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Dec 12, 18 •
1104 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dragons part company with Bernard Jackman
Dragons have announced that Bernard Jackman will leave his post at the region with immediate effect. The process to appoint a new Head Coach is underway. Former Ireland international hooker Jackman was appointed by the region in June 2017 and has overseen a...
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Dec 12, 18 •
1950 Views •
General News, International, National, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two previous winners nominated for SA Rugby Player of the Year 2018
Two previous winners, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx, are among the five nominees for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award for 2018, while the Blitzboks and their coach, Neil Powell, were yet again nominated in two categories following the...
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Dec 12, 18 •
1777 Views •
General News, Pale Toe, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on ALAN ZONDAGH BRING HOOP VIR DIE BULLE
-Simon Riekert Loftus Versveld “Ek wil stabiliteit na die Bulle toe bring, want ek is ʼn baie kreatiewe denker oor rugby, ek aanvaar nie net die norm nie en ek dink ek en...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1886 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Setbacks for Blitzboks as injury toll rises
Springbok Sevens players Muller du Plessis and Justin Geduld are in a race against time to be fit to tour to Hamilton next month for the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. Both players picked up injuries at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens last weekend, ruling them out of...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1214 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on MyPlayers announce Whiteley as new SARPA President
Springbok and Lions eight-man, Warren Whiteley, was elected as the new president of the South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) taking over the reins from his fellow Springbok team-mate, Eben Etzebeth who served in this role since 2016. SARPA...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1919 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby teams get national coaching support
South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby teams will get national support from the Springbok coaching team once again in the 2019 season. SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that all of Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, as well as Springbok assistant coaches Matt...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1898 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #HumanFactor for #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to confirm the appointment of current Currie Cup head coach POTE HUMAN as Head Coach for the Vodacom Super Rugby and Currie Cup competitions going into 2019. Human no doubt epitomizes everything that the #BullsFamily stands...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1354 Views •
General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New anti-doping education partnership for rugby in South Africa
A collaborative anti-doping education meeting involving the key stakeholders in South African rugby was held on Monday in Newlands, Cape Town, with the aim of strengthening education and information delivery for young players and their support network....
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Dec 11, 18 •
2502 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Test at Emirates Airline Park for 2019 confirmed
The news is out. Australia is coming to Emirates Airline Park in 2019 to face the Springboks on 20 July. This will be the first time since 2008 that the Wallabies will be in action in Johannesburg. Edgar Rathbone, managing director of EPS (Pty) Ltd was...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1666 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Five players suspended for doping offences
Five club rugby players have been banned from participating in rugby after a New Zealand Rugby Judicial Committee completed the latest anti-doping hearings of allegations brought by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ). The charges were brought against club...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1865 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks improving as a team, says Human
The younger generation of Blitzboks again showed in Cape Town that they are indeed more than capable to swim at the deep end of the HSBC World Sevens Series pool, according to Dewald Human, one of the newer players in the Springbok Sevens set-up. And with a...
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Dec 10, 18 •
2066 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mother City, fans, partners thanked as HSBC Cape Town Sevens unites
The power of sport to unite was brightly and boldly in evidence once again with bumper crowds celebrating in joyous harmony at the fourth edition of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens over the past weekend. Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby...
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Dec 10, 18 •
4063 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks’ home Test venues for 2019 confirmed
The Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria, with the opening round of a shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship taking place on Saturday, 20 July at Emirates Airline Park against Australia, while an additional...
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Dec 10, 18 •
1796 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds sign Wallabies star Sefa Naivalu
The St.George Queensland Reds have added firepower to their backline ahead of the upcoming Vodafone Super Rugby season after signing Australian Test star Sefa Naivalu. The Fijian flyer, who boasts 10 Wallabies caps and 46 games of Super Rugby experience will...
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Dec 10, 18 •
1267 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens finish fourth in Cape Town
A week after claiming victory at the HSBC Dubai Sevens, the All Blacks Sevens have finished in fourth place in Cape Town. Ravaged by injuries over the past two weeks, Coach Clark Laidlaw said while the fourth place finish is disappointing there is also a lot...
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Dec 10, 18 •
2085 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks claim bronze at HSBC Cape Town Sevens
The Springbok Sevens team finished third at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday after they beat New Zealand 10-5 in the bronze medal match, finishing a weekend that received the thumbs up from Blitzbok coach Neil Powell and captain Philip Snyman. Starting the...
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Dec 10, 18 •
1326 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Record number of tries in Cape Town
Fiji won the fourth instalment of the ever-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens – becoming the fourth different champion in the Mother City – on a weekend which delivered the most tries ever at a packed Cape Town Stadium. When USA speedster, Carlin Isles,...
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Dec 10, 18 •
1312 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIA FALL TO ENGLAND ON DAY TWO OF CAPE TOWN
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens side has gone down to England in the battle for Fifth Place in the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday morning. Australia had earlier lost to New Zealand in the Quarter Final, ensuring that the men in gold were fighting for...
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Dec 9, 18 •
1361 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS TO FACE USA IN CAPE TOWN CUP QUARTER-FINALS
England will face USA in the Cup quarter-finals at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens on Sunday 9 December at 11.10am GMT (live on Sky Sports) after coming second in Pool C. The men in white opened the day with a 29-12 win over Kenya and defeated France 26-12 but...
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Dec 9, 18 •
1271 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIA GO UNDEFEATED ON DAY ONE OF CAPE TOWN AND ADVANCE TO QUARTER FINALS
The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team has topped Pool D on day one of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, accounting for Wales, Canada and Scotland to advance to the quarter Finals. Australia will play the second placed finisher in Pool A at 9.48pm AEDT on Sunday...
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Dec 9, 18 •
1964 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks to face Scotland in Cup quarter-finals
The Springbok Sevens team on Saturday secured wins over Samoa and Zimbabwe to top Pool A at the end of the first day of the HSBC Cape Town Sevens despite a close defeat against New Zealand in their last match. The Blitzboks won 22-12 against Samoa and 43-0...
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Dec 8, 18 •
1816 Views •
General News, Pale Toe, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on DIE TYD LOOP UIT: NOG GEEN HOOFAFRIGTER VIR DIE BULLS NIE
Simon Riekert- Pretoria Die bestuur van die Blou Bulle het by navraag, verlede Vrydag of daar enige vordering is met die aanstelling van ʼn nuwe afrigter vir die unie, eenvoudig, koud en klinies berig:...
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Dec 8, 18 •
1959 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks make young players’ dreams come true
Playing in the Western Cape Sevens tournament had unexpected benefits for four of the participating teams after the Blitzboks handed them tickets to attend the HSBC Cape Town Sevens this weekend. Teams from all over the Western Cape participated in the...
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Dec 7, 18 •
2016 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Brown, Human eager to get Cape Town effort going
After 66 tournaments around the world, Kyle Brown knows a thing or two about winning tournaments on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – be it in the USA, Europe or Australia, but most of all, he’s also had that winning feeling in South Africa. And not...
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Dec 7, 18 •
1665 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mitsubishi scores with Hot Summer of Touch
Starting way back in 1978 on a beach in Stilbaai when a local group of holiday makers in the small coastal town got together to formalise all the social games that used to take place into a one-off tournament, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa brings back the...