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SA Rugby Youth Weeks for 2021 cancelled

The 2021 SA Rugby Youth Week tournaments have been cancelled in light of the current challenges and uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, SA Rugby announced on Wednesday. Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby, said that none of the national schools tournaments – for U13, U16, U18, Academy[…]

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Rugby Championship heads to Queensland

SANZAAR confirmed major changes to the Rugby Championship (TRC) match schedule on Tuesday, with four double-headers and eight matches in total now being planned for Queensland in Australia. This is in response to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and the subsequent tightening of regulations placed on travel and quarantine[…]

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Boucher Apologises

Proteas head coach Mark Boucher has apologised for his role in othering team-mates after allegations surfaced by numerous black players at the ongoing Social Justice and Nation-Building hearings on treatment received by white players. Boucher admitted that the national team culture in his playing days was exclusionary and offensive but[…]

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Dayimani returns for DHL WP in Kimberley

Loose forward Hacjivah Dayimani makes his return from injury in one of six changes to the DHL Western Province starting line-up to face the Griquas in Kimberley on Sunday. There are five changes in the forward pack and one in the backline for the Currie Cup encounter which kicks off[…]

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Paralympic games set to win hearts

The heritage flame once again lit up Tokyo, the home of the Paralympic games which gets underway on August 24. Team South departed our shores with 34 participants across seven sporting codes. Some athletes to look out for include Ntando Mahlangu (200m, long jump) an athlete with a leg amputation,[…]

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Rugby Championship update

SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that it was prepared to host the remainder of the Rugby Championship matches in South Africa, following the cancellation of the Springboks’ scheduled fixtures in New Zealand. SANZAAR announced overnight that the latest outbreaks of COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand had caused massive disruption[…]

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