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Apr 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Van Zyl calls time on WP Rugby journey
Chris van Zyl has decided to call time on his career as a rugby player after years of dedicated service to Western Province Rugby. The experienced lock ends with 72 caps for DHL Western Province and 42 caps for the DHL Stormers, having contributed immensely...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on BIG ‘Giraffe’ Dlamini joins the #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of front row powerhouse Mheli Dlamini, from KZN based Crusaders Rugby Club in Durban North. Affectionately known as Giraffe, the tighthead prop enjoyed a stint with the Down Touch Griffins in the...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on GODWIN RETURNS FOR REBELS SHOWDOWN
The Western Force travel to Melbourne this week as they take on the Melbourne Rebels in the Round 8 Super Rugby AU clash at AAMI Park on Friday night. Head coach Tim Sampson has made several changes to the starting side that took on the ACT Brumbies in...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 8 team against Brumbies
Following their 25-point win over the Rebels in Melbourne, the St.George Queensland Reds have made no changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash against the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium. After a solid outing in his return to the...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1528 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Travel launches RWC 2023 packages
The Springboks will be defending the Webb Ellis Cup in France in a little over two years’ time – the eighth Rugby World Cup in which South Africa will compete – and this at the scene of the Boks’ second title when John Smit lifted the coveted gold...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1031 Views •
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Comments Off on Speedster Senatla signs on with WPPR
Speedster Seabelo Senatla has committed to a two-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). The fleet-footed wing, who is the all-time leading try-scorer for the Springbok Sevens team, has committed his future to the DHL Stormers...
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Apr 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springboks start season preparations with alignment camps
The Springboks’ preparations for the forthcoming international season will move up a gear in the next fortnight as Rassie Erasmus (Director of Rugby), Jacques Nienaber (head coach) and the rest of the management host of a series alignment camps. This week,...
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Mar 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Bok prop Malherbe remains committed to WPPR
Experienced tighthead prop Frans Malherbe has signed a contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). Malherbe made his DHL Stormers debut 10 years ago and currently has the third-most caps for the team with 109 to his name, just 15...
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Mar 27, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Phil Burgess announces retirement
England and GB Sevens player Phil Burgess has called time on his rugby career with immediate effect. Having joined the England Sevens squad for 2013-14 season from Cornish Pirates, Burgess was a member of the GB Sevens squad that claimed Silver at the Rio...
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Mar 26, 21 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs will be taking the EP Elephants
In the last match of the Preparation series, the Toyota Cheetahs will be taking the EP Elephants. The match on Sunday kicks off at 15:00 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein with a live broadcast on SuperSport. Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team with...
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Mar 26, 21 •
1159 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PRO14 Rainbow Cup kick-off confirmed
The Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers’ first foray into Europe has been confirmed with the news that the PRO14 Rainbow Cup will kick-off on the weekend of 24 April, with fixtures for the first three rounds now established. Three...
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Mar 26, 21 •
886 Views •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers change it up for final preparation game
There are a number of changes to the DHL Stormers team for their final preparation game against the Emirates Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Several experienced players come into the mix for the encounter with the Johannesburg side, which kicks off at...
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Mar 25, 21 •
996 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WPPR secures next generation props
Promising props Neethling Fouché, Leon Lyons and Sazi Sandi have all signed contract extensions with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). Imposing tighthead Fouché has developed into a formidable competitor in his three years in Cape Town, becoming a...
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Mar 25, 21 •
1029 Views •
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Comments Off on Siya Kolisi to start for Cell C Sharks vs Vodacom Bulls
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has included a number of players who were part of the conditioning group and are now ready to play in Friday evening’s match against the Vodacom Bulls at Jonsson Kings Park. Amongst them are newly signed Springbok...
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Mar 25, 21 •
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Comments Off on New combinations to face Cell C Sharks
Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, continues rotating his squad as he named the group that will travel to face the Cell C Sharks in their final Preparation Series warm-up match at JONSSON Kings Park on Friday, 26 March 2021. Springbok Nizaam Carr...
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Mar 24, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on MCGREGOR TO START IN BRUMBIES CLASH IN THE CAPTIAL
The Western Force face second-placed Super Rugby AU side the ACT Brumbies on Friday night at GIO Stadium in Canberra. Head coach Tim Sampson has named a similar starting 15 to last week’s side that pushed the ladder leading Queensland Reds to the very last...
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Mar 24, 21 •
1021 Views •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 6 team against Waratahs
The St.George Queensland Reds have made four changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s away match against the Waratahs in Sydney. Ryan Smith will make his starting debut at lock, while the versatile Seru Uru will start at number-eight following an...
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Mar 23, 21 •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager Lions Series
SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions confirmed on Tuesday that they were aligned on delivering the Castle Lager Lions Series in South Africa in the scheduled playing window. The Lions Board confirmed its preference to SA Rugby on Monday evening, prior...
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Mar 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs to play at Mbombela Stadium
Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team with various changes for the Preparation match between the NNC Pumas and the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday, 19 March. Kick-off in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit is at 16:30 and the match will be live on SuperSport....
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Mar 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Lions
Saturday’s preparation series clash with the Lions in Johannesburg gives the coaching staff and players another shot at developing and refining their game plan as well as bringing more squad players back into the game day team. Cell C Sharks head coach Sean...
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Mar 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Experience returns for DHL Stormers
Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane and a host of experienced seniors return to the Vodacom Bulls’ starting line-up for their Preparation Series meeting with the DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on Friday, 19 March 2020. Besides Nyakane coming in at prop, Ruan...
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Mar 18, 21 •
1011 Views •
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Comments Off on Ntubeni signs on for three more years with WPPR
Hooker Scarra Ntubeni has signed a three-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). The seasoned front row forward has been with WPPR for his entire professional career and will build on over a decade of experience over the next...
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Mar 17, 21 •
1015 Views •
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Comments Off on Moerat to lead DHL Stormers in Pretoria
Lock Salmaan Moerat will captain the DHL Stormers in their preparation match against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday. Moerat is one of several players to come into the starting line-up for the North-South encounter at Loftus Versfeld, which kicks off...
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Mar 17, 21 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby’s EPD programme goes virtual in 2021
SA Rugby will host a virtual Elite Player Development (EPD) programme for Under-17 and Under-18 players in the next three days, in line with its objective to ensure effective development pathways despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. A...
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Mar 17, 21 •
1065 Views •
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Comments Off on Major signing as Tuungafasi extends time with Blues and NZR until 2024
All Blacks and Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi has signed a new contract with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Blues club, it was announced today. In what is a major re-signing, Tuungafasi will stay in New Zealand until 2024, which makes him the first All Black to...
