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Apr 21, 13 •
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General News, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on No unbeaten teams left in Vodacom Cup – Round 6 Review
With a week of league action left, no team will go into the Vodacom Cup playoffs unbeaten after the Sharks XV and the Steval Pumas’ impressive winning runs came to an end over the weekend. Five teams have booked their places in the quarter-finals –...
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Apr 21, 13 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Hurricanes and All Blacks winger Julian Savea charged with assault
Hurricanes and All Blacks winger Julian Savea has been charged with common assault and will appear in the Wellington District Court tomorrow, the Hurricanes and New Zealand Rugby confirmed today. Hurricanes CEO James Te Puni said today that the charge related...
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Apr 20, 13 •
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General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Jarrad Hoeata Cited following Super Rugby Match Crusaders v Highlanders
Jarrad Hoeata of the Highlanders has been issued with an off-field yellow card for contravening Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tacking when he made contact with Crusaders #2 Corey Flynn at a breakdown. The incident occurred in the 20th minute of the match between the...
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Apr 19, 13 •
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General News, National, Vodacom Cup •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on EP Kings vs Sharks XV team sheet for Vodacom Cup clash
The EP Kings has announced the side to play the Sharks at the NMB Stadium in Port Elizabeth. EP KINGS TEAM TO PLAY SHARKS AT NMB STADIUM, PE SATURDAY 20 ARPIL 2013 15. Ntabeni Dukisa 11. Michael Killian...
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Apr 19, 13 •
2681 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Sergeal Petersen withdrawn from game against Bulls
SOUTHERN KINGS TEAM TO PLAY BULLS AT NMB STADIUM, PE SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2013 15. George Whitehead 11. Marcello Sampson 13. Waylon Murray 12. Andries Strauss (Vice Captain)...
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Apr 19, 13 •
2929 Views •
BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SA U20’s make wholesale changes for final tour match
Dawie Theron, the SA U20 coach, has made several changes and two positional switches for the team’s final match on Saturday evening (SA time) against Argentina Under-20 in Buenos Aires. The young South Africans will be hoping to bounce back after suffering...
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Apr 19, 13 •
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General News, Super Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Star studded line-up at Vodacom Bulls Golf Day hosted in Celebration of the BBRU’S 75th Anniversary
Some of the greatest legends to ever don the blue jersey were in fine form at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club yesterday for the Vodacom Bulls’ Annual Golf Day, which this year was played in celebration of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union’s...
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Apr 19, 13 •
1979 Views •
General News, National, New Zealand •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Barfoot & Thompson put the shirts on the backs of community rugby coaches in Auckland
The Auckland Rugby Union would like to acknowledge Barfoot & Thompson for their help in supporting community rugby and supplying all registered coaches with official ARU Community Coach shirts. All coaches are required to attend either a Small Blacks or...
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Apr 19, 13 •
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General News, International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on All Blacks v France sales booming for Eden Park match
Tickets for the eagerly awaited All Blacks v France Test match atEdenParkon June 8 are storming along in the first week of sale with more than 27,000 tickets already scooped up. Auckland Rugby Marketing Manager Grant McKenzie said the interest in this...
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Apr 19, 13 •
1885 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Highlanders Named To Play Crusaders
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has made six changes to the starting team that played the Brumbies in Dunedin last Friday night. In the forwards, Tony Woodcock and Chris King both come back into the front row, with Jamie Mackintosh and...
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Apr 18, 13 •
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General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Sharks issue media release about Liquor On The Stadium Outerfields
With reference to media reports pertaining to a liquor ban that has been imposed on the KINGS PARK outerfields, The Sharks (Pty) Ltd would like to advise the following: Regarding this Saturday’s game against the Cheetahs, patrons and supporters will be...
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Apr 18, 13 •
2214 Views •
General News, South Africa, Vodacom Cup •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on DHL Western Province Team head to Strand to take on SWD
DHL Western Province will take on South Western Districts in Vodacom Cup, Round Six action at Helderberg RFC, in Strand, on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 15h30). Coach John Dobson has made seven changes – one of them positional – to the starting...
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Apr 18, 13 •
2117 Views •
International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Jason Robinson selects his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series
Ahead of the squad announcement on 30th April, HSBC Ambassador and Lions legend Jason Robinson has selected his starting XV for the upcoming British & Irish Lions Test series against the Wallabies. The former dual-code international was impressed by what...
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Apr 18, 13 •
7108 Views •
South Africa, Vodacom Cup •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV team announced for clash with Pampas
The Toyota Free State XV team has been announced for clash the with the Pampas Toyota Free State XV vs Pampas AF Markotter Stadium, Stellenbosch ...
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Apr 18, 13 •
2537 Views •
South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Coastal sides face inland assault – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 10 Preview
Two stadiums, 900km apart, will be the focus this week when two South African Vodacom Super Rugby derbies kick off on Saturday. Based on log position, it’s hard to argue that The Sharks will be the favourites when they host the Toyota Cheetahs on...
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Apr 18, 13 •
2595 Views •
National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on The Sharks announce Team to play the Toyota Cheetahs
The Sharks vs Cheetahs Date : Saturday, 20 April 2013 Time : 17h05 Venue : KINGS PARK Referee : Jonathan White Assistant Referees : Marius Jonker, Stefan Breytenbach Television Match Official : Shaun Veldsman The Sharks 15. Riaan Viljoen 14. Odwa Ndungane...
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Apr 18, 13 •
3449 Views •
Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Western Force starting line-up to take the Hurricanes
Prop Tetera Faulkner, flanker Angus Cottrell, outside centre Winston Stanley and winger Patrick Dellit have been selected in the Emirates Western Force starting line-up to take the Hurricanes in Wellington tomorrow night. Stanley returns to the midfield after...
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Apr 18, 13 •
1862 Views •
Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Dane Coles Ruled Out for Hurricanes
Dane Coles has been ruled out of tomorrow night’s match with a fractured eye socket. Motu Matu’u, who was on the reserves bench, will step into the starting jersey. Ash Dixon will come on to the bench for the match with the Force. Coles had a scan on his...
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Apr 17, 13 •
2026 Views •
South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Highlanders named
This weekend see’s the classic Southern Derby of the Investec Super Rugby tournament – Crusaders v Highlanders. The game takes place Saturday 20th April at AMI Stadium, Addington. Kick off is at 7.35pm. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his...
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Apr 17, 13 •
2242 Views •
BabyBoks U20, International, Junior Rugby, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Los Pumitas defeat SA U20 in exciting encounter
A determined comeback in the period just before and after halftime was unfortunately not good enough for the SA Under-20 training squad who suffered a 47-26 defeat against Argentina Under-20 in their second tour match at the Club Taragui in Corrientes in the...
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Apr 17, 13 •
2243 Views •
South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Team announced to play The Sharks
The Toyota Cheetah Head Coach, Naka Drotske, has named his starting XV to play the Sharks in Durban on Saturday, 20 April 2013 at 17:05. The only change to the team that played the Bulls last weekend is Coenie Oosthuizen to start and Trevor Nyakane who moves...
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Apr 17, 13 •
2208 Views •
South Africa, Vodacom Cup •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Thirteen don’t go into seven – Vodacom Cup Round 6 Preview
It’s the penultimate round of the Vodacom Cup pool phase and 14 of the 16 teams in action can still make the quarter-finals, with only one team, the unbeaten Steval Pumas, assured of a place in the playoffs. For the Regent Boland Cavaliers, SWD...
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Apr 17, 13 •
3054 Views •
South Africa, Super Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Bulls name side for clash with Southern Kings
Bulls coach Fran’s Ludeke named an unchanged starting line-up to face the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The same run-on side that beat the Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld last weekend will square off against the Super Rugby rookies, but the...
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Apr 17, 13 •
3309 Views •
South Africa, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup Logs •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions Team announced for battle with Steval Pumas (Vodacom Cup)
MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced the following side to take on the Steval Pumas, in the Vodacom Cup, on Friday evening in Nelspruit. The majority of the side is made up of senior MTN Lions players for this fixture, with two debutants in...
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Apr 17, 13 •
2078 Views •
Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Hurricanes Head Home to Tackle Force
Jack Lam will make his first start at openside flanker, following an ACL reconstruction last year. Lam is one of four changes introduced to the forward pack for this match against the Western Force, which also sees other players return from injury to start...
