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The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has expressed its support for the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) decision to suspend its planned broadcast of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Incoming Series matches against Ireland. Mr Mark Alexander, President of SARU, emphasised that while it was his organisation’s desire for Springbok matches to be aired on the …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released nine players who are not involved in Saturday’s series decider against Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Hollywoodbets Kings Park to their provincial unions on Wednesday afternoon, as they look ahead to next week’s closing match of the series against Portugal in Bloemfontein. Six of the nine players, …
Can Suzuki Griquas, the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV and DHL Western Province bounce back and gain their first Carling Currie Cup Premier Division victories this coming weekend, and are the NovaVit Griffons capable of causing an early-season upset? These are some of the questions that will be answered during round two of the Premier Division to …
Jamie Ritchie will win a 50th Scotland cap in this Friday’s Skycanner Americas tour match against USA at Audi Field in Washington D.C. The flanker is named as a vice-captain of a squad led by Rory Darge and Sione Tuipulotu, as Head Coach Gregor Townsend makes a raft of changes to the side victorious against …
[“Disappointing is an Understatement!” – Listen to the the post-match press conference with Bafana Nhleko] The Junior Springboks do not want to be defined by their defeats to England and Argentina in the pool phase of the World Rugby U20 Championship, and that’s why they will continue to give it their all in their remaining …
[Listen to a post match interview with Laura Wolvaardt] CHENNAI: India secured a commanding 10-wicket victory in the final T20 International (T20I) against the Proteas Women, drawing the three-match series one-all at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. Player of the Match, Pooja Vastrakar, achieved career-best figures of four for 13, helping dismiss …
Texas Super Kings pacer Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of the 2024 edition of Major League Cricket. He sustained a low grade left side strain during Texas Super Kings’ match against Los Angeles Knight Riders on July 5. The Super Kings wish him well as he recovers and prepares for his international commitments with …
Due to heavy rainfall in the Cape Town region on Tuesday 9 July, the pitch at Athlone Stadium has been assessed in partnership with organisers and match officials and currently declared not safe to play. As a result, the first match scheduled at this venue between Ireland U20 and Australia U20 has been cancelled and …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Pretoria last week for the second Test at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. Erasmus named an unchanged …
The Springbok Sevens ‘A’ side finished the Rugby Africa Sevens Series played at Labourdonnais Sports Grounds in Mauritius in second place on Sunday, with the overall result handing Uganda and Madagascar their passage to contest the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for 2025. The South Africans were invited to participate in the tournament on short …
Head Coach Claire Cruikshank has made nine changes to her Scotland Women U20 side for their second Six Nations Summer Series match against France U20 at Sergio Lanfranchi Stadium on Tuesday (kick off 5.30pm BST) – live on scottishrugby.org. A new-look front row takes shape with Chloe Brown at loosehead, joined by Karis Craig and …
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division got off to a cracking start with a statement victory for the defending champions, the Toyota Cheetahs, while the Airlink Pumas, Fidelity ADT Lions and Vodacom Bulls all made a positive starts on the road. On Friday afternoon, Airlink Pumas kicked off their 2024 campaign with a convincing 44-24 …
[Listen to Shukri Cnrad on the team and Mathew Breetzke] Proteas Cricket red-ball head coach Shukri Conrad has today named a 16-player squad for the two match Test series against West Indies, which starts on 07 August in Trinidad and Tobago. Dafabet Warriors batter Matthew Breetzke has received his maiden Test call-up after impressing in …
[Listen to a post match interview with Anneke Bosch] CHENNAI: Tazmin Brits notched up her second consecutive half-century as the Proteas Women set India a competitive score in the second T20 International (T20I) before the match was abandoned due to persistent rain in Chennai on Sunday. Brits recorded a 39-ball 52, dispatching six fours and …
Richard Whiffin has named his Wales U20 men’s side to take on France U20 in Tuesday’s third round of Pool A clashes in the U20 World Championship at Athlone Sports Stadium in Cape Town (UK 3.30pm). Captain Ryan Woodman along with second row Jonny Green and back row Morgan Morse are the only players to …
The Junior Springbok team to face England on Tuesday at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town in a vital Pool C match of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship, show several changes from the line-up that faced Argentina. The final group encounter kicks off at 19h00 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Likhona Finca will …
Eastern Province and Western Province claimed big wins on the final day of the U18 Girls Week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg, and they also contributed the most players (11) of a new Elite Player Development squad that was named on Friday. EP proved too strong for the hosts in the final match …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus let out a sigh of relief following the Springboks’ hard-fought 27-20 (halftime 13-8) victory over Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in the first of two Tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series. The Boks led from the moment Kurt-Lee Arendse scored the first of their three tries in the third minute, but …
[Sound clip of the post-match press conference with Junior Bok coach Bafana Nhleko.] The Junior Springboks have their backs to the wall after defeat to Argentina on a wet Thursday night in Stellenbosch, and will have to win their remaining pool match with England next Tuesday and hope other results go their way to reach …
Head coach Kenny Murray has made 10 changes to his Scotland Men U20 side for their second World Rugby U20 Trophy match against Hong Kong China U20 at Hive Stadium on Sunday (kick off 2.30pm) – live on BBC ALBA. Seb Stephen, Callum Norrie, Dylan Cockburn, Ruaraidh Hart and Jonny Morris are all brought into …
There will be some keen interest in games played elsewhere amongst the six teams in action in the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday, with all three matches having the potential to change the current standings. The most anticipated of these round 11 clashes will be between the Border Ladies and Sanlam Boland Dames in Mthatha. …
The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division returns this weekend, with Africa’s most awarded and biggest beer, Carling Black Label, back on board as title sponsor, and some big clashes between traditional rivals that will no doubt deliver thrilling action in South Africa’s oldest domestic provincial competition. The Premier Division kicks off on Friday 5 July …
Gregor Townsend has named his team to face Canada in the first match of the Skyscanner Americas Tour with 10 players given the opportunity to make their Scotland debut. Matt Currie, Arron Reed, Gus Warr, Max Williamson and Gregor Brown have all been named in the starting line-up. Centre Currie has previous international experience of …
Head Coach, Claire Cruikshank, has named her squad to face Italy in the opening match of the inaugural Six Nations Women’s Summer Series. University of Edinburgh duo Poppy Fletcher and Hannah Walker have been named as co-captains, and both earn a starting position in the matchday 23. Joining Fletcher in the front-row is her fellow …