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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 …
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 …
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 …
Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made four changes to Scotland’s starting line-up for their second Pool B fixture at Rugby World Cup 2023, with Kyle Steyn, Chris Harris, Rory Sutherland and Scott Cummings all named to face Tonga in Nice on Sunday. Kyle Steyn comes into the starting XV in place of winger Darcy …
South African World Cup winner Duane Vermeulen and Argentine back row star Pablo Matera will be hot footing it from France to join up with the Barbarians squad being assembled to face Wales at Principality Stadium on Saturday, 4 November (kick-off 2.30pm). The Springboks have impressed in their opening two games at the World Cup …
The iconic Barbarian Rugby Football Club will not only bring hype and style to the local rugby scene but will provide an ideal opportunity for the Springbok Women to test themselves against some of the best names in the game. And for interim Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen, the match at Athlone Stadium in …
The light will shine on the No 10s when Ireland plays South Africa in the World Cup in Paris on Saturday night – and it will be a battle of generations, with Ireland’s departing veteran Johnny Sexton wanting one last hurrah and South Africa’s Manie Libbok wanting to show he can produce the cherished hurrah …
Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt will be watching the forthcoming SA Rugby U20 Women’s Week in Mthatha with a keen eye to ensure the strongest possible SA U20 team will be named at the end of the tournament. Johannes-Haupt, who is also an assistant coach of the Springbok Women’s side, will be in …
By the time this match kicks off in Saint-Étienne on Friday, 13 days will have passed since Argentina’s last outing – the 27-10 loss to England in Marseille. Coach Michael Cheika will have spent a good deal of that time working to improve the Pumas’ discipline and attacking game for this match against Samoa – …
The BKT United Rugby Championship playing heavyweights on Saturday night in Paris will fight for the right to be ranked number one in the world of rugby when Ireland play South Africa in the World Cup. The BKT URC, on the eve of its third season, will showcase the quality of players headlining the league …
What does rugby have to do with cryptocurrency? Well, unless you’re using it to buy tickets to watch the Bokke game or merchandise, the correlation may seem tenuous. Until you look at how this exceptionally strategic, dynamic and uniting sport provides all the guidelines every investor should have in place before making any financial decisions. …
Comments from South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber after the Boks’ team announcement on Tuesday for their Pool B match against Ireland at Stade de France on Saturday 23 September with kick off at 9:00 pm. Jacques Nienaber, head coach On whether a 7-1 split of forwards and backs on the bench indicates a more …
The way the Springbok Women – and especially their pack of forwards – rallied when under severe pressure made their hard-fought victory over the San Clemente Rhinos very rewarding. That is the view of Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September after they beat the Rhinos by 22-17 in difficult conditions in Cape Town on Tuesday …
Everything you need to know about France v Namibia at Stade de Marseille, on Thursday, 21 September. France coach Fabien Galthié is not taking any risks with this match, making 12 changes to the side that struggled to get the better of a spirited Uruguay last Thursday. He’s selected a strong 23 for this match, …
Portugal’s Vincent Pinto attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.11 (“Players must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others…”) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Portugal’s Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool C match against Wales on 16 September. The …
Portugal’s Rafael Simões attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing after he was cited for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in Portugal’s Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool C match against Wales on 16 September. The independent Disciplinary Committee was chaired by Jean-Noël Couraud (France), joined by former international player Leon …
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the third round of Rugby World Cup 2023 matches in France. Permutation highlights: The number one ranking is on the line in the Pool B encounter between Ireland and South Africa in Saint-Denis on Saturday. South Africa will end Ireland’s 14-month reign at the top if they …
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third Rugby World Cup pool encounter against Ireland. Nine players who sat out Sunday’s 76-0 win over Romania return to the starting line-up while four others …
Former Gold Cup champions False Bay from Cape Town and three clubs from upcountry, Northam Rhinos, Pretoria Harlequins and Raiders, will host African Rainbow Community Gold Cup quarter-finals after they claimed big victories this past weekend in the Round of 16. The best of the North will battle the best of the South on Saturday …
Lerato Makua will make a welcome return to the Springbok Women team at flanker when they take on the San Clemente Rhinos at False Bay Rugby Club in Cape Town on Tuesday. Makua last played for South Africa at the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup in Madagascar in May. She picked up an injury in the …
New Zealand’s Ethan de Groot attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to contrary to Law 9.16 (“a player must not charge … an opponent without grasping the player”) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool A match against …
SA Rugby announced an updated fixture list for the opening two days of the new Women’s Under-20 Week, which kicks off in Mthatha on Sunday. The tournament, which was announced last week, will kick off with a clash between the Blue Bulls and SWD, with Limpopo taking on Griquas in the final match after the …