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SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division champions, Border Women, will start the defence of their title against the Blue Bulls Women at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday in the first of three matches as the 2022 rendition of the top-flight provincial women’s competition kicks off.The 2022 opener will start at 11h40, followed by the EP Queens hosting the Mastercard Golden Lions Women at 12h00 in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the Cell C Sharks Women taking on last season’s runners up, DHL Western … [Read more...] about Border ready to defend Women’s Premier Division title

Dr Dawie de Villiers, a former Springbok captain who passed away at the age of 81 on Saturday night after a long battle with cancer, was honoured for his role in South African rugby, but also in the wider society as a politician later in his life, by Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union.“Dawie de Villiers captained the Springboks as the winds of change were beginning to blow through the political climate of sport and his final tour was the 1969-70 ‘demo tour’ of the UK,” … [Read more...] about RIP Dawie de Villiers

The team lineups for Monday’s much-anticipated FNB Varsity Cup final.FNB MATIES vs FNB UP-TUKS (Monday, 19:00, Danie Craven Stadium, SuperSport channel 211) FNB Maties – 15 Adriaan van der Bank (c), 14 Mike Mavovana, 13 Waqar Solaan, 12 Taigh Schoor, 11 Anton du Toit, 10 Nevaldo Fleurs, 9 Thomas Bursey, 8 Simon Miller, 7 Louw Nel, 6 Gift Dlamini, 5 Matt Gray, 4 Juan Beukes, 3 Matimu Manganyi, 2 Sean Swart, 1 Vernon Matongo.Subs: 16 Chris Rossouw, 17 Rhynhardt Rijnsburger, 18 … [Read more...] about 2022 FNB Varsity Cup teams (Final)

The Springboks have selected Toulon as their base for the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup in 2023 in France, with the team set to be based in Paris for their third pool match against Ireland in at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.The tournament kicks off on Friday 8 September and runs until Saturday, 28 October 2023. The defending RWC champions and current top-ranked team on the World Rugby rankings had a selection of three potential bases in the south of France. Following a thorough … [Read more...] about Springboks to be based in Toulon for opening stages of RWC 2023

World Rugby has announced the match official appointments for the June/July Test window, with Nika Amashukeli, Angus Gardner and Matthew Carley named as referees for the Springboks’ three Tests against Wales, while South African officials Jaco Peyper, AJ Jacobs, Marius Jonker and Marius van der Westhuizen also received appointments.Amashukeli from Georgia will referee the Castle Lager Incoming Series opener in Pretoria on 2 July, which will be his first Test outside of Europe, while Gardner … [Read more...] about Match officials named for mid-year Test window

The pressure will rise significantly for the four South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend as they face opponents from the Northern Hemisphere in their penultimate round of home matches, where victories will be invaluable with an eye on playoff places.In other developments in the cross-hemisphere showpiece, the tournament organisers announced earlier on Thursday that the Grand Final will be hosted at the home venue of the highest-ranked team where the first … [Read more...] about Home ground key for SA sides in Vodacom URC

The FNB UFH Blues beat FNB CPUT 28-27 in the FNB Varsity Shield final in Alice on Thursday.It’s been an emotional rollercoaster of a season for the Blues. Last month, the players and coaches were rocked by the death of their director of rugby, Elliot Fana. And yet, they managed to pick themselves up and finish the league phase at the top of the standings. The players appeared nervous in the lead-up to the final, yet managed to maintain their composure against a fiercely competitive FNB CPUT … [Read more...] about Unbeaten Fort Hare claim first FNB Varsity Shield title

All you need to know ahead of Monday’s decider at the Danie Craven Stadium.MATCH TRIVIA – This will be the 14th FNB Varsity Cup final. – This will be the eighth FNB Varsity Cup final at the Danie Craven Stadium. All other FNB Varsity Cup venues combined have only hosted six (four at Tuks Stadium, one at Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds and one at Shimla Park). – Either FNB Maties or FNB UP-Tuks have played in 11 of the previous 13 FNB Varsity Cup finals. There … [Read more...] about 2022 FNB Varsity Cup final trivia

Centre Suleiman Hartzenberg scored two late tries as the FNB UCT Ikeys claimed a thrilling 44-27 victory over arch-rivals FNB Maties in the 500th FNB Varsity Cup match.The big Cape derby – as well the historic occasion – certainly lived up to the hype. In spite of cold and windy conditions on the Green Mil, both sides played the game at a lively tempo and dotted down for a point-of-origin try within the first 10 minutes. From there, the FNB Maties forwards began to impose themselves at the … [Read more...] about MATCHDAY WRAP: Ikey Tigers stun Maties in milestone match