SA Rugby U21 Championship-winning Xerox Golden Lions coach, Bafana Nhleko, will join SA Rugby’s coaching ranks on a long-term basis from Thursday, 1 November, as the Junior Springbok assistant coach after signing a four-year contract, SA Rugby announced on Monday.
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WP and Bulls to host SA U21 Cup semi-finalsThe league stage of the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup competition concluded over the past weekend, with the four-semi-finalist confirmed for the coming weekend’s two playoff matches.
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DHL WP continue dominance in SA Rugby U21 CupDefending champions DHL Western Province all but secured top spot and a home semi-final when they outplayed the Leopards 57-19 over the weekend in their penultimate league match in the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup at City Park in Cape Town.
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Junior provincial competitions enter business endThe penultimate round of the SA Rugby U21 Cup will be staged this weekend after the teams enjoyed a brief break last weekend, while the Harmony Griffons continued with their dominance in the SA Rugby U21 Shield competition, where Sanlam Boland emerged victors in their Western Cape derby.
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Lions end WP’s unbeaten run in SA Rugby U21 CupDHL Western Province had their winning run in the SA Rugby U21 Cup snapped by a 45-24 loss to the Fidelity ADT Lions at Elis Park in Johannesburg last Friday afternoon, but the setback was not enough to dislodge the Capetonians form top spot on the log as they still enjoy a four-point lead over the Hollywoodbets Sharks.
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Landmark EPD squads for U16 boys and girls namedFor the first time ever, SA Rugby has announced an Under-16 Elite Player Development squad for girls, joining the boys from the same age group for a camp in Paarl early next month, in what is another huge boost for the local women’s game.