Rassie Erasmus, coach of South Africa during the Springbok Media Conference Team Announcement at Southern Sun Hotel in Pretoria on 02 July 2024 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Castle Lager Outgoing Tour / Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Erasmus names squad loaded with RWC experience for Ireland showdown

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is expected to be a humdinger of an encounter between the top two ranked teams in the world.

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July 2, 2024

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Local / News / Rugby

Eastern Cape sides lay down early marker at U18 Girls Week

Eastern Province and Border claimed big wins in the first round of the U18 Girls Week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg.

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July 2, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Boks ask SA to go “Forever Green, Forever Gold”

The Springboks will campaign to the conclusion of the next Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027 under a new rallying cry launched.

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July 2, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springboks

Cheslin Kolbe launches foundation aimed at community outreach

Cheslin and Layla Kolbe have officially announced the launch of the ‘Cheslin Kolbe Foundation’ as they aim to continue expanding their outreach and support in local communities across South Africa.

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July 1, 2024

Local / News / Rugby

SA Rugby, Engen ready to fuel another 200k young players

The 2024 edition of the nationwide grassroots, Get Into Rugby (GIR) programme targeted at children aged six to 13 is officially underway and heads to the Free State province on Thursday, 18 July.

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July 1, 2024

Local / News / Rugby

Young guns ready to fire at annual showpiece

South Africa’s top schoolgirls will be in action at the SA Rugby U16 & U18 Girls Weeks staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg from Monday.

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July 1, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Women's First Division / Women's Premier Division

Daisies bloom on the Highveld, Valke soar in First Division

The Bulls Daisies smashed Sharks Women 75-8 in the sole match of the SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division this weekend, getting over the tryline 11 times and only conceding a solitary try by the visitors at Loftus B in Pretoria.

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July 1, 2024

Carling Currie Cup / Local / News / Rugby

Boland consolidate top spot with third straight win

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers gained a third straight win and their first at home of the campaign when they defeated rivals Phangela SWD Eagles 43-7 in their First Division Currie Cup clash in Ceres. There were also wins for second placed Valke and the Leopards.

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July 1, 2024

Junior Springboks / Local / News / Rugby

Junior Boks opening win built on solid forward performance

The Junior Springboks started their 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in commanding fashion at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday by beating Fiji 57-7 in their tournament opener.

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June 30, 2024

Local / News / Rugby / Springbok Women

Dazel finalises squad for Paris after two-week camp

Springbok Women's Sevens Head Coach, Renfred Dazel, expressed satisfaction at the end of their two-week Olympic Games camp in Potchefstroom and said all planned objectives had been met at the conclusion of the exercise on Saturday.

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June 30, 2024