While rugby supporters in the Eastern Cape is eagerly awaiting the first SA Sevens tournament to be staged in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium next month, the South African Rugby Union has urged those fans without tickets to book their seats so that they don’t miss out on the most exciting rugby event to be [...]

Getty Images during the Heineken Cup match between Saracens and Benetton Treviso at Vicarage Road on November 13, 2011 in Watford, England. Former Springbok skipper John Smit looks set to make his first Heineken Cup start against Biarritz today after fellow Saracens hooker Schalk Brits copped a three-week suspension for foul play. Smit, who joined [...]

irishtimes.com – Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 15:17 JOHNNY WATTERSON Rugby: Ireland and Ulster centre Paddy Wallace is expected to be out of action for between six and eight after he underwent surgery yesterday to repair tendon damage in his left thumb. The injury means the versatile player will miss the rest of Ulster’s Heineken [...]

FMCSA joined the Ford Pumas for the team’s annual year-end function Jaco Bouwer named Player of the Year Bouwer handed the keys to a new Ford Figo in honour of his efforts 18 November 2011 – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) recently co-hosted the annual awards dinner for the Ford Puma Rugby team. [...]

irishtimes.com – Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 14:16 Rugby: Ireland and Ulster centre Paddy Wallace is expected to be out of action for 6-8 weeks after he underwent surgery yesterday to repair tendon damage in his left thumb. The injury means the versatile player will miss the rest of Ulster’s Heineken Cup campaign for 2011. [...]

The executive committee of the South African Rugby Union meet in Cape Town on Thursday and most observers will be hoping for some decisiveness on the vexing issue of who will coach the Springboks in 2012. The Bok coaching question is not the only issue on the agenda — the proposed six-team Currie Cup is [...]

Many critics would frown on the appointment of Pierre Spies as Bulls captain, but coach Frans Ludeke believes he is the right fit for the team. Many critics would frown on the appointment of Pierre Spies as Bulls captain, but coach Frans Ludeke believes he is the right fit for the team. Spies, who was [...]

John Mitchell: Had an 82 per cent winning record with the All Blacks With Springbok coach Peter de Villiers’ contract coming to an end, we take a look at who could be the new coach in 2012…. De Villiers has made it clear that he intends to re-apply for the position, but the common consensus [...]

SARU has much to ponder “Coetzee may well head the list of candidates as he has a good coaching record and is very well-spoken.” Stephen Nell picks over who is in line for the Boks’ top job Heineken Cup hits the spot again “The Heineken Cup did what it does best by serving up a [...]

Tigers already at ‘must win stage’ : CockerillLeicester Tigers – the only club to successfully defend a Heineken Cup crown – have to bury a horror domestic season home record when they face Ulster Rugby at Welford Road Read more on this Rugby news article Other recent newsCape Town mayor jumps in Sarries stadium spatMontpellier’s [...]

Enlarge Image FILE- South Africa’s Solly Tyibilika, right, under pressure from Australia’s Wycliff Palu during their rugby union test in Sydney, in this file photo dated Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. It is reported in South Africa on Sunday Nov. 13, 2011, that Tyibilika, 32, has been shot and killed in a poor township on the [...]

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Promising Free State Cheetahs centre Robert Ebersohn makes a welcome return to the Springbok team after a two-year absence, having helped the Blitzbokke capture the IRB Sevens World Series in 2009. South Africa: Chris Dry, Kyle Brown (captain), Frankie Horne, Boom Prinsloo, Chase Minnaar, Paul Delport, Renfred Dazel, Mark Richards, Steven Hunt, Bernado Botha, Robert [...]

The South African Rugby Union expressed shock and dismay at reports that former Springboks flanker Solly Tyibilika had been killed in a bar shooting on Sunday. It was reported in South Africa that Tyibilika, 32, was shot and killed in a poor township on the outskirts of Cape Town. A police spokesman confirmed a man [...]

Article Published: Sunday 13 November 2011 Edited by: Rugbyweek.com.Email Article | Print Article Springbok and Sharks backrow forward Willem Alberts has undergone shoulder surgery while rugby takes a break in South Africa but he should be ready for the Super Rugby season. Alberts has been struggling with his shoulder for much of the 2011 Rugby [...]