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  • MCCALMAN AND HAYLETT-PETTY NAMED FOR BLEDISLOE CUP CLASH

    Aug 18, 16 • 1429 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on MCCALMAN AND HAYLETT-PETTY NAMED FOR BLEDISLOE CUP CLASH

    Dane Haylett-Petty and Ben McCalman have both been named in the Qantas Wallabies starting XV to take on the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Sydney on Saturday night (6:05pm AWST kick off). Head Coach Michael Cheika has welcomed back 315 Tests of...

  • QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO PLAY ALL BLACKS IN BLEDISLOE OPENER

    Aug 18, 16 • 2954 Views • General News, International, The Rugby Championship • • Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO PLAY ALL BLACKS IN BLEDISLOE OPENER

    Qantas Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has welcomed back 315 Tests of experience for the Bledisloe Cup and 2016 Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night (8:05pm AEST kick off). Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Giteau, Will Genia...

  • All Blacks team for Investec Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup opener

    Aug 18, 16 • 1653 Views • General News, International, New Zealand • • Comments Off on All Blacks team for Investec Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup opener

    The All Blacks side to play the opening Bledisloe Cup match in the Investec Rugby Championship at ANZ Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 20 August has been named, with replacement prop Kane Hames named on the bench. The matchday 23 is (with Test caps in brackets. ...

  • Vermeulen bolsters DHL WP U21

    Aug 18, 16 • 1767 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vermeulen bolsters DHL WP U21

    DHL Western Province U21 have been bolstered by the inclusion of loose forward Jacques Vermeulen for their clash with the Toyota Free State Cheetahs U21 at DHL Newlands on Friday. Vermeulen comes down from the senior DHL Western Province side and will take...

  • Currie Cup Premier Division Boland vs Cell C Sharks

    Aug 18, 16 • 2560 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Currie Cup Premier Division Boland vs Cell C Sharks

    Boland vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Friday, 19 August 2016 Time : 15h00 Venue : Boland Stadium, Wellington Referee : Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees : Rodney Boneparte, Aimee Barrett Television Match Official : Willie Vos Curwin Bosch 14....

  • DHL WP U19 forced to change

    Aug 18, 16 • 1537 Views • General News • • Comments Off on DHL WP U19 forced to change

    Injuries have forced DHL Western Province U19 coach Nazeem Adams to make five changes to his starting line-up to face the Toyota Cheetahs U19, at DHL Newlands on Friday. Adams’ charges will be looking for their seventh consecutive victory of the season...

  • New-look DHL WP to face Cheetahs

    Aug 17, 16 • 1414 Views • General News • • Comments Off on New-look DHL WP to face Cheetahs

    DHL Western Province coach John Dobson has made a number of changes to his team to face the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at DHL Newlands on Friday. Following their bye week and training camp in Hermanus, DHL Western Province will be looking for their first win...

  • CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION 2016 BOLAND CAVALIERS vs SHARKS

    Aug 17, 16 • 2317 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION 2016 BOLAND CAVALIERS vs SHARKS

    CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION 2016 Boland Cavaliers Team vs Sharks 19 August 2016 Boland Stadium, Wellington Kick-off: 15:00   15 Full back Scheepers JN Nico 14 Right wing Torrens SL Sergio Lorenzo 13 Right centre Bosch C Christopher 12 Left centre Nell RD...

  • UNDER 19: Stassen to start at flank in Golden Lions derby clash

    Aug 17, 16 • 1621 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on UNDER 19: Stassen to start at flank in Golden Lions derby clash

    Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 coach Jaco Pienaar beefed up his already formidable forwards pack for Friday’s SA Rugby Under-19 Provincial Championship match against Gauteng neighbours, the Xerox Golden Lions. Pienaar moved Stassen to the side of the scrum...

  • Boks treat Lowveld learners to unforgettable assembly

    Aug 17, 16 • 1639 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Boks treat Lowveld learners to unforgettable assembly

    Springboks Oupa Mohoje, Warren Whiteley, Jesse Kriel, Bongi Mbonambi and Jaco Kriel treated 400 high school learners from across the Lowveld to a special #LoveRugby school assembly at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Wednesday morning. The stadium is the...

  • Western Province fighting to keep hold of Senatla

    Aug 17, 16 • 1834 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Western Province fighting to keep hold of Senatla

    The Western Province Rugby Union, however, is confident of holding onto the player who’s contract with them is due to expire at the end of October. WP are reportedly also interested in signing Sevens player Tim Agaba who until recently was at the EP...

  • How do the Boks measure up?

    Aug 17, 16 • 1936 Views • General News, International, New Zealand, Springboks • • Comments Off on How do the Boks measure up?

    The 2016 Rugby Championship launches on Saturday with the world champion All Blacks in Sydney to face Australia, while the Springboks welcome Argentina to Nelspruit. Will the Lions’ Super Rugby success ignite the Boks? How will New Zealand fare in their...

  • WP vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs

    Aug 17, 16 • 1745 Views • General News • • Comments Off on WP vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs

    The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on DHL Western Province in a Currie Cup match on Friday, 19 August 2016 at Newlands in Cape Town.  The game kicks off at 17:10.  Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the encounter. A couple of changes...

  • Springbok Assembly with 400 local kids at Mbombela Stadium

    Aug 17, 16 • 1128 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Springbok Assembly with 400 local kids at Mbombela Stadium

    The Grade 11 pupils from schools as far afield as Barberton got the chance to interact with Warren Whiteley, Oupa Mahoje, Jaco Kriel, Jesse Kriel and Bongi Mbonambi. The assembly kicked off with the players answering questions, sharing their favourite...

  • Oregan Hoskins steps down as SA Rugby president after “remarkable ten years”

    Aug 17, 16 • 2327 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Oregan Hoskins steps down as SA Rugby president after “remarkable ten years”

    Mr Oregan Hoskins announced on Wednesday that he was stepping down as president of the South African Rugby Union after a decade of service and achievement. Mr Hoskins advised the membership of SA Rugby at a meeting of the General Council in Johannesburg on...

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    Premier Interschool Boland Landbou vs Oakdale

    Aug 17, 16 • 5483 Views • General News, Premier Schools, SA Schools, School • • Comments Off on Premier Interschool Boland Landbou vs Oakdale

    The second to last game of the season’s Premier Interschools Derby’s takes place on Saturday the 20th of August when Boland Landbou hosts fellow agricultural school Oakdale from Riversdale for their annual interschools. The two schools have been playing...

  • All to play for in Women’s Interprovincial Series

    Aug 17, 16 • 3041 Views • General News • • Comments Off on All to play for in Women’s Interprovincial Series

    The race to the playoffs in both the A- and B-Sections of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition is still wide open and most of the teams will have a lot to play for in the penultimate round of pool matches this weekend. Five of the six teams in...

  • SA Schools teams show their class at Bishops

    Aug 17, 16 • 2672 Views • General News, International, SA Schools, School • • Comments Off on SA Schools teams show their class at Bishops

    SA Schools coach Lance Sendin and SA Schools A coach Sean Erasmus praised their teams for their strong performances on Tuesday in the second round of the U19 International Series at Bishops in Rondebosch, Cape Town, which earned them rewarding victories...

  • Notshe, Mvovo return home from Springbok camp

    Aug 16, 16 • 1652 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Notshe, Mvovo return home from Springbok camp

    Lwazi Mvovo and Sikhumbuzo Notshe were released from the Springbok squad and have returned to their home provinces on Tuesday afternoon. They remain part of the overall Bok squad but will not feature in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener on Saturday...

  • Human keeps the faith

    Aug 16, 16 • 1563 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Human keeps the faith

    Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 coach Pote Human named the same starting team from last weekend to play the Xerox Golden Lions in SA Rugby’s Under-21 Provincial Championship in Pretoria on Friday. The Blue Bulls came up short in Bloemfontein last week...

  • Argentina aim for Nelspruit upset

    Aug 16, 16 • 3607 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Argentina aim for Nelspruit upset

    The Pumas will be buoyed by the fact that they were able to beat the Springboks at home in last year’s Rugby Championship as they take on South African in Nelspruit on Saturday.  Argentina beat South Africa last year 37-25 in Durban, the first time the...

  • Snyman bolster Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Aug 16, 16 • 4070 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Snyman bolster Vodacom Blue Bulls

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls will take on the EP Kings at Loftus Versfeld Friday evening bolstered by the return of RG Snyman at lock. Snyman, one of the stars for the Vodacom Bulls in the Super Rugby season, came off the bench last weekend in the defeat to the...

  • Springbok open training session, Mbombela 15th August 2016

    Aug 16, 16 • 1865 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on Springbok open training session, Mbombela 15th August 2016

    Hundreds get first look at Boks during open training session Nelspruiters turned up in their hundreds at the Mbombela Stadium on Monday afternoon to get their first look at the Springbok team during a free open training and signing session. For both players...

  • If Boks are going to run, the time is now

    Aug 16, 16 • 3415 Views • General News, International, Springboks • • Comments Off on If Boks are going to run, the time is now

    The loss of Duane Vermeulen for the Rugby Championship has understandably been described as a massive blow to the Springboks – but could it be a blessing in disguise? Talismanic Vermeulen, thanks to his workload, has become yet another victim of...

  • Agreement reached on Grand Challenge Final

    Aug 16, 16 • 1110 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Agreement reached on Grand Challenge Final

    The Final of the Grand Challenge will now be played at 7pm on the 17 August 2016 at Central Stadium in Uitenhage, after Saru referee Rodney Bonaparte called the showpiece off before it even started over the weekend Gardens were meant to play Harlequins in an...