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  • Griffons crowned Currie Cup First Division and U20 champs

    Oct 10, 16 • 1817 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Griffons crowned Currie Cup First Division and U20 champs

    It was a rewarding day for the Down Touch Griffons at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom on Friday as their senior team were crowned the Currie Cup First Division champions and their U20 side the SA Rugby U20 champions. The Down Touch Griffons overpowered...

  • Lodewyk De Jager Cited

    Oct 9, 16 • 1442 Views • Analysis, General News • • Comments Off on Lodewyk De Jager Cited

    Player: Lodewyk De Jager Team: South Africa Position: Lock Date of Incident: 8 October 2016 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (h) A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without use of the arms, or without grasping a player...

  • No excuses, we were embarrassed – Coetzee

    Oct 8, 16 • 1487 Views • Analysis, General News, Springboks • • Comments Off on No excuses, we were embarrassed – Coetzee

    Springbok coach Allister Coetzee on Saturday said his team were outplayed in defeat by New Zealand in Durban on Saturday. Coetzee said he was embarrassed by the result as New Zealand completed the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with a 57-15 victory. New...

  • The British & Irish Lions today announced that Robert Walters will be an Official Sponsor for the 2017 Tour to New Zealand.

    Oct 7, 16 • 2190 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on The British & Irish Lions today announced that Robert Walters will be an Official Sponsor for the 2017 Tour to New Zealand.

    It will be the second time that the world’s leading specialist professional recruitment consultancy have been associated with the Lions following the 2013 Tour to Australia. British & Irish Lions Chief Operating Officer Charlie McEwen said: “We are...

  • GrootRugby 06 October 2016

    Oct 7, 16 • 1613 Views • General News • • Comments Off on GrootRugby 06 October 2016

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  • QANTAS WALLABIES FINALISE BENCH FOR ARGENTINA CLASH

    Oct 7, 16 • 1179 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES FINALISE BENCH FOR ARGENTINA CLASH

    Qantas Wallabies team to play Argentina in The Rugby Championship at Twickenham, London, Saturday 8 October, 7:30pm local time (Sunday, 5.30am AEDT) Scott Sio (23 Tests) Stephen Moore (c) (110 Tests) Sekope Kepu (71 Tests) Rory Arnold (4 Tests) Adam Coleman...

  • KCB, Nakuru Prepare For Floodies Semifinal Duel

    Oct 7, 16 • 1887 Views • General News • • Comments Off on KCB, Nakuru Prepare For Floodies Semifinal Duel

    KCB and Top Fry Nakuru have always served up intense, intrigue filled games of rugby whenever they square off and fans do have the opportunity to witness another clash between the two doyens of the game in the first cup semifinal at the Impala Floodlit...

  • Gold Cup: All eyes – and cameras – on Rustenburg

    Oct 7, 16 • 1418 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Gold Cup: All eyes – and cameras – on Rustenburg

    All eyes will be on the North West city of Rustenburg on Saturday when the drama of the final round of the Gold Cup – SA Rugby’s three-nation championship for non-university clubs – is broadcast to an international television audience. Unbeaten Pool B...

  • NZ Schools team named for Australia match

    Oct 7, 16 • 1441 Views • General News, International, New Zealand • • Comments Off on NZ Schools team named for Australia match

    NZ Schools team named for Australia match NZ Barbarians Schools team named to play Fiji After wins over Fiji and Australia earlier this week, the New Zealand Schools and NZ Barbarians Schools switch opposition tomorrow (Saturday 8 October) as they aim for a...

  • Canterbury Rugby and Crusaders to have separate CEOs

    Oct 7, 16 • 2982 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Canterbury Rugby and Crusaders to have separate CEOs

    The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) will soon begin a process to appoint a CEO, having made a joint decision with the Crusaders to move to a separate management structure going forward. Since the creation of the Crusaders, the leadership and management...

  • ARU OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF JOURNALIST REBECCA WILSON

    Oct 7, 16 • 1184 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on ARU OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF JOURNALIST REBECCA WILSON

    Australian Rugby Union CEO Bill Pulver has extended condolences to family and friends of highly respected News Corp journalist Rebecca Wilson. “Rebecca was a pioneer in the sports media by establishing herself as one of the country’s leading female sports...

  • NSW Buildcorp NRC teams to compete for new bell named after the NSW Waratahs highest capped player, Benn Robinson

    Oct 7, 16 • 1838 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on NSW Buildcorp NRC teams to compete for new bell named after the NSW Waratahs highest capped player, Benn Robinson

    Even more pride will be on the line when the three NSW Buildcorp National Rugby Championships (NRC) teams compete against one another with the introduction of a new trophy named after the NSW Waratahs highest ever capped player, Benn Robinson. ‘The Benn...

  • Buildcorp NRC Round 7 Preview 

    Oct 7, 16 • 1254 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Buildcorp NRC Round 7 Preview 

    Buildcorp NRC Round 7 Preview The final round of the 2016 Buildcorp NRC is Pacific Island Round, celebrating the tremendous contribution of the Pacific Island Community to Australian Rugby. Round 7 kicks off in Sydney’s West at Concord Oval where the...

  • Kotze to join Vodacom Bulls

    Oct 7, 16 • 2375 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Kotze to join Vodacom Bulls

    The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Thursday confirmed the signing of Johnny Kotze till the end of October 2018. The elusive try-scoring centre is currently playing for the DHL Western Province and represented DHL Stormers in the Vodacom Super Rugby...

  • SWD U15s take top honours at Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week

    Oct 6, 16 • 2338 Views • General News • • Comments Off on SWD U15s take top honours at Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week

    South Western Districts on Thursday held their nerve in a tightly-contested final match at the Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week against 2015 finalists, Western Province, for a 13-8 victory at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg to take top honours in the fourth...

  • Winners of the Cup Final – THE ELATED FREE STATERS!

    Oct 6, 16 • 1423 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on Winners of the Cup Final – THE ELATED FREE STATERS!

    THE ELATED FREE STATERS! Out of the 1699 total points scored over the two day u17 Inter Provincial Sevens Tournament this past weekend, the points that counted the most was when the Free State team celebrated their Cup Final win with 35 points over the Blue...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM ANNOUNCED TO FACE ARGENTINA

    Oct 6, 16 • 2924 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM ANNOUNCED TO FACE ARGENTINA

    Qantas Wallabies team to play Argentina in The Rugby Championship at Twickenham, London, Saturday 8 October, 7:30pm local time (Sunday, 5.30am AEDT) Scott Sio (23 Tests) Stephen Moore (c) (110 Tests) Sekope Kepu (71 Tests) Rory Arnold (4 Tests) Adam...

  • De Klerk, De Allende back in Springbok team

    Oct 6, 16 • 2389 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on De Klerk, De Allende back in Springbok team

    Faf de Klerk and Damian de Allende were included in Springbok starting line-up to face the All Blacks in Durban on Saturday in the final Test of the 2016 Castle Lager Rugby Championship. The two personnel changes are both due to injuries – scrumhalf De...

  • Canterbury team named to play North Harbour

    Oct 6, 16 • 1255 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Canterbury team named to play North Harbour

    Canterbury will play their first Ranfurly Shield defence on Friday night, taking on North Harbour at AMI Stadium. Canterbury Head Coach Scott Robertson has made five changes to the starting line up that beat Taranaki on Sunday, and named one debutant on the...

  • All Blacks team named for Durban Test against South Africa

    Oct 6, 16 • 1826 Views • General News • • Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Durban Test against South Africa

    The All Blacks team to play South Africa in the final Investec Rugby Championship Test at Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban, on Saturday 8 October, has been named. The matchday 23 is (with Test caps in brackets): 1. Joe Moody (18) 2. Dane Coles (44) 3. Owen...

  • LANCE RETURNS FOR CANBERRA CLASH

    Oct 6, 16 • 1330 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on LANCE RETURNS FOR CANBERRA CLASH

    The Perth Spirit will be boosted by the return of star flyhalf Jono Lance for Saturday’s crucial Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) clash with the UC Vikings in Canberra. In further changes to the side, young gun Ross Haylett-Petty shifts to his...

  • Izaia Perese returns for Bond University Queensland Country ahead of Andy Purcell Cup clash

    Oct 6, 16 • 1226 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Izaia Perese returns for Bond University Queensland Country ahead of Andy Purcell Cup clash

    Bond University Queensland Country centre Izaia Perese will return to the Country line-up for the team’s final match of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) season against Brisbane City at Ballymore Stadium. This Sunday’s match will see...

  • : McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side named for Queensland derby

    Oct 6, 16 • 1405 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on : McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side named for Queensland derby

    McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have named their side to take on Bond University Queensland Country in the annual Andy Purcell Cup clash at Ballymore Stadium this Sunday. City coaches have made six changes to the side for their final match of the 2016...

  • FORCE SIGN LOCAL PRODUCT RICHARD HARDWICK

    Oct 6, 16 • 1498 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on FORCE SIGN LOCAL PRODUCT RICHARD HARDWICK

    The Western Force has signed local product Richard Hardwick for the 2017 Super Rugby season. The UWA and Future Force Foundation product made his Super Rugby debut in Round Six this year against the Highlanders and went on to play a further three games in a...

  • AWARDS KEEP COMING FOR AUSTRALIA’S GOLDEN GIRLS

    Oct 6, 16 • 990 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on AWARDS KEEP COMING FOR AUSTRALIA’S GOLDEN GIRLS

    The Qantas Australian Women’s team post Rio glow continues to shine with the team announced as the “A-Team of the Year” at the 2016 I Support Women in Sports Awards in Sydney on Wednesday evening. The awards, now in their sixth year, recognize and...