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May 20, 20 •
1586 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Steenkamp signs with Vodacom Bulls
The Vodacom Bulls confirm that lock Walt Steenkamp will join the team as of November 2020 after he signed a two year deal with the #BullsFamily. The towering 24-year-old lock forward, who stands 2.03m at 121kg, had be engaining valuable experience in the...
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May 19, 20 •
1337 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Grobbelaar, Steenkamp and Uys recommit to Vodacom Bulls
The exciting trio Johan Grobbelaar, Gerhard Steenekamp and Muller Uys have recommitted their playing futures with the Vodacom Bulls as the franchise continues to build an electrifying squad under Director of Rugby, Jake White. The young trio have already had...
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May 19, 20 •
2146 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #StrongerTogether for R32-12
• Springboks raising money for hunger alleviation • Giant raffle of cherished team memorabilia• A R32-12 ticket puts buyers in line for one of 44 prizes• Win Siya’s jersey, Bongi’s boots and more For R32-12 you can have the shirt off Siya’s...
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May 15, 20 •
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Comments Off on Devastating ball-carrier Botha returns to Loftus
The #BullsFamily teased fans with cryptic pieces of artwork on social media on Thursday, eluding to the return of a devastating hard hitting ball carrier… ‘108KGs of solid gold heading to Loftus’. The Vodacom Bulls are excited to announce that Arno...
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May 15, 20 •
1309 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lions Rugby Co Player Announcement
The Lions Rugby Company would like to take the opportunity to thank all of their staff and players for understanding and embracing the difficult and very challenging times that was forced upon them by COVID-19. It truly takes special people to make a place...
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May 15, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on #BullsFamily bids farewell to Kotze
The #BullsFamily today officially bid a fond farewell to Johnny Kotze, who quickly became a crowd favorite, working tirelessly to entrench himself into the hearts of the Loftus faithful. Kotze, whose preferred position is at outside center and is also very...
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May 14, 20 •
1890 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on The One Cup of Pap Feed Scheme
The One Cup of Pap Initiative is a feeding project aimed at donating food, clothes, toys and books to the less fortunate initially in the Fourways and surrounding suburbs. It was the brainchild of Wayne Boardman (former Sharks and Stormers Super Rugby lock)...
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May 13, 20 •
1282 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hot-stepper Aplon joins #BullsFamily
The Vodacom Bulls confirm the signing of Springbok utility back Gio Aplon, who will join the team from June or as soon as he is able to travel back to South Africa, as Director of Rugby Jake White continues to build his player group. Aplon proved to be a...
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May 12, 20 •
1054 Views •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily, VODE and DJ Jazzy D: “#FeedAFamily”
The Vodacom Bulls and VODE Premium Spring Water partnered up with Jacaranda FM’s DJ Jazzy D, to assist in getting food parcels into the community at Eersterust. The #FeedAFamily project run by the charismatic DJ has assisted more than 5000 families in the...
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May 8, 20 •
1161 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on EPS bids farewell to MD
Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd. bids farewell to Managing Director, Edgar Rathbone, who is set to join the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd. as CEO. Rathbone has been instrumental in securing the sponsorships of the Emirates Lions and Xerox Golden Lions Rugby Teams...
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May 8, 20 •
1446 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BullsFamily appoint Rathbone as new CEO
The #BullsFamily is excited to confirm that current Managing Director of Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd, Edgar Rathbone, will be taking over the reigns as CEO of the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd following the resignation of Alfons Meyer. Rathbone, who will...
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May 5, 20 •
3972 Views •
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Comments Off on Talented young players to join the Toyota Cheetahs
The Toyota Cheetahs secure the services of two former Grey College stars, George Cronjé and Marcell Muller as well as Ian Groenewald who started for Bulls in the last two SuperRugby matches. Lock, Ian Groenewald will be joining the Toyota Cheetahs on 1...
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May 5, 20 •
1150 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on BokSmart, Ghana Rugby take hands for rugby safety
SA Rugby and Ghana Rugby reached a ground-breaking agreement to boost player welfare through sharing BokSmart rugby safety programme information and guidelines to assist in the development of their version of the programme, EagleWise. The agreement will see...
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May 4, 20 •
1222 Views •
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Comments Off on Van der Merwe returns to Loftus Versfeld
It is with great excitement that the Blue Bulls Company welcomes back Springbok prop, Marcel van der Merwe, after a stint with French Top 14 club Toulon. The powerful yet mobile front rower will join the Vodacom Bulls as of July 2020. Van der Merwe...
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May 1, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Strength and Conditioning Coach for Toyota Cheetahs
Toyota Cheetahs Strength and Conditioning Coach, Quintin Kruger will be leaving the side at the end of May 2020 for a new career opportunity. Kruger joined Free State Rugby in November 2010 to work with the junior sides and was promoted four years later as...
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May 1, 20 •
1219 Views •
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Comments Off on #BULLSFAMILY TRIBUTES OUTGOING HUMAN
1 May 2020: The term Loftus Legend is often thrown around to describe great players, players that will be listed in annals of history and chatted about for years to come. Today, the #BullsFamily bids farewell to a legend of a different sort… a legend that...
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Apr 30, 20 •
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Comments Off on Bedtime Stories with the Vodacom Bulls in support of CHOC
Help us give a child a place to stay during his/her cancer treatment It has now been a month since the lockdown in South Africa and it is affecting each one of us. For the children, teens and families affected by childhood cancer, treatment continues in the...
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Apr 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on #BullsFamily bids farewell to CEO
It is with regret that the Blue Bulls Company announces that its Chief Executive Officer Alfons Meyer will be leaving the company at the end of May 2020. Blue Bulls Board Chairman Pieter Uys said: “We would like to thank Alfons for his great contribution to...
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Apr 24, 20 •
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Comments Off on Digital version of 2020 Law Book available now
A digital version of the SA Rugby Law Book for 2020 has been made available for the first time in an effort to reach a bigger audience as part of the bigger South African rugby community. The interactive digital Law Book provide the rugby community with...
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Apr 23, 20 •
2855 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on ReLive RWC glory with the Springboks on SuperSport
Five months after their magnificent Rugby World Cup triumph, Siya Kolisi and his Springbok teammates will talk viewers through the final as part of a Freedom Day rugby special on SuperSport. The players and new Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber will lend fresh...
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Apr 22, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Update on SA Rugby competitions for 2020
SA Rugby has confirmed the cancellation of a number of events and continued contingency planning for others in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic it was announced on Tuesday, following extensive consultation between members of the local rugby industry....
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Apr 22, 20 •
1113 Views •
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Comments Off on Rugby finalising financial package to safeguard future
• Industry Financial Impact Plan formulated• Pay cuts for players, staff, administrators • Rugby united in crisis response The rugby industry has agreed in principle a wide-ranging plan to cut between R700 million to R1 billion from its budget over the...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls Facebook Live Concert
This weekend, Saturday 17h15 to be exact, would have been the epic ‘TRANS-JUKSKEI’ derby, with the Vodacom Bulls hosting the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld… Well, that’s still not happening (not to rub salt in the wound. Our buddy Dylan Pretorius,...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers and Friends deliver Johnny Clegg’s ‘The Crossing’
The DHL Stormers have teamed up with various artists and local celebrities to record a tribute video of Johnny Clegg’s ‘The Crossing’. Recorded and filmed in their bye week at the beginning of March, the video has been released on the DHL...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on National coaches share knowledge with ground-breaking webinar series
In a ground-breaking initiative piloted by SA Rugby’s Rugby Department, the Springbok and Blitzbok coaches have started to share their expertise online and in real time with a large number of coaches across the country, during the COVID-19 lockdown period....
