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Scotland Women Head Coach Bryan Easson has named his side to face Spain in this Saturday’s Autumn Test fixture at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh (kick-off 5.45pm) – live on scottishrugby.org. Easson has opted for consistency in his selection, with 13 of the starting line-up having played in Scotland’s last match of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations …
Experienced prop Brok Harris will lead a 28-man DHL Stormers XV squad in their first pre-season match against the South-Western Districts Eagles at Outeniqua Park in George on Friday evening. The encounter against the Southern Cape side, which kicks off at 18h30 on Friday, will be the first opportunity for gametime ahead of the 2023/24 …
Kagiso Rabada believes he is ready to spearhead a rejuvenated South African attack to their first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy. The Proteas failed to advance beyond the group stage four years ago but are yet to taste a series defeat in ODIs this year. Injuries to fellow quicks Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and official charity partner UNICEF today released a new online, life skills learning initiative, Criiio 4 Good aimed at promoting gender equity among girls and boys. The program was launched with the Indian Ministry of Education, Government of India and Board of Control for Cricket in India in Ahmedabad. India …
Handre Pollard will play his first Test since August 2022 and Marco van Staden will wear the No 16 jersey as replacement hooker for the first time when the Springboks meet Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, as coach Jacques Nienaber rotated his starting team for their final Rugby World Cup pool match. The outcome of …
Scotland international scrum-half Ben Vellacott was today appointed Edinburgh Rugby co-captain for the upcoming 2023/24 campaign. Now entering his third season at the capital club, Vellacott, 28, has been a standout performer since joining from Wasps in 2021, earning a league-wide reputation for his lightning-quick feet and playmaking abilities in the number nine jersey. A …
Utility forward Hendre Stassen has joined the DHL Stormers ahead of the upcoming season. The 25-year-old, who is able to play at both lock and flank, will add valuable depth to the DHL Stormers’ forward stocks. The former Junior Springbok stands at two metres and will offer crucial versatility in the DHL Stormers jersey. Head …
Whether watching as one of the lucky spectators inside Lord’s or among the millions viewing on screens across the world, everyone will have their own defining memory of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 Final. From Trent Boult inadvertently standing on the boundary rope to Ben Stokes sliding in to divert a throw for …
Tonga’s Vaea Fifita attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.20(a) (dangerous charging into a ruck or maul) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Tonga’s Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B match against Scotland on 24 September. The player accepted that he had …
Namibian Rugby Player Johan Deysel attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Namibia’s Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool A match against France on 21 September. The player accepted the red card and …
Bundee Aki, in rugby-playing terms, is more Irish than he is Kiwi, and his professional rugby development is down to nine years in Ireland, playing for Connacht. The 33 year-old New Zealand born and raised midfielder has been red hot for Ireland at the 2023 World Cup, but it would be grossly inaccurate to put …
College Rovers and Naka Bulle powered their way to impressive victories over the weekend to secure home ground advantage in the African Rainbow Community Gold Cup semi-finals. Meanwhile, the Northam Rhinos continued their high-scoring run, and Crusaders claimed a win away from home to advance to the penultimate round. The Rhinos have been the most …
India won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on home soil in 2011 in what is one of the most memorable moments for fans in that country of 1.4 billion, and, 12 years on, the world’s best cricketers are set to captivate global attention once again. The cricketing landscape has consistently shifted in time …
Kumar Dharmasena and Nitin Menon will be the on-field umpires for the opening match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 between England and New Zealand. The group stage clash, a repeat of the unforgettable final four years ago, will see Dharmasena and Menon joined by TV umpire Paul Wilson, fourth umpire Shahid Saikat …
Pressure or advantage? The conundrum that faces the hosts of each ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. If the last three editions are anything to go by, it is an advantage to be playing at home. But, up until the 2011 edition, only one team had ever won as hosts, and that was Sri Lanka in …
So every time I watch a rugby placekicker kick I concentrate on the ball and the kickers boot as he strikes in order to predict whether it will be good or not (before the ball has travelled a significant distance) and most times I am correct. For Manie Libbok’s kicks against the Irish on Saturday …
The Springbok coaches will weigh the team’s goalkicking options in the wake of the narrow defeat by Ireland (13-8) after returning from Paris to their Toulon training base on Sunday. Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s Director of Rugby, said that such intense and competitive encounters between well-matched teams came down to small margins, with the difference …
The Springbok Women showed good progress over the last five weeks, learned valuable lessons on their way and will enter next month’s WXV 2 tournament well prepared and as ready as can be. That is the view of interim head coach Louis Koen after the Springbok Women completed their final preparation camp with a match …
A heady cocktail of colourful costumes, ear-splitting noise and immense passion can mean only one thing at an ICC Cricket World Cup – India against Pakistan. Since their first meeting in 1952, the two teams have shared some of the most dramatic matches and jaw-dropping moments in cricket history. Ahead of their latest meeting on …
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi rued the missed opportunities as they suffered a disappointing 13-8 defeat against the top-ranked team in the world, Ireland, in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, but said they would keep their heads high and turn their …
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will follow the same format as the previous edition four years ago, meaning that all 10 teams will face one another. With a new format set to be introduced in 2027, this will be the final go-around for the 10-team Group Stage which provides 45 entertaining encounters to …
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the seven venues in the Caribbean that will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 from 4 to 30 June. Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago, will host games along with three venues in the USA …
The 13th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will see the winners of the 10-team tournament earn US$4 million, along with the trophy that they will lift at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November. The runners-up will receive US$2 million, while the losing semi-finalists will get $800,000 each from the …
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, has called on the public to be wary of cybercriminals targeting unsuspecting individuals on various social media platforms. “The public must be aware of cybercriminals, who target unsuspecting individuals on various social media platforms with the purpose of causing harm, demanding ransoms and scamming,” the MEC said on …