Rugby

The Carling Currie Cup Premier Division match between the Cell C Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls, scheduled to take place in Durban on Saturday afternoon, has been cancelled.Due to the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and the considerable loss of life and infrastructure damage across the province, and out of respect to their community in the face of the disaster the province is enduring, the two teams have agreed to cancel this encounter. As there was no alternative option to reschedule the match, … [Read more...] about Durban Currie Cup Match Cancelled

The national junior rugby programme will resume after Easter with the intake of 36 promising players who will attend the SA Rugby Academy, based in Stellenbosch.This year’s Academy, which is one of the key pillars in preparing the top junior players in the country to make the step-up to the SA Under-20 squad, will run from 19 April to 30 June at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS). The 2022 intake consists of a squad of 36 players – 24 U20s and 12 U19s – who have been invited to be part of … [Read more...] about SA Rugby Academy kick-starts resumption of junior programme

James Murphy, Shaun Williams and Shilton van Wyk have been called into the Springbok Sevens squad for the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament, to be played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver this weekend, the sixth tournament of the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.The trio, who will depart for Canada later on Monday, replace Mfundo Ndhlovu (concussion), Sakoyiso Makata (rib injury) and Lubabalo Dobela (groin injury), all of whom have picked up injuries in last weekend’s HSBC Singapore Sevens. Murphy … [Read more...] about Murphy, Van Wyk and Williams to join Blitzboks in Vancouver

The team lineups for the final round of the FNB Varsity Shield on Friday.FNB UFH BLUES vs FNB DUT (Friday, 15:00, Sisa Dukashe Stadium, SuperSport channel 207) FNB UFH Blues – 15 Apiwe Sidloyi, 14 Mziyabulela Bathu, 13 Ryan Maree, 12 Migcobo Bovu, 11 Lilitha Mdladlana, 10 Keith Chiwara, 9 Merlin du Plessis, 8 Rodney Chikamhi, 7 Ayabulela Xhosana, 6 Lukhanyiso Tosholwana, 5 Walter Moyo, 4 Cinga Nqotyana, 3 Mnkani Sibabalo, 2 Kamvelihle Fatyela (c), 1 Edwin Nxumalo.Subs: 16 … [Read more...] about 2022 FNB Varsity Shield teams (Round 7)

The Vodacom Bulls returned to the summit on the Carling Currie Cup log courtesy of a bonus-point victory over DHL Western Province in Pretoria on Wednesday night, after the Cell C Sharks and Airlink Pumas maintained their push for semi-final spots with good wins.The Durbanites got back to winning ways with a hard-fought win over Windhoek Draught Griquas in Kimberley, while the Airlink Pumas were too strong for the Sigma Lions in Nelspruit. With the unbeaten Toyota Cheetahs enjoying a bye, the … [Read more...] about Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #14

The challenges he’s had to overcome to become a Springbok Sevens player in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series are well documented; however, it was not only the resilience Ronald Brown showed to compete at the highest level that gripped those who saw him play, but also his brilliance in the Blitzbok jersey that endeared him to so many in such a short space of time.With Hodgkin’s lymphoma now defeated, Brown took the World Series by storm with massive performances in Vancouver and Edmonton, and … [Read more...] about Brown ‘very, very keen’ to make Blitzbok return

The Vodacom Bulls host arch-rivals the DHL Western Province in the feature Carling Currie Cup fixture on Wednesday evening in Pretoria, while there are also matches scheduled for Kimberley and Nelspruit as the second round of the Premier Division gets underway.The North versus South derby kicks off at 20h00 in Pretoria and is the last of the day’s three encounters. The Airlink Pumas host the Sigma Lions in the first match of the day in Nelspruit, where kick-off is scheduled for 15h30, and that … [Read more...] about 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #13

It’s probably fair to say JC Pretorius became a household name for the Springbok Sevens fairly quickly, so much so that it is hard to believe he only played 16 tournaments in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series so far.And as the 24-year-old pointed out, he has not played in the impressive National Stadium or the HSBC Singapore Sevens before. “I was injured in 2019 when we last played here and missed out on that trip, so I am pretty keen to have a crack at it here in Singapore,” said Pretorius, … [Read more...] about Pretorius to debut in Singapore Sevens

Juan de Jongh will make his return from injury for DHL Western Province in the Carling Currie Cup encounter with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday.The experienced centre comes straight into the starting line-up for the North-South clash, which kicks off at 20h00 on Wednesday in Pretoria. Apart from De Jongh’s inclusion at outside centre there is just one other change in the backline, with Timothy Swiel starting at flyhalf. There is just one change to the forward pack, with Sazi … [Read more...] about De Jongh returns for DHL WP

Former Junior Springbok flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela will make his HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Singapore next weekend after being named in the Blitzboks squad for the fifth tournament of the 2022 season.The former Toyota Cheetahs player, who turns 24 years-old next month, is the only newcomer in the squad named by coach Neil Powell, who made three changes to the side that were triumphant in Seville the end of January. Dobela will replace Justin Geduld, who picked up a serious knee injury … [Read more...] about Brown returns for Blitzboks

The Springbok Women are on track with their preparations for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in October following the completion of a two-week camp in Cape Town today that reaped solid rugby rewards.Forwards coach Eddie Myners said the physical nature of warm-up matches against men’s team had been the step up they had needed. “One of the key issues identified on our November Series tour against France, Wales, the full contact against England and the match against the Barbarians was that we … [Read more...] about Springbok Women continue upward curve

The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will be determined to add to their success at home when they take the field this weekend as the cross-hemisphere competition starts reaching the business end with only five rounds of pool matches remaining.The Cell C Sharks will host the Dragons in Durban on Friday at 19h30 in the opening match of the round, and this will be followed by an action-packed Saturday with the Vodacom Bulls hosting Ulster in Pretoria at 14h00, the Emirates … [Read more...] about Vodacom URC heats up

Marius Louw of Cell C Sharks had been cited for an incident that occurred in the 11th minute of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 14 game against Edinburgh Rugby on Saturday, March 26.The Player was cited for Law 9.17 – “A player must not tackle, charge, pull, push or grasp an opponent whose feet are off the ground” and appeared before a Disciplinary Panel on Wednesday evening March 30. The Panel members were Tommy Dalton, Kim Moloney and John Carrol, all Ireland. The Panel found … [Read more...] about Louw Off The Hook