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Jun 21, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers taking Vodacom URC trophy on parade
The DHL Stormers will be taking the Vodacom United Rugby Championship trophy on an open-top bus parade in Cape Town on Friday, 24 June. Having secured the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship title with a win against old rivals the Vodacom Bulls at DHL...
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Jun 21, 22 •
758 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Latsha to lead Springbok Women against Namibia
Babalwa Latsha will take over the Springbok Women’s captaincy for their second match in Pool A of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup against Namibia on Thursday. The Test, which will be broadcast live by SuperSport, will kick off at 15h00 at City Park in...
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Jun 13, 22 •
2163 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Carling Currie Cup semi-finals locked in
The four semi-finals in the Carling Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions will be played in Welkom, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday and Saturday. The action will kick off at 15h00 on Friday in the Northern Free State, where the Down...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2022/23 EPCR tournament formats and qualifiers confirmed
Following the landmark announcement of the inclusion of the leading South African teams in its tournaments, EPCR is pleased to confirm the formats and qualifiers for next season’s expanded Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. The 2022/23 Heineken...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final on sale on Tuesday
The first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final will take place on Saturday, June 18 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town with a local kick-off time of 19h30 (18h30 UK/Ireland). As the highest-ranked team to reach the Vodacom URC Grand Final, the DHL...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on EVAN ROOS VOTED VODACOM FANS’ PLAYER OF THE SEASON
Evan Roos has added a third prize of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship Awards to his personal haul after being voted Vodacom Fans’ Player of the Season. The DHL Stormers number eight has already been named Next-Gen Player of the Season, as...
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Jun 10, 22 •
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Comments Off on Two SA referees on Rugby World Cup Sevens panel
South Africa’s AJ Jacobs and Morne Ferreira have been included in a strong panel of match officials for the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament that will take place in Cape Town from 9 to 11 September 2022. World Rugby announced the names of 18 men and women...
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Jun 10, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs take on the Vodacom Bulls
You don’t want to miss out on the excitement Saturday when the Toyota Cheetahs take on the Vodacom Bulls in the last round of the Carling Currie Cup at Toyota Stadium. Gates open at 14:00 with St. Andrews u.13 facing President Brand u.13 in a curtain-raiser...
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Jun 10, 22 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber lauds players’ enthusiasm after first week Bok preparation camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was satisfied with the strides made in the opening week of the team’s preparation camp for the forthcoming Castle Lager Incoming Series as the players concluded their on-field sessions on Friday before a short break for the...
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Jun 10, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Senatla reaches DHL Stormers 50 in home semifinal
Seabelo Senatla will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semifinal against Ulster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. There is just one change to the team that defeated Edinburgh in the quarterfinal last week, with...
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Jun 8, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks Team announced to travel to Cape Town
In the final round of the pool stages of Carling Currie Cup 2022, the Cell C Sharks will travel to Cape Town to take on DHL Western Province on Friday afternoon, with added motivation and fire-power. Head coach Etienne Fynn has made a number of changes to the...
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Jun 7, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM HAS BEEN NAMED
South African players dominate the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Dream Team for the 2021-22 season. Following the addition of the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers to the competition for the inaugural VURC campaign, South...
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Jun 7, 22 •
951 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tough challenge awaits Vodacom Bulls in Bloem Carling Currie Cup clash
In the Vodacom Bulls will go into their final Carling Currie Cup round-robin game, where they will face an in-form Toyota Cheetahs side, with one goal in mind – to win and place themselves in a good position for a potential home final in the domestic...
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Jun 6, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name 28-man traveling squad for Vodacom URC semi
The Vodacom Bulls have jetted out to Dublin, where they will take on Leinster in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semifinal at the RDS Arena on Friday night. Jake White and 28 of his charges will begin preparations in Ireland for the all-important...
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Jun 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on URC TOP TRY SCORER AWARD DHL STORMER ZAS
DHL Stormers wing Leolin Zas scored 11 tries over the course of the regular season to end the campaign at the top of the charts while Vodacom Bulls second-row Ruan Nortje takes home an award which recognises the player who has racked up the most minutes over...
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Jun 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Ruan Nortje claims Vodacom URC Ironman Award
The Vodacom Bulls would like to congratulate lock, Ruan Nortje, who was on Monday announced as the winner of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s Ironman Award for the 2021/22 season. The award is given to the player who has played the most minutes in...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks team named to take on the Vodacom Bulls
The Cell C Sharks team named to take on the Vodacom Bulls in Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final clash shows just one change from the previous clash two weeks ago. A bye week following the pools stages of the URC has given the teams...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Thriller at Loftus on the cards as Vodacom Bulls host Cell C Sharks in VURC quarterfinal
There is all to play for in what is arguably the biggest match so far in 2022 in Tshwane on Saturday when the Vodacom Bulls host rivals, the Cell C Sharks, in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal at Loftus Versfeld. In their first season of the...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Jantjies and Pretorius return for DHL Stadium quarterfinal
Scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies and centre Rikus Pretorius will make their return in the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against Edinburgh at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The inclusion of Jantjies and Pretorius are the only changes...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks host the Sigma Lions
The Cell C Sharks host the Sigma Lions in a vital Carling Currie Cup penultimate round clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park this Saturday. Head coach Etienne Fynn has made a number of changes to the side from their last outing – against the Toyota Cheetahs...
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Jun 2, 22 •
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Comments Off on Ruan Pienaar in his 50th cap for the Toyota Cheetahs
Toyota Cheetah supporters have a lot to look forward to on Friday, 3 June when the Toyota Cheetahs take on the Airlink Pumas in a Carling Currie Cup match in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. Tickets for the match are only R20. Gates open at 15:00 and at 15:50...
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Jun 2, 22 •
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Comments Off on Davids returns for DHL WP in Stellenbosch
Angelo Davids makes his return to the DHL Western Province team among five changes for the Carling Currie Cup clash with Windhoek Draught Griquas in Stellenbosch on Friday. Davids is back from duty with the BlitzBoks and on the wing for the game against the...
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Jun 2, 22 •
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Comments Off on Five SA teams to join elite competitions in Europe
South Africa’s involvement into the top-flight of Northern Hemisphere club rugby has received a massive boost with the confirmation on Thursday that the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams and the Toyota Cheetahs will play in next season’s two...
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Jun 1, 22 •
6932 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby accelerates fast-tracking of the development of elite black coaches
In a bold step to fast-track the development South Africa’s elite black rugby coaches and drive transformation, SA Rugby has been actively presenting its custom-made programme to equip outstanding emerging coaches with the skills to ply their trade at...
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Jun 1, 22 •
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Comments Off on Exciting Vodacom Bulls Invitation XV team to tour Namibia
Loose-forward Muller Uys will lead an exciting touring 28-man Vodacom Bulls Invitation XV squad that will travel to Namibia where they will take on a Welwitschias XV at the Hage Geingnob National Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday. The showdown between the two...
