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Aug 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Haka, Its Meaning and Origin
The Maori haka performed by the All Blacks, has become famous around the world, though few realise it’s origin or meaning. Te Rauparaha, the warrior chief of Ngati Toarangatira, originally from Kawhia, had visited Tuwharetoa to solicit aid against the...
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Aug 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fund raises over R1.1-million for injured rugby players
The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund celebrated the one-month countdown to the Rugby World Cup in style on Tuesday 9 August when over R1.1-million was raised for the victims of serious rugby injuries at its Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby...
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Aug 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies in Durban
Fourie du Preez and Heinrich Brüssow will return to the Springbok starting line-up for the first time in 21 months, following the announcement of the team to meet Australia in a Castle Tri-Nations Series Test at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday....
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Aug 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Six teams to play in Absa Currie Cup Premier Division from next year
The Absa Currie Cup Premier Division will be contested by six teams from 2012 and eight teams will play in the Absa Currie Cup First Division, the SARU General Council decided today at a meeting in Newlands. The decision was confirmed after a majority vote...
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Aug 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 5
A replay of last year’s Absa Currie Cup final between The Sharks and DHL Western Province in Cape Town, as well as a battle to avoid last place on the log between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Ford Pumas in Nelspruit feature this weekend. Both DHL Western...
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Aug 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions to face the Toyota Free State Cheetahs
MTN Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Saturday, 13 August 2011 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 19:10 15 Jaco Taute 14 Deon Van Rensburg 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Alwyn Hollenbach 11 Michael Killian 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Michael Bondesio 8 Joshua Strauss...
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Aug 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Sharks to face DHL Western Province
DHL Western Province vs The Sharks Friday, 12 August 2011 DHL Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 19:10 Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik 14 Odwa Ndungane 13 Stefan Terblanche 12 Patrick Lambie 11 Lwazi Mvovo 10 Frederic Michalak 9 Charl McLeod 8 Keegan Daniel (C) 7 Marcell...
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Aug 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province to face The Sharks
DHL Western Province vs The Sharks Friday, 12 August 2011 DHL Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 19:10 Western Province: 15 Conrad Jantjes 14 Danie Poolman 13 Johann Sadie 12 Tim Whitehead 11 JJ Engelbrecht 10 Demetri Catrakilis 9 Dewaldt Duvenage 8 Nick...
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Aug 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs to face MTN Lions
Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Lions Saturday, 13 August 2011 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 19:10 Toyota Free State Cheetahs 1 Coenie Oosthuizen 2 Adriaan Strauss ( C ) 3 W.P. Nel...
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Aug 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Nienaber joins Springboks as defensive consultant
Defensive coaching specialist Jacques Nienaber has joined the Springboks as a consultant, Springbok management announced on Tuesday. Nienaber, 38, the defence coach of DHL Western Province and the Stormers, has been released by his union to work as part of...
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Aug 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to face Wallabies named on Thursday
The Springbok team for this weekend’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Durban will now be named on Thursday. The scheduled naming was postponed on Tuesday due to a number of injury and illness concerns among the loose forwards. Pierre Spies...
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Aug 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Johnson, Kankowski added to Springbok squad
Looseforwards Ashley Johnson and Ryan Kankowski were on Monday added to the Springbok squad to cover for a number of injury concerns among back row forwards. Johnson, who made his Test debut against Australia in Sydney last month, and Kankowski were added as...
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Aug 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Review – Week 4
The MTN Golden Lions are the only unbeaten team left in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division following their victory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and defeats to The Sharks and DHL Western Province earlier during the weekend. GWK Griquas repeated their feat...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Sarel to play Currie Cup for the FS Cheetahs.
Morgan Piek Bloemfontein – Sarel Pretorius has this afternoon announced that he will be playing for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2012 and 2013 ABSA Currie Cup seasons. He is still contracted to play for the Sydney based Super15 franchise the New South...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Huget expelled from French Rugby World Cup Squad.
MARCOUSSIS, France — Yoann Huget was expelled from the French World Cup rugby union squad on Thursday for not observing the anti-doping rules announced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Pierre Camou. Camou revealed at a news conference that the French...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 4
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and Toyota Free State Cheetahs have tough home games in the Absa Currie Cup on Saturday as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing defeats. On Friday evening, The Sharks face a tricky encounter against a...
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Aug 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup – Week 3 Round-up.
Photo by Mike La Grange. Thirty seven tries were scored during a high action weekend of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division action as DHL Western Province, The Sharks, the MTN Golden Lions and GWK Griquas all recorded bonus point victories. Adding the 33 tries...
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Jul 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 3
Thursday, 28 July 2011 It’s north vs south in Cape Town this weekend as the Vodacom Blue Bulls face last year’s Absa Currie Cup runners up, DHL Western Province, at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Both these sides recorded good victories last weekend and...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Falcons
Absa Currie Cup First Division Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Falcons Boland Rugby’s Director of coaching, Eugene Eloff, has made two changes to the Regent Boland Kavaliers starting XV for Friday’s match against the Falcons in Wellington. Grant le...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Welkom Rovers eye Bethlehem’s crown
Welkom Rovers – one of the most successful clubs in Griffons rugby – are just two matches away from returning to the National Club Championships after the Northern Free State side shrugged off a number of challenges to finish top of the province’s First...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Murray Kinderhuis oefen saam met die Boland Kavaliers
Jong rugbyspelers van die Murray Kinderhuis op Wellington het Woensdag 20 Julie 2011 ‘n oefensessie saam met die Regent Boland Kavaliers deurgebring op die Boland-stadion. Dié jongspan gaan almal skool in Wellington, onder andere by Wellington...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 2
The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the...
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies to face the Springboks
The response had been swift and predictable – under-siege Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has reacted to last weekend’s galling defeat to Samoa by making a raft for changes for the Tri-Nations opener against South Africa in Sydney on Saturday. As the...
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Three Boks to debut againt the Wallabies
Three of the form South African players of the Vodacom Super Rugby season will make their international debuts against Australia on Saturday, following the announcement of the Springbok team in Sydney today. Props Dean Greyling and Werner Kruger and...
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Jul 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on Rugby earns nominations at 2011 SA Sports Awards
The achievements of Springbok Sevens star Cecil Afrika and Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke have been acknowledged in the nominations for the 2011 SA Sports Awards. Furthermore, two of South African rugby’s most decorated players, John Smit and Victor...
