Since the inaugural Super XV season whereby the format changed to a conference based system I have always had issues with it. The previous versions of Super rugby had a simple round robin where every team played every other team on a home and away basis on alternative years.
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Posted in Currie Cup, SANZAR, SARU, Super Rugby | 8 Comments »
SARU’S 2012 annual report shows that full executive members of its executive council were awarded massive salary and bonus increases, even though the union suffered a huge slump in profits last year.
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Posted in SA Rugby, SARU | 6 Comments »
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today announced that 15 players, including exciting youngsters such as Eben Etzebeth, Marcell Coetzee, Juan de Jongh and Pat Lambie and world stars such as Jean de Villiers, Tendai Mtawarira and Bismarck du Plessis, have been awarded Springbok contracts for 2013.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, SARU, Springboks | 16 Comments »
The South African Rugby Union on Friday expressed its deep sadness at the passing of legendary former Springbok looseforward, Jan Ellis. The one-time joint record holder for the number of Springbok caps succumbed to cancer at a hospice in Pretoria after suffering from the disease for some time. He celebrated his 71st birthday in...
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Tags: Jan Ellis, SA Rugby, Springboks
Posted in Rugby Personalities, SA Legends, SA Rugby, SARU | 2 Comments »
The Southern Kings responded to media speculation that SA Rugby will not allow them to field more than 2 foreign players in their squad.
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Tags: SA Rugby, Southern Kings, Super Rugby
Posted in SARU, Super Rugby | 4 Comments »
The foundation from which our deep routed passion and love for rugby is built on in South Africa comes from a long and very proud history of our domestic teams.
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Tags: Kings, SA Rugby, SARU, Spears
Posted in Columnists, Rugby Administration, SARU, Super Rugby | 117 Comments »
Can this become more of a cock-up? I am actually afraid to ask in the fear of tempting fate…
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Tags: Cheeky Watson, Kings, SA Rugby, SARU
Posted in Columnists, SA Rugby, SARU, SupeRugby, Super Rugby | 49 Comments »
The presidents of South Africa’s 14 provincial unions will vote later this year to determine if the Southern Kings should play Super Rugby in 2013.
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Posted in SA Unions / Teams, SARU, Super Rugby | 7 Comments »
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday welcomed the return of Springbok Test matches to free-to-air television, following a deal brokered between rights holder SuperSport and e.tv.
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Tags: ETV, Springboks
Posted in Rugby Administration, SA Rugby, SARU, Springboks | 2 Comments »
The remaining two rugby Tests between South Africa and England will be broadcast live on radio, the SABC announced on Wednesday.
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Tags: DSTV, SABC, SARU, SuperSport
Posted in Rugby Administration, SARU, Springboks | 20 Comments »
SARU has promulgated a new regulation to ensure that the contracting of promising schoolboy rugby players is done above board, according to a report on the SuperSport website.
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Tags: SA Rugby, SARU, School's Rugby
Posted in Rugby Administration, SARU, School's Rugby | 1 Comment »
Peter de Villiers made two very interesting statements: one concerning the Kings, the other how Saru runs rugby.
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Posted in SARU, Springboks, Super Rugby, Transformation | 12 Comments »
The South African Rugby Union issued a release following their meeting today with the 5 existing franchises and the Kings.
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Tags: Kings, SA Rugby, Super Rugby
Posted in SA Rugby, SANZAR, SARU, Super Rugby | 1 Comment »
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) reported a pre-tax profit of R24m in 2011 – a year during which participation at the IRB Rugby World Cup traditionally increases costs, while depressing the earning capacity of international rugby federations. The result was due to an 18% increase in earnings, allied to cost containments in operating...
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Tags: SA Rugby, SA Rugby Finances, SARU
Posted in Rugby Administration, SARU | 3 Comments »