-
Dec 11, 18 •
2534 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...
-
Dec 11, 18 •
1717 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...
-
Dec 11, 18 •
1906 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...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
2108 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...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
4111 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
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...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
1824 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...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
1307 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...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
2136 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...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
1359 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,...
-
Dec 10, 18 •
1353 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...
-
Dec 9, 18 •
1392 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
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...
-
Dec 9, 18 •
1300 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...
-
Dec 9, 18 •
1998 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...
-
Dec 8, 18 •
1848 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:...
-
Dec 8, 18 •
1997 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...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
2064 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...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
1696 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...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
3358 Views •
General News, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on GUINNESS ANNOUNCED AS TITLE SPONSOR OF RUGBY’S GREATEST CHAMPIONSHIP
The iconic global brand GUINNESS is to become the new title sponsor of the Six Nations, with the Championship to be known as the GUINNESS SIX NATIONS from 2019. The Six Nations is one of the world’s best attended sports events and regularly attracts record...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
1945 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Powell names unchanged line-up for HSBC Cape Town Sevens
Justin Geduld has recovered from the injury, which cut short his participation in the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, while Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell believes the improvement shown by his 13-man squad in the latter stages of last weekend’s...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
1436 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens aiming for top finish to 2018
On the back of victory at the Dubai Sevens, Coach Clark Laidlaw has named the All Blacks Sevens for their last tournament of the year at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens. The All Blacks Sevens team is; 1. Trael Joass 2. Luke Masirewa 3. Tone Ng Shiu 4. Ngarohi...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
1317 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN CAPE TOWN
1.Lewis Holland (c), Queanbeyan, 39 caps 2. Jesse Parahi (vc), Norths (Sydney), 41 caps 3. Nick Malouf (vc), 23 caps 4. Ben O’Donnell, Randwick, 10 caps 5. John Porch, Norths (Sydney), 18 caps 6. Michael Wells, Norths (Sydney), 3 caps 7. Liam McNamara,...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
1415 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ENGLAND MEN SEVENS SQUAD NAMED FOR CAPE TOWN
Simon Amor has named his 12 player squad for the second leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series taking place in Cape Town on 8-9 December 2018, broadcast live on Sky Sports. Two changes have been made to the squad that won bronze in the opening round in...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
1385 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rasivhenge to greet Sevens at Cape Town tournament
South African referee Rasta Rasivhenge is set to make his last HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series appearance this weekend when he takes the whistle at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament, after he decided to turn his full attention to refereeing in fifteens from...
-
Dec 7, 18 •
2094 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Team effort needed in Cape Town
The players in the Springbok Sevens team took full responsibility for the hiccup in Dubai, where an individualistic approach in the opening matches of last week’s tournament led to the less than perfect start to the season for the Blitzboks. That is the...
-
Dec 5, 18 •
3064 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions jersey for 2019 revealed
With 113 years of rugby apparel expertise, Canterbury has again pushed the boundaries of innovation in the new Emirates Lions Vodacom Super Rugby Jersey. Hours of 3D body mapping and testing has increased the durability and strength of the new kit, improving...
