: ' south africa'

Frankie Horne Set to Miss Sevens Rugby World Cup

South African rugby sevens captain Frankie Horne will miss the Rugby Sevens World Cup in Moscow following a fractured shoulder that also incurred ligament damage. The most experienced Springboks Sevens player ever injured a shoulder during [...]

New Zealand Win South Africa Sevens

New Zealand scored seven tries to register an emphatic 47-12 victory in the Cup final and defend the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth. The tournament’s top try scorer Kurt Baker [...]

SARU Announce 80,000 Ticket Ambition

South Africa’s rugby union the SARU have announced an ambitious ticket sales target of 80,000 for the weekend. SARU recently switched the tournament, dubbed ‘Rugby’s Biggest Party’ to an all-weekend format on 8-9 December and with ticket [...]

Video Of The Day – England Schools u18s highlights from recent Tour to South Africa

Todays Video Of The Day see’s highlights from England Schools u18s rugby tour to South Africa. John Fletcher’s men went down to France and South Africa Schools whilst there, as well as picking up a win [...]

From Boys to Men: England 1991 v England u20 2012

An article appeared in the South African press recently comparing the size of the first Springbok test team out of apartheid in 1992 against the South Africa schools side of 2012 revealing staggeringly, that the [...]

Pollard To Lead South Africa Schools Rugby against England

Flyhalf Handré Pollard will captain the South Africa Schools Rugby team in their final Under-18 International rugby Series match against England at the University of Western Cape Sports Stadium in Bellville on Saturday. Pollard, a 2012 Junior [...]

England u18′s name side to take on South Africa

England Under 18 have named their side to take on South African Schoolboys in Cape Town on Saturday, kick off 11.45am (BST) at the University of Western Cape. Head Coach John Fletcher has made nine [...]

BNOC: Handrè Pollard (South Africa School’s,South Africa u20’s,Blue Bulls)

Big Name On Campus is back for the new season, and in this edition we have spotted a special talent from the western cape of South Africa in the form of South Africa Rugby schools, [...]

Pollard the difference for SA Schools Rugby against Wales

South Africa Schools rugby team won their second match of the Under-18 International Series by 24-16 against a lively Welsh team at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday evening after leading 15-0 at halftime. The [...]

Video Of The Day – 19th July – Bishops High Schools, SA

Todays Video Of The Day is a highlight reel of the ’08 Bishops High School team from South Africa. The school is famed for their expansive, high tempo running rugby as can be demonstrated from [...]

GB Students Win World University Championship In Emphatic Style

Great Britain Men’s and Women’s sides tasted victory at the World University Championships in Brive on Friday 13th July. Having both sent out strong sides, the aim was obvious. Win. The GB men’s side – coached [...]

England u20’s Junior World Championship XV of All Time

This year u 20’s junior world championship was the fifth since the inaugural tournament in 2008. England has consistently been one of the best performers at the tournaments with three finals and a semi-final to show [...]

Baby Boks topple Baby Blacks dynasty

It was going to have to take something special to end the Baby Blacks stranglehold on the Junior Rugby World Championship, and there was something cliché about this win for the South Africa u [...]

England v South Africa England player ratings (out of 10)

1. Luke Cowan-Dickie 6. Had a destructive first half at scrum time, so much so that the South African management had to take off starting tight-head Keeble after 30 minutes. Carries well and is mobile for [...]

Baby Boks batter sorry England

The Baby Boks crushed England u 20’s 28-15 in the final pool game of the junior world championships, gaining the four try bonus point required to advance to the knock out stages and with it shunted [...]