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Springbok midfield maestro Lukhanyo Am and Springbok women’s player Nomawethu Mabenge were some of the main nominees in the World Rugby Awards 2022. World Rugby has unveiled the shortlist for the prestigious World Rugby Awards 2022, which…
South Africa reclaimed the no 1 ranking from New Zealand after a pulsating Rugby Championship match on the Australian Gold Coast with a tantalising 83rd minute penalty by Elton Jantjies to beat their All Blacks arch rivals 31-29. The…
Sport at grass roots level is the foundation of a healthy and competitive sporting nation, but the lack of adequate sporting facilities and financial support limits young, upcoming athletes’ abilities to reach their full potential. This…
The Eastern Cape Super 14 rugby competition, the premier club rugby tournament in the province, is back, with preparations well underway. A new steering committee was formed last Thursday in Makhanda, consisting of tournament director…
The Lions have added Christopher Hollis to their squad for the United Rugby Championship on a loan move from the Griquas. The Queen’s College Old Boy has been brilliant this year, playing for the Madibaz in the Varsity Cup and was one of…
Born and bred in Komani and donned the famous colours of Queen’s College, Simphiwe Matanzima has the world at his feet, and his rising star is just growing. Matanzima is living proof that a person must not allow themselves to be limited…
For the second year running the U18 Craven Week, as well as the other Youth Week tournament, will not take place, the second year in succession that the provincial tournament has been called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic. SA Rugby…
It looks likely that club rugby is over before it even started. What looked like a promising start to 2021, has evaporated in the space of a couple of months. The Border rugby season usually runs from April-August, but to date not a…
The Springboks sent out a clear signal why they are the best rugby team in the world with a 2-1 come from behind series win over the British & Irish Lions, a feat only a few countries have achieved. To further highlight the feat, South…
After the announcement that all amateur and club rugby, currently suspended across the country due to Covid regulations, would be permitted to resume on August 2 following detailed reviews by the various provincial unions on condition…
SA Rugby announced last Tuesday that all amateur and club rugby, currently suspended across the country due to Covid regulations, will be permitted to resume on August 2, following detailed reviews by the various provincial unions and if…
The Border Ladies rugby team, coached by Komani’s Nwabisa Ngxatu, outplayed DHL Western Province 24-15 in a pulsating Women’s Premier Division final in Cape Town last Friday to be crowned the champions for the first time since 2016. DHL…
While amateur rugby has been stopped indefinitely, professional rugby is ongoing with a couple of Komani-born players, or former Queenians, making moves to different franchises to further their careers. One such player is Old Queenian…
Border rugby has postponed the start of the club rugby season for at least two weeks, pending a review of the current Covid-19 level 4 lockdown regulations and the third wave. This was communicated to clubs by Border Rugby administrator…
It was in Monaco, May 25, 2000, when the greatest statesman, Nelson Mandela, handed over the Lifetime Achievement Award to a man who is regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, at…
