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Mar 29, 12 •
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Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named the team to play the Lions this weekend in Johannesburg. Kick-off is at 17:05 CAT. There are four changes to the team that beat the Cheetahs last week. Daniel Carter makes his first start of the season at number...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Sharks Coach John Plumtree has brought back two familiar faces into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies in Canberra, along with another, enforced change to last week’s side. While The Sharks suffered a mini...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Friday, 30 March 2012 19:10 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Vodacom Cup 15 Nico Scheepers 14 Philip Burger 13 Johan Van Schalkwyk 12 Barry Geel 11 Jumba Ulenga...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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The Vodacom Cup is putting a smile on the face of South Africa Under-20 coach Dawie Theron, as a number of players in the reckoning for the Junior World Championship later this year, are getting valuable game time. No less than 11 members of Theron’s last...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Influential Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika is on his way home to undergo treatment on his injured right knee and will miss the Japan Sevens in Tokyo this coming weekend. In one of the two changes to the team that finished third in Hong Kong last...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Coach Allister Coetzee today named a strong side including the returning Rynhardt Elstadt and Deon Fourie to take on the Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday at 19h10. The Stomers team is as follows: 15. Joe Pietersen 14. Gio Aplon 13. Juan de Jongh 12. Jean...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Morgan Piek – For years now political involvement in South African sports has been a key issue. For one to deny that would simply be naïve. The latest issue evolved yesterday when Mr Neels van Rooyen, the Deputy Chief whip of the ANC in the Free State...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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Morgan Piek – Sanity has prevailed this morning when Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske announced his side for their final tour match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday. Although the Cheetahs lost by 7 points in the dying minutes on an...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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· Changes to appointments are for six of the seven ‘Week Six’ fixtures · Note that appointments for ‘Week Seven’ through to ‘Week Ten’ will be released early next week Most changes have been necessitated by logistics,...
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Mar 27, 12 •
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College Rovers, the 2010 National Club Champions and one of the country’s leading non-university clubs, will be aiming for a seventh KZN Moor Cup title in a row when they begin their campaign on Saturday away to UKZN Pietermaritzburg (k/o 15h30). The...
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Mar 27, 12 •
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COMMENTS REGARDING CITING COMMISSIONER During a Blues’ media session on Wednesday 21 March, I was asked questions regarding the suspension of Luke Braid for three weeks, after he was cited for striking following our game in South Africa against the...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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FNB Maties vs FNB UJ – Danie Craven Stadium, Stelllenbosch, Kick-off 17:30 CAT FNB Maties 15 André Smith, 14 Ryan Nell, 13 Wessel Coetzee, 12 Louis Jordaan, 11 Dean Hammond, 10 André Kemp, 9 Boela Abrahams, 8 Grant Hattingh, 7 Helmut Lehmann (captain), 6...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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Hoërskool Litchenburg Santam Landbou u16 Rugby Week taking place from 1 – 5 April 2012 Program – Day 1 & 2 Day 1 – 1 April 2012 14:00 Spanne meld tot 16:00 by die koshuise aan. 15:00 Swembad beskikbaar tot 16:00. 17:00 Amptelike opening...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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Carlo Botha – After good wins on the weekend by the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, these two rugby powerhouses look like sides to fly the South African flag high. The DHL Stormers were made to work hard for a 24-19 win over a spirited MTN Lions...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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Members of Motherwell Rugby Club and their families were in the thoughts and prayers of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), Mr Oregan Hoskins, the president of SARU said on Sunday. A number of the club’s players were involved in a sea rescue incident in...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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South Africa beat England 28-0 on Sunday to claim third place at the Hong Kong Sevens and to consolidate their third place on the HSBC Sevens World Series log. The Blitzbokke earned 17 valuable points, which increased their tally for the season to 93...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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The DHL Stormers top the log as the only unbeaten team left in Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 and the Vodacom Bulls smashed an interesting record in Pretoria on Saturday. These two sides are currently flying the South African flag in the competition. The DHL...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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DHL Western Province had to dig deep to stay unbeaten in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls got their first win of the season in the North, where the Ford Pumas still lead the way. A converted try by JP du Plessis in injury...
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Mar 24, 12 •
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South African Rugby Union (SARU) referee Craig Joubert will ‘kick off’ qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2015 when he takes charge of Mexico versus Jamaica in Mexico City on Saturday (15:30 local time). Joubert – who refereed the 2011 Rugby World Cup final...
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Mar 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on South Africa to face tough Samoa in Hong Kong quarters
The Springbok Sevens will face formidable Samoa on Sunday in the Cup quarter-final of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament after they finished second in Pool B. Samoa won the USA title in Las Vegas in February and beat England 14-12 in their final pool match on...
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Mar 23, 12 •
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Blues v Hurricanes Blues: 15 Lachie Munro, 14 David Raikuna, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Piri Weepu , 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Brad Mika, 7 Daniel Braid (captain), 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Ali Williams , 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Tom...
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Mar 22, 12 •
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Gauteng is the place to be for local Vodacom Super Rugby action this week – first there is the Clash of the Champs in Pretoria, before the MTN Lions host the DHL Stormers in Johannesburg. Both these games are preceded on “Super Saturday” by clashes Down...
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Mar 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Only 7 Currie Cup winners to face the Stormers
His hand forced by what he calls the worst spate of injuries he has had to deal with in 16 years of coaching, MTN Lions coach John Mitchell will field only seven of the players who started in the Currie Cup final for the Vodacom Super Rugby match against the...
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Mar 22, 12 •
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The Sharks XV vs Free State XV Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Friday 23 March 2012 @ 19h10 The Sharks XV 15. Gouws Prinsloo 14. S’bura Sithole 13. Wandile Mjekevu 12. Heimar Williams 11. Rosko Specman 10. Fred Zeilinga 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Lubabalo...
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Mar 22, 12 •
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Morgan Piek – The Sharks have named an unchanged side to take on the Waratahs in Sydney in their first game abroad this season. John Plumtree “rewarded” the team who came from 17 – 0 down to beat the Reds in Durban last weekend. Never easy going...
