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Aug 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Women’s rugby in South Africa gets boost through Mastercard’s ground-breaking sponsorship deal with SABC
In an effort to pioneer gender equality in sports, Mastercard has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) to broadcast exclusive women’s grassroots rugby content to ignite an interest in the game. This...
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Aug 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Hyperice named as Springboks’ Official Recovery Technology Supplier
SA Rugby announced on Thursday that Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology, has joined its family of partners as Official Recovery Technology Supplier to the Springboks and SA Rugby. As part of the two-year partnership with Hyperice, all the SA...
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Aug 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Gelant starts for DHL WP at Newlands
Warrick Gelant will make his first start for DHL Western Province this year in the Carling Currie Cup encounter with the New Nation Pumas at Newlands on Sunday. Gelant made his return from injury off the replacements bench last week and has been named at...
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Aug 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on Dumke to lead Springbok Women against Kenya
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer named Lusanda Dumke as captain for the squad to play Kenya in the first of two Test matches in Stellenbosch on Thursday. The Border Ladies flanker has earned seven caps for the Springbok Women since 2018 and...
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Aug 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on Sigma Lions Team Change
Due to pre-cautionary medical protocols, the Sigma Lions team to face the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this evening will be captained by Burger Odendaal. Other forced changes see Emmanuel Tshituka and Fred Zeilinga move into the starting line-up. On the...
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Aug 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby locks in new partnership with Betway
SA Rugby announced a ground-breaking new partnership with Betway South Africa, which will see Betway become an associate sponsor of the governing body and the Springboks for the next three years. It is SA Rugby’s first association with a company from the...
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Aug 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on New Nation Pumas v Cell C Sharks match cancelled
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division match between the New Nation Pumas and Cell C Sharks, scheduled for Nelspruit on Wednesday, has been cancelled in line with COVID-19 protocols. The decision to cancel the Nelspruit game was prompted by positive tests in...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Dweba to make his Springbok debut against Argentina
Joseph Dweba will make his Springbok debut in the opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, in a new-look team named by Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday. The inclusion of Dweba at hooker was one...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Jaco Kriel return for Sigma Lions
Jaco Kriel will make his return when the Sigma Lions travel to Bloemfontein to take on the Toyota Cheetahs on Wednesday. Kriel, who has previously captained the Lions, will make his 51st appearance for the Joburg-based side when he takes to the field tomorrow...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs to battle it out against the Sigma Lions
The Toyota Cheetahs will battle it out against the Sigma Lions on Wednesday at 19:00 in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. The action will be live on SuperSport. It’s a shortened week of preparation for the Toyota Cheetahs, coach Hawies Fourie has made several...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Comments Off on BOTHA, ARENDSE EARN STARTS AGAINST TAFEL LAGER GRIQUAS
Springbok loose-forward, Arno Botha, will make a return to the Vodacom Bulls starting XV when the side takes on Tafel Lager Griquas in a Carling Currie Cup Round 9 fixture at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has made...
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Aug 10, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THIRSTI joins SA Rugby family of partners
THIRSTI, the natural spring water company from Normandien in KwaZulu-Natal, is the latest addition to SA Rugby’s family of partners as the official water partner to the Springboks and SA Rugby for the next three years. Already the chosen hydration partner...
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Aug 9, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springboks switch focus to Castle Lager Rugby Championship
The Springboks arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the Boks wrapped up their Castle Lager Lions Series campaign with a...
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Aug 6, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women back in action against Kenya
The Springbok Women will return to the field against Kenya in two Tests that will mark their first international action in almost two years, with the matches scheduled for 12 and 16 August in Stellenbosch. It will be a repeat of the decider in the qualifiers...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on GANS, TAMBWE RETURN FOR VODACOM BULLS CLASH AGAINST CELL C SHARKS
The Vodacom Bulls will go into their Carling Currie Cup clash against the Cell C Sharks with a new-look front row when the two sides face each other at Jonsson Kings Park on Friday night. With livewire hooker, Johan Grobbelaar, having been called up to the...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2021 Match Officials
World Rugby has confirmed the match official appointments for this weekend’s Bledisloe Cup match between New Zealand and Australia and the opening three rounds of The Rugby Championship. The cross-border competition organisers and World Rugby continue to...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS U20 NAME SIDE FOR SA RUGBY U20 CUP OPENER
The Vodacom Bulls Under-20 side opens their campaign in the SA Rugby Under-20 Cup with a Jukskei Derby against the Lions Under-20 team at Loftus B-field on Saturday. Head coach, Wessel du Plessis, has selected an exciting match-day squad for the clash, which...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four changes to the Toyota Cheetahs team to play DHL Western Province
The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on DHL Western Province in the second-round match on Saturday at Newlands in Cape Town. Kick-off is at 14:30 and the action will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Coach Hawies Fourie has made four changes to the starting...
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Aug 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on 50th CAP FOR ODENDAAL
Sigma Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made 8 changes to his starting line-up that will travel to Kimberley when they face the Tafel Lager Griquas in a Carling Currie Cup encounter on Friday. The match kicks off at 14:30. In the backline, Burger Odendaal...
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Aug 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks will battle it out against the Vodacom Bulls
This weekend the Cell C Sharks will battle it out against the Vodacom Bulls in their second-round derby match at Jonsson Kings Park in a top of the table Carling Currie Cup clash between the sides one and two on the log. It’s a shortened week of preparation...
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Aug 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS WELCOMES THIRSTI TO THE SQUAD
The Vodacom Bulls are delighted to welcome Natural Spring Water brand THIRSTI to the squad, ensuring players, management and fans experience #UltimateHydration this season and beyond, on-field and off. Already the chosen hydration partner to the Cell C...
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Aug 3, 21 •
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Comments Off on Springbok milestone for De Allende as Morne Steyn makes a comeback
Damian de Allende will become the third Springbok in the Castle Lager Lions Series to reach the career milestone of 50 Test caps in Saturday’s decider in Cape Town, where Morné Steyn could earn his first Test cap since 2016. Springbok coach Jacques...
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Aug 3, 21 •
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Comments Off on LIONS RUGBY SIDE FOR THIRD TEST AGAINST SPRINGBOKS
British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to the starting XV which lost to the Springboks last Saturday in Cape Town. The defeat sees the Castle Lager Lions Series level at 1-1 going into this weekend’s final Test match. The...
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Jul 29, 21 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee returns to lead Vodacom Bulls against DHL Western Province
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has opted for consistency ahead of the Carling Currie Cup clash against DHL Western Province after making minor changes to the team that emerged victorious against Sigma Lions last Sunday. The Vodacom Bulls will...
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Jul 29, 21 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women join South Africa in supporting the Springboks
Springbok Women’s players Zintle Mpupha, Lusanda Dumke and Chumisa Qawe joined rugby fans across the country in backing the Boks by creating a personalised banner in the build up to the crucial second Test between Siya Kolisi’s charges and the British...
