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Oct 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on First Division semi-finalists out to win at all costs
The four semi-finalists in the Currie Cup First Division – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – will have one goal in mind when they take to field this weekend – to win at all costs in the hope of booking their places in the final next week. The Hino...
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Oct 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on The Lions Rugby Company welcomed back their Springbok players
The Lions Rugby Company welcomed back their Springbok players on Tuesday. Ross Cronjé, Courtnall Skosan, Andries Coetzee, Malcolm Marx and Ruan Dreyer joined the Lions squad ahead of their Currie Cup clash at Emirates Airline Park this weekend. Elton...
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Oct 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on Leyds cleans up at 2017 WPRFU Awards night
Dillyn Leyds was the big winner at the 2017 WPRFU Awards evening, claiming three awards at a ceremony held at the Cape Sun on Tuesday. The versatile Leyds, who came back from injury this year to star for the DHL Stormers in three different positions before...
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Oct 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on WALLABIES ASSISTANT MARIO LEDESMA APPOINTED JAGUARES HEAD COACH
Qantas Wallabies assistant coach Mario Ledesma has today confirmed that he will return home to his native Argentina, to take up the role as head coach of the Jaguares for the 2018 Vodafone Super Rugby season. Ledesma will assume the role following the third...
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Oct 10, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks Sevens assemble at new home base
A new era of professional sevens rugby in New Zealand is officially here as All Blacks Sevens Coach Clark Laidlaw introduces new talent, rejuvenates experienced legs and unveils a new home base for the squad. With more than half of the 2017/18 squad...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on BOLAND RUGBY THROUGH TO SEMIS
THE Boland Cavaliers have secured their place in the semi-finals of the Currie Cup First Division competition after beating the Welwitschias 24-26 in Swakopmund this past Saturday. After finishing fourth on the final log standings, the Cavaliers will travel...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Vrystaat Cheetahs vs. Xerox Goue Leeus, / Media Release: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Xerox Golden Lions
Die Toyota Cheetahs sal Saterdag met die beste beskikbare span speel teen die Xerox Goue Leeus in Rondte 12 van die Curriebeker kompetisie. Neem kennis dat die Guinness PRO14 tans op ʼn twee weke Europese breek is en hervat sal word op die 28ste Oktober 2017....
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Nine national players add experience to SA Select Women
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners on Monday named nine capped national 15-a-side and Sevens rugby players in his 28-member squad for the team’s tour to England from 12 to 25 October. The SA Select Women will face the British Army in the first of three...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Gold Cup quarter-finalists confirmed
The quarter-final line-up for the Gold Cup has been confirmed following a weekend of high drama in the final round of the pool stages of SA Rugby’s three-nation champions’ league for non-university clubs. Four metro-based and four district-based clubs...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on HSBC SYDNEY 7s TICKETS ON SALE TODAY
The excitement of the HSBC Sydney 7s returns to the harbour city in 2018 with tickets for the General Public going on sale today. Following the successes of the 2016 and 2017 tournaments, with both years selling out across the weekend of action, fans are...
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Oct 9, 17 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Premier Division set for thrilling finish
The pool stages of the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – will come to a thrilling end next weekend as six of the seven participating teams still have a chance of featuring in the semi-finals after some surprise results...
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Oct 8, 17 •
2967 Views •
General News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Damian de Allende issued Warning
The SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee has issued a Warning to Damian de Allende of South Africa after he was issued with a Red Card during a Rugby Championship match at the weekend. De Allende was issued a Red Card for a breach of Law10.4(o) “Late...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS MEDICAL REPORT BY DOCTOR CLEMENT PLAATJIES
There was some bad news for the Southern Kings on the medical front in the wake of their 31-3 GUINNESSPRO14 Championship defeat against Benetton Rugby in Treviso. Team doctor Clement Plaatjies reported that he had two major concerns involving wing Sibusiso...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS WRAP UP TOUR AGAINST BENETTON
The first-ever fixture between the Southern Kings and Benetton Rugby ended in victory for the Italian side when they triumphed 31-3 in a GUINNESSPRO14 championship played at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Treviso on Saturday, 7 October. The match was a...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on First Division semi-finalists confirmed
The Down Touch Griffons will meet the Boland Cavaliers and the Hino Valke will host the Leopards in the semi-finals of the Currie Cup First Division – sponsored by Nashua and DirectAxis – after the top four sides were confirmed in an exciting finish...
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Oct 8, 17 •
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General News, International •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES END RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ON HIGH NOTE WITH VICTORY OVER ARGENTINA
The Qantas Wallabies have ended their Rugby Championship campaign with a 37-20 victory over Argentina in Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza on Sunday morning. Reece Hodge scored two of the Wallabies’ five tries in a bonus point victory which cemented...
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Oct 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Springboks improvement pleasing, more to come from Springboks – Coetzee
Springbok coach, Allister Coetzee, said that the improved performance of the team against New Zealand at DHL Newlands on Saturday proved that the team was on an upward and growing as the season progressed. The team suffered a first loss on home soil this year...
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Oct 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas forfeit a possible semi-final spot
The Steval Pumas squandered a healthy 28-10 lead in the last fixture in the Mbombela stadium on Saturday to forfeit a possible semi-final spot in this season’s Currie Cup competition. The Tafel Lager Griquas narrowly won the match 38-35 to end the Pumas’...
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Oct 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby statement on broadcast rights meeting
SA Rugby on Friday concluded a meeting held over two days in Cape Town with the Ministry of Sport and Recreation and trade union Cosatu over broadcast rights. SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said: “The meetings were held in a very good spirit and we definitely...
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Oct 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on André Venter presents match day jerseys to Springboks
Former Springbok flank André Venter presented the Springboks with their match jerseys on Friday morning at their team hotel in Cape Town. Venter played in 66 Tests for the Springboks between 1996 and 2001 and was a member of the team that won the bronze...
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Oct 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on Notshe set to raise DHL WP half-century
Loose forward Sikhumbuzo Notshe will earn his 50th cap for DHL Western Province when he comes off the replacements bench against the Xerox Golden Lions at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday. Notshe will become the fourth DHL Western Province player to reach the...
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Oct 6, 17 •
7517 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Pale Toe, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on LOJALE BOKONDERSTEUNERS LEEF IN ‘N GEKKEPARADYS
Simon Riekert-Johannesburg Daar was op ʼn stadium ʼn Springbokafrigter, André Markgraaf wat weens ernstige politieke vergrype (hy het die k-woord gebruik om na ʼn senior rugby administrateur te verwys) nie langer as ʼn jaar in sy pos was nie. Dit het...
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Oct 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wayde van Niekerk selected for Celebrity TAG match
One of South Africa’s top sportsmen, athletics star Wayde van Niekerk, was on Friday confirmed as the final player in the Celebrity TAG match, which will be a curtain-raiser to tomorrow’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test between the Springboks and the...
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Oct 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on XEROX GOLDEN LIONS vs DHL WESTERN PROVINCE
Coach Swys de Bruin has opted for youth for the Currie Cup clash with the DHL Western Province side at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday. “Coming into the match with seven players who are still under the age of 21 is an exciting prospect for us. It shows...
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Oct 6, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS TEAM ANNOUNCED TO PLAY AGAINST BENETTON ON 7 OCTOBER 2017
Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids has elected to make minimal changes to his team to face Italian side outfit Benetton Treviso in the GUINNESSPRO14 this weekend, from the one that went down to Dragons last Saturday. The changes come in the backline at...
