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Jan 18, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Brink to make Vodacom Bulls debut as Coetzee leads side against DHL WP
Vodacom Bulls’ latest recruit, Cyle Brink, will make his debut for the side when they take on DHL Western Province in a Carling Currie Cup encounter on Wednesday night. The Vodacom Bulls will head to Cape Town with a strong team for their second match of...
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Jan 18, 22 •
854 Views •
General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Delport invites experienced core as Imbokodo return to training
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport has named eight players with HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series experience in his first squad for the 2022 season, which will culminate with the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town in September. Rights Mkhari, Lusanda...
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Jan 18, 22 •
855 Views •
Europe, General News, Guinness Six Nations, International, National •
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Comments Off on England squad announcement Guinness Six Nations camp
Eddie Jones has named a 36-player England squad to begin preparations for the Guinness Six Nations. The squad will meet in Brighton on Monday [24 January] for a five-day training camp. They will then regroup at Pennyhill Park, Bagshot ahead of their first...
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Jan 18, 22 •
755 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Theunissen comes in for DHL WP
Marcel Theunissen will start at flank in one of three changes to the DHL Western Province forward pack for their Carling Currie Cup clash with the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on Wednesday. There are no changes to the backline that started in the 48-36...
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Jan 18, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls secure Werner Kruger as front row consultant
The Vodacom Bulls are excited to announce the inclusion of former prop, Werner Kruger, as a coaching consultant focused on working with the team’s front row. The 36-year-old former Springbok was, up until his retirement from rugby last year, one of the most...
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Jan 17, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Tafel Lager Griquas
Date: Wednesday, 19th January 2022Time: 17.45Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, DurbanReferee: Rasta RasivhengeAssistant Refs: Paul Mente, Yanga SotshanganeTMO: Quinton Immelman _ The 2022 edition of the Carling Currie Cup competition kicked off over the...
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Jan 17, 22 •
1073 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England Men Sevens squad named for Malaga
England men’s Sevens head coach Tony Roques has named his squad for the forthcoming Malaga Sevens (21-23 January, broadcast live on www.world.rugby). Drawn in Pool A, England take on Fiji, Scotland and Dubai winners South Africa in Spain where Malaga will...
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Jan 17, 22 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Same mindset amongst fresh challenges for Blitzboks
The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Springbok Sevens squad who will play in Spain this weekend for the first time since the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series started way back in 1999. Tournaments in Malaga and Seville have been added to...
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Jan 16, 22 •
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Australia, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN SEVENS CONFIRM TOURING SQUAD FOR SPAIN
The Australian Men’s and Women’s Sevens programs have today confirmed their travelling squads for both the Malaga and Seville legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Spain. A travelling party of 28 players will depart for Spain as both teams build on...
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Jan 16, 22 •
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Currie Cup, Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #1
Defending Carling Currie Cup champions, the Vodacom Bulls, started the 2022 campaign with a bonus-point victory over the Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday evening, while the Toyota Cheetahs and the DHL Western Province also made winning starts on...
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Jan 14, 22 •
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Europe, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England Men’s U20 team to face Oxford University named
England Men’s U20 head coach, Alan Dickens, has named his team to play Oxford University on Saturday 15 September (KO 14:00) at Oxford University Sports Ground. To give the all the players an opportunity on the field, different sets of players will play...
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Jan 13, 22 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Five changes to Blitzbok squad for Spain trip
Springbok Sevens playmaker Justin Geduld will return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the first time in two years after being named in the Blitzboks squad to contest the two forthcoming tournaments in Malaga and Seville in Spain later this month....
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Jan 13, 22 •
730 Views •
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Comments Off on Hendricks leads strong Vodacom Bulls team in Carling Currie Cup opener
Cornal Hendricks will captain a strong Vodacom Bulls team in their opening match of the side’s Carling Currie Cup defence when they take on the Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday night. Vodacom Bulls’ Carling Currie Cup head coach, Gert Smal, has...
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Jan 13, 22 •
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Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Tafel Lager Griquas
The Toyota Cheetahs will battle it out against the Tafel Lager Griquas on Saturday in the first Carling Currie Cup match of 2022. The action in Toyota Stadium kicks off at 14:30 and the action will be live on SuperSport. “The Toyota Challenge helped us a...
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Jan 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Xaba to lead DHL WP in Carling Currie Cup opener
Flank Nama Xaba will captain DHL Western Province in their opening Carling Currie Cup match against Sigma Lions a DHL Stadium on Saturday. The former DHL Western Province U19 and U21 captain will lead the senior team out for the first time in a match that...
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Jan 12, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The Cell C Sharks U20 Currie Cup Coaching Structure
The success of a sporting franchise rests on many pillars, but one very important facet that drives success is not what happens at the coalface, but the underlying structures that feed it. While the focus is often on the make-up of the senior team and its...
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Jan 12, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup: Exciting new edition kick-starts 2022 season
The 2022-edition of the Carling Currie Cup kicks off in a groundbreaking new “window” on Friday night and featuring an exciting new initiative with the introduction of the “Discovering Champions” video series, featuring Springbok head coach Jacques...
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Jan 11, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Charlie Hayter appointed Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager and Emma Mitchell joins as Performance Consultant for the women’s game
The RFU is pleased to confirm the appointment of Charlie Hayter as Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager. Hayter will oversee the management of the women’s XVs game at international and domestic level as well as the returning men’s and women’s...
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Jan 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup kick-off times confirmed for 2022
The 2022-edition of the Carling Currie Cup kicks off at 19h00 on Friday, 14 January in Nelspruit when the Vodacom Bulls start the defence of their title against the New Nation Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium. The other two matches in the opening round are...
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Jan 10, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls announce coaching team for Carling Currie Cup
The Vodacom Bulls are pleased to confirm a skilled team of coaches that will oversee the Carling Currie Cup campaign alongside head coach, Gert Smal. The Tshwane-based side last month announced the arrival of former Springbok assistant coach, Smal, at Loftus...
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Jan 10, 22 •
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Comments Off on Steyn shifts focus from Bok kicks to Be that Dad
Morné Steyn had just come back from training with the Vodacom Bulls. He still had training kit on when he went into the backyard with his two young boys. They’d given him a challenge – two forward somersaults on their trampoline. Steyn ran with that...
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Jan 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Gqoboka focused on giving his best in the year ahead
Vodacom Bulls prop, Lizo Gqoboka, is looking forward to a productive year ahead, following a somewhat challenging 2021. The stalwart front-rower admits that the frustration of injury which he faced in the early part of last year held him back slightly, but he...
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Dec 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four home matches at Twickenham Stadium for England
England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. England will first take on the same two teams that they will face in their opening 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D fixtures – beginning their campaign...
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Dec 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Papier happy to be back in action for the Vodacom Bulls
Quality competition is contributing to the gradual growth of the Vodacom Bulls team, says scrumhalf, Embrose Papier. The 24-year-old recently returned to action for the Vodacom Bulls at the start of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship after being sidelined...
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Dec 14, 21 •
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Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby •
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Comments Off on HUNTER PAISAMI RE-SIGNS WITH QUEENSLAND AND RUGBY AUSTRALIA UNTIL 2023
Rugby Australia and the Queensland Rugby Union are pleased to announce the re-signing of centre Hunter Paisami until the end of 2023. 23-year-old Paisami made his Wallabies debut under Dave Rennie last year and has gone on to feature in 15 of 20 Tests over...
