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May 6, 22 •
908 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Strong Vodacom Bulls team for Windhoek Draught Griquas clash
The Vodacom Bulls have selected a strong team to take on Windhoek Draught Griquas in a crucial Carling Currie Cup encounter at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The side from Tshwane sits at the top of the Carling Currie Cup table and will be out to retain their...
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May 5, 22 •
2166 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Carling Champions Match gets an Italian flavour
The Carling Champions Team will face Italy A in the second edition of this unique encounter, it was confirmed by SA Rugby, the Italian Rugby Federation and sponsors Carling Black Label on Thursday. Supporters will be able to #ReachForGold by voting for their...
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May 5, 22 •
862 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks return to Carling Currie Cup
The Cell C Sharks return to Carling Currie Cup action on Friday evening when they host the Airlink Pumas in a second-round clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. With the previous match against the Vodacom Blue Bulls cancelled following the flooding that...
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May 5, 22 •
793 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs are travelling to Johannesburg to take on the Sigma Lions
The Toyota Cheetahs are travelling to Johannesburg to take on the Sigma Lions on Friday at 19:00. Live broadcast on SuperSport. Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team: Toyota Cheetahs Cohen Jasper Daniel Kasende David Brits Frans Steyn Duncan Saal Reinhardt...
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May 5, 22 •
951 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pokomela signs on with DHL Stormers
Loose forward Junior Pokomela has signed a three-year deal that will see him play for the DHL Stormers until at least 2024. The athletic Pokomela joined the DHL Stormers on loan at the start of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and made the move more...
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May 5, 22 •
2113 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nienaber satisfied as Bok alignment camps conclude
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction with the progress made within the national structures in the last month as they wrapped up a series of alignment camps on Thursday in preparation for the 2022 international season. The Springbok...
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May 4, 22 •
1975 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby Academy players step up intensity
The Under-20 players involved with the SA Rugby Academy stepped up their preparations with a high-intensity training match against a strong DHL Western Province Carling Currie Cup line-up in Stellenbosch on Wednesday morning. The training exercise consisted...
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May 4, 22 •
1016 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Gun goes on hospitality sales for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town
Hospitality tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town later this year have gone on sale – giving fans a second chance to enjoy the sell-out event. Publicly available tickets for the Saturday and Sunday of the event sold out within 48 hours when...
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Apr 29, 22 •
637 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Tambwe focused on serving his team
Madosh Tambwe says the biggest growth area in his own game in this Vodacom United Rugby Championship has been shifting the focus off his individual performance and pouring his energy into serving his Vodacom Bulls team as best as he can. “It’s never an...
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Apr 29, 22 •
677 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on No changes for Cell C Sharks team to play Connacht
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has shown commitment to the saying, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ by naming the exact same match 23 for his team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Connacht at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on...
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Apr 28, 22 •
720 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Few changes for Vodacom Bulls ahead of Glasgow Warriors clash
James Verity-Amm will earn a starting berth for the Vodacom Bulls when they take on Glasgow Warriors in a crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night. The Vodacom Bulls have made four changes to their backline for the...
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Apr 28, 22 •
917 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Southern Sun and SA Rugby renew partnership for five years
SA Rugby announced on Thursday that it had renewed its long-standing partnership with Southern Sun, southern Africa’s leading hospitality group, for a further five years, extending their association with SA Rugby and the Springboks to three decades....
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Apr 27, 22 •
976 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three changes for DHL Stormers in table-topping clash
There are three changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up to face Leinster in a table-topping Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The home side will be looking to make it eight consecutive home wins when they take on the...
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Apr 26, 22 •
1772 Views •
General News, International, National, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup News, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Excitement builds with 500 days to go to RWC 2023
With 500 days to go to the start of the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023 on Tuesday, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said excitement started to build with the global showpiece moving into view, despite a bumper 2021 season still ahead for South Africa....
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Apr 23, 22 •
1095 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls mourn the passing of Pedrie Wannenburg
The Vodacom Bulls mourn the loss of a Loftus Versfeld legend and ex-Springbok, Pedrie Wannenburg, who sadly lost his life in a motor vehicle accident in the early hours of Saturday morning in the United States of America, where he was currently based....
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Apr 21, 22 •
764 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls ready to bag points and make a point against Benetton
The Vodacom Bulls head into this weekend’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Benetton with a clear message that they are a vastly different team to the one that was beaten by the Italians in the Rainbow Cup Final last year. The Vodacom Bulls were...
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Apr 21, 22 •
860 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Match officials named for mid-year Test window
World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the June/July Test window, with Nika Amashukeli, Angus Gardner and Matthew Carley named as referees for the Springboks’ three Tests against Wales, while South African officials Jaco Peyper, AJ...
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Apr 21, 22 •
850 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Unique Vodacom URC trophy digitally revealed
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship has digitally revealed the trophy that will be presented to the league champions at the first Vodacom URC Grand Final on Saturday, 18 June. The incredibly unique piece of silverware is the result of a collaboration...
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Apr 21, 22 •
1242 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Arries ready to inspire
It is not often that you hear of someone crediting the game of rugby as a reason for her successful studies, but for Alicia Arries, whose rise through the rugby ranks is comparable to that of Springbok and Blitzbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe, that was exactly...
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Apr 21, 22 •
820 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Two changes to DHL Stormers forward pack
There are just two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium on Friday. The DHL Stormers will be looking to make it seven consecutive home wins when they host the...
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Apr 14, 22 •
872 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vermaak comes in for DHL WP
Ali Vermaak will start at loosehead prop in the only change to the DHL Western Province team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs at DHL Stadium on Friday. The inclusion of the experienced Vermaak is the only change to the matchday squad for the Carling Currie Cup...
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Apr 13, 22 •
787 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cancellation of Carling Currie Cup match in Durban
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division match between the Cell C Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls, scheduled to take place in Durban on Saturday afternoon, has been cancelled. Due to the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and the considerable loss of life and...
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Apr 12, 22 •
961 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nienaber satisfied as Springboks wrap up Durban alignment camp
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber expressed his satisfaction as a group of players wrapped up their first alignment camp in Durban on Tuesday, saying they achieved the goals set out as they step up preparations for the international season which starts with...
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Apr 11, 22 •
1106 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Murphy, Van Wyk and Williams to join Blitzboks in Vancouver
James Murphy, Shaun Williams and Shilton van Wyk have been called into the Springbok Sevens squad for the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament, to be played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver this weekend, the sixth tournament of the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens...
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Apr 11, 22 •
1108 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls sign prop Dylan Smith
The Vodacom Bulls are thrilled to have secured the services of prop, Dylan Smith. On Monday, the Tshwane-based side confirmed that the 28-year-old front-rower would be joining the side on a three-year deal which will begin on July 1 until the end of June...
