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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Bundee Aki to become latest Connacht Rugby centurion in Guinness PRO14 return against Ulster Rugby
Irish International Bundee Aki will make his 100th appearance for Connacht on Sunday after he was named to start in the Guinness PRO14 clash with Ulster at the Aviva Stadium (k/o 4.30pm). Aki joined Connacht in 2014 and has gone on to play a central role in...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Glasgow Warriors team to face Edinburgh Rugby
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson has named a squad containing 17 internationals for tomorrow’s 1872 Cup decider against Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield, as his side take to the field for a competitive match for the first time in six months. Fraser Brown...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Ulster Rugby team named for Guinness PRO14 restart against Connacht Rugby
The Ulster team has been named for Sunday’s interprovincial derby against Connacht at Aviva Stadium (kick-off 4.30pm). Fly-half Billy Burns will lead out the Ulster men, in what will be the team’s return to competitive action following a six-month...
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Aug 21, 20 •
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Comments Off on Ospreys Rugby team to play Dragons Rugby
After over a 5 month wait for rugby to return, the Ospreys return to Guinness PRO14 action this weekend when they welcome the Dragons to the Liberty Stadium. K.O 2:15pm, Sunday 23rd August. Dan Evans George North Owen Watkin Kieran Williams Luke Morgan...
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Aug 17, 20 •
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Comments Off on Fraser Brown and Ryan Wilson named as Glasgow Warriors co-captains
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson has announced that Fraser Brown and Ryan Wilson will co-captain the club for the remainder of 2019/20 and the 2020/21 campaign. It will be a third successive season as co-captain for Wilson, with the Scotland...
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Aug 14, 20 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby Statement
Munster Rugby have been assisting an Academy player within the wider training squad who has tested positive for Covid-19. As a precautionary measure the squad and Academy did not train today at the HPC and Thomond Park. The individual immediately...
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Aug 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Centre star Jamie Roberts joins Dragons
Dragons are delighted to officially announce the major signing of Wales and British & Irish Lions star Jamie Roberts. Newport-born Roberts, 33, has put pen to paper on a sensational move that will see the powerhouse centre make his return to Welsh rugby...
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Aug 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Leinster Rugby squad update
Leo Cullen has issued a squad injury update as the team continues preparations for a return against Munster at the Aviva Stadium on 22 August, with news that Adam Byrne and James Ryan will both be out of action for several weeks. Ryan suffered a shoulder...
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Aug 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Kelly Brown returns to Glasgow Warriors
Former back-rower Kelly Brown is to return to Glasgow Warriors, taking up the position of Assistant Coach a decade after departing the club. The move sees the 38-year-old join Danny Wilson’s coaching team with immediate effect for the 2020/21 season and...
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Jul 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on Dragons extend Luke Baldwin loan deal
Dragons have extended the loan of scrum half Luke Baldwin from Worcester Warriors until the end of the 2020/21 season. Baldwin moved to Rodney Parade this season on an initial one-year deal. The 29-year-old has made eight appearances in all competitions,...
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Jul 3, 20 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs confirms departing players
The Toyota Cheetahs can confirm the departure of following players at the end of June 2020 of their respective contracts. Hooker, Joseph Dweba, has left the Toyota Cheetahs to join Bordeaux in France. Working his way up the ranks, Dweba is a proud product of...
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Jun 30, 20 •
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Comments Off on Isuzu Southern Kings sign Cameron Wright
The Isuzu Southern Kings can confirm that experienced halfback, Cameron Wright, will be joining the Eastern Cape-based franchise. The 26-year-old scrum half joins the Kings on a two-year contract which will officially commence on 1 September 2020. Wright has...
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Jun 29, 20 •
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Comments Off on Oupa Mohoje’s contract extended
The Toyota Cheetahs are delighted to announce that the 29-year-old flank, Oupa Mohoje’s contract has been extended until 31 May 2021. The experienced Mohoje captained the South African A side against the England Saxons in 2016 and played in 19 matches for...
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Jun 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on Reniel Hugo is back in the Toyota Cheetah camp
The 29-year-old lock, Reniel Hugo, will be returning to the Toyota Cheetahs following a stint in Japan. Hugo left the Toyota Cheetahs in 2018 to join the Japanese Top League club, Toyota Verblitz, but enjoyed limited game time at the team. Hugo won the Currie...
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Jun 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby takes interim management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings
SA Rugby has assumed management control of the Isuzu Southern Kings, having taken back a 74% shareholding in the organisation. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, is liaising with Kings director of rugby and interim coach, Robbie Kempson, on...
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Jun 22, 20 •
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Comments Off on Rosko Specman returns to the Toyota Cheetahs
The Springbok Sevens stalwart, Rosko Specman, will make a return to the Toyota Cheetahs after signing a two-year contract at the franchise. Specman played for the Toyota Cheetahs in 2017 and represented the team in seven Currie Cup and four Guinness PRO14...
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Jun 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on Target date selected for Guinness PRO14 restart
Saturday, August 22 has been selected as a target date for the 2019/20 Guinness PRO14 season to restart across all five competing territories. The target date was agreed at the PRO14 Board meeting on Tuesday (June 9) based upon the information currently...
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Jun 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby statement on Guinness PRO14 restart plans
The Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings will continue to work closely with SA Rugby and the South African government in the coming months after plans were announced on Thursday that the Guinness PRO14 plans to resume in an abbreviated format, with...
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Jun 1, 20 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes return-to-train news
SA Rugby on Saturday welcomed an announcement that professional sports teams could begin the process of returning to training under Level 3 lockdown easing. Mr Nathi Mthethwa, the Minister for Sports, Arts and Culture, made the announcement at a briefing on...
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May 29, 20 •
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Comments Off on Connacht Rugby confirm departing players
Connacht Rugby can confirm the following players will depart the club next month at the end of their respective contracts. Tom McCartney has announced his retirement from rugby and has returned to New Zealand after six years with Connacht. The hooker has...
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May 27, 20 •
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Comments Off on Munster Rugby Player Update
Munster Rugby can confirm that Seán O’Connor, Darren O’Shea and Ciaran Parker will depart the province at the end of this season, while Brian Scott has been forced to retire from the professional game. Brian Scott, who last lined out for the province in...
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May 27, 20 •
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Comments Off on Louis van der Westhuizen headed to the Toyota Cheetahs
The hooker, Louis van der Westhuizen will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on a one-year contract. The 25-year-old Namibian international who is affectionately known as Chucky previously captained the North-West University Pukke in the Varsity Cup, and he also...
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May 18, 20 •
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Comments Off on Howard Mnisi returns to the Toyota Cheetahs
The 30-year-old centre, Howard Mnisi, returns to the Toyota Cheetahs after previously playing for the franchise in the Super Rugby. Mnisi was at the Cheetahs in 2013/14 while still contracted at the Griquas, but enjoyed limited playing time for the...
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May 11, 20 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs signs Jeandré Rudolph
Jeandré Rudolph will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1 November 2020 on a two year deal. Rudolph is currently contracted by the the Pumas where he had been playing his rugby since 2018. The 26-year-old loose forward can play anywhere in the backrow, and...
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May 11, 20 •
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Comments Off on Brok Harris signs new contract at Dragons
Experienced prop Brok Harris has signed a new contract to extend his time with Dragons into a seventh season. The South African front rower joined the region in 2014 and has gone on to make 122 appearances for the Men of Gwent, scoring two tries. Dean Ryan,...
