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Aug 18, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby win big at Sport Industry Awards
The highly-popular HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament was named best the Best Live Experience of 2018 for the second time in as many years at the 2018 Sports Industry Awards in Johannesburg on Friday evening. The tournament sold out in hours in 2017 and more...
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Aug 16, 18 •
2376 Views •
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Comments Off on Border, WP meet in repeat of 2017 Women’s final
Arch-rivals Border and Western Province will meet in the blockbuster match in an action-packed weekend in the A Section of SA Rugby’s Women’s Interprovincial Competition, while the B Section will kick off this weekend. Free State and the Blue Bulls get...
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Aug 9, 18 •
1942 Views •
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Comments Off on First digital Boks for Books library launched in Soweto
The first digital Boks for Books library, a Solar Powered Learning Lab, was launched by the Dell Development Fund, in conjunction with SA Rugby, at Emdeni High School in on Wednesday. The Dell Solar Powered Learning Labs are shipping containers converted into...
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Aug 6, 18 •
1421 Views •
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Comments Off on Hat-tricks and big wins in Women’s Interprovincials
It was one-way traffic and tries galore in the A Section of the Women’s Interprovincial competition, with three landslide victories – the winning teams scored 60 points or more each – by Western Province, Border and Eastern Province on Saturday. In the...
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Aug 1, 18 •
2356 Views •
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Comments Off on Top of the table clash in Women’s A Section
Three Springbok Women’s Sevens players – Zintle Mpupha, Eloise Webb and Megan Comley – will be in action in the second round of SA Rugby’s Women’s Interprovincial competition, with the big match in Cape Town where Western Province host KwaZulu-Natal...
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Jul 13, 18 •
2131 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Safety first at SA Rugby Youth Weeks
Dr Wayne Viljoen, SA Rugby Senior Manager Rugby Safety, on Friday commended the referees, coaches, medical staff and players at the SA Rugby Youth Weeks for their efforts towards achieving BokSmart’ s long-term goal of #VisionZero. The key motivation behind...
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Jul 9, 18 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Rugby calls on rugby fraternity to join Men’s March
SA Rugby called on all men from the rugby fraternity in South Africa to join Tuesday’s “100 Years of Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu: Men’s March Men’s March Against Violence on Women and Children” in Pretoria. This initiative, supported by the...
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Jul 5, 18 •
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Comments Off on Alexander congratulates new SADRU leadership
SA Rugby president, Mr Mark Alexander, on Wednesday congratulated Mr Michael Oosthuyzen on his selection as president of the SA Deaf Rugby Association (SADRU), an associate member of the South African Rugby Union. Oosthuyzen (of Gauteng), who served as...
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May 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Production of A to Z of black rugby history planned by SA Rugby
First comprehensive Encyclopaedia of Black Rugby in development Public appeal for pictures and stories for inclusion Project to be opened at the Springbok Experience on Heritage Day SA Rugby is compiling the definitive Encyclopaedia of Black Rugby,...
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May 16, 18 •
1478 Views •
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Comments Off on Free entry to Springbok Experience on International Museum Day
Entry to the Springbok Experience, SA Rugby’s internationally acclaimed interactive rugby museum in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, will be free of charge on Friday, 18 May 2018, as part of the worldwide celebration of International Museum Day. The...
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May 15, 18 •
1944 Views •
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Comments Off on Top women’s players invited to training camps
Sixty-five of the top women’s players in the country will gather in Cape Town on Wednesday for two national training camps in line with SA Rugby’s plans to boost the national women’s structures. Thirty-three players will participate in the Women’s...
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May 7, 18 •
1762 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes Eminent Persons’ Group Report
SA Rugby welcomed its successful achievement of its targets in the latest report of the Eminent Persons Group on Transformation in Sport (EPG), released in Pretoria on Monday. Rugby showed a 17 percent improvement to achieve 60 percent of the targets agreed...
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Apr 13, 18 •
1360 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby launches printed and digital versions of ‘Laws of the Game’
SA Rugby has made available digital and print versions of the World Rugby’s Laws of the Game Rugby Union 2018 as the school and club season gathers momentum. The electronic version can be downloaded at http://www.sareferees.com/laws/law-book/, while hard...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby financials shaped by ‘extraordinary items’
A commitment to the long-term health of the game in South Africa led to the South African Rugby Union reporting a loss for the 2017 financial year it was announced on Thursday. The investment in the bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup and in membership of...
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Mar 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby names Dell EMC as official IT equipment partner
SA Rugby on Tuesday welcomed Dell EMC to their family of sponsors, with the IT equipment giant committing to supporting the Springboks and SA Rugby with equipment for the next three years. SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said he was delighted to welcome on board a...
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Feb 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby and Allister Coetzee conclude relationship
SA Rugby announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Allister Coetzee to part ways with immediate effect. The Rugby Department of SA Rugby will manage the responsibilities of the Springbok coach, until the national team’s coaching and...
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Feb 1, 18 •
1981 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes SAS investment in Academy programme
Former SA Schools stars Salmaan Moerat, Muller Uys, Nkosikhona Masuku and Rikus Pretorius will be among the first intake of top young stars inducted into the SA Rugby Academy as the mother body on Thursday welcomed the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) as...
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Jan 23, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus and Rugby Department staff renew BokSmart certification
SA Rugby’s new Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, and other personnel in the Rugby Department, including Jacques Nienaber and Mzwandile Stick, have completed their latest BokSmart certification as preparations for the 2018 season reaches full swing. The...
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Dec 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby identifies two additional potential franchises
SA Rugby on Friday announced that the Mpumalanga and Griqualand West Rugby Unions had been identified as the preferred candidates to assume places in inter-continental competitions, should opportunities arise. The two unions were selected from a list of four...
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Aug 8, 17 •
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Comments Off on Twenty-five years of rugby unity honoured with limited-edition Springbok jersey
The Springboks will wear a limited-edition alternate jersey in the red of the South African flag in their match against the Pumas in Salta on 26 August, SA Rugby announced on Tuesday. The striking jersey has been commissioned to mark the 25th anniversary of...
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Aug 7, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby welcomes FNB to Springbok family
SA Rugby announced a major new backer on Monday when banking giant, FNB, was revealed as a Springbok sponsor. FNB has agreed a three-year partnership which will see the bank’s logo appear on the back of the Springbok jersey above the playing number. It...
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Aug 4, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby condemns anti-social behaviour against match officials
Spectators abusing and assaulting referees should have criminal charges laid against them and be prosecuted, the President of SA Rugby, Mr Mark Alexander, said on Thursday, appealing to spectators, players and parents to respect the role of the match...
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Aug 3, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby thanks Government for RWC 2023 support
SA Rugby on Thursday thanked the South African government and the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr Thulas Nxesi, for their support in providing the required financial guarantees to bring the Rugby World Cup tournament back home in 2023. The Cabinet...
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Aug 2, 17 •
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Comments Off on Latest law amendments to be trialled in South Africa
Domestic rugby in South Africa will fall in line with the northern hemisphere when the recently-announced law amendments will also go on trial locally in six competitions, following special dispensation from World Rugby. These amendments, which focus heavily...
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Aug 1, 17 •
1279 Views •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby to celebrate Women’s Month
The world of the oval ball may be traditionally dominated by men, but SA Rugby will celebrate Women’s Month this year by partnering with Caring4Girls to donate sanitary products to disadvantaged women, while females will be allowed free entry at selected...
