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Jan 7, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Freedom Road Travel partners with Queensland Rugby Union
Freedom Road Travel and the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) have partnered together to strengthen the Queensland Rugby community. Freedom Road Travel will provide members with exclusive offers and discounts on a range of travel services including packaged family...
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Jan 5, 19 •
2085 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily confirm Vodacom Super Rugby coaching staff
Following the announcement of POTE HUMAN as Vodacom Bulls HEAD COACH a few weeks ago, the Blue Bulls Company would like to now confirm the following positions that will make up his support team going into the 2019 season. CHRIS ROSSOUW is the first of...
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Dec 17, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tasman and Manawatu crowned National Champions
A thrilling day of finals rugby treated fans in Tauranga yesterday with Tasman and Manawatu claiming the respective men’s and women’s TECT National Sevens titles. It was a maiden crown for Tasman, who were beaten finalists in January but managed to go one...
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Dec 15, 18 •
2833 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BLK partners with DHL Stormers in 2019
The DHL Stormers will head into the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby season with a new apparel sponsor in BLK. BLK have joined the Western Province Rugby sponsorship fold, in an initial two-year deal that will see them produce both the DHL Stormers and DHL Western...
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Dec 13, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on CELL C SHARKS AWAY JERSEY HONOURS BEAST
Since making his senior debut for the Cell C Sharks back in 2007, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, the 144 player to represent The Sharks, has been a regular and highly popular fixture in the black and white jersey. Such has been his dominance, that he holds the...
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Dec 13, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on History made at 2018 ASB Rugby Awards
• Kendra Cocksedge dominates awards taking Player of the Year, Women’s Player of the Year and Fiao’o Faamausili Medal • Black Ferns Sevens win first ever adidas New Zealand Team of the Year • Crusaders crowned inaugural adidas...
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Dec 13, 18 •
3359 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Varsity & Club, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz star receives national sevens contract
Madibaz sevens rugby star Eloise Webb is ready to take her career to the next level after being awarded a Springbok contract last month for the first time. The 22-year-old Nelson Mandela University education student, who lives in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth,...
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Dec 12, 18 •
1949 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two previous winners nominated for SA Rugby Player of the Year 2018
Two previous winners, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx, are among the five nominees for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award for 2018, while the Blitzboks and their coach, Neil Powell, were yet again nominated in two categories following the...
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Dec 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on ALAN ZONDAGH BRING HOOP VIR DIE BULLE
-Simon Riekert Loftus Versveld “Ek wil stabiliteit na die Bulle toe bring, want ek is ʼn baie kreatiewe denker oor rugby, ek aanvaar nie net die norm nie en ek dink ek en...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on MyPlayers announce Whiteley as new SARPA President
Springbok and Lions eight-man, Warren Whiteley, was elected as the new president of the South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) taking over the reins from his fellow Springbok team-mate, Eben Etzebeth who served in this role since 2016. SARPA...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1918 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby teams get national coaching support
South Africa’s four Vodacom Super Rugby teams will get national support from the Springbok coaching team once again in the 2019 season. SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that all of Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, as well as Springbok assistant coaches Matt...
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Dec 11, 18 •
1897 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #HumanFactor for #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to confirm the appointment of current Currie Cup head coach POTE HUMAN as Head Coach for the Vodacom Super Rugby and Currie Cup competitions going into 2019. Human no doubt epitomizes everything that the #BullsFamily stands...
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Dec 11, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New anti-doping education partnership for rugby in South Africa
A collaborative anti-doping education meeting involving the key stakeholders in South African rugby was held on Monday in Newlands, Cape Town, with the aim of strengthening education and information delivery for young players and their support network....
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Dec 11, 18 •
1665 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Five players suspended for doping offences
Five club rugby players have been banned from participating in rugby after a New Zealand Rugby Judicial Committee completed the latest anti-doping hearings of allegations brought by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ). The charges were brought against club...
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Dec 10, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds sign Wallabies star Sefa Naivalu
The St.George Queensland Reds have added firepower to their backline ahead of the upcoming Vodafone Super Rugby season after signing Australian Test star Sefa Naivalu. The Fijian flyer, who boasts 10 Wallabies caps and 46 games of Super Rugby experience will...
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Dec 8, 18 •
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Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on DIE TYD LOOP UIT: NOG GEEN HOOFAFRIGTER VIR DIE BULLS NIE
Simon Riekert- Pretoria Die bestuur van die Blou Bulle het by navraag, verlede Vrydag of daar enige vordering is met die aanstelling van ʼn nuwe afrigter vir die unie, eenvoudig, koud en klinies berig:...
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Dec 7, 18 •
1665 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Mitsubishi scores with Hot Summer of Touch
Starting way back in 1978 on a beach in Stilbaai when a local group of holiday makers in the small coastal town got together to formalise all the social games that used to take place into a one-off tournament, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa brings back the...
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Dec 7, 18 •
3322 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on GUINNESS ANNOUNCED AS TITLE SPONSOR OF RUGBY’S GREATEST CHAMPIONSHIP
The iconic global brand GUINNESS is to become the new title sponsor of the Six Nations, with the Championship to be known as the GUINNESS SIX NATIONS from 2019. The Six Nations is one of the world’s best attended sports events and regularly attracts record...
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Dec 5, 18 •
3034 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions jersey for 2019 revealed
With 113 years of rugby apparel expertise, Canterbury has again pushed the boundaries of innovation in the new Emirates Lions Vodacom Super Rugby Jersey. Hours of 3D body mapping and testing has increased the durability and strength of the new kit, improving...
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Dec 5, 18 •
1387 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Former Springboks take leading roles at Players’ Fund
Former Springboks Jean de Villiers and Hanyani Shimange were on Tuesday elected as chairman and deputy chairman at a special general meeting of the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund. After 38 years of leadership on the board of trustees, Morné du...
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Dec 5, 18 •
1506 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Accenture join SA Rugby as Official Digital Partner
SA Rugby unveiled on Tuesday how Accenture South Africa will champion the federation’s digital acceleration ambitions as the proud official digital partner to the South African Rugby Union and the Springboks. “To many South Africans, rugby is more...
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Dec 4, 18 •
2246 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Marvel magic makes Vodacom Super Rugby “Superpowered” in 2019
South African rugby is entering a whole new universe in 2019 as SA Rugby, SuperSport, Vodacom and Marvel team up to bring Super Heroes to life and create an all-conquering, planet-shifting, villain-busting “Superpowered” Vodacom Super Rugby competition....
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Dec 3, 18 •
2247 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on GLRU appoints Meintjes as deputy
The Golden Lions Rugby Union is proud to announce that Stephen Meintjes has been co-opted as a deputy to the Executive Committee. Meintjes is not a new face at the Lions. He started his career as a referee for the union in 1985. He was appointed as Chairman...
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Dec 3, 18 •
1598 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok wing hopes to inspire others
Former University of Johannesburg star Aphiwe Dyantyi hopes his meteoric rise to stardom will provide inspiration for young rugby players coming through the ranks to follow in his footsteps. The 24-year-old wing shot to prominence this year with a series of...
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Dec 1, 18 •
2231 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Q&A with Trevor Nyakane
Your highlights with the Bulls this past season? Being on the Super Rugby tours and playing my first game under Mitch in NZ vs Chiefs. What do you most enjoy about being part of the Bulls? The brotherhood with the gents on and off the field is just...
