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Free State and the Pumas remain unbeaten after claiming important wins on the fourth day of the U18 Stadio Craven Week at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp. Free State and the Pumas – as well as Boland and Western Province – have racked up two wins in as many matches and will take some momentum into …
Wales Head coach Ioan Cunningham has named the squad to face Spain in the crucial WXV play-off clash at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, June 29th (KO: 5:35pm). Hannah Jones will captain the team with a mix of experience and exciting young talent and will partner Kerin Lake, who will win her 50th cap for …
Two of Scotland’s most experienced international sevens players, Robbie Fergusson and Jamie Farndale, are to retire from the sport after stellar careers. The pair, who have between them scored nearly 1,300 points on various iterations of the World Rugby SVNS series, made their debuts in 2017 and 2015 respectively and have combined to make more …
The Junior Springboks have included three uncapped players, namely hooker Luca Bakkes, flyhalf Liam Koen and outside back Likhona Finca, in their match day squad for their World Rugby Under-20 opening match against Fiji at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The encounter kicks off at 19h00 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Bakkes …
Five capped players are amongst a group of 13 to leave for Mauritius on Thursday to participate in the Rugby Africa Sevens Series. David Brits, James Murphy, Jaiden Barron, Mfundo Ndhlovu and Sebastiaan Jobb will be important contributors in the SA side’s participation, with their HSBC SVNS experience coming in handy in a squad that …
Afghanistan cricket captain Rashid Khan has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group 1 match against Bangladesh. Rashid was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which …
The 12 captains of the World Rugby U20 Championship participating teams gathered at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday with just three days to go until the start of the premier age-grade competition in South Africa. The action kicks off at 14:00 local time (GMT+2) on 29 June with 2023 winners France taking on tournament debutants …
Boland and Western Province extended their respective winning streaks while the Sharks and Valke claimed victories on the third day of the U18 Stadio Craven Week at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp. Boland beat Border on Wednesday to secure their second win of the three-round tournament, while WP downed Eastern Province to boost their own winning …
Two-time Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will retain the captain’s armband when the world champions return to the field in the Castle Lager Incoming Series, which kicks off against Ireland in Pretoria on Saturday, 6 July, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus announced on Wednesday. Erasmus confirmed that Kolisi, who is based overseas with French …
A new headline strategy for Welsh rugby entitled ‘One Wales, where rugby matters more…’ has been revealed at its home, Principality Stadium, on the 25th anniversary of the world-renowned venue’s opening day. CEO Abi Tierney and Chair Richard Collier-Keywood took centre stage in Cardiff, following three successive high profile concerts at the venue, to give …
World Rugby has announced the reappointment of Christopher Quinlan KC as Independent Judicial Panel Chairman as the international federation seeks to continue to develop and streamline its off-field disciplinary processes. Quinlan has played a leading role in the advancement of World Rugby’s disciplinary processes over the last eight years, driving rugby expertise into the sport’s …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its sorrow at the death of Frank Duckworth, co-creator of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method that is used for regulating targets in weather-affected limited overs games. Duckworth, 84, who was a consultant statistician with the ICC until 2014, passed on Friday. ICC General Manager – Cricket Operations, Wasim Khan, …
Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon will be on the on-field umpires when Afghanistan make history by playing in their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final. An eight-run win against Bangladesh, via DLS, secured safe passage from the Super 8s at Australia’s expense. They will play South Africa in Trinidad on Wednesday June 26, with …
The Blue Bulls secured a narrow victory over the Golden Lions, while there were big wins for the Western Province XV, Pumas and Free State on the second day of the U18 Stadio Craven Week at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp. The highly anticipated trans-Jukskei derby on Tuesday lived up to the hype, with the hosts …
Western Province was among the big winners on an eventful opening day at the U18 Stadio Craven Week staged at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp. Twenty-nine tries were scored over the course of the four games staged on Monday, with four teams – namely WP, South Western Districts, the Valke and Boland – surpassing the 30-point …
Scotland Women U20 Head Coach, Claire Cruikshank, has named a 30-player squad for the inaugural Six Nations Women’s Summer Series. The squad, which comprises 17 forwards and 13 backs, will travel to Parma, Italy, next week ahead of their first match against the hosts on Thursday 4 July. Amongst those selected, 25 were drafted to …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong squad of 39 players and an additional 14 players on a standby list for the Castle Lager Incoming Series which kicks off with a challenging two Tests against Ireland on Saturday, 6 July, followed by a one-off Test against Portugal, with nine players who were not available for …
So far in the T20 World Cup: 190K fans attended matches in the USA 7 million visitors to the ICC website and App from the USA, up 370% from the 2022 edition The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA has seen incredible fan engagement across the event and unprecedented interest in cricket in …
The Springboks will arrive in South Africa on Tuesday after their flight from London to Johannesburg was cancelled on Sunday night. The team – which kicked off the season with a 41-13 victory against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday – was scheduled to fly back to South Africa on Sunday night to begin preparations for …
[Listen to Philip Snyman and/or Selvyn Davids.] They did it the hard way, but the Springbok Sevens finally booked their ticket to the Paris Olympics Games for a third consecutive time since Rugby Sevens was introduced in 2016, when they defeated Great Britain in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Repechage event in Monaco …
With the line-up now complete in the men’s and women’s competitions, the pools for rugby sevens at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 have been confirmed for what promises to be a coming-of-age tournament for the sport on the global stage. On Olympic Day, World Rugby and Paris 2024 have unveiled the pools for the Olympic …
The China women and South African mens teams secured the twelfth and final places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby sevens competitions with victory at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco on Sunday. In the presence of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco, there were scenes of euphoria …
South Africa’s top schoolboy teams will be in action at the U18 Stadio Craven Week, which will be staged at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp over the next six days. The second tournament in SA Rugby’s 2024 Youth Weeks programme will run from 24 to 29 June, with 16 teams competing across the matches played on …
The SWD Eagirls made their intensions clear that they want to finish the season top of the SA Rugby Women’s First Division with a very strong win over the Leopards, while the Valke and Pumas Women also scored significant wins away from home in the second round of competition played on Saturday. The Eagirls outplayed …