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World Rugby have confirmed the fixtures for the World Rugby U20 Trophy in Kenya, which returns for the first time since 2019. This summer, Scotland U20 will travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to play in the World Rugby U20 Trophy. The tournament, along with the World Rugby U20 Championship (which takes place in South Africa), will …
Springbok forwards Deon Fourie and Marvin Orie make their return to the DHL Stormers team for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Munster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Both players missed the semifinal due to injury, but will take their places in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for the showpiece match, which kicks …
The experienced Veroeshka Grain will play in her 50th provincial match for DHL Western Province when they host Gauteng visitors, the Mastercard Golden Lions Women, at Athlone Stadium on Friday in the fourth round of the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division. Grain, who has played in the green and gold for both the Springbok Women …
DHL Western Province have called on the experience of Scarra Ntubeni and Juan de Jongh for the Currie Cup encounter with Fidelity ADT Lions at Athlone Stadium on Friday. Hooker Ntubeni (86 DHL WP caps) and centre De Jongh (81 DHL WP caps) both come into the starting line-up for the clash with the Johannesburg …
The battle for Currie Cup Premier Division semi-final spots reaches a key stage this weekend, and by the end of the 12th round, the playoff picture will be a lot clearer, while the First Division and Mzansi Challenge continues with matches in Kempton Park, East London and Windhoek. The Toyota Cheetahs, Cell C Sharks and …
Clayton Blommetjies is not a story of a shooting star, but rather of a player who’s more akin to a Swiss army knife – versatile, dependable, always ready to step up where needed. His story is one of a triumphant return to the Western Province under the savvy leadership of DHL Stormers coach John Dobson. …
A clinical first half, followed by a less convincing second gave Springbok Women interim Head Coach, Louis Koen, some points to ponder following a 48-0 win over Kenya at the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup tournament in Madagascar on Wednesday. The eight-try romp means that the SA side is yet to concede a try in the …
The Welsh Rugby Union has announced a major investment and partnership in Women’s and Girls rugby to underpin the recent success of the Wales Women’s senior side. Three new Player Development Centres (PDCs) – in East Wales, West Wales and North Wales – will be established to support the development of high potential young players …
The World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 kicks off a month from today on 24 June, when the global age-grade competition returns for the first time since 2019 before the pandemic, with rugby’s next generation of stars in action across the Western Cape in an event in which innovative technologies will be deployed to enhance the …
Six teams from the United Rugby Championship have successfully begun a project using instrumented mouth guards from HITIQ aimed at providing new data to assist with head injury management. URC Grand Finals DHL Stormers are one of three teams participating in the project in South Africa alongside the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions, while Scarlets, …
Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan has been named Vodacom URC Players’ Player of the Season for 2022/23. The award is voted for by the league’s captains and vice-captains and the 24-year-old came out on top in a poll which was conducted at the end of the regular campaign. It is the second time Sheehan has been …
The DHL Stormers take on Irish side Munster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final at DHL Stadium on Saturday. Here is all you need to know ahead of the showpiece match. – There is a large crowd expected, with tickets sold out, so please plan accordingly for congestion. There will be no tickets …
Munster, a team steeped in historic triumphs, has resurfaced with an unrivalled tenacity, surpassing their Dublin rivals Leinster and assuming a place of prominence in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final. Within Munster’s hallowed halls lie the echoes of glorious conquests, epitomised by their unforgettable 1978 dismantling of the mighty All Blacks and their …
Springbok Women interim head coach Louis Koen tweaked his match-23 for their second Rugby Africa Women’s Cup match against Kenya in Madagascar on Wednesday, after opening their campaign with an 87-0 win over Cameroon. Koen recalled two of his most experienced front rankers, Lindelwa Gwala (hooker) and Sanelisiwe Charlie (loosehead prop) into the starting team, with Roseline Botes …
John Dobson takes great pride in the fact that it has taken close to 60 players to get the DHL Stormers to a second successive Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final. He is even more delighted that the defending champions will get to play at their Cape Town home, the DHL Stadium, in front of …
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship will set a new record for season-long attendance with over 1.6million fans attending games by the time the final whistle is blown at this weekend’s Grand Final. A sold-out crowd of 55,000 will watch defending champions DHL Stormers take on Munster this Saturday in Cape Town where a new record …
The Leinster Rugby replacement prop, Michael Ala’alatoa (No 18), was issued with a red card during the Heineken Champions Cup final at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 20 May 2023. Ala’alatoa was sent off by the referee, Jaco Peyper (South Africa), in the 78th minute of the match for charging into a ruck in a …
Franco Smith has been named the BKT Coach of the Season for 2022/23. The 50-year-old Glasgow Warriors boss has had a stunning debut campaign in charge, leading the team to the Scottish x Italian Shield and a top-four finish as well as guiding them into their first European final. Smith, who joined Glasgow Warriors last …
A big derby is on the cards when Paul Roos (Stellenbosch) and Paarl Boys’ High (Paarl) meet this Saturday, 27 May in Paarl in round 6 of the 2023 Premier Interschool matches. These two pillars of schoolboy rugby in the Western Cape have been neighbours, friends and rivals for 150 years. They met intermittently on …
The quest to improve in every match will still dominate the mindset of the Springbok Women when they take on Kenya in their second match of the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup at Maki Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Wednesday. For Laurian Johannes-Haupt, assistant coach to the South African side, the 87-0 win over Cameroon in …
Andrea Piardi will become the first Italian match official to referee a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final after his appointment to this weekend’s decider between DHL Stormers and Munster in Cape Town. The 30-year-old, who will be part of the match officials team for the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France, made his league …
The Mastercard Golden Lions Women fought back against Boland Dames to secure a narrow win – their first since joining the Women’s Premier Division – while the Bulls Daisies and Border Ladies claimed bonus-point victories in the third round of the competition staged over the weekend. While the Springbok Women made an impressive start to …
r Mark Alexander, President of SA Rugby, congratulated Springbok Sevens playmaker Ricardo Duarttee, who was named as the Rookie of the Year at the annual HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series awards in London on Sunday evening. The winners in the men’s categories were announced at Twickenham as the 2023 World Series came to a close …
The Springbok Sevens team shrugged off the disappointment of not making the quarter-finals at the HSBC London Sevens with two big wins on Sunday to claim ninth spot at Twickenham as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series drew to a close. As a result of their failure to win any pool games on Saturday, the …