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Jul 22, 11 •
1944 Views •
National •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Sharks win nail-biter at Mbombela
The Sharks survived a big scare as they claimed a nail-biting 23-22 victory against the Ford Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in what could only be described as a great advert for rugby. The Pumas came to the party with all guns blazing and from...
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Jul 21, 11 •
2911 Views •
International, National •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Lions officially announce signing of CJ van der Linde
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the signing of Springbok and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner, Prop CJ van der Linde. Van der Linde is currently playing for the DHL Western Province and is in Australia with the Springboks on their overseas leg of the Castle...
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Jul 20, 11 •
3688 Views •
National •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls pick unchanged starting XV for FS Cheetahs
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar picked the same Vodacom Blue Bulls side to do battle with the Free State Cheetahs in Absa’s Currie Cup at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Blue Bulls dropped a disappointing result to the Natal Sharks last week, but...
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Jul 17, 11 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Samoa stun Australia to claim great victory
Samoa surprised Australia and probably the rest of the world when they convincingly beat Australia 32-23 at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Samoa outclassed and outmuscled Australia in every aspect of the game to score four tries while Australia could only crack...
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Jul 15, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Boks plane returns as engine fails
CASTLE TRI NATION Logo 2011 There was high drama as the Springboks departed on their away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations. The Qantas flight on which the team was traveling was forced to return to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg less than two...
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Jul 15, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Brüssow and Muller cleared for Castle Tri-Nations away leg
World Cup winner Johann Muller and star flanker Heinrich Brüssow were included in the Springbok squad on the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations Series on Friday. The pair have responded well to treatment and will be part of a 28-man party to take on...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs side to face Leopards
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Leopards on Saturday, the 16th of July in their first Absa Currie Cup match of the season. The game kicks-off at 15h00 and gates open at 10h00. In the first curtain raiser of the day, the Free State...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on Gary Botha to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls against Sharks
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar included three Springboks in his side for Saturday’s opening fixture in Absa’s Currie Cup competition against the Natal Sharks in Durban. One of them, Gary Botha, will lead the side, while Akona Ndungane and Dewald...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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National, Varsity & Club •
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Comments Off on National Club Round-up: Kimberley police make history in Kuruman
Kimberley Police made rugby history on Saturday when they beat arch-rivals Kuruman in an extraordinary and unprecedented Griqualand West Super League final played in front of over 1,000 spectators at the Northern Cape mining town’s showgrounds. The match,...
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Jul 13, 11 •
4723 Views •
International, National, Rugby Championship News, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Bok captain John Smit departs to Saracens after RWC
World Cup-winning Springbok captain John Smit today announced via social media platform Twitter that he will, after the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, join up with English Club Saracens for two seasons. Smit made the announcement early this morning, stating...
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Jul 11, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Two added to Springbok squad as cover for Castle Tri-Nations tour
World Cup-winning prop CJ van der Linde and uncapped Sharks lock Gerhard Mostert were added as cover to the Springbok squad preparing in Johannesburg for the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations Series. A decision on their participation will be taken later in...
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Jul 11, 11 •
5162 Views •
Craven Week, Craven Week Results, School, School Rugby Results •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on 2011 Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week Results
All the 2011 Coca-Cola u18 Craven Week School Rugby Results Live from Kimberley Day 1: Cheetahs crowned champions & Cheetahs (2010 SA School prop) Neethling Fouche is Man of Match Free State Cheetahs 28 (13) vs Golden Lions 17 (5) Leopards 19 (7) vs...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on EP Kings come up short again
A valiant effort from the EP Kings was not enough to hold off a hungry and upcoming Toyota Free State Cheetahs side at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, with the Cheetahs claiming a 26-20 victory. The Cheetahs sent a very young...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Johann Sadie and JJ Engelbrecht join Vodacom Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that Johann Sadie and JJ Engelbrecht have signed two year contracts (till 31 October 2013) with the Vodacom Bulls. Both will join up with the Vodacom Bulls on November 1st, in time to start preparing for...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on 27-man Bok squad named for Tri-Nations tour
Captain John Smit will lead a squad of 27 players drawn from the Springboks’ preliminary Rugby World Cup squad on the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations Series, it was announced on Friday. Smit, the most capped international captain in Test rugby, will win...
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Jul 5, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on Young Cheetahs to face strong EP Kings led by Watson
The Free State Cheetahs named an upcoming team to face the EP Kings at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in a Currie Cup warm-up match on Friday night with the coaching staff of Os du Randt and Michael Horak deciding to put their youngsters to the test against an...
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Jun 29, 11 •
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National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Pine Pienaar joins Bulls with Heyneke at head of professional structures
The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce several new additions to its current coaching staff, as well as the long term appointment of Heyneke Meyer as Executive: Rugby. Meyer will run a streamlined rugby department, which will see the...
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Jun 28, 11 •
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International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Gumede terminates lucrative deal with Lions
June 28 – The Golden Lions Rugby Union today wishes to confirm that negotiations around the completion of the shareholders agreement with GUMA TAC has been terminated by GUMA TAC. It is with deep regret that the Lions received this notification today as...
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Jun 23, 11 •
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National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Sharks opt for Alberts over Kankowski
Sharks coach John Plumtree has named his side to face the Crusaders in the second Super Rugby qualifier on Saturday 25 June in Nelson, New Zealand. Plumtree has made only one change to the run-on side that beat the Bulls at Loftus a week ago. With wet, windy...
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Jun 23, 11 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Baby Boks outclass Ireland
The South African Under-20s returned back to winning ways at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy following their 57-15 victory over Ireland in Padova on Wednesday. The Baby Boks outmuscled their opponents and ran in nine tries in a match which saw...
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Jun 22, 11 •
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BabyBoks U20, International, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Baby Boks bounce back
Following their disappointing loss against England a few days ago, the Baby Boks bounced backed and demolished ireland in their 5th Place Semi-final match in Italy with a 57 – 15 scoreline. The South African u/20 outfit lost 26-20 to England in their...
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Jun 20, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
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Comments Off on Preliminary Springbok Rugby World Cup squad named
Twenty-one Rugby World Cup winners were among a preliminary Springbok squad of 49 players named for the 2011 tournament by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday. The final Rugby World Cup squad of 30 will be named on August 23. The names were...
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Jun 20, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
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Comments Off on England pick 45-man RWC training squad
England manager Martin Johnson named his preliminary 45-man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and continued to build an English Foreign Legion. All the players who represented England in the 2011 RBS Six Nations have been inlcuded with the addition...
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Jun 19, 11 •
1941 Views •
BabyBoks U20, International, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Baby Boks seek redemption against Ireland
SA Under-20 captain Arno Botha insists that the Baby Boks will be looking to bounce back following their 26-20 defeat against England as they prepare to face Ireland on Wednesday (20h10) in the battle for fifth place at the IRB Junior World Championship. The...
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Jun 19, 11 •
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General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on SuperRugby play-offs explained
There seems to be some confusion regarding the play-offs of the inaugural SuperRugby season’s new format. And we cannot blame you as we also had to take a few looks at it. Most people believe that the Reds will play against the winner of the Blues vs...