravouvou...

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City lose to UC Vikings

    Sep 12, 16 • 1257 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City lose to UC Vikings

    McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have gone down to the University of Canberra Vikings 52-20 in Round 3 of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship at Ballymore on Sunday afternoon. In a rematch of last years’ grand final, the Vikings outscored City...

  • JOE MOODY ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING

    Sep 12, 16 • 1148 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on JOE MOODY ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING

    Joe Moody of New Zealand has been issued with a Citing Commissioner Warning for contravening Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent including a tackle or attempted tackle above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts below the line of the...

  • New Zealand Rugby welcomes Pacific Sporting Partnership

    Sep 12, 16 • 1412 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on New Zealand Rugby welcomes Pacific Sporting Partnership

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today welcomed the announcement by the New Zealand Government to invest in a major programme across the Pacific aimed at encouraging increased participation of young people in sport. NZR will work with Oceania Rugby and the rugby...

  • Disability Action Week kicks off at Ballymore

    Sep 12, 16 • 1129 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Disability Action Week kicks off at Ballymore

    Disability Action Week celebrations kicked off this morning at Ballymore Stadium, home of the Queensland Rugby Union and the St.George Queensland Reds, to help promote the inclusion of people with disability in the sporting community. Disability Services...

  • Steval Pumas outmuscled by powerful Bulls

    Sep 12, 16 • 1502 Views • General NewsComments Off on Steval Pumas outmuscled by powerful Bulls

    The Steval Pumas will have to wait another week for a crack at Currie Cup success, after falling to a 41-14 loss against a powerful Vodacom Blue Bulls side at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday night. The match was dominated by a typically strong showing from the...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES DEFEAT SOUTH AFRICA IN BRISBANE THRILLER

    Sep 12, 16 • 1580 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES DEFEAT SOUTH AFRICA IN BRISBANE THRILLER

    The Qantas Wallabies have emerged victorious in a tough encounter against South Africa at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane tonight, retaining the Mandela Challenge Plate with a 23-17 victory. In front of a crowd of 30,327, Australia and South Africa scored two...

  • Bond University Queensland Country fall to the Sydney Rays on the Gold Coast

    Sep 12, 16 • 1874 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Bond University Queensland Country fall to the Sydney Rays on the Gold Coast

    Bond University Queensland Country have gone down to the Sydney Rays 30-22 in their Round 3 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) encounter at Bond University. The Rays outscored Country four tries to three, with winger Richard Woolf scoring a double,...

  • Andy Cosslett proposed as RFU Chairman

    Sep 12, 16 • 1371 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Andy Cosslett proposed as RFU Chairman

    After an extensive recruitment process, the RFU Nominations Committee have unanimously proposed Andy Cosslett to be the next Rugby Football Union Chairman. Cosslett has served as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the RFU Board. As Chairman of England...

  • Team Release and changes to the Cell C Sharks Team

    Sep 9, 16 • 1330 Views • General NewsComments Off on Team Release and changes to the Cell C Sharks Team

      Cell C Sharks vs Free State Date : Saturday, 10 September 2016 Time :17h00 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban Referee : Rasta Rasivhenge Assistant Referees : AJ Jacobs, Rodney Boneparte Television Match Official : Marius Jonker Curwin Bosch...

  • Strauss urges Springboks to be more clinical

    Sep 9, 16 • 1529 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Strauss urges Springboks to be more clinical

    Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss wants his team to be more clinical when they tackle the Wallabies on Saturday in Brisbane in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship. SuperSport will broadcast the match live and kick-off in the Suncorp Stadium is 12h05 (SA...

  • All systems go for Gold Cup kick-off

    Sep 9, 16 • 1784 Views • General NewsComments Off on All systems go for Gold Cup kick-off

    The Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – kicks off on Saturday with eight eagerly-awaited first-round matches being hosted at club venues across the length and breadth of South Africa. In the Western Cape, all roads...

  • Canterbury Named to Play Hawke’s Bay

    Sep 9, 16 • 1336 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Canterbury Named to Play Hawke’s Bay

    Canterbury are back at home this weekend to play Hawke’s Bay at AMI Stadium.  Head Coach Scott Robertson has made seven changes to the starting line-up that beat Northland last weekend. In the forwards, Nathan Vella will start at hooker this week and Ben...