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The Springbok Women unexpectedly found themselves at the home of Scottish rugby on Tuesday, when their planned training session against Scotland Women was moved to the iconic setting of Murrayfield Stadium. The sessions against the hosts went as well as they had hoped for, said Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September, confirming that the switch …
The Community Recognition Awards are Scottish Rugby’s annual domestic game awards programme, focusing on the on and off-field efforts of clubs and schools across Scotland over the course of the season. Award winners were announced for six categories including; Volunteer of the Season in Youth rugby sponsored by inspiresport, Volunteer of the Season in Schools …
South African swimmers contributed another four gold medals, and 13 in total, to Team SA’s collection at the African Games in Accra, Ghana on Monday. Catherine van Rensburg kicked things off with gold in the 400m freestyle, claiming victory in 4 minutes 17.92 seconds with Hannah Mouton taking bronze in 4:22.89. In the men’s event, …
Rassie Erasmus confirmed a re-purposed Springbok coaching and management team on Tuesday, as the newly re-appointed head coach began putting in place the building blocks for a 13-Test season in 2024 at the start of a new Rugby World Cup cycle. Erasmus introduced coaches Tony Brown and Jerry Flannery to media in Cape Town as …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month award winners for February 2024 after shortlists were announced last week. Yashasvi Jaiswal wins the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award following a dominant series of batting performances as India battled back in February to secure series victory …
There were smiles for miles in the Springbok Women camp in Edinburgh on Sunday evening when their four England-based professionals joined the squad, thus completing the 32 player tally for the important European tour. Danelle Lochner, Babalwa Latsha and Aseza Hele joined from Harlequins Women and Lindelwa Gwala from Ealing Trailfinders and according to Lochner, …
The Namib Desert is approximately 160,000 km2 in extent as it runs down the western coast of middle and southern Africa. South African men of a certain age will remember time spent in Namibia (South West Africa than) when boys became men (and some boys remained boys forever after being flown home in a box!) …
Leopards Women’s provincial coach and former Springbok Women’s Sevens player, Jackie Kriel, said the opportunity to attend the Gallagher High Performance Academy workshops organised by World Rugby in Vancouver and Los Angeles recently had a very positive impact on her coaching career and future coaching ambitions. Kriel, who played in nine HSBC SVNS tournaments for …
The SA swimming squad competing at the African Games added 10 more medals to Team SA’s haul on the second night of action in Accra, Ghana on Sunday, bringing their haul thus far to 17. Saturday’s opening night of swimming saw the team earning a total of seven medals – four of them gold, two …
The race to qualify from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 took a potentially decisive turn in Montevideo this weekend as Uruguay’s men and China’s women emerged victorious on Sunday. Hosts Uruguay completed a remarkable comeback at Estadio Charrúa on Sunday, beating Hong Kong China 28-0 in the men’s Cup final having only made …
Bangladesh player Towhid Hridoy has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Saturday. Towhid was found to have breached Article 2.20 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, …
Wales will play the Queensland Reds in July as part of their bumper 2024 summer tour. A Friday night clash at Suncorp Stadium on July 19 is now a feature fixture on the 2024 calendar. Wales will play two Tests against the Wallabies in Sydney (July 6th) and Melbourne (July 13th), before a final stop …
A year ago, aged just 19 years old, Byrhandrѐ Dolf made her Test debut at fullback for the Springbok Women, and she has since played a further eight Tests for South Africa, amongst others at flyhalf and wing, which probably makes her a female version of Frans Steyn. Formerly from Eastern Province, from where she …
Edinburgh Rugby has today confirmed the cap numbers for the ‘history makers’; the club’s first-ever women’s side. In their debut season, the team finished second in the 2023/24 Celtic Challenge Competition, losing just a single game to eventual league winners Wolfhounds. Under the lead of Head Coach Claire Cruikshank, the capital squad claimed four wins …
The year 2024 sees the EAP host four ICC Pathway Events across Senior Men’s, U19 Women’s, and U19 Men’s. The bumper year will see all nine Associate Members of the EAP participate in at least one event, as each team strives to take the next step in qualification to the ICC World Cup, in the …
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his coaching team were happy with the tone set for the 2024 international season and the relationships built between the players and coaching staff as they wrapped up their first alignment camp of the season in Cape Town on Thursday. The camp – which marked the first of three Springbok …
Captains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams competing in the second round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Montevideo were officially welcomed on Wednesday by Vice President of Uruguay Beatriz Argimón. The captains gathered at the Legislative Palace where they were given a tango class and inspired by words from …
The International Cricket Council has congratulated Marais Erasmus on an outstanding career, as the South African retires from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after the second and final Test between New Zealand and Australia which starts on Friday. Erasmus, who won the David Shepherd Trophy for the ICC Umpire of the Year in …
Experienced prop Brok Harris will lead the DHL Stormers in a friendly encounter with Northampton Saints at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday. The DHL Stormers will face the Gallagher Premiership log-leaders for the first time in a groundbreaking match, which kicks off at 16h30 (SAST) on Saturday. The match will be streamed live …
Head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes to Scotland’s starting line-up ahead of their trip to Rome to face Italy in the penultimate round of 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations fixtures. Andy Christie, Cameron Redpath and George Horne all start, having been replacements in the win against England on 24 February. For Christie, named …
At 17:17UTC, March 5th 2024, sailing vessel Maiden UK (03) made a radio call to the Ocean Globe Race control, reporting a Man Overboard from sailing vessel Pen Duick VI FR (14). Just 17 minutes prior to the call both yachts had crossed the start line on Leg 4 of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race, …
Following the resounding success of the Pacific Challenge 2023 hosted by Lakapi Samoa, the World Rugby-funded tournament is returning to Apia in 2024 for an exciting competition contested by hosts Manuma Samoa, Fiji Warriors, Tonga A, and Japan XV. PACIFIC COMBINE 2020 Future stars of rugby in the Pacific Islands participated in the 2020 Pacific …
>World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Officials for three women’s internationals in March as well as some amendments to the Guinness Women’s Six Nations and Pacific Four Series appointments. World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Officials for three women’s internationals in March as well as some amendments to the Guinness Women’s Six Nations …
Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has named the Wales XV to face France at Principality Stadium in the fourth round of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations on Sunday 10 March (KO 3pm live on BBC and S4C). Captain Dafydd Jenkins is named at blind-side flanker with Will Rowlands making his first start of the …