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  • Gold Cup quarter-finalists confirmed

    Oct 9, 17 • 3256 Views • General News, National • • 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...

  • HSBC SYDNEY 7s TICKETS ON SALE TODAY

    Oct 9, 17 • 3108 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • 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...

  • Currie Cup Premier Division set for thrilling finish

    Oct 9, 17 • 2970 Views • General News • • 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...

  • Damian de Allende issued Warning

    Oct 8, 17 • 3011 Views • General News, Springboks • • 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...

  • SOUTHERN KINGS MEDICAL REPORT BY DOCTOR CLEMENT PLAATJIES

    Oct 8, 17 • 4638 Views • General News • • 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...

  • SOUTHERN KINGS WRAP UP TOUR AGAINST BENETTON

    Oct 8, 17 • 3393 Views • General News, International • • 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...

  • First Division semi-finalists confirmed

    Oct 8, 17 • 2347 Views • General News • • 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...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES END RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ON HIGH NOTE WITH VICTORY OVER ARGENTINA

    Oct 8, 17 • 3541 Views • General News, International • • 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...

  • Springboks improvement pleasing, more to come from Springboks – Coetzee

    Oct 7, 17 • 2426 Views • General News, Springboks • • 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...

  • Pumas forfeit a possible semi-final spot

    Oct 7, 17 • 3894 Views • General News • • 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’...

  • SA Rugby statement on broadcast rights meeting

    Oct 6, 17 • 3997 Views • General News • • 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...

  • André Venter presents match day jerseys to Springboks

    Oct 6, 17 • 4119 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • 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...

  • Notshe set to raise DHL WP half-century

    Oct 6, 17 • 3707 Views • General News • • 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...

  • LOJALE BOKONDERSTEUNERS LEEF IN ‘N GEKKEPARADYS

    Oct 6, 17 • 7545 Views • Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, Pale Toe, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • • 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...

  • Wayde van Niekerk selected for Celebrity TAG match

    Oct 6, 17 • 2378 Views • General News, Springboks • • 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...

  • XEROX GOLDEN LIONS vs DHL WESTERN PROVINCE

    Oct 6, 17 • 3891 Views • General News • • 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...

  • SOUTHERN KINGS TEAM ANNOUNCED TO PLAY AGAINST BENETTON ON 7 OCTOBER 2017

    Oct 6, 17 • 2554 Views • General News • • 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...

  • Permutations aplenty in Gold Cup play-off race

    Oct 6, 17 • 2197 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Permutations aplenty in Gold Cup play-off race

    There will be permutations aplenty when the final round of the Gold Cup kicks off on Saturday, with any number of clubs still able to reach next week’s quarter-finals of what has been the most closely contested edition of SA Rugby’s three-nation...

  • Sevens tournament one to remember for Madibaz

    Oct 5, 17 • 3504 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Sevens tournament one to remember for Madibaz

    There were plenty of smiles after the Nelson Mandela University hosted a successful USSA women’s rugby sevens tournament in Port Elizabeth this weekend. Photo: Full Stop Communications It was all-out girl power as 14 teams took to the fields of Nelson...

  • Boland Cavaliers team to face Welwitschias on 7 October 2017 @ Swakopmund

    Oct 5, 17 • 3100 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers team to face Welwitschias on 7 October 2017 @ Swakopmund

    Currie Cup First Division Welwitschias vs Boland Cavaliers Saturday 7 October Swakopmund Kick-off: 15:00   Boland Cavaliers team to face Welwitschias: 15. Adriaan Carelse 14. Charlie Mayeza 13. Alcino Izaacs 12. Edwin Sass 11. Sergio Torrens 10. Elgar...

  • Play-off push in Potchefstroom for DHL WP U21

    Oct 5, 17 • 3295 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Play-off push in Potchefstroom for DHL WP U21

    DHL Western Province U21 will be looking to secure a semifinal spot when they face Leopards U21 in Potchefstroom on Friday. Currently in third position on the standings heading into the final round of league fixtures, a win in Potchefstroom will book a...

  • Laureus & Mercedes-Benz host rugby-themed breakfast ahead of the Newlands Test Match

    Oct 5, 17 • 2232 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Laureus & Mercedes-Benz host rugby-themed breakfast ahead of the Newlands Test Match

    (Cape Town, 5 October 2017) The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa and Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) hosted its sixth and final sport-themed breakfast for 2017 at the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Century City on Thursday, 5 October The...

  • DHL WP U19 aiming to end top

    Oct 5, 17 • 3979 Views • General News • • Comments Off on DHL WP U19 aiming to end top

    DHL Western Province U19 will be aiming to secure top spot heading into the play-offs when they face Leopards U19 in Potchefstroom on Friday. Currently in first position with 10 wins from their 11 games this season, Head Coach Nazeem Adams’ team need...

  • Springboks shuffle pack for New Zealand clash

    Oct 5, 17 • 3224 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks shuffle pack for New Zealand clash

    Lood de Jager has earned a well-deserved start, while Pieter-Steph du Toit moves from lock to blindside flank to give the Springboks more lineout options – both on attack and defence – on Saturday against the All Blacks in Cape Town. In another change to...

  • WP shows grit to come out on top in Iqhawe Week

    Oct 5, 17 • 4419 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on WP shows grit to come out on top in Iqhawe Week

     Western Province held their nerve in a gripping Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week final match against their Western Cape neighbours Boland to secure a narrow 7-5 victory and top honours in the fifth edition of the tournament at the Bill Jardine Stadium in...