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Apr 15, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nienaber: Alignment camps a reality check for Springboks
The Springbok coaches and management wrapped up the first round of strategic alignment camps on Wednesday, with selected players around the country as they shifted their preparations for the 2021 Test season into a higher gear. Springbok Head coach Jacques...
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Apr 14, 21 •
846 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks, Kagoshima City confirm Olympics holding camp
Kagoshima City will host the Springbok Sevens squad for their final pre-tournament camp before the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July, the City and SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday. In the build-up to the Blitzboks’ participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,...
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Apr 14, 21 •
967 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Du Plessis returns to Loftus
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of loose forward Jacques du Plessis from French club, Montpellier, effective 1 July 2021 on a 3 year deal. The 27-year-old Du Plessis, affectionately known as Sheep, started his...
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Apr 13, 21 •
1132 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kick-off times for Rainbow Cup openers confirmed
Kick-off times and dates for the first three rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup has been confirmed, with the opening game – a coastal derby between the DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks in Cape Town – getting proceedings underway in South Africa. The match...
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Apr 12, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Verity-Amm joins the #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of utility back James Verity-Amm who joins the Vodacom Bulls from the Tafel Lager Griquas effective immediately. Verity-Amm (26) attended Hottentots Holland High School in the Western Cape where he...
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Apr 8, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Van Zyl calls time on WP Rugby journey
Chris van Zyl has decided to call time on his career as a rugby player after years of dedicated service to Western Province Rugby. The experienced lock ends with 72 caps for DHL Western Province and 42 caps for the DHL Stormers, having contributed immensely...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BIG ‘Giraffe’ Dlamini joins the #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of front row powerhouse Mheli Dlamini, from KZN based Crusaders Rugby Club in Durban North. Affectionately known as Giraffe, the tighthead prop enjoyed a stint with the Down Touch Griffins in the...
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Apr 7, 21 •
944 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on GODWIN RETURNS FOR REBELS SHOWDOWN
The Western Force travel to Melbourne this week as they take on the Melbourne Rebels in the Round 8 Super Rugby AU clash at AAMI Park on Friday night. Head coach Tim Sampson has made several changes to the starting side that took on the ACT Brumbies in...
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Apr 7, 21 •
1005 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 8 team against Brumbies
Following their 25-point win over the Rebels in Melbourne, the St.George Queensland Reds have made no changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash against the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium. After a solid outing in his return to the...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1534 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Travel launches RWC 2023 packages
The Springboks will be defending the Webb Ellis Cup in France in a little over two years’ time – the eighth Rugby World Cup in which South Africa will compete – and this at the scene of the Boks’ second title when John Smit lifted the coveted gold...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1035 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Speedster Senatla signs on with WPPR
Speedster Seabelo Senatla has committed to a two-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). The fleet-footed wing, who is the all-time leading try-scorer for the Springbok Sevens team, has committed his future to the DHL Stormers...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1251 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks start season preparations with alignment camps
The Springboks’ preparations for the forthcoming international season will move up a gear in the next fortnight as Rassie Erasmus (Director of Rugby), Jacques Nienaber (head coach) and the rest of the management host of a series alignment camps. This week,...
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Mar 30, 21 •
1319 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Bok prop Malherbe remains committed to WPPR
Experienced tighthead prop Frans Malherbe has signed a contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). Malherbe made his DHL Stormers debut 10 years ago and currently has the third-most caps for the team with 109 to his name, just 15...
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Mar 27, 21 •
1319 Views •
Europe, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Phil Burgess announces retirement
England and GB Sevens player Phil Burgess has called time on his rugby career with immediate effect. Having joined the England Sevens squad for 2013-14 season from Cornish Pirates, Burgess was a member of the GB Sevens squad that claimed Silver at the Rio...
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Mar 26, 21 •
1152 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs will be taking the EP Elephants
In the last match of the Preparation series, the Toyota Cheetahs will be taking the EP Elephants. The match on Sunday kicks off at 15:00 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein with a live broadcast on SuperSport. Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team with...
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Mar 26, 21 •
1160 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PRO14 Rainbow Cup kick-off confirmed
The Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers’ first foray into Europe has been confirmed with the news that the PRO14 Rainbow Cup will kick-off on the weekend of 24 April, with fixtures for the first three rounds now established. Three...
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Mar 26, 21 •
888 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers change it up for final preparation game
There are a number of changes to the DHL Stormers team for their final preparation game against the Emirates Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Several experienced players come into the mix for the encounter with the Johannesburg side, which kicks off at...
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Mar 25, 21 •
998 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WPPR secures next generation props
Promising props Neethling Fouché, Leon Lyons and Sazi Sandi have all signed contract extensions with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). Imposing tighthead Fouché has developed into a formidable competitor in his three years in Cape Town, becoming a...
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Mar 25, 21 •
1032 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Siya Kolisi to start for Cell C Sharks vs Vodacom Bulls
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has included a number of players who were part of the conditioning group and are now ready to play in Friday evening’s match against the Vodacom Bulls at Jonsson Kings Park. Amongst them are newly signed Springbok...
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Mar 25, 21 •
1292 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New combinations to face Cell C Sharks
Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, continues rotating his squad as he named the group that will travel to face the Cell C Sharks in their final Preparation Series warm-up match at JONSSON Kings Park on Friday, 26 March 2021. Springbok Nizaam Carr...
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Mar 24, 21 •
999 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on MCGREGOR TO START IN BRUMBIES CLASH IN THE CAPTIAL
The Western Force face second-placed Super Rugby AU side the ACT Brumbies on Friday night at GIO Stadium in Canberra. Head coach Tim Sampson has named a similar starting 15 to last week’s side that pushed the ladder leading Queensland Reds to the very last...
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Mar 24, 21 •
1024 Views •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 6 team against Waratahs
The St.George Queensland Reds have made four changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s away match against the Waratahs in Sydney. Ryan Smith will make his starting debut at lock, while the versatile Seru Uru will start at number-eight following an...
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Mar 23, 21 •
2670 Views •
British & Irish Lions, British & Irish Lions News, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager Lions Series
SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions confirmed on Tuesday that they were aligned on delivering the Castle Lager Lions Series in South Africa in the scheduled playing window. The Lions Board confirmed its preference to SA Rugby on Monday evening, prior...
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Mar 18, 21 •
948 Views •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs to play at Mbombela Stadium
Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team with various changes for the Preparation match between the NNC Pumas and the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday, 19 March. Kick-off in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit is at 16:30 and the match will be live on SuperSport....
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Mar 18, 21 •
898 Views •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play Lions
Saturday’s preparation series clash with the Lions in Johannesburg gives the coaching staff and players another shot at developing and refining their game plan as well as bringing more squad players back into the game day team. Cell C Sharks head coach Sean...