Birmingham, England – South Africa captain Jean de Villiers retired from international rugby on Sunday after being ruled out of the World Cup due to…
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Rugby Stars in Suicide Prevention
Ireland’s top rugby stars are being trained in how to prevent suicide and look out for their colleagues in a unique partnership with the national suicide charity, Console. [Read more…]
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The process started some months ago with a consultation process between leading rugby contact product designer Richie Gray (designer of the renowned Collision King machine in union) and representatives of 1leagu3 to develop a new generation of contact equipment specifically for rugby league. [Read more…]
Burger named SARU Player of the Year
Durban – Springbok flank Schalk Burger was named the South African Rugby Player of the Year for the second time, having first won the award in…
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Boks World Cup squad named
Durban – John Smit has once again been tasked with leading the Springboks for the Rugby World Cup, which will take place in New Zealand in…
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Boks line-up for Tri-Nations
Durban – The Springboks had to draft Sharks lock Alistair Hargreaves into their starting 15 for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Series Test against Australia in Sydney.
Hargreaves replaces Johann Muller, who was ruled out after further evaluation on his hamstring strain during training.
Muller had
Boks arrive safely after flight scare
Durban – The Springboks arrived in Sydney on Sunday evening (Australian time) on their re-scheduled Qantas flight for the opening match of their Tri-Nations campaign against the Wallabies on Saturday, 23 July.
The Boks were forced to return to Johannesburg shortly after taking off due to engine
Host of Boks injured ahead of Tri-Nations
Durban – The Springbok squad for the upcoming Tri-Nations at the moment is looking dismal, with 21 players put on the injury list.
The Springbok medical team announced on Wednesday that a number of players had been put on intense rehabilitation programmes following medical assessments in Cape T
SARU confirms Smit as Bok skipper
Durban – World Cup winning Captain John Smit will retain his position as leader of the Springboks for the international season.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) made this announcement on Monday and named Victor Matfield as vice captain.
“John and Victor have an unbelievable amount of