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  • England Sevens finish sixth at Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Jul 17, 17 • 1121 Views • General News, International • • Comments 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 • 1232 Views • General News, School • • Comments 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 • 1113 Views • General News, International • • Comments 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 • 962 Views • General News, International • • Comments 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 • 788 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 1235 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments 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 • 1073 Views • General News, School • • Comments 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 • 1445 Views • General News • • Comments 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 • 1362 Views • General News • • Comments Off on GROOT RUGBY: RUBEN DELMAGE PRAAT MET DIE BULLE SE DUNCAN MATHEWS

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  • Role change in Free State Rugby

    Jul 14, 17 • 960 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Role change in Free State Rugby

    Free State Rugby announced that the position of Director of Rugby and of Head Coach of the Cheetahs, in the persons of Rory Duncan and Franco Smith, will switch from Monday, 17 July 2017.  Franco Smith will be the new Director of Rugby and Rory Duncan the...

  • Change to Toyota Cheetah team

    Jul 14, 17 • 3021 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Change to Toyota Cheetah team

      TEAM: TOYOTA CHEETAHS DATE: 14 JULY 2017 KINGS                                                v                                      TOYOTA CHEETAHS   Players: (Please see...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lose to Highlanders in Dunedin 

    Jul 14, 17 • 1131 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Highlanders in Dunedin 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have gone down 40-17 to the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday night. It was the Reds’ final Super Rugby encounter for the 2017 season, but Head Coach Nick Stiles’ named a match-day 23 with an eye on the...

  • Kebble and Schickerling come in for DHL WP

    Jul 14, 17 • 1317 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Kebble and Schickerling come in for DHL WP

    Prop Oli Kebble and lock JD Schickerling will both start for DHL Western Province in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge Final against Tafel Lager Griquas at Florida Park in Ravensmead on Sunday. DHL Western Province will be looking to continue their unbeaten run...

  • Wallabies announce training camps in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup opener

    Jul 14, 17 • 912 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Wallabies announce training camps in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup opener

    The Qantas Wallabies will have training camps in the regional centres of Newcastle and Cessnock before converging on Penrith in the lead-up to the opening Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on August 19. Newcastle will play host to the Wallabies in the last week...

  • Rugby fans chomp through data during Lions Series

    Jul 14, 17 • 895 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Rugby fans chomp through data during Lions Series

    Vodafone saw a remarkable increase in data traffic during the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, reaching its highest peak during the kick off of the final Test between the British & Irish Lions and the All Blacks. At that moment, the network inside the...

  • Eto Nabuli locked in for 2018  

    Jul 14, 17 • 1105 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Eto Nabuli locked in for 2018  

    Queensland Rugby Union today announced recent Wallabies debutant Eto Nabuli will remain with the St.George Queensland Reds through 2018. Nabuli is currently in his second season of Super Rugby, after joining the Reds from the National Rugby League ahead of...

  • Girls squad named for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

    Jul 14, 17 • 907 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Girls squad named for 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

    The Australian Youth Girls Rugby Sevens team has been named for the upcoming 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. The Australian side will be out to defend their Gold medal, following their win at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa in 2015. Coach...

  • Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 16

    Jul 14, 17 • 880 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 16

    Queensland Premier Rugby returns for Round 16 tomorrow as the 2017 finals series draws ever closer, with just three regular season fixtures remaining. The Game of the Round will this week see Sunnybank host GPS at Oldmac Oval in a second-v-third playoff. Liam...

  • Thrilling final matches lined up in U13, U16 Weeks

    Jul 14, 17 • 1201 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Thrilling final matches lined up in U13, U16 Weeks

    The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week will conclude on a thrilling note at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Friday with Western Province meeting Eastern Province in the final match of the U13 tournament, while Western Province will...

  • DHL Stormers gain experience for Loftus clash

    Jul 13, 17 • 926 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers gain experience for Loftus clash

    The DHL Stormers welcome back the experienced trio of Rynhardt Elstadt, Juan de Jongh and Sikhumbuzo Notshe to the match-day squad for their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Elstadt comes back into the...

  • England Sevens same squad for Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Jul 13, 17 • 1009 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Sevens same squad for Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s

    Simon Amor makes three changes for final leg of Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Tickets for the weekend are still available here Simon Amor has named the England Sevens side that will compete in the Mitsubishi Motors Exeter 7s this weekend (15-16 July)....

  • All to play for in Durban – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview

    Jul 13, 17 • 1492 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on All to play for in Durban – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview

    Traditional North vs South derby at Loftus Versfeld Southern Kings, Toyota Cheetahs in farewell clash in PE The Emirates Lions and the Cell C Sharks have it all to play for when the two rivals meet in one of three South African derbies in Durban in the final...

  • Team Release –  Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions

    Jul 13, 17 • 2168 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Team Release –  Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions

    Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions Date : Saturday, 15 July 2017 Time : 17h15 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee : Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees : AJ Jacobs, Cwengile Jadezweni Television Match Official : Johan Greeff Lwazi Mvovo 14....

  • Emirates Lions team announcement

    Jul 13, 17 • 1886 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Emirates Lions team announcement

    Emirates Lions vs Cell C Sharks – Saturday 15 July 2017 @ 17:15 Rohan Janse van Rensburg returns to action for the Emirates Lions when they travel to Durban to face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Janse van Rensburg was injured early in the season...

  • Vodacom Bulls team to face DHL Stormers

    Jul 13, 17 • 842 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team to face DHL Stormers

    Flanker Shaun Adendorff will make a first start for the Vodacom Bulls when they take on DHL Stormers in the final game of the home side’s campaign in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition. Adendorff has played off the bench twice and will take over from Ruan...