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  • Brumbies and HSBC Waratahs complete pre-Super14 warm-up

    Feb 4, 10 • 2862 Views • International • • Comments Off on Brumbies and HSBC Waratahs complete pre-Super14 warm-up

    The HSBC Waratahs will complete their 2010 Super 14 pre-season on Thursday night when they face the Brumbies in a trial match at Viking Park in Canberra.  It will be the team’s third match in 13 days, and will give the squad a nine-day turnaround...

  • Farewell to Springbok Ruben Kruger

    Feb 4, 10 • 10494 Views • Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 • • Comments Off on Farewell to Springbok Ruben Kruger

    Yesterday saw the final farewell to one of the true legends of the game of rugby –Springbok Rubin Kruger. In an emotional farewell this soft spoken but hard-as –nails player was laid to rest after losing a 10 year battle with cancer. We would like to...

  • Gareth Williams to replace injured Rees for Wales

    Feb 3, 10 • 2501 Views • International, Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on Gareth Williams to replace injured Rees for Wales

    Hooker Gareth Williams has been drafted into the Wales team for their RBS 6 Nations opener against England at Twickenham. The Cardiff Blues front-row will make his eighth appearance for Warren Gatland’s men after first choice hooker Matthew Rees was...

  • Butch James back in 10 Jersey for Bath

    Feb 3, 10 • 4751 Views • England Premier League • • Comments Off on Butch James back in 10 Jersey for Bath

    Having made an excellent recovery from an ACL injury sustained last season, Butch James will finally be able to pull back on his number 10 jersey when he faces Sale Sharks on Saturday.”It is so good to be back,” admitted Butch earlier this week....

  • Stormers name side for final pre-Super14 Match

    Feb 3, 10 • 2572 Views • International • • Comments Off on Stormers name side for final pre-Super14 Match

    The Stormers have named their side for their Super 14 warm up game against a Boland Invitational IV at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. As expected, Stormer Head Coach Allister Coetzee has named a largely second string team for their last hit out before the new...

  • Chris Paterson to win 99th cap for Scotland

    Feb 3, 10 • 3847 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on Chris Paterson to win 99th cap for Scotland

    Chris Paterson will play his 99th match for Scotland on Sunday after being recalled to the side for their Six Nations opener against France at Murrayfield. Scotland’s most capped player is one of six changes to the starting line-up that played Argentina...

  • Are players still loyal to their Rugby Unions?

    Feb 3, 10 • 2037 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Are players still loyal to their Rugby Unions?

    I remember quite well the time when rugby went from the amateur era to professionalism. I believe it was in the early nineties when players moved from one Union to another and the journalists questioned the “loyalty” of these players. We were told about...

  • Experienced flyhalf O'Gara returns for Ireland

    Feb 3, 10 • 1680 Views • International • • Comments Off on Experienced flyhalf O'Gara returns for Ireland

    Ireland will kick off their defence of their Grand Slam title with Ronan O’Gara pulling the strings at flyhalf after Jonathan Sexton was ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Italy. Sexton had been tipped to start the tournament after...

  • Mallett names 24-man squad for Six Nations Opener against Ireland

    Feb 3, 10 • 1712 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on Mallett names 24-man squad for Six Nations Opener against Ireland

    Italy coach Nick Mallett has named uncapped Riccardo Bocchino in his 24-man squad for the RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland. Rovigo fly-half Bocchino has avoided Mallett’s six-man cull and will prove cover for first choice No.10 Craig Gower, who is...

  • Lions Team take shape ahead of Super 14

    Feb 3, 10 • 1874 Views • International • • Comments Off on Lions Team take shape ahead of Super 14

    Coach Dick Muir has picked a side that resembles close to the correct combination to do battle in the Super 14. The Team selected, the so-called Red Team will play newly promoted Currie Cup side Pumas in one of the Lions’ two Super 14 warm-up matches in...

  • Boks will play France at Newlands during World Cup

    Feb 3, 10 • 1830 Views • International • • Comments Off on Boks will play France at Newlands during World Cup

    South African Rugby Union (SARU) president Oregan Hoskins confirmed that the Springboks’ Test against France (on June 12) would take place at Newlands as initially planned. The decision was announced on Tuesday after a positive meeting between SARU...

  • South Africa Under-20 squad named for French Tour

    Feb 3, 10 • 4586 Views • International • • Comments Off on South Africa Under-20 squad named for French Tour

    Fullback Clayton Blommetjies, winger Sampie Mastriet and loose forward CJ Stander, who represented the Baby Boks at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship, have been included in the South Africa Under-20 squad that will travel to France to participate in...

  • Top Schools to battle for rugby pride in Wildeklawer Superschool Invitation-tournament

    Feb 2, 10 • 3532 Views • School, School Rugby Festivals, School Rugby Fixtures • • Comments Off on Top Schools to battle for rugby pride in Wildeklawer Superschool Invitation-tournament

      Grey College and Paarl Gimnasium will clash for the first time in quite a while, when the two teams meet each other on 24 April 2010 on the first day of the Wildeklawer Superschool Invitation-tournament hosted by Affies in Pretoria. Matches between...

  • Which School has the best Rugby Team?

    Feb 2, 10 • 3269 Views • School, School Rugby Rankings • • Comments Off on Which School has the best Rugby Team?

        Which school will claim to have the best rugby team at the end of 2010? Thousands of pupils are eagerly anticipating a stellar performance from their First Team in the upcoming season. School rugby is unique and fascinating as players have only...

  • Pukke off to impressive start with Varsity Cup Victory over Tukkies

    Feb 2, 10 • 4731 Views • Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Pukke off to impressive start with Varsity Cup Victory over Tukkies

    Last year’s losing finalists, NWU-Pukke, started off impressively when they beat a good Tukkies side 35-24 in a match of high class rugby at Tuks Athletics Stadium on Monday night in the first round of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff...

  • Shimlas and Ikeys draw in windy Port Elizabeth

    Feb 2, 10 • 2642 Views • Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Shimlas and Ikeys draw in windy Port Elizabeth

    An injury-time penalty by Doug Mallett, son of former Springbok coach Nick Mallett, earned FNB UCT a 30-all draw against FNB Shimlas in the opening match of the 2010 Varsity Cup in Port Elizabeth on Monday. Both teams might well reflect on a game they could...

  • Stormers announce squad for Boland friendly

    Feb 2, 10 • 2889 Views • International • • Comments Off on Stormers announce squad for Boland friendly

    The Stormers are expected to rest several key players in their final pre-season friendly against Boland on Saturday. There are no serious injuries and this is an opportunity to give a few other players game time as well! Ricky Januarie, who returned from his...

  • UJ start with a Varsity Cup win over Tshwane University for Technology (TUT)

    Feb 2, 10 • 3273 Views • Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on UJ start with a Varsity Cup win over Tshwane University for Technology (TUT)

    In a hard-fought Varsity Cup match with few highlights and too many handling errors from both sides in Pretoria on Monday, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) beat the Tshwane University for Technology (TUT) 28-14. The victory was made possible through a...

  • Who will win the Six Nations 2010?

    Feb 2, 10 • 1811 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on Who will win the Six Nations 2010?

    We are preparing our schedules to view rugby – and a lot of it! We are invited to weddings and we check our calendars to check if this does not spoil our prior rugby viewing engagements! Not only will the Super 14 start in a fortnight, but the Six Nations...

  • Maties sound strong warning to other teams in Varsity Cup

    Feb 2, 10 • 2332 Views • Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Maties sound strong warning to other teams in Varsity Cup

    Defending champions Stellenbosch produced an impressive performance and sounded a strong warning to the other teams when they smashed NMMU 68-20 in the first round of the 2010 Varsity Cup in Port Elizabeth on Monday. We would like to provide a brief summary...

  • England warned of powerful Welch Front Row

    Feb 2, 10 • 2452 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on England warned of powerful Welch Front Row

    In a story posted on the Planetrugby website it appears that England have been warned by Phil Vickery ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener when he described Wales’ front row as “the best in world rugby.” It appears that England will face...

  • Chabal, the Caveman out of Six Nations opener

    Feb 2, 10 • 2485 Views • Six Nations, Six Nations News • • Comments Off on Chabal, the Caveman out of Six Nations opener

    France will head into the Six Nations and opening match with Scotland without talismanic forward Sebastien Chabal due to injury. The opening match against Scotland takes place at Murrayfield on February 6. Chabal will now have to join Toulouse lock Romain...

  • Early warning from the boot of Morne Steyn

    Feb 2, 10 • 4076 Views • International • • Comments Off on Early warning from the boot of Morne Steyn

    Last year was a golden year for Bulls fly half Morne Steyn. Few will forget how he was perhaps the biggest weapon in the arsenal of a successful Blue Bulls Team. He managed to take this form into the Lions Series and sealed the series for the Springboks with...

  • Elsom will make Brumbies debut in warm-up against NSW Waratahs

    Feb 2, 10 • 2662 Views • International • • Comments Off on Elsom will make Brumbies debut in warm-up against NSW Waratahs

    The New Zeeland Herald reports that Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom will play his first match for the Brumbies in a near full-strength starting side named to face the NSW Waratahs in their final Super 14 trial match at Viking Park, Canberra on Thursday night....

  • Video analysis can assist the rugby enthusiast to better participate in discussions

    Feb 1, 10 • 3521 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Video analysis can assist the rugby enthusiast to better participate in discussions

    Video analysis can assist the rugby enthusiast to better participate in discussions! How well do you know the game of rugby? Do you also attend the occasional braai and participate in discussions about rugby? Rugby enthusiasts tend to be fanatical in their...