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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on The Emirates Lions team announcement
The Emirates Lions host the BNZ Crusaders in their first ever home quarter final of the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament on Saturday 23 July 2016 at Emirates Airline Park. Kick-off is at 16:30. The Lions’ position on the log is the highest it has ever been in...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on The Sharks Media Release VODACOM SUPER RUGBY
Hurricane vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 23 July 2016 Time : 19h35 (NZST) 09h35 (SA time) Venue : Westpac Stadium, Wellington Referee : Glen Jackson Assistant Referees : Nick Briant, Paul Williams Television Match Official : Glenn Newman Willie le...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA RUGBY LEGENDS PARTNER WITH SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DRUG-FREE SPORT
The South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) has been bolstered by a strategic partnership with the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) to conduct anti-doping education and outreach among the rugby playing schools competing in SARLA’s...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Women’s Interprovincial Series gains momentum
The SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Series will gain momentum on Saturday as the teams contest the second round of matches following an opening round dominated by big wins earlier this month. Western Province will meet SWD in the opening match of the A...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team to play the Leopards in Potchefstroom
22 July 2016 19:00 – SuperSport 1 15 Full back ZANA ERIC 14 Right wing ARENDSE EDERIES 13 Right centre JONKER (CAPT) JW 12 Left centre LOMBARD KYLE 11 Left wing DUKISA NTABENI 10 Fly half MOIR STEVEN 9 Scrum half DORFLING TIAAN 8 Number eight MEIRING...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team to play the Lions
BNZ Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his side to take on the Lions in the sudden-death quarter final round this weekend. It includes five changes to the 23 that played the Hurricanes last weekend. Halfback Andy Ellis and lock Sam Whitelock...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on O2 Touch hits target with 17,500 registered players
O2 Touch programme has grown by 34% since Rugby World Cup 2015 Currently 321 O2 Touch centres nationwide England Rugby today announced its O2 Touch programme has successfully reached and surpassed its target of introducing 15,000 registered players to the...
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Jul 21, 16 •
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Comments Off on Macilai re-signs with BNZ Crusaders
The BNZ Crusaders are pleased to announce that speedy winger Jone Macilai will return to red and black in 2017. Macilai has recommitted to the BNZ Crusaders for another two years. Macilai learned his trade playing sevens rugby in Fiji. It was while playing...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Friendly Match: Toyota Cheetahs vs Toyota Verblitz in Toyota City, Japan
Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd is excited to announce that the Toyota Cheetahs will be playing against Toyota Verblitz on Saturday, 23 July in Japan. The game will serve as preparation for Japanese Top League and Currie Cup competitions. This will be a...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kenya Rugby Partners With SportPesa
It is the Kenya Rugby Union’s pleasure to announce a strategic partnership agreement with SportPesa. The agreement sees SportPesa come on board as the Kenya Rugby Union’s headline partner. This announcement marks a strategic alliance between two...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on THE SHARKS MEDIA RELEASE GARY TEICHMANN CONFIRMED AS THE NEW SHARKS CEO
Mr Stephen Saad, the Chairman of The Sharks Board of Directors, today confirmed the appointment of Gary Teichmann, as the new Chief Executive Officer of The Sharks (Pty) Ltd, effective from 2nd August 2016. Current CEO John Smit, will assist Gary with the...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Marutlulle to join for Currie Cup, Adendorff returning to Loftus Versfeld
Southern Kings hooker and SA A selection, Edgar Marutlulle will join the Vodacom Blue Bulls for the Currie Cup Premier Division campaign, the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Wednesday. They also announced the return to Loftus Versfeld of former...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE LOCK IN MATWIJOW
The Western Force will add to their second row depth with the signing of Queensland Reds lock Ben Matwijow on a one year deal. The 26-year-old lock joined the Queensland Reds this season as injury cover for Wallaby Kane Douglas after winning the ITM Cup with...
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Jul 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY: Quarter-final Match Packs
SANZAAR – in conjunction with Opta Sports – is pleased to continue delivering a range of Match Packs to serve as an additional media resource, each containing useful statistics, anecdotes, trends and historical information pertaining to the...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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SA Schools, School •
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Comments Off on CURRIE CUP QUALIFIERS 2016: BOLAND CAVALIERS vs GOLDEN LIONS 23 July 2016
The Boland Cavaliers will face the Golden Lions in Grabouw (High School Grabouw Sports Fields) on Saturday, in the final round of the 2016 Currie Cup Qualifiers. The match will kick-off at 15:00. CURTAIN RAISERS: 11:30 Grabouw High...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team GB name rugby sevens squads for Rio
The British Olympic Association has today announced the names of the 24 men and women who will compete in rugby sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It will be the first time in 108 years that Team GB has had representation in rugby at Olympic level and a...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Springboks’ #LoveRugby video sets social media abuzz
Pat Lambie braaiing in a township, Willie le Roux in the back of a police van and Beast Mtawarira at Khayelitsha Rugby Club are just some of the moments from a #LoveRugby video that is taking social media by storm after it was released by SA Rugby over the...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Fixtures announced for New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools
The New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians Schools fixtures against Fiji and Australia have been announced. New Zealand Rugby High Performance Player Development Manager Mike Anthony said: “Inclusion of the New Zealand Barbarians in this...
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Jul 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby stars join hands on Mandela Day
Springboks Lood de Jager, Trevor Nyakane, Jan Serfontein joined Springbok Sevens stars Carel du Preez and Sandile Ngcobo and Springbok Women’s players Veroeshka Grain, Marithy Pienaar and Chané Stadler at two children’s homes in Cape Town on Monday as...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions vs BNZ Crusaders (Saturday 23 July 2016 at 16:30)
A group of 25 Emirates Lions players have been named from which the 23 will be selected for Saturdays match in the Vodacom Super Rugby Quarter Final. They are: Dylan Smith, Corné Fourie, Julian Redelinghuys, Jacques van Rooyen, Akker van der...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Marais to coach Vodacom Blue Bulls in Currie Cup
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Monday confirmed that coach Nollis Marais will continue in his head coach capacity at the union and will also take charge of the Vodacom Blue Bulls team that will contest the Currie Cup Premier Division to kick off the...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Olympic Squads Announced
Kenya’s squads to the rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games were released on Saturday 16 July at their residential training camp at the Nandi Bears Club in Nandi Hills. Andrew Amonde will captain the men’s squad coached by Benjamin...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on COCA-COLA® HERO OF THE DAY (DAY 5)
Ngwekazi Khanya Ncusane from Western Province has been named the Coca-Cola® Hero of the day for day 5 of the U18 Coca-Cola® Craven Week. The prestigious Coca-Cola® Hero of the Day award is presented on each day of the tournament in recognition of a game...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on WP show their class at U18 Coca-Cola Youth Weeks
DHL Western Province on Saturday took top honours in the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week and the Coca-Cola Academy Week at Kearsney College in Durban in a satisfying day for the provincial union, which wrapped up the SA Rugby Youth Weeks. Western Province...
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Jul 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on PAUL ASQUITH ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING
Paul Asquith issued a Citing Commissioner Warning Paul Asquith of the Rebels has been issued with a Citing Commissioner Warning for contravening Law 10.4 (i) Tackling, tapping, pushing or pulling an Opponent jumping for the ball in a lineout or in open play...
