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SA Rugby has concluded a restructuring process that will ensure greater emphasis on participation at amateur level, as p...
Home is where the heart is. However, for two fallen rugby players, theirs are not the places of solace they’re supposed ...
SA Rugby has postponed a planned Special General Meeting (SGM) to consider a proposal to conclude a private equity inves...
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) addressed concerns publicised in the media regarding a proposed private equity inve...
Mr Mark Alexander, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), expressed his gratitude to member unions and voice...
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Tafel Lager Griquas head coach Scott Mathie was one of the happiest people in Kimberley this week, finally getting his troops together for non-contact training following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
Success in Australasia in 2013 and 2017, coupled with the coaching continuity and experience of Warren Gatland, means next year’s tour of the British & Irish Lions to South Africa will be “massive” and a proper challenge for the Springboks.
Toyota Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie said on Friday his team was in high spirits after their first week of non-contact training following four months of lockdown, and that their current focus is on skills and weight training.
In the lead-up to the 40th anniversary of the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund on 9 September, key figures will be sharing personal accounts and provide insight into the passionate, unwavering and life-saving work of the fund, also known as Rugby’s Caring Hands.
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and fellow RWC winner Steven Kitshoff are back in training with the DHL Stormers after the eight professional rugby teams in South Africa started with non-contact training this week following a long absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just like high fives were replaced by elbow-bumps since South Africa’s eight franchises returned to non-contact training since the COVID-19 lockdown regulations were eased, there were some notable changes when the Vodacom Bulls returned to Loftus Versfeld last week.
The Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – provisionally scheduled for 4-6 December this year – has been cancelled due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby announced on Wednesday.
Old and new faces (some of them masked), hand santizer, ball cleaning, and lots of running and skills work greeted our players as they returned to the training field last week - check out some pics from Pretoria, Durban, Bloem, Cape Town (by Gallo Images) and Joburg.
Springbok Women’s prop Babalwa Latsha on Saturday topped the list of finalists in the 15th edition of the annual Momentum gsport Awards featuring in the Momentum Athlete of the year, Woman of the Year and Global Woman in Sport categories.
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell believes his squad’s return to training will not only boost the Blitzbok players on a physical level, but will also give the players a mental boost as they prepare for their return to their base next week.
Tafel Lager Griquas head coach Scott Mathie was one of the happiest people in Kimberley this week, finally getting his troops together for non-contact training following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
Just like high fives were replaced by elbow-bumps since South Africa’s eight franchises returned to non-contact training since the COVID-19 lockdown regulations were eased, there were some notable changes when the Vodacom Bulls returned to Loftus Versfeld last week.
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SA Rugby gets “growing the game” makeoverSA Rugby has concluded a restructuring process that will ensure greater emphasis on participation at amateur level, as part of a wide-ranging reorganisation, with its impact already felt after changes in coaching teams and the creation of two new fit-for-purpose departments.
Inspiration
Project Liberty: Help rugby players rebuild after life-altering injuriesHome is where the heart is. However, for two fallen rugby players, theirs are not the places of solace they’re supposed to be. Key adaptations are required after catastrophic injuries left Anzil Williams and Heinrich Erasmus wheelchair-bound. The pair is positive but admits their home situations make an already ultra-difficult time that much more challenging.
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SA Rugby postpones SGM at government requestSA Rugby has postponed a planned Special General Meeting (SGM) to consider a proposal to conclude a private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights at the request of Mr Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture.
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SA Rugby pledges on-going engagement on equity dealThe South African Rugby Union (SARU) addressed concerns publicised in the media regarding a proposed private equity investment during a meeting of the Presidents’ Council in Cape Town on Wednesday.
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SARU President thanks members for engagementMr Mark Alexander, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), expressed his gratitude to member unions and voiced his satisfaction with the outcomes of the recent engagements with provincial rugby leadership during a national roadshow discussing a proposed equity transaction.
