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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Beachcomber World Club 10s will have a strong South African/Aussie flavour
PRETORIA, 11 MAY 2017 – The Beachcomber World Club 10s in Mauritius will have a strong South African and Australian flavour for the third staging of the popular tournament at the Anjalay Stadium in Mauritius on June 17 and 18. Former Springbok coach...
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May 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks and Japan Rugby confirm 2018 Test
The All Blacks will return to Japan in 2018 as part of the team’s build-up to Rugby World Cup 2019 it was announced today. New Zealand’s Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Bill English, who is on an official visit to Japan, made the announcement with officials...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Davids has high hopes for Junior Boks in Georgia
After watching the Springbok Sevens secure the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title with a victory in Paris on Sunday, Junior Springbok and Blitzboks strongman Zain Davids hoped that a similarly brave effort by the SA U20s could steer them to success in...
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May 16, 17 •
2790 Views •
General News, School •
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Comments Off on Paarl Boys’ High down Grey College for third successive year
Paarl Boys’ High made history for the second time in Bloemfontein when they defeated Grey College by 46-31 in their annual Premier Interschools on Saturday. The team of captain, Francke Horn, became only the second first XV of Boishaai to manage to beat...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Inaugural Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund ‘Ride 4 Rugby’ MTB experience to be hosted in October
Unique ‘Ride 4 Rugby’ MTB experience to be held in the Western Cape’s Overberg raising funds for seriously injured rugby players in SA! (South Africa, May 2017) The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund, a charity that supports rugby players who...
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May 16, 17 •
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General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2018 and 2019 six nations championship fixtures announced
The fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced. Rugby’s Greatest Championship will take place over seven weekends in 2018, beginning on Saturday 3rd February and finishing with a Championship ‘Super...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on RG Snyman suspended for 4 weeks
Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche and Stephen Hardy Player: RG Snyman Team: Bulls Position: Lock Date of Incident: 13 May 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(h) A Player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Elapsed...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Academy product Labuschagne joins Blitzboks in London
SA Rugby Sevens Academy player, Marco Labuschagne, has joined the Springbok Sevens team in London for this weekend’s HSBC London Sevens after Tim Agaba was ruled out because of a knee injury he sustained in Paris last weekend. Agaba will be replaced in...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Injury Update Emirates Lions
Madosh Tambwe sustained a side strain in the Supersport Rugby Challenge against the Welwitschias at Alberton Rugby Club last weekend and will be available next week. Jaco Kriel is doing agility training and is monitored week by week and unlikely to play this...
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May 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Waisake Naholo suspended for 1 week
Foul Play Review Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Stefan Terblanche and Stephen Hardy Player: Waisake Naholo Team: Highlanders Position: Wing Date of Incident: 13 May 2017 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling of an Opponent amended to...
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May 16, 17 •
4606 Views •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas announce new members to winning team
With a hand-picked selection of players and support, the Steval Pumas have been quietly busy bolstering their ranks as they get into the full swing of this 2017 season. Chief among these must be the addition of Lance Salter, a 32-year-old Performance Analyst...
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May 15, 17 •
3393 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blitzboks want to finish season as they started
The Springbok Sevens team set themselves the goal at the beginning of the season to be competitive and try to win all ten tournaments of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. To neglect that aim after nine tournaments just because the series title is in the...
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May 15, 17 •
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Comments Off on Kings quartet invited to third Springbok training camp
Extended group of players called up to three-day assembly in Johannesburg Squad announcement for Castle Lager Incoming Series on 23 May Four Southern Kings players, Chris Cloete, Andisa Ntsila, Lionel Cronje and Makazole Mapimpi, are amongst an...
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May 15, 17 •
1177 Views •
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Comments Off on Excitement mounts as top-flight rugby returns to Soweto
International rugby stars will be on show in Soweto for as little as R40 when SA ‘A’ take on a French Barbarians team captained by former Les Bleus star Fred Michalak next month. In a ground-breaking collaboration with the Gauteng Provincial Government,...
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May 15, 17 •
4173 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on Relieved and proud about series win – Snyman
Springbok Sevens captain, Philip Snyman, applauded the massive team effort of his squad and gave credit to their management staff for preparing the team in the best possible way, after the Blitzboks secured the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title in Paris on...
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May 14, 17 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on South Africa crowned HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Champions
Blitzboks crowned HSBC Paris Sevens Champions Squad congratulated by SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander The Springbok Sevens team won their fifth title of the season and took an unassailable lead in the 2016/17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Paris on...
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May 14, 17 •
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Comments Off on DIE BULLS LANSEER DIE NOODFAKKELS
Loftus Versveld-Simon Riekert Die noodfakkels het Saterdag-aand gevuur eerder as die tradisionele vreugdefakkels wat gelanseer word as die Bulls drieë druk op Loftus. Dis toepaslik om op te merk dat die Bulls hierdie SuperRugby-seisoen bitter min geleentheid...
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May 14, 17 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Kings rule in coastal derby thriller – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 12 Review
Emirates Lions clinch clean sweep of wins in Australia The Southern Kings edged the Cell C Sharks 35-32 in their thrilling coastal derby played in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday evening to make it three Vodacom...
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May 13, 17 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks face Samoa in Cup quarterfinals of HSBC Paris Sevens
The Springbok Sevens team took an important step towards the overall HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title in Paris on Saturday, qualifying for a ninth consecutive Cup quarterfinals spot in the 2016/17 series. They will face Samoa in the last eight of the HSBC...
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May 12, 17 •
3368 Views •
General News, Pale Toe, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on ONS RUGBY WILDERNIS
Heyneke Meyer Foto: Anton Geyser Simon Riekert-Pretoria Hoe verdeeld het ons rugby nie geword nie, ek meen te sê elkeen wat al ʼn rugbybal vasgehou het (of nie) het ʼn mening oor wat verkeerd is met ons nasionale spel. En dan kom die kenners by; binne en...
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May 12, 17 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on Good energy in squad for final push in World Series – Powell
Proper time to prepare for the last two legs of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series could prove vital for the final push of the Springbok Sevens team towards winning the overall 2016/17 series, says Blitzboks coach, Neil Powell. The fact that he could start...
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May 12, 17 •
1892 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby takes fans behind the scenes as Junior Boks count-down to World Champs
SA Rugby has released the first of three behind-the-scenes mini-documentaries on the Junior Springboks’ hopes to regain the World Title in Georgia next month. Coach Chean Roux and captain Ernst van Rhyn, take viewers behind the scenes in episode one as they...
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May 12, 17 •
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https://iono.fm/e/429284 NAAS BOTHA PRAAT OOR DIE AFGELOPE WEEK SE RUGBY, REGSTREEKS UIT DIE GROOT RUGBY FM 90.5 ATELJEE HET JY DIT GEMIS, KRY DIE PODCAST ...
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May 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on Team Release – Cell C Sharks XV vs. Leopards
Cell C Sharks XV vs Leopards Date : Saturday, 13 May 2017 Time : 15h00 Venue : Douglas Mitchell Sports Ground, Margate Referee : Lourens van der Merwe Following last week’s emphatic victory over the Griffons in their second Supersport Rugby Challenge...
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May 11, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pat Lambie returns to take reigns against Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 12 Preview
Hanro Liebenberg leads Vodacom Bulls in battle with Highlanders Emirates Lions hunt Brumbies and Toyota Cheetahs visit Auckland Springbok flyhalf Pat Lambie returns to the Cell C Sharks team to face the Southern Kings on Saturday as well as resuming the...
