Archive for the ‘National’ Category

• Club Rugby Round-up – Universal happiness at Easter tournament

  Apr 26, 11 • 2644 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Club Rugby Round-up – Universal happiness at Easter tournament

  Kimberley’s Universal Rugby Club played some exciting rugby but in the end it was the team from the Lee Adendorf Academy that walked away with top honours at the club’s SARU-sponsored Easter tournament held in the Northern Cape capital over the weekend....

• Ma'a Nonu out – Hurricanes casualty list grows.

  Apr 26, 11 • 2843 Views • International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Ma'a Nonu out – Hurricanes casualty list grows.

  Wellington – The Hurricanes added two All Blacks to their growing casualty list, as the six-time top four finishers contemplate what could become their worst season. The Wellington-based franchise is now sitting 13th on the table, only above the...

• Clash of the Titans: Lomu vs. Sonny Bill

  Apr 26, 11 • 2257 Views • International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Clash of the Titans: Lomu vs. Sonny Bill

  Auckland – Jonah Lomu is ready to become the next rugby star to turn to boxing – and for his debut bout he wants to fight Sonny Bill Williams. The All Blacks legend is likely to be named as the headline act in a resuscitated Fight for Life...

• Brumbies look set to appoint Jake White

  Apr 25, 11 • 1876 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Brumbies look set to appoint Jake White

  Former World Cup-winning South African coach Jake White remains the favourite to replace Tony Rea at the end of this Super Rugby season after being one of three short-listed candidates interviewed in the past fortnight. While Rea was initially short-listed...

• Mitchell: "I'm sick of making excuses"

  Apr 25, 11 • 2106 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Mitchell: "I'm sick of making excuses"

  Fed-up Lions coach John Mitchell urged his team’s billionaire investors to take action if they want to put an end to the losing culture at the union. Mitchell was speaking after his team’s 34-30 loss to the Chiefs on Saturday and made it...

• Drew Mitchell injury rules him out of 2011 RWC

  Apr 23, 11 • 3863 Views • International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Drew Mitchell injury rules him out of 2011 RWC

  Wallabies wing Drew Mitchell’s World Cup hopes are over after he dislocated his ankle and broke a bone in his right leg in the New South Wales Waratahs’s Super rugby defeat by the Queensland Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. The 27 year-old fell...

• Six SA referees on SANZAR panels

  Apr 21, 11 • 2134 Views • International, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, World Rugby • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Six SA referees on SANZAR panels

  South Africa’s Jaco Peyper has been promoted to the SANZAR Merit Referee Panel, SANZAR announced on Thursday, pushing the South African contingent up to five out of the 12 referees. Peyper and New Zealander Garratt Williamson have been promoted to the Merit...

• LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE RUGBY LEGEND JOHN SMIT AS BRAND AMBASSADOR

  Apr 21, 11 • 3963 Views • International, National, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE RUGBY LEGEND JOHN SMIT AS BRAND AMBASSADOR

  Bloemfontein, South Africa – Land Rover, South Africa has announced Springbok Rugby Captain, John Smit as a brand ambassador for the Rugby World Cup 2011. Smit, South Africa’s most capped forward in Springbok history and International rugby legend...

• TOULOUSE SIGN GURTHRO

  Apr 20, 11 • 3456 Views • General News, Heineken Cup, International, National, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on TOULOUSE SIGN GURTHRO

  Toulouse – European champions Toulouse on Wednesday announced the signing of four southern hemisphere players to bolster their line-up for next season. Luke McAlister, Luke Burgess and Gurthro Steenkamp have signed three-year deals with the Top 14...

• LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE BRYAN HABANA AS BRAND AMBASSADOR

  Apr 20, 11 • 7429 Views • International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on LAND ROVER SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCE BRYAN HABANA AS BRAND AMBASSADOR

  Bloemfontein, South Africa – Land Rover, South Africa has announced Bryan Habana as one of their brand ambassadors in support of the global partnership with the Rugby World Cup 2011 to take place in New Zealand this year. Habana, one of South...

• Squad named for national team planning session

  Apr 20, 11 • 1744 Views • International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 • James Loretz • Comments Off on Squad named for national team planning session

  The South African Rugby Union on Wednesday named 51 players who have been called to a national team planning session at the start of next month. The players will attend two days of meetings and logistical discussions in the first of three national camps in...

• Club Rugby Round-up – Special milestones for Swallows and Universal

  Apr 19, 11 • 2870 Views • Club Rugby, National • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Club Rugby Round-up – Special milestones for Swallows and Universal

  The club rugby spotlight will fall squarely on East London and Kimberley this weekend when two local clubs celebrate historic milestones during the hosting of two of SARU’s flagship annual Easter tournaments. Swallows of Border celebrate their 100th...

• Bok exodus after World Cup?

  Apr 19, 11 • 2085 Views • International, National, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Bok exodus after World Cup?

  Bloemfontein – Top rugby players that continue their careers in South Africa cannot hope to earn the same money as the game’s big earners in world rugby. An exodus of South Africa’s leading players therefore appears to be inevitable after the...

• Vodacom Cup Review – Round Eight

  Apr 17, 11 • 1591 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Eight

  The Pampas XV and DHL Western Province maintained their status as the only two unbeaten teams in the 2011 Vodacom Cup after both sides secured victories in the final round of league fixtures this weekend. The Argentineans ended the season in pole position on...

• Get close to the William Web Ellis trophy this Easter

  Apr 15, 11 • 2397 Views • International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 • James Loretz • Comments Off on Get close to the William Web Ellis trophy this Easter

  Sixteen years after sponsoring the Rugby World Cup in South Africa, and less than four months before the 2011 tournament kicks off in New Zealand, HeinekenÒ is bringing the historic Webb Ellis Cup to South Africa. The iconic trophy, which will be presented...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Eight

  Apr 14, 11 • 1630 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Eight

  The defending Vodacom Cup champions, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, need one log point from their final league fixture, on Saturday in Pretoria against the SWD Eagles, to secure their place in the quarter-finals. Apart from the Vodacom Blue Bulls, the other...

• New Zealand club player banned for life

  Apr 14, 11 • 2760 Views • Club Rugby, International, Mitre 10 Cup, National • James Loretz • Comments Off on New Zealand club player banned for life

  A Wellington club rugby player has been banned for life by the provincial union after punching a referee in the face during a match on Saturday. Petone winger Savelio Sagato struck referee Michael Christenhusz in the face after he took exception to being sent...

• Aus, NZ hunting ‘Super Sarel’

  Apr 14, 11 • 2686 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Aus, NZ hunting ‘Super Sarel’

  Bloemfontein – Sarel Pretorius will soon have to make the toughest decision of his rugby career. With some of New Zealand and Australia’s leading sides showing interest in his services – something that could potentially open the door for him to...

• Bulls shift and change for Reds clash

  Apr 12, 11 • 1539 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Bulls shift and change for Reds clash

  Vodacom Bulls prop Werner Kruger will play in his 50th Super Rugby match for his side when they face the Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. Kruger made his debut in 2008 against the Stormers and will line up in the front row with Dean Greyling and Chiliboy...

• The road back for Butch

  Apr 12, 11 • 2369 Views • International, National • admin • Comments Off on The road back for Butch

  Morgan L. Piek  Bloemfontein – 32 Year-old Butch James may be making his debut for the Lions in about a month’s time. James’s arrival at the MTN Lions will coincide with the teams departure for their overseas leg of their 2011 Super15 campaign. James...

• National Club Rugby Round-up – Week 2

  Apr 12, 11 • 2267 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Week 2

  Two-time National Club Champions Despatch put a forgettable 2010 season behind them when they recorded a 57-14 victory over Grahamstown Brumbies on the opening weekend of the Eastern Province Grand Challenge. The result was a personal triumph for a new-look...

• Venues of SARU tournaments confirmed

  Apr 11, 11 • 1961 Views • National • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Venues of SARU tournaments confirmed

  The SARU National Club Championships will again be hosted by the Western Province Rugby Football Union at Stellenbosch University’s Danie Craven Stadium later this year, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Monday. This prestigious tournament,...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Seven

  Apr 7, 11 • 1857 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Seven

  It’s the penultimate round of Vodacom Cup league matches and while a few teams will struggle to make the quarter-finals, it’s make or break for seven provinces. At the top of the respective logs, GWK Griquas and the Pampas XV will be aiming to maintain...

• DHL WP name team to take on the Pumas

  Apr 6, 11 • 1579 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on DHL WP name team to take on the Pumas

  John Dobson , head coach of DHL WP, today named the team to take on the Pumas at DHL Newlands on Saturday 9 April. Kick off at 14h40. Gates open at 14h15. The DHL Stormers take on the Reds in the main fixture at 17h05. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad...

• Zandré Jordaan to lead Boland against Welwitchias

  Apr 6, 11 • 2252 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Zandré Jordaan to lead Boland against Welwitchias

  Boland 8th man Zandré Jordaan will captain his side on Friday against the Welwitchias. Here is the media release on the team in Afrikaans: “Die Boland Kavaliers se agtsteman Zandré Jordaan sal Vrydag met voorbeeld moet lei ná Boland Rugby se...