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Jul 31, 19 •
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Comments Off on FNB partners with rising Springboks star Aphiwe Dyantyi
FNB is continuing its support for homegrown talent by partnering with Springboks star Aphiwe Dyantyi as the first professional player to be part of the FNB Patron programme. The programme is designed to prepare players for life beyond their professional...
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Jul 30, 19 •
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Comments Off on XEROX GOLDEN LIONS VS TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS
The Xerox Golden Lions will face log leaders, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday evening. The Cheetahs sport an impressive 70 points difference on the Currie Cup log while the young Lions side currently reside in third spot after their...
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Jul 30, 19 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby reveals Youth Week venues until 2022
Die-hard rugby fans in several provinces throughout the country will experience top-class junior provincial rugby at its best in the next three years after SA Rugby on Monday revealed the host unions and venues for the SA Rugby Youth Week tournaments from...
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Jul 29, 19 •
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Comments Off on Esterhuizen, Orie to join Springbok squad in New Zealand
Andre Esterhuizen and Marvin Orie are set to join the Springbok squad in Auckland, New Zealand, where the South Africans are preparing for their last match of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship, which takes next Saturday against Argentina in Salta....
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Jul 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Reviews: Premier Division Round 3 and First Division
The Toyota Cheetahs showed off their attacking skills in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – as they powered their way to the top of the standings thanks to a 10-try romp against Tafel Lager Griquas in a gripping...
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Jul 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Good starts for Lions, SWD and Griquas Women
The Golden Lions, SWD and Griquas women’s teams got their SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial B Section campaigns off to a winning start this weekend, scoring over 20 points each in their opening matches of the season. A hat-trick by Golden Lions fullback...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Previews: Premier Division Round 3 and First Division Round 4
The pressure is rising drastically in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – with a handful of teams reaching the halfway stage of their pool rounds this weekend, which could push the tempo to another level. The...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Tafel Lager Griquas
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the Tafel Lager Griquas in their first home game of the Currie Cup on Saturday at 15:00. Gates open at 11:00 with curtain raisers between Tjokkies u.11 and Zastron, Fichardpark u.13 and a Barbarian side at 11:35....
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Five changes for DHL WP
Springboks Dillyn Leyds and Sikhumbuzo Notshe come into the starting line-up among five changes for DHL Western Province in their Currie Cup encounter with Xerox Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday.DHL Western Province will be looking for their second...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas Team vs. Toyota Cheetahs
Team vs. Cheetahs Toyota Stadium – Bloemfontein 27 July 2019 – 15:00 Live on SS1 1 Khwezi Mona ...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Orie back for WP clash
The Xerox Golden Lions team to travel to Cape Town this weekend to face DHL Western Province welcomes back their Springbok Marvin Orie. The Lions boast a new lock pairing of Orie and Ruben Schoeman. Orie was in action against the Wallabies at Emirates Airline...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boshoff to start in Nelspruit
Marnitz Boshoff will start at flyhalf for the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Friday when they take on Phakisa Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Round Three of the Currie Cup, sponsored by Direct Axis Financial Services. The Nelspruit-born player replaces Manie Libbok...
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Jul 25, 19 •
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Comments Off on Wellington sold out for All Blacks Test against South Africa
The All Blacks’ Wellington Test is officially sold out for this Saturday’s Investec Rugby Championship match against South Africa, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced today. NZR Chief Executive Steve Tew said confirmation that Westpac Stadium would be a...
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Jul 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen to lead Springboks against New Zealand
• Kwagga Smith handed starting berth in Wellington • 457 Test caps in the Boks’ starting lineup Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the...
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Jul 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Raubenheimer names balanced Springbok Women’s squad
Three capped Women’s Rugby World Cup players and 15 others who ran out for the Springbok Women last year on their UK tour have been named in national women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer’s 26-member squad leading up to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup...
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Jul 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus: Individual performances pulled it through for the Boks
SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, lauded a number of players for superb individual performances in the Springboks’ 35-17 win over Australia in Johannesburg, but said the team will have to improve as they build towards the Rugby World Cup. The...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Springboks get French-English double at Rugby World Cup
The Springboks’ pool matches at the Rugby World Cup will be handled exclusively by French and English referees, World Rugby’s appointment schedule revealed on Friday. Two Frenchmen and two Englishmen will be in charge of South Africa’s four Pool B...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs EP Elephants
Currie Cup First Division 2019 Boland Cavaliers vs EP Elephants Saturday 20 July 2019 Caledon Sports Grounds, Caledon The Boland Cavaliers have announced their team to take on the EP Elephants in a Currie Cup First Division match at the Caledon Sports Grounds...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Samsung joins SA Rugby family to back the Boks
SA Rugby was delighted to announce on Friday that Samsung South Africa had joined their family of partners to become the official electronics partner to the Springboks and the South African Rugby Union (SARU). The famous name will appear on the team’s...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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Comments Off on Siya: Make the Green and Gold your #BokFriday dress code
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has appealed to South Africans to throw their weight behind the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup season by going big on #BokFriday. Kolisi appealed to supporters to wear their green and gold jerseys tomorrow and every Friday...
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Jul 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Schickerling at flank for DHL WP
JD Schickerling will start on the flank in the only change for DHL Western Province for their Currie Cup encounter with the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Schickerling comes into the starting line-up at blindside flank, with Ernst van Rhyn shifting to...
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Jul 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs face Vodacom Blue Bulls in first Currie Cup match
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Friday at 19:15. The following players are not eligible for team selection due to injury: Oupa Mohoje (knee), Aidon Davis (broken leg), Justin Basson (knee), Ali...
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Jul 18, 19 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs. DHL Western Province
Date: Saturday, 20th July 2019Time: 14h00Venue: JONSSON KINGS PARK, DurbanReferee: Stuart BerryAssistant Referees: Paul Mente, Vusi MsibiTelevision Match Official: Marius Jonker The Cell C Sharks side named to take on Western Province in Saturday’s round...
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Jul 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Pumas
Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Pumas Tafel Lager Park – Kimberley Friday, 19 July 2019 – 17:00 Currie Cup 2019 1. Khwezi Mona ...
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Jul 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on COACHING AND TEAM NEWS
After five seasons with the Cell C Sharks, initially as an assistant coach and thereafter as Head Coach, Robert du Preez will take up the next chapter of his coaching career. This decision is a mutual one and both The Sharks and Robert have parted ways...
