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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today announced a 14-player squad for the Proteas two-match Test tour of New Zealand next month. Momentum Multiply Titans batter Neil Brand will captain the side that includes Test batters David Bedingham and Keegan Petersen, who are currently involved in the ongoing Betway Test series against India, along with Zubayr …
Durban – It’s been confirmed that Durban’s Super Giants have signed new Proteas cricketing star Tony de Zorzi for the upcoming Betway SA20 starting in under two weeks. De Zorzi has burst onto the international stage with a maiden One Day International hundred against the number one ranked ODI side in the world India in …
Proteas and Momentum Multiply Titans fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will miss the second Betway Test against India after developing pelvic inflammation during the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion. The 23-year-old experienced discomfort in his pelvis, which got progressively worse while bowling on day three of the match. He underwent scans on Friday which …
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 hosted in India smashed broadcast and digital records across the world, making it the biggest World Cup ever. The event, which saw Australia crowned champions for the sixth time, registered a record 1 trillion global live viewing minutes of broadcast, which included new technological innovations such as the …
Jean-Luc du Plessis will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship North-South clash against the Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Du Plessis starts at inside centre in the big South African derby, which kicks off at 19h00 on Saturday. Gates at DHL Stadium open at 16h00, …
Former Ireland star Stephen Ferris believes Ulster will be looking for redemption when they take on Connacht in Belfast on Friday night. The last meeting between the two sides at the Kingspan Stadium saw Ulster go down to a 15-10 home defeat in the Vodacom URC quarter-finals back in May. Ferris will be a Viaplay …
Intercity rivals Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors have both thrown their support behind My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and Doddie Aid, with both clubs set to support the charity at the upcoming 1872 Cup derbies. The famous rivals face each other in back-to-back intercity derbies in the coming fortnight, with the opening leg at Scotstoun tomorrow …
DHL Stormers flyhalf Manie Libbok has made his former team rue the day they let him go, but in-form Vodacom Bulls counterpart Johan Goosen is primed and ready to erase that memory when the teams clash in Cape Town on Saturday. After four challenging seasons at Loftus Versfeld, Libbok failed to launch in a short …
Western Province Professional Rugby and Windhoek Draught Griquas/Griqualand-West Rugby Union have signed a strategic player development agreement that harnesses the combined capabilities of WP Rugby and GWR to cultivate talent and establish progression pathways for players. The agreement enables Windhoek Draught Griquas players to ultimately represent the DHL Stormers and also introduces a player loan …
RugbyPassTV, the world’s home of rugby content online, is shining a light on the world of wheelchair rugby from 19 December with the release of a new feature length, all access documentary “Hit Hard”. The film follows the fortunes of Australia, the USA and France in their quest for glory at the International Wheelchair Rugby …
The 15th edition of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is set to begin on 19 January in South Africa, and with just 30 days to go, the excitement is already palpable. Featuring young and upcoming talent from 16 nations, the tournament will excite fans the world over across 24 days, during the course …
Three weekends of local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies will add to the festive cheer for South Africa’s rugby faithful, with all four participating teams in action over the holiday season. The DHL Stormers will host the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday, 23 December, with the Hollywoodbets Sharks travelling to Cape Town a …
Club stalwart, centurion and co-captain Grant Gilchrist has put pen-to-paper on a new deal, keeping him in the capital until at least June 2025. The one-club man – now in his 13th season with Edinburgh Rugby – was named co-captain alongside Ben Vellacott at the start of the new campaign, his fifth year in a …
With only 30 days to go until the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup commences in South Africa, attention is set to turn to the future stars of the game once more, and excitement is building before the action begins on 19 January. The schedule for the event was announced earlier this month, and will …
With the Christmas season upon us and one full year of full time running of our Straton Prepaid online store specialising in prepaid water and electricity meters we have realised that having an online store is something that can be very demanding at certain times of the year. One of the items in our Straton […]
Scottish Rugby’s Performance Director Jim Mallinder has decided to step down from his role in June 2024. Appointed from the RFU in August 2019 Mallinder has overseen a rise in world rankings for both Scotland’s national teams and a strategic focus on investment for Scotland’s two professional teams in Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors. Following …
Edinburgh Rugby today announced its first-ever women’s squad for the upcoming Celtic Challenge. Newly announced Head Coach Claire Cruikshank confirmed the final 30-player group, which is set for its first match as part of an intercity double header – facing Glasgow Warriors at Hive Stadium a week on Saturday (30 December, kick-off 12 noon), before …
There were mixed fortunes for South Africa’s sides in the European competitions over the weekend as the DHL Stormers snatched a valuable home win, while the Vodacom Bulls went down in a heart-breaker in France in the Investec Champions Cup, but there were smiles for the Toyota Cheetahs and Emirates Lions in the EPCR Challenge …
Following a highly successful inaugural season, SuperSport and its partners are introducing numerous innovations in the second edition of the competition, aimed at providing television audiences and fans with unprecedented viewing experiences. These innovative, exciting new elements include the Com Cam, giving viewers at home a fixed view of the commentary box, with big-name former …
World Rugby has today confirmed the rugby sevens repechage tournament for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will take place in Monaco on 21-23 June, 2024. The prestigious event returns to Stade Louis II, which also hosted final qualification events prior to the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The World Rugby Sevens Repechage represents …
Scottish Rugby’s Chief Medical Officer Dr James Robson MBE is to retire after more than 30 years working in the sport. Dr James will conclude his time with Scottish Rugby at the end of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations. Scottish Rugby will now begin a recruitment process to separately appoint a new Chief Medical Officer …
The Red Disa consortium’s equity deal in securing a controlling shareholding in WP Professional Rugby (Pty Ltd) was this week approved by the South African Competition Commission. DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson delighted in the news, saying: “It felt like Christmas had come early for the players, management, coaches and supporters of rugby in …
With Betway SA20 set to make an exciting return starting on 10 January 2024 , title sponsors of the competition, Betway, are excited to once again be taking the stakes higher, as the globally acclaimed sports betting and entertainment brand proudly announces the return of the Betway Catch R2 Million campaign. The innovative addition to …
“Green hydrogen has arrived, and green hydrogen is here to stay.” That was the message from Premier Alan Winde’s special guests at his 31st Energy Digicon. Premier Winde started hosting these digicons in March this year, following his commitment in his State of the Province Address, to spend R1,1 billion on energy resilience over the …