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  • Peter Robb extends contract with Connacht ahead of the 2018/19 season

    Apr 13, 18 • 1175 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Peter Robb extends contract with Connacht ahead of the 2018/19 season

    Connacht Rugby are delighted to confirm that centre Peter Robb has extended his contract with the province. The 23-year-old made his debut for Connacht against Russian side Enisei STM during the 2015-16 Championship winning season and has gone on to make 26...

  • Proudfoot resumes Springbok coaching role

    Apr 12, 18 • 1284 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Proudfoot resumes Springbok coaching role

    SA Rugby confirmed on Thursday that Matt Proudfoot will resume his role as Springbok assistant coach and will be responsible for scrums and lineouts in the current team setup. Proudfoot, who was part of the Springbok coaching team the past two years as scrum...

  • Historic first for Springbok Women’s Sevens

    Apr 12, 18 • 2885 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Historic first for Springbok Women’s Sevens

    The Springbok Women’s Sevens team will on Friday break new ground when they will play in the first ever Rugby Sevens Women’s tournament at the Commonwealth Games.   This historic moment at the Robina Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia comes with a...

  • Three Du Preez brothers to make history – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 9 Preview

    Apr 12, 18 • 2894 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Three Du Preez brothers to make history – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 9 Preview

    Byes for Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers The Cell C Sharks have named an announced an unchanged starting line-up for a third match in a row for Saturday’s important home clash against the Vodacom Bulls, when the three Du Preez brothers – flyhalf Robert...

  • SUPERRUGBY: DIT RAAK NOU ERNSTIGE BESIGHEID

    Apr 12, 18 • 1672 Views • General News, Pale Toe, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on SUPERRUGBY: DIT RAAK NOU ERNSTIGE BESIGHEID

    Hier teen April se tweede week raak die Superrugby-kompetisie altyd in interessant. Spanne wat dit het om die uitspeelrondtes in die kompetisie te haal, sal sorg dat hulle die eerste helfte se resep fyn volg en die pyne en skete van hul spelers af weghou....

  • Ulster Rugby team to face Ospreys

    Apr 12, 18 • 1142 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team to face Ospreys

    Head Coach Jono Gibbes has confirmed the Ulster team to host Ospreys at Kingspan Stadium in Round 20 of the Guinness PRO14 Championship on Friday evening (kick-off 7.35pm). Tickets are still available from ulsterrugby.com/buytickets The starting XV features...

  • Ospreys team to play Ulster

    Apr 12, 18 • 1047 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Ospreys team to play Ulster

    The Ospreys team to play Ulster at Kingspan Stadium on Friday 13th April 2018, 7.35pm KO is as follows: OSPREYS 15 Dan Evans 14 Jeff Hassler 13 Kieron Fonotia 12 Owen Watkin 11 Hanno Dirksen 10 Dan Biggar 9 Tom Habberfield 1 Nicky Smith 2 Scott Otten 3 Dmitri...

  • Brown and Dunbar return for Warriors

    Apr 12, 18 • 1283 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Brown and Dunbar return for Warriors

    Scotland Internationals Alex Dunbar and Fraser Brown both return to the Glasgow Warriors starting XV for the visit of Connacht at a sold out Scotstoun Stadium tomorrow night, kick-off 7.35pm, live on BBC ALBA. Dunbar partners Sam Johnson in midfield, outside...

  • Connacht name side to face Glasgow in Scotstoun

    Apr 12, 18 • 1095 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Connacht name side to face Glasgow in Scotstoun

    Connacht Head Coach Kieran Keane has named his starting side to face Glasgow Warriors in Scotstoun Stadium on Friday (kick-off 7:35pm). For the second game in a row flanker Jarrad Butler captains the side. Butler is joined in the back row by blindside Eoghan...

  • Munster Team Named For Cheetahs Clash

    Apr 12, 18 • 1275 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Munster Team Named For Cheetahs Clash

    The Munster team to face Conference A rivals Cheetahs in Bloemfontein tomorrow night has been named by Head Coach Johann van Graan. There are nine changes to the side that defeated the Southern Kings 39-22 in George last Saturday night with the team...

  • Blitzboks enjoying Team SA involvement

    Apr 12, 18 • 1379 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Blitzboks enjoying Team SA involvement

    There are a number of reasons for the Springbok Sevens team to be upbeat about their participation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and both Blitzboks coach, Neil Powell, and captain, Philip Snyman, see their involvement with Team South Africa as crucial to...

  • Johan Goosen makes his Guinness PRO14 debut

    Apr 12, 18 • 2315 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Johan Goosen makes his Guinness PRO14 debut

    With only two full rounds left the focus is now fully on making the Guinness PRO14 Final Series. The Toyota Cheetahs will be facing Munster in Round 20 on Friday, 13 April. Kick-off is at 19:35 (SA time) in Toyota Stadium with live broadcast on SuperSport and...

  • RG and Lood to lock horns in Durban

    Apr 12, 18 • 1699 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on RG and Lood to lock horns in Durban

    Regular Vodacom Bulls lock combination, RG Snyman and Lood de Jager, will reunite in Durban on Saturday, when the Vodacom Bulls will lock horns with the Cell C Sharks in Round Seven of the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. Snyman last played for the Vodacom...

  • Cave signs contract extension

    Apr 12, 18 • 1100 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Cave signs contract extension

    Ulster centre Darren Cave has put pen to paper on a contract extension that will see him remain at Kingspan Stadium until at least the summer of 2019. Cave is a graduate of the Abbey Insurance Ulster Academy and he made his senior provincial debut as a...

  • Cell C Sharks vs. Vodacom Bulls

    Apr 12, 18 • 3472 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. Vodacom Bulls

    Date Saturday, 14 April 2018 Time 17h15 Venue JONSSON KINGS PARK, Durban Referee Egon Seconds Assistant Referees AJ Jacobs, Cwengile Jadezweni Television Match Official Marius Jonker 15. Curwin Bosch 14. Sbu Nkosi 13. Lukhanyo Am 12. Andre Esterhuizen 11....

  • Moerat to lead Junior Springboks against Georgia

    Apr 12, 18 • 1338 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby • • Comments Off on Moerat to lead Junior Springboks against Georgia

    Former SA Schools captain Salmaan Moerat will lead the Junior Springboks in their first warm-up match, against Georgia at the Markötter Fields at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch on Friday, in the build-up to the World Rugby U20 Championship. Junior...

  • St.George Queensland Reds team to play NSW Waratahs

    Apr 12, 18 • 1231 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play NSW Waratahs

    The St.George Queensland Reds have named their team to play the NSW Waratahs in Round 9 of Vodafone Super Rugby. The Reds have made a number of changes to the side which lost to the Brumbies last weekend. In the forward pack, injuries to prop Taniela Tupou...

  • The Rugby Championship 2018 Match Schedule

    Apr 12, 18 • 2706 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2018 Match Schedule

    SANZAAR has today confirmed the 12-match schedule for this year’s The Rugby Championship including match venues and kick-off times. The schedule includes a new Rugby Championship venue. Trafalgar Park, Nelson, will host the New Zealand versus Argentina...

  • JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR OCEANIA RUGBY U20S CHAMPIONSHIP

    Apr 12, 18 • 1258 Views • General News, Junior Rugby • • Comments Off on JUNIOR WALLABIES SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR OCEANIA RUGBY U20S CHAMPIONSHIP

    The Junior Wallabies Squad for the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship has been named for the clashes against Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand U20s later this month on the Gold Coast. The Australian squad will descend on Bond University for the tournament’s fourth...

  • Dragons Set for Judgement Day Challenge

    Apr 11, 18 • 1143 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Dragons Set for Judgement Day Challenge

    Academy Manager James Chapron expects the young players in the Dragons squad to be up for the challenge of taking on the in-form Scarlets at Principality Stadium in the Judgement Day VI season finale on Saturday 28 April. The Dragons play their final away...

  • Gethin Jenkins signs new Cardiff Blues contract

    Apr 11, 18 • 1175 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Gethin Jenkins signs new Cardiff Blues contract

    Cardiff Blues are pleased to confirm Gethin Jenkins has signed a new deal to remain at the region for the 2018-19 season. Jenkins, who is Wales’ most-capped international is the region’s current captain and has made 11 appearances this season. He will now...

  • Erasmus satisfied with Springbok preparations

    Apr 11, 18 • 1383 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Erasmus satisfied with Springbok preparations

    The second Springbok alignment camp concluded on Wednesday in Vanderbijlpark with Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, expressing his satisfaction with the progress of the team’s preparations for the forthcoming international season. Erasmus and...

  • Outeniqua vs Paarl Boys’ High Historic Overview

    Apr 10, 18 • 2946 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Outeniqua vs Paarl Boys’ High Historic Overview

    Outeniqua vs Paal Boys High School Historic Overview Date: 14 April Kick-off: 14h00 Channel: SS 8 On Saturday 14th April Premier Interschools will me broadcasting its second instalment of the 2018 season when hosts Outeniqua will be playing Paarl Boys’...

  • Scarlets confirm signing of Blommetjies

    Apr 10, 18 • 1155 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14 • • Comments Off on Scarlets confirm signing of Blommetjies

    Scarlets can today confirm the signing of utility back Clayton Blommetjies from South African side Cheetahs Rugby. 27-year-old Blommetjies will follow fellow Cheetahs player Uzair Cassiem to Parc y Scarlets this summer as both join the West Wales region, from...

  • Replacement players confirmed for New Zealand Commonwealth Games rugby sevens teams

    Apr 10, 18 • 1406 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Replacement players confirmed for New Zealand Commonwealth Games rugby sevens teams

    Days out from the start of the rugby sevens programme at the Commonwealth Games, the New Zealand teams have confirmed player replacements. Illness forced Ruby Tui (mumps) and Caleb Clarke (appendicitis) to be withdrawn from the squads, both have returned...