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Sep 9, 24 •
101 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SIYA KOLISI MAKES A WELCOME RETURN HOME
The Sharks are delighted to confirm that Siyamthanda Kolisi, the inspirational two-time winning Rugby World Cup Springbok captain will return home to join the Hollywoodbets Sharks upon completion of his current national duties. After spending a season abroad...
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Sep 7, 24 •
115 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on “Cautious” Boks set sights on the Freedom Cup
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick set their sights firmly on trying to clinch the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009 when they line up against New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at DHL Stadium in Cape...
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Sep 5, 24 •
131 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ENGLAND RUGBY AND UMBRO INTRODUCE THE NEW ALTERNATE KIT FOR 2024/25
England Rugby and Umbro are delighted to introduce the new 2024/25 Alternate kit that both the Men’s and Red Roses teams will be wearing during the new season. The kit design is a celebration of England Rugby’s rich history and Umbro’s...
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Sep 5, 24 •
147 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moodie, Hendrikse back as Boks change up for NZ
Canan Moodie (wing) and Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) make their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday while double RWC winners Willie le Roux (fullback) and Lukhanyo Am (utility back) also return to the match-23...
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Sep 4, 24 •
106 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls JF van Heerden Q&A
JF van Heerden discusses playing against Courtney Lawes, learning from Bulls icons and enjoying Dublin: 1.Why rugby? I have been playing rugby since the age of 5, so it has always been part of my life. I love the physical part of it. It is...
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Sep 4, 24 •
108 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Opening round Vodacom URC SA derbies moved to early 2025
Due to a request from SA Rugby, the opening round Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures involving the South African teams will now be moved to avoid a clash with the Carling Currie Cup Final. Originally, the DHL Stormers were due to take on the Vodacom...
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Sep 3, 24 •
106 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Canan Moodie Q&A
Canan Moodie discusses “touchies” on the tar in Paarl, how to attack space and relaxing in Bali: 1.Why rugby? As a little boy rugby was our sport, we played “touchies” on the tar roads in Paarl and had the most fun. That’s when I fell in love...
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Sep 2, 24 •
135 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby apologizes over Haka interference
The South African Rugby Union has written to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union to formally apologise for a sequence of events that led to the conclusion of the Haka being obscured during Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test between the...
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Sep 2, 24 •
121 Views •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager Championship Activates Rugby Fever across Mzanzi Ahead of the SA Leg
Johannesburg: Castle Lager, South Africa’s “Home Grown” beer brand, is primed to welcome the World champions – and the pride of our nation – the Springboks, for the South African-leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in the coming...
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Aug 29, 24 •
120 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PUMA AND VODACOM BULLS UNVEIL FOREVER BLUE KIT
Global sports company PUMA and the Vodacom Bulls have launched the 2024/25 Forever Blue Home and Alternative kit, which draws on the team’s heritage but with a modern retro twist. True to tradition, the Vodacom Bulls blue takes centre stage for the Home...
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Aug 20, 24 •
149 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WALLABIES SQUAD LOCKED IN FOR TWO-TEST TOUR OF ARGENTINA
The Wallabies coaching staff have confirmed a 35-player squad for the upcoming two-Test tour of Argentina as part of the Rugby Championship. Wallabies squad (Wallaby number, first Australian Rugby club) Forwards (19) Allan Alaalatoa (#896, West Harbour...
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Aug 20, 24 •
136 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Erasmus names Springbok squad for NZ Tests
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has included three Rugby World Cup winners in the national squad for the first time this year as he welcomes back Steven Kitshoff (prop), Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) and Canan Moodie (utility back) from injury for the Castle...
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Aug 13, 24 •
126 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on First starts for Van den Berg, Nortje as Boks make 10 changes
Morne van den Berg (scrumhalf) and Ruan Nortje (lock) will earn their first Test starts in a Springbok team that shows 10 changes to the starting line-up for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash with the Wallabies at the Optus Stadium in Perth on...
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Aug 6, 24 •
225 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2024 Law Variations
SANZAAR has today confirmed the roll out of several Law Variations that will be implemented in The Rugby Championship 2024 (TRC). The rationale behind the variations is to speed up the game by reducing the amount of unnecessary stoppages and to clarify law...
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Aug 5, 24 •
156 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS RENEW PARTNERSHIP WITH PUMA
The Vodacom Bulls and PUMA have announced the extension of their partnership which dates to when PUMA became the team’s official technical supplier in 2011. “Our partnership has been a success on and off the field for more than a decade, so PUMA is proud...
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Jul 16, 24 •
203 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat to lead new-look Bok team featuring seven uncapped players
Salmaan Moerat will take over the Springbok captaincy for the first time when he leads a squad featuring seven uncapped players in a first Test with emerging nation Portugal in the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series in Bloemfontein on Saturday....
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Jul 16, 24 •
201 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Force land Johnson-Holmes to bolster tighthead prop stocks
The Western Force have bolstered their front-row options with the signing of capped Wallabies prop Harry Johnson-Holmes. The 27-year-old adds depth to the Force’s tighthead prop options and bolsters the Club’s tight-five stocks. Cowra-born Johnson-Holmes...
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Jul 16, 24 •
213 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gibbon and Anderson Commit to Reds
The Queensland Rugby Union is excited to welcome former Wallabies prop Matt Gibbon and outside back Lachie Anderson to the Reds for the 2025 season. Agreeing to join the Queensland Reds for 2025 triggers the availability of the talented duo for the Reds’...
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Jul 11, 24 •
191 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ENGLAND TEAM TO PLAY NEW ZEALAND AT EDEN PARK
England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to play New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday 13th July for the second and final Test match of the Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series (kick-off 8.05am BST live on Sky Sports). There is...
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Jul 11, 24 •
237 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boks release nine players to Carling Currie Cup teams
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released nine players who are not involved in Saturday’s series decider against Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Hollywoodbets Kings Park to their provincial unions on Wednesday afternoon, as they look ahead to...
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Jul 9, 24 •
171 Views •
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Comments Off on Erasmus sticks with tried and tested team for second Ireland Test
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Pretoria last week for the...
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Jul 5, 24 •
216 Views •
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Comments Off on CASTLE LAGER AND THE SPRINGBOKS CELEBRATES THREE DECADES OF PARTNERSHIP AHEAD OF THE CASTLE LAGER INCOMING SERIES
Castle Lager, South Africa’s beloved ‘Homegrown’ beer, has over the years solidified its position as a stalwart partner in South African sport, with 2024 marking three decades of Castle Lager’s remarkable partnership with the Springboks....
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Jul 2, 24 •
182 Views •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks tweak side for Argentina encounter
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko has tweaked the starting fifteen for Thursday’s World Rugby U20 Championship encounter with Argentina in Stellenbosch by making five changes to the run-on side that started in the win over Fiji. Thursday’s Pool C clash...
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Jul 2, 24 •
200 Views •
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Comments Off on Erasmus names squad loaded with RWC experience for Ireland showdown
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld...
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Jul 1, 24 •
210 Views •
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Comments Off on Boks ask SA to go “Forever Green, Forever Gold”
The Springboks will campaign to the conclusion of the next Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027 under a new rallying cry launched on Monday. The Boks are asking South Africa to go “Forever Green, Forever Gold” to amplify the team’s demonstration...
