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Jul 19, 18 •
2966 Views •
General News, International, School, South Africa u18 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Aon on board as new U18 International Series sponsor
SA Rugby on Thursday welcomed Aon Insurance brokers to its family of partners as the new title sponsor of annual Under 18 International Series, which will be hosted in the Western Cape in August. The newly-named Aon U18 International Series will feature three...
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Jul 19, 18 •
1429 Views •
General News, International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby set to welcome latest Super Rugby centurion Jeffery To’omaga-Allen
Hurricanes prop Jeffery To’omaga-Allen will become New Zealand’s latest Investec Super Rugby centurion when he appears in his 100th match in the competition against the Chiefs tomorrow night. The popular Wellingtonian will achieve the milestone in front...
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Jul 19, 18 •
1978 Views •
General News, International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on NUMBER 8 ISI NAISARANI SIGNS WITH RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND THE MELBOURNE REBELS
Rising star Isi Naisarani will move south for the 2019 Vodafone Super Rugby season after putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with Rugby Australia and the Melbourne Rebels. The backrower lit up Super Rugby in his time at the Brumbies but will re-join...
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Jul 18, 18 •
1978 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Puma-eendrag maak mag
Die iCOLLEGE Pumas se SuperSport-sukses is ‘n duidelike voorbeeld van eendrag maak mag. Die Laevelders se welslae in hul onoorwonne seisoen waarin hulle in elf wedstryde agtereenvolgens gewen het, getuig van ‘n grootse spanpoging, sê die Direkteur van...
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Jul 18, 18 •
1225 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sam Warburton calls time on illustrious career
Cardiff Blues, Wales and British & Irish Lion flanker Sam Warburton, OBE, has called timed on his illustrious rugby career. Capped 74 times by Wales and a further five by the British & Irish Lions, Warburton led his country for a record 49 times. He...
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Jul 18, 18 •
1503 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks will be ready on Friday – Kok
Ask any of the Blitzboks who their toughest player at training is, and the name of Werner Kok is bound to come up as answer – and that has been the case for the last five seasons. So when the popular player with his firebrand style expresses his happiness...
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Jul 18, 18 •
1447 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on World Cup dream a reality for SA’s Shozi
She was a soccer star at school and was destined to play for her country, and this weekend Snenhlanhla Shozi will finally realise her dream of representing South Africa at the highest level on the sports field. However, it will not be with a round ball, but...
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Jul 18, 18 •
1338 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Samu Kerevi wins 2018 Pilecki Medal as St.George Queensland Reds Players’ Player
Bullocking St.George Queensland Reds centre Samu Kerevi has claimed the 2018 Pilecki Medal for players’ player of the year. It is the first time Kerevi has won the award and he did so despite missing the last two games of the season due to injury. The medal...
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Jul 17, 18 •
1562 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WP Rugby, Cape Town City FC, Cape Cobras join forces to honour Madiba
The Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with Habitat for Humanity SA and the Department of Human Settlements is honouring Tata Madiba’s legacy by building 100 homes for 100 families across 3 provinces: Western Cape, Gauteng & KwaZulu-Natal. On...
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Jul 17, 18 •
2075 Views •
General News, International, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Five uncapped players invited to Springbok camp
Salmaan Moerat, Marco van Staden, Damian Willemse, JD Schickerling and Cobus Wiese are the five uncapped players invited to a Springbok training camp in Stellenbosch, consisting of players from the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, as preparation for next...
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Jul 17, 18 •
1565 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks want to improve on previous RWC Sevens performances
The Springbok Sevens squad are well aware of the fact that South Africa have not won the Melrose Cup yet, but they believe that the effort from the 2018 group at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco this weekend could change that. Blitzbok captain...
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Jul 17, 18 •
1526 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Black Ferns squad named for August Tests
Fiao’o Faamausili confirmed as captain Two Sevens Rugby World Cup players named in squad 28-strong includes eight new caps Experienced captain Fiao’o Faamausili will lead an exciting young squad featuring eight new caps when the Black Ferns play...
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Jul 17, 18 •
1443 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Clear targets drive SA Women at RWC Sevens
The form book and ranking at the Rugby World Cup Women’s Sevens tournament suggest that the Springbok Women’s Sevens team will find it tough to beat Russia when the two countries meet in an early game at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Friday. The...
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Jul 16, 18 •
1794 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Students Sevens triumphant in Namibia
The SA Student Sevens Men’s team won the FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships in Swakopmund this weekend, beating the defending champions, Australia, twice in the process. Three capped Blitzboks, the captain Rhyno Smith, James Murphy and WJ...
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Jul 16, 18 •
2081 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14 •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dries Swanepoel joins Toyota Cheetahs
Centre, Dries Swanepoel will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs for two year contract. Same as Grey College school mates and Toyota Cheetah stalwarts, Francois Venter and William Small-Smith, Swanepoel joined the Blue Bulls after matric. He played for their...
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Jul 16, 18 •
1375 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Another milestone beckons for Injera
Collins Injera will reach yet another milestone when he becomes the first Kenyan player to feature at three Rugby World Cup Sevens after being named in Kenya’s squad to this year’s tournament at the AT&T Park in San Francisco, USA from 20th to 22nd...
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Jul 16, 18 •
1697 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Flush-out session as SA Sevens team arrive in San Francisco.
It is all systems go for the Springbok Sevens and Springbok Women’s Sevens teams in San Francisco on Monday as they start fine-tuning their preparations for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament, to be played at AT-T Park from 20-22 July....
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Jul 16, 18 •
1502 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ardie Savea and Jordie Barrett recommit to New Zealand Rugby
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Hurricanes have re-signed two key players, with loose forward Ardie Savea and outside back Jordie Barrett re-committing to the national body and the Super club. 24-year-old Savea and 21-year-old Barrett have recommitted through...
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Jul 16, 18 •
2130 Views •
General News, National, Pale Toe, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on SUPERRUGBY: LIONS IN DIE PYLVAK
Simon Riekert- Johannesburg “Dis nou tyd vir besigheid, ons kurwe is opwaarts.” So sê die kaptein van die Emirates Lions, Warren Whiteley na sy span se oorwinning oor die...
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Jul 15, 18 •
1701 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas clinch SuperSport Rugby Challenge Final in style
It took a drop goal in injury time of the final of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn for the iCOLLEGE Pumas to clinch the match by 32-30 and the title after an epic battle with the Tafel Lager Griquas. Before Justin...
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Jul 15, 18 •
2032 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions win SA Conference again – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 19 Review
Cell C Sharks down Jaguares to advance to playoffs Highvelders to host Jaguares in quarter-finals The Emirates Lions overturned a 12-point deficit to defeat the Vodacom Bulls 38-12 in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon and clinch the South African...
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Jul 15, 18 •
3051 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2018 Super Rugby Quarter-Finals Confirmed
After 19 Rounds and 120 matches of the regular season the quarter-finalists for the 2018 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR in accordance with the tournament rules. The four quarter-final hosts: The three Conference Winners –...
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Jul 15, 18 •
2911 Views •
Craven Week, General News, School •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on COCA-COLA HERO OF THE DAY (DAY 5)
Western Province player, Evan Roos earned himself the fifth Coca-Cola Hero of the Day for the 2018 U18 Coca-Cola® Craven Week taking place at Paarl Boys High. The admired Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award was presented on each day of the tournament in...
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Jul 15, 18 •
2671 Views •
Craven Week, General News, School •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Classy WP take top honours in Coca-Cola Academy Week
DHL Western Province delivered a classy display in the final match of the Coca-Cola Academy Week on Saturday to take top honours on their home turf with a stylish 73-0 victory against the Free State to remain one of three unbeaten teams. The other unbeaten...
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Jul 13, 18 •
2027 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New SuperSport Rugby Challenge champion to be crowned
The undefeated iCOLLEGE Pumas will be moving into unchartered waters in Oudtshoorn on Sunday when they take on Tafel Lager Griquas in the final of the 2018 SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The Nelspruit team will not only travel to this Southern Cape venue for the...
