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Pretoria, 27 June 2023: Defender, the Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2023, has opened the doors for two South African youths to realise their ultimate dream of participating in the Rugby World Cup 2023. The greatest sporting event of the year is taking place in France from 8 September to 28 October. Both ten …
Both Western Province teams as well as the Golden Lions and Pumas recorded big wins on Day One of the Grant Khomo Week at Hoër Landbouskool Boland in the Western Cape. The Pumas made an early statement in the national U16 tournament when they scored six tries in the 38-10 win over Griquas. Flyhalf Matthew …
Wales senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has today confirmed 47 players in the updated training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023. Sam Parry (Ospreys) has been called up to the squad. Scarlets’ duo Ken Owens (back) and Josh Macleod (shoulder), as well as Cardiff Rugby’s Will Davies-King (foot) have been released due to injury. …
The Bulls Daisies continued their dominance over the rest of their SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division contenders by totally outplaying Border Ladies 71-8 to record a seventh straight victory in round seven of the competition. They also jumped clear of the second-placed team on the log, DHL Western Province, by 11 points with six rounds …
There were good moments and some not so good moments for the Junior Springboks in their 33-23 win over Georgia on Saturday, but for head coach Bafana Nhleko, the victory was always non-negotiable and he was relieved that the team started their World Rugby Under-20 Championship on that positive note. South Africa held a 20-7 …
South Africa’s best Under-16 boys will be on show at the SA Rugby Grant Khomo Week, which will be staged at Hoër Landbouskool Boland in the Western Cape over the next four days. The tournament marks the start of SA Rugby’s annual Youth Weeks programme, and will run from 26 to 29 June. Twenty teams …
Glasgow Warriors will host fellow BKT United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma at Scotstoun this September, as the Scottish-Italian Shield rivals face off ahead of the 2023/24 season in The Famous Grouse Pre-Season Friendly. The match will kick-off at 6pm on Saturday 30 September, and is included in all 2023/24 Season Ticket Memberships. The club …
With women and girls representing the biggest opportunity to grow rugby as a whole, the group of leaders from around the world considered how advances in welfare and enhancement of the spectacle can break new markets and inspire new audiences on the road to Rugby World Cup 2033. The conference heard how women’s rugby has …
The FOSROC Super Series Championship this year has expanded by one team with the addition of the FOSROC Future XV. The addition of the seventh team has extended the competition, providing more game time for the original six licensed teams and the opportunity to face up against a new and exciting opposition. Each of the …
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said his squad were on track with their preparations for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship after wrapping up the second week of their training camp in Pretoria on Friday. The squad have been hard at work on and off the field in the last two weeks for their opening Test of …
Dubai’s iconic The Sevens Stadium has been confirmed as the host of WXV 3 in its debut year. The competition will be played across the weekends of 14, 21 and 28 October. Six teams will be heading to Dubai for WXV 3. Fiji, Ireland, Kazakhstan and Kenya have already confirmed their places, with two spots …
Former Irish international lock Jean Kleyn has been cleared for Springbok selection under new eligibility rules. World Rugby confirmed on Thursday that the Johannesburg-born 29-year-old fulfilled the necessary ‘birthright transfer’ requirements. The regulation – which came into force at the start of 2022 – allows for players to be selected for their country of birth …
The Toyota Cheetahs and Boland Kavaliers were crowned the kings of South African provincial rugby on Saturday, claiming the Currie Cup Premier and First Division titles in two epic finals in Bloemfontein and Wellington. The Toyota Cheetahs won the Premier Division title for the first time since 2019 when they dethroned 2022 champions, the Airlink …
Eighteen of the country’s most promising women’s players assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport on Thursday for a three-day sevens development camp, where the Springbok Women’s Sevens management will get a close-up view on their potential skills and abilities. Fitness and agility testing will be done to get a baseline of where the players …
Wales head coach Mark Jones has named ‘an exciting side’ to face New Zealand in their opening Pool A encounter in Paarl Gymnasium on Saturday in the U20 World Rugby Championship. (KO 3pm) Ospreys’ hooker Lewis Lloyd has forced his way into the starting squad for the first time to earn his second cap while …
Scottish Rugby has today announced that the new ‘FOSROC Future XV’ team will join the Super Series ahead of the 2023 FOSROC Super Series Championship. The new side, who will be built upon the next generation of young Scottish players, will compete against the six existing licenced clubs – Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot’s Rugby, …
Junior Springbok captain Paul de Villiers is amongst a group of seven players that will represent the South African Under-20 team for a second year running after being named in the starting team to face Georgia in their World Rugby U20 Championship opener in Stellenbosch on Saturday. De Villiers made his Junior Bok debut in …
This Saturday’s Currie Cup Premier Division Final between the Toyota Cheetahs and Airlink Pumas will complete the first phase of a unique concussion collaboration undertaken by SA Rugby, World Rugby and concussion diagnostic experts, Marker Diagnostics (Marker), throughout the 2023 season. The relationship has been developed as part of World Rugby’s international player welfare campaign …
The Women’s Premier Division will have a playoff feel this weekend when the top four sides in the tournament clash in Pretoria and Durban respectively, while the only two undefeated sides in the Women’s First Division will meet for the first time. Women’s Premier Division: On Friday, third-placed DHL Western Province will take on fourth-placed …
The U20 Championship makes its long-awaited return after a four-year absence due to the COVID pandemic, with South Africa hosting the tournament on its Western Cape for the first time since 2012. France, winners of the last two tournaments in 2018 and 2019, will face six-time champions New Zealand, Wales and Japan in Pool A. …
Edinburgh Rugby’s 2023/24 EPCR Challenge Cup pool opponents were today confirmed following the pool draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The capital side have been drawn in Pool 3 alongside BKT URC rivals Scarlets, Top 14 sides ASM Clermont Auvergne and Castres Olympique, Premiership side Gloucester as well ‘Invitee 2’ (team to be confirmed at a …
After two months of preparing in Stellenbosch, the Junior Springboks walked into a vibrant Southern Sun Newlands on Tuesday afternoon, with staff welcoming them with song and dance as the players checked into the team hotel, their home for the forthcoming World Rugby U20 Championship. That reality check confirmed the fact that they are in …
Scottish Rugby has appointed Alexandra Whelan as a non-executive director to its operational Scottish Rugby Limited Board, with immediate effect. Alexandra is currently Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Growth and Marketing for IMG’s media business, and brings a wealth of experience from the media, strategy and digital sectors to the organisation responsible for rugby union in Scotland. …
Highly-rated second-row prospect Max Williamson is looking forward to pushing for a Glasgow Warriors debut in 2023/24, after putting pen to paper on a new deal with his hometown club. Born in Glasgow, the second-rower came through the ranks with Stirling County, having first pulled on the colours of the Bridgehaugh outfit at the age …