Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • Olympic Sevens stars boost DHL WP

    Aug 25, 16 • 2560 Views • General NewsComments Off on Olympic Sevens stars boost DHL WP

    Olympic Sevens Bronze medallists Cheslin Kolbe and Werner Kok will both start for DHL Western Province against the Eastern Province Kings, at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, in Port Elizabeth, on Saturday. Kolbe will make his first start of the Currie Cup Premier...

  • Get your CT Sevens tickets before they are gone

    Aug 25, 16 • 1533 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Get your CT Sevens tickets before they are gone

    With a little over 100 days to go before the very popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens kicks off in the Mother City on 10 December, SA Rugby has confirmed that less than 6,000 tickets – all for the first day of action – are still available to the public. All...

  • BOLAND LANDBOU 1ST XV 2016 SEASON RESULTS

    Aug 25, 16 • 2762 Views • General NewsComments Off on BOLAND LANDBOU 1ST XV 2016 SEASON RESULTS

      BOLAND LANDBOU 1ST XV PF PA Event 1 De Kuilen 25 0 M & F Rugbydag 2 Hugenote Wellington 25 5 M & F Rugbydag 3 Langenhoven Gym 32 13 Paul Roos 150 Rugby Day 4 Bishops 25 5 Newlands Rugby Day 5 Kempton Park 69 10 Noord/Suid Toernooi 6 Menlopark...

  • Top APC honours at stake on Friday

    Aug 25, 16 • 1272 Views • General NewsComments Off on Top APC honours at stake on Friday

    The SA Rugby Northern, Central and Southern Amateur Provincial Competitions (APC) will come to a thrilling end on Friday as the best amateur players in the country battle it out for top honours in Johannesburg, Kimberley and George respectively. Hosts the...

  • WP Rugby confirm Currie Cup reinforcements

    Aug 25, 16 • 1892 Views • General NewsComments Off on WP Rugby confirm Currie Cup reinforcements

    Western Province Rugby have brought in a number of players as reinforcements for their Currie Cup Premier Division campaign. Olympic Bronze medallist and 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year, Werner Kok, joins the union on loan afer agreement between...

  • Gold Cup play-offs reach climax

    Aug 25, 16 • 1636 Views • General NewsComments Off on Gold Cup play-offs reach climax

    The respective winners of two of the most famous trophies in South African club rugby go head to head on Saturday as the race for the last two places in the upcoming Gold Cup reaches its climax. Matleng Centurion, who recently lifted the Blue Bulls’ iconic...

  • CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION Cell C Sharks vs Blue Bulls

    Aug 25, 16 • 2772 Views • General NewsComments Off on CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION Cell C Sharks vs Blue Bulls

    Cell C Sharks vs. Blue Bulls Date : Saturday, 27 August 2016 Time : 18h10 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban Referee : Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees : AJ Jacobs, Ricus van der Hoven Television Match Official : Marius Jonker Curwin...

  • Currie Cup intensity rises

    Aug 25, 16 • 2804 Views • General NewsComments Off on Currie Cup intensity rises

    Cell C Sharks hunt fourth successive win DHL Western Province, Steval Pumas, EP Kings determined to secure first wins Leopards, Down Touch Griffons meet in table topping First Division clas The intensity of the Currie Cup Premier and First Division...

  • Hoërskool Dr. EG Jansen rugby results for 2016

    Aug 25, 16 • 3747 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Hoërskool Dr. EG Jansen rugby results for 2016

    Wedstryd Stats (1e Span – 2016): Nr: Datum: Span: Opponente: T / W: Tipe Wed: Wen / V: Punte V: Punte T: P Verskil: Driee V: Driee T: D Verskil: 1 2016/03/05 1e Span Marais Viljoen Weg Tuks Groep Wen 66 17 49 10 3 7 2 2016/05/12 1e Span Garsfontein Weg...

  • SPIRIT SIDE NAMED FOR 2016 BUILDCORP NRC SEASON OPENER

    Aug 25, 16 • 1703 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on SPIRIT SIDE NAMED FOR 2016 BUILDCORP NRC SEASON OPENER

    Perth Spirit Head Coach Dwayne Nestor has named his side for Saturday morning’s 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) season opener against the Melbourne Rising at McGillivray Oval. With early season wins key to each side’s title aspirations...

  • Bond University Queensland Country side named for Round 1 NRC clash

    Aug 25, 16 • 1690 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Bond University Queensland Country side named for Round 1 NRC clash

    The Bond University Queensland Country side has been named ahead of their first Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) match of 2016 against the University of Canberra Vikings this Sunday, August 28, at Bond University Rugby Club. Despite having five...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM NAMED TO FACE NEW ZEALAND

    Aug 25, 16 • 1664 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM NAMED TO FACE NEW ZEALAND

    Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named his side ahead of the second Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday night (5:35pm AEST kick off). Australia will have a new-look centre pairing with Bernard Foley...

  • McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side to play NSW Country Eagles in season opener

    Aug 25, 16 • 1376 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side to play NSW Country Eagles in season opener

    McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City have named their side to take on NSW Country Eagles in their first match of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship in Sydney this Saturday. The match-day 23 features 10 players from last year’s squad, with...

  • All Blacks team for second Bledisloe Cup Test; Midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown to make Test debut

    Aug 25, 16 • 1758 Views • General News, International, New ZealandComments Off on All Blacks team for second Bledisloe Cup Test; Midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown to make Test debut

    The All Blacks side to play the second Bledisloe Cup match in the Investec Rugby Championship at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday 27 August has been named, with new All Black Anton Lienert-Brown to make his Test debut. The matchday 23 is (with Test...

  • Boland Cavaliers team to face Golden Lions – 24 August 2016

    Aug 24, 16 • 1801 Views • General NewsComments Off on Boland Cavaliers team to face Golden Lions – 24 August 2016

    BOLAND CAVALIERS head coach Brent Janse van Rensburg has made a number of changes to his team to face the Golden Lions in a Currie Cup Premier Division match at Emirates Airline Park on Friday. Of the match 22 that faced the Sharks in Wellington last Friday,...

  • EP Kings team announced for Blue Bulls clash

    Aug 24, 16 • 1494 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP Kings team announced for Blue Bulls clash

    The Eastern Province Kings will face the DHL Western Province with just four changes to the starting lineup after a solid performance against the Blue Bulls last week. Head Coach Barend Pieterse announced Ricky Schroeder would again captain the side, with...

  • Injuries force DHL WP U21 to change

    Aug 24, 16 • 1511 Views • General NewsComments Off on Injuries force DHL WP U21 to change

    Injuries have forced DHL Western Province U21 coach Jerome Paarwater to make three changes to his starting line-up to face the Xerox Golden Lions U21 at Emirates Airline Park on Friday. In the backline Heinrich Buhr comes in for inside centre Ryan Oosthuizen,...

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    Bishops v Rondebosch Historic Overview

    Aug 24, 16 • 5809 Views • General News, Premier Schools, SA Schools, SchoolComments Off on Bishops v Rondebosch Historic Overview

    This Saturday, the 27th of August, will once again see two Southern Suburb rivals take each other on for the 191th time since 1911 when the 1st Teams played each other for the first time. They played a once-off U16 match in 1908 which saw...

  • Returning players bolster DHL WP U19

    Aug 24, 16 • 1709 Views • General NewsComments Off on Returning players bolster DHL WP U19

    DHL Western Province U19 have been boosted by the return of three players from injury, ahead of their clash with the Xerox Golden Lions U19 at Emirates Airline Park on Friday. Coach Nazeem Adams’ unbeaten team, will be looking for their eighth straight...

  • Chipu Brace For Zimbabwe

    Aug 24, 16 • 1767 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Chipu Brace For Zimbabwe

    Chipu start their Rugby Africa Division 1A U19 Championship with a clash in Windhoek against Zimbabwe at 3.00pm Namibian time, (4.00pm EAT). The winner of this clash will meet the winner of the Namibia-Tunisia clash in the final on Saturday 27 August. The...

  • Vincent Koch earns Springbok start in Salta

    Aug 24, 16 • 2101 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vincent Koch earns Springbok start in Salta

    Tendai Mtawarira to reach record-equalling 80th Test cap Top points’ scorer against Argentina, Morné Steyn, on the bench Vincent Koch will replace the injured Julian Redelinghuys in the only change to the Springboks’ starting fifteen to face Argentina on...

  • Human keen to continue momentum

    Aug 24, 16 • 2305 Views • General NewsComments Off on Human keen to continue momentum

    Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 coach Pote Human is keen to continue with the progress showed by his team this far in the SA Rugby Under-21 Provincial Championship when they take on the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The Blue Bulls secured a first win out...

  • Kenya “A” Edge Hong Kong In Tuesday Night Thriller

    Aug 24, 16 • 1454 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Kenya “A” Edge Hong Kong In Tuesday Night Thriller

    Trailing 10-11 at Half time,  Kenya A picked themselves up, rallying to a 24-18 win over Hong Kong in an international friendly played under the Impala Club lights on Tuesday 23 August. After a tentative start, the Dragons settled into a rhythm, Conor...

  • pre-match Steval Pumas vs Griquas, Mbombela Stadium 26th August 2016

    Aug 24, 16 • 1653 Views • General NewsComments Off on pre-match Steval Pumas vs Griquas, Mbombela Stadium 26th August 2016

    Steval Pumas ready to welcome Griquas The Steval Pumas are hungry to record their first win of the Currie Cup Premier Division, as they prepare to face long-time rivals Griquas at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday evening. After losses to the Sharks and Lions in...

  • Marais changes three for Durban clash

    Aug 24, 16 • 2404 Views • General NewsComments Off on Marais changes three for Durban clash

    Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Nollis Marais made three changes to his starting team that will face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The coach was forced into a change in the midfield with Dan Kriel injured in the match against the EP Kings, but as it...