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SARU members vote to seek northern hemisphere future
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SARU members vote to seek northern hemisphere future

A Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) voted on Tuesday to explore entering four teams into an expanded PRO Rugby competition as well as retaining a place in a revised SANZAAR competition. The four teams voted to potentially make the transition were the existing Vodacom Super Rugby franchises – the Vodacom […]

Vodacom Super Rugby gets Unlocked!
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Vodacom Super Rugby gets Unlocked!

The domestic rugby season will burst back into life with seven weeks of high-calibre local rugby as Vodacom Super Rugby returns – Unlocked! The competition went into lockdown with the rest of South Africa at the end of March but returns with three added teams and a chase to a unique finale in November. The […]

New DHL Stormers generation catch the eye
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New DHL Stormers generation catch the eye

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson took a lot of encouragement from the contributions of the ‘new generation’ of players in their 34-21 win against the Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday. Dobson named a starting line-up which featured seven Springboks and they did not disappoint in the pre-season doubleheader, with the forwards especially making […]

Fourteen DHL Stormers in Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands
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Fourteen DHL Stormers in Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands

There were 14 DHL Stormers players named across the two squads for the Castle Lager Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands on Saturday. A raft of Springboks, Blitzboks and Junior Boks made the cut in two 25-man squads after an exciting live draft pick – the first of its kind in South African rugby history. The […]

SA Rugby re-commits to campaign against discrimination and racism
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SA Rugby re-commits to campaign against discrimination and racism

On 20 July 2019, on the day of a Test against Australia at Emirates Airline Park, SA Rugby launched a campaign called Rugby Against Discrimination and Racism (R A D A R). The campaign was the outcome of a collaboration with the South African Human Rights Commission to address a societal issue that finds expression […]

DHL Stormers too strong for Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday
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DHL Stormers too strong for Emirates Lions on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday

The DHL Stormers scored five tries on their way to a 34-21 victory against the Emirates Lions on their return to rugby on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday at Loftus Versfeld. It was an encouraging performance which saw the DHL Stormers score three tries in the first half anf two more after half-time, with a number of […]

Eight Boks for DHL Stormers on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday
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Eight Boks for DHL Stormers on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday

There are eight Springboks in the DHL Stormers matchday squad for their return to rugby against the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Vodacom SuperFan Saturday. They will face the Johannesburg outfit at 19h00 on Saturday in the second match of a doubleheader which will see the Cell C Sharks take on the Vodacom Bulls […]

DHL Stormers aiming for next level on return to rugby
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DHL Stormers aiming for next level on return to rugby

DHL Stormers Head Coach John Dobson says that he expects his team to perform better than they did before lockdown when they return to action. Dobson’s charges will make their return to the field of play on Vodacom Super Fan Saturday, 26 September, when they will face the Emirates Lions in the second match of […]

Encouraging signs at DHL Newlands pre-season workout
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Encouraging signs at DHL Newlands pre-season workout

A wider DHL Stormers squad continued their phased return to play with a full work-out of three 20-minute chukkas at DHL Newlands on Friday. There were some magic moments from both the Boulders Beach Penguins and the Devil’s Peak Dassies, the two equal strength 30-man squads that were used for the training exercise in the […]

Two trophies up for grabs when local rugby season resumes
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Two trophies up for grabs when local rugby season resumes

South Africa’s seven franchises will battle it out for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup honours when the domestic season resumes next month, after a complete re-working of fixtures and competition structures has been forced by the six-month interruption. Following the Vodacom Super Fan Saturday matches in Pretoria (26 September) and the Castle Lager […]

Fans Reunited for Vodacom Super Fan Saturday
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Fans Reunited for Vodacom Super Fan Saturday

After months of sitting on the bench, South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby teams have been unshackled and are ready to tackle when they will take to the field of Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 September in a spectacular Vodacom Super Fan Saturday double-header that will feature the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, DHL Stormers and Cell […]

Castle Lager Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands to kick-start local season
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Castle Lager Springbok Showdown at DHL Newlands to kick-start local season

The battle lines are being drawn for a Castle Lager Springbok Showdown, which will pit the best local stars and top, up-and-coming talent against each other at DHL Newlands on Saturday 3 October, as SA Rugby announced its plans to reignite an exciting four-month local season. Springbok assistant coaches Mzwandile Stick and Deon Davids will […]