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Jun 24, 20 •
1346 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Return-to-train for professional rugby moves closer
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that it had sought and received clarification from government on a number of questions relating to the return to non-contact training. As a result SA Rugby would advise government this week of its technical preparedness to...
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Jun 24, 20 •
1132 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Uys added to #BullsFamily lock stock
The Blue Bulls Company can confirm the signing of 26-year-old lock forward Jan Uys from French Top 14 club CA Brive who will join the Vodacom Bulls as of 1 July. Uys has spent the last few seasons with CA Brive after an initial six months with fellow Top 14...
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Jun 23, 20 •
1261 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily lock in Manjezi
The Blue Bulls Company can confirm that 25-year-old lock forward Sintu Manjezi will join the Vodacom Bulls from the Toyota Cheetahs from 1 July. Manjezi has stamped his authority in the Guinness PRO14 in recent seasons as a tough as nails and uncompromising...
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Jun 22, 20 •
1057 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby takes interim management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings
SA Rugby has assumed management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings, having taken back a 74% shareholding in the organisation. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, is liaising with Kings director of rugby and interim coach, Robbie Kempson, on...
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Jun 22, 20 •
1323 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rosko Specman returns to the Toyota Cheetahs
The Springbok Sevens stalwart, Rosko Specman, will make a return to the Toyota Cheetahs after signing a two-year contract at the franchise. Specman played for the Toyota Cheetahs in 2017 and represented the team in seven Currie Cup and four Guinness PRO14...
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Jun 18, 20 •
1074 Views •
General News, National, New Zealand, Sevens Rugby, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns Sevens players to feature in club rugby
Women’s club rugby is set for a boost this season with World Champion Black Ferns Sevens players to be injected into several regional competitions. Captain Sarah Hirini and World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year winners Ruby Tui, Michaela Blyde and Portia...
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Jun 18, 20 •
1050 Views •
Europe, General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Target date selected for Guinness PRO14 restart
Saturday, August 22 has been selected as a target date for the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season to restart across all five competing territories. The target date was agreed at the PRO14 Board meeting on Tuesday (June 9) based upon the information currently...
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Jun 18, 20 •
1091 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks assist with packing food parcels in Cape Town
Springbok coach and captain, Jacques Nienaber and Siya Kolisi, led a delegation of eight national players and coaches at the Food Forward SA warehouse in Cape Town on Thursday, where they assisted in packing food parcels in the fight against hunger. The visit...
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Jun 18, 20 •
1085 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby statement on Guinness PRO14 restart plans
The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will continue to work closely with SA Rugby and the South African government in the coming months after plans were announced on Thursday that the Guinness PRO14 plans to resume in an abbreviated format, with...
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Jun 17, 20 •
1183 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BURGER APPOINTED AS NEW MD
Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Pieter Burger who will assume the position of Managing Director effective from 1 August 2020. Burger, currently the CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby Union, is an experienced rugby administrator...
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Jun 15, 20 •
1185 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Du Plessis joins #BullsFamily as Head of Junior Rugby
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to announce that former Grey College 1st XV coach, Wessel du Plessis, will join the #BullsFamily as Head of Junior Rugby with Director of Rugby, Jake White, continuing his mandate of revitalising all of the franchise’s...
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Jun 15, 20 •
1173 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on FORMER FORCE PLAYERS RETURN
The Western Force has added former players Jono Lance and Ollie Atkins to its Vodafone Super Rugby AU 2020 squad. A two-time Super Rugby champion, Lance joined for the Force in 2016 and departed after the team was cut from Super Rugby the next year. The...
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Jun 15, 20 •
1096 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tuipulotu signs major deal through to 2023
New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have secured the key signature of All Blacks lock and Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu, who has re-signed through until the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The news comes hot on the heels of the successful opening weekend of Investec...
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Jun 15, 20 •
1166 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Queensland Rugby Union release Henry Speight
The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) has agreed to release St.George Queensland Reds winger Henry Speight to French Rugby club Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque on a three-year deal. Signed through 2021 with Queensland, the 32-year-old joined the Reds in late 2019...
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Jun 12, 20 •
1505 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily: Carr has joined the group
The Blue Bulls Company can confirm that the athletic loose forward Nizaam Carr will join the #BullsFamily and will link up with the team as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions are relaxed. The 29-year-old former Bishops Diocesan College scholar...
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Jun 12, 20 •
1425 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Stand together against Racism
We’re up against our toughest opponent yet: Ourselves. If we’re ever going to have a chance of winning, we’re going to have to work as a team. And what makes the difference between a great team and one that’s simply OK isn’t speed or strength...
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Jun 12, 20 •
1470 Views •
Australia, General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on VODAFONE SUPER RUGBY AU SEASON DRAW RELEASED
Rugby Australia has today unveiled the full season draw for Vodafone Super Rugby AU. Kicking off on July 3, the competition will run over 12 consecutive weekends and will culminate in a two-week finals series beginning on September 12. The Final will be...
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Jun 12, 20 •
1201 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds season draw released for Vodafone Super Rugby AU
The St.George Queensland Reds will kickstart Vodafone Super Rugby AU against their oldest rivals New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium in the opening match of the new domestic competition on July 3. Rugby Australia today unveiled the full season draw that sees...
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Jun 12, 20 •
1472 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ShadowBall boosts immunity while raising funds to help feed 100 families for a month
An innovative half a rugby ball has paired up with online fitness and health supplement partners to help feed one hundred families in need during the Covid-19 crisis. Backed by Springbok players and dubbed “Rise to the Challenge”, a percentage of all...
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Jun 12, 20 •
1145 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hendricks continues hunt at Loftus
The Blue Bulls Company is proud to announce that crowd favorite Cornal Hendricks has re-signed with the Vodacom Bulls, committing his immediate future to the #BullsFamily. The 32-year-old Springbok wing won over rugby lovers around the country with his...
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Jun 10, 20 •
1272 Views •
General News, International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Super Rugby Return Gathers Momentum
The announcement by Rugby Australia that it has confirmed the five teams that will compete in the revised Super Rugby competition signals further momentum in the return of top-level rugby within SANZAAR’s stakeholder countries. New Zealand and Australia...
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Jun 9, 20 •
1205 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Relief Fund
The Blue Bulls Company and Blue Bulls Rugby Union are proud to announce the establishing of the Vodacom Bulls Relief Fund, which is aimed at assisting employees and those that serve in club and community rugby in our region. This essential and ground-breaking...
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Jun 8, 20 •
1369 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby keen to get back to action, plans in place
• SA Rugby looking forward to return-to-play in August• Open-minded on potential re-working of international calendar• Working with SANZAAR on post-COVID-19 scenarios• Gearing up for tour by British & Irish Lions in 2021 SA Rugby was collaborating...
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Jun 8, 20 •
1417 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cecil Afrika steps down from international sevens rugby
The most celebrated Springbok Sevens player of his generation, Cecil Afrika, has ended his official Blitzboks journey after 12 seasons of highlights and achievements, but hasn’t quite given up on his Olympic dream. Unless called upon, South Africa’s...
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Jun 8, 20 •
2862 Views •
General News, International, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Qualification process set for Rugby World Cup 2023
• Process designed to promote regional strength and the best teams to rugby’s showcase event • 12 teams already qualified owing to top three pool placing at RWC 2019 • RWC 2023 on track to be a spectacular celebration of rugby and France World Rugby...
