Category: General

General rugby news and discussion

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You have 3 options for adding the fixtures to your calendar automagically:

  • Download and install the Calendar for Outlook file (.hol) – this is for older versions of Outlook.
  • Download and install the iCal calendar file (.ics) – works with any calendar that works with this format (most).
  • Subscribe to the calendar – copy and paste the link into your calendar to subscribe. The advantage is that if the fixtures change, you don’t have to reinstall them (as you would have to do with options 1 and 2).

See the instructions below for downloading or subscribing to your relevant calendar.

Supported Calendar Applications

Any calendar that works with iCal (.ics) or XML format, including:

iPhone/iPad
Outlook 2010 (and older)
Outlook.com and Hotmail
Gmail (Google Calendars)
Calendar (on Mac)
Sunbird/Thunderbird

Mobile devices

iPhone/iPad

Copy the calendar URL that displays near the top of this page
Select Settings on your device
Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars
Select Add Account
Select Other at the bottom
Select Add Subscribed Calendar
Tap the Server box and Paste the URL
Select Next
Optionally modify the description

Outlook 2010

Subscribe to a Calendar

Click Calendars on the bottom left of the screen
Click Open Calendar on the top menu
Choose From Internet
Enter the URL and click OK (URL can be found near the top of this page)
Click Yes to agree

Import a Downloaded Calendar

Download the .ics file by clicking the link near the top of this page
Click File
Click Open
Click Open Calendar
Browse and select the .ics file

Outlook 2007

Import a Downloaded Calendar

Download the .ics file by clicking the link near the top of this page
Select File > Import menu
Choose import an iCalendar or vCalendar file
Select the downloaded .ics file

Subscribe to a Calendar

Go to Tools > Account Settings
Choose Internet Calendars tab
Click New…
Paste the URL into the location field (URL can be found near the top of this page)
Click Add

Outlook.com and Hotmail

Subscribe to a Calendar

Login to you outlook.com/Hotmail account
Depending on what account you signed in with
Outlook.com: Click the down arrow beside the Outlook menu on the top left & click Calendar
Hotmail: Click Calendar on the bottom left of the screen
On the toolbar (located above day/week/month tabs), click Subscribe
Select Subscribe to a public calendar
Enter Calendar URL
In the Calendar name box, type a name for the calendar
Next to Color, select a color for the calendar
Click Subscribe to calendar
Click Done

Import a Downloaded Calendar

Download the .ics file by clicking the link near the top of this page
Login to you outlook.com/Hotmail account
Depending on what account you signed in with
Outlook.com: Click the down arrow beside the Outlook menu on the top left & click Calendar
Hotmail: Click Calendar on the bottom left of the screen
On the toolbar (located above day/week/month tabs), click Subscribe
Select Import from an ICS file, and then click Browse
Browse to the .ics file and click Open
Select Import into a new calendar or Import into an existing calendar
In the Calendar name box, type a name for the calendar
Next to Color, select a color for the calendar
Click Import calendar
Click Done

Gmail (Google Calendar)

Subscribe to a Calendar

Login to your Gmail account
Click Calendar on the top menu (the menu above the search box)
Click the down arrow beside Other Calendars on the left menu
Click Add by URL
Enter the URL (URL can be found near the top of this page)
Click Add Calendar

Import a Downloaded Calendar

Download the .ics file by clicking the link near the top of this page
Login to your Gmail account
Click Calendar on the top menu (the menu above the search box)
Click the down arrow beside Other Calendars on the left menu
Click Import calendar
Browse and select the .ics file
Click Import

Calendar (on Mac)

Subscribe to a Calendar

Open Calendar app
Click File > New Calendar Subscription
Enter URL (URL can be found near the top of this page)
Click Subscribe

Import a Downloaded Calendar

Download the .ics file by clicking the link near the top of this page
On the pop-up, select the calendar you want to import the file too, or select a new calendar
Click OK

Sunbird/Thunderbird

Subscribe to a Calendar

Choose the menu option File > New > Calendar…
Select the on the Network option and click Next
Choose iCalendar (ICS) format and paste the URL into the Location field (URL can be found near the top of this page)
Follow prompts to complete your calendar setup

Springbok parade

With just a few months until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Great Britain this September, The South African Rugby Union is now in talks to change its policies regarding the resting periods of its Super Rugby sides.

Though nothing official has been confirmed just yet, sources surrounding the Springboks team claim that governing bodies have reached an agreement with their franchises concerning their rest breaks. The sources say that the new policies would ensure that Springbok players play no more than five consecutive weeks, while the team’s top players could even rest for between two and four matches.
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