Rugby Administration

Rugby break-away on the cards?

November 14, 2011
Posted by Morné
Rugby break-away on the cards?

According to news reports from the United Kingdom, a ‘violent breakaway’ from current rugby controlling bodies to form a new global league may not be too far off.
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Posted in Club Rugby, Expert Opinion, Heineken Cup, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration, SANZAR, Super Rugby | 18 Comments »

SA Rugby must look North

November 11, 2011
Posted by Morné
SA Rugby must look North

Saracens boss Edward Griffiths says the South African Rugby Union (SARU) should consider playing its international rugby in the Northern Hemisphere in future.
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Posted in Expert Opinion, Heineken Cup, Rugby Administration, Super Rugby | 25 Comments »

CT Stadium to get some rugby

November 10, 2011
Posted by Morné
CT Stadium to get some rugby

The Cape Town Stadium is expected to be announced as the venue for the Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Biarritz.
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Posted in Other Tournaments, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration | 7 Comments »

Lions turn to one of their own

October 23, 2011
Posted by Morné
Lions turn to one of their own

According to the Sunday Times, the Lions Rugby Union have turned to their own vice-president as the new investor in the union since their deal with the Guma Group turned sour.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Union Fans | 11 Comments »

New Bok coach announced only later this year

October 11, 2011
Posted by Morné
New Bok coach announced only later this year

SA Rugby has released a statement on the appointment of the new Springbok coach.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Springboks | 3 Comments »

Bulls axe Bees Roux

October 6, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

The Blue Bulls has given prop Bees Roux the boot, Beeld newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities | 2 Comments »

IRB to NZ Rugby: ‘Up yours’

October 4, 2011
Posted by Morné
IRB to NZ Rugby: ‘Up yours’

New Zealand players and coaches poured scorn on an International Rugby Board (IRB) warning on Tuesday that future Rugby World Cup tournaments could go ahead without them.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration, Rugby Internationals, World Cup 2011 | 12 Comments »

NZ threatens to pull out of RWC 2015

September 28, 2011
Posted by Morné
NZ threatens to pull out of RWC 2015

The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) threatened to pull the All Blacks from the 2015 Rugby World Cup over a financial row with the sport’s governing body on Wednesday – a move hooker Keven Mealamu said would be “devastating” for players.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Internationals | 32 Comments »

Blue Bulls & Clothing4Children raise R200-mil

September 19, 2011
Posted by Morné
Blue Bulls & Clothing4Children raise R200-mil

A simulated rugby field at Loftus Versfeld was filled to capacity with bags of clothing and bedding collected by Clothing4Children from Pretoria Schools. Vodacom Blue Bulls, DHL Western Province and Sharks players in the under 19, under 21 and senior teams, fans, sponsors and suite owners in the Pretoria region also collected for the...
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Posted in Press Release, Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities, Rugby Union Fans | 2 Comments »

Protected species

September 15, 2011
Posted by Morné
Protected species

Rugby authorities are doing themselves no favours in dispelling the belief that rugby still is an elitist sport which only caters for the traditional powerhouses of the game.
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Posted in Columnists, Rugby Administration, World Cup 2011 | 20 Comments »

Naka pleads for NZ system

September 14, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Teams from smaller unions will be in dire straights if Saru does not change its contracting system.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 7 Comments »

Bulls focus on the future

September 8, 2011
Posted by Morné
Bulls focus on the future

Numerous SA Schools players, but also a good representation of local talent is amongst the 34 players who signed junior contracts with the Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) for the 2012 season and will be available to the numerous Blue Bulls representative sides next year.
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SARU’s Made in China clothes miff local unions… YOU should be too

September 6, 2011
Posted by DavidS
SARU’s Made in China clothes miff local unions… YOU should be too

The trade unions whinge because the Bok apparel provider makes clothes in China…
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Posted in Columnists, Original Contributions, Original RuggaWorld Content, Rugby Administration | 55 Comments »

End of an Error

August 29, 2011
Posted by Boertjie

Unable to control his ego has resulted in Peter de Villiers being remembered more as a comedian than a rugby coach.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Springboks | 126 Comments »

Another shocker from Paddy O’Brien

August 22, 2011
Posted by Morné
Another shocker from Paddy O’Brien

In the world of the IRB and specifically Paddy O’Brien, protocols supersedes common sense.
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Posted in Columnists, Referees, Rugby Administration | 52 Comments »

O’Connor suspended

August 22, 2011
Posted by Morné
O’Connor suspended

The Australian Rugby Union has today suspended James O’Connor until Sunday 28 August after the Wallabies winger failed to appear at two official team functions on Thursday 18 August.
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Posted in Disciplinary, Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities | 3 Comments »

Edenvale Panthers hits back at ban

August 20, 2011
Posted by Morné

THE singing of President Jacob Zuma’s trademark song, Umshini wami, and ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s infamous Dubul’ iBhunu incited the violence between Edenvale Panthers Rugby Club (EPRC) and the Soweto Rugby Club (SRC).
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Posted in Disciplinary, Other Unions / Teams, Rugby Administration | 5 Comments »

Lessons from the past

August 17, 2011
Posted by Morné
Lessons from the past

Lessons from the past should provide the Lions rugby union with the vision needed to get them out of their current administrative crisis.
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Posted in Columnists, Rugby Administration | 42 Comments »

Edenvale club suspended for racism

August 12, 2011
Posted by Morné
Edenvale club suspended for racism

Following reports earlier in the week where the Soweto Rugby Club claimed their were subject to racist attacks by the Panthers Club from Edenvale, the Golden Lions Rugby Union has decided to suspend the club and its members from all rugby activities with immediate effect.
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Posted in Disciplinary, Rugby Administration | 9 Comments »

Nienaber ‘officially’ joins Boks

August 9, 2011
Posted by Morné
Nienaber ‘officially’ joins Boks

Defensive coaching specialist Jacques Nienaber has joined the Springboks as a consultant, Springbok management announced on Tuesday.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Springboks | 7 Comments »

Jano already a Bull

August 8, 2011
Posted by Morné

The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that Jano Vermaak has signed a contract to play for the Vodacom Blue Bulls for the remainder of the Currie Cup season.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 14 Comments »

Soweto Rugby Club victims of racism, voilence

August 8, 2011
Posted by Morné

SOWETO Rugby Club players received a thorough beating from their opponents in the dying minutes of the game they were winning on Saturday.
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Posted in Disciplinary, Rugby Administration | 5 Comments »

SA Rugby is going lean & getting mean

August 4, 2011
Posted by Morné
SA Rugby is going lean & getting mean

A more efficient and streamlined South African Rugby Union (SARU) was unveiled to rugby stakeholders by Jurie Roux, the organisation’s CEO, at the announcement of a major operational overhaul in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 6 Comments »

Potgieter signs with Bulls

August 3, 2011
Posted by Morné
Potgieter signs with Bulls

The Blue Bulls have hauled out the chequebook to increase the depth at the union for 2012 and on-wards.
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Sharks to lose DuP brothers?

August 3, 2011
Posted by Morné
Sharks to lose DuP brothers?

The Sharks are apparently without a Springbok hooker on their list of contracted players for the 2012 season.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 11 Comments »

Lions punish Jano

August 3, 2011
Posted by Morné
Lions punish Jano

The Golden Lions had no idea of scrumhalf Jano Vermaak’s plans to move across the Jukskei River to join their rivals, the Blue Bulls.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 4 Comments »

Bulls sign Jano

August 2, 2011
Posted by Morné
Bulls sign Jano

The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that Jano Vermaak has signed a contract to play for the Vodacom Bulls in 2012.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities | 13 Comments »

Kings one step closer

July 29, 2011
Posted by Morné
Kings one step closer

A further milestone in the establishment and operation of a Super Rugby franchise in the South Eastern Cape was reached earlier this week in Port Elizabeth when representatives of Border Rugby Union, Eastern Province Rugby and the South Western Districts Rugby Union formally concluded and signed a Cooperation Agreement.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 3 Comments »