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  • All Blacks team for match against Barbarians

    Nov 2, 17 • 2665 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on All Blacks team for match against Barbarians

    Beauden Barrett named captain for first time; three new All Blacks on bench The All Blacks team has been named to play the Barbarians in the opening match of the Vista 2017 All Blacks Northern Tour at Twickenham on Saturday 4 November. The matchday 23 is as...

  • Disciplinary Decision – Andrew Conway (One week)

    Nov 2, 17 • 1330 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Disciplinary Decision – Andrew Conway (One week)

    Andrew Conway (No 14) of Munster Rugby faced a Disciplinary Hearing this evening via video conference and has been suspended for one week. A Disciplinary Panel convened in Edinburgh, Scotland to consider the red-card decision against the player resulting from...

  • JDVI Confirmed for Round 21 of the Guinness PRO14

    Nov 1, 17 • 2091 Views • General News • • Comments Off on JDVI Confirmed for Round 21 of the Guinness PRO14

    Judgement Day is on sale now and will be more accessible than ever before this season after a new partnership has been established for Welsh rugby with Amazon Tickets. JDVI, the sixth annual regional double-header at Principality Stadium, has been confirmed...

  • South Africans asked to back “green days” in RWC 2023 Bid campaign

    Nov 1, 17 • 2485 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on South Africans asked to back “green days” in RWC 2023 Bid campaign

    South Africans are being urged to wear green on three special days to boost over the final hurdle the country’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. World Rugby announced on Tuesday that South Africa had produced a “superb bid” and was the “clear...

  • New and experienced talent set to light up 2018 Investec Super Rugby season

    Nov 1, 17 • 3438 Views • General News, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on New and experienced talent set to light up 2018 Investec Super Rugby season

    Familiar names with unfamiliar faces, 42 new recruits, nine sets of brothers including two twins are included in the 2018 Investec Super Rugby squads named by their clubs today. A total 190 professional players have been signed for the new season – 38 for...

  • Disciplinary Update – Andrew Conway (Munster Rugby)

    Nov 1, 17 • 2661 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Disciplinary Update – Andrew Conway (Munster Rugby)

    A Disciplinary Panel will meet in Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 to consider the red-card decision against Andrew Conway (No 14) of Munster Rugby against Connacht Rugby on October 27, 2017. The incident occurred in the 61st minute of the Guinness...

  • Lukhanyo Am was born a Springbok

    Nov 1, 17 • 3675 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Lukhanyo Am was born a Springbok

    Border Rugby Union would like to congratulate Lukhanyo Am on being selected to the Springbok end year tour to Europe.   This is really a privilege and an honour for any player to be selected to represent his country on such a historic occasion.  Lukhanyo...

  • Currie Cup comes home to DHL Newlands

    Nov 1, 17 • 4306 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Currie Cup comes home to DHL Newlands

    The DHL Newlands Faithful will get the opportunity to pose with the Currie Cup at DHL Newlands on Friday. With DHL Western Province having beaten the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup Final on Saturday to claim their 34th title, the famous old trophy is back in...

  • New players in Toyota Cheetah the squad

    Nov 1, 17 • 5451 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 1998 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 2232 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 3392 Views • General News, World Rugby • • Comments 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 • 2564 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments 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 • 2262 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 3195 Views • General News, National • • Comments 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 • 3609 Views • General News, World Rugby Junior Championship • • Comments 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 • 2565 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments 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 • 2381 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments 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 • 3379 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 1983 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 2190 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 3226 Views • General News, National • • Comments 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 • 3632 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments 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 • 2372 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 3319 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments 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...