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The Springboks play a test against the British and Irish Lions on Wednesday 14 July 2021 in Cape Town.This is the live streamed interview of Springbok Captain Lukhanyo Am and Springbok Assistant Coach Mzwandile Stick on Tuesday afternoon 13 July 2021. Lukhanyo Am, born 28 November 1993 in Qonce (King Williams Town), presently plays for the Cell C Sharks. Both Stick and Am are sons of the Eastern Cape. At the start of 2016, Am was one of two Sharks players that joined the Southern Kings’ Super … [Read more...] about The Boys from the Eastern Cape Chat to the Media

The Springboks and the British & Irish Lions arrived in Cape Town on Sunday for the eagerly awaited second stage of the Castle Lager Lions Series.The Springboks took up residence in the City Centre while the tourists based themselves will split their time between the City and the Overberg as the teams prepare for the first of three Tests. The British & Irish Lions take on the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium on 24 July – their first Test in the City since their Series-opening victory in … [Read more...] about Mother City welcomes Castle Lager Lions Series

Wales fixtures have been announced for the cup competitions to take place between August and December 2021 – the Championship Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield for the senior men’s game and the North Wales Cup, South Wales Cup and South Wales Plate for the senior women’s game.The competitions will kick off in either August or September (click on link below for full details) and will see the first 15-a-side competitive matches take place since the first suspension of community rugby in March 2020. The … [Read more...] about Senior Cup Competition Fixtures

Scotland men’s team will not travel to face Georgia in Tbilisi next Saturday (17 July) after the match has been cancelled.Scottish Rugby has worked with World Rugby and the Georgian Union to review the safety implications of travelling to Georgia after their squad reported six positive COVID-19 cases in camp whilst in South Africa this week. With Georgia’s Test match against South Africa thereafter called off – and the subsequent need for a 12-day period of isolation and further medical … [Read more...] about One More Georgia Test Called Off

Scottish Rugby has today announced the return to rugby campaign ‘Everyone’s Game’ to support Scotland’s rugby clubs and societies, as the sport moves to restart the domestic game with the easing of covid restrictions.The aim of Everyone’s Game is to encourage clubs to make the most of the summer months approaching the new season to help clubs open their doors to their local community, and promote rugby’s health and wellbeing benefits. Clubs and referee societies were invited to apply for a ‘Kick … [Read more...] about New ‘Everyone’s Game’ Campaign

Olympic bronze medallist Justin Geduld has been included in Team South Africa’s Rugby Sevens squad for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, while Branco du Preez and Chris Dy have been included in the squad after missing out in 2016, when sevens was introduced to the Games for the first time.The trio of Springbok Sevens stalwarts will bring 199 tournaments worth of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series experience to the squad, as Blitzbok coach Neil Powell finalised his team of 14 players, which includes one … [Read more...] about Geduld in line for second Olympic medal

The final match of the U20 International Series between South Africa and Argentina at Newlands will mean more than just a result to the Junior Springboks, according to Bobby Alexander, who returns to the starting team at scrumhalf after missing two matches.Alexander excelled with his performance in the opening match of the series against Uruguay, but picked up a quad strain and missed the matches against Argentina and Georgia. He now gets an opportunity chance to play Los Pumitas, a team he last … [Read more...] about Newlands final culmination of hard work says Alexander

Two matches involving teams from South Western Districts scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled due to positive COVID tests in the SWD teams, and with player welfare in mind. The Carling Currie Cup First Division match between the Eagles and Down Touch Griffons, scheduled for 17h00 in George on Friday, is off. The score will be recorded as 0-0 and the Griffons will receive four log points, in line with competition rules. The Women’s First Division Group 1 match between SWD and the Free … [Read more...] about Two SWD Matches Cancelled

After waiting for 608 days to see the Springboks run onto the field of play the waiting was over this evening as the Springboks met Georgia in the first of two tests at Loftus Versveld this evening.After suffering from a lack of discipline the Springboks ran out as 40-9 winners. Jacques Nienaber said that the Springboks discipline was poor in the first half. Eben Etsebeth went off with a suspected rib injury. Areas of concern for Nienaber included discipline but Nienaber is happy that the team … [Read more...] about Despite Poor Discipline Springboks Trounce Georgia