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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Israel Folau Unveiled as a Brisbane Global Tens Ambassador
Israel Folau, one of rugby’s biggest superstars, believes the Brisbane Global Tens will be the ideal start to the 2017 rugby season. The former Broncos, Kangaroos and AFL star was back at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium today as the latest big name to endorse...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Nog ‘n Springbokkaptein in die Kookpot
“Êrens in November sal ons ʼn chat hê, ons weet nog nie wanneer nie, maar coach Allister is oop vir gesprek met ons. Ons sien die ander coaches in September by die SANZAAR- vergadering en hopelik sal ons daar ʼn gesprek of twee hê. “Allister is bereid...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Final Teams for Gold Cup confirmed
East London Police and Your Communications College Rovers were confirmed as the final two qualifiers for the Gold Cup after two nailbiting play-off finals last weekend that were decided only in the dying seconds. Veteran flyhalf Chris Jordaan ensured that he...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Hougaard rewarded with medal after unselfish act
Springbok Francois Hougaard has been rewarded for the ultimate act of sportsmanship during South Africa’s Sevens campaign at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 28-year-old was handed an unexpected surprise on Thursday when he received his...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Jenkins to continue as Cardiff Blues captain
Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Gethin Jenkins will continue as the region’s captain in the 2016/17 season. The 131-times capped prop took up the honour last season and helped the region to a resurgence in the second half of the campaign. Now head...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Argentina keen to build on Bok victory
Argentina leave for their Australasian Rugby Championship tour on Friday with confidence boosted after last weekend’s win over South Africa in Salta. They will play the All Blacks in Hamilton next weekend before facing Australia in Perth. Los Pumas head...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on Wakefield has eye on Saru job
Western Province Rugby Union president Thelo Wakefield has emerged as a candidate to become SA Rugby’s new vice president. The South African Rugby Union (Saru) must elect a new president after Oregan Hoskins resigned from his post two weeks ago. Current...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Adjustment to Mitre 10 Heartland Championship bonus points system
New Zealand Rugby has today confirmed an amendment to competition regulations adjusting the bonus points system for the 2016 Mitre 10 Heartland Championship competition. The bonus point system now allocates one point to teams who lose within eight points...
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Sep 2, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP WALLAROOS NAME SQUAD FOR BIGGEST TEST YET
The Buildcorp Wallaroos have named a 26 strong squad for their New Zealand tour which will include their first-ever double header against the Black Ferns before the third Bledisloe Cup Test between the Qantas Wallabies and the All Blacks at Eden Park. With...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss to retire from Test rugby at the end of 2016
Adriaan Strauss will retire from Test rugby at the end of the 2016 season. Strauss, who became the 57th Springbok captain against Ireland in June, said he had been contemplating retirement at the end of the season since late in 2015, and that he had...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Holland retires from rugby
Munster Rugby can today confirm that Johnny Holland will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. The young out-half who initially sustained a hamstring injury while playing for Munster ‘A’ in the British and Irish Cup game against...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers: ‘Australia and South Africa under equal pressure’
Former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers says Australia will be under just as much pressure as South Africa when they clash in the Rugby Championship on September 10. While Springbok rugby appears to have been in a free fall for the last couple of months,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Lions green light for Halfpenny
The Lions have been given a boost after Leigh Halfpenny declared he’s available to tour from the outset, even if Toulon make the Top 14 final. In France the domestic final is scheduled for June 4 but the British and Irish Lions will fly out to New...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP U19 shuffle forward pack
DHL Western Province U19 coach, Nazeem Adams, has made a number of changes to his forward pack to face the Cell C Sharks U19 at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Captain Ernst van Rhyn moves from flank to lock in place of the injured Cobus Wiese, with Juarno Augustus...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Mukoko To Officiate At Women’s Africa Cup Sevens
Peris Mukoko will be part of the referees panel for the Women’s Africa Cup Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe on September 17/18. One of Kenya’s leading female match officials, Mukoko, who also doubles up as a World Rugby certified Match Official Educator,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs EP Kings
Toyota Free State Cheetahs and Cell C announce renewal of partnership. The Toyota Cheetahs are proud to announce that Cell C has extended their partnership with the Toyota Cheetahs to 2017. Cell C has been a part of the Toyota Cheetahs family since...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Van der Merwe on DHL WP U21 debut
Junior Springbok wing Edwill van der Merwe will make his debut for DHL Western Province U21 against the Cell C Sharks U21 at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The speedster will be joined in a new-look backline by flyhalf Brandon Thomson, scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION 2016: Late changes to Boland team vs Pumas
The Boland Cavaliers have made a few late changes to their team that will face the Pumas at the Boland Stadium on Friday. Zandre Jordaan (eighth-man) and Basil Short (prop) have been withdrawn from the squad as they have been assessed to be unfit to take part...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions junior team sheets
The Xerox Golden Lions junior teams travel to Bloemfontein this weekend where they will face the Free State under 19 and under 21 teams. The Lions Under 21 side is currently second on the log, just one point behind the Free State, while the Lions Under 19’s...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP starting debut for Willemse
Flank Stefan Willemse will make his first start for DHL Western Province, in the Currie Cup clash against the Cell C Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Willemse came off the replacements bench in the victory against the Eastern Province Kings in Port...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team Release for Western Province vs Cell C Sharks
Western Province vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 3rd September 2016 Time : 17h05 Venue : DHL Newlands, Cape Town Referee : Rasta Rasivhenge Assistant Referees : Quinton Immelman, Jaco Kotze Television Match Official : Willie Roos Curwin Bosch 14....
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Gauteng and Coastal derbies spice up Currie Cup
Two big derbies, in Pretoria and Cape Town, will spice up the Currie Cup this weekend as the competition shifts into a new gear when the Premier and First Division tournaments pass the halfway mark and the battle for semi-final spots intensifies. Only four...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country welcome back James Slipper for Melbourne Rising clash
Bond University Queensland Country will welcome back St.George Queensland Reds and Wallabies prop James Slipper, for their Round 2 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against the Melbourne Rising this Sunday, 4 September. The inclusion of Slipper is...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side to play Western Sydney Rams at Ballymore Stadium
The McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side has been named for their first home match of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. City coaches have made six changes to the starting side to face the Rams in this Horan-Little Shield challenge match,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on QUADE COOPER INKS RETURN TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY AND QUEENSLAND REDS
Qantas Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper has officially put pen to paper on a new three-year contract, cementing his return to Australian Rugby after one season with French club Toulon. Cooper’s new deal will carry him through until the end of the 2019 Rugby...
