Rugby

Springboks World Cup winner Joel Stransky is predicting a South African clean sweep in this weekend’s second round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship matches against Welsh opposition.The man who landed the decisive drop goal in the 1995 World Cup final against New Zealand was on TV commentary duty for SuperSport as Cardiff pulled off a remarkable 35-0 victory over the Cell C Sharks in Durban last weekend. He is full of praise for the way Dai Young’s team performed at Hollywoodbets Kings Park … [Read more...] about Stransky Plays Trelawney

A moment’s applause will occur ahead of all games in the United Rugby Championship this weekend to mark the passing of Doddie Weir.Weir, who played for the Border Reivers in the early days of the Celtic League, was a celebrated Scottish international, who won 61 caps for his country and was selected for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 1997. In the club game Weir also wore the colours of Melrose and Newcastle Falcons, where he won an English Premiership title in 1998. A … [Read more...] about Pop Down to the Stadium to Commemorate Doddie Weir

In celebration of the school’s 150th anniversary, Graeme College have brought in a fresh dimension to their annual rugby day by extending it to a festival over three days in March next year.And adding the cherry on the top will be the appearance of crack rugby schools such as Grey College from Bloemfontein, Hilton from KwaZulu-Natal and SACS from Cape Town, all of whom will provide fascinating opposition for their Eastern Cape opponents. Naturally, Graeme have not forgotten the loyal support … [Read more...] about Graeme rugby event set to soar in school’s 150th year

See the tries in the video below.The Springbok Rugby Women’s World Cup team will be smarting after their last-minute 21-17 loss to Fiji in their Pool C encounter at Waitakere Stadium in Auckland on Sunday 16 October 2022. Scores were tied at 14-14 from the 60th until the 78th minute, when Libbie Janse van Rensburg edged her team ahead with a penalty goal, only for Fiji to regain the restart and score the winning try with less than a minute to go. HEAD COACH STANLEY RAUBENHEIMER On the 21-17 … [Read more...] about Springbok Women Go Down to Fiji

Day One of the Women’s Rugby World Cup on 8 October, 2022 in New Zealand saw: Australia v New Zealand: New Zealand won 41-17 Fiji v England: England won 84-19 South Africa v France: France won 40-5 On match day two (9October) USA play Italy, Japan take on Canada and Wales face Scotland. Go On - Share the Gqeberha Love! Views Since 15 July 2022: 60 Gqeberha's Latest News and Events can be accessed on MyGqeberha.com. … [Read more...] about Big Scores on Day One of the RWC in New Zealand

Day Two (9 October) Match highlights from USA v Italy, Japan v Canada and Wales v Scotland at Northland Events Centre, Whangarei.1. Canada won 41-5 against Japan2. Italy won 22-10 against USA3. Wales won 18-15 against Scotland See Day One Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWylebvXzXs Go On - Share the Gqeberha Love! Views Since 15 July 2022: 47 Gqeberha's Latest News and Events can be accessed on MyGqeberha.com. … [Read more...] about Video: Women’s Rugby World Cup Day Two Highlights

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick will take charge of the SA ‘A’ team for their two matches in the UK against Munster and the Bristol Bears in November, in a coaching team which features SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus and three assistant coaches.Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko, Cell C Sharks coach Joey Mongalo and Windhoek Draught Griquas scrum coach Wian du Preez will assist Stick, while Erasmus will oversee the coaching. The SA ‘A’ team will face Munster on Thursday, 10 … [Read more...] about Gqeberha’s Stick to take charge of SA ‘A’ team for UK Tour

Assistant Springbok Coach Mzwandile Stick and Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi – both from Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa chat to the media from their base in Argentina ahead of the Rugby Championship game against the Pumas on Saturday evening. The quality of video feed out of Argentina does leave a little to be desired so hang in there! Springbok captain Siya Kolisi said his team had to break out of the blocks with intensity from the get-go in their Castle Lager Rugby … [Read more...] about Video: Sticks And Siya Chat Ahead Of Springboks V Pumas Rugby Match Today

Kolisi, Nienaber, Marx and Allende celebrate Springbok Victory in Argentina – Nienaber is “stunned” over allegations of recreational drug abuse by players.Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, captain Siya Kolisi, hooker Malcolm Marx and centre Damian de Allende hosted a media conference on Saturday following the team’s 36-20 victory against Argentina in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Buenos Aires. The build-up to the Rugby Championship Round Five outing between the Springboks and Los Pumas … [Read more...] about Springbok Coach Jacques Nienaber “STUNNED”

Something else from MyGqeberhaOpen your WordPress dashboard and go to Appearance / Themes. You can’t remove an ACTIVE theme, so first activate a different theme which will enable you to delete a theme – activating the default WordPress theme, Twenty Fourteen, is fine. THEN Click the deactivated theme to see it’s details and click the Delete button in the right bottom corner of it. Go On - Share the Gqeberha Love! Views Since 15 July 2022: 0 Gqeberha's Latest News and Events can be accessed on … [Read more...] about NOT a Man You Want to See Charging Down on You

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi urged South Africa’s rugby faithful not to give up on the team after two disappointing defeats in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and vowed that the Boks would give everything this week to bounce back and remain in the title race.Kolisi said the Boks have been working hard at training and that two of the key focus areas this week would be to convert their point-scoring chances into points and to break out of the blocks quickly after slow starts in their last two … [Read more...] about Video: Gqeberha’s Kolisi urges fans not to give up on Boks in Sydney

Deon Fourie and scrumhalf Cobus Reinach hosted a media conference in Sydney on Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at the Allianz Stadium.Kick off is at 11:20 am South African Time (7:20 pm Sydney Time). Deon André Fourie (born 25 September 1986) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for Western Province in the South African Provincial Currie Cup competition. His regular playing positions are Hooker and Loose forward. Fourie … [Read more...] about Rugby Chat With Deon Fourie and Cobus Reinach

Springbok Assistant Coach Deon Davids and Springbok Rugby Player Steven Kitshoff chat to the media after the Springoks 25-17 loss to the Wallabies in Adelaide, Australia after the Rugby Championship game on Saturday 27 August 2022.Those who were hoping for some ‘controversial’ comments following the widely panned referee decisions on Saturday will be disappointed. It appears that the ‘RassieGate’ comments and subsequent censure of the SA Director of Rugby by World Rugby have had an effect of … [Read more...] about A bit of a NO FIREWORKS Media Conference with Deon and Steven

Springbok Rugby Captain Siya Kolisi and Springbok Rugby Coach Jacques Nienaber chat to the media after the Springoks 25-17 loss to the Wallabies in Adelaide, Australia after the Rugby Chanpionship game on Saturday 27 August 2022 Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi lamented several missed opportunities in their 25-17 defeat against Australia in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour match at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The Wallabies outscored the visitors by … [Read more...] about Wallabies Keep Unbeaten Record Against Springboks

The Springbok Rugby Team play against the Wallabies in Adelaide, Australia on Saturday 27 August 2022.The Springboks are seeking a first win in Australia against the Wallabies in 8 years. Kick off is at 7:30 am, South African Time. Siya Kolisi Siya Kolisi was born on 16 June 1991 in the Zwide township of Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. He did not have a privileged upbringing – apparently his favourite toy when growing up was a brick. His parents were teenagers when he was born, with his mother Phakama … [Read more...] about Siya Kolisi And Mzwandile Stick Media Conference In Adelaide