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Aug 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on Switch sign on as new SA Rugby partner
SA Rugby announced on Friday that Switch had signed on as the new Official Energy Drink partner of the Springboks for three years – a first major sports sponsorship for the South African company. This new partnership with SA Rugby will position the Switch...
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Aug 12, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Women’s rugby in South Africa gets boost through Mastercard’s ground-breaking sponsorship deal with SABC
In an effort to pioneer gender equality in sports, Mastercard has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) to broadcast exclusive women’s grassroots rugby content to ignite an interest in the game. This...
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Aug 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Hyperice named as Springboks’ Official Recovery Technology Supplier
SA Rugby announced on Thursday that Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology, has joined its family of partners as Official Recovery Technology Supplier to the Springboks and SA Rugby. As part of the two-year partnership with Hyperice, all the SA...
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Aug 12, 21 •
957 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gelant starts for DHL WP at Newlands
Warrick Gelant will make his first start for DHL Western Province this year in the Carling Currie Cup encounter with the New Nation Pumas at Newlands on Sunday. Gelant made his return from injury off the replacements bench last week and has been named at...
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Aug 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on SWINTON, KOROIBETE RETURN FOR WALLABIES WITH TO’OMUA SET TO START IN BLEDISLOE TWO
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named Lachlan Swinton and Marika Koroibete in the starting side for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland on Saturday night. They are two of the four changes to the XV, with the experienced Matt To’omua elevated to inside...
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Aug 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for second Bledisloe Cup Fortinet Rugby Championship Test against Australia
The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the second Bledisloe Cup Fortinet Rugby Championship Test at Eden Park on Saturday 14 August (kick-off 7.05PM). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets): George Bower (4) Codie Taylor (59) Nepo Laulala...
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Aug 11, 21 •
988 Views •
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Comments Off on Dumke to lead Springbok Women against Kenya
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer named Lusanda Dumke as captain for the squad to play Kenya in the first of two Test matches in Stellenbosch on Thursday. The Border Ladies flanker has earned seven caps for the Springbok Women since 2018 and...
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Aug 11, 21 •
860 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sigma Lions Team Change
Due to pre-cautionary medical protocols, the Sigma Lions team to face the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this evening will be captained by Burger Odendaal. Other forced changes see Emmanuel Tshituka and Fred Zeilinga move into the starting line-up. On the...
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Aug 11, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby locks in new partnership with Betway
SA Rugby announced a ground-breaking new partnership with Betway South Africa, which will see Betway become an associate sponsor of the governing body and the Springboks for the next three years. It is SA Rugby’s first association with a company from the...
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Aug 11, 21 •
836 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Nation Pumas v Cell C Sharks match cancelled
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division match between the New Nation Pumas and Cell C Sharks, scheduled for Nelspruit on Wednesday, has been cancelled in line with COVID-19 protocols. The decision to cancel the Nelspruit game was prompted by positive tests in...
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Aug 10, 21 •
1101 Views •
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Comments Off on Dweba to make his Springbok debut against Argentina
Joseph Dweba will make his Springbok debut in the opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, in a new-look team named by Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday. The inclusion of Dweba at hooker was one...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jaco Kriel return for Sigma Lions
Jaco Kriel will make his return when the Sigma Lions travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Toyota Cheetahs on Wednesday. Kriel, who has previously captained the Lions, will make his 51st appearance for the Joburg-based side when he takes to the field tomorrow...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs to battle it out against the Sigma Lions
The Toyota Cheetahs will battle it out against the Sigma Lions on Wednesday at 19:00 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. The action will be live on SuperSport. It’s a shortened week of preparation for the Toyota Cheetahs, coach Hawies Fourie has made several...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on BOTHA, ARENDSE EARN STARTS AGAINST TAFEL LAGER GRIQUAS
Springbok loose-forward, Arno Botha, will make a return to the Vodacom Bulls starting XV when the side takes on Tafel Lager Griquas in a Carling Currie Cup Round 9 fixture at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has made...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THIRSTI joins SA Rugby family of partners
THIRSTI, the natural spring water company from Normandien in KwaZulu-Natal, is the latest addition to SA Rugby’s family of partners as the official water partner to the Springboks and SA Rugby for the next three years. Already the chosen hydration partner...
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Aug 9, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springboks switch focus to Castle Lager Rugby Championship
The Springboks arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the Boks wrapped up their Castle Lager Lions Series campaign with a...
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Aug 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES GO DOWN IN THRILLING BLEDISLOE CUP OPENER AT EDEN PARK
The Wallabies kicked off their 2021 Bledisloe Cup series at New Zealand’s fortress, going down 25-33 in a thriller at Eden Park in Auckland. Wet and windy conditions made play difficult early with both sides coughing up possession in the early stages as New...
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Aug 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women back in action against Kenya
The Springbok Women will return to the field against Kenya in two Tests that will mark their first international action in almost two years, with the matches scheduled for 12 and 16 August in Stellenbosch. It will be a repeat of the decider in the qualifiers...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on GANS, TAMBWE RETURN FOR VODACOM BULLS CLASH AGAINST CELL C SHARKS
The Vodacom Bulls will go into their Carling Currie Cup clash against the Cell C Sharks with a new-look front row when the two sides face each other at Jonsson Kings Park on Friday night. With livewire hooker, Johan Grobbelaar, having been called up to the...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2021 Match Officials
World Rugby has confirmed the match official appointments for this weekend’s Bledisloe Cup match between New Zealand and Australia and the opening three rounds of The Rugby Championship. The cross-border competition organisers and World Rugby continue to...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS U20 NAME SIDE FOR SA RUGBY U20 CUP OPENER
The Vodacom Bulls Under-20 side opens their campaign in the SA Rugby Under-20 Cup with a Jukskei Derby against the Lions Under-20 team at Loftus B-field on Saturday. Head coach, Wessel du Plessis, has selected an exciting match-day squad for the clash, which...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Four changes to the Toyota Cheetahs team to play DHL Western Province
The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on DHL Western Province in the second-round match on Saturday at Newlands in Cape Town. Kick-off is at 14:30 and the action will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Coach Hawies Fourie has made four changes to the starting...
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Aug 5, 21 •
2794 Views •
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Comments Off on 50th CAP FOR ODENDAAL
Sigma Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made 8 changes to his starting line-up that will travel to Kimberley when they face the Tafel Lager Griquas in a Carling Currie Cup encounter on Friday. The match kicks off at 14:30. In the backline, Burger Odendaal...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on PETAIA RETURNS, KELLAWAY EARNS FIRST START FOR WALLABIES IN BLEDISLOE ONE
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has selected Jordan Petaia on the wing for the first Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland on Saturday night. Petaia’s first appearance in the gold jersey in 2021 is one of two changes to an all-new back three, with Andrew Kellaway...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia
Aaron Smith to play 100th Test The All Blacks team has been named to play Australia in the opening Bledisloe Cup Test presented by Steinlager at Eden Park on Saturday 7 August (kick-off 7.05PM). The matchday 23 is (Test caps in brackets) George Bower (3)...
