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The Vodacom URC Grand Final rugby tickets go on sale on Thursday, 18 May 2023. The tickets for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final at DHL Stadium will go on sale at 10h00 and are available exclusively from Ticketpro. The DHL Stormers will host their second successive Grand Final, which kicks off at 18h30 …
Springbok Women interim Head Coach Louis Koen invited a group of 35 players to assemble in Pretoria on Sunday, with a travelling squad of 28 to leave for Madagascar on Thursday, 18 May to compete in the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup 2023. The travelling squad will be announced on Wednesday, a day before departure to …
The Springbok Sevens team put in a huge effort at the HSBC France Sevens this weekend, but sadly the results did not show that, so from the perspective of Blitzbok head coach Sandile Ngcobo, it was not all doom and gloom. The Blitzboks lost to Australia in the fifth-place semi-final on Sunday in a desperately …
The rugby world has seen many extraordinary players, but few have captured the imagination of both die-hard enthusiasts and newcomers to the sport quite like Dayimani. His talent on the field has been undeniable, but it’s his refreshing personality and authentic presence off the field that have made him a compelling force in the Vodacom …
Glasgow Warriors have further boosted their back-three options ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, after Argentinian flyer Facundo Cordero agreed to extend his contract with the Scotstoun outfit subject to visa. Having initially joined on a short-term deal until the end of the season back in March, the former Exeter Chief follows in the footsteps of …
The 2023 Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final will take place in Cape Town’s DHL Stadium on Saturday, May 27 at 18:30 local (17:30 UK & Ire) as defending champions DHL Stormers meet Munster in a clash of the hemispheres. As the highest-ranked team to reach the Grand Final, DHL Stormers (3) will host the …
The DHL Stormers will have an opportunity to defend their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title after securing their second successive home final following their victory against Connacht in Cape Town and Munster’s surprise win over Leinster in Dublin in the semi-finals this weekend. The Capetonians defeated Connacht 43-25 at the DHL Stadium in the first …
The Cell C Sharks and Fidelity ADT Lions claimed important wins against the Currie Cup Premier Division’s frontrunners, while there were further victories for DHL Western Province and the Vodacom Bulls in the matches staged over the weekend, with all four visiting sides victorious. The only major change to the Premier Division log sees DHL …
Sou African Rugby has advised that reports that Mr Chris Swift was appointed as administrator of the Western Province Rugby Football Union are incorrect. An announcement is expected to be made shortly once the South African Rugby Union Executive Council has considered the recommendation of its Finance Committee. The new incumbent replaces Rian Oberholzer who …
Grey High can add 2023 to their list of victories over Paarl Boys’ High School after another convincing win in Paarl on Saturday, taking this one by 39-30. It was the monster pack of Grey that overpowered the home side, setting up the groundwork for the win, especially in the first half when the strong …
Utility back Mnombo Zwelendaba makes his return from injury in DHL Western Province’s Currie Cup encounter with the Novavit Griffons in Welkom on Friday. There are a few changes to the DHL Western Province team for the game at Down Touch Investment Stadium, which kicks off at 15h00 on Friday. Zwelendaba comes in on the …
The DHL Stormers will have one goal in mind when they meet Connacht in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final in Cape Town on Saturday – to deliver a top-class performance that will secure them a place in the Grand Final in two weeks’ time and a shot at defending the title they won last …
Former Wales international wing Mark Jones has been named as Wales Under 20 [men’s] interim head coach after Byron Hayward tendered his resignation as Lead Pathway coach. The Welsh Rugby Union has acted swiftly in replacing Hayward with Jones who has a vast pedigree as a former player with Wales and the Scarlets before beginning …
The race for Currie Cup Premier Division semi-final places will intensify this weekend, with teams outside the top four anxious to get back to winning ways, while the First Division and Mzansi Challenge continues with matches in Despatch, Windhoek and Strand. With five rounds remaining before the Currie Cup Premier Division playoffs, the Toyota Cheetahs …
All five participating United Rugby Championship nations were represented in the United Rugby Championship Elite XV for the 2022/23 season. Ireland accounted for six of the 15 players selected, which were determined by a media vote, with four coming from South Africa, two each from Scotland and Italy and one from Wales. A total of …
The gold medal for Rugby Sevens at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris cannot be won in Toulouse in 2023, but don’t tell the Springbok Sevens team that. In fact, according to Blitzbok coach Sandile Ngcobo, their approach is to use this weekend’s HSBC France Sevens at Stade Ernst-Wallon as an Olympic trial. This may …
The Disciplinary process related to Tom Jordan Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Semi-Final game against Munster on Saturday, May 6 has resulted in an five week suspension. After an act of foul play by Glasgow Warriors player No 10 (Tom Jordan), referee Andrea Piardi showed the Player a Red Card in the …
Two South Africans, Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker, were included in the team of match officials World Rugby announced on Wednesday for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France later this year. A total of 26 Emirates Match Officials (12 referees, seven assistant referees and seven Television Match Officials) representing nine nations with more than 630 …
There is no doubt that a core of experienced Blitzboks available for the final two legs of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series has boosted the confidence of the squad, players and management alike. The team arrived in Toulouse for the penultimate tournament of the current World Series, the HSBC France Sevens and according to …
Ulster hooker Tom Stewart has landed an awards double after being named United Rugby Championship’s Next-Gen Player of the Season for 2022/23 awards. This accolade is open only to players aged under 23 at the start of the season and who have earned no more than five international caps at that point, with a media …
The DHL Stormers happily accepted Connacht’s gift of a BKT URC home semi-final in Cape Town but the defending champions won’t be returning any favours as they continue their ruthless streak at the DHL Stadium. (Related: This Clash Will be Brutal) It has been coach John Dobson’s mantra that his squad is all about making …
The SA Rugby Academy squad will go on tour to Johannesburg and Durban in the next week for two friendly matches to increase the players’ match sharpness and fitness in preparation for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship which South Africa is hosting from next month. The travelling group of players and management leave Cape Town …
As the Vodacom United Rugby Championship play-offs reach fever pitch, rugby fans are gearing up for what promises to be a brutal clash between reigning champions, the DHL Stormers, and the ultimate underdog of the season, Connacht Rugby. The Irish province has defied the odds and punched above their weight this season, proving to be …
South Africa’s Jaco Peyper and Wayne Barnes of England will referee this season’s Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup finals respectively following the announcement today (Tuesday 9 May) of the match officials for the showpiece games who have been appointed by a selection committee chaired by EPCR’s Head of Match Officials, Tony Spreadbury. Peyper …