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Feb 24, 22 •
967 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Vodacom URC franchises to test themselves in Europe
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will put their skills to the test in Europe for the first time in 2022 this weekend as all four sides face international opposition on short one-week tours after four intense rounds of derbies in...
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Feb 24, 22 •
1155 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Benetton
The Cell C Sharks have left the warm climate of Durban and headed north to chilly Treviso in Italy for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton. This match offers the Durbanites the opportunity to get stuck into overseas opposition...
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Feb 24, 22 •
987 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Few changes for Vodacom Bulls ahead of Zebre Parma clash
The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to their team that will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 10 match at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on Friday night. A forced change following the suspension of experienced pivot, Morné...
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Feb 23, 22 •
1498 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Johannes knows the power of a present father
When Keagan Johannes opened his eyes, and the anaesthetic slowly wore off, and he was still coming to grips with the shoulder operation following the first major injury of his rugby career in Matric, there were a lot of questions on his mind. But there was...
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Feb 23, 22 •
1137 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on KAHUI STARTS IN BATTLE WITH THE REBELS
Western Force head coach Tim Sampson has named a predominantly unchanged side to take on the Melbourne Rebels for this Saturday’s Round 2 match-up at AAMI Park. There are just the two personnel changes, with Bayley Kuenzle out of the squad due to a knock...
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Feb 23, 22 •
899 Views •
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Comments Off on SIYA KOLISI FIRST UP IN URC’S ‘PLAYER IN FOCUS’ SERIES
The United Rugby Championship will collaborate with Roc Nation Sports to work with clubs and players across the league to produce a series of content designed to shine a spotlight on their off-field endeavours, providing them with a platform to tell their...
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Feb 23, 22 •
817 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Queensland Reds announce team for Bob Templeton Cup clash against Waratahs in Sydney
The Queensland Reds have made two changes to their starting XV ahead of their Round 2 Super Rugby Pacific clash against the New South Wales Waratahs at Leichhardt Oval this Friday night. Co-captain Liam Wright has been ruled out with a shoulder injury which...
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Feb 22, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All Blacks join forces with STATSports
STATSports, the world’s leading company in GPS performance data, has today announced they will become the official high-performance supplier of the All Blacks, the most successful national men’s rugby team of all time. STATSports will provide their...
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Feb 22, 22 •
991 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moana Pasifika vs Chiefs Match Postponed
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed that Moana Pasifika’s Round #2 Super Rugby Pacific match against the Chiefs has been postponed due to player welfare concerns. The first cohort of Moana Pasifika players and staff emerged from their Queenstown hotel on...
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Feb 21, 22 •
858 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name 28-man squad ahead of Zebre Parma clash
The Vodacom Bulls have named their squad that will travel to Parma, Italy, where they will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash on Friday The squad leaves South Africa on Monday and is expected to arrive in Italy on Tuesday, where...
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Feb 21, 22 •
986 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three-week sanction for Morné Steyn
Veteran flyhalf, Morné Steyn, will miss the Vodacom Bulls’ next three fixtures after being handed a three-week sanction following a red card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, February...
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Feb 21, 22 •
4392 Views •
BabyBoks U20, Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby confirms expanding domestic calendar
SA Rugby has announced the confirmed competition structure for the remainder of the 2022 rugby season, which will see an expansion of the Carling Currie Cup First Division as well as the Women’s Premier Divisions and more provincial age-group rugby. With...
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Feb 21, 22 •
790 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to former president, Mr Ebrahim Patel
Mr Ebrahim Patel, the first president of the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) and one of the driving forces behind the movement to rugby unity towards the end of the 20th century, passed away early on Monday morning at the age of 78 years old after...
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Feb 18, 22 •
927 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks’ Carling Currie Cup campaign shifts to Johannesburg
The Cell C Sharks’ Carling Currie Cup campaign shifts to Johannesburg when they take on the Sigma Lions at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday following a two-week break. After two wins and in particular a really commanding victory over the DHL Western...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1279 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Bidders sought for Newlands Rugby Stadium
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) announced on Thursday that the Newlands Rugby Stadium was to be placed on the market in a sealed bidding process. The administrator appointed by SA Rugby to regularise the affairs of the Union has retained an...
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Feb 17, 22 •
885 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #5
Carling Currie Cup action resumes on Friday evening, with the Toyota Cheetahs and Cell C Sharks facing tricky away matches in their quest to keep their unbeaten starts to the competition intact and overtake the Vodacom Bulls at the top of the standings. Tafel...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1299 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE CELL C SHARKS WELCOME EBEN ETZEBETH
The Sharks are thrilled to announce a major coup with the signing of Springbok second rower Eben Etzebeth, who will join our franchise from Toulon once the French season has ended. Etzebeth will join up with The Sharks in July of this year and he has been...
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Feb 17, 22 •
846 Views •
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Comments Off on Gallagher Chiefs named to face Highlanders in first DHL Super Rugby Pacific match
The Gallagher Chiefs have been named to take the field at Queenstown’s Recreation Ground this Saturday, February 19 against the Highlanders. Kicking off at 4.35pm, the Round One fixture will be the first New Zealand based match of the DHL Super Rugby...
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Feb 17, 22 •
1044 Views •
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Comments Off on DHL WP bolstered for Kimberley clash
DHL Western Province have been bolstered by the inclusion of a few key players for their Carling Currie Cup clash with Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley on Friday. There are five players in the forward pack that did not feature in DHL Western Province’s...
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Feb 17, 22 •
800 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs to travel north
The Toyota Cheetahs will be travelling north to face the Airlink Pumas on Saturday, 19 February at 14:30 in Nelspruit. The action will be live on SuperSport. “During the last two weeks, we’ve done a lot of preparation. We know we are playing against a...
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Feb 16, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Queensland Reds announce team for Super Rugby Pacific opener at Suncorp Stadium
Queensland Reds head coach Brad Thorn has confirmed his team for this Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific season opener against the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium. Tate McDermott will make his captaincy debut alongside Liam Wright, while flyhalf James...
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Feb 16, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on QUARTET POISED FOR FORCE DEBUTS IN THE SEASON OPENER
Western Force head coach Tim Sampson has named four club debutants in the starting XV for Sunday’s Round 1 clash against the ACT Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra. Wallabies lock Izack Rodda, flyhalf Reesjan Pasitoa, Fiji winger Manasa Mataele and...
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Feb 16, 22 •
878 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat locked in until 2025
DHL Stormers co-captain Salmaan Moerat has signed a contract extension that will see him stay in Cape Town until at least 2025. The imposing lock is a proud product of the Western Province Rugby system, having developed through the structures as a young...
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Feb 16, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Super Rugby Pacific 2022 Law Variations
Rugby Australia, New Zealand Rugby and SANZAAR have today confirmed the law variations approved by World Rugby that will be applied for the upcoming Super Rugby Pacific season. Super Rugby Pacific 2022 will see two Law Variations included for the season:...
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Feb 16, 22 •
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Comments Off on Referees aim for faster rugby during DHL Super Rugby Pacific and Sky Super Rugby Aupiki
Fast, free flowing rugby to be the focus of players, coaches and referees during this season’s DHL Super Rugby Pacific and Sky Super Rugby Aupiki competitions. Reducing the time taken at scrums and lineouts, playing on from minor injuries, fewer TMO...
