After suffering a defeat at the hands of the Xerox Golden Lions in the second round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, the Steval Pumas travelled to Emirates Airline Park with revenge uppermost in their minds. After a tense opening 8 minutes, Aphiwe Dyantyi scored on his debut for the Xerox Golden Lions, Shaun Reynolds converted, […]
The Mpumalanga Rugby Union regards an incident that occurred on Saturday, 20 May 2017 whereby an underaged rugby player charged a referee with his shoulder, in a very serious light. The player was called to a disciplinary hearing om Monday, 29 May 2017, following the much-publicized incident that occurred during the match between Middelburg THS […]
It was a close shave for the Steval Pumas who had their beards shaved off in support of building a library for orphans living in the Mataffin Woodhouse Community Care Base on Wednesday, 31 May. The orphanage is home to more than 169 children between the ages of 2 and 19 years of age. For […]
The Steval Pumas are determined to defend their position at the top of the North Conference log, when they face the Xerox Golden Lions in what promises to be a fiery SuperSport Rugby Challenge clash at Emirates Airline Park this Friday. Over the weekend, the Mpumalanga side showed their class by beating the Vodacom Blue Bulls […]
The Vodacom Blue Bulls started on the front foot, placing serious pressure on the Steval Pumas, leading to a rumbled-over try in the 7th minute, 0-5. The Steval Pumas responded immediately, with Marko Janse van Rensburg wrestling over a try 4 minutes later, 5-5. While he missed the conversion, Kobus Marais would slot a penalty […]
Having already beaten the Vodacom Blue Bulls away, the Steval Pumas will aim to do the double over the Pretoria side, welcoming them to Mbombela Stadium in the next round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this Saturday. Having travelled extensively over the last few weeks, the Nelspruiters are looking forward to playing at their home […]
From the time they kicked off their 4th round SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against the Hino Falcons at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan, the Steval Pumas knew they were in for a challenge. The Hino Falcons took an early lead thru a 5th minute penalty, 3-0, before Frank Herne scored an unconverted try 6 minutes […]
The Steval Pumas will feel confident walking onto the field this weekend, when they come up against the Hino Falcons in Kempton in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge clash on Saturday. The competition has gotten off to a good start for the Mpumalanga side, who are coming off a 64-8 thrashing of the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias […]
With a hand-picked selection of players and support, the Steval Pumas have been quietly busy bolstering their ranks as they get into the full swing of this 2017 season. Chief among these, must be the addition of Lance Salter, a 32 year old Performance Analyst from the Eastern Cape. Lance obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in […]
As part of SuperSport’s efforts at taking the game back to its roots, round four of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge saw the Steval Pumas welcoming the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias at the uniquely family-managed Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg. The game started at a furious pace, quickly leading to Ryan Nell’s first try in a Steval […]
