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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION 2016: Late changes to Boland team vs Pumas
The Boland Cavaliers have made a few late changes to their team that will face the Pumas at the Boland Stadium on Friday. Zandre Jordaan (eighth-man) and Basil Short (prop) have been withdrawn from the squad as they have been assessed to be unfit to take part...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions junior team sheets
The Xerox Golden Lions junior teams travel to Bloemfontein this weekend where they will face the Free State under 19 and under 21 teams. The Lions Under 21 side is currently second on the log, just one point behind the Free State, while the Lions Under 19’s...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP starting debut for Willemse
Flank Stefan Willemse will make his first start for DHL Western Province, in the Currie Cup clash against the Cell C Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Willemse came off the replacements bench in the victory against the Eastern Province Kings in Port...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Team Release for Western Province vs Cell C Sharks
Western Province vs. Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 3rd September 2016 Time : 17h05 Venue : DHL Newlands, Cape Town Referee : Rasta Rasivhenge Assistant Referees : Quinton Immelman, Jaco Kotze Television Match Official : Willie Roos Curwin Bosch 14....
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Gauteng and Coastal derbies spice up Currie Cup
Two big derbies, in Pretoria and Cape Town, will spice up the Currie Cup this weekend as the competition shifts into a new gear when the Premier and First Division tournaments pass the halfway mark and the battle for semi-final spots intensifies. Only four...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bond University Queensland Country welcome back James Slipper for Melbourne Rising clash
Bond University Queensland Country will welcome back St.George Queensland Reds and Wallabies prop James Slipper, for their Round 2 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against the Melbourne Rising this Sunday, 4 September. The inclusion of Slipper is...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side to play Western Sydney Rams at Ballymore Stadium
The McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side has been named for their first home match of the 2016 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. City coaches have made six changes to the starting side to face the Rams in this Horan-Little Shield challenge match,...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on QUADE COOPER INKS RETURN TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY AND QUEENSLAND REDS
Qantas Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper has officially put pen to paper on a new three-year contract, cementing his return to Australian Rugby after one season with French club Toulon. Cooper’s new deal will carry him through until the end of the 2019 Rugby...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Lionesses In Pool B For Women’s Africa Cup Sevens
Kenya have been grouped in Pool B of the Women’s Africa Cup Sevens set for Harare, Zimbabwe on 18 September. The Lionesses were Africa’s representatives in the women’s rugby sevens competition at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Brazil. They...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on BAREND PIETERSE ON GRIQUAS GAME
“It was definitely a game of two halves, but once again, I cannot fault the players on their effort.” “Considering that we had one day of training to prepare for this match, there were a number of mistakes but it is understandable.”...
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Sep 1, 16 •
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Comments Off on Game of two halves against Griquas
It was a game of two halves in Kimberley on Wednesday, with the EP Kings going into the break with a 3-point lead; but the home team bounced back and dominated the second half to take the game 47 points to 24 at the whistle. The first minutes of the game...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers team vs Steval Pumas | Boland Stadium, Wellington | Friday 2 September 2016
The Boland Cavaliers have been bolstered by the return of Zandré Jordaan and Jacques Engelbrecht, two of the team’s most dangerous ball-carriers, for their Currie Cup Premier Division clash against the Steval Pumas on Friday 2 September 2016 at the Boland...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Bok MVP played off the bench!
South Africa’s first loss in Argentina might have had something to do with the decision to leave their Most Valuable Player on the bench. Pieter-Steph du Toit replaced Lood de Jager six minutes into the second half of the Springboks’ 26-24 loss in Salta,...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Benjamin happy to stay at Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs winger Rayno Benjamin has extended his contract with the union for another year. “My blood is orange and my heart is here, that’s why I’m still here,” Benjamin started his career at ther Boland Cavaliers and moved...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rossouw in at fullback for Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21s
Divan Rossouw is back at fullback for the Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 match against the EP Kings in the SA Rugby Under-21 Provincial Championship on Friday. He replaces Kurt Webster, who moves to the bench in one of two changes to the starting team. Jaco...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on TEAMSHEET BORDER
COMPETITION/AGE GRADE: CURRIE CUP 1ST DIVISION TEAM: DOWN TOUCH GRIFFONS OPPOSING TEAM: BORDER BULLDOGS TEAM COACH 1 (name): O.GORGONZOLA TEAM COACH 2 (name): BS 0069456 BokSmart (BS) No. COACH 1: BS-E.HERBERT BokSmart (BS) No. COACH 2: BS-BS 0005518 MATCH...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Thrilling finish to Women’s Interprovincial pool rounds
The pool stages of the SA Rugby Women’s Interprovincial Competition will come to an exhilarating end this weekend, with Western Province, the Blue Bulls and KwaZulu-Natal still in the hunt to face Border in the A Section final, while Free State needs only...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Academy Programme scores double first
SA Rugby’s Academies Programme has received a double boost with the announcement of a R1.1 million investment just as it celebrates its 100th “graduate” appearing in first class rugby. Omega Risk Solutions – an integrated security company with an...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on 16 Teams For Girls’ National Schools Sevens
16 teams are lined up to play in the national girls’ schools sevens tournament which will be held on the sidelines of the Safari Sevens on 23rd and 24th September at Kasarani. The teams will be split into four pools of four, the top two teams from each pool...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC CLUBS TO SUPPORT PROSTATE CANCER CAMPAIGN #PASS4PROSTATE
The Buildcorp National Rugby Championship will use this weekend’s games to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The Buildcorp NRC, via the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), and Astellas Pharma Australia have teamed up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Inaugural NSW Under 20s Award named in honour of Tahs’ centurion and esteemed leader, David Dennis
The NSW Under 20s Player of the Year will be recognised for the first time in 2016 with a new award named after NSW Waratahs centurion and esteemed leader, Dave Dennis. The inaugural David Dennis NSW Under 20s Player of the Year will be announced and...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Heartland Team Announced for Jock Hobbs Memorial Under 19 Tournament
New Zealand’s pinnacle event for emerging young rugby talent will take place next month at Owen Delany Park in Taupo and will once again feature a combined Heartland U19 Team. Now in its third year, the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks to reward rugby communities with special visits
A rugby club that overcame the odds to win their championship, a couple’s special commitment to junior rugby, and some very dedicated girls’ rippa rugby teams are among those being rewarded with a visit from the All Blacks, when they fly out to...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT SIDE NAMED TO SWIM WITH RAYS
The Perth Spirit have made three changes to the starting XV that took down the Melbourne Rising in Round One for the team’s first away fixture of the season against the Sydney Rays at North Sydney Oval on Friday night. Head Coach Dwayne Nestor has...
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Aug 31, 16 •
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Comments Off on Improving Steval Pumas, target first Currie Cup win
Currently eighth on the log, the Steval Pumas haven’t had an ideal start to the Currie Cup, but have a good chance of bagging their first win of the campaign when they face the Boland Cavaliers in Wellington on Friday afternoon. The Mpumalanga side will...
