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February 7, 2019
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LATEST BLITZBOKS NEWS
1
Vermeulen leads the charge at SA Rugby Awards...

Duane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020...

2
World Series to conclude with Cape Town Sevens in ...

The HSBC Cape Town Sevens will take on a new mantle after World Rugby announced that the popular event in the Mother Cit...

3
Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominations...

The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vo...

4
Call of duty in new role inspires Ngcobo...

At the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR ...

5
Second prize also a win for Blitzboks - Powell ...

The Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weeke...

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Pienaar and Grain call halt to international careers

Two former captains, Marithy Pienaar and Veroeshka Grain, are amongst a group of five players who have decided to call it a day on their Springbok Women’s Sevens careers after several seasons of service in the Green and Gold.

Marvel magic for Vodacom Super Rugby in 2019

Some of Marvel’s most iconic Super Heroes will join forces with South Africa’s most powerful rugby stars to turn every one of the South African derbies in the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby season into an action-packed adventure in and outside the stadiums.

Sharing memories his real reward, says Kyle Brown

The experienced Kyle Brown was grateful and humbled by becoming the most-capped South African in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series this weekend, but said the Springbok Sevens team’s success means more than personal achievement.

#SuperHeroSunday a roaring success

More than 45,000 people packed into Cape Town Stadium for the first-ever #SuperHeroSunday Vodacom Super Rugby double-header.

AJ Jacobs added to 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby referee panel

South African referee AJ Jacobs is one of two new match officials who were on Monday included on the 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby panel.

Erasmus, Springboks inspire  Academy squad 

Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and 2018 Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit took time out of their busy schedules to inspire the SA Rugby Academy squad as they approached the end of week one of the 2019 programme.

Irish challenge await SA teams in Guinness PRO14

The Isuzu Southern Kings and Toyota Cheetahs will be ready for action after a handful of inspiring performances in the last few weeks when they face two Irish Guinness PRO14 playoff contenders, Munster and Connacht, this weekend.

Big boys and Blitzboks to battle at Loftus

Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits will make a return to Vodacom Super Rugby this weekend, while three former Blitzboks, Rosko Specman, Dylan Sage and Ruhan Nel, will be making their debuts when the Vodacom Bulls host the DHL Stormers on Saturday in Pretoria.

Breaking the Buenos Aires hoodoo

The late-night fixture between the Jaguares and Emirates Lions in Buenos Aires (23h40) finishes the first round of action and the team from Johannesburg will be going all-out to record their first win in Argentina.

Singapore swing for Cell C Sharks

Robert du Preez’s Cell C Sharks will be the first local side in action this weekend when they go into battle against the Sunwolves from 12h55 on Saturday at the Singapore National Stadium.

Pienaar and Grain call halt to international careers

Two former captains, Marithy Pienaar and Veroeshka Grain, are amongst a group of five players who have decided to call it a day on their Springbok Women’s Sevens careers after several seasons of service in the Green and Gold.

Erasmus, Springboks inspire  Academy squad 

Rassie Erasmus, SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and 2018 Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit took time out of their busy schedules to inspire the SA Rugby Academy squad as they approached the end of week one of the 2019 programme.

Blitzboks

News

Vermeulen leads the charge at SA Rugby Awards

Duane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020 season, with the Springbok No 8 being named Player of the Year for a second time.

 
March 04, 2021

Tournament news

World Series to conclude with Cape Town Sevens in December

The HSBC Cape Town Sevens will take on a new mantle after World Rugby announced that the popular event in the Mother City will be the final leg of a revamped and shortened HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2021.

 
March 03, 2021

News

Vermeulen, Vodacom Bulls dominate nominations

The list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vodacom Bulls underlining their dominance of the season with a host of names on the shortlists.

 
March 01, 2021

Special feature

Call of duty in new role inspires Ngcobo

At the age of 22, Sandile Ngcobo threw his rugby boots in the dust bin and started working with a courier company at OR Tambo International Airport – this despite playing provincial rugby for the Lions at U13, U16 and U18 level before representing them at Under-21 level.

 
February 19, 2021

Reaction

Second prize also a win for Blitzboks - Powell

The Springbok Sevens squad planned to test their mettle against a number of Olympic medal contenders in Spain this weekend, but got very good value against the local Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Sevens and a visiting Russian club side, Narvskaya Zastava, in a mini-tournament at Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday.

 
February 19, 2021

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