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Ask Ospreys boss Toby Booth whether they can make the Vodacom URC play-offs and he delivers a succinct, but emphatic reply: “Why not?”. Booth’s young team are currently on target to achieve that goal of a top-eight finish. They are in seventh spot, with eight rounds of league matches to come, starting with Friday’s crucial …
Tickets for the Springboks’ highly anticipated home Tests against Ireland, Portugal and Argentina – priced from R150 and R350 – will take the local rugby market by storm in March, only a few days before the double Rugby World Cup-champions host their first alignment camp. Two weeks after launching their 2024 season against Wales at …
The URC Origin Rounds are firmly focussed on supporting the grassroots game and Cardiff Rugby’s Ellis Bevan is certainly doing just that. The Arms Park scrum-half has taken up a role as an assistant coach with local community club Pentyrch and was on hand for their Division Two meeting with Penarth last weekend. “It’s a …
The Springboks – who managed the impressive feat of winning back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles when they lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in France last year – and national captain Siya Kolisi have been rewarded for their achievements yet again by being nominated for top Laureus awards. The Springboks, who also won the Laureus World …
Springbok Women’s Sevens head coach Renfred Dazel praised the effort of Nadine Roos after the flyhalf achieved the unlikely feat of scoring all their points at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver. Roos managed to score a try in all five matches they played (including a brace against Brazil) and kicked two conversions as well for a …
There are currently a number of threads on X (Twitter) ‘exposing’ Google’s AI offering, Gemini, as racist and woke. These postulations are mainly being driven by Elon Musk himself and being eagerly re-posted by many. So we thought that as responsible journalists we would ask Gemini itself if it was racist. Our first question; “Is …
The Springbok Sevens’ ninth place finish in Canada, at the fourth HSBC SVNS tournament of the season, was described as frustrating by the teams head coach Sandile Ngcobo, with the lack of consistency at the top the agenda this week as they prepare for their next assignment in Los Angeles. The Blitzboks left Vancouver with …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is delighted to launch the latest addition to its Training and Education Programme – the ICC Umpire Level 1 Course. The vision for the programme is to empower and equip ICC Members to create their own workforces while inspiring and encouraging participants to choose cricket as their number one sport …
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Argentina win third consecutive men’s title with 36-12 victory over New Zealand, while France win bronze. New Zealand beat France 35-19 to claim women’s gold as hosts Canada claim bronze At the end of three scintillating days of world class rugby sevens action at the HSBC SVNS in Vancouver it was Argentina men and New …
Fans celebrated 100 days to go to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with tickets going on general sale as the ‘out of this world’ campaign was launched with larger-than-life cricket balls landing in the nine host locations including in Times Square in New York City and in Bridgetown in Barbados. Cricket stars Dwayne Bravo …
The Disciplinary process related to Reynold Lee-Los’ Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 10 game against Connacht on Saturday, February 17 has resulted in a four game suspension. After an act of foul play by Cardiff Rugby player No 13 (Reynold Lee-Lo), referee Andrea Piardi showed the Player a Red Card in …
Editor: In my mind the WINNER should actually be South Africa and her individual citizens as a whole but…. It’s important to approach any predictions about the South African General Elections with caution, as the race is still very open and various factors can influence the outcome. While it’s impossible to definitively point to specific …
Action gets under way at 11:30 local time (GMT-8) today with tickets available from com/tickets The best 12 men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams in the world have arrived in Vancouver, Canada for the highly anticipated fourth round of HSBC SVNS 2024. Some of the world’s fittest and fastest Olympic athletes will battle it out …
The countdown is on to the largest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be played in the West Indies and USA from 1—29 June, with 22 February marking 100 days to the start of the historic event. General ticket sales for the World Cup, which will feature the global superstars of the game, …
Head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes to Scotland’s starting line-up for Saturday’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations clash with England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Blair Kinghorn, Kyle Steyn and Jamie Ritchie are all restored to the team after missing out against France in round two with Kinghorn making his first appearance of the championship …
A chance visit with a friend 10 years ago to Komuso Youth Rugby Club in Soshanguve changed her life forever as she found a love for rugby and this weekend, Kemisetso Baloyi will celebrate her decade of attraction to the oval ball as a member of the Springbok Women’s Sevens team in the HSBC SVNS …
Springbok Women coach Louis Koen named a training squad of 30 players to attend a final camp in Cape Town from Sunday 3 March, with the touring squad to Europe due to be finalised the following day. The tour will feature training sessions against Scotland and Wales before the Bok Women take on Spain and …
The most widely accepted origin of the drinking salutation “cheers” stems from the Old French word “chiere,” which meant “face” or “head.” By the 18th century, “chiere” evolved to also signify “gladness” or “cheerfulness.” This positive connotation is likely what led English speakers to adopt the word “cheer” into their vocabulary around the same time. …
The back-to-back world champion Springboks will return to the field for the first time since last year’s Rugby World Cup final at the iconic Twickenham Stadium in London when they take on Wales in a blockbuster Test on Saturday 22 June. The match in London for the Qatar Airways Cup will serve as the ideal …
Wales head coach Richard Whiffin has named his matchday 23 to face Ireland at Virgin Media Park, for the third round of the 2024 Under 20 men’s Six Nations championship on Friday in Cork. (KO 7.15pm, S4C). For the third consecutive game the back-line remains intact while there are three changes in the pack with …
Wales will take on 2023 World Cup champions South Africa on English soil before heading down- under to face Australia in an exciting summer of Test rugby. Twickenham will be the host of an exciting day of rugby on Saturday 22nd June with a double-header. Wales, as the away side, start their summer of international …
ActionSA, established in 2020 by former Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, has swiftly become a notable player in South African politics. Despite not securing major victories in past elections, it continues to advocate for change and attract attention. Leadership: President: Herman Mashaba, renowned businessman and former Johannesburg Mayor. National Deputy Chairperson: Vytjie Mentor, former Public Enterprises …
The “Academic Congress Union” (ACU) in South Africa isn’t a traditional political party but rather a social movement and registered political party focused on advocating for the rights and interests of academics, researchers, and intellectual professionals. It operates mainly in KwaZulu-Natal and participated in the 2021 Local Government Elections, securing one seat in the Mthonjaneni …