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Apr 27, 12 •
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Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday evening at 17:05 CAT. He has made one change to the run-on team that played the Blues in Dunedin last Friday night. Fullback Ben Smith returns to...
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Apr 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on Leopards team to face the Ford Pumas
Monya Greyvenstein – Leopards will have to face the Pumas without 4 key players this weekend. Eigthman and former captain Morné Hanekom suffered a shoulder injury against the Blue Bulls and will be out for the nexy four months. Youngster H.P. Swart...
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Apr 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 10
The DHL Stormers can cement their place at the top of the South African Vodacom Super Rugby Conference when they take on the Force in their final tour game of 2012. Apart from the log points, the DHL Stormers will also be looking for a third win on tour – a...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes First Encounter with Table Toppers
This Saturday the table topping Chiefs will host the Hurricanes in round 10 of the Super Rugby competition in Hamilton. The Hurricanes’ line-up for this weekend has the return of TJ Perenara from his ankle injury, Julian Savea back on the wing after a...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 7
Permutations galore typify the final round of the Vodacom Cup before the playoffs start, with only three teams – GWK Griquas and Ford Pumas in the North Section, and DHL Western Province in the South – assured of their quarter-final spots. The MTN Golden...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bekker to captain the DHL Stormers against the Force
The return of the injured Vermeulen, Aplon and Koster to SA this week, has seen a number of changes to the match 22 from the team that beat the Reds in Brisbane last week. In the starting 15, Malherbe starts with Harris dropping to the bench. Bekker returns...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Goosen, Kitshoff, Du Toit nucleus of powerful SA Under-20 JWC squad
Vodacom Blue Bulls flank Wian Liebenberg will lead a powerful SA Under-20 team at the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in Cape Town, the South African Rugby Union announced on Tuesday. SARU named the 28-man squad during a midday media conference held at the...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Strong Toyota Cheetahs side named to take on the rock solid Highlanders
Morgan Piek – Saturday evening sees the Toyota Cheetahs face-off against the inform Highlanders from Dunedin, New Zealand. The men from Bloemfontein are set for another bruising encounter this week. The Highlanders have beaten some of the best teams in...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Koster on his way home
WP Rugby today confirmed that Nick Koster is on his way back to Cape Town after aggravating a knee injury in training this week. He will be assessed by a specialist on his return. Commenting on the injuries coach Allister Coetzee said, “Despite the...
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Apr 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Varsity stars to strengthen Blitzbokke
Clayton Blommetjies, the Tuks fullback who starred in this year’s Varsity Cup success, on Tuesday received a well-deserved call-up to the Springbok Sevens squad. The Blitzbokke group for the last two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series, to be played...
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Apr 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sanix World Tournament Schedule
JAPAN – SANIX WORLD YOUTH TOURNAMENT Saturday, 28 April 2012 POOL A RSA Monument Fushimi HTS JAP TON Tonga College Higashi Fukuoka JAP POOL B NZ Kelston BH Nagasaki Kita JAP CAN Shawnigan Lake HS Josho Gakuen HS JAP POOL C ENG Truro College...
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Apr 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions Team Announcement for Brumbies
Johannesburg, 24 April 2012… The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their eighth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Brumbies Bulls on Friday, 27 April 2012 at a press conference this morning. There...
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Apr 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 lock called up to Springbok Planning Camp
Sharks lock Pieter Steph du Toit, a member of the wider South African Under-20 squad, has been called up to the Springbok Planning Camp in Pretoria. Du Toit played for the SA U20s in their first international against the touring Argentina team last Saturday...
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Apr 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on Highlanders squad to tour South Africa
Highlanders Squad Forwards Jamie Mackintosh (C) Josh Bekhuis Elliot Dixon Jacob Ellison Ma’afu Fia James Haskell Jarrad Hoeata Andrew Hore Chris King Nasi Manu Culum Retallick Jason Rutledge Adam Thomson Doug Tietjens Backs Kurt Baker Phil Burleigh Jimmy...
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Apr 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 9
It was a weekend for the flyhalves as the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls kept their grasp on the Vodacom Super Rugby South African Conference after they both beat Australian sides this weekend. The DHL Stormers’ Peter Grant scored 18 of his team’s points...
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Apr 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round 6
DHL Western Province clinched pole position in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup, but the North Section is still wide open with one round of league action to go. The Capetonians beat the SWD Eagles by 29-14 at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn and...
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Apr 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA clinch Under-20 series against Argentina
The South Africa Under-20 team wrapped a three-match series against the touring Argentina side with a 13-5 win in the third and final encounter at the Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, on Saturday evening. Last week, the home team ran out 51-19 winners,...
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Apr 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rob Horne Cited following Super Rugby Match Waratahs v Rebels
Rob Horne of the Waratahs has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match on Saturday 21 April 2012. Horne is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player’s head or...
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Apr 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Paul Jordaan on wing for Pumitas clash
Paul Jordaan, The Sharks back utility back, was included in the SA Under-20 starting line-up for the team’s third and final international clash against Argentina on Saturday at the Danie Craven in Stellenbosch. The Springbok Sevens international joined the...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Beast makes a welcome return against the Eastern Province Kings
Good news for fans of Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira is the big front rower’s return to action, having been named to start at loosehead prop for The Sharks XV in their Vodacom Cup match against the EP Kings on Saturday. Mr Price Kings Parkis set to explode...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bismarck returns to face the Chiefs
There are no real surprises in The Sharks team announced to meet the Chiefs at Mr Price King Park in a Week Nine Vodacom Super Rugby clash, although the news is good surrounding the availability of hooker Bismarck du Plessis. A variety of small injury...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup winner named as IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Ambassador
Ashwin Willemse, a member of the Rugby World Cup 2007 winning Springbok squad, was today named as the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Ambassador. The key age grade tournament will be played from 4 to 22 June in Cape Town, South Africa. Willemse was also a...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Virgin Active SA to help JWC players reach peak performance
All twelve participating teams in the upcoming IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in South Africa will have access to world-class health and fitness facilities thanks to an agreement between the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and Virgin Active SA. The pair...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Francois Hougaard Signs New Bulls Deal
Prosport International is delighted to announce that Francois Hougaard has signed on with the Bulls for another 3 years. The 24 year-old inked a new contract this week, which will see him stay at Loftus until October 2015, just after the next Rugby World Cup....
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Invited players to attend second Springbok Planning Camp
A total of 45 players from the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks have been invited to the second Springbok Planning Camp, which will be held in Pretoria next week. The camp starts on Sunday, 23 April and will conclude on Thursday, 26 April. The first Planning Camp...
