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Sep 11, 19 •
1293 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Powell to tweak and experiment at Oktoberfest7s in Germany
Neil Powell named a strong and experienced South African side to travel to Germany next week for the Oktoberfest7s in Munich on 21-22 September. Siviwe Soyizwapi will lead a team laden with players that represented their country in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens...
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Sep 11, 19 •
1116 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Select Women excited about Spanish challenge
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer and assistant coach Lungisa Kama shared the players’ excitement ahead of Saturday’s match between the SA Select Women and the Spain Invitational XV in Despatch and said they were looking forward to seeing the...
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Sep 10, 19 •
3316 Views •
Australia, General News, International, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
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Sep 9, 19 •
1652 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup Victory Parade
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking the Currie Cup trophy on a Victory Parade through the streets of Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 10 September. The parade consisting of two busses, with players and staff, the Harley Davidsons and other officials will...
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Sep 9, 19 •
1633 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL Western Province crowned queens yet again at City Park
DHL Western Province claimed a third consecutive SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial A-Section title in searing heat at City Park in Cape Town on Saturday, beating Border 38-32 in a dramatic final. The Capetonians had to fight back three times during the match...
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Sep 7, 19 •
1234 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Phakisa Pumas retain Currie Cup Premier Division status
The Phakisa Pumas retained their place in the Currie Cup Premier Division in 2020 as they raced away in the second half against the Down Touch Griffons for a 49-5 victory at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Friday night. The first half was hard-fought as...
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Sep 7, 19 •
1583 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WPRFU pays tribute to Chester Williams
There will be a minute’s silence held before all rugby games in the Western Cape this weekend as the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) pays tribute to Springbok and DHL Western Province legend Chester Williams, who sadly passed away on...
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Sep 7, 19 •
1423 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Chester Williams mourned from Japan
A shocked Springbok squad awoke to the news of the passing of Chester Williams, the 1995 Rugby World Cup winner on Saturday, as they continued their own World Cup journey in Japan. “This was horrible news to wake up to this morning,” said Rassie Erasmus,...
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Sep 6, 19 •
1767 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Xerox Golden Lions
The 2019 Currie Cup final is in Bloemfontein! The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the Xerox Golden Lions on Saturday, 7 September 2019 in the Currie Cup final at 17:00 in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. Gates open at 12:00 and the days kicks off with...
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Sep 6, 19 •
1965 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on RIP Chester Williams (1970 to 2019)
Mr Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, reacted with shock and disbelief when the news of the death of former Springbok wing and Blitzboks captain and coach Chester Williams surfaced on Friday afternoon. Williams was a star of the Springboks’ Rugby World...
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Sep 5, 19 •
1413 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP Women aiming for perfect season
DHL Western Province will be looking to make it an unbeaten season and their third straight national title when they face Border in the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial final at City Park on Saturday. Having won the last two years against the same opponents...
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Sep 5, 19 •
1818 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions Currie Cup final
The Xerox Golden Lions team to play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup final, brought to you by DirectAxis, shows one change from last week with Sti Sithole losing out due to a torn calf muscle sustained during training on Thursday. Dylan Smith...
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Sep 5, 19 •
1088 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kolisi: “It’s good to be back”
Siya Kolisi returns to lead the Springbok team for the first time in nine months on Friday, with the eyes of not only South Africa but the Japanese nation on him and the Boks. A media contingent four times the size of one that would attend a captain’s press...
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Sep 4, 19 •
1238 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Raubenheimer welcomes new players for Spain tour
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer has included six uncapped players in his squad for their Test against Spain, and young group of nine players that will form the core of the SA Invitational XV for their matches against a touring Spanish team in...
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Sep 4, 19 •
3062 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Game on for Currie Cup Premier Division spot
The Phakisa Pumas and Down Touch Griffons will know their Currie Cup fate on Friday evening as they battle it out in a promotion-relegation game at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit for the right to play in the Premier Division next season. The Phakisa Pumas...
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Sep 4, 19 •
1679 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Lions go blue for final
The Xerox Golden Lions will run out in their 22nd Currie Cup final when they face the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday and will do so in the not so unfamiliar royal blue jersey to commemorate 130 years of domestic rugby. It might sound...
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Sep 3, 19 •
1272 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on WP Women target hat-trick of Interprovincial titles
Western Province will target their third successive SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial title, and with it a dream season, when they meet arch-rivals, Border, in the A Section final of the competition at City Park in Cape Town on Saturday. The Xerox Golden...
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Sep 3, 19 •
1081 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Van der Westhuizen to referee first Currie Cup Final
Marius van der Westhuizen will officiate his first Currie Cup final at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday in a match which will also mark a big day for the experienced Television Match Official, Shaun Veldsman, who is retiring from the game after...
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Sep 3, 19 •
1320 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Springboks name formidable line-up for Japan clash
Rassie Erasmus named 22 of the Springbok 23 that fought to a last-gasp draw against New Zealand in July, for Friday’s clash with Japan in Kumagaya, which will mark the 50th Test appearance for Pieter-Steph du Toit, SA Rugby’s Player of the Year for 2018....
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Sep 2, 19 •
1961 Views •
General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SHARKS COACHING STAFF CONFIRMED FOR 2020
The Sharks are happy to confirm that Currie Cup Head Coach, Sean Everitt will head up the Cell C Sharks coaching team for the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. He will be ably assisted by backline/attack coach David Williams and the new addition of the...
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Sep 1, 19 •
1201 Views •
General News, National, South Africa, Womens Rugby •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Golden Lions to face SWD in Women’s Interprovincial final
The Golden Lions and SWD booked their places in the B Section final of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition in style over the weekend as they cruised to emphatic victories over the Limpopo Blue Bulls and Free State respectively. The Golden Lions...
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Aug 31, 19 •
2290 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup final to play out in Bloemfontein
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will host the Xerox Golden Lions in the Currie Cup final – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein at 17h00 on Saturday, 7 September after they defeated the Cell C Sharks and Tafel...
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Aug 30, 19 •
2655 Views •
General News, Junior Rugby, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby announces new format for U19 Championship
Ten teams will battle it out in two sections in the new format of the SA Rugby U19 Championship, which will be hosted in Paarl and Johannesburg respectively over one week in September. The Coastal Section, which will run concurrently with the Iqhawe Week at...
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Aug 30, 19 •
2403 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Aphiwe Dyantyi anti-doping violation
SA Rugby can confirm being informed by the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) that an adverse analytical finding had been detected in a sample collected from Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi in a doping test on 2 July 2019. Dyantyi’s B-sample...
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Aug 29, 19 •
1499 Views •
Currie Cup, General News, National, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All or nothing as Currie Cup reaches semi-final stage
It will be a case of all or nothing for the four teams in the Currie Cup semi-finals on Saturday, with final berths at stake and an invaluable home final for the one of the teams. The Xerox Golden Lions and Tafel Lager Griquas will meet in the first...
