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Jan 20, 18 •
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General News, Sevens Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2018 Super Rugby Kick-off Almost Here!
The 2018 re-structured 15-team Super Rugby tournament kicks-off in four weeks time on Saturday 17 February in South Africa when the Stormers host the Jaguares in Cape Town. The Lions, runners-up the last two years, host the Sharks in Johannesburg, while...
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Jan 19, 18 •
3341 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QRU Media Release: St.George Queensland Reds sign Ben Lucas for 2018 season
The St.George Queensland Reds have added further depth to their back stocks with the signing of former Queensland representative Ben Lucas for the 2018 season. Lucas first represented Queensland from 2008 to 2014, notching 73 caps in Super Rugby before...
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Jan 17, 18 •
3548 Views •
General News, Sevens Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New DHL Stormers to get a run in George
New DHL Stormers recruits Sergeal Petersen and Raymond Rhule were both named as part of the squad to face SWD Eagles in a pre-season match George on Saturday. DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has named a 32-man squad for the encounter, which will be...
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Jan 17, 18 •
1862 Views •
General News, International, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Wales name 10 uncapped players in Women’s Six Nations squad
Wales Women have named a 36-player squad featuring 10 uncapped players for this year’s Women’s Six Nations. There are five potential debutantes apiece in the forwards and backs: Ospreys trio Natalia John, Amy Thomas and Cara Hope, Scarlets’ Beth Lewis...
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Jan 16, 18 •
3159 Views •
General News, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers LA tour cancelled
The Vodacom Super Rugby pre-season warmup match, that was supposed to be played between the Vodacom Bulls and the DHL Stormers in Los Angeles has been cancelled due to issues regarding the agreed upon transfers and logistics. Player welfare and the management...
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Jan 14, 18 •
1951 Views •
General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Waikato and Manawatu claim National Sevens titles
Fans were treated to a spectacle at the Bayleys National Sevens with the Waikato men and Manawatu women winning nail-biting finals at Rotorua International Stadium today. The women’s Final featured perennial favourites Manawatu up against the form team of...
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Jan 13, 18 •
5226 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS AWAY KIT A TRIBUTE TO FELLOW CITY SPORTS GIANTS SUNDOWNS
Rugby catches football fever this weekend ahead of the Sundowns vs Pirates match as technical partner PUMA unveils the 2018 Vodacom Bulls Away kit in blue, white and yellow – a tribute to fellow city sporting giants Mamelodi Sundowns, the CAF Champions...
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Jan 8, 18 •
1977 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Schoeman applauds winning effort of SA Rugby Sevens Academy in Punta del Este
The SA Rugby Sevens Academy showed great determination and character in Uruguay on Sunday to claim the Punta del Este tournament on the Sudamericarugby Sevens series, beating Ireland, France and Chile en route to the title, despite only having nine players...
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Dec 21, 17 •
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General News, International, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New city, new timing to freshen New Zealand National Sevens
New Zealand’s National Sevens Tournament will move to a new location and a new time of year to boost the number of top level players available to play, New Zealand Rugby has announced today. The change will take effect after January’s Bayleys National...
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Dec 11, 17 •
2750 Views •
General News, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers working hard in pre-season
The DHL Stormers are working hard in training, in preparation for the 2018 Vodacom Super Rugby season. An extended DHL Stormers squad has been training at the High Performance Centre in Bellville, in preparation for what will be another demanding campaign....
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Dec 8, 17 •
4264 Views •
General News, Super Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers take the lead with 2018 jersey
The DHL Stormers have taken another bold step into the future with the launch of the 2018 home and away jersey. The new home jersey, featuring royal blue and white hoops with red trim, will be available in all major retailers and the official online shop...
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Dec 6, 17 •
12557 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boland Rugby Elite groep 2018
Die Boland Rugbyunie het onlangs ‘n elite oefengroep aangewys om deel te neem aan die voorseisoense oefenprogram van die Boland Kavaliers. Dié uitnodigingsgroep, wat bestaan uit spelers uit die klub- en onder 20 strukture van Boland Rugby, het verlede week...
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Dec 1, 17 •
9636 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Lions Rugby Company Under 19 (2018) intake
New Cubs welcomed The new intake of Lions Under 19’s for the 2018 season were put through a Lions Rugby Company orientation process at Emirates Airline Park over a three day period. They were welcomed by Altmann Allers and Rudolf Straeuli, Chairman and...
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Nov 29, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PUMA REVEALS KIT CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF BLUE BULLS RUGBY UNION
Official technical partner PUMA has unveiled the 2018 home kit for the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls, with a design in celebration of the Rugby Union’s 80 year anniversary. PUMA has also designed a new badge, which will be positioned over the heart...
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Nov 23, 17 •
3588 Views •
General News, International, National, New Zealand, Pale Toe, South Africa, South Africa, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on SPRINGBOKRUGBY SE KRUISPAD 2.0
Simon Riekert-Pretoria Allister Coetzee gaan (weer) afgedank word, tesame met sy hulpafrigters en die hele boksemdais (sôrrie vir die toevallige verwysing na “bok”) by die rugbypaleis van die nasionale span in Kaapstad. Dis altans só as jy die interwebs...
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Nov 20, 17 •
5822 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BORDER BULLDOGS 2017/18 OFF SEASON SQUAD
Border Rugby Union hereby releases its training squad for the off-season training for the upcoming season of 2018. We have invited 11 players from the Super league club competition to train with the Border Bulldogs team, where they will be doing strength...
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Nov 20, 17 •
5188 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Erasmus, Nienaber return to SA Rugby HQ
SA Rugby on Monday confirmed that Rassie Erasmus had started in his new position as Director: Rugby at the union’s headquarters in Cape Town. Erasmus was joined at SARU House by Jacques Nienaber, a former Springbok assistant coach and SA Rugby High...
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Nov 15, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers set for pre-season USA showcase
The DHL Stormers will break new ground when they face the Vodacom Bulls in a pre-season encounter in Los Angeles on February 3, 2018. The match will be played as a curtain-raiser for the clash between the USA Eagles and an Argentina XV at Stub Hub Center,...
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Nov 10, 17 •
4581 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Pale Toe, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on GAAN DIT VIR COETZEE ‘N LANG EUROPESE WINTER WEES?
Simon Riekert-Johannesburg Die Springbokke begin hul 2017-uitgaande toer na die noorde met ʼn wedstryd teen die Iere. Daar was lanklaas soveel verskille oor die Bokke se kanse teen ʼn span wat die afgelope paar jaar ʼn radikale transformasie ondergaan het....
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Nov 10, 17 •
2582 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SWD YTC aims to develop quality players and people
There are no quick fixes to becoming a quality rugby player at the South Western Districts Women’s Youth Training Centre (YTC) in George, where coach Adrian Lameley placed his focus on quality rather quantity in his approach to growing and developing the...
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Nov 10, 17 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA CONFIRMS SUPER RUGBY TRANSITION PLAN FOR 2018
Rugby Australia has today confirmed there will be a transition plan in place to cope with required total salary cap and player number increases for the 2018 Super Rugby season to provide greater opportunity for former Western Force players to remain in...
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Nov 1, 17 •
3407 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New and experienced talent set to light up 2018 Investec Super Rugby season
Familiar names with unfamiliar faces, 42 new recruits, nine sets of brothers including two twins are included in the 2018 Investec Super Rugby squads named by their clubs today. A total 190 professional players have been signed for the new season – 38 for...
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Oct 31, 17 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New path for WP Rugby and adidas
The established partnership between Western Province Rugby and apparel sponsor adidas will take on a new direction as of the end of this year. The association between WP Rugby and adidas stretches back more than 30 years, with the current agreement between...
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Oct 30, 17 •
3175 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gold Cup triumph for False Bay
DirectAxis False Bay buried the ghosts of 2016 as they surged to their maiden Gold Cup triumph in front of a record home crowd at the Phillip Herbstein Field in Cape Town on Saturday. ‘The Bay’, runners-up to Newrak Rustenburg Impala last year,...
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Oct 27, 17 •
4608 Views •
General News, National, Pale Toe, South Africa •
Simon Riekert •
Comments Off on VERWAG KONSERWATIEWE EINDSTRYD RUGBY
Durban – Simon Riekert “Vergeet bal-in-die-hand taktiek soos ‘n Nieu Seelandse span,” sê die hardgebakte afrigter van die Sharks, Robert du Preez. “Ons sal die nodige geduld aan die dag lê met aanval en verdediging, maar ons sal nie ons...
