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Aug 22, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Eastern Province Elephants
The Boland Cavaliers will open their Currie Cup 1st Division campaign against the Eastern Province Elephants at the Van Zyl Street Sports Grounds in Robertson on Saturday 25 August 2018. This match will form part of the much-anticipated Rangers Robertson vs...
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Aug 22, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers: Currie Cup First Division Fixtures 2018
Boland Rugby have confirmed the fixtures of the Boland Cavaliers for the Currie Cup First Division competition 2018. The Currie Cup is South Africa’s premier domestic rugby competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. The First Division will be...
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Aug 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby extends condolences to Willows Rugby Club
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, expressed sincere condolences to the Willows Rugby Club and the families who lost loved ones following a tragic accident on Saturday as one of their teams returned home from a club league match in Polokwane. Lerato...
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Aug 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Domestic Competitions game priorities for referees
With the Mitre 10 Cup underway, referees have been directed by New Zealand Rugby to consider context when ruling on foul play. New Zealand Rugby Head of Referees Bryce Lawrence said that player safety remains paramount and deliberately dangerous acts would be...
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Aug 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Border women on course for another home final
The Border women ensured that they remained on course to possibly host their sixth successive Women’s Interprovincial final as they defeated arch-rivals and defending champions, Western Province, in a table-topping clash in East London on Saturday. It was...
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Aug 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby win big at Sport Industry Awards
The highly-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament was named best the Best Live Experience of 2018 for the second time in as many years at the 2018 Sports Industry Awards in Johannesburg on Friday evening. The tournament sold out in hours in 2017 and more...
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Aug 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Six changes for DHL WP U19 in Potchefstroom
There are six changes to the DHL Western Province U19 team to face Leopards U19 in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Following their comfortable win against EP Elephants U19 at Boland Landbou near Paarl last week, DHL Western Province U19 coach Nazeem Adams has made...
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Aug 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Angus Scott-Young re-signs with St.George Queensland Reds through 2019
Promising young back rower Angus Scott-Young has re-signed with the St.George Queensland Reds through 2019. The 21-year-old son of former Wallaby hard man Sam, Angus has already begun to establish his own reputation as a talented, hard-working forward....
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Aug 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on Border, WP meet in repeat of 2017 Women’s final
Arch-rivals Border and Western Province will meet in the blockbuster match in an action-packed weekend in the A Section of SA Rugby’s Women’s Interprovincial Competition, while the B Section will kick off this weekend. Free State and the Blue Bulls get...
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Aug 16, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. Bordeaux Begles
Date Friday, 17 August 2018 Time 19h00 Venue Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Referee Andrew Brace Assistant Referees Vusi Msibi, Blake Beattie Television Match Official Simon McDowell In a historic first, the Cell C Sharks will be playing a rugby match...
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Aug 15, 18 •
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Comments Off on Lions Rugby Company confirm more signings
A host of experience signs at Lions and recommits Courtnall Skosan Dillon Smit Kwagga Smith Andries Coetzee Ruan Combrinck Dylan Smith Warren Whiteley Malcolm Marx Ross Cronje Aphiwe Dyantyi Cyle Brink Marvin Orie Lionel Mapoe Elton Jantjies...
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Aug 15, 18 •
2973 Views •
General News, Guinness Pro14, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs in Guinness PRO14 and Currie Cup
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will open their 2018 Currie Cup campaign by playing against the 4 strongest teams in the first four weeks of the competition. The Currie Cup Premier division kicks off on Friday 17 August with the Toyota Free State Cheetahs...
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Aug 15, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Leyds takes the reins for DHL WP against Montpellier
Dillyn Leyds will start at flyhalf and take over the captaincy for DHL Western Province in their pre-season encounter with Montpellier in Millau on Thursday. Leyds will direct the team in the No.10 jersey, as stand-in captain for regular skipper Chris van Zyl...
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Aug 11, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ntubeni to lead DHL WP against Narbonne
Hooker Scarra Ntubeni will captain DHL Western Province in their pre-season match against Narbonne in Millau on Saturday. The first encounter of DHL Western Province’s pre-season trip to France will see them face the Pro D2 outfit at the Parc des sports...
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Aug 9, 18 •
1941 Views •
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Comments Off on First digital Boks for Books library launched in Soweto
The first digital Boks for Books library, a Solar Powered Learning Lab, was launched by the Dell Development Fund, in conjunction with SA Rugby, at Emdeni High School in on Wednesday. The Dell Solar Powered Learning Labs are shipping containers converted into...
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Aug 9, 18 •
1965 Views •
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Comments Off on DHL WP U19 change it up
There are a number of changes in the DHL Western Province U19 team which will face EP Elephants U19 at Boland Landbou near Paarl on Friday. The match will kick off at 12h30 on Friday as an opener for the Aon Under-18 International Series match between England...
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Aug 9, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Murray to carry SA flag in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series
South Africa’s Ashleigh Murray, one of the country’s leading women’s referees, has been named amongst the 25 match officials from 15 unions for the 2019 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. World Rugby named the appointments for the forthcoming season on...
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Aug 7, 18 •
1999 Views •
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Comments Off on WP Rugby stands together with DHL WP players
The Group CEO and Director of Rugby of Western Province Rugby on Monday met with the player base to dispel weekend media reports alluding to the imminent ‘sale/clear-out’ of a number of athletes. “It is regrettable that the public has been...
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Aug 5, 18 •
1984 Views •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Investec Super Rugby champion Crusaders
New Zealand Rugby has today congratulated back-to-back Investec Super Rugby champions, the Crusaders after they beat the Lions 37 – 18 at AMI Stadium, in Christchurch tonight. The Crusaders, playing their first Final at home since 2008, were cheered on...
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Aug 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders crowned 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby champions
Defending champs defeat Emirates Lions to win ninth title The Crusaders are the 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby champions after they defeated the Emirates Lions 37-18 in a memorable final on Saturday morning (SA time) at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch. The home...
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Aug 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP heading to France
DHL Western Province will travel to France next week for a two-match tour as part of the preparations for their Currie Cup title defence. Coach John Dobson’s team will face French teams RC Narbonne and Montpellier in the space of five days, in order to...
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Aug 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Same again for DHL WP U19 in Durban
An unchanged DHL Western Province U19 team will travel to Durban to face Cell C Sharks U19 on the outer fields at Kings Park on Friday. Following their 38-27 victory over Xerox Golden Lions U19 last week, Head Coach Nazeem Adams’ team will be looking to...
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Aug 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on WPRFU Vice President Njengele resigns
Vice President of the Western Province Rugby Football Union, Mr Gerald Njengele, handed in his voluntary resignation on Thursday. The resignation stems from the incident that took place at the HSBC Sevens in Cape Town last December and the internal...
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Aug 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions ready for daunting Vodacom Super Rugby title challenge
First time that same teams meet in consecutive finals Highvelders hope for better luck in third successive final The Emirates Lions can prepare themselves for a very daunting challenge when they take on the Crusaders – considered firm favourites by...
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Aug 2, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Team Announcement: Vodacom Super Rugby Final Emirates Lions
Team Announcement: Vodacom Super Rugby Final Crusaders vs Emirates Lions (4 August 2018 – 09:35 SA time) JACQUES VAN ROOYEN MALCOLM MARX RUAN DREYER MARVIN ORIE FRANCO MOSTERT ALBERTUS “KWAGGA” SMITH CYLE BRINK WARREN WHITELEY ROSS CRONJE ELTON...
