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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on JJ Engelbrecht starts for Blue Bulls
Utility back JJ Engelbrecht will make his Vodacom Blue Bulls debut on Saturday when the team plays Western Province in an Absa Currie Cup match at Newlands in Cape Town. Engelbrecht has been released from the Springbok squad that will travel to Australasia...
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Aug 29, 12 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Bok squad announced for Australasian leg of Castle Rugby Championship
DHL Western Province No 8 Duane Vermeulen and Toyota Free State Cheetahs flyhalf Johan Goosen are the two uncapped players that have been added to the Springbok squad for the Australasian leg of The Castle Rugby Championship. The squad of 28 for Tests against...
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Aug 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sadie returns to Blue Bulls starting lineup
Johann Sadie will start in his first Absa Currie Cup match for the Vodacom Blue Bulls. The attacking midfielder has been included in the side to face The Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and is one of four changes made by coach Pine Pienaar. Sadie...
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Aug 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 2
The Sharks surged to the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division table after beating defending champions the MTN Golden Lions 30-14 in Durban on Saturday night to exact revenge for their loss to the men from Johannesburg in last year’s final. The...
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Aug 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 8
THE Eastern Province Kings have opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the Absa Currie Cup First Division standings with six rounds remaining following their comprehensive 57-19 victory over defending champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers in Port...
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Aug 18, 12 •
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International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18 •
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Comments Off on SA Schools clinch series with win against England Under-18
The South African Schools team remained undefeated in the International Under-18 series after beating England 36-29 at UWC Stadium in Bellville on Saturday. They earlier in the series beat France in Wellington and Wales in George. In an earlier match, France...
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Aug 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 1
The MTN Golden Lions got the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title off to a promising start when they opened their campaign with a bonus-point 43-20 victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Vodacom...
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Aug 12, 12 •
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National, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 7
The Eastern Province Kings will go into the second round of league matches in the Absa Currie First Division with a handy six-point lead after seeing off closest rivals the Leopards in a hard-fought battle at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Selectors name SA Schools team for Series opener
The national selectors have named the SA Schools team for the Under-18 International Series opening match on Friday against France at the Hugenote High School in Wellington. The match starts at 17h00 while Six Nations rivals England and Wales will get the...
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Aug 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division Review: Round 6
Defending Absa Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers picked up their first win of the season in spectacular style, while front-runners the EP Kings extended their lead at the top of the standings despite a high-scoring Nelspruit...
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Aug 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review: Final
The Sharks did not have enough left in the tank as they were beaten in the Vodacom Super Rugby Grand Final by the Chiefs in a wet Hamilton on Saturday. The Chiefs won their first-ever title in the second final at the Waikato Stadium when they beat The Sharks...
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Aug 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad announced for Rugby Championship
The Springbok selectors on Saturday included five uncapped players in a 30-man Springbok squad for the inaugural Castle Rugby Championship. The DHL Stormers loose forward, Siya Kolisi, and MTN Lions prop, Pat Cilliers, join JJ Engelbrecht (centre/wing), Elton...
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Aug 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Chiefs pummel Sharks to lift 2012 SuperRugby trophy
The Chiefs from New Zealand convincingly beat the The Sharks 37-6 in the final of the 2012 Super Rugby tournament to be crowned champions for the first time ever. The Chiefs outscored the Sharks by four tries to zero and the only points the Sharks had to show...
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Jul 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bjorn Basson operated on after torn intestine. Stays behind in NZ hospital.
Vodacom Bulls winger Bjorn Basson underwent surgery in New Zealand on Sunday after he sustained a tear to his intestines during his side’s 28-13 loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday. Basson was forced off the field during the first half of the...
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team for Crusaders playoff clash
It will be a first quarter-final for all of them, but eleven players from the Vodacom Bulls match 22 have won the Super Rugby title before. Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke announced his team to play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday and named a side...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Kings allegedly accept SARU payment and forfeit SuperRugby inclusion for now
The Lions can breath a sigh of relief after it has been reported that they will most likely remain in Super Rugby for at least three more years. The Cape Argus’ Zelim Nel reported on Sunday that the EP Kings have accepted a R40million payment from SARU...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Quade Cooper cited for high tackle on Berrick Barnes
Following initial consideration by the SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Nicholas Davidson QC, Quade Cooper of the Reds will appear at a SANZAR Judicial Hearing after being cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Cooper is alleged to...
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Jul 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls beat Lions to book play-off spot
The Vodacom Bulls booked their spot in the 2012 Super Rugby play-offs when they beat the MTN Lions 37-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls secured 5th spot on the final SuperRugby log with a bonus point victory and will now travel to Christchurch to...
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Jul 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions sneak it in the end against Rebels
The MTN Lions rallied back late in the second half to beat the Rebels 37-32 at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The Lions started off with a flash and quickly scored two tries in the first ten minutes. Waylon Murray was first to cross over as the Lions spread...
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Jul 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Frans Steyn back home but no Lambie or Alberts for Sharks
Sharks coach John Plumtree has announced his side to face the Vodacom Bulls in the penultimate match of the Super Rugby round-robin stages. The Sharks will have to do without two of their most influential Springboks with fullback Pat Lambie and loose forward...
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Jul 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls stick to winning formula
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke named an unchanged side to face the Sharks on Friday and the same match 22 that outclassed the Toyota Cheetahs last weekend, will again have to deliver the goods in Durban. Ludeke said team selection this week was straight...
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Jul 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls statement on signing of Paarl Gym's Handrè Pollard
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm that Junior Boks flyhalf Handrè Pollard will join the Vodacom Blue Bulls in 2012. The 18 year old Paarl Gymnasium scholar was one of the stand-out players in the Junior Boks campaign and scored 42 points...
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Jul 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 16
The Vodacom Bulls inched closer to the DHL Stormers on the South African Conference log as both teams won their first Vodacom Super Rugby matches after the June Test break. The DHL Stormers beat the MTN Lions by 27-17 at DHL Newlands, but only got four log...
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Jul 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 1
There was ample evidence on the opening weekend of the expanded ABSA Currie Cup First Division to suggest that the new eight-team competition – with the addition of the Platinum Leopards and Ford Pumas – will be one of the most competitive and...
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Jun 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls too good for Cheetahs
The Vodacom Bulls ran in six tries to the four of the Toyota Cheetahs to claim a 40 – 24 victory during their Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls were leading 26 – 0 at half time thanks to a flood of tries by captain Pierre Spies...
