The domestic rugby season will burst back into life with seven weeks of high-calibre local rugby as Vodacom Super Rugby returns – Unlocked! The competition went into lockdown with the rest of South Africa at the end of March but returns with three added teams and a chase to a unique finale in November. The […]
Posted by Pumas on Wednesday, 10 July 2019
After an unbeaten run to the final of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, the Pumas eventually fell at the last hurdle, losing 28 – 13 to Griquas in a hard-fought battle in Saldanha Bay on Sunday. The loss ended an incredible run of 19 straight victories for the Pumas, who won the SuperSport Challenge last year […]
The Pumas beefed up their pack for Friday evening’s SuperSport Challenge semi-final in the Mbombela Stadium against the Sharks XV. Lock Stefan Willemse shifts to the side of the scrum to replace the injured Hilton Lobberts and Le Roux Roets adds some physicality to the side. De-Jay Terblanche, who will set a new Puma record […]
The iCOLLEGE stalwart De-Jay Terblanche will be playing in his record equalling 183rd game for the Union when the face the Blue Bulls at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The record was set by flanker Francois Rossouw between 1991 and 2000. Terblanche is also on the verge of setting a South African record by […]
The iCOLLEGE Pumas got rewarded with a home SuperSport Challenge quarter final at the Mbombela stadium next Saturday against the Blue Bulls for finishing on the overall top of the log. The Pumas and Griquas will host next weekend’s play-off fixtures at their home-grounds while the other for contestants will have to travel to the […]
Flanker Jeandré Rudolph will lead the iCOLLEGE Pumas for the first time when they meet the Valke in their last round robin fixture of the SuperSport Challenge in the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Rudolph is an accomplished leader who has captained both the Leopards and the Pukke’s Varsity Cup team with distinction. […]
Three more youngsters are making their provincial debuts when the iCOLLEGE Pumas face the Namibian Welwitschias at the Sasol Rugby Club in Secunda on Friday night. Prop forward Morgan Naudé and lock Le Roux Roets will have their first taste of the SuperSport Challenge in a Starting XV that shows ten changes all in all. […]
The iCOLLEGE Pumas’ 43-35 victory in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday over the Xerox Golden Lions which was in the balance until the last seconds, could have been a dress-rehearsal for a possible SuperSport Challenge quarter final later this season. The Pumas kept their unbeaten record intact and should do so in their […]
The iCOLLEGE Pumas have included two stalwarts, flyhalf Justin van Staden and lock Hugo Kloppers in their starting line-up to host the Lions at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Van Staden replaces an injured Christopher Smith, the top scorer in the SuperSport Challenge, and should rise up to the challenge. The flyhalf has scored nearly […]
