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May 18, 20 •
3115 Views •
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Comments Off on Rugby greats honoured during Hall of Fame themed week
• Hall of Fame themed week includes podcast, features, interviews and classic match footage• Physical Hall of Fame located in the town of Rugby, United Kingdom• New promotional video showcasing the greatest of our game This week, World Rugby will shine...
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May 15, 20 •
1568 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Devastating ball-carrier Botha returns to Loftus
The #BullsFamily teased fans with cryptic pieces of artwork on social media on Thursday, eluding to the return of a devastating hard hitting ball carrier… ‘108KGs of solid gold heading to Loftus’. The Vodacom Bulls are excited to announce that Arno...
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May 15, 20 •
1366 Views •
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Comments Off on Lions Rugby Co Player Announcement
The Lions Rugby Company would like to take the opportunity to thank all of their staff and players for understanding and embracing the difficult and very challenging times that was forced upon them by COVID-19. It truly takes special people to make a place...
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May 15, 20 •
2464 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA RECEIVES WORLD RUGBY FUNDING BOOST
Rugby Australia has secured $14.2m AUD in funding from the game’s global governing body, World Rugby as part of its COVID-19 rugby relief strategy. The emergency relief fund of approximately $160m AUD from World Rugby is being allocated to unions on an...
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May 15, 20 •
1137 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Decision made on July Test window
Steinlager Series postponedNZR exploring all options for All Blacks and Black Ferns The All Blacks two Steinlager Series Tests against Wales and Test against Scotland in July have been officially postponed until further notice, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has...
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May 15, 20 •
2491 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on World Rugby, SA Rugby joint statement on July internationals postponement
The programme of international rugby matches during the 2020 July window has been postponed due to ongoing government and health agency COVID-19 directives, World Rugby has announced on Friday. Extended travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to...
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May 15, 20 •
1191 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on HAMISH McLENNAN JOINS RUGBY AUSTRALIA BOARD
Rugby Australia has today announced the appointment of Hamish McLennan as a Director and Chairman-elect, to be welcomed officially on to the Board at its June 15 meeting. McLennan’s appointment is a part of Rugby Australia’s ongoing Board renewal and...
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May 15, 20 •
1004 Views •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily bids farewell to Kotze
The #BullsFamily today officially bid a fond farewell to Johnny Kotze, who quickly became a crowd favorite, working tirelessly to entrench himself into the hearts of the Loftus faithful. Kotze, whose preferred position is at outside center and is also very...
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May 14, 20 •
1936 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The One Cup of Pap Feed Scheme
The One Cup of Pap Initiative is a feeding project aimed at donating food, clothes, toys and books to the less fortunate initially in the Fourways and surrounding suburbs. It was the brainchild of Wayne Boardman (former Sharks and Stormers Super Rugby lock)...
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May 13, 20 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby challenges the rugby community to follow concussion education and get ready for rugby’s restart
World Rugby is inviting the global rugby family to use the current void in rugby to download the latest version of its concussion app, learn from experts and take the test ahead of rugby’s restart. The app designed to educate general public, players,...
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May 13, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hot-stepper Aplon joins #BullsFamily
The Vodacom Bulls confirm the signing of Springbok utility back Gio Aplon, who will join the team from June or as soon as he is able to travel back to South Africa, as Director of Rugby Jake White continues to build his player group. Aplon proved to be a...
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May 13, 20 •
2789 Views •
General News, International, IRB Laws, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on World Rugby announces law amendment relating to scoring against the post protector
World Rugby has announced that, with immediate effect, it will no longer be possible to score a try by grounding the ball against the post protector. The minor amendment to Law 8 was approved by the World Rugby Council during its special meeting held via...
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May 13, 20 •
1011 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Womens Rugby •
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Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES WOMENS HIGH PERFORMANCE RUGBY REVIEW
Rugby Australia has commenced a consultation process to review High Performance Women’s Rugby programs in Australia for 2020 and 2021. The review has been prompted by the rescheduling of the Tokyo Olympic Games, which is now set to be held in July 2021,...
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May 13, 20 •
1023 Views •
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Comments Off on Rugby begins preparation phase for return of community game
Rugby clubs around the country can start a three-stage approach to getting back on the grass with training potentially beginning later this month. Today’s announcement from New Zealand Rugby (NZR) follows the Government’s confirmation that community sport...
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May 12, 20 •
1083 Views •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily, VODE and DJ Jazzy D: “#FeedAFamily”
The Vodacom Bulls and VODE Premium Spring Water partnered up with Jacaranda FM’s DJ Jazzy D, to assist in getting food parcels into the community at Eersterust. The #FeedAFamily project run by the charismatic DJ has assisted more than 5000 families in the...
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May 12, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Download the 2020 Laws of the Game and get ready for rugby’s restart
The laws of rugby union have changed significantly since the game’s first law book in 1845. Its 37 rules were printed in a booklet now on display at the World Rugby Hall of Fame in Rugby, UK. Fast forward 175 years, the World Rugby Laws of the Game 2020 are...
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May 11, 20 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs signs Jeandré Rudolph
Jeandré Rudolph will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1 November 2020 on a two year deal. Rudolph is currently contracted by the the Pumas where he had been playing his rugby since 2018. The 26-year-old loose forward can play anywhere in the backrow, and...
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May 11, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Brok Harris signs new contract at Dragons
Experienced prop Brok Harris has signed a new contract to extend his time with Dragons into a seventh season. The South African front rower joined the region in 2014 and has gone on to make 122 appearances for the Men of Gwent, scoring two tries. Dean Ryan,...
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May 11, 20 •
2597 Views •
General News, International, Mitre 10 Cup, National, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa ready to kick off in June
• Start date and schedule for New Zealand competition unveiled• Matches to be played at 5.05pm on Saturdays and 3.05pm on Sundays• Mitre 10 Cup to now start on 11 September Investec Super Rugby Aotearoa will kick off next month following today’s...
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May 8, 20 •
1194 Views •
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Comments Off on EPS bids farewell to MD
Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd. bids farewell to Managing Director, Edgar Rathbone, who is set to join the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd. as CEO. Rathbone has been instrumental in securing the sponsorships of the Emirates Lions and Xerox Golden Lions Rugby Teams...
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May 8, 20 •
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Comments Off on BullsFamily appoint Rathbone as new CEO
The #BullsFamily is excited to confirm that current Managing Director of Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd, Edgar Rathbone, will be taking over the reigns as CEO of the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd following the resignation of Alfons Meyer. Rathbone, who will...
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May 7, 20 •
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Comments Off on One year deals for Jamie Elliott and Joshua Renton at Zebre
Zebre is pleased to announce the contract extension of two of its foreign players, both having played for the club for the last two seasons. They are New Zealand scrum-half Joshua Renton and the versatile English back Jamie Elliott. The two players will...
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May 7, 20 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Investec Super Rugby gets the green light
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has welcomed the Government’s announcement today that professional rugby and netball will resume at COVID-19 alert level two. “For our fans, our players and everyone involved in Investec Super Rugby, we are thrilled that the Sports...
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May 5, 20 •
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Comments Off on Aled Walters to return to the United Kingdom
Aled Walters, who has been the Springboks’ Head of Athletic Performance since 2018, has been released from his contract and will leave South Africa to join an overseas club in June, SA Rugby announced on Tuesday. Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby, paid...
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May 5, 20 •
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Comments Off on Talented young players to join the Toyota Cheetahs
The Toyota Cheetahs secure the services of two former Grey College stars, George Cronjé and Marcell Muller as well as Ian Groenewald who started for Bulls in the last two SuperRugby matches. Lock, Ian Groenewald will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1...
