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Tendai Mtawarira Becomes First Springboks Black Player to Earn 100 Caps

Tendai Mtawarira Becomes First Springboks Black Player to Earn 100 Caps

The recent appointment of Siyamthanda Kolisi as the first black captain of the Springboks after 127 years, 478 tests and 60 white captains in South African rugby heralded a new chapter. Last week, Springboks prop Tendai Mtawarira became the first black South African to earn 100 caps. Is South African rugby becoming more diverse and […]

Rugby Africa unveils the 2018 Competition Schedule: 32 African countries, 10 competitions, more than 100 matches

Rugby Africa unveils the 2018 Competition Schedule: 32 African countries, 10 competitions, more than 100 matches

World Rugby (www.WorldRugby.org) Africa association, Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), today unveiled its 2018 Competition Schedule. The year promises to be particularly busy with 10 competitions totalling more than one hundred fifteen-a-side and sevens rugby matches and up to 32 participating countries. The 2018 African champion will automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup in Japan (www.RugbyWorldCup.com), […]

More and more women playing Rugby in Africa

More and more women playing Rugby in Africa

The World Rugby Council opened today in London and will vote on Wednesday for the country to host the 2023 World Rugby Cup. South Africa is very likely to win. When it comes to the world’s biggest rugby nations, it would be easy to assume that the most fanatical supporters would be in the old […]

Wanderers, Unam Charge Ahead in Rugby Premier League Log

Wanderers, Unam Charge Ahead in Rugby Premier League Log

WANDERERS and Unam moved five points clear at the top of the Rugby Premier League log after two comprehensive victories against Walvis Bay and Kudus respectively on Saturday. Both teams received two bonus points for scoring seven or more tries, with Wanderers beating Walvis Bay 48-8, while Unam beat Kudus 50-17. In two other matches […]

Kenya Airways Terminates Sevens Rugby Sponsorship

Kenya Airways Terminates Sevens Rugby Sponsorship

Kenya Airways has confirmed it will not be renewing its contract with the Kenya Rugby Union to sponsor the Kenya Sevens team when the current deal expires at the end of November. Mid October, KRU Chairman Richard Omwela told Capital Sport they were not expecting the national carrier to renew their deal first signed in […]

All Blacks Beats South Africa’s Springboks 20-18: Rugby World Cup 2015

All Blacks Beats South Africa’s Springboks 20-18: Rugby World Cup 2015

The plaudits have started to flow in for the All Blacks after they booked a place in the Rugby World Cup final after beating at Twickenham today. Prime Minister John Key was in the stands to witness the closely fought contest and tweeted. “What a game! @Springboks pushed the @AllBlacks hard but what an outstanding […]

South Africa Beat Wales 23-19 In Rugby World Cup 2015 Match

South Africa Beat Wales 23-19 In Rugby World Cup 2015 Match

Fourie du Preez’s 75th-minute try ended battling Wales’ World Cup dream in a colossal quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham. Wales led going into the final 10 minutes but finally succumbed after enduring a second-half battering. Fly-half Handre Pollard kicked five penalties and a drop-goal for the Springboks. Wales’ Dan Biggar scored 14 points and […]

Rugby World Cup: Namibia Captain Jacques Burger Retires From International Rugby

Rugby World Cup: Namibia Captain Jacques Burger Retires From International Rugby

Captain Jacques Burger has retired from international rugby after he was ruled out of Namibia’s last World Cup match this weekend because of concussion. Burger was concussed nine minutes into the Pool C match against Georgia on Wednesday in Exeter, and will not be able to play against Argentina on Sunday in Leicester. ‘It was […]

Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa’s Frans Malherbe Involved In A Biting scandal

Rugby World Cup 2015: South Africa’s Frans Malherbe Involved In A Biting scandal

South Africa might have left the Olympic Stadium believing they had emerged from a crisis but they could yet find themselves at the centre of a biting scandal. While the match commissioner will want to examine video evidence in an effort to assess an incident that occurred in the first half of this Pool B […]

Rugby World Cup: South Africa Embarrasses USA 64-0: Byran Habana Sets A Record

Rugby World Cup: South Africa  Embarrasses USA 64-0: Byran Habana Sets A Record

Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu’s World Cup try-scoring record as he led South Africa into the quarter-finals with a crushing victory over the United States at the Olympic Stadium. Former All Black Lomu stood three tries clear of Habana on 15 heading into the match but the winger ran over a hat-trick against a much-changed […]

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