Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • Exiles confirm Corbisiero departure

    Jan 16, 13 • 2448 Views • AVIVA Premiership, Europe, General NewsComments Off on Exiles confirm Corbisiero departure

    It was confirmed today that Alex Corbisiero has signed for Northampton Saints for the 2013/14 season. Alex joined London Irish as an 17 year old and has moved through the Academy programme and developed into an outstanding loosehead prop. During his seven...

  • Super Rugby All Stars side

    Jan 16, 13 • 4172 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Super Rugby All Stars side

    We asked you to help us select the Super Rugby All Stars side. There’s was a tremendous response when choosing the best players in their positions ever to have played Super Rugby. We even had players such as the legendary Frenchman Serge Blanco and Philippe...

  • Countdown begins to SARU Community Cup kick-off

    Jan 16, 13 • 2740 Views • Club Rugby, General News, NationalComments Off on Countdown begins to SARU Community Cup kick-off

    SARU CEO Jurie Roux said on Wednesday that club rugby was on the brink on a new era as the one-month countdown began to kick off in the inaugural SARU Community Cup. The country’s best non-university clubs are hard at work preparing for the new 20-team...

  • Andries Pretorius gets Wales call-up for Six Nations

    Jan 15, 13 • 2870 Views • Europe, General News, InternationalComments Off on Andries Pretorius gets Wales call-up for Six Nations

    Rob Howley and his coaching team have named a 35-man squad to contest the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Tournament which includes five uncapped players and the return from injury of props Adam Jones and Craig Mitchell. Captain Sam Waburton will lead the side as they...

  • 2013 Lions squad confirmed

    Jan 15, 13 • 3297 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on 2013 Lions squad confirmed

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to confirm the 35-man MTN Lions squad that will participate in the Lions Challenge series.   MTN Lions final squad:   Gavin Annandale Martin Bezuidenhout Michael Bondesio Marnitz Boshoff JJ Breet Willie Britz...

  • Varsity Cup 2013 promises to be bigger than ever

    Jan 15, 13 • 2665 Views • General News, National, Varsity & Club, Varsity CupComments Off on Varsity Cup 2013 promises to be bigger than ever

    The Varsity Cup can be followed LIVE on www.rugby15.co.za/livescores • www.rugbychirps or on Twitter @Rugby15.   As well as support the Varsity Cup – Follow Varsity Cup on twitter @varsitycup or visit the very interactive Facebook Page:...

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    Draw released for The Rugby Championship 2013

    Jan 15, 13 • 4993 Views • General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Draw released for The Rugby Championship 2013

    SANZAR today announced the full draw for The Rugby Championship’s second year, kicking off with a popular clash between the Wallabies and 2012 season’s winners, the All Blacks, at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Saturday 17 August. That same day the Springboks...

  • Britz called up following Franklin’s knee injury

    Jan 14, 13 • 2130 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Britz called up following Franklin’s knee injury

    Conraad Johannes (Boetie) Britz has been called up to the Southern Kings squad following Hannes Franklin’s knee injury sustained during practice last week. Director of Rugby, Alan Solomons, said today that Britz, who had been part of the larger training...

  • Scotland name 10 uncapped players for Six Nations

    Jan 14, 13 • 2804 Views • Europe, General News, InternationalComments Off on Scotland name 10 uncapped players for Six Nations

    Ten uncapped players have been named in interim head coach Scott Johnson’s first Scotland squad.  The 35-strong squad will convene in Glasgow next Sunday for a three-day training camp ahead of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. Nine of the uncapped brigade...

  • DHL Stormers injury report – 11/01/13

    Jan 11, 13 • 2941 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on DHL Stormers injury report – 11/01/13

    DHL Stormers head coach Allister Coetzee has released an injury report ahead of his team’s pre-season camp in Hermanus next week. Coetzee had news on long-term injury casualties like Schalk Burger and Siya Kolisi and also those players that finished...

  • DHL Stormers name 36-man pre-season squad

    Jan 11, 13 • 5304 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Stormers name 36-man pre-season squad

    DHL Stormers head coach Allister Coetzee on Friday revealed a 36-man squad for next week’s pre-season camp in Hermanus ahead of the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament which kicks-off late next month. Springboks Gio Aplon, Andries Bekker, Schalk Burger,...

  • Habana signs three-year Toulon contract

    Jan 11, 13 • 5327 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Habana signs three-year Toulon contract

    DHL Stormers and Springbok wing Bryan Habana has signed a pre-contract agreement to move to French club Toulon after the close of the 2013 Super Rugby season. The three-year deal will see Habana make the move to the south of France as the 2013/14 Top 14...

  • Jacques Brunel names Italian squad for Six Nations

    Jan 10, 13 • 2557 Views • Europe, General News, International, Six Nations, Six Nations NewsComments Off on Jacques Brunel names Italian squad for Six Nations

    Italian coach Jacques Brunel today named his squad to take part in the Six Nations tournament. Flanker Paul Derbyshire, fullback Paolo Buso and centre Gonzalo Garcia and have all been recalled to the Italy squad for their first two games in the Six Nations....

  • 2013 School Rugby Fixtures for Western Cape

    Jan 10, 13 • 11148 Views • General News, School, School Rugby FixturesComments Off on 2013 School Rugby Fixtures for Western Cape

    13 April 2013 Paul Roos Gymnasium vs Bishops College SACS vs Hoër Landbouskool Boland Paarl Gimnasium vs Hoërskool Duineveld Wynberg Boys’ High School vs Rondebosch Boys’ High School Hoërskool Stellenberg vs HTS Drostdy Paarl Boys’ High School vs...

  • Tamati Ellison blow for Highlanders

    Jan 10, 13 • 2061 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Tamati Ellison blow for Highlanders

    The Highlanders will have to make do without All Black Tamati Ellison for most of the Super Rugby season. Ellison is recovering from pre-Christmas shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for up to six months. The 29-year-old midfield back tweeted that he...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby halftime break extended to 12 minutes

    Jan 10, 13 • 3254 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby halftime break extended to 12 minutes

    SANZAR on Thursday announced that halftime breaks for the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby season would be extended to 12 minutes. SANZAR also confirmed the draw and all venues for the 120 regular season matches to be played in the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby season....

  • Draw and all venues confirmed for Super Rugby 2013

    Jan 10, 13 • 2988 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Draw and all venues confirmed for Super Rugby 2013

        Draw and all venues confirmed for Super Rugby 2013     Halftime breaks for 2013 season to be extended to 12 minutes SANZAR can today confirm the draw and all venues for the 120 regular season matches to be played in the 2013 Super Rugby season. The...

  • Full Springbok schedule for 2013

    Jan 9, 13 • 18005 Views • General News, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Full Springbok schedule for 2013

    The Springboks will end off a busy international season with a tour to Wales, Scotland and France in Europe in November this year, while the venues for the first two Springbok Tests of 2013 have been reversed to avoid an event clash. The opening fixture of a...

  • SA U18 Sevens teams selected for Youth Festival

    Jan 9, 13 • 4955 Views • General News, International, National, School, Womens RugbyComments Off on SA U18 Sevens teams selected for Youth Festival

    The future of South African Sevens rugby will be on show in Sydney next week when two Under-18 teams for men and women, consisting of 12 players each, will take part in the annual Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) on 18 and 19 January. It’s the first...

  • Carter handpicks three young helpers

    Jan 9, 13 • 6225 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Carter handpicks three young helpers

    Three young rugby fanatics have been handpicked by All Blacks superstar Dan Carter to help him practice his pre-season goal-kicking tomorrow. Carter, on holiday in Taupo, created a stir on Twitter earlier this week when he asked his 130,000 followers:...

  • Limpopo to play in Vodacom Cup

    Jan 8, 13 • 3587 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments Off on Limpopo to play in Vodacom Cup

    Limpopo will play in the Vodacom Cup as a separate team for the first time when this 16-team competition kicks off on the second weekend of March. The region, which is a sub-union of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, has been granted a place in the tournament in...

  • Coca-Cola opts to cease sponsorship of Ellis Park Stadium

    Jan 8, 13 • 2533 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Coca-Cola opts to cease sponsorship of Ellis Park Stadium

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union would like to announce that popular beverage company Coca-Cola has chosen not to renew their naming right sponsorship of Ellis Park Stadium. Coca-Cola, who have been the naming rights sponsor of the stadium since 2008, have chosen...

  • A Force to be reckoned with?

    Jan 8, 13 • 2072 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on A Force to be reckoned with?

    The overhaul of the Emirates Western Force backline is complete with Waikato flyhalf Sam Christie claiming the final Extended Playing Squad contract for 2013. Christie, who is Australian-eligible through his Adelaide-born father, is the ninth new member to...

  • Waratahs' Wallabies back in training

    Jan 8, 13 • 2943 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Waratahs' Wallabies back in training

    The majority of the Waratahs’ Wallabies players reported back for club duty today, a week earlier than required. But there was no easing into things for the internationals, who joined the rest of the squad for a skills session before enduring a hill running...

  • Waratahs’ Wallabies back in training

    Jan 8, 13 • 2018 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Waratahs’ Wallabies back in training

    The majority of the Waratahs’ Wallabies players reported back for club duty today, a week earlier than required. But there was no easing into things for the internationals, who joined the rest of the squad for a skills session before enduring a hill running...