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  • ENGLAND SEVENS NAME SQUAD FOR DHL OKTOBERFEST 7S

    Sep 27, 17 • 3812 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on ENGLAND SEVENS NAME SQUAD FOR DHL OKTOBERFEST 7S

    Simon Amor has named his side for the inaugural DHL Oktoberfest 7s which takes place in Germany this week (29-30 September). The 12-man academy squad will be led by Will Edwards who made his HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Vancouver last season where...

  • Auckland ready to celebrate World Champion Black Ferns

    Sep 27, 17 • 2197 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Auckland ready to celebrate World Champion Black Ferns

    Auckland is ready to celebrate with the Black Ferns for their 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup success with a free public event at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau tomorrow. Doors open to fans at 10am, and the Black Ferns will arrive at 10.45am. The event...

  • Mitre 10 Cup support local charities in Week Seven

    Sep 27, 17 • 2208 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Mitre 10 Cup support local charities in Week Seven

    Mitre 10 Cup teams will look to give back this week as the competition celebrates Charity Week. Each Provincial Union hosting a match over the next five days will run a variety of activities in recognition and support of their chosen charities. “Our...

  • AUSTRALIAN RUGBY FANS BEING URGED TO DONATE RUGBY GEAR FOR KIDS IN FIJI

    Sep 27, 17 • 2307 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY FANS BEING URGED TO DONATE RUGBY GEAR FOR KIDS IN FIJI

    Australians rugby fans are being encouraged to donate their old rugby boots, balls and playing kits to give hundreds of children living in Fiji another reason to smile. The National Rugby Championship (NRC) has kick-started a drive which urges locals to drop...

  • Springboks up the training tempo for Wallabies contest

    Sep 26, 17 • 3518 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springboks up the training tempo for Wallabies contest

    Three players released to their respective provinces Franco Smith, the Springbok backline coach, said the manner in which the South Africans bounce back on Saturday against the Wallabies would demonstrate the character of the current team. Speaking to media...

  • Loftus turns Red with Rewards

    Sep 26, 17 • 2094 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Loftus turns Red with Rewards

    LOFTUS VERSFELD, PRETORIA, 26 September 2017 – Vodacom invited their Red clients to an exclusive Vodacom Red #BullsFamily Fun Day at Loftus on Saturday, 23 September 2017. This is where their passion and pride for the Vodacom Blue Bulls team was...

  • Team Announcement Xerox Golden Lions vs Cell C Sharks FRIDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2017, 19:00 (Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban)

    Sep 26, 17 • 4421 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Team Announcement Xerox Golden Lions vs Cell C Sharks FRIDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2017, 19:00 (Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban)

    The Xerox Golden Lions travel to Durban to face the Cell C Sharks in a Currie Cup clash on Friday with three changes from the side that were in action at home a fortnight ago. Rhyno Herbst gets a start and will partner at lock with Marvin Orie, Aphiwe Dyantyi...

  • Boland Kavaliers pak SWD Arende te Wellington (30 September 2017) | Klubfinale vind plaas | Boland o.20 bespreek plek in halfeind

    Sep 26, 17 • 2487 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Boland Kavaliers pak SWD Arende te Wellington (30 September 2017) | Klubfinale vind plaas | Boland o.20 bespreek plek in halfeind

    KAVALIERS PAK ARENDE IN WELLINGTON (BRU klubkampioene word óók gekroon)  DIE Boland Kavaliers pak Saterdag 30 September 2017 die SWD Arende in ‘n Curriebeker Eersteliga-wedstryd op die Boland Stadion te Wellington.  Met slegs twee wedstryde oor in die...

  • Win Tickets to watch the Boks in Bloem

    Sep 26, 17 • 3429 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Win Tickets to watch the Boks in Bloem

    Competition Time: Simply predict the starting line up for the Springboks vs Australia on 30/09/2017 Send an email with your starting 15 to Media@15.co.za, the closest 2 will each win a pair of tickets to the game Also add you contact info: Name and Surname...

  • Competition Time

    Sep 26, 17 • 4354 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Competition Time

    You could stand a chance to win tickets to go and watch the #Bulls live at Loftus Answer a simple question, Like RugbyFifteen and Blue Bulls on Facebook and Twitter and Share Question: Who are the Vodacom Blue Bulls playing the weekend Check out...

  • Experienced Louw joins Springbok squad in Bloemfontein

    Sep 26, 17 • 2270 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Experienced Louw joins Springbok squad in Bloemfontein

    Experienced flanker Francois Louw joined up with the Springbok squad on Monday in Bloemfontein, where the group are preparing for the coming weekend’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia. The match against the Wallabies is the...

  • South Africa unveils the Triple-Win Bid to host RWC 2023

    Sep 25, 17 • 2568 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on South Africa unveils the Triple-Win Bid to host RWC 2023

    An irrevocable £160m government guarantee will underpin a record profit Facilities, scheduling and logistics will make it most player-centric tournament ever Unique experiences in bucket-list destinations promised at a nationwide carnival   A South...

  • Log-leaders show some bite in Currie Cup weekend

    Sep 24, 17 • 3108 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Log-leaders show some bite in Currie Cup weekend

    The Cell C Sharks and Toyota Free State Cheetahs maintained their top two positions on the Currie Cup Premier Division log with solid wins, while DHL Western Province also stayed in the hunt for a top two spot in yet another thrilling weekend of Currie Cup...

  • Try-fest in Currie Cup First Division

    Sep 24, 17 • 2810 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Try-fest in Currie Cup First Division

    The attacking mind-set of teams in the Currie Cup First Division – sponsored by Nashua and DirectAxis – came to the fore as close to fifty tries were scored in a highly entertaining weekend of action. Leading the pack in the try-scoring stakes as well...

  • AUSSIE 7S HEAD TO MUNICH FOR OKTOBERFEST 7S

    Sep 24, 17 • 2850 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on AUSSIE 7S HEAD TO MUNICH FOR OKTOBERFEST 7S

    1. Jeral Skelton*, Brothers QLD 2. Simon Kennewell, 9 caps, Randwick NSW 3. Ben O’Donnell*, Randwick NSW 4. Maurice Longbottom *, Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team 5. James Stannard, 41 caps, Souths QLD 6. John Porch, 9 caps, Northern Suburbs NSW 7....

  • Pumas narrowly miss golden opportunity

    Sep 22, 17 • 3833 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Pumas narrowly miss golden opportunity

    The Pumas squandered a golden opportunity to record the best Premier Currie Cup season ever when they narrowly went down 33-32 to the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday afternoon. A fifth Currie Cup victory would have been the Pumas’ best result...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls support CHOC #BeBoldGoGold

    Sep 22, 17 • 3678 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls support CHOC #BeBoldGoGold

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls have rallied behind their official charity, the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC), as the world honours September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The blue hue of Loftus Versfeld will have a gold tint come 1 October as...

  • Celebrate Heritage Day at the Springbok Experience

    Sep 22, 17 • 3526 Views • General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on Celebrate Heritage Day at the Springbok Experience

    The Springbok Experience in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town will celebrate National Heritage Day – and the rugby museum’s fourth birthday – by handing out 200 boerewors rolls on Monday, 25 September.  As Heritage Day falls on Sunday, 24 September,...

  • JONES NAMES ENGLAND TRAINING CAMP SQUAD

    Sep 22, 17 • 2718 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on JONES NAMES ENGLAND TRAINING CAMP SQUAD

    England Head Coach Eddie Jones has selected his latest squad to take part in a training camp in Oxford at the end of the week. 33 players will convene in Oxford on Sunday 24th September for the three-day camp. The camp will provide a chance for the squad to...

  • Augustus returns for DHL WP U21

    Sep 22, 17 • 3894 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Augustus returns for DHL WP U21

    Juarno Augustus returns for DHL Western Province U21 in their clash with Cell C Sharks U21 in Durban on Saturday. World Rugby Under-20 Championship Player of the Tournament Augustus returns from injury to take his place at No.8 for the encounter, which kicks...

  • Four changes for DHL WP U19

    Sep 22, 17 • 4060 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Four changes for DHL WP U19

    There are four changes for DHL Western Province U19 for their encounter with Cell C Sharks U19 in Durban on Saturday. There are two changes in the backline and two changes to the forwards for the clash, which kicks off at 11h25 at Growthpoint Kings Park on...

  • Gold Cup reaches early boiling point

    Sep 22, 17 • 2297 Views • General News, National • • Comments Off on Gold Cup reaches early boiling point

    The Gold Cup reaches an early boiling point on Saturday, with a number of unfancied sides on the brink of qualifying for the knockout stages following a series of surprising results in the second round of SA Rugby’s flagship three-nation champions’ league...

  • Bulldogs Team sheet vs Leopards

    Sep 22, 17 • 3137 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Bulldogs Team sheet vs Leopards

    1  Xakalashe Yanga 2  Booi Ayabonga Ludwe 3 Mabenge Lwando 4  Nomboyo Ayabonga 5  Storm Hendri 6  Nomzanga Lukhanyo Welcome 7  Dutton Billy 8  Xakalashe Sokuphumla 9 Kobese Bangihlombe 10  Nyoka Sinovuyo 11  Gcilitshane Lelethu 12  Tom Siphosethu 13...

  • Van Zyl to reach DHL WP half-century at DHL Newlands

    Sep 21, 17 • 3658 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Van Zyl to reach DHL WP half-century at DHL Newlands

    DHL Western Province captain Chris van Zyl will earn his 50th cap in the Currie Cup encounter with the Tafel Lager Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Van Zyl leads a side that has been bolstered by the return of a number of players from Springbok duty for...

  • Boland Cavaliers team to face Hino Valke – 23 September 2017 – Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

    Sep 21, 17 • 3020 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers team to face Hino Valke – 23 September 2017 – Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

    The Boland Cavaliers have announced their team to take on the  Hino Valke at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan on Saturday 23 September 2017. Clemen Lewis will lead the Cavaliers in the absence of squad captain Zandré Jordaan, who has been ruled out due to a...