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

    Aug 17, 16 • 1657 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 • 1689 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 • 1875 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 • 1984 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 • 1784 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 • 1172 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 • 2455 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 • 5539 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 • 3079 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 • 2753 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 • 1697 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 • 1618 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 • 3655 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 • 4116 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 • 1928 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 • 3454 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 • 1147 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...

  • New sponsor for Legends’ Iqhawe Week for Under-15s

    Aug 16, 16 • 1579 Views • General News • • Comments Off on New sponsor for Legends’ Iqhawe Week for Under-15s

    SA Rugby’s youth development ladder has received a boost with the announcement that Carfind.co.za has signed a two-year deal to become the title sponsor of the annual Legends Iqhawe Week for Under-15s, which was established and is run by the SA Rugby...

  • UC Championship Finals

    Aug 16, 16 • 1476 Views • General News • • Comments Off on UC Championship Finals

    Congratulations to the six teams that have made the UC Championship finals this weekend. Finals venues and kick-offs have now been set, as per below:   UC Championship – Cup Final 13/08/16 14:45 Christchurch BHS v. Shirley BHS Rugby Park (Chch) UC...

  • Steval Pumas Medical Report, 16th August 2016

    Aug 16, 16 • 2950 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Steval Pumas Medical Report, 16th August 2016

    Steval Pumas physiotherapist Luzahn Louw has announced the team’s injured players from the 2nd round Currie Cup match against the Golden Lions this past Saturday. Several players are still awaiting results of scans, determining the severity of injuries. New...

  • NSW Waratahs receive huge boost with Australian Olympic Sevens star, Cameron Clark signing for two seasons

    Aug 16, 16 • 1578 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on NSW Waratahs receive huge boost with Australian Olympic Sevens star, Cameron Clark signing for two seasons

    The NSW Waratahs have received a timely boost with the announcement that Australian Men’s Olympic Sevens representative, Cameron Clark has signed with the team until the end of 2018. The 23-year -old has made a huge name for himself in the Seven-a-side...

  • Springboks light up Middelburg with #LoveRugby

    Aug 15, 16 • 1717 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Springboks light up Middelburg with #LoveRugby

    Springbok forwards Beast Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth and a bunch of their team mates lit up a home for the aged in Middelburg on Sunday by serving the elderly residents tea and coffee with cupcakes, while a few streets away, Francois Hougaard, Lionel Mapoe,...

  • SA Rugby mourns passing of Makhenkesi Stofile

    Aug 15, 16 • 1384 Views • General News • • Comments Off on SA Rugby mourns passing of Makhenkesi Stofile

    SA Rugby on Monday said was it was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former struggle rugby stalwart and South African Minster of Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile. He was 71. Makhenkesi Stofile was an accomplished scrumhalf at Newell...

  • Horne: Kiwi exodus doesn’t make NZ vulnerable

    Aug 15, 16 • 1462 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Horne: Kiwi exodus doesn’t make NZ vulnerable

    Australia centre Rob Horne has dismissed suggestions that the All Blacks are vulnerable after losing a string of star players over the last 12 months. Former captain Richie McCaw, front-row stalwarts Tony Woodcock and Keven Mealamu, fly-half Dan Carter and...

  • Cavaliers secure bonus-point victory against EP | U.20’s thrash Border | Boland vs Sharks in Wellington on Friday

    Aug 15, 16 • 1504 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Cavaliers secure bonus-point victory against EP | U.20’s thrash Border | Boland vs Sharks in Wellington on Friday

    THE Boland Cavaliers secured their first win of the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division after beating Eastern Province 28-10 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday. There wasn’t much that separated the two teams after the first 40...