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Jan 25, 20 •
1482 Views •
General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on England Men open with two wins
England Men Sevens top their group after day one of HSBC Hamilton Sevens after two wins from their opening two games. In their opener against Kenya, two early Willy Ambaka tries were sandwiched in between a score from Ollie Lindsay-Hague before Andrew Amonde...
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Jan 25, 20 •
1409 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks in troubled waters in Hamilton
The Springbok Sevens team crucially lost 21-19 to England at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on Saturday and pending the final Pool B matches on Sunday, could miss out of the semi-finals at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton. The Blitzboks, who earlier beat Japan...
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Jan 25, 20 •
1935 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok coaching team Confirmed
Jacques Nienaber was named as the new Springbok coach on Friday as part of a revised coaching panel, that will report directly to Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby. Nienaber is promoted from an assistant coach’s role to carry the day-to-day...
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Jan 24, 20 •
1580 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers 2020 squad announced
DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson has confirmed the 45-man squad for the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign. The DHL Stormers will kick-off the new season on February 1 against the Hurricanes at DHL Newlands, having concluded their pre-season preparations...
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Jan 24, 20 •
1484 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Bok hero Du Toit makes it a memorable double in 2019
• Third win in four years for Pieter-Steph du Toit • Herschel Jantjies and Handré Pollard also scoop top awards • Rassie Erasmus and Springboks honoured for brilliant 2019 Pieter-Steph du Toit capped off phenomenal 2019 season when he added the...
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Jan 23, 20 •
1113 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA sides gear up for action-packed Guinness PRO14 derby
The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will be bracing themselves for an action-packed Guinness PRO14 derby on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth in what will mark the first encounter between the sides this season and the only...
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Jan 23, 20 •
3677 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz target strong performance in Varsity Shield
The FNB Madibaz rugby team have their attention firmly focused on another successful season in the Varsity Shield tournament when the opening fixtures are played next month. This is a crucial year for the Nelson Mandela University club as it represents a...
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Jan 23, 20 •
1125 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Home crowd awaits a strong All Blacks Sevens outfit
Two days out from the HSBC New Zealand Sevens, All Blacks Sevens Coach Clark Laidlaw has named the 12 players set to don the black jersey in front of their home crowd in Hamilton. The team is; Scott Curry – co-captain Tim Mikkelson – co-captain Tone Ng...
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Jan 23, 20 •
1654 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on No mountain too high for Impi Visser
Scaling proverbial mountains is nothing new for the Springbok Sevens team. Who will forget how they fought back from 19-0 down to beat Fiji 20-19 in a thrilling final at last year’s HSBC Singapore Sevens? Similar scenarios played out last month when the...
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Jan 22, 20 •
2551 Views •
General News, Guinness Six Nations, International, Six Nations, Six Nations News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on GUINNESS SIX NATIONS returns for 2020 with a call to “Come as Rivals, Leave as Friends”
The 2020 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS and 2020 Women’s Six Nations was launched in London today, with all 12 captains and coaches in attendance to kick off two months of thrilling rugby. Owen Farrell and Sarah Hunter (England), Charles Ollivon and Gaelle Hermet...
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Jan 22, 20 •
1235 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Challenge accepted – Stedman Gans
Several challenges await the Springbok Sevens team at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton this weekend, when the third tournament of 10 in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series kicks off early Saturday morning (SA time) at FMG Stadium Waikato. The format of...
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Jan 22, 20 •
1077 Views •
General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 28 captains primed for an historic HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton
The first HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tournament of this Olympic year will take place in Hamilton, New Zealand on 25-26 January. The captains of the 28 participating men’s and women’s teams came together at the iconic Hamilton Gardens today to launch...
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Jan 22, 20 •
1707 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on CRUSADERS v HIGHLANDERS Farmlands Cup
This Friday we play our final preseason fixture in Wanaka, when we take on the Highlanders in the annual Farmlands Cup. Razor has named David Havili as Captain, supported by Vice Captains Whetukamokamo Douglas and Mitchell Drummond. Flanker Billy Harmon...
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Jan 21, 20 •
2120 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Another top Cheetah coach appointed by SARU
Free State Rugby is incredibly proud of another top coach from the Cheetahs who has been appointed by SARU. Daan Human, a former scrum coach and ex-Cheetah player has now been appointed by SARU as the new Springbok scrum coach. Free State Rugby is proud of...
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Jan 21, 20 •
1236 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Du Plessis, Davids to add speed to Blitzboks team
The HSBC World Sevens Series has become synonymous with all-out action, tries galore, big hits and watching some of the premier athletes in the game trying to outrun each other – all at breath-taking speeds. Some of the fastest players in the world out...
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Jan 21, 20 •
1046 Views •
General News, Guinness Six Nations •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dove Men+Care and Guinness Six Nations celebrate the values of rugby and kick off the season with multi-year partnership
Dove Men+Care announced a multi-year partnership with the Guinness Six Nations, building on the brand’s global rugby portfolio including partnerships with the English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Italian rugby unions. Dove Men+Care will be working with the...
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Jan 21, 20 •
2058 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS CAPTAIN AND SQUAD ANNOUCEMENT
The Cell C Sharks are delighted to announce the appointment of Springbok centre, Lukhanyo Am, as our captain for the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby competition. The 26-year-old started his rugby at Border before his career took off with the Southern Kings in 2016....
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Jan 20, 20 •
2440 Views •
General News, Guinness Six Nations •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jones names England men’s squad for 2020 Guinness Six Nations
England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his 34-man squad for the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. Jones has included 22 players who played at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan last year and eight uncapped players. Of those uncapped players Tom Dunn, Ben...
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Jan 20, 20 •
1245 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks on track for 2020 – Powell
The end goal for their 2019/20 season is the Olympic Games in Japan, but for the Blitzboks there are also some very real challenges and objectives in the coming months. One of those, according to Springbok Sevens coach, Neil Powell, will be to “play to...
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Jan 20, 20 •
1425 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rugby fans and players revel in thrilling Vodacom Super Hero Sunday
The new super-charged energy within South African rugby was in full flow on Sunday as a near 50 000-strong crowd at the FNB Stadium carried the momentum of last year’s Rugby World Cup triumph and cheered wildly for their heroes at a thrilling Vodacom Super...
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Jan 20, 20 •
1332 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on After World Cup, Brits is ready to make new memories
Schalk Brits is still revelling in the memory of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph. But it is a measure of Brits as a man that his most treasured memories have nothing to do with the William Webb Ellis Trophy. Instead, they involve a tent, a...
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Jan 20, 20 •
1186 Views •
General News, International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2020 Super Rugby Referee Team & Law Trials
Super Rugby has announced the 12-man referee team that will officiate the 2020 season. As in previous years, it comprises an excellent mix of very experienced referees and emerging referee talent that has one or two years Super Rugby behind them. In...
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Jan 20, 20 •
1151 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to go and do the work – Du Preez
After 71 tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, one could expect Blitzboks sweeper, Branco du Preez, to show some reluctance in boarding another intercontinental flight to yet another tournament on the other side of the world. This time, Du Preez...
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Jan 17, 20 •
1191 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on AUSSIE 7s MEN NAMED FOR HAMILTON AS NICK MALOUF TAKES OVER CAPTAINCY REINS
Nick Malouf (c), University of Queensland, 36 caps Joe Pincus, Easts (Sydney), 8 caps Lachlan Anderson (vc), Eastwood, 23 caps Jeral Skelton, Brothers, 16 caps Jesse Parahi, Norths (Sydney), 46 caps Dylan Pietsch, Randwick, 14 caps Maurice Longbottom, Lloyd...
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Jan 16, 20 •
1271 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lions to support fight against Australia bushfires
The Lions Rugby Company and the Emirates Lions team want to support the fight against the bushfires in Australia and will be making a contribution to WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service). It is impossible to know how many animals have...
