With 10 national teams competing for the title of African Champion, the tournament which will take place on May 26 and 27 is likely to showcase some exciting rugby. It will be preceded by a conference on the theme of the place of women in rugby. 13 African unions’ representatives are expected as well as […]
Read More Namibia Rugby (www.NRU.com.na) proudly announce a 44 man squad including a group of standby players in the build up to the Gold Cup in the event to qualify for RWC 2019 in Japan. The Namibian squad consists of the following players: 1 Botha, Chrysander2 Bothma, Renaldo3 Coetzee, Johannes (Aranos)4 Conradie, Wian5 De Klerk, AJ6 De […]
Read More Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) left no stone unturned to build on its 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup (Bronze Cup) victory over Mauritius by holding a series of coaching sessions by Mr Collin Osborne, the UK based Skills Coach of Harlequins FC. Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, invited Mr Osborne to Ghana […]
Read More Kenya Rugby statement: Friday 18 May 2018: The next few months are monumental for the Kenya Rugby Union (www.KRU.co.ke) as three of its national sides are engaged in continental and global action. The women’s sevens team, the Lionesses, are on the cusp of continental glory as they have a strong chance of winning the Rugby Africa […]
Read More On May 15, a signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Sports and Culture (MINISPOC) for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Hachimantai City and Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) on the host town partnership for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. Mr. Masahiko Tamura, Mayor of Hachimantai, and Amb. Valens Munyagibasha, President […]
Read More Four South African referees, Quinton Immelman, Cwengile Jadezweni, Rasta Rasivhenge and Egon Seconds, have been nominated to take charge of the forthcoming Africa Gold Cup Test matches. The four South African match officials will referee in the nine Tests between Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe from 16 June to 18 August. The matches […]
Read More APO Group is hiring freelance sports (Rugby) writer / journalist in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Kenya, Tunisia and Uganda to cover the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, create press releases and take photos. Must have a journalistic background or experience in writing sports articles, such as news articles for publication. An interest in Rugby would be […]
Read More The Ghana Rugby Eagles managed to lift the 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup (Bronze Cup) on the Nduom Sports Stadium in Elmina-Ghana by beating Mauritius by 23 points to 17 on 12 March 2018 in a nail-biting final. The win ensured that Ghana Eagles was promoted to the 2019 Rugby Africa Silver Cup – a […]
Read More We sat down for a chat on Mother’s Day with one of Botswana’s female referees to celebrate her on Women’s month of Rugby: Tell us a bit about yourself. I am a 32 year old Physical Education teacher at Baitlotli JSS (Ramotswa), I come from Moletemane village in Central District. Advertisement How and when did […]
Read More The 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, which doubles as a Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification tournament, has launched a new trophy and brand at the AIPS congress in Brussels on Tuesday 8 May. The Rugby Africa Gold Cup will be played across seven match days between 16 June and 18 August 2018 and features Africa’s […]
Read More New Rugby Africa Gold Cup’s perpetual trophy – a Rugby World Cup qualifier – unveiled today at International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Congress in Brussels. View images here: https://goo.gl/wFKyjL Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Rugby Africa. Advertisement Media contact:[email protected] About Rugby AfricaCreated in 1986, Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), previously the African Confederation of Rugby (Confédération […]
Read More The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) (www.AIPSmedia.com) and APO Group (www.APO-opa.org) the leading media relations’ consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, today announced a partnership agreement aimed at enhancing the visibility of African rugby on a global scale. Free Broadcast quality B-Roll footage are available for media to download: […]
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