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Aug 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2012 – Round One Wrap
All Blacks, Springboks gain opening wins The Rugby Championship was kicked off in Sydney and Cape Town over the weekend, with New Zealand defeating Australia 27-19 at ANZ Stadium, while South Africa accounted for South Africa 27-6 at DHL Newlands. While...
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Aug 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Injury Update on Du Plessis, Habana and Bekker
Injured Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis will undergo surgery on Tuesday to correct serious damage to ligaments in his right knee which he sustained during Saturday’s first Test against Argentina in Cape Town. Du Plessis was replaced in the squad by...
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Aug 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in Argentina in high spirits
The Springboks arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday afternoon in high spirits and will transfer to Mendoza on Monday morning, where they will face Argentina in the second Test of The Castle Rugby Championship this weekend. Springbok captain Jean de Villiers said...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 2
THE Toyota Free State Cheetahs will look to register their first win of the new-look, six-team 2012 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they host the Vodacom Blue Bulls at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Friday night, in the first of three matches...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks U19 ABSA Currie Cup team to face the Blue Bulls
Sharks U19s vs Blue Bulls U19s Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 18 August, 2012 @ 15h00 Sharks U19s 15. Sean Robinson 14. Kotara Matsushima 13. Tyler Fisher 12. Garath Meikle 11. Alcino Izaacs 10. Robert du Preez (C) 9. Stefan Ungerer 8. Hendrik Uys 7. Andrew...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks opt for experience in "Currie Cup Final rematch"
The Sharks have settled down into a routine after a particularly hectic last month as they focus for the Absa Currie Cup match against the Lions at Mr Price KINGS PARK this Saturday. Sharks coach John Plumtree has made a number of changes to The Sharks side...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 8
THE Eastern Province Kings will look to do the ‘double’ over reigning Absa Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they meet in what could be a season-defining second-round match for...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions Relegation from Super Rugby Media Statement
The SARU General Council took a decision this morning that the last placed South African team in the 2012 SupeRugby competition will be relegated for the 2013 competition. Thereafter, a promotion-relegation match for participation in 2014 will take place....
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU confirms Vodacom Super Rugby participation for 2013
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday confirmed South Africa’s participants in Vodacom Super Rugby at a General Meeting of the member provinces. The top four teams in the South African Conference in 2012 (DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, The Sharks...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions – Derrick Minnie out for Sharks clash
Two changes to the 22-man match squad, both the result of a single injury, are all that MTN Golden Lions coach Johan Ackermann has come up with for the Absa Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The injury to No 8 Derick Minnie has...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR announces online viewing for The Rugby Championship
SANZAR today wishes to remind fans of a new service that allows viewers in countries where there is no television broadcast agreement in place to watch The Rugby Championship for 2012. The new service will allow viewers from many countries, especially in...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs shuffle their backline for the Bulls
Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs have reshuffled their backline for this coming weekends ABSA Currie Cup fixture against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein. Most notable of all is Sias Ebersohn starting at flyhalf, with Riaan Smit moving...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Frans Steyn to play in 50th Springbok Test
Springbok centre Frans Steyn will on Saturday play in his 50th Test for South Africa when they take on Argentina in the opening round of The Castle Rugby Championship at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. The 25-year-old Steyn, who made his Test debut against Ireland...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pollard inspires SA Schools to victory over Wales U18
The SA Schools rugby team won their second match of the Under-18 International Series by 24-16 against a lively Welsh team at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday evening after leading 15-0 at halftime. The winning margin should have been much bigger but the...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pumas side selected to face the Boks in Cape Town
Morgan Piek – The Argentine Rugby community is a buzz with excitement in anticipation to making their bow in the Southern Hemispheres premier International Rugby competition. Speaking to sources in Argentina these sentiments have been confirmed numerous...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has made six changes ahead of Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with GWK Griquas in Kimberley (14h30). Most of the changes have been brought about by injuries – and one is positional – but...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge
Morgan Piek – In recent years young Rasta Rasivhenge has made a big name for himself in South African Rugby as one of, if not the finest young referees. Having proven himself on the HSBC IRB World Sevens circuit and our local Steinhoff Varsity Cup, Rasta...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on 2012 Auckland ITM Cup squad named
Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac today announced his 26-man squad for the 2012 ITM Cup. The squad boasts a good balance of youth and experience, with nine new caps named in a group featuring 16 players with Super Rugby experience. Daniel Braid will captain the...
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Aug 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1
TWO World Cup-winning Springboks will run out for the MTN Golden Lions when they Johannesburg side opens the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title on Saturday against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park. The country’s premier domestic...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands
The new trophy – unveiled for the first time by SANZAR on Thursday – is being flown into Cape Town to celebrate the ground-breaking arrival of the Pumas into the former Tri-Nations competition. The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy weighs 5kg, stands...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.22 – Old Selbornians end long Club Champs wait
OLD Selbornians will represent Border at the National Club Championships for the first time in a decade after a nail-biting victory over closest rivals East London Police in the final round of the province’s Super League last weekend. With just 38 days...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands
The Sharks vs Western Province Newlands, Cape Town Saturday 11 August, 2012 at 19:10 The Sharks 15. Gouws Prinsloo 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Meyer Bosman 11. S’bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Tera Mtembu 7. Jean Deysel...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Deon Fourie to skipper DHL Western Province in ABSA Currie Cup
Allister Coetzee, the head coach of the DHL Western Province team, has announced his squad for the upcoming 2012 ABSA Currie Cup season. Built around a core of players that helped the DHL Stormers finish top of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby joint log, Coetzee...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, 11 August 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, this morning. The team is: 15. Andries Coetzee 14. JR Esterhuizen 13. Lionel Mapoe 12. Waylon Murray 11....
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Ebersohn captains Cheetahs in his 50th Currie Cup game
Saturday, 11 August 2012, Kick-off: 17:05 Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg Absa Currie Cup Toyota Free State Cheetahs to face the MTN Golden Lions: 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 12. Andries Strauss 11. Raymond Rhule 10....
