Archive for the ‘Guinness Pro14’ Category

  • Toyota Cheetahs launch new jersey

    Aug 15, 18 • 3299 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs launch new jersey

    The Toyota Cheetahs will wear a newly designed Canterbury playing strip in the 2018 / 19 Guinness Pro14 season. The well recognized orange jersey are now broken up with white hoops and will be accompanied by orange shorts and orange socks. This design will...

  • Scarlets welcome new Team Manager

    Aug 8, 18 • 1618 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Scarlets welcome new Team Manager

    Scarlets have this week officially welcomed Sara Davies as the region’s new team manager. Davies brings with her a wealth of experience after nearly ten years working in administrative roles in Welsh Rugby. A keen rugby player herself, Davies won four...

  • Speight signs Ulster deal

    Aug 6, 18 • 1531 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Speight signs Ulster deal

    Ulster Rugby is delighted to confirm that Australia international Henry Speight has agreed to join the Province on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old back three star will move to Kingspan Stadium later this month in a similar deal to that which saw fellow...

  • Guinness PRO14 history as Final heads to Glasgow

    Jul 31, 18 • 1494 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Guinness PRO14 history as Final heads to Glasgow

    The Toyota Cheetahs and Southern Kings will set their sights on Celtic Park in Glasgow, which has been chosen as the host stadium of the 2019 Guinness PRO14 Final on 25 May next year as the showpiece event will be played outside of a traditional rugby venue...

  • Oupa Mohoje new captain of the Toyota Cheetahs

    Jul 26, 18 • 2307 Views • Analysis, Guinness Pro14, South AfricaComments Off on Oupa Mohoje new captain of the Toyota Cheetahs

    Oupa Mohoje will be leading the Toyota Cheetahs in the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 championships. Coach Franco Smith made the announcement to team almost a week before Mohoje’s 28th birthday. “Oupa is true Free Stater and the perfect example of a player who...

  • New Era for Guinness PRO14 will kick off in Wales live on Premier Sport & eir sport

    Jul 24, 18 • 1782 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on New Era for Guinness PRO14 will kick off in Wales live on Premier Sport & eir sport

    Wales will host the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season on August 31 when the first of 152 international club rugby games take place in Cardiff and Swansea. Wales will host the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season on August 31 when the...

  • Existing Conference line-ups unchanged for the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 Season

    Jul 24, 18 • 1369 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Existing Conference line-ups unchanged for the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 Season

    The team line-ups for the Guinness PRO14 Conferences will remain unchanged for the upcoming season to ensure a balance of fixtures for all teams across the initial two seasons following expansion. This decision comes after consultation with clubs across the...

  • Sam Warburton calls time on illustrious career

    Jul 18, 18 • 1245 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14, InternationalComments Off on Sam Warburton calls time on illustrious career

    Cardiff Blues, Wales and British & Irish Lion flanker Sam Warburton, OBE, has called timed on his illustrious rugby career. Capped 74 times by Wales and a further five by the British & Irish Lions, Warburton led his country for a record 49 times. He...

  • Dries Swanepoel joins Toyota Cheetahs

    Jul 16, 18 • 2107 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Dries Swanepoel joins Toyota Cheetahs

    Centre, Dries Swanepoel will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs for two year contract. Same as Grey College school mates and Toyota Cheetah stalwarts, Francois Venter and William Small-Smith, Swanepoel joined the Blue Bulls after matric.  He played for their...

  • Cardiff Blues sign Jason Harries

    Jul 4, 18 • 1598 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Cardiff Blues sign Jason Harries

    Cardiff Blues have added further depth to their backline with the signing of Jason Harries from Edinburgh. The former Wales Under-18s, 20s and Sevens international was signed by Richard Cockerill last summer on a one-year contract, having scored 22 tries in...

  • Tian Schoeman joins Toyota Cheetahs

    Jun 11, 18 • 3109 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Tian Schoeman joins Toyota Cheetahs

    The dynamic fly-half, Tian Schoeman will be joining the Toyota Cheetah on 1 July 2018 ahead of the Currie Cup and 2018/19 Guinness PRO 14 seasons.  He has committed until October 2020. Schoeman has been playing for Bordeaux in the French Top 14 during the...

  • Soper joins Ulster coaching ticket

    Jun 4, 18 • 1566 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Soper joins Ulster coaching ticket

    Ulster Rugby has confirmed that Daniel Soper will join the coaching team next season in the position of Skills Coach. Following on from the announcement of new Head Coach Dan McFarland and the news that former player Jared Payne will assume the role of...

  • Smith’s Cardiff Blues move confirmed

    May 30, 18 • 1509 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Smith’s Cardiff Blues move confirmed

    Ospreys can confirm Tom Smith has been announced as the new Forwards Coach at Cardiff Blues. Smith’s exit from the Region he has served as player and coach was publicly confirmed last month at the end of season dinner at the Liberty Stadium, with his...

  • Smith joins Cardiff Blues to complete coaching team

    May 30, 18 • 1859 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Smith joins Cardiff Blues to complete coaching team

    Cardiff Blues are pleased to announce their complete first team coaching staff with Tom Smith joining the region as forwards coach. The former Ospreys back-row and Elite Performance Manager is the second addition to John Mulvihill’s new look regime at...

  • Stuart Berry to referee Guinness PRO14 Final

    May 22, 18 • 2133 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Stuart Berry to referee Guinness PRO14 Final

    South African referee Stuart Berry will lead a team of neutral match officials for the Guinness PRO14 Final this Saturday when Leinster Rugby take on Scarlets at Aviva Stadium (see www.ticketmaster.ie). Having joined the Guinness PRO14 Elite Referee Squad...

  • Munster Sign Arno Botha

    May 17, 18 • 1779 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Munster Sign Arno Botha

    Munster Rugby and the IRFU can confirm the one-year signing of South African back row Arno Botha. The 26-year-old, currently with London Irish, will join the province at the beginning of the 2018/19 season, subject to medical clearance and obtaining a work...

  • Back rower earns Ospreys contract

    May 16, 18 • 1462 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Back rower earns Ospreys contract

    The Ospreys have made Argentine back rower, Guido Volpi, their latest recruit after he impressed on trial with the Region last month. The 22-year old, who can play at number eight and blindside flanker, will join up with the squad for pre-season training...

  • Connacht Rugby announce signing of Hooker Jonny Murphy

    May 16, 18 • 1329 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Connacht Rugby announce signing of Hooker Jonny Murphy

    Connacht Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of hooker Jonny Murphy from Rotherham Titans. The 26-year-old has previously represented Ireland at Under 18, 19 and 20 levels. Murphy is a former student of Banbridge High School and came through the...

  • Leinster Rugby Confirm 21 Senior Contracts for 2018/19

    May 16, 18 • 1459 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Leinster Rugby Confirm 21 Senior Contracts for 2018/19

    While the central contracts for Tadhg Furlong and Rob Kearney have already been announced, speaking to leinsterrugby.ie, Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen confirmed that an additional 19 contracts have been signed as Leinster continue to build for the...

  • Thornton the latest to commit to Ospreys

    May 16, 18 • 1413 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Thornton the latest to commit to Ospreys

    Ospreys Rugby are delighted to confirm Rory Thornton as the latest player to sign a new contract. The 23-year old second row has put pen to paper on a two-year deal with his home region, becoming the 12th player to recommit during 2018. Approaching full...

  • Lock Joe Maksymiw signs for Connacht ahead of 2018/19 Season

    May 15, 18 • 1546 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Lock Joe Maksymiw signs for Connacht ahead of 2018/19 Season

    Connacht Rugby are pleased to announce the signing of Irish qualified lock Joe Maksymiw from Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2018/19 season. Maksymiw is a product of the Leicester Tigers Academy and made his first senior appearance for the club against the...

  • Berry to referee Guinness PRO14 semi-final

    May 15, 18 • 1689 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Berry to referee Guinness PRO14 semi-final

    South Africa’s Stuart Berry has been appointed to referee the all-Ireland Guinness PRO14 semi-final between Leinster and Munster in Dublin on Saturday and will become the first South African match official to be involved in a major play-off match in...

  • Connacht Rugby and the IRFU confirm Kieran Keane to depart the province

    May 11, 18 • 1383 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Connacht Rugby and the IRFU confirm Kieran Keane to depart the province

    Connacht Rugby and the IRFU can confirm that Kieran Keane will depart the province with immediate effect. Following the announcement, Connacht Rugby CEO Willie Ruane wished Kieran Keane well for the future: “After an assessment of the direction in which...

  • Additional seating to be added at RDS Arena for Leinster v Munster

    May 10, 18 • 1380 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Additional seating to be added at RDS Arena for Leinster v Munster

    Leinster Rugby can confirm that an additional 630 seats will be installed at the RDS Arena for Saturday week’s Guinness PRO14 Semi-Final against Munster Rugby. The additional seats will bring the capacity for the game to just shy of 19,000 on match day....

  • Ulster Rugby to host Ospreys in Guinness PRO14 Play-Off for 7th Champions Cup place

    May 6, 18 • 1590 Views • General News, Guinness Pro14Comments Off on Ulster Rugby to host Ospreys in Guinness PRO14 Play-Off for 7th Champions Cup place

    After this weekend’s results in the Premiership and Top 14, the Guinness PRO14 will not be in a position to receive an eighth place in the Champions Cup should Leinster Rugby triumph against Racing 92 in next weekend’s European decider. As a result, PRO14...