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Apr 30, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Powerful Vodacom Bulls team named for Rainbow Cup opener
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back a wealth of experience as Director of Rugby Jake White named his match day squad to battle the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on 1 May 2021. The backs are headlined by new recruit James Verity-Amm who gets his first...
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Apr 30, 21 •
1016 Views •
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Comments Off on PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA Preview – Round 1
The domestic rugby scene is set to explode back into action on Saturday as the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA kicks off, marking the DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions’ competition debuts. The DHL Stormers will host the Cell C Sharks in the...
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Apr 29, 21 •
1272 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Provincial women’s rugby back with a bang
South Africa’s top domestic and international women’s rugby players will return to the field with a bang for the first time since 2019 when the Women’s Premier and First Divisions kick off in May and June respectively. The Premier Division, which...
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Apr 29, 21 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks to play DHL Stormers in the first Rainbow Cup SA Match
Date: Saturday, 1st May 2021Time: 14h00Venue: Cape Town Stadium, Cape TownReferee: Jaco PeyperAssistant Referees: AM Jacobs, Aimee Barrett-TheronTelevision Match Official: Stuart Berry Rainbow Cup SA gets under way this weekend with the Cell C Sharks heading...
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Apr 28, 21 •
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General News, National, School, School Rugby 1st XV Teams, School Rugby Fixtures, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on PREMIER INTERSCHOOLS 2021 FIXTURES
2021 PREVIEW Anticipation is at an all-time high as school rugby is set to return in May 2021. Following the cancellation of the 2020 season, Premier Interschools is excited to broadcast some of South Africa’s exhilarating high school derbies. As was...
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Apr 28, 21 •
1139 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on World Sports Betting place their bets on Vodacom Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company is excited to introduce yet another world class signing to the squad. The Boys in BLUE today welcomed World Sports Betting to Loftus Versfeld as an associate sponsor and the official betting partner of the Vodacom Bulls. Whether on a...
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Apr 26, 21 •
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British & Irish Lions, General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on A tribute to the day the men in blue shook the rugby world
On 7 June 1997, 15 men pulled on a light blue jersey with a daisy over their hearts, ran onto the grass of Loftus Versfeld, and pushed back the might of Northern Hemisphere rugby on a day the British and Irish Lions have never forgotten. For the first and...
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Apr 23, 21 •
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Comments Off on Revised PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA schedule confirmed
The revised schedule for the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA will see three consecutive “Super Saturdays” of top-class local rugby action, starting next weekend on 1 May with encounters in Cape Town and Pretoria SA Rugby and PRO14 Rugby announced the amended...
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Apr 23, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart breaks new ground by taking rugby safety online
The BokSmart rugby safety programme broke new ground on Friday with the launch of the online version of the BokSmart 6 Rugby Safety course, as part of the new overarching BokSmart Certification Software Ecosystem currently under construction. This landmark...
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Apr 22, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springbok visits add to SA Rugby Academy excitement
Visits by Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick and Rugby World Cup winning prop Frans Malherbe added to the excitement in the last few days at the SA Rugby Academy in Stellenbosch as the players continue to show steady progress in the third week of the...
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Apr 21, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks to fine-tune Olympic squad selection in coming weeks
The Springbok Sevens team returned to full training at their Stellenbosch Academy of Sport base this week, with their eyes firmly fixed on their main goal for the season – success at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July. The next couple of weeks will give...
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Apr 21, 21 •
963 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Dual tournament approach to Rainbow Cup announced
PRO14 Rugby and SA Rugby will operate dual Rainbow Cup tournaments with no cross-hemisphere fixtures in the absence of formal approvals in place to allow the South African teams to enter the UK & Ireland it was announced on Wednesday. Despite a colossal...
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Apr 21, 21 •
2614 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz learn valuable lessons in Varsity Cup examination
FNB Madibaz coach Andre Tredoux feels his squad learnt some valuable lessons about the intensity of Varsity Cup rugby during the opening block of matches this month. The Nelson Mandela University outfit returned to the top flight of the South Africa student...
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Apr 19, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Committed Kitshoff to lead DHL Stormers
Experienced prop Steven Kitshoff has signed a three-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) and has been appointed DHL Stormers captain. The Rugby World Cup-winner is no stranger to the role, having captained the DHL Stormers...
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Apr 16, 21 •
996 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Trio of young guns commit to WPPR
The trio of Nama Xaba, Kwenzo Blose and Evan Roos are the latest talented young players to commit their futures to Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). Flank Xaba (three years) and loosehead prop Blose (one year) have signed contract extensions, while...
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Apr 16, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Goosen joins #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to confirm, our worst kept secret yet , the signing of Springbok utility back Johan Goosen. The 28-year-old flyhalf, who can hold his own at centre and fullback, is a product of Grey College in Bloemfontein and it was in...
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Apr 15, 21 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nienaber: Alignment camps a reality check for Springboks
The Springbok coaches and management wrapped up the first round of strategic alignment camps on Wednesday, with selected players around the country as they shifted their preparations for the 2021 Test season into a higher gear. Springbok Head coach Jacques...
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Apr 14, 21 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Blitzboks, Kagoshima City confirm Olympics holding camp
Kagoshima City will host the Springbok Sevens squad for their final pre-tournament camp before the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July, the City and SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday. In the build-up to the Blitzboks’ participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,...
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Apr 14, 21 •
972 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Du Plessis returns to Loftus
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of loose forward Jacques du Plessis from French club, Montpellier, effective 1 July 2021 on a 3 year deal. The 27-year-old Du Plessis, affectionately known as Sheep, started his...
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Apr 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on Kick-off times for Rainbow Cup openers confirmed
Kick-off times and dates for the first three rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup has been confirmed, with the opening game – a coastal derby between the DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks in Cape Town – getting proceedings underway in South Africa. The match...
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Apr 12, 21 •
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Comments Off on Verity-Amm joins the #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of utility back James Verity-Amm who joins the Vodacom Bulls from the Tafel Lager Griquas effective immediately. Verity-Amm (26) attended Hottentots Holland High School in the Western Cape where he...
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Apr 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Van Zyl calls time on WP Rugby journey
Chris van Zyl has decided to call time on his career as a rugby player after years of dedicated service to Western Province Rugby. The experienced lock ends with 72 caps for DHL Western Province and 42 caps for the DHL Stormers, having contributed immensely...
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Apr 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on BIG ‘Giraffe’ Dlamini joins the #BullsFamily
The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of front row powerhouse Mheli Dlamini, from KZN based Crusaders Rugby Club in Durban North. Affectionately known as Giraffe, the tighthead prop enjoyed a stint with the Down Touch Griffins in the...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1539 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Travel launches RWC 2023 packages
The Springboks will be defending the Webb Ellis Cup in France in a little over two years’ time – the eighth Rugby World Cup in which South Africa will compete – and this at the scene of the Boks’ second title when John Smit lifted the coveted gold...
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Apr 6, 21 •
1038 Views •
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Comments Off on Speedster Senatla signs on with WPPR
Speedster Seabelo Senatla has committed to a two-year contract extension with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR). The fleet-footed wing, who is the all-time leading try-scorer for the Springbok Sevens team, has committed his future to the DHL Stormers...