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Springbok Sevens head coach Sandile Ngcobo will not travel with the team to Dubai for the 2024 HSBC SVNS opener due to medical reasons, with assistant coach Philip Snyman taking over the main coaching responsibilities. Ngcobo injured his Achilles in training early last week and needed surgery to repair the damage. While the procedure was …
Prop Brok Harris will captain the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Cardiff on Friday, which will see him bring up 400 senior professional caps. The DHL Stormers end their four-match tour at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday night, with kick-off at 21h35. They will be led out by Harris, who …
Having conquered Hollywoodbets Kings Park last week to earn their fifth win in South Africa, Connacht have now set their sights on becoming the first European challenger to corral the Vodacom Bulls at their Loftus Versfeld fortress. The tenacious Irish side overcame the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban, fighting to claim a 13-12 victory and punishing …
Former West Indies player Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code. Samuels, who was charged by the ICC (in its capacity as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official under the ECB Code) in September 2021, was …
Leinster star Caelan Doris admits it will be a funny feeling to go up against Ireland team-mates he has spent so much time with this year in Saturday’s “massive” clash with Munster at the Aviva Stadium. The Irish squad were together for some four months on their World Cup crusade, but now it’s back to …
Details of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 have been announced with three rounds taking place over three continents between January and May, providing a clear promotion pathway to reach the pinnacle HSBC SVNS in 2025. The top four placed men’s and women’s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 teams, based on cumulative series …
Having just posted season’s best figures in the BKT URC, Lopeti Timani is clearly thriving in his new role at Cardiff Rugby. The official stats show the tireless Tongan made a remarkable 30 carries in the 22-22 draw with Zebre Parma out in northern Italy last weekend. That’s more than any other player in the …
A decade ago, a number of 20-year-olds joined the SA Rugby Sevens Academy – as it was known at the time – and not too long after joining the set-up in Stellenbosch, engrained their names in the history books of the Springbok Sevens. At the time, the names of Kwagga Smith, Cheslin Kolbe, Warrick Gelant, …
Denise Taylor and Sean Summers have been appointed to the board of World Rugby’s Events Company as Independent Non-Executive Directors, completing the skills-based line-up for the body responsible for the delivery of the sport’s biggest global events. Confirmed by the international federation’s Nominations Committee chaired by Executive Board member, fan-engagement expert and former Olympian Angela …
“From an Indian perspective, the final was disappointing, but that’s what cricket is all about,” says Suresh Raina. Australia played better than India, you can’t complain about that. It was just one bad day at the office. Australia won the toss and they knew that dew would be the key factor. They restricted India to …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board met today and confirmed the terms of the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). After hearing representation from SLC, the ICC Board decided that Sri Lanka can continue to compete internationally both in bilateral cricket and ICC events after being suspended recently for breaching its obligations as a Member …
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has made history by being the most attended ICC event ever, after 1,250,307 fans passed through the turnstiles to witness the biggest Cricket World Cup, culminating in Australia winning a remarkable sixth title. With six games to go the spectator figures had already surpassed the one million mark …
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The Celtic Challenge tournament, a cross-border club competition organised by the IRFU, Scottish Rugby and WRU with financial support from World Rugby, has been confirmed to run for a second year and will span an 11-week period from 18 December, 2023 to 3 March, 2024. Celtic Challenge to return with year two launching in December …
Players from Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka picked in all-star team selected by esteemed panel for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Team of the Tournament. Stars from champions Australia, runners-up India, semi-finalists South Africa and New Zealand, as well as Sri Lanka all feature in a glittering line up. …
Difficult conditions, a lack of discipline and a little bit of unluckiness were part of the mix as all four South African teams came up short in the fifth round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend. On Friday night in Scotland and Ireland, the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions let slip first half …
Winning a World Cup is more than just lifting a trophy. It’s an unparalleled feeling that reverberates through time, inspiring cricketers across borders and generations. Eoin Morgan: says; “Having experienced this euphoria after the dramatic 2019 World Cup final at Lords, I can attest to the transformative power of such a moment.” Cricketing legends like …
The English duo of Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will be the on-field umpires for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. This will be the second time Kettleborough would be in the middle for the showpiece occasion. The 50-year-old previously stood alongside Kumar Dharmasena in the 2015 …
It’s been a very eventful year in the life of Cai Evans as his rugby dreams have come true. The young utility back was a bolter selection in Wales’ World Cup training squad and then went on to make a surprise start against South Africa in August, winning his first cap, figuring once more versus …
Wing Leolin Zas will play his 50th match for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Munster on Saturday. The prolific finisher, who has scored 25 tries in his 49 games for the DHL Stormers since his debut in 2016, will reach the milestone at Thomond Park in Limerick in a …
The Disciplinary process related to Hyron Andrews Red Card and George Cronje citing in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 4 game against Zebre Parma on Friday, November 10 has resulted in a four game suspension for both players. After an act of foul play by Hollywoodbets Sharks player No 19 (Hyron Andrews), referee Peter …
The teams for Friday night’s Round 5 fixtures of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below. TEAM NEWS HEADLINES #EDIvBUL 66-times capped Scotland international Ali Price is set for his Edinburgh Rugby debut if called upon from the bench Jaco van der Walt to …
The British & Irish Lions have announced the formation of a historic partnership with Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship for the 2025 Lions Tour to Australia. The strategic partnership has been formed following a period of consultation between all parties and demonstrates a commitment from the different parts of the rugby eco-system to …
After a rough start to the season, the unheralded Emirates Lions have rediscovered their roar and are licking their lips at the prospect of returning to South Africa with the prize scalp of Ulster in Belfast. Winless after the first three rounds of the 2023-24 BKT United Rugby Championship, the Emirates Lions’ resurgence began with …