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  • Springbok team to take on Samoa

    Sep 23, 15 • 2018 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, RWC 2015 • • Comments Off on Springbok team to take on Samoa

    Photo: Anton Geyser / Rugby 15 The Springboks have made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench to meet the challenge of a talented Samoan team in their second match of the Rugby World Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham on...

  • Cell C Sharks team to tackle the Vodacom Bulls

    Sep 23, 15 • 1976 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks team to tackle the Vodacom Bulls

    Cell C Sharks vs Blue Bulls   Date : Friday, 25 September 2015 Time : 20h00 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK  Referee : Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees : Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Pretorius Television Match Official : Marius Jonker 15. Odwa...

  • Steven Sykes to make his 100th Currie Cup appearance on Saturday versus Griquas

    Sep 22, 15 • 1653 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Steven Sykes to make his 100th Currie Cup appearance on Saturday versus Griquas

    BORN in Middelburg (Eastern Cape) on August 5, 1984, the 31-year-old Steven Robert Sykes will play his 100th Currie Cup game when the EP Kings take on Griqualand West at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (September 26). Sykes attended...

  • Namibian team to take on the mighty All Blacks

    Sep 22, 15 • 1676 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, RWC 2015 • • Comments Off on Namibian team to take on the mighty All Blacks

    1. Jaco Engels 2. Torsten Van Jaarsveld 3. Johannes Coetzee 4. Tjiuee Uanivi 5. PJ Van Lill 6. Jacques Burger (c) 7. Tinus Du Plessis 8. Leneve Damens 9. Eugene Jantjies 10. Theuns Kotze 11. Conrad Marais 12. Johan Deysel 13. JC Greyling 14. David Philander...

  • All Blacks team to take on Namibia

    Sep 22, 15 • 1979 Views • General News • • Comments Off on All Blacks team to take on Namibia

    All Blacks: 15. Colin Slade 14. Nehe Milner-Skudder 13. Malakai Fekitoa 12. Sonny Bill Williams 11. Julian Savea 10. Beauden Barrett 9. TJ Perenara 8. Victor Vito 7. Sam Cane (c) 6. Liam Messam 5. Sam Whitelock 4. Luke Romano 3. Charlie Faumuina 2. Codie...

  • Powell names strong Sevens Academy squad for Windhoek

    Sep 22, 15 • 1581 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Powell names strong Sevens Academy squad for Windhoek

    Neil Powell has named a strong SARU Sevens Academy side to participate in the SAFLAND Windhoek Sevens tournament which takes place on 25 and 26 September in the Namibia capital.   The 12-man squad is a combination of established Springbok Sevens players...

  • Vodacom Rugby App Review

    Sep 22, 15 • 1589 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, RWC 2015, Springboks • • Comments Off on Vodacom Rugby App Review

    Victory for underdog highlights first-round in England   The greatest upset in the history of the competition highlighted the opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup with two-time champions Springboks going down to minnows Japan. South Africa’s shock...

  • EP KINGS TEAM TO PLAY GRIQUAS

    Sep 22, 15 • 1433 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP KINGS TEAM TO PLAY GRIQUAS

    SEVERAL rotational moves and a hamstring injury to wing Siyanda Grey have seen EP Kings rugby coach Brent Janse van Rensburg introduce several changes to the team to play Griqualand West in an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division fixture at Nelson Mandela Bay...

  • SHAKES IN SEVENS SQUAD

    Sep 22, 15 • 2187 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on SHAKES IN SEVENS SQUAD

    EP KINGS player Shakes Soyizwapi has been included in the Springbok Sevens training squad to take part in the Safland Windhoek Sevens rugby tournament in the Namibian capital on Friday and Saturday (September 25-26). This event will be the squad’s first...

  • Hollenbach retires

    Sep 22, 15 • 1505 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Hollenbach retires

    It is with great regret that Xerox Golden Lions centre Alwyn Hollenbach has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect due to an recurring shoulder injury. The 30-year-old Hollenbach joined the Lions rugby family in 2009 and has since represented...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls Fitness Report presented by Medihelp

    Sep 21, 15 • 2445 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Fitness Report presented by Medihelp

    All ready to go for big clash down south Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Nollis Marais will have all his regular squad members fit and ready when he takes to the training field for Friday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the DHL Western Province in Cape Town....

  • Flying Fijians Team to face Australia

    Sep 21, 15 • 1634 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, RWC 2015 • • Comments Off on Flying Fijians Team to face Australia

    The Flying Fijians Head Coach John McKee today announced the Flying Fijians Team to play Australia on Wednesday 23 September at 16:45HRS (UK Time) at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Campese Ma’afu Tuapati Talemaitoga Manasa Saulo Tevita Cavubati...

  • Eddie Jones coup for DHL Stormers

    Sep 21, 15 • 1888 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Eddie Jones coup for DHL Stormers

    Decorated international rugby coach, Eddie Jones, will take over the role as head coach of the DHL Stormers at the start of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The former Wallabies head coach and 2007 World Cup-winning Springbok technical advisor will assume...

  • BLOEMFONTEIN TO HOST A TWO-DAY RUGBY EXTRAVAGANZA IN MEMORY OF BROADCASTER VUYO MBULI

    Sep 21, 15 • 1900 Views • General News • • Comments Off on BLOEMFONTEIN TO HOST A TWO-DAY RUGBY EXTRAVAGANZA IN MEMORY OF BROADCASTER VUYO MBULI

    The Vuyo Mbuli Legacy Project in partnership with Free State Department of Sports Arts Culture and Recreation and the Free State Rugby will on 25 – 26th of September 2015 host a rugby extravaganza for previously disadvantaged learners in Bloemfontein. The...

  • Seven World Cup debutants named in Wallabies team to face Fiji in Rugby World Cup 2015 opener

    Sep 21, 15 • 1285 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, RWC 2015, World Rugby • • Comments Off on Seven World Cup debutants named in Wallabies team to face Fiji in Rugby World Cup 2015 opener

    Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has named his team for its opening match of Rugby World Cup 2015 against Fiji at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Wednesday (1.45am Thursday AEST). The Wallabies head into the match with seven Rugby World Cup debutants in the...

  • MEDICAL UPDATE: STEVAL PUMAS

    Sep 21, 15 • 1439 Views • General News • • Comments Off on MEDICAL UPDATE: STEVAL PUMAS

    According to the team physiotherapist of the Steval Pumas, Luzahn Louw there are several injuries after the Absa Currie Cup match played in Nelspruit against the EP Kings: New injuries: Captain Stefan Watermeyer – he is rested for the week with a grade...

  • LAUREUS LEGEND MORNÉ DU PLESSIS JOINS RUGBY ELITE IN WORLD RUGBY HALL OF FAME

    Sep 21, 15 • 1504 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on LAUREUS LEGEND MORNÉ DU PLESSIS JOINS RUGBY ELITE IN WORLD RUGBY HALL OF FAME

    Laureus Academy Member and South African rugby legend Morné du Plessis today joined a select group of players and administrators recognised for their contribution to the sport of rugby as he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. On the 20th...

  • EP Kings Injury Update

    Sep 21, 15 • 1637 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP Kings Injury Update

    Herewith the latest injury report from Dr Von Hagen as at 21 September 2015. New injuries: – Siyanda Grey – Hamstring tear, having scan today to assess severity – Normal bumps and bruises with other players Follow up on known injury: –...

  • LATU RE-SIGNS UNTIL END 2018

    Sep 20, 15 • 1564 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on LATU RE-SIGNS UNTIL END 2018

    Hooker Tolu Latu has committed to the NSW Waratahs until the end of 2018, signing a three year contract extension with the club this month. Latu, who has played all of his 28 Super Rugby matches with the Waratahs, said he was pleased to be able to continue...

  • Thrilling wins for Leopards, Griffons and Eagles in Absa Cup First Division

    Sep 20, 15 • 1424 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Thrilling wins for Leopards, Griffons and Eagles in Absa Cup First Division

    The penultimate round of league fixtures served up some thrilling Absa Currie Cup First Division rugby action on Saturday afternoon.   There was a last gasp win for the Leopards over the Border Bulldogs, the Down Touch Griffons stormed back in the second...

  • Unbeaten Xerox Golden Lions increase Absa Currie Cup lead

    Sep 20, 15 • 1549 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Unbeaten Xerox Golden Lions increase Absa Currie Cup lead

    The Xerox Golden Lions scored two tries in the second half to secure a 26-18 win against the Cell C Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday afternoon. The win kept the Lions’ unbeaten status intact and they now have an eight point lead over the Vodacom...

  • Five SA legends inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame at Rugby World Cup 2015

    Sep 20, 15 • 2572 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Five SA legends inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame at Rugby World Cup 2015

    Twenty-five greats of the game whose careers spanned three centuries have been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The list include five Springbok legends, namely Naas Botha, Danie Gerber, Hennie Muller, Morné du Plessis and Joost van der Westhuizen....

  • WP extends lead as Golden Lions stumble in Absa Under-21 Competition

    Sep 20, 15 • 1377 Views • General News • • Comments Off on WP extends lead as Golden Lions stumble in Absa Under-21 Competition

    The DHL Western Province Under-21 team extended their lead on the Absa Under-21 Provincial Competition A-Division log with a good 48-22 win over the Vodacom Blue Bulls on the weekend, but early pacesetters, Xerox Golden Lions, lost 23-27 at home to the Cell C...

  • EP Kings still top as WP moves past Blue Bulls in Absa Under-19 competition

    Sep 20, 15 • 1888 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP Kings still top as WP moves past Blue Bulls in Absa Under-19 competition

    The EP Kings remained top of the Absa Under-19 Provincial Competition’s A-Division this weekend, despite having a bye, while DHL Western Province moved past the Vodacom Blue Bulls in second spot following an impressive 53-20 win over the Pretoria side...

  • Mike Stofile – statement by SARU President Oregan Hoskins

    Sep 20, 15 • 1597 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Mike Stofile – statement by SARU President Oregan Hoskins

    It is with great sadness that we learnt today of the passing of Mike Stofile, a former deputy president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU). I contacted him recently to tell him he was my brother and that he was in my heart. Mike was a proud man who had...