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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Robert Ebersohn has been called up to the Springbok squad
Toyota Free State Cheetahs centre Robert Ebersohn has been called up to the Springbok squad currently preparing for the Castle Lager Incoming Series in Durban. Ebersohn’s inclusion follows uncertainty over the availability of midfielders Jean de...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Durban
Six players in the Springbok squad took little or no part in training at Northwood School in Durban on Monday because of various injury niggles. Juan de Jongh (centre) is not available for selection in the opening Test in the Castle Lager Incoming...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mapoe injury rules him out of remainder of Vodacom Super Rugby season
Vodacom Bulls player Lionel Mapoe will miss the remainder of the Vodacom Super Rugby season due to a shoulder injury. The versatile outside back sustained the injury on Saturday during his side’s 30-25 win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. According...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, IRB World Cup Sevens, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Treu names Springbok Sevens training squad
The Springbok Sevens team started their preparations for the Rugby World Cup Sevens at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport on Monday. Treu has called on a number of available stalwarts in his contracted group for the global Sevens showpiece, which takes place...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Chean Roux joins Springbok Team Management
Former Varsity Cup-winning Maties head coach and a current member of SARU’s High Performance Mobi-unit, Chean Roux, has been added to the Springbok Team Management in the role of Performance Analyst. Roux, who in his playing days represented the DHL...
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Jun 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls stay on top of the SA Conference – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 16 Review
The Vodacom Bulls firmed their grip on the top position of the South African conference on Saturday by beating closet rivals, the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday, while the DHL Stormers kept their outside change of a play-off spot alive with a...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Olivier released to take up French offer
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd has agreed to release Wynand Olivier in order for the multiple Cup winning midfielder to take up an offer with French club Montpellier. Olivier’s contact expires on 31 October 2013, but the BBC agreed to a request from...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks Squad has first full training on French soil
The South Africa Under-20 rugby squad started their IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) match preparations on Saturday at their tournament base in Les Sables d’Olonne in France. The Junior Springboks arrived in France on Friday afternoon and enjoyed their...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Crusaders Injury Update
During last nights game against the Waratahs which saw the Crusaders win 23-22, Crusaders lock Dominic Bird incurred a significant shoulder injury. Following further medical assesment today the Crusaders can confirm that Bird has ruptured his left pectoralis...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Centurion on the charge
CENTURION will be playing for a place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup while Winter Rose and Swallows square up in an eagerly-anticipated Eastern Cape derby on a jam-packed weekend of club rugby across the country. No fewer than 63 Premier League club...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Late changes to final SA President’s XV squad
Injuries have ruled out two players in the SA President’s XV shortly before their departure to Georgia for the IRB Tblisi Cup next month. Backs Joe Seerane and Hoffman Maritz will both miss the tournament in Tbilisi because of knee injuries....
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Fans tell the Blues what to wear for match against France
Fans have decided the Blues will wear the 2013 limited edition Harlequins-style jersey for their match against France in 11 days time. In a mid-week match during their tour here, the French will wear their traditional Blue playing strip which meant the Blues...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Highlanders Named To Play Blues @ Forsyth Barr Stadium
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Blues at Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night. The match takes on additional significance with The Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy on the line. The trophy honours one of the...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Durban braces itself for major rugby invasion
Durban and KwaZulu-Natal will go into mini-Rugby World Cup mode on Sunday when four of the world’s major rugby-playing nations descend on the region for the unique Castle Lager Incoming Series. The Springboks will be joined by fellow Rugby World Cup pool...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Massive clash in Bloemfontein – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 16 Preview
It’s still early days to talk about conferences titles and the like, but Saturday evening’s Vodacom Super Rugby derby between the Toyota Cheetahs and the Vodacom Bulls will have a big influence on how the top two local teams finish on the log in 2013....
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May 30, 13 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Southern Kings team to take on the Stormers
SOUTHERN KINGS TEAM TO PLAY THE STORMERS AT CAPE TOWN SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2013 15. SP Marais 11. Marcello Sampson 13. Ronnie Cooke 12. Andries Strauss (Captain) 14. Siviwe...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Changes to the MTN Lions fixture schedule for the remainder of the Lions Challenge series.
The Golden Lions Rugby Union has made additional changes to the MTN Lions fixture schedule for the remainder of the Lions Challenge series. Matches against Samoa (June 1st), the Stormers (June 14th) and the Sharks (June 21st) will still go ahead as...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks ready for JWC title defence
A well-prepared South Africa Under-20 team leaves for France on Thursday where they will defend their Junior World Championship title. The team held their capping ceremony on Wednesday evening at the Paul Roos Markötter Clubhouse in Stellenboch and the...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blues team to face the Highlanders
Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has made five changes to his starting XV for Saturday night’s clash with the Highlanders inDunedin. With Keven Mealamu away with the All Blacks earlier this week, James Parsons has been given the nod at hooker while...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Waratahs named
The Crusaders take on the Waratahs from New South Wales this Friday 31 May at AMI Stadium (Addington). Kick-off is at 7.35pm Head Coach Todd Blackadder has announced the team to play the New South Wales visitors making three changes to the starting fifteen...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement MTN Lions v Samoa
MTN Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to take on Manu Samoa this Saturday afternoon. Both JC Janse van Rensburg and Derick Minnie have returned from their loan stints at the Sharks and have been included in the match day 23....
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Jamie Roberts and Rowan Varty preview The British & Irish Lions vs. Barbarians
British Lion Jamie Roberts and Barbarian Rowan Varty look ahead to the opening game of the 2013 British & Irish Lions Tour in Hong Kong. Filmed at the recent London Sevens, the final round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, both players give their thoughts...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp, Fourie return for DHL Stormers
Fit-again forwards De Kock Steenkamp and Deon Fourie have been named in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby encounter against the Kings at DHL Newlands (kick-off 17h05). Steenkamp replaces Gerbrandt Grobler in the second...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Team announced
The Toyota Cheetah Head Coach, Naka Drotske, has named his starting XV to play the Bulls on Saturday, 1 June 2013 at 19:10 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. TOYOTA CHEETAHS vs VODACOM BULLS...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ludeke changes four for Cheetahs clash
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made four changes to his side to play the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday, with young guns Arno Botha and Jan Serfontein and the experienced Werner Kruger and Lionel Mapoe included in the starting team. All four...
