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  • Jenkins returns to skipper Cardiff Blues on 100th appearance

    Sep 20, 18 • 1171 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Jenkins returns to skipper Cardiff Blues on 100th appearance

    Ellis Jenkins will make his 100th appearance as Cardiff Blues take on Munster in the Guinness PRO14 on Friday night (7.35pm). The Wales flanker sat out last week’s last-gasp loss to Zebre in Italy but is one of seven changes for the Arms Park encounter....

  • Ulster Academy duo set for first starts

    Sep 20, 18 • 1093 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Academy duo set for first starts

    There are six changes to Ulster’s starting XV for Friday’s Guinness PRO14 clash against Toyota Cheetahs (Toyota Stadium, 7.15pm SA time / 6.15pm BST). Abbey Insurance Academy players Eric O’Sullivan and Angus Kernohan are set to make their first starts...

  • Toyota Cheetahs take on Ulster in Bloemfontein

    Sep 20, 18 • 1314 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs take on Ulster in Bloemfontein

    At 19:15 the Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on Ulster in a Guinness PRO14 match with a live broadcast on SuperSport1. Gates open at 12:00. FATMAN will be providing entertainment at the Castle Deck before and after the main match. Tickets are only R40 for the...

  • Preliminary Springbok squad to gather in PE

    Sep 20, 18 • 1628 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Preliminary Springbok squad to gather in PE

    Seventeen players will get together in Port Elizabeth on Friday when they will start their preparations for the final two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, next Saturday, 29 September against Australia in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and a week...

  • Cronje to lead Lions

    Sep 20, 18 • 1407 Views • Currie Cup, General News • • Comments Off on Cronje to lead Lions

    Springbok Ross Cronje will lead the Xerox Golden Lions on the field when they face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Cronje was released by the Springbok management and takes up the captaincy role for the Lions in the DirectAxis and Nashua Currie Cup...

  • Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week returns to Bill Jardine

    Sep 20, 18 • 2567 Views • General News, National, School, Springboks • • Comments Off on Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week returns to Bill Jardine

    Springbok captain Siya Kolisi had words of encouragement for the country’s top up-and-coming Under-15 schools’ rugby players, who will showcase their talent from 1 to 4 October in the 2018 edition of the Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week, which will once again be...

  • Jones names latest England training squad

    Sep 20, 18 • 1619 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Jones names latest England training squad

    England head coach Eddie Jones has selected 36 players to assemble in Bristol for England’s latest training camp (Sunday 23 September until Tuesday 25 September). Leicester Tigers’ centre Manu Tuilagi is named in the training squad for the first time in...

  • Cell C Sharks vs. Xerox Golden Lions

    Sep 20, 18 • 1630 Views • Currie Cup, General News • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. Xerox Golden Lions

    Date Saturday 22 September 2018 Time 17h15 Venue JONSSON KINGS PARK, Durban Referee Egon Seconds Assistant Referees Archie Sehlako, Blake Beattie Television Match Official Shaun Veldsman   The Cell C Sharks side will be bolstered this weekend by the...

  • Samu Kerevi re-signs with St.George Queensland Reds for 2019

    Sep 20, 18 • 1670 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Samu Kerevi re-signs with St.George Queensland Reds for 2019

    St.George Queensland Reds centre Samu Kerevi has put pen to paper to ensure he remains at Ballymore after signing a new one-year deal. It further strengthens Queensland’s squad for 2019 following Izack Rodda, JP Smith, Filipo Daugunu, Chris Feauai-Sautia,...

  • Naudé maak Curriebeker-buiging

    Sep 20, 18 • 1927 Views • Currie Cup, General News • • Comments Off on Naudé maak Curriebeker-buiging

    Die Pumas se jong loskopstut Morgan Naudé maak Vrydagaand in Bloemfontein sy Curriebekerbuiging teen die Cheetahs. Naudé, wie verlede week nog vir die Onder 20s diens gedoen het, vervang Kwezi Mona in ‘n verrassende skuif. Hy is soos die Bokstut Vincent...

  • Tafel Lager Griquas vs. DHL Western Province

    Sep 19, 18 • 2065 Views • Currie Cup, General News • • Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. DHL Western Province

    Saturday, 22 September 2018 Kick-Off: 19:30 On SS1 DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town   15.AJ Coertzen 14.Ederies Arendse 13.Kyle Steyn © 12.Andre Swarts 11.Enver Brandt 10.George Whitehead 9.Zak Burger   8.Conway Pretorius 7.Sias Koen 6.Eital...

  • Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs iCollege Pumas

    Sep 19, 18 • 3257 Views • Currie Cup, General News • • Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs iCollege Pumas

    The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the iCollege Pumas on Friday at 17:00 in their last Currie Cup match of the season. Be part of the Rugby festival on Friday in Toyota Stadium.  The Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 will be taking on their...

  • Big tests for SA teams at home in Guinness PRO14

    Sep 19, 18 • 1293 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Big tests for SA teams at home in Guinness PRO14

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will face a tough test in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend as they line up against the only unbeaten teams in the competition in the fourth round of the competition. The Free Staters will kick off the weekend’s...

  • SA Rugby hosts Elite Player Development camps

    Sep 19, 18 • 2960 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on SA Rugby hosts Elite Player Development camps

    One hundred and twenty of the most talented Under-16 and Under-17 players in the country will be put through their paces at two Elite Player Development (EPD) camps in the Western Cape from 1 to 6 October, as SA Rugby’s High Performance Department assesses...

  • SYDNEY SET TO HOST WORLD RUGBY MEETINGS

    Sep 19, 18 • 1714 Views • General News, International, World Rugby • • Comments Off on SYDNEY SET TO HOST WORLD RUGBY MEETINGS

    Rugby’s leading decision-makers will meet in Sydney next week when Rugby Australia hosts key World Rugby committee meetings. Within a week of scheduled meetings, World Rugby’s Executive, Rugby, Regional, Audit and Risk and Regulations Committees and Rugby...

  • Red Bull to ignite search for Sevens stars

    Sep 19, 18 • 1530 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Red Bull to ignite search for Sevens stars

    Red Bull announced as naming rights sponsor for Ignite7 Trusts Arena in Waitakere signs on as official venue More than 500 athletes registered, 119 from outside rugby New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has teamed up with Red Bull to ignite the search for our future...

  • Female rugby player numbers continue to grow

    Sep 19, 18 • 1378 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Female rugby player numbers continue to grow

    ·        157,218 total registered players, up 1 percent ·        14.6 percent increase in female player numbers to 27,838 registered players ·        2.6 percent increase in Small Blacks (5-12 years) New Zealand’s female rugby player...

  • RUBEN VAN HEERDEN JOINS THE CELL C SHARKS

    Sep 19, 18 • 1882 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on RUBEN VAN HEERDEN JOINS THE CELL C SHARKS

    Ruben van Heerden, the 20-year old Vodacom Bulls lock has joined the Cell C Sharks on a three-year contract. Last year was a breakthrough year for this young lock who not only represented the SA U/20, but he also made his Vodacom Super Rugby debut. Confirming...

  • Mitchell appointed as England defence coach

    Sep 19, 18 • 1632 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Mitchell appointed as England defence coach

    John Mitchell has been appointed as England’s new defence coach until the end of Rugby World Cup 2019 while Scott Wisemantel will continue his role as attack coach. Mitchell will leave his executive of rugby role at the South African Super Rugby side, the...

  • Rassie Erasmus to take charge of the Barbarians

    Sep 18, 18 • 1737 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Rassie Erasmus to take charge of the Barbarians

    SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, will take charge of the Barbarians for the first time when the famous club returns to action later this season. Just days after the Springboks recorded a superb first win in New Zealand in nine years when they...

  • Several Springboks released for Currie Cup duty

    Sep 18, 18 • 1877 Views • General News, International, National, Springboks • • Comments Off on Several Springboks released for Currie Cup duty

    The Springboks have released eight players from their Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad that returned from New Zealand on Sunday for Currie Cup and provincial duty this weekend. In addition to the group of local players released to their provinces, two...

  • Three Springboks to face Namibia for Vodacom Blue Bulls Presidents XV

    Sep 18, 18 • 1855 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Three Springboks to face Namibia for Vodacom Blue Bulls Presidents XV

    Trevor Nyakane, Marco van Staden and Embrose Papier will all be in action in Windhoek on Saturday to face Namibia in a friendly match at the Hage Geingob Stadium. The trio has been included in a Vodacom Blue Bulls Presidents XV that will face the Namibians in...

  • Golden Lions Rugby Union announce new President

    Sep 18, 18 • 3982 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Golden Lions Rugby Union announce new President

    Following the resignation of former Golden Lions Rugby Union president Kevin de Klerk last month, the union is pleased to announce that Neville Jardine has been appointed as the newly elected president. He thanked the Lions rugby fraternity for their support....

  • SA sides falter at home in Guinness PRO14

    Sep 16, 18 • 1601 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on SA sides falter at home in Guinness PRO14

    The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs faltered in their attempts to make a strong statement at home in the Guinness PRO14 this weekend, with both sides succumbing to their third defeats this season. The Isuzu Southern Kings tried hard to make their...

  • Border women secure sixth home final

    Sep 16, 18 • 2616 Views • General News, National, Womens Rugby • • Comments Off on Border women secure sixth home final

    Border will host their sixth successive SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial final on Saturday, 29 September, after another memorable season in which they finished the pool stages unbeaten. The women from East London had to dig deep for the 26-12 victory in...