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Sep 27, 18 •
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Currie Cup, General News •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs DHL Western Province
Date Saturday 29 September 2018 Time 14h00 Venue Newlands Stadium, Cape Town Referee Ben Crouse Assistant Referees Egon Seconds, Divan Uys Television Match Official Shaun Veldsman It’s team one on the log hosting team two as Western Province and the Cell C...
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Sep 27, 18 •
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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup home semi-final up for grabs
DHL Western Province and the Cell C Sharks will go head-to-head in a table-topping thriller in the Currie Cup in Cape Town on Saturday, where the winning side will secure a home semi-final and take a step closer to finishing the pool stages in pole position....
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Sep 27, 18 •
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General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES PROP TANIELA TUPOU TO START IN SCOTT SIO’S 50TH TEST
Qantas Wallabies team to play South Africa at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Saturday 29 September, 5.05pm local (1.05am AEST) 1. Scott Sio (49 Tests) 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (86 Tests) 3. Taniela Tupou (6 Tests) 4. Adam Coleman (26 Tests) 5....
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Sep 27, 18 •
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General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Kolbe, Notshe to make run-on debuts in PE
Notshe replaces injured Warren Whiteley Mtawarira and Esterhuizen back in starting team Erasmus keeps changes to a minimum for #Mandela100 match Cheslin Kolbe (wing) and Sikhumbuzo Notshe (No 8) will make their run-on debuts for the Springboks against the...
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Sep 27, 18 •
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General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Investec Rugby Championship Test against Argentina
Ta’avao to become latest All Black, Perenara to start in his 50th Test The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Investec Rugby Championship Test at Jose Amalfitani Stadium (Estadio Velez Sarsfield) in Buenos Aires on Saturday 29...
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Sep 27, 18 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Jim McKay appointed new St.George Queensland Reds Attack Coach
The St.George Queensland Reds have strengthened their coaching team for 2019 and beyond with the appointment of Super Rugby Championship winning coach Jim McKay as the new Attack Coach. McKay, who has coached at an elite and international level for 24 years,...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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General News, National •
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Comments Off on Border eyes fairy-tale finish to Women’s Interprovincials
A host of players with international experience will be in action on Saturday when Border will target a fairy-tale finish to the Women’s Interprovincial Competition against arch-rivals Western Province in East London in the A Section final in what is...
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Sep 26, 18 •
1341 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
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Comments Off on SA teams seek momentum in Guinness PRO14
The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will have their sights set on building momentum when they travel to Wales for the fifth round of the Guinness PRO14 this weekend, after an impressive step-up last week. The Cardiff Blues host the Toyota Cheetahs in...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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General News, School •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Schools of Excellence programme cycle ends in PE
The three-year cycle for the Coca-Cola Schools of Excellence class of 2015 came to an exciting end at Arcadia Secondary School in Port Elizabeth this past weekend in what marked the last of rugby three rugby festivals since June. The Central festival, which...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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General News, National, School, School Sevens, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Potchefstroom to host action-packed U17 Sevens
The Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds in Potchefstroom will host the top schools sevens players in the country on Friday and Saturday in the SA Rugby U17 Interprovincial Sevens, where a total of 44 action-packed matches will play out. The 16 participating teams...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blue Bulls Tuks Rugby International coaching summit
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and former All Black scrumhalf Justin Marshall will be the biggest attractions at the Blue Bulls and TuksRugby’s international Coaching Summit to be held on 3 and 4 October at the Hillcrest Sports Campus of the University...
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Sep 26, 18 •
1568 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kleyn Signs Three-Year Contract Extension
Munster Rugby and the IRFU are pleased to confirm Jean Kleyn has signed a three-year contract extension that will see him remain with the province until June 2022. The 25-year-old South African lock joined the club just over two years ago and made his Munster...
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Sep 26, 18 •
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General News, International, Springboks •
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Comments Off on Koch’s Springbok desire still burning high
Springbok tighthead prop Vincent Koch, who joined the national squad in Port Elizabeth on Monday evening, said he still had a burning desire to add to his number of Test caps. The front ranker joined the Boks from Saracens in England, where he plays club...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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General News, National •
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Comments Off on Boom to call it a day
The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that loose forward Boom Prinsloo will be retiring from professional rugby with immediate effect. This comes after a mutual agreement between both parties. The 29-year-old was born in Bloemfontein and is another...
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Sep 25, 18 •
1568 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetah touring squad announced
The Toyota Cheetahs will be leaving Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 25 September for their tour to Wales and Scotland. The team will be travelling via Doha and is expected to arrive in Cardiff, Wales on Wednesday afternoon. The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Stick calls PE “a special place for the Boks”
Port Elizabeth is a special place for the Springboks and the team is excited about facing the Wallabies on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the Friendly City, according to Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick. Stick, who hails from Port...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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General News, Guinness Pro14 •
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Comments Off on ISUZU SOUTHERN KINGS NAME TOURING SQUAD
Isuzu Southern Kings Head Coach, Deon Davids, has named a strong squad for the team’s two-week Guinness PRO14 tour of Wales and Italy. The Port Elizabeth-based side departs on Tuesday from South Africa on the back of a 38-28 win over Glasgow Warriors,...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on MARTIN DREYER ONLY INJURY CONCERN FOR ISUZU SOUTHERN KINGS AHEAD OF TOUR
Isuzu Southern Kings front rower, Martin Dreyer, remains the only injury concern following the side’s 38-28 victory over Glasgow Warriors over the weekend. The 20-year-old prop sustained a knee injury in the 75th minute of Saturday’s Round 4 Guinness...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Nel, Nkosi, Koch added to Springbok squad
The uncapped Blitzbok star Ruhan Nel, Vincent Koch (prop), Sbu Nkosi (wing), Lionel Mapoe (centre) and Ivan van Zyl (scrumhalf) have been added to the Springbok squad for their final two Castle Lager Rugby Championship home matches against the Wallabies and...
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Sep 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Brothers in arms – Rieko and Akira ink long-term deals with New Zealand Rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today announced that they have secured the key signatures of All Blacks, Blues and Auckland Rugby brothers, Rieko and Akira Ioane, who have both signed long-term contracts with the national body, their Blues club and the Auckland...
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Sep 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Clarke names extended squad
Head Coach, Allen Clarke, has named an extended 27-man squad ahead of Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 Round 4 game against Benetton Rugby at the Liberty Stadium (7.35pm KO). Selection for the game will be narrowed down ahead of final confirmation of the matchday...
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Sep 21, 18 •
1486 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to play three Tests in November
The Springbok Women’s team will play three Tests in November – against Wales, Spain and Italy – in what marks the national side’s first tour since the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. This follows an SA Select Women’s tour to England last November...
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Sep 21, 18 •
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Currie Cup, General News •
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Comments Off on Five Boks come in for DHL WP
DHL Western Province have been boosted by the inclusion of five Springboks for their Currie Cup encounter with Tafel Lager Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Bongi Mbonambi, Wilco Louw, Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Damian Willemse have all been released from the...
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Sep 21, 18 •
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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup celebrates Heritage Day as six Boks return
Six members of the Springbok squad that recently returned from Australasia will feature in the Currie Cup this weekend in an additional treat for spectators who will be in line to receive free boerewors and braai spice sachets at host stadiums in celebration...
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Sep 20, 18 •
1309 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Munster team to face Cardiff Blues named
Munster Head Coach Johann van Graan has named his side to face Cardiff Blues in the Guinness PRO14 at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday night (7.35pm, live on eir Sport and TG4). There are six changes to the side that beat Ospreys last week as CJ Stander makes his...
