Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • New players in Toyota Cheetah the squad

    Nov 1, 17 • 5401 Views • General NewsComments Off on New players in Toyota Cheetah the squad

    Two new players will be joining the Toyota Cheetah squad from the 14th of November.    The talented 27 year old wing and fullback, AJ Coertzen captained of the Griqua side and played an integral role their Currie Cup campaign this year.  He promises to...

  • Connacht issue Squad Update ahead clash with Toyota Cheetahs

    Nov 1, 17 • 1957 Views • General NewsComments Off on Connacht issue Squad Update ahead clash with Toyota Cheetahs

    The Connacht Rugby medical team have issued the following update ahead of the Connacht V Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday (K.O. at 7:35pm). Prop: Dominic Robertson McCoy is recovering from his thumb surgery last week and will be out of action until the end of...

  • Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews

    Oct 31, 17 • 2187 Views • General NewsComments Off on Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews

    Guinness PRO14 – Round 8 Previews Competition is rife around the Guinness PRO14 this season and as Round 8 approaches there are plenty of teams whose ambitions to reach the Championship Final on May 26 in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium appear on track....

  • SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation

    Oct 31, 17 • 3332 Views • General News, World RugbyComments Off on SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation

    SA Rugby welcomes RWC 2023 nomination, prepares for confirmation   South Africa promises to deliver “Triple Win” tournament Nomination reward for outstanding bid World Rugby thanked for rigorous process, rewarding excellence South Africa would deliver a...

  • Springbok call up for Ruan Botha

    Oct 31, 17 • 2515 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Springbok call up for Ruan Botha

    The Springboks have called up Ruan Botha as replacement for the injured Jean-Luc du Preez, who suffered a fractured ankle in Saturday’s Currie Cup final in Durban.  Botha, the Cell C Sharks’ skipper, will join the Springbok squad on Tuesday afternoon in...

  • Blaine Scully signs new Cardiff Blues contract

    Oct 31, 17 • 2197 Views • General NewsComments Off on Blaine Scully signs new Cardiff Blues contract

    Blaine Scully has handed Cardiff Blues a boost by signing a new long-term contract to remain in the Welsh capital. The USA captain’s existing deal was due to expire in the summer but he is the latest in a long line of players to commit his future to the...

  • New path for WP Rugby and adidas

    Oct 31, 17 • 3140 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on New path for WP Rugby and adidas

    The established partnership between Western Province Rugby and apparel sponsor adidas will take on a new direction as of the end of this year. The association between WP Rugby and adidas stretches back more than 30 years, with the current agreement between...

  • Journey to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship begins

    Oct 31, 17 • 3572 Views • General News, World Rugby Junior ChampionshipComments Off on Journey to 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship begins

    A total 52 young players have been selected to attend the New Zealand Under 20 Development Camp as coach Craig Philpott begins preparation for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. Players selected to attend the development camp in Palmerston North from...

  • SA Rugby congratulates Specman on World Rugby nomination

    Oct 30, 17 • 2514 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on SA Rugby congratulates Specman on World Rugby nomination

    SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, congratulated Springbok Sevens player Rosko Specman his nomination as one of the three candidates for the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award for 2017. World Rugby has revealed the shortlist for the Men’s...

  • Jean-Luc du Preez ruled out of Springbok tour

    Oct 30, 17 • 2324 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Jean-Luc du Preez ruled out of Springbok tour

    Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez was on Monday ruled out of the 2017 Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a fractured ankle, which he sustained while playing for the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup final against the DHL Western Province in Durban on...

  • RIP Dr Cecil Moss, 1925-2017

    Oct 30, 17 • 3257 Views • General NewsComments Off on RIP Dr Cecil Moss, 1925-2017

    SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, on Monday expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Dr Cecil Moss, who sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 92. Dr Moss, who was an anaesthetist by profession, played in four Tests for the Springboks in...

  • Elliot Dee commits his future to Dragons

    Oct 30, 17 • 1935 Views • General NewsComments Off on Elliot Dee commits his future to Dragons

    Dragons have secured the talented Elliot Dee as he signs a long-term contract with the Region. This comes just days after the Dragons announced that Leon Brown signed up, as they continue to retain their home grown talent. The 23-year-old has flourished since...

  • Southern Kings post match medical report

    Oct 30, 17 • 2145 Views • General NewsComments Off on Southern Kings post match medical report

    In the wake of the Southern Kings’ 43-13 loss to Glasgow Warriors in the GUINNESS PRO14 action on Friday, team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that there were a number of injury concerns in the camp. Most notable of these was the concussion suffered...

  • Gold Cup triumph for False Bay

    Oct 30, 17 • 3140 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Gold Cup triumph for False Bay

    DirectAxis False Bay buried the ghosts of 2016 as they surged to their maiden Gold Cup triumph in front of a record home crowd at the Phillip Herbstein Field in Cape Town on Saturday.  ‘The Bay’, runners-up to Newrak Rustenburg Impala last year,...

  • Powell happy as Blitzboks win Assupol Sevens

    Oct 30, 17 • 3546 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Powell happy as Blitzboks win Assupol Sevens

    Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, was a pretty pleased man after the Assupol International Sevens tournament in Stellenbosch on Sunday and for good reason. Not only did the South African squad play with much authority on Day Two of the event to clinch the...

  • SOUTHERN KINGS POST MATCH MEDICAL REPORT

    Oct 30, 17 • 2326 Views • General NewsComments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS POST MATCH MEDICAL REPORT

    In the wake of the Southern Kings’ 43-13 loss to Glasgow Warriors in the GUINNESSPRO14 action on Friday, team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that there were a number of injury concerns in the camp.  Most notable of these was the concussion suffered...

  • Gelant, Am named in Springboks’ European tour group

    Oct 29, 17 • 3274 Views • General News, SpringboksComments Off on Gelant, Am named in Springboks’ European tour group

    Four uncapped players included in squad of 34 players Oosthuizen, Cassiem and Mtawarira return for four-match tour Exciting young backs Warrick Gelant and Lukhanyo Am, as well as Dan du Preez and Louis Schreuder are the four uncapped players in the Springbok...

  • Combined Abalone Processors win SA Fish Industries title

    Oct 29, 17 • 2455 Views • General NewsComments Off on Combined Abalone Processors win SA Fish Industries title

    Combined Abalone Processors were crowned the SA Fish Industries champions on Saturday after grinding out a 15-14 victory against Sea Harvest in the final at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif in an exciting finish to the two-day tournament. The team from...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR OF JAPAN AND UNITED KINGDOM

    Oct 29, 17 • 2225 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD FOR SPRING TOUR OF JAPAN AND UNITED KINGDOM

    Squad for Spring Tour of Japan and United Kingdom (with Test caps, NRC side and age in brackets)   Forwards: Allan Alaalatoa (19 Tests, Canberra Vikings, 23) Adam Coleman (18 Tests, Perth Spirit, 26) Blake Enever* (uncapped, Canberra Vikings, 26)...

  • DHL WP crowned 2017 Currie Cup champions

    Oct 28, 17 • 4937 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL WP crowned 2017 Currie Cup champions

      DHL WP crowned 2017 Currie Cup champions ·         DHL WP U21s and Xerox Golden Lions U19 also victorious ·         Tafel Lager Griquas win Promotion-Relegation match DHL Western Province produced a strong second-half display and held...

  • Springbok Sevens off to good start at Assupol Sevens

    Oct 28, 17 • 2417 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Springbok Sevens off to good start at Assupol Sevens

    The Springbok Sevens team secured a quarterfinal berth against Maties Sevens at the Assupol International Sevens tournament on Sunday after scoring three wins on Day One of the tournament, beating England Academy, Namibia and Scotland at the Markötter...

  • YOUNG WALLABIES EDGE BARBARIANS

    Oct 28, 17 • 2519 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on YOUNG WALLABIES EDGE BARBARIANS

    An inexperienced Qantas Wallabies side has fought back from a nine-point half-time deficit to down the Barbarians 31-28 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney this afternoon. Trailing 21-12 at the break, the youthful Australian side ran in three second half tries to...

  • VALE BARRY ROBERTS, WALLABY 417

    Oct 28, 17 • 2220 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on VALE BARRY ROBERTS, WALLABY 417

    Rugby Australia mourns passing of Wallaby 417, Barry Roberts Rugby Australia has joined together with the rugby community in mourning Wallaby number 417, Barry Roberts, who passed away this week at the age of 84. The St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill old...

  • Vodacom Bulls take a firm stand against racial slurs

    Oct 28, 17 • 4935 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Bulls take a firm stand against racial slurs

    The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that it has requested the immediate release of Catherine Michelle Reynders from the Vodacom Bulls Babes squad, following the surfacing of a video involving her making racial slurs. The individuals that make up the...

  • Kyle Brown excited and nervous about return to play

    Oct 28, 17 • 2320 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Kyle Brown excited and nervous about return to play

    Springbok Sevens veteran and former Blitzboks captain, Kyle Brown, admitted some excitement and nerves as he prepares to return to the playing field after ten months. The third most capped Blitzbok off all time injured his knee at the HSBC Cape Town Sevens in...