Duane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020 season, with the Springbok No 8 being named Player of the Year for a second time. Vermeulen walked off with two awards, including the overall gong for SA Rugby Player of the Year, while the Vodacom Bulls, champions of Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and the Carling Currie Cup, won in
Read MoreThe two new signings at the Toyota Cheetahs, Jacques Potgieter and Brandon Thomson reported for duty at the team on Monday to start with their respective contracts.The former Springbok loose-forward, Potgieter, has signed a one-year contract at the Toyota Cheetahs after having gone through a trial period at the team.At 34-years-old Potgieter brings a lot of experience to the team after previously having
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Read MoreThe list of nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards for 2020 has a distinct blue tinge to it, with the Vodacom Bulls underlining their dominance of the season with a host of names on the shortlists. The Vodacom Bulls accumulated 11 nominations out of a possible 22 for which they were eligible, with Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen leading the individual lists with three nominations, in
Read MoreThe Springboks will kick off the defence of their 2023 Rugby World Cup crown on Sunday, 10 September 2023 against Scotland in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, it was confirmed when World Rugby officially revealed the dates and venues during a live online event in Paris on Friday. The defending Rugby World Cup-champion Springboks were drawn in Pool B for the next edition of the four-yearly global
Read MoreThe 29-year-old Toyota Cheetahs lock, Rynier Bernardo, is relishing the opportunity to make his second “debut” for the team on Saturday when they run out to tackle the Stormers in Cape Town.Following the recent mass exodus of players at the Toyota Cheetahs, Bernardo was contracted by Hawies Fourie, after having been in the rugby wilderness and having to start working in order to make ends
Read MoreFor the first time ever the Toyota Cheetahs will be playing against the DHL Stormers on their new home ground in Cape Town Stadium. The action kicks off on Saturday, 27 February at 17:15 with a live broadcast on SuperSport.Coach Hawies Fourie announced his team for the preparation series encounter with the newly signed, Schalk Ferreira and Rynier Bernardo included in the starting line-up.DHL Stormers
Read MoreSpeeding up play to ensure more action on the field will be key as the 2021 season kicks off this weekend with a series of preparation matches between eight provincial sides, which will feature a countdown clock for kicks and a focus on speeding up set pieces from the match officials. That was the message from the Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, to coaches and referees alike on the eve of a massive
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