Archive for the ‘National’ Category

• Handré Pollard starts for BabyBoks

  Jun 7, 12 • 4191 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on Handré Pollard starts for BabyBoks

  Morgan Piek – Coach Dawie Theron has rung the changes in Cape Town ahead of the BabyBoks clash against Italy at the University of the Western Cape tomorrow night. In all eleven changes have been made to team that will face Italy, as opposed to the team...

• Wales name their side to face Australia in the first Test

  Jun 7, 12 • 2024 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on Wales name their side to face Australia in the first Test

  Wales have named a side to play Australia in Brisbane this weekend showing four changes from that which sealed a 16-9 victory over France last March to be crowned Champions of Europe and achieve their third Grand Slam in seven seasons. In the front row...

• Julian Savea, Aaron Smith and Brodie Retallick to make All Black debut

  Jun 6, 12 • 2401 Views • General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Julian Savea, Aaron Smith and Brodie Retallick to make All Black debut

  The All Blacks team to play Ireland at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday 9 June has been named, with the selection of new caps Brodie Retallick, Julian Savea and Aaron Smith the key feature of the squad. The team is as follows: (with Test caps in brackets. *...

• JWC 2012 teams visit legacy schools

  Jun 6, 12 • 3611 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on JWC 2012 teams visit legacy schools

  The IRB Junior World Championship 2012 is about more than just what happens on the field in the 30 matches with a key priority being to leave a lasting legacy in the host country, something the 12 participating teams are involved in by visiting local schools...

• Heyneke Meyer names first match day 22 to take on England

  Jun 6, 12 • 2857 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer names first match day 22 to take on England

  Three players will make their Test debut for the Springboks on Saturday in the first Test of the Castle Incoming Tour against England at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban. DHL Western Province lock Eben Etzebeth, Vodacom Blue Bulls lock Juandré Kruger and Sharks...

• National Clubs Round-up No.13 – Crusaders have big Bloem dreams

  Jun 6, 12 • 2691 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.13 – Crusaders have big Bloem dreams

  Club rugby in Bloemfontein is dominated by the Free State capital’s two university teams, Shimlas and CUT, but one so-called ‘open’ club have an ambitious goal of matching their student rivals in the years to come. Crusaders were formed in 1992 and,...

• SA U20 defeated by Ireland in IRB Junior World Championship 2012 opener

  Jun 5, 12 • 2603 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on SA U20 defeated by Ireland in IRB Junior World Championship 2012 opener

  South Africa suffered a disappointing 23-19 defeat against Ireland in their opening match of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday night. The Irish had a commanding 13-3 lead at the break and as hard as the Junior...

• IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Set for Kick Off

  Jun 4, 12 • 2762 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Set for Kick Off

  The IRB Junior World Championship 2012 kicks off in Cape Town and Stellenbosch on Monday, June 4 with the world’s premier Age Grade Rugby tournament already proving a huge hit with thousands of Rugby fans in one of the sport’s heartlands. While...

• SARU agrees ground-breaking deal with players

  Jun 2, 12 • 1824 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on SARU agrees ground-breaking deal with players

  Innovative  agreement signed for players’ image rights Wider group of Springbok players contracted R57,6m to be spent on Springbok remuneration and provincial compensation   THE South African Rugby Union (SARU) has reached agreement on a ground-breaking...

• Scene Set for Outstanding IRB Junior World Championship

  Jun 1, 12 • 2246 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on Scene Set for Outstanding IRB Junior World Championship

  With three days to go until the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 kicks off in South Africa, event organisers are anticipating an outstanding tournament that will further the profile of the world’s most prestigious age grade tournament. More than 400...

• Tonight’s Crusaders vs Highlanders clash sold out

  Jun 1, 12 • 1675 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Tonight’s Crusaders vs Highlanders clash sold out

  All tickets for this evening’s Investec Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and Highlanders at Christchurch’s new AMI Stadium (Addington) have sold, including the additional 3,300 seats available in the new temporary stand.  The New Zealand Rugby...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 15

  Jun 1, 12 • 2141 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 15

  Saturday is derby day in Gauteng as four South African Vodacom Super Rugby franchises clash in what promises to be two massive encounters. The announcement of the Springbok squad for the Castle Incoming Tour – shortly after the second match – will add...

• Top clubs set for Champions' Challenge clash

  May 31, 12 • 2142 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Top clubs set for Champions' Challenge clash

  Varsity Cup champions Tuks will return to KZN for the first time in 21 years when they play a festival match next month against SA’s top non-university club, College Rovers. The Champions’ Challenge is an initiative of KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union...

• Rudi Wulf to get his 50th cap against the Chiefs

  May 31, 12 • 2020 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rudi Wulf to get his 50th cap against the Chiefs

  Blues coach Pat Lam welcomes back a couple of players from the squad’slengthy injured list to the starting 22 this week. Fullback Rudi Wulf returns to the side after being laid off for a month with a shoulder injury. Saturday night’s match is a...

• Rugby World Cup Captain re-signs with Chiefs

  May 31, 12 • 2034 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rugby World Cup Captain re-signs with Chiefs

  Chiefs’ hooker and Samoan RugbyWorld Cup 2011 Captain Mahonri Schwalger has re-signed with the franchise. Schwalger who is in arguable the best form of his career has agreed to a two year contract with the Chiefs. Coach Dave Rennie stated “Mahonri’s...

• Haskell back for the Highlanders to face the Crusaders

  May 31, 12 • 1525 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Haskell back for the Highlanders to face the Crusaders

  Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Crusaders at AMI Stadium in Christchurch tomorrow evening 7.35pm (9:35am CAT).  He has made five changes to the run-on team that played the Blues at Eden Park last Saturday night. Four...

• Venues and kick-off times for Castle Rugby Championship confirmed

  May 31, 12 • 2539 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Venues and kick-off times for Castle Rugby Championship confirmed

  Argentina will get their first taste of the new Castle Rugby Championship 2012 in South Africa, when they face the Springboks at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, August 18. SANZAR confirmed the final draw and kick-off times for the Castle Rugby...

• Hurricanes Unchanged for Sydney

  May 30, 12 • 2171 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Hurricanes Unchanged for Sydney

  Mark Hammett and Alama Ieremia have gone with an unchanged line-up from the team that won 66-24 over the Rebels to travel to Sydney this weekend. The Hurricanes will meet the Waratahs on Saturday night in their last game before the June break.   The two...

• SA U20 JWC 2012 Squad confirmed

  May 30, 12 • 5260 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on SA U20 JWC 2012 Squad confirmed

  SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron has confirmed the inclusion of flyhalf Handrè Pollard, winger Raymond Rhule and scrumhalf Vian van der Watt to the final squad of the Junior Springboks that will contest the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 to be held in...

• DHL Stormers team named to face the Vodacom Bulls

  May 30, 12 • 3184 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Stormers team named to face the Vodacom Bulls

  Allister Coetzee today named the DHL Stormers team to take on the Bulls, at Loftus, on Saturday 2 June at 19h10. There are 4 changes to the starting XV that lost to the Sharks in Durban last week.  Siya Kolisi returns in jersey 6 after being withdrawn last...

• Crusaders pick strong team to face Highlanders

  May 30, 12 • 1973 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Crusaders pick strong team to face Highlanders

  Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Highlanders this Friday night and has made just three changes to the starting line-up from the team that beat the Blues two weeks ago. The changes are Ben Franks coming into number 3 in...

• National Clubs Round-up No.12 – Resurgent Upington on the rise

  May 29, 12 • 3303 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.12 – Resurgent Upington on the rise

  It’s not often that a club’s centenary celebrations precipitate a sharp decline in fortunes, but that’s exactly what happened to Upington Rugby Club, who are slowly rediscovering their form after three bumpy years. The historic Northern Cape...

• Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza

  May 29, 12 • 1889 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza

  The Springboks will attend the popular Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza, hosted by the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund, on Wednesday, June 13 in Johannesburg. The Springbok squad will be showing their support to the Players’ Fund in...

• Sias Ebersohn to the Western Force

  May 29, 12 • 3425 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Sias Ebersohn to the Western Force

  “After long negotiations with Sias Ebersohn’ s agent Gerrie Swart, the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. and I have decided to release Sias of his 2013 contract with the Cheetahs,” said Naka Drotske head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs and Toyota...

• Francois Steyn signs with The Sharks

  May 29, 12 • 3920 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Francois Steyn signs with The Sharks

  The Sharks are delighted to announce the signing of Francois Steyn, incumbent Springbok and Racing Metro centre, who makes a welcome return to Mr Price KINGS PARK by signing a three-year contract to play for The Sharks. Amid rumours and speculation doing the...