The Cell C Sharks upped their performance to beat DHL WP in the second round of the Currie Cup in Durban.
South Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the dome...
The battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-...
After months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tac...
If there is a consolation for Ulster head coach Dan McFarland after his team’s 27-5 defeat to Leinster in the Guinness P...
Toyota Cheetahs looseforward Junior Pokomela emphasised the importance of adequate recovery and steady progress to build...
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The Springboks confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks.
The Cell C Sharks got back on track in the Currie Cup – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services – as they registered their first win of the season, beating DHL Western Province 32-27 in Durban on Saturday.
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 Springboks beat Australia by 35-17 in front of 51206 fans at an electric Emirates Airline Park, with Herschel Jantjies scoring twice on debut as they bagged a full-house of five log points in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship opener on Saturday.
Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth shrugged off any suggestion of a second string line-up for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Emirates Airline Park when he gave his captain’s media conference on Friday.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls continued to show that they could be the team to beat in this year’s SA Rugby U21 Championship as they powered their way to a fifth successive victory this past weekend to remain the only unbeaten team in the competition.
While the overall plan is on building towards to Rugby World Cup in Japan, the Springboks will not get ahead of themselves when they face New Zealand on Saturday in their much-anticipated second round fixture of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Wellington.
Three capped Women’s World Cup players and 15 others who ran out for the Springbok Women last year have been named in national women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer’s squad leading up to the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup Qualifiers in Johannesburg.
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 second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
24 July, 2019 marks exactly one year until Tokyo 2020 where rugby sevens is set to make its second appearance at an Olympic Games after its debut at Rio 2016.
The Springboks confirmed a touring squad of 36 players for their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against New Zealand and Argentina in the next three weeks.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls continued to show that they could be the team to beat in this year’s SA Rugby U21 Championship as they powered their way to a fifth successive victory this past weekend to remain the only unbeaten team in the competition.
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Two trophies up for grabs when local rugby season resumesSouth Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the domestic season resumes next month, after a complete re-working of fixtures and competition structures has been forced by the six-month interruption.
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Castle Lager Springbok Showdown to kick-start local season next monthThe battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-and-coming talent against each other on 3 October, as SA Rugby announced its plans today to reignite an exciting four-month local season.
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Fans Reunited for Vodacom Super Fan SaturdayAfter months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tackle when they will take the field at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 September in a spectacular Vodacom Super Fan Saturday double-header that will feature the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, DHL Stormers and Cell C Sharks.
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Ulster coach acknowledges 'outstanding' Leinster’s superiorityIf there is a consolation for Ulster head coach Dan McFarland after his team’s 27-5 defeat to Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 final in Dublin at the weekend it is that he will soon be in position to apply any lessons that he and his players took from the experience.
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Pokomela: “Getting the body going bit-by-bit”Toyota Cheetahs looseforward Junior Pokomela emphasised the importance of adequate recovery and steady progress to build match fitness as the players adapt to contact training after five months of home-based fitness and non-contact training.
