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Oct 18, 18 •
1890 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jones names England men’s squad ahead of Quilter Internationals
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named a 36-man squad to fly to Portugal next week for a training camp to prepare for the first match of the Quilter Internationals against South Africa. Jones has confirmed that Owen Farrell (Saracens) and Dylan...
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Oct 18, 18 •
1584 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs Xerox Golden Lions
Date Saturday, 20 October 2018 Time 14h30 Venue JONSSON KINGS PARK, Durban Referee Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees AJ Jacobs, Jaco Pretorius Television Match Official Christie du Preez The 126th anniversary of the first staging of the...
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Oct 18, 18 •
2079 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Big semi-final weekend for Xerox Golden Lions
Springboks Elton Jantjies, Aphiwe Dyantyi and Warren Whiteley have been included in the Xerox Golden Lions team to face the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup semi-final at Jonsson Kingspark in Durban on Saturday. All three Xerox Golden Lions teams will be in...
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Oct 18, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR THIRD BLEDISLOE CUP CLASH IN JAPAN
Qantas Wallabies 31-man squad for third Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand in Japan (Test caps, Vodafone Super Rugby side and age) Forwards Jermaine Ainsley (1 Test, Melbourne Rebels, 23) Allan Alaalatoa (29 Tests, Brumbies, 24) Rory Arnold (18 Tests ,...
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Oct 18, 18 •
1972 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Fish Factory teams ready to rumble in Velddrif
The 31st edition of the SA Fish Industries tournament will kick off at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif on the West Coast on Friday where 16 teams from the surrounding fish factories will battle it out for top honours in the annual event. The competition,...
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Oct 18, 18 •
1976 Views •
General News, International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BERNARD FOLEY RE-SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND NSW WARATAHS
Qantas Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley has put pen to paper to re-commit to Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs until the end of 2019. Fresh from leading the Wallabies to their biggest comeback in Test history last weekend against Argentina, the 29-year old...
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Oct 17, 18 •
3155 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup Results, General News, Pale Toe, South Africa, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on TREVOR NYAKANE- “AS JY NIE OPDAAG NIE, KRY JY PAK SLAE”
“Ons het net nooit opgedaag nie, ons was nie in die wedstryd nie en dit het ons gekos.” Sy kop hang as hy dit sê en hy meet sy woorde mooi af. Geen glimlag nie, geen trek in sy oë nie. Dit...
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Oct 17, 18 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TO WEAR INDIGENOUS JERSEY AGAINST ENGLAND AT TWICKENHAM
The Qantas Wallabies will wear their indigenous-inspired playing strip for their November 24 clash with England at Twickenham Stadium, it was announced today. The clash with England is the third and final Test for the Wallabies on their 2018 Spring Tour of...
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Oct 17, 18 •
1256 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pete Browne to retire
Ulster Rugby second row Pete Browne has announced his decision to retire from the game, with immediate effect. Commenting on his decision, Pete said: “Over the past couple of seasons, along with other injuries, I have suffered a number of concussions. In...
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Oct 17, 18 •
2388 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Backline stars shine at WPRFU awards
Backline stars Damian de Allende and Sergeal Petersen both claimed two awards at the 2018 WPRFU Awards evening, held at the Cape Sun on Tuesday evening. Petersen was rewarded for his scintillating form as top try-scorer in the Currie Cup this season with the...
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Oct 17, 18 •
1550 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ireland international Quinn Roux signs contract extension with Connacht
Connacht Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to announce that Ireland international Quinn Roux has signed a two year contract extension up to the end of the 2020-21 season. He has made 85 appearances for the province and has earned six caps for Ireland since...
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Oct 17, 18 •
4788 Views •
Club Rugby, General News, National, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kwaru crowned Women’s club champions
Port Elizabeth’s Kwaru Rugby Club were crowned the Women’s club champions in Cape Town on Sunday after defeating Fort Hare 19-7 at Langa Sports Grounds in the fifth edition of the tournament. Middelburg won the Plate Final after delivering a well-balanced...
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Oct 17, 18 •
1544 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns squad for November Tests named
Black Ferns Head Coach Glenn Moore has called three new players into his squad to play an historic triple header Test against the USA in Chicago and two Tests against France next month. The Black Ferns squad to tour the USA and France is (Test caps in...
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Oct 17, 18 •
1621 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand claim sevens gold at Youth Olympic Games
The New Zealand Under 18 sevens team has won a historic gold at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina this morning. The team went through pool play undefeated with wins against Tunisia, Colombia, France, Canada and Kazakhstan to qualify in top spot for the...
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Oct 15, 18 •
2577 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks squad for Vista 2018 All Blacks Northern Tour
The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the Vista 2018 All Blacks Northern Tour to Japan and Europe for Tests against Australia, Japan, England, Ireland and Italy. The 32-man squad is as follows (with...
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Oct 14, 18 •
3908 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Western Province, Cell C Sharks to host Currie Cup semifinals
DHL Western Province and Cell C Sharks will host the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions respectively next Saturday in the semifinals of the Currie Cup Premier Division, sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services and Nashua. The matches, to be played in...
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Oct 13, 18 •
1855 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Murray flies SA flag at Youth Olympics
Ashleigh Murray will have the honour of flying the South African flag at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina this weekend after being named on the eight member women’s panel. Murray, who earned her place on the 2018/19 World Rugby Women’s HSBC Sevens...
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Oct 13, 18 •
2440 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Strauss retains BBRU Presidency
BBRU interim President and Chairman of the Board, Willem Strauss, was today re-elected unopposed into his post and will serve a four year term. Strauss was appointed into the role on an interim basis earlier this year in March, and held the reins with...
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Oct 11, 18 •
2016 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup semi-final scramble reaches fever pitch
The scramble for play-off spots and the remaining home semi-final will reach fever pitch this weekend as the pool stages of the Currie Cup comes to a dramatic conclusion in the presence of several returning Springboks. Defending champions, DHL Western...
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Oct 11, 18 •
2061 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Louw to raise DHL WP 50 at Loftus
Tighthead prop Wilco Louw will play his 50th match for DHL Western Province in the Currie Cup North-South derby against Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Louw is one of four players who have returned from the Springbok squad to take their...
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Oct 11, 18 •
1684 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Griquas vs. Cell C Sharks
Date Saturday, 13 October 2018 Kickoff 15h00 Venue Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley Referee Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees Ben Crouse, Jaco Kotze Television Match Official Lourens van der Merwe The Cell C Sharks will mount one last fight before the...
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Oct 11, 18 •
1918 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls get some green and gold for DHL WP clash
Four Springboks, Trevor Nyakane, Marco van Staden, Ivan van Zyl and Embrose Papier, have been included in the match day squad that will face DHL Western Province in Pretoria on Saturday for the home side’s final regulation Currie Cup match. Nyakane and Van...
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Oct 11, 18 •
1589 Views •
General News, International, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS TO JOIN GOLD RUSH IN THE WEST
The Buildcorp Wallaroos will play New Zealand’s Black Ferns on Saturday August 10 in 2019, as a part of a Double Header when the Qantas Wallabies take on New Zealand at Optus Stadium in Perth. It will be the first time that the Buildcorp Wallaroos have...
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Oct 11, 18 •
2095 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Peter Ryan appointed St.George Queensland Reds Defence Coach
The St.George Queensland Reds have continued to bolster their coaching staff for 2019 with the appointment of Peter Ryan as Defence Coach. A dual-code premiership-winning player, Ryan will call Ballymore home for the next two years after signing a deal with...
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Oct 11, 18 •
1866 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns Sevens kick off season in Colorado
Black Ferns Sevens coach Allan Bunting has named his first squad of the 2018/19 HSBC Sevens Series season, with 13 players selected for the Glendale Sevens. The squad is; Shakira Baker Waikato Michaela Blyde Bay of Plenty Kelly Brazier Bay of Plenty Theresa...
