Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • SA Rugby Sevens Academy bags Howard Hinton Sevens in France

    May 29, 17 • 1366 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on SA Rugby Sevens Academy bags Howard Hinton Sevens in France

    The SA Rugby Sevens Academy on Sunday won the Howard Hinton Sevens in Tours, France by defeating a New Zealand Select 22-7 in the final to round of a great week for SA Rugby’s Sevens programme. Last Sunday, the Springbok Sevens team were crowned HSBC World...

  • Aussie Women’s 7s through to Quarter Finals of Canada Sevens

    May 29, 17 • 885 Views • General NewsComments Off on Aussie Women’s 7s through to Quarter Finals of Canada Sevens

    Another bumper Rugby Festival edition, this time at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg, a first win in the competition for the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias and the flexing of muscles by DHL Western Province highlighted the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this...

  • St.George Queensland Reds squad named for tour to Samoa

    May 29, 17 • 820 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds squad named for tour to Samoa

    The St.George Queensland Reds have announced a 29-man squad for their one-week tour to Apia, Samoa to take on the Blues from Auckland. The squad departs from Brisbane this evening, arriving early Sunday morning to prepare for the Friday night fixture. It is...

  • ARU partners with GingerCloud to drive growth of Modified Rugby

    May 29, 17 • 1549 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ARU partners with GingerCloud to drive growth of Modified Rugby

    The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has joined forces with the GingerCloud Foundation in an official partnership that will foster and promote the development of GingerCloud’s Modified Rugby Program. The Modified Rugby Program (MRP) is a modified form of rugby...

  • RFU Disciplinary: Ben Franks and Charlie Beech

    May 29, 17 • 1083 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on RFU Disciplinary: Ben Franks and Charlie Beech

    The charges against Ben Franks of London Irish and Charlie Beech of Yorkshire Carnegie for striking an opponent contrary to Law 10.4(a) were heard today via teleconference. The players pleaded guilty and were each given a one-week suspension. Franks and Beech...

  • Two SuperSport Rugby Challenge players suspended

    May 29, 17 • 882 Views • General NewsComments Off on Two SuperSport Rugby Challenge players suspended

    Lodewyk Uys of the SWD Eagles and Victor Sekekete of the Xerox Golden Lions XV were both suspended from the SuperSport Rugby Challenge following disciplinary hearings on Thursday. Uys, a loose forward for the Eagles, was red carded in the 65th minute of their...

  • Rampant Emirates Lions triumph over Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 14 Review

    May 29, 17 • 964 Views • General NewsComments Off on Rampant Emirates Lions triumph over Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 14 Review

    The Emirates Lions produced a clinical display to outplay the Southern Kings 54-10 in their Vodacom Super Rugby match on Sunday afternoon in Johannesburg, despite playing with 14 men for 50 minutes of the match. Hooker Robbie Coetzee was red-carded for foul...

  • Lionel Mapoe replaces injured Lukhanyo Am

    May 29, 17 • 2173 Views • General NewsComments Off on Lionel Mapoe replaces injured Lukhanyo Am

    Lukhanyo Am, the Cell C Sharks centre, sustained a cheekbone fracture on Saturday against the DHL Stormers and will undergo surgery in the coming week, ruling him out of action for the Springboks’ Castle Lager Incoming Test Series against France. Am is...

  • Moerat relishes U20 Championship experience

    May 29, 17 • 1374 Views • General NewsComments Off on Moerat relishes U20 Championship experience

    Salmaan Moerat said on Saturday he was relishing every moment of being part of the Junior Springbok squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship and he hoped that a solid team effort would contribute to a successful campaign for the SA U20s. The 19-year-old...

  • MITCHELL IN DIE BULKRAAL

    May 29, 17 • 752 Views • General NewsComments Off on MITCHELL IN DIE BULKRAAL

    JOHN MITCHELL IS AANGESTEL AS DIE NUWE DIREKTEUR VAN RUGBY BY DIE BLOU BULLE FOTO: #paletoeSimon Riekert-Midrand Loftus Versveld het weer ʼn nuwe sleuteldraer om van Fort Loftus weer die ongenaakbare, ondeurdringbare blou bastion van die Noorde te maak, en...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lose to Western Force

    May 26, 17 • 978 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Western Force

    The St.George Queensland Reds have lost 40-26 to the Western Force in Round 14 of Vodafone Super Rugby at Suncorp Stadium. The Reds crossed for four tries but fell short as Force flyhalf Peter Grant kicked his side to victory with a perfect seven from seven...

  • Red Roses squad for tour of New Zealand

    May 26, 17 • 1288 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Red Roses squad for tour of New Zealand

    A squad of 28 players will travel to New Zealand on 2 June for the Red Roses’ three-Test tour against Australia, Canada and the Black Ferns. Sarah Hunter, who led England to a Six Nations Grand Slam win earlier this year, again captains the side, which...

  • Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 10

    May 26, 17 • 911 Views • General NewsComments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 10

    Round 10 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off this Saturday, with the south-side clash between Easts and Souths at David Wilson Field as the Game of the Round. Saturday’s match is sure to attract a sizeable crowd to Tigerland.. 2017 marks the Tigers’...

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    Paarl Boy’s High v Paul Roos Team Lists

    May 26, 17 • 1083 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Paarl Boy’s High v Paul Roos Team Lists

    Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa’s top rugby schools which are broadcast live on SuperSport from March to August. Schoolboy rugby has served...

  • Team announcement Emirates Lions vs Southern Kings (Sunday 28 May)

    May 26, 17 • 1214 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Team announcement Emirates Lions vs Southern Kings (Sunday 28 May)

    The Emirates Lions coaches have made only two changes when they host the Southern Kings at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday (28 May). Robbie Coetzee gets a start as part of the rotation system while Faf de Klerk starts in the place of Ross Cronjé, who is...

  • Senatla replaces Ulengo in SA ‘A’ squad

    May 26, 17 • 1154 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Senatla replaces Ulengo in SA ‘A’ squad

    Blitzbok speedster Seabelo Senatla has been drafted into the SA ‘A’ squad for their two matches against the French Barbarians next month. The DHL Stormers winger, who was named World Rugby’s Sevens Player of the Year for the 2015/16 season, replaces the...

  • WP Rugby confident of meeting stadium safety requirements

    May 26, 17 • 1214 Views • General NewsComments Off on WP Rugby confident of meeting stadium safety requirements

    WP Rugby has confirmed that it has made an application for a venue safety certificate for DHL Newlands under the new safety regulations issued in terms of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act. Under the new regulations promulgated in March 2017...

  • ARU announces plans for National Coaching Panel

    May 26, 17 • 941 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on ARU announces plans for National Coaching Panel

    Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced plans to establish a National Coaching Panel to oversee coach development and education across the country. The concept of a National Coaching Panel was agreed following a meeting of current and former national...

  • Vale Denis O’Callaghan, Wallabies Representative on 1966/67 Tour

    May 26, 17 • 896 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Vale Denis O’Callaghan, Wallabies Representative on 1966/67 Tour

    The Australian and New South Wales Rugby community is mourning the loss of former New South Wales and Wallabies flanker, Denis O’Callaghan, who passed away earlier this week, aged 77. Though O’Callaghan never received an official Wallabies cap from...

  • New Zealand Rugby honoured by prestigious award for the All Blacks

    May 26, 17 • 904 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on New Zealand Rugby honoured by prestigious award for the All Blacks

    New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has today said it was humbled at having the achievements of the All Blacks recognised with the Princess of Asturias Award for Sport in 2017. NZR Chief Executive, Steve Tew said the achievement was a welcome surprise. “We received a...

  • Provincial Barbarians squad for opening match of DHL NZ Lions Series confirmed

    May 26, 17 • 1043 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Provincial Barbarians squad for opening match of DHL NZ Lions Series confirmed

    New Zealand Provincial Barbarians coach Clayton McMillan has today confirmed the final selection of his squad to open the DHL NZ Lions Series on 3 June at Toll Stadium in Whangarei. The squad is: Forwards: Aidan Ross (Bay of Plenty) Tolu Fahamokioa...

  • Five In Line For Potential Debuts As Simba Face Germany | Kopo Glad To Be Back

    May 26, 17 • 963 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Five In Line For Potential Debuts As Simba Face Germany | Kopo Glad To Be Back

    Five players are in line for their full test debuts as the Simbas squad for Saturday’s Tatu City Series clash against Germany. “These players, Philip Ikambili, Oscar Simiyu, Bram Mayaka, George Nyambua and Leo Seje Owade have upped their game and proved...

  • Next Step in Vodacom Bulls Turnaround

    May 26, 17 • 1881 Views • General NewsComments Off on Next Step in Vodacom Bulls Turnaround

    The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Thursday evening that decorated international rugby coach John Mitchell has been appointed as their new Executive of Rugby. This appointment is the next step in the unfolding turnaround strategy announced by the...

  • DHL WP forced to change

    May 26, 17 • 964 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on DHL WP forced to change

    DHL Western Province coach John Dobson has had to make a number of changes to his team to face the EP Kings in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter at City Park on Saturday. Dobson’s team have won all four of their matches this season and will be...

  • Team release Bulldogs vs Boland Cavaliers

    May 25, 17 • 848 Views • General NewsComments Off on Team release Bulldogs vs Boland Cavaliers

    BULLDOGS vs BOLAND CAVALIERS DATE:  SATURDAY,27 MAY 2017 VENUE: CERES RUGBY CLUB   KICK OFF: 15h00 Sonwabiso Mqalo Michael Makase Lundi Ralarala (V/Capt) Somila Mantyoyi Siyasanga Ncanywa Oliver Zono Sinovuyo Nyoka Sokuphumla Xakalashe Johannes Janse van...