Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • Free State Cheetahs vs. Cell C Sharks

    Jul 19, 17 • 1312 Views • General NewsComments Off on Free State Cheetahs vs. Cell C Sharks

    Date : Friday, 21 July 2017 Time : 19h00 Venue : Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Referee : Cwengile Jadezweni Assistant Referees : Jaco Pretorius, Jaco Kotze Television Match Official : JJ Wagner Keegan Daniel captains a Cell C Sharks side filled with...

  • Lions announce junior contracts

    Jul 19, 17 • 1447 Views • General NewsComments Off on Lions announce junior contracts

    Four Junior Springboks,  Wandisile Simelane, Jeanluc Cilliers, Reinhardt Nothnagel and Len Massyn have been contracted by the Lions Rugby Company (Pty) Ltd. Rudolf Straeuli, CEO, emphasised that “we aim to develop players and keep key junior players in the...

  • Pollard, Cronjé invited to Bok assessment camp

    Jul 19, 17 • 1105 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Pollard, Cronjé invited to Bok assessment camp

    Experienced flyhalves Handré Pollard and Lionel Cronjé are amongst 14 players invited to a Springbok medical and conditioning assessment camp, which will be held in Stellenbosch next week. Thirteen of the 14 players are from the three South African...

  • Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Jul 19, 17 • 820 Views • General NewsComments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Team to play the Blue Bulls Tafel Lager Park – Kimberley 22 July 2017 – 19:30   1              Liam Hendricks 2              AJ Le Roux 3              Ewald van der Westhuizen 4             ...

  • Coca-Cola Hero of the day (DAY 2)

    Jul 19, 17 • 1285 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Coca-Cola Hero of the day (DAY 2)

    Dian Bleuler from South Western Districts has been named the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 2 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week. The prestigious Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award is presented on each day of the tournament in recognition of a game changing...

  • Extended national train-on squad ahead of the Bledisloe Cup

    Jul 19, 17 • 1115 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Extended national train-on squad ahead of the Bledisloe Cup

    Extended national train-on squad, excluding Brumbies players as they compete in Vodafone Super Rugby Finals Forwards Jermaine Ainsley*, Western Force Adam Coleman, 12 Tests, Western Force Pek Cowan, 10 Tests, Western Force Jack Dempsey, 1 Test, NSW Waratahs...

  • Day of big scores in the U18 Youth Weeks

    Jul 19, 17 • 1939 Views • General NewsComments Off on Day of big scores in the U18 Youth Weeks

    The U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week and Coca-Cola Academy Week tournaments continued to entertain at St Stithians College in Johannesburg on Tuesday, with big victories dominating an action-packed day’s play. The Sharks registered an impressive 53-33 victory...

  • Team announcement Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 vs Blue Bulls

    Jul 18, 17 • 1753 Views • General NewsComments Off on Team announcement Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 vs Blue Bulls

    The Xerox Golden Lions Under 19 side will travel to Pretoria on Friday to face the Blue Bulls in their third encounter in the competition. The Lions are top of the log with two wins out of two games played and are on 10 points Three Lions players, Louritz van...

  • Toyota Free State Cheetahs face Sharks in first Currie Cup encounter

    Jul 18, 17 • 1232 Views • General NewsComments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs face Sharks in first Currie Cup encounter

    The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the Cell C Sharks in the first Currie Cup match of the season on Friday Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein.  The game kicks off at 19:00 on 21 July 2017. Free State Rugby announced late last week that the position of...

  • Men’s Sevens set for International Series in Mackay

    Jul 18, 17 • 954 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Men’s Sevens set for International Series in Mackay

    The Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens team will play an International Series against Japan in Mackay, Queensland this August, as part of the build up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kicking off on Thursday August 17, Andy Friend’s side will play multiple...

  • Former Wallaby Rod Kafer appointed to National Coach Development role

    Jul 18, 17 • 1191 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Former Wallaby Rod Kafer appointed to National Coach Development role

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has appointed former Qantas Wallabies playmaker Rod Kafer to a project role within its High-Performance department, where he will lead the facilitation of Australia’s elite coach development program. Kafer, a 12-Test Wallaby...

  • Experienced All Blacks Sevens coaching line-up announced

    Jul 18, 17 • 970 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Experienced All Blacks Sevens coaching line-up announced

    New All Blacks Sevens Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has announced an experienced coaching line-up for the bumper 2017/2018 season. Laidlaw’s new coaching line-up will guide the side as they compete for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title, push for gold at...

  • Coca-cola® hero if the day(1)

    Jul 18, 17 • 1205 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Coca-cola® hero if the day(1)

    Sebastian Jobb from Griquas Country Districts has been named the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 1 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week. The prestigious Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award is presented on each day of the tournament in recognition of a game changing...

  • Coca-Cola U18 Weeks start with a bang

    Jul 18, 17 • 1390 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Coca-Cola U18 Weeks start with a bang

    The U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week and Coca-Cola Academy Week tournaments started with a bang at St Stithians College in Johannesburg on Monday with a mixture of big scores and tight encounters ensuring a gripping day’s action. In the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week,...

  • SA Rugby congratulates Vodacom Super Rugby Conference winners

    Jul 17, 17 • 1473 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on SA Rugby congratulates Vodacom Super Rugby Conference winners

    SA Rugby President, Mr. Mark Alexander, on Monday, congratulated the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers for winning their respective Vodacom Super Rugby conferences in 2017. The sides from Johannesburg and Cape Town will host two of the four quarter-finals this...

  • ISUZU Renews Blue Bulls Sponsorship

    Jul 17, 17 • 1073 Views • General NewsComments Off on ISUZU Renews Blue Bulls Sponsorship

    17 JULY 2017 – Celebrating its 80th birthday this year, Isuzu is proud to renew its sponsorship with the Vodacom Bulls and continue a partnership that is as reliable and rugged as our vehicles themselves. Much like the Bulls are known for their tough,...

  • England Sevens finish sixth at Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Jul 17, 17 • 1136 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Sevens finish sixth at Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    England finished sixth at the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s in what was the final leg of the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. The young side were beaten 17-12 by Georgia in the fifth-place final having earlier defeated Germany. Their day started with a...

  • Craven week captain from Durban High School

    Jul 17, 17 • 1261 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Craven week captain from Durban High School

    Durban High School Head Boy, Phendulani Buthelezi was today (16 July), announced as the 2017 Craven Week Rugby Captain – a major achievement for any school rugby player. Craven Week will be played at St Stithians in Johannesburg from July 17-22. Hailing...

  • England Sevens through to Cup quarter-final of Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Jul 17, 17 • 1130 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on England Sevens through to Cup quarter-final of Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    England will face Ireland in the Cup quarter-final of the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s. They ended day one with a 19-5 victory over Italy with tries from George Chatterton, Alex Davis, and Mason Tonks. That followed two earlier defeats to Spain and Germany in...

  • Rugby partnership for kids’ health launches in Samoa

    Jul 17, 17 • 983 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Rugby partnership for kids’ health launches in Samoa

    A new Pacific sporting partnership between New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the New Zealand Government kicked off with a game of Quick Rip as a curtain raiser before the Test match between Samoa and Fiji at Apia Park National Stadium yesterday. Samoa is the...

  • DHL Western Province crowned first SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions

    Jul 17, 17 • 808 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL Western Province crowned first SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions

    The DHL Western Province team completed a dream season in the inaugural SuperSport Rugby Challenge by beating a gutsy Tafel Lager Griquas 28-19 (28-0 halftime) in Cape Town on Sunday to become the first winners of the tournament. The victory, their 11th in a...

  • Emirates Lions snatch top spot with Durban win – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Review

    Jul 17, 17 • 1253 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Emirates Lions snatch top spot with Durban win – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Review

    The Emirates Lions defeated the Cell C Sharks 27-10 on Saturday in Durban to clinch an overall top spot on the Vodacom Super Rugby table, meaning the two sides will meet each again next week in Johannesburg in one of four quarterfinal fixtures. The DHL...

  • Rewarding day for WP in U13, U16 Weeks

    Jul 17, 17 • 1092 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Rewarding day for WP in U13, U16 Weeks

    It was a rewarding day for DHL Western Province in the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Friday as both teams won the final matches in their respective SA Rugby Youth Weeks in style. The U13...

  • SuperSport Rugby Challenge to conclude ground-breaking season

    Jul 14, 17 • 1466 Views • General NewsComments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge to conclude ground-breaking season

    The first SuperSport Rugby Challenge will conclude at Florida Park in Ravensmead, Cape Town on Sunday with undefeated DHL Western Province hosting Tafel Lager Griquas in the final of a pulsating new addition to the South African rugby calendar. The new...

  • GROOT RUGBY: RUBEN DELMAGE PRAAT MET DIE BULLE SE DUNCAN MATHEWS

    Jul 14, 17 • 1381 Views • General NewsComments Off on GROOT RUGBY: RUBEN DELMAGE PRAAT MET DIE BULLE SE DUNCAN MATHEWS

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