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Jul 17, 11 •
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Currie Cup Results, National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Review – Round 1
The Sharks started the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title in emphatic fashion against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban on Saturday, while GWK Griquas almost caused an upset in Cape Town. Three teams got their season off to winning starts – the...
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Jul 16, 11 •
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Currie Cup Results, National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers start Currie Cup with impressive victory over Border
The Regent Boland Kavaliers enjoyed a great start to the Absa Currie Cup First Division at the Boland Stadium in Wellington today with a very impressive 69-12 victory over the Border Bulldogs. The halftime score was 31-12 for the Kavaliers. The...
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Jul 16, 11 •
5225 Views •
Craven Week, SA Schools Team, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Saturday announced the players selected to the SA Schools and SA Academy Teams for 2011. These squads will compete in two international friendlies against a France Invitational squad in August. Golden...
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Jul 14, 11 •
2652 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Unilever Goes Green – in support of the Springboks
Unilever South Africa and The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today announced that Unilever has joined the Springbok sponsorship family as an Associate Sponsor to the Springbok team. The announcement was made at the Radisson Blu hotel in Johannesburg in the...
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Jul 14, 11 •
2061 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Peyper becomes South Africa’s 65th Test Referee
The 31-year-old Jaco Peyper will become South Africa’s 65th Test referee when he takes charge of the International match featuring Kenya and Zimbabwe on the 23 July 2011. Peyper, refereed at last year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina; and at...
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Jul 13, 11 •
2413 Views •
Craven Week, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week Review – Day Three
The Free State Cheetahs continued their undefeated run in the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week after they secured a nail-biting 14-11 victory against the Vodacom Blue Bulls thanks to a match-winning try by centre Jan Serfontein. The Grey College midfielder...
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Jul 12, 11 •
3601 Views •
Craven Week, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week Review – Day Two
The KwaZulu Natal Under-18 team held their composure and nerve and went to secure a deserved 23-21 victory against DHL Western Province in their Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week clash played at the GWK Park in Kimberley. Both teams each scored three tries in...
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Jul 12, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Muller, Oosthuizen closer to touring with Boks
Lock Johann Muller and prop Coenie Oosthuizen sat out the morning training once more on Tuesday, but should be cleared to leave with the Springbok team on the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations on Friday, said Springbok coach Peter de Villiers following...
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Jul 12, 11 •
2540 Views •
National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division: Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Border (16 July 2011, 16:00 – Boland Stadium, Wellington)
Regent Boland Kavaliers Team to face Border: Charl du Plessis Clemen Lewis Eugene Butterworth Ligtoring Landman Henjo van Niekerk Milroy Isaacs Thor Halvorsen Junior Bester Bolla Conradie © Elgar Watts Danwel Demas Braam Gerber PJ Vermeulen Cornal...
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Jul 11, 11 •
2588 Views •
Craven Week, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Free State and Blue Bulls dazzle at Coca-Cola Craven Week
The Free State Under-18s and Blue Bulls Under-18 teams kicked off the 2011 edition of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week to an entertaining start after both teams secured convincing victories during the action of day one at GKW Park in Kimberley. In...
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Jul 10, 11 •
2130 Views •
International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Next generation of SA Women's players travel to USA
The next generation of South African Women players leave for the United States later today to participate in the Under-20 Nations Cup in Santa Barbara. The youngsters will be one of four teams taking part in the U20 Women Nations Cup at the University of...
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Jul 8, 11 •
4368 Views •
Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 3 results
Day 3 (Friday 08 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. UKZN 14, Varsity College 7 Mthatha 43, Mafikeng 5 Cida 14, Limpopo 5 VUT 24, DUT 0 Fort Hare 15, UWC 14 George 38, NWU Vaal 14 Shimlas 20, UCT 12 Namibia 20, Ibika 5 Pukke...
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Jul 7, 11 •
2530 Views •
School, School Rugby Fixtures, School Rugby Results •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on EP takes honours at Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
Eastern Province claimed top honours at the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-16 Grant Khomo following their 34-12 victory over SWD Eagles in the final match played in Queenstown on Thursday. The team from Port Elizabeth played some enjoyable, running rugby at the Queens...
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Jul 7, 11 •
1917 Views •
National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Cavaliers ready for Currie Cup kick-off
The Boland Cavaliers beat WP u.21 Team 29-0 at the Van Der Stel Sports fields in Stellenbosch on Tuesday in a friendly match. Although both teams enjoyed their fair share of possession, the Cavaliers were much more clinical than the u.21’s with ball...
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Jul 7, 11 •
3763 Views •
Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 2 results
Day 2 (Wednesday 06 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. WSU Buffalo 36, Namibia 5 George 36, VUT 81 Mthatha 81, Limpopo 3 Mafikeng 13, Cida 8 CUT 30, UWC 27 Venda 17, Zululand 0 Ibika 27, DUT 10 Rhodes 30, UKZN 6 Fort Hare 21,...
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Jul 6, 11 •
1661 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Deysel added to Springbok Training Squad
Sharks looseforward Jean Deysel has been added to the Springbok training squad in Cape Town because of injuries. Deysel, who made his Test debut against Italy on the 2009 end-of-year tour, joined the group on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has been called in as...
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Jul 5, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 National Club Rugby Round-up – Nelspruit not out of the running just yet
With just over 10 weeks remaining until the start of the 2011 National Club Championships in Stellenbosch, from 17-23 September, traditional Mpumalanga heavyweights Nelspruit have not given up hope of booking their ticket to SARU’s season-ending flagship...
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Jul 4, 11 •
4488 Views •
Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 1 results
USSA Rugby Tournament Day 1 (Monday 04 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. WSU Buffalo 40, DUT 6 Maties 47, Rhodes 8 Fort Hare 31, NMMU 10 Zululand 27, Limpopo 3 UJ 44, UKZN 0 PE College 78, WSU Mthatha 0 Namibia 12,...
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Jul 1, 11 •
3817 Views •
Craven Week, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Limpopo Blue Bulls takes honours at Coca-Cola U13 Craven Week
The Limpopo Blue Bulls secured a closely fought 8-6 victory over Western Province in the final match of the Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week played at Affies in Pretoria on Friday. Utility back Schalk Erasmus kicked a last minute 40-metre penalty to steer the...
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Jul 1, 11 •
2366 Views •
National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Guma TAC explains terminiation at press conference
Johannebsurg 1 July 2011 “We have had the support of the Lions supporters and players throughout the process and we are sorry that we had to take a decision which is not good for the Lions.”, Guma chairman Robert Gumede said today while explaining why he...
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Jun 30, 11 •
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National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on General Council of SARU to decide ABSA Currie Cup Format
The General Council of the South African Rugby Union has the final responsibility for determining the format of the Absa Curie Cup competition, Jurie Roux, CEO of the South African Rugby Union, confirmed at the launch of the 2011 tournament in Johannesburg on...
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Jun 30, 11 •
3016 Views •
National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Women’s domestic season kicks off with rematch of 2010 final
The local domestic Women’s season kicks off on Saturday with a rematch of the 2010 Women’s Provincial Championship final between Western Province and the Golden Lions in Cape Town. Last year WP managed to break a five year winning streak of Eastern...
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Jun 30, 11 •
1790 Views •
National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup – “My team, my passion”
South African rugby fans are known for their unwavering support for their provincial sides and that is exactly what they have been urged to provide at today’s launch of the 72nd Absa Currie Cup. The Absa Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off on...
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Jun 29, 11 •
2292 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Details revealed of Springbok Assessment Camp
The Springbok preliminary Rugby World Cup squad has been called into camp in Cape Town from July 5 to 8 to begin preparations for the international season. Stormers players will not attend if their team is involved in the Vodacom Super Rugby final. Charl...
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Jun 28, 11 •
2075 Views •
National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Statement from Guma TAC regarding contract with Lions Rugby
Joint statement by Guma TAC, Mr. Robert Gumede & Ivor Ichikowitz Guma TAC confirmed they have withdrawn from the Lions transaction. We also confirm that Guma TAC has provided a detailed letter of withdrawal with several fundamental reasons to Golden Lions...
