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Border, Eastern Province, the Golden Lions and Western Province continued their dominant run when they claimed big wins in the final round of the U18 Girls Week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Wednesday. EP claimed their second win of the competition when they beat the Limpopo Blue Bulls 41-0, with scrumhalf Emihle …
Wales Prop Cerys Hale has announced her retirement from all rugby following Wales’ recent Test match against Spain. Hale, 31, will bring the curtain down on her international and club career after more than a decade playing first-class rugby in Wales and England. The 49-times capped Welsh international was selected for the 2014 World Cup …
Eastern Province, Western Province, the Sharks and SWD were among the big winners in the first round of the U16 Girls Week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The Golden Lions, the tournament hosts, started well in their battle against WP, and went to the break with a 14-10 lead. WP upped …
Richard Whiffin has named his Wales U20 side to take on Spain U20 in Thursday’s second round of Pool A clashes in the U20 World Championship at Athlone Sports Stadium in Cape Town (UK 1pm) He has made sweeping changes to the side that lost narrowly to New Zealand in the opening match on Saturday …
Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko has tweaked the starting fifteen for Thursday’s World Rugby U20 Championship encounter with Argentina in Stellenbosch by making five changes to the run-on side that started in the win over Fiji. Thursday’s Pool C clash at the Danie Craven Stadium will kick off at 19h00 and will be broadcast live …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is expected to be a humdinger of an encounter between …
The financial reset provides a pathway to profitability in the 2026/27 financial year following c.£10m losses in each of the last two accounting periods (the 23/24 year being a 13-month period). The loss for the 12 months to May 2024 of £6.7m shows a year on year improvement from the £10.5m loss for 2022/23. A …
Scotland Men U20 Head Coach Kenny Murray had named his 23-man matchday squad to face Samoa U20 this Tuesday 2 July in their opening pool match of the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh (kick-off 5.15pm – live on BBC ALBA). Age-grade teams from across the world will compete in three pool …
The 2024 edition of the nationwide grassroots, Get Into Rugby (GIR) programme targeted at children aged six to 13 is officially underway and heads to the Free State province on Thursday, 18 July. A festival event, two days before the world champions’ Test Match against Portugal in Bloemfontein, will take place to officially mark the …
Here is a table comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Facebook Pages vs Facebook Groups: Facebook Pages Facebook Groups Advantages: Advantages: Ability to boost posts and target paid ads to specific demographics Greater control over privacy and membership Receive detailed analytics as the number of followers increases Ability to set group rules and establish a …
The Springboks will campaign to the conclusion of the next Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027 under a new rallying cry launched on Monday. The Boks are asking South Africa to go “Forever Green, Forever Gold” to amplify the team’s demonstration that South Africa really is Stronger when its people are Together. The team’s …
The Government of National Unity (GNU), when looking at a graph of seats occupied by Ministers and Deputy Ministers from the various partners, could be said to be a truer reflection of our ‘Rainbow Nation’: The full list of Ministers, Deputy Ministers and political affiliations is below: Ministry Position 6th Administration 7th Administration President Cyril …
Players from four different nations have been named in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament. Champions India provide six players, including captain Rohit Sharma, who will captain this team, and Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah. Three players from Afghanistan make the cut following a breakthrough run to the semi-finals. …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has on Sunday 30 June 2024, announced the new members of the National Executive for the seventh administration, which is inclusive of all the parties to the Government of National Unity. The highly anticipated announcement took place after Ramaphosa was elected as the President by the National Assembly on Friday, 14 June …
Hooker Esethu Mnebelele (Golden Lions) and lock JD Hattingh (Blue Bulls) will captain the SA Schools and SA Schools teams respectively in the annual match between the two sides on Thursday, SA Rugby has announced on Friday. The match will be staged at the Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp on Thursday, 4 July and kick off …
Western Province overcame a spirited Free State side in the final match of the U18 Stadio Craven Week, while Boland and the Pumas secured victories on Saturday to end their respective campaigns on a high. The final day of the tournament at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp witnessed a number of exciting, high-scoring contests. Three teams …
[Listen to the Junior Bok post-match media conference featuring head coach Bafana Nhleko, captain Zachary Porthen and Liam Koen] The Junior Springboks started their 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in commanding fashion at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday by beating Fiji 57-7 in their tournament opener. They led 31-0 at halftime. The South …
Sanlam Boland Kavaliers gained a third straight win and their first at home of the campaign when they defeated rivals Phangela SWD Eagles 43-7 in their First Division Currie Cup clash Saturday afternoon in Ceres. There were also wins for second placed Valke and the Leopards. The Kavaliers led 21-7 at halftime and went on …
The Bulls Daisies smashed Sharks Women 75-8 in the sole match of the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division this weekend, getting over the tryline 11 times and only conceding a solitary try by the visitors at Loftus B in Pretoria on Saturday. The rest of the teams had a bye and will continue with round …
South Africa’s top schoolgirls will be in action at the SA Rugby U16 & U18 Girls Weeks staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg from Monday. The final two tournaments in SA Rugby’s 2024 Youth Weeks programme will run from 1 to 4 July. The U18 fixtures will be staged on Monday and Wednesday, while …
India claimed their second T20 World Cup, 17 years after winning their first, defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final in Barbados. South Africa suffered a seven-run loss to India in the final of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. India 176-7 (Virat Kohli 76, Anrich Nortje 2-26); South Africa 169-8 (Heinrich Klaasen …
Currie Cup First Division leaders the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, are playing home in an exciting clash with Phangela SWD Eagles in a third-round fixture in Wellington on Saturday. The Kavaliers have won both of their games to date – the only team to have done so – which demonstrates how evenly match the competition has …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his team wrapped up their training camp in Pretoria on Friday gearing up for ‘Ireland mode’ in preparation for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against their arch-rivals from the northern hemisphere next Saturday. Erasmus was pleased with the structures put in place as the squad prepared …
The Community Action Network (CAN) has compiled a submission on the “Coalition Bill” that, if passed, could fundamentally change the way municipalities are governed. CAN is making its submission available to the public to boost community activism and public participation, and allowing those who wish to use the CAN submission as a basis for their …