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Oct 28, 21 •
3799 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jake’s Kickstart Episodes 7-8
Vodacom, Coach Jake White and his Vodacom Bulls coaching staff have two new episodes from Jake’s Kickstart that are guaranteed to help kids enhance their rugby playing skills. In Episode 7, Vodacom Bulls defence coach Joey Mongalo explains in detail the...
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Oct 26, 21 •
1221 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks kick off preparation for new season
The traditional start to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series has been restored with the 2022 season kicking off in Dubai in a month’s time, and Neil Powell and his Springbok Sevens team are ready to travel and play. The South Africans returned from...
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Oct 22, 21 •
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Comments Off on Romans and countrymen, here comes a rugby feast!
An exciting rugby bonanza different from anything that has been seen on South African soil, awaits rugby enthusiasts in November. Toyota SA in conjunction with the Toyota Cheetahs are excited to announce the first installment of the Toyota Challenge, a...
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Oct 22, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Richelieu Brandy joins Vodacom Bulls squad
The Vodacom Bulls are delighted to welcome respected and classic brand, Richelieu Brandy, to the squad as Player 24. Like the Vodacom Bulls, Richelieu Brandy is an internationally recognised brand, rich in history and tradition, and with its roots deeply...
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Oct 21, 21 •
4775 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Jake’s Kickstart Episodes 5-6
It’s time for coach Jake White and his team to kickstart Bulletjie Rugby with the next instalment of skills on Jake’s Kickstart. In Episode 5, Vodacom Bulls defence coach Joey Mongalo, Bulletjie and a few Vodacom Bulls players give Bulletjie Rugby players...
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Oct 19, 21 •
1214 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Moerat earns Springbok call-up for UK tour
Former SA Schools and Junior Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat has earned his first Springbok call-up in a squad of 32 players named by Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour to the United Kingdom in November. The...
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Oct 18, 21 •
1547 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Four new players joining the Toyota Cheetahs and 12 contract extensions
The Toyota Cheetahs are pleased to announce the signing of four new players to bolster the squad heading into the 2022 Currie Cup which is expected to get underway in January. The flanker, Gideon van der Merwe, the winger Daniel Kasende and the props, Mox...
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Oct 16, 21 •
1327 Views •
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Comments Off on Match officials for year-end internationals announced
South Africa is well represented on the match official panels for the November internationals – where AJ Jacobs will be making his Test debut – and the two Dubai Sevens tournaments, while the referees for the Springboks’ three matches in the UK were...
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Oct 15, 21 •
838 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom URC heads to South Africa in November
South Africa will be the destination for four European teams when the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers host their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship matches next month. The tournament organisers confirmed on Friday that the...
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Oct 15, 21 •
1082 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls geared up for exciting Edinburgh encounter
The Vodacom Bulls have kept consistency in their backline while making a handful of changes in the forwards pack ahead of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 4 clash against Edinburgh Rugby on Saturday. The side will see Chris Smith earning a...
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Oct 15, 21 •
5079 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom and Jake White kickstart young rugby talent with new online coaching series
Vodacom has embarked on a major digital drive to empower both rugby coaches and young players by taking the already highly successful Bulletjie Rugby coaching programme and developing it into a freely available series of online episodes featuring Vodacom...
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Oct 14, 21 •
933 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: Aiming to finish on a high
Finishing their inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship tours on a winning note will be the sole aim of the four South African franchises in action in this cross-hemisphere competition this weekend, when they take the field in Belfast, Newport, Edinburgh...
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Oct 14, 21 •
969 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks team to face Cardiff Rugby
There are numerous factors that influence a team’s success, but for a Cell C Sharks team that face Cardiff Rugby in Saturday’s fourth round Vodacom United Rugby Championship, there are four main ones. This week head coach Sean Everitt will be looking for...
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Oct 14, 21 •
1046 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on EMIRATES LIONS NAME TEAM TO FACE ULSTER FOR FINAL TOUR MATCH
The Emirates Lions will head to Belfast in their final tour fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship (VURC) to face Irish side, Ulster at Kingspan Stadium on Friday. Carlu Sadie makes a return to the starting line-up, with Reinhard Nothnagel and...
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Oct 14, 21 •
876 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pokomela on debut for DHL Stormers in Newport
Loose forward Junior Pokomela will make his DHL Stormers debut in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Dragons in Newport on Friday. The DHL Stormers end their tour against the Welsh team at Rodney Parade, in a clash that kicks off at...
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Oct 13, 21 •
1336 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Fully vaccinated supporters allowed to return to adult rugby matches
SA Rugby has advised its member unions that fully vaccinated supporters will be allowed to return to club and professional rugby matches – within the limits announced earlier this week by the Minister for Sports, Arts and Culture – and while observing the...
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Oct 12, 21 •
1151 Views •
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Comments Off on Goosen heads home for medical attention as Steyn joins Vodacom Bulls on tour
Vodacom Bulls flyhalf, Johan Goosen, is on his way back to South Africa for medical observation following an unfortunate knee injury in the side’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship win over Cardiff Rugby at the weekend. The talented pivot is set to be...
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Oct 12, 21 •
2098 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule unveiled
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell can’t wait for some form of normality to return when the Blitzboks start the defence of their crown in the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, which kicks off in Dubai next month, building up to the Commonwealth Games in...
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Oct 12, 21 •
1167 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby assumes administrative control of Western Province RFU
SA Rugby has advised the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) that it was invoking its constitutional power to take administrative control of the Union. The advice was provided following a decision by the Executive Council (Exco) of the South African...
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Oct 11, 21 •
1161 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: Sharks and Bulls step up in Wales
The Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls finally showed of what they are capable after a few weeks of frustration to secure their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship victories, while the DHL Stormers secured a draw, and the Emirates Lions were close to...
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Oct 8, 21 •
860 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls make handful of changes for Cardiff clash
The Vodacom Bulls have made a handful of changes to their side that will face Welsh side, Cardiff Rugby, in Round 3 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has opted to make full use of the team’s...
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Oct 8, 21 •
908 Views •
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Comments Off on Second Test added to Springbok Women’s itinerary
The Springbok Women will face Wales in Cardiff as part of their European tour in November, adding to the two fixtures already confirmed for their trip to the Northern Hemisphere. The Springbok Women will kick off their tour against France in Vannes on 6...
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Oct 8, 21 •
797 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Stormers intend to appeal Smith suspension
The DHL Stormers intend to appeal the eight-week suspension handed to lock Adré Smith, following a disciplinary hearing on Thursday. A Disciplinary Panel convened via videoconference to consider the citing against Smith resulting from the Round 2 United...
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Oct 8, 21 •
803 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on CHANGES FOR EMIRATES LIONS AHEAD OF GLASGOW WARRIORS URC ENCOUNTER
Emirates Lions head coach, Ivan van Rooyen named a new-look match 23 ahead of his team’s third round Vodacom United Rugby Championship (VURC) fixture against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday. EW Viljoen covers the flyhalf position as a...
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Oct 7, 21 •
957 Views •
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Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: New challenges await in round three
It will be yet another new venue for each of the four South African teams in round three of the Vodacom United Rugby Championships and all will be hoping for a more constructive result this time around. The Cell C Sharks will be out of the blocks first on...
