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Nov 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers cleared to play
Centre Jean de Villiers will win his 64 cap for South Africa on Saturday after passing a late fitness test in Dublin on Friday morning. He takes his place in the centre alongside Zane Kirchner for the first test of the Springboks’ four-Test tour of Britain...
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Nov 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on SARU welcomes drug bans in rugby
The suspension of three young players for doping offences has been welcomed by the South African Rugby Union (SARU). Two players received two-year bans for the use of steroids while a third was handed a three-month suspension for using a supplement that...
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Nov 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Test Factfile:Ireland v South Africa at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
The first rugby match played at the original Lansdowne Road Stadium took place on December, 1876 between Leinster and Munster while the first international rugby fixture took place on 11 March, 1878 when Ireland hosted England making Lansdowne Road the oldest...
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Nov 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on Stegmann gets Springbok call
Deon Stegmann will make his Test debut in a much-changed Springbok line-up against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Uncapped Sharks utility back Patrick Lambie could also make his debut if Jean de Villiers fails a late fitness. The bench will also include two...
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Nov 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on National Sevens Tournament being held at Florida Park
The Western Province Rugby Football Union, in conjunction with the South African Rugby Union, will be hosting the National Men and Women’s Sevens Tournament in Cape Town (Florida Park, Ravensmead) on Friday 5 November 2010 and Saturday 6 November 2010....
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Nov 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on EP to defend Sevens titles at Inter Provincials
Eastern Province will be aiming to defend their titles on Friday and Saturday when SARU once again host its annual Inter Provincial Sevens Tournament at Florida Park in Ravensmead, Cape Town. Last year EP secured a 31-29 victory over KZN to claim the title in...
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Nov 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers “satisfied” as Boks head off on end-of-year tour
Coach Peter de Villiers declared himself satisfied as the Springbok squad completed the South African leg of their preparations for the first Test on the end-of-year tour with a final training session at Hyde Park School on Wednesday morning. “We have had...
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Nov 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp crowned ‘king’ at SARU Awards
Gurthrö Steenkamp was on Monday named as the SARU Player of the Year for the 2010 season. The Vodacom Blue Bulls prop captured the crown at the end of a fabulous domestic season during which he helped his side claim their third Vodacom Super 14 title....
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Nov 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Burger and De Jongh out of Springbok tour
Schalk Burger and Juan de Jongh have been withdrawn from the Springbok squad as a result of injuries suffered in Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final. The pair were scanned in Johannesburg on Monday morning and were immediately ruled out of the tour. Burger has...
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Nov 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Western Province Juniors claim silverware in Finals
Vodacom Western Province’s junior teams had plenty to celebrate on Saturday after the Under-21s and Under-19s claimed silverware in their respective finals against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban. While their seniors conceded a 30-10 defeat in the Absa...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Status Quo remains in Absa Currie Cup Premier Division
The Barloworld Toyota Pumas and the Platinum Leopards survived the threat of relegation on Friday evening and will compete in next year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. At a sell-out Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, it was the Witbank side that stunned the...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Weekend Results and Scorers:
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Final: Scorers: The Sharks – Tries: Patrick Lambie (2), Charl McLeod; Conversions: Lambie (3); Penalties: Lambie (3). Vodacom Western Province – Try: Schalk Burger; Conversion: Willem de Waal; Penalty: De Waal. Leading...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on The Sharks crowned Absa Currie Cup Champions
The Sharks are the Absa Currie Cup champions for 2010 after they defeated Vodacom Western Province 30-10 at The Absa Stadium Durban on Saturday. The 20-year-old Patrick Lambie, who celebrated his inclusion to the Springbok End- of-Year touring squad after the...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Jacobs called up as a precaution to Springbok Squad
Experienced centre Adi Jacobs has been drafted into the Springbok camp as a precaution because of injury concerns over Jean de Villiers and Juan de Jongh. Jacobs joins the squad in Johannesburg on Sunday and a decision on whether he will formally be added to...
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Oct 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Januarie out of Springbok End-of-Year Tour Squad
Scrumhalf Ricky Januarie has been withdrawn from the Springbok end-of-year tour squad after sustaining an injury during Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban. The Vodacom Western Province player suffered an injury to a knee during the first half of the...
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Oct 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Squad Announced for UK & Ireland Tour
The selectors on Saturday named six uncapped players in a Springbok squad of 30 for their five-match tour of Britain and Ireland next month. SA Under-20 stars Elton Jantjies (flyhalf) and Patrick Lambie (flyhalf/fullback) were promoted to the senior squad...
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Oct 29, 10 •
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Comments Off on Jonathan Mokuena returns to Sevens
Former Springbok Sevens captain Jonathan Mokuena has returned to the Sevens fold and has been included in the SA Vipers squad who will be aiming for a third consecutive Singapore Cricket Club Sevens title next weekend. Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, also...
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Oct 29, 10 •
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Comments Off on Does the top rugby school in South Africa buy players?
There is always much debate about the Top Rugby Schools and why they are the Top Rugby Schools. In a recent edition of the SA Rugby Magazine there has been references to Grey College that might lead some to believe that this top rugby school could be accused...
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Oct 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to face Australia in Dubai
South Africa will face top-ranked Australia in Pool B of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens after the match schedule for the first event of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series on 3 -4 December 2010, was announced earlier today. Once again, Dubai kicks off the...
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Oct 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Promotion/ Relegation weekend results and scorers
Scorers: Platinum Leopards – Tries: Danie Dames (2), Sarel Marais (2); Conversions: Clayton Durand (4); Penalties: Durand (3). SWD Eagles – Tries: Danzel Manuel, Shaun Raubenheimer, Dougie Helmuth, Lyndon Hartnick; Conversion: Ambrose Barends. Scorers:...
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Oct 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Promotion Relegation Logs
A team with the most log points after the completion of the two Promotion/Relegation matches will compete in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division in the following season. In the event of an equal number of log points, the winner will be determined as follows:...
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Oct 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Promotion/ Relegation Review
The Platinum Leopards kept their hopes of alive of retaining their status as an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division competitor next season after they secured a 37-22 victory over the SWD Eagles in their promotion/ relegation game played in Potchefstroom on...
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Oct 22, 10 •
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Comments Off on Victor Matfield named Springbok captain
Victor Matfield was on Friday named as captain of the Springbok end-of-year tour on the first day of a preliminary training squad get together. Springbok coach Peter de Villiers made the announcement at a media conference and also confirmed that Juan Smith...
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Oct 21, 10 •
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Comments Off on JP Pietersen withdrawn from Preliminary Springbok Training Group
The Sharks winger JP Pietersen has been withdrawn from the preliminary training camp for the Springbok end-of-year tour because of injury. Pietersen suffered a hamstring injury in the Absa Currie Cup semi-final and will also miss the end of year tour. No...
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Oct 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Wynand Olivier withdrawn from Preliminary Springbok Training Group
Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Wynand Olivier has withdrawn from the preliminary training camp for the Springbok end-of-year tour because of injury. Olivier informed Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Wednesday morning that he required immediate surgery on a...
