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Nov 29, 21 •
1221 Views •
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Comments Off on Du Plessis ruled out of second Dubai event
Springbok Sevens stalwart Muller du Plessis has been ruled out with a leg injury while Ryan Oosthuizen will be given as much time as possible to recover from his ankle niggle as the Blitzboks got their preparations underway for this coming weekend’s second...
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Nov 26, 21 •
961 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom URC matches postponed due to COVID variant risk
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship announced on Friday that this weekend’s round six matches in South Africa had been postponed due to the emergence of a new variant of COVID-19 (B.1.1.529). Next week’s round seven matches have also been postponed. In...
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Nov 26, 21 •
900 Views •
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Comments Off on Toyota Challenge triggers international rugby competitions
Progress towards creating new international competitions for rugby post covid was made at a successful conference in Bloemfontein. Representatives from international rugby stakeholders, South Africa’s governing body SA Rugby, and other countries met during...
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Nov 26, 21 •
1210 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Ntoyanto: Baabaas rugby for props too
The festival of rugby as celebrated by the Barbarians and their annual opponents does not mean that the forward packs are left behind for flashy backs to score the tries and grab the limelight. In fact, it gives all players, including props like herself,...
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Nov 24, 21 •
896 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby honours former SARU captain Ebrahim Rinquest (1935-2021)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, paid tribute to former SARU national captain Ebrahim “Popeye” Rinquest, who passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 86 years old. Rinquest was the oldest living SARU captain. He represented the side from...
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Nov 24, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE CELL C SHARKS TO PLAY SARACENS IN LONDON
The Cell C Sharks are delighted to announce that we will be playing Saracens at StoneX Stadium in North London on Saturday, 15th January 2022. With our move up north to compete in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, the Cell C Sharks will now be playing...
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Nov 24, 21 •
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Comments Off on Mutual respect between Vodacom Bulls and Munster – Botha
Arno Botha, the explosive loose-forward, may have fond memories of his former club, Munster Rugby, and will be looking forward to catching up with old mates, but his main business this weekend when he faces his former side will be to leave it all on the...
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Nov 24, 21 •
937 Views •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women to embrace Barbarians attacking mindset
Much has been said and documented about the intent of any Barbarians team and their willingness to get the ball over the try line of their opponents. Come Saturday and Twickenham, not much would have changed in that regard, but in an historic first, the...
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Nov 23, 21 •
791 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Limited tickets for Vodacom Bulls home match
Loftus Versfeld was a hive of activity as we returned to some form of normality with a limited number of spectators during the recent Carling Champions Match. Having spectators at the stadium has increased the excitement ahead of the Vodacom Bulls’ first...
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Nov 22, 21 •
992 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Limited public tickets available to watch DHL Stormers at DHL Stadium
A limited number of tickets for the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship homegame against Zebre Parma on Saturday, 27 November will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, 23 November. Following an initial offer to 2020 Newlands season...
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Nov 19, 21 •
1366 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks tweak squad for Dubai double
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell has made four changes to the Blitzbok squad that won the shortened 2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Canada in September for the two tournaments in Dubai, where the new season is set to kick off next weekend. The...
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Nov 18, 21 •
1299 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jacobs leads new-look Springbok Women side on Sunday
Catha Jacobs will lead the Springbok Women’s side in their friendly against England Under-20 on Sunday after Stanley Raubenheimer decided to hand 12 players their first start of the November tour for the match in London. Blue Bulls Women’s scrumhalf...
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Nov 18, 21 •
1117 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Harold Verster steps down as Ross van Reenen takes over reins at the Cheetahs
The longest serving rugby administrator in South Africa, Harold Verster, Managing Director of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, will step down at the end of November after 28 years at the helm. Ross van Reenen, well-known businessman and former Free State...
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Nov 18, 21 •
994 Views •
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Comments Off on Nkosi, Fassi released from Springbok cam
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber confirmed that Sbu Nkosi (wing) and Aphelele Fassi (utility back) have been released from the touring squad to join the Cell C Sharks and will depart for South Africa on Wednesday evening. Both outside backs were members of...
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Nov 16, 21 •
1098 Views •
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Comments Off on Rotational changes as Boks eye Twickenham win
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach in a fresh halfback pairing and recalled Lood de Jager at lock in three changes to his starting team for the final Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour, against England at Twickenham...
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Nov 16, 21 •
1124 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs are facing Barcelona Diables in the second Toyota Challenge
The Toyota Cheetahs are facing Barcelona Diables in the second Toyota Challenge match on Wednesday, 17 November in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. “Before the start of the Toyota Challenge, we decided that we will give the whole squad a run. So, we selected...
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Nov 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby congratulates Am on World Rugby nomination
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am for being named as one of four nominees for the International Rugby Players Men’s Try of the Year Award following his sublime five-pointer in the South Africa “A”...
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Nov 12, 21 •
846 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls return to training after deserved break
The Vodacom Bulls immediately hit the ground running as they returned to training this week after a deserved break ahead of the resumption of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign. After close to a year of non-stop rugby for the Jake White-coached...
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Nov 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on FROM BEING SAFE TO FEELING SAFE CHESLIN KOLBE SHARES HIS TRUE LIFE STORY THROUGH A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
Cheslin Kolbe has had to overcome so much to become the South African hero that he is today. He grew up surrounded by crime and was considered by many to be too small to play professional rugby, let alone become an international superstar. The new Momentum...
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Nov 11, 21 •
830 Views •
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Comments Off on Next generation on show for DHL WP XV
The next generation of talent will get an opportunity to show what they can do as DHL Western Province XV take on the Toyota Cheetahs in the Toyota Challenge in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Three DHL Western Province U20 players have been named in the starting...
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Nov 11, 21 •
863 Views •
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Comments Off on Aidon Davis leading Toyota Cheetahs in first Toyota Challenge match
The Toyota Cheetahs will be making history when they take on DHL Western Province XV on Saturday, 13 November in the first ever Toyota Challenge match. The action in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein kicks off at 17:30 with a live broadcast on SuperSport 210....
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Nov 11, 21 •
3410 Views •
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Comments Off on Jake’s Kickstart Episode 11-12
Vodacom has added two new episodes to the Jake’s Kickstart series, which cover the fundamental skills every young rugby player needs to learn. In Episode 11, Coach Jake and Joey tell us everything we need to know about the engine room of the game of rugby...
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Nov 11, 21 •
732 Views •
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Comments Off on Experienced Jordaan back at flyhalf for Wales Test
The most experienced Springbok Women’s player on their European tour, Zenay Jordaan, will start at flyhalf against Wales on Saturday in the only change to the run-on team named by coach Stanley Raubenheimer. Jordaan was not considered for the opening tour...
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Nov 10, 21 •
1379 Views •
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Comments Off on Toyota Challenge and the return of spectators to Toyota Stadium
An exciting rugby bonanza awaits rugby fans in November and the best of all is that Free State Rugby is welcoming back supporters in the Toyota Stadium after almost two years! The Toyota Challenge is a new kind of rugby tournament: one where every victory...
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Nov 9, 21 •
946 Views •
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Comments Off on “The more we play, the better we will become” – Johannes-Haupt
The Springbok Women’s squad will depart Vannes on Wednesday for the second leg of their November Series 2021 with much more clarity and determination than what they arrived with in France 10 days ago. Not only did the stay in the Brittany region provide...
