Rugby

Tournament organisers today confirmed Edinburgh Rugby will begin their 2021/22 United Rugby Championship campaign against Scarlets at Edinburgh Rugby Stadium (ERS) on Saturday 25 September (kick-off 5.15pm)The homecoming clash at the ERS will give supporters the opportunity to pack out the new purpose-built stadium in what will be a celebratory fixture to kick-start the new campaign. The capital club’s supporters can look forward to a run of mouth-watering home fixtures at the ERS with dates and … [Read more...] about Edinburgh Rugby to host club’s opening URC fixture against Scarlets

The Springboks touched down in Brisbane on Friday for the away leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and coach Jacques Nienaber said the focus in the next few days would be on acclimatising to their new environment and recovery from the travel.The team made the journey from Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay to Cape Town on Thursday before flying to Brisbane overnight on a charter flight with the Argentinean side, and both teams will be in quarantine for the next 14 days before the opening round … [Read more...] about Springboks touch down in Brisbane

The Emirates Lions will be the first South African team in action in the newly founded United Rugby Championships when they take on Zebra in Parma on Friday, 24 September in Round One of this exciting venture, while DHL Stormers will play Benetton in Treviso the following day.The South African focus will then shift to Ireland, where the Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks are starting their campaigns on Saturday, 25 September with the Vodacom Bulls facing Leinster in Dublin and Munster awaiting Cell … [Read more...] about Italy, Ireland starts for SA teams in United Rugby Championships

SA Rugby Sevens Academy coach Sandile Ngcobo praised the determination and belief of his squad after they returned from the USA on Wednesday with the Rugby Town Sevens trophy as part of their carry-on luggage.The Academy side, invited by the Samurai Rugby Club and playing in their colours at Affinity Park in Glendale, won the 20-team tournament in Colorado with an impressive display on finals day on Monday morning (SA time), and Ngcobo said the decision to make the long-haul effort was worth … [Read more...] about Ngcobo praises Academy effort in Colorado win

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber deflected all credit onto the players for the Springboks’ 32-12 Castle Lager Rugby Championship victory over Argentina in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday.The starting XV showed 10 changes to the team that had concluded a 2-1 series victory over the British & Irish Lions seven days before but still overcame a Pumas team highly-rated by Nienaber. “The work the players put in was awesome,” he said. “We had a couple of beers on Saturday after the Series win but we … [Read more...] about Nienaber heaps praise on Springbok line-up

Sanelisiwe Charlie (prop), Micke Gunter (hooker) and Jacomina Cilliers (centre) have been handed starting berths for the second test the Springbok Women and Kenya in Stellenbosch on Monday.Stanley Raubenheimer’s charges outplayed Kenya 66-0 in the first Test at Danie Craven Stadium last Thursday and the coach made small tweaks to his team for the match that will be played at the same venue in Stellenbosch, where kick-off is at 15h00. Cilliers comes in for Zintle Mpupha, who was ruled out with a … [Read more...] about Small tweaks to Springbok Women side for second Test

Warrick Gelant will make his first start for DHL Western Province this year in the Carling Currie Cup encounter with the New Nation Pumas at Newlands on Sunday.Gelant made his return from injury off the replacements bench last week and has been named at fullback in one of five changes to the starting line-up for the clash with the Mpumalanga team, which kicks off at 16h00 on Sunday. Experienced centre Juan de Jongh will captain the team and form a midfield partnership with Dan du Plessis, with … [Read more...] about Gelant Gets First Start

The race to the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division playoffs is well and truly on, but this weekend the focus will be on Potchefstroom, where the Leopards and Down Touch Griffons clash in the First Division final on Friday afternoon.The Leopards won the right to host the First Division final after finishing with five victories from their six league games – the same as the Griffons – but the team from North West had one more bonus point. Friday’s hosts will go into the final high on confidence … [Read more...] about Bulls on Top

More than 30 young Mauritian players aged 12 to 16 years old were able to discover the professional world of high level sport through a 5-day training course focused on High Performance. After several months of confinement and after watching the Tokyo Olympic Games, the young rugby players had a tenfold desire to get out their spikes.On the menu, 3 training sessions per day from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, a tailor-made program designed by Sevens Academy around workshops related to Technique, Physics, … [Read more...] about High Performance Sevens Rugby camp in Mauritius

Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick spoke to media during a virtual media conference on Friday on the eve of the deciding Castle Lager Lions Series Test between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions. See recording of the press conference below. The third and final test will be staged on Saturday evening at the Cape Town Stadium (kick-off 18h00 SA time), with the victorious side set to be crowned Castle Lager Lions Series winners. Go On - Share the … [Read more...] about Siya and Stick Chat to Media

The Springboks arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday with their focus set firmly on the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.This comes after the Boks wrapped up their Castle Lager Lions Series campaign with a dramatic 19-16 victory in the final Test against the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town on Saturday. RG Snyman (lock) will rejoin the squad next week, after Duane Vermeulen (No 8), Rosko Specman (wing), Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) and Johan … [Read more...] about Springboks Land in Gqeberha

The 3rd and final crunch test match between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions kicked off on Saturday 7 August 2021 at 18h00 in Cape Town. The Springboks were led out by Centre Damian de Allende on the occasion of his 50th Test.Dan Biggar got proceedings underway for the Lions. An early penalty for the Lions saw Biggar fail. Penalty was awarded in a kickable position to the Lions after Handre Pollard knocked a high ball forward, before Jasper Wiese played it in an off-side … [Read more...] about Down to the Wire for 3rd And Final Crunch Test Between Springboks and Lions in Cape Town

Glasgow Warriors will begin their 2021/22 season with a home pre-season fixture, sponsored by The Famous Grouse, on Friday 3 September.The Famous Grouse Pre-Season Challenge will kick-off at 7pm and will see the Gallagher Premiership side Newcastle Falcons travel north to Scotstoun Stadium. This is the first time these two sides have gone head-to-head since 2011, when they met in a pre-season friendly at Firhill. That day Glasgow won the spoils, 17-7. This match will also be the first … [Read more...] about Glasgow To Face Newcastle In The Famous Grouse Pre-Season Challenge

The Springboks will make their return to the Castle Lager Rugby Championship on Saturday, 14 August against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with Irish referee Andrew Brace set to take charge of this opening round encounter.Brace will be assisted by England’s Karl Dickson, as well as South Africa’s AJ Jacobs (assistant referees), while Tom Foley (England) was appointed as the television match official (TMO). The Springboks and Pumas are due to meet each other again one week later in … [Read more...] about Brace and Dickson to referee in Nelson Mandela Bay