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  • Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 16

    Jul 14, 17 • 950 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 • 1275 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 • 979 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 • 1071 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 • 1552 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 • 2276 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 • 1942 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 • 932 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...

  • Hodgson Returns for last hurrah

    Jul 13, 17 • 1341 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Hodgson Returns for last hurrah

    Club legend and retiring great Matt Hodgson will start in his famous No.7 jersey against the Waratahs in his final appearance for the Road Safety Western Force at the Force Field (nib Stadium) at 5:45 PM on Saturday, 15 July. Hanging up his boots at the end...

  • Top U16 teams stamp their authority at Grey

    Jul 13, 17 • 1516 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Top U16 teams stamp their authority at Grey

    Western Province, SWD, the Free State XV, Boland and KZN on Wednesday registered vital victories in the second round of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Bloemfontein to stake a claim for a place in the final match of the tournament on Friday. Western...

  • Tafel Lager Griquas vs. DHL WP – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cup Final

    Jul 13, 17 • 1802 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. DHL WP – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cup Final

    Team to play Western Province SuperSport Rugby Challenge Cup – Final Florida Park, Ravensmead – Cape Town Florida Park, Ravensmead – Cape Town 16 July 2017 – 14:30 Liam Hendricks AJ Le Roux Ewald van der Westhuizen – 50th game FP Pelser Pieter...

  • England Under 18 name squad for 2017 South Africa tour

    Jul 12, 17 • 1082 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Under 18 name squad for 2017 South Africa tour

    England Under 18s have named a 26-man squad for their three-match tour of South Africa in August. England face South Africa Schools in their opening fixture on Friday 11 August in Cape Town before a match against Wales four days later. The side then finish...

  • Team announcement : Toyota Cheetahs vs Kings

    Jul 12, 17 • 1187 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Team announcement : Toyota Cheetahs vs Kings

    Oupa Mohoje back in starting line-up        The Toyota Cheetahs are ready to face the Kings in their last Vodacom Super Rugby match for 2017 in Port Elizabeth on Friday evening at 19:00. Changes to the team: Carl Wegner will be replacing Armand Koster...

  • St.George Queensland Reds team to play Highlanders in Dunedin 

    Jul 12, 17 • 985 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Highlanders in Dunedin 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have named their side to take on the Highlanders in their final clash of the 2017 Vodafone Super Rugby season. Head coach Nick Stiles has made just two changes to the starting side traveling to Dunedin for the Friday night...

  • Four U13 teams remain unbeaten at Grey

    Jul 12, 17 • 1132 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Four U13 teams remain unbeaten at Grey

    Only four of the 18 teams participating in the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week at Grey College in Bloemfontein remained unbeaten at the end of the second day’s play on Tuesday as the tournament switched into a different gear. Nine teams entered the day’s play...

  • Victor Matfield called up to scout Coca-Cola® Craven Week Heroes

    Jul 11, 17 • 1480 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Victor Matfield called up to scout Coca-Cola® Craven Week Heroes

    Johannesburg, July 11, 2017. Springbok legend and rugby pundit, Victor Matfield, has been announced as the face of the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day at South Africa’s primary youth rugby tournament, the Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week. Matfield, who is the most...

  • Qantas Wallabies Bledisloe Cup & TRC tickets on sale

    Jul 11, 17 • 1278 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies Bledisloe Cup & TRC tickets on sale

    General public tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup Test matches in Australia, with four huge battles set for Sydney, Perth, Canberra, and Brisbane. The Rugby Championship will see historic rivalries resume and for the...

  • Thrilling start to U13, U16 Weeks

    Jul 11, 17 • 1986 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Thrilling start to U13, U16 Weeks

    The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week got off to a thrilling start at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Monday with a mixture of big wins and gripping encounters characterizing the opening day’s play. Free State, the Griffons,...

  • Match officials named for Springboks’ 2017 Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixtures

    Jul 11, 17 • 1002 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Match officials named for Springboks’ 2017 Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixtures

    Romain Poite of France will take charge of the Springboks’ first 2017 Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixture on 19 August against Argentina in Port Elizabeth, World Rugby confirmed on Monday. South Africa travel to Argentina the following week for the...

  • Qantas Wallabies TRC & Bledisloe Cup tickets on sale tomorrow

    Jul 10, 17 • 1033 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies TRC & Bledisloe Cup tickets on sale tomorrow

    General public tickets go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday 11 July) for the 2017 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup Test matches in Australia, with four huge battles set for Sydney, Perth, Canberra, and Brisbane. The Rugby Championship will see historic...

  • 2017 Super Rugby Finals Positions Goes Down to the Wire

    Jul 10, 17 • 1387 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on 2017 Super Rugby Finals Positions Goes Down to the Wire

    The exact make-up of the 2017 Super Rugby quarter-finals may not be known until the completion of the very last match of the regular season. Match 135 sees the Sharks host the Lions who currently lead the South Africa 2 Conference and who could finish as the...

  • England Women qualify for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018

    Jul 10, 17 • 1066 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Women qualify for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018

    England finish second in Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series in Kazan Simon Amor now leads England women’s and men’s sevens programs England Women finished runners-up in the second leg of the two-part Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series in Kazan, after 21-0 defeat...

  • Women’s Interprovincials gets off to flying start

    Jul 10, 17 • 1071 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Women’s Interprovincials gets off to flying start

    The SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition got off to a flying start on Saturday as the three winning teams all scored over 40 points to make a strong statement in the opening round of the A division. Border, who won the last four titles, registered...

  • Thanks everyone – twelve years in the making and worth the wait

    Jul 10, 17 • 1064 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Thanks everyone – twelve years in the making and worth the wait

    At the end of an amazing 10-match DHL NZ Lions Series, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has congratulated the All Blacks and British & Irish Lions on a hard-fought Test Series and thanked New Zealanders and visiting fans for their support of the13th tour by the...

  • New Zealand Rugby congratulates Test centurion Kieran Read

    Jul 10, 17 • 1027 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Test centurion Kieran Read

    New Zealand Rugby has to lead the tributes to All Blacks Captain Kieran Read who tonight became the All Blacks’ seventh Test Centurion in the historic third Test of the DHL New Zealand Lions Series at Eden Park. The Test ended in 15-15 draw, resulting in a...