Author archives: nelio@15.co.za

  • Kriek proves faith in players for SA Schools vs England clash

    Aug 14, 15 • 3774 Views • General News, SA Schools, SA Schools Team, SchoolComments Off on Kriek proves faith in players for SA Schools vs England clash

    SA Schools coach Hein Kriek on Friday proved faith in the players that held their nerve to win against France in the Under-18 International Series for their final clash against England on Saturday as he made only a few changes to his starting team. Kriek made...

  • PREMIER INTERSCHOOL’S DERBY TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Grey High School v Selborne College

    Aug 14, 15 • 2111 Views • General News, Premier SchoolsComments Off on PREMIER INTERSCHOOL’S DERBY TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Grey High School v Selborne College

    Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa’s top rugby schools which are broadcast live on SuperSport from March to August....

  • WP: IS GOEIE BEGIN HALF GEWIN?

    Aug 14, 15 • 1671 Views • General News, Pale ToeComments Off on WP: IS GOEIE BEGIN HALF GEWIN?

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert #PaleToe  TUSSEN VIER LYNE: ʼn Weeklikse fokus op die belangrikste Curriebeker wedstryd van die komende naweek. Ons konsentreer op een van die spanne se voorbereiding en waag ‘n mening oor die ander. Ons is gewoonlik reg met...

  • Bakkies to captain World XV against Japan

    Aug 13, 15 • 1950 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Bakkies to captain World XV against Japan

    World XV team: 15 James O’Connor (Reds & Australia) 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro (Glasgow Warriors) 13 Ben Tapuai (Force & Australia) 12 Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies & Australia) 11 Nick Cummins (Western Force & Australia) 10 Berrick Barnes...

  • Venter to captain DHL WP Under-19s

    Aug 13, 15 • 1853 Views • General NewsComments Off on Venter to captain DHL WP Under-19s

    Inside centre Edrich Venter will captain the DHL Western Province Under-19 team against the Free State Cheetahs Under-19s at DHL Newlands on Saturday morning. The DHL WP U19s will get Saturday’s provincial triple-header underway in Cape Town, with their...

  • Fleck keeps the faith for Cheetahs U21 clash

    Aug 13, 15 • 1689 Views • General NewsComments Off on Fleck keeps the faith for Cheetahs U21 clash

    DHL Western Province Under-21 coach Robbie Fleck has named an unchanged line-up for his team’s Absa Provincial Under-21 meeting with the Free State Cheetahs’ Under-21 team at DHL Newlands on Saturday at 12h45. Having suffered an opening-round...

  • Wet Buenos Aires greets Springboks

    Aug 13, 15 • 1147 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Wet Buenos Aires greets Springboks

    The Springboks were greeted by cold and wet weather when they arrived in Buenos Aires on Thursday afternoon for the second Test against Argentina. Saturday’s Test, at Velez Sarsfield, will be the Boks’ first encounter in the Argentine capital in almost a...

  • Border, Blue Bulls square up in Women’s Interprovincials

    Aug 13, 15 • 2232 Views • General NewsComments Off on Border, Blue Bulls square up in Women’s Interprovincials

    The only unbeaten teams in the A Section of the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Competition, Border and the Blue Bulls, will square up in a thrilling encounter in East London on Saturday in the penultimate pool round of the Series. Two-time defending champions...

  • Gauteng neighbours hunt successive Absa Currie Cup wins

    Aug 13, 15 • 1237 Views • General NewsComments Off on Gauteng neighbours hunt successive Absa Currie Cup wins

    Absa Currie Cup Gauteng neighbours the Xerox Golden Lions and Vodacom Blue Bulls will enter their first home matches of the season on Friday evening against the Steval Puma and ORC Griquas respectively as the favourites as they hunt successive victories in...

  • Ireland vs Scotland Teamsheets #GUINNESSSummerSeries

    Aug 13, 15 • 1244 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Ireland vs Scotland Teamsheets #GUINNESSSummerSeries

    Date: Saturday, 15 August 2015 Venue: Aviva Stadium Kick-off: 18h00 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Ireland: 15. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 13. Jared Payne (Ulster) 12. Gordon D’Arcy...

  • Namibia vs Zimbabwe Teamsheets #AfricanCup

    Aug 13, 15 • 1874 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Namibia vs Zimbabwe Teamsheets #AfricanCup

      Date: Saturday 15 August 2015 Kick-off: 16h00 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Namibia: 1. Casper Viviers 2. Torsten van Jaarsveld 3. Johannes Coetzee 4. Tjiuee Uanive 5. Janco Venter 6. Rohan Kitshoff ( Capt ) 7. Tinus du Plessis 8. Renaldo...

  • Argentina have made seven changes to the team that upset South Africa

    Aug 13, 15 • 1696 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Argentina have made seven changes to the team that upset South Africa

    Argentina have made seven changes to the team that upset South Africa 37-25 in the Rugby Championship in Durban last weekend for Saturday’s second test against the Springboks at Velez Sarsfield. The Pumas, who made sure the Boks picked up the...

  • Argentina vs South Africa Teamsheets #International #Rugby

    Aug 13, 15 • 1928 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Argentina vs South Africa Teamsheets #International #Rugby

    Date: Saturday, 15 August 2015 Venue:Velez Sarsfield Kick-off: 21h40 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Argentina: 15 Joaquin Tuculet 14 Santiago Cordero 13 Matias Moroni 12 Juan Martin Hernandez 11 Juan Imhoff 10 Nicolas Sanchez 9 Martin Landajo 1...

  • DHL WP unchanged for Cheetahs at home

    Aug 13, 15 • 1442 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL WP unchanged for Cheetahs at home

    DHL Western Province head coach John Dobson has named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Free State Cheetahs at DHL Newlands (kick-off 15h00). Dobson has rightly kept faith with the starting line-up that did...

  • DHL Western Province vs Toyota Cheetahs #CurrieCup

    Aug 13, 15 • 1876 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL Western Province vs Toyota Cheetahs #CurrieCup

    Date: Saturday, 15 August 2015 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Western Province: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 Juan de Jongh (C), 12 Jaco Taute, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nizaam...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls vs ORC Griquas Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Aug 13, 15 • 1497 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls vs ORC Griquas Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Date: Friday, 14 August 2015 Venue: Loftus Versfeld Kick-off: 19h10 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen   Blue Bulls: 15 Warrick Gelant 14 Travis Ismaiel 13 William Small-Smith 12 Burger Odendaal 11 Jamba Ulengo 10 Tian Schoeman 9 Francois Hougaard...

  • ORC GRIQUAS TEAM TO TACKLE THE BULLS

    Aug 13, 15 • 1414 Views • General NewsComments Off on ORC GRIQUAS TEAM TO TACKLE THE BULLS

    OPPONENTS: Blue Bulls DATE: 14 August 2015 VENUE: Loftus Versveld Pretoria TIME: 19:10 1 Danie Mienie 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Stephan Kotze 4 Jonathan Adendorf 5 Hugo Kloppers 6 RJ Liebenberg 7 Hilton Lobberts 8 Carel Greeff 9 Tian Meyer(Captain) 10 Riaan Viljoen 11...

  • All Blacks vs Wallabies Teamsheets #BledisloeCup

    Aug 13, 15 • 1510 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on All Blacks vs Wallabies Teamsheets #BledisloeCup

    Date: Saturday 15 August 2015 Venue:Eden Park, Auckland Kick-off: 09h35 SA Time Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen All Blacks 1. Tony Woodcock (114) 2. Dane Coles (29) 3. Owen Franks (71) 4. Brodie Retallick (20) 5. Samuel Whitelock (65) 6. Victor Vito (27) 7....

  • Injuries force changes to SA Schools teams

    Aug 13, 15 • 2805 Views • General News, SA Schools, SchoolComments Off on Injuries force changes to SA Schools teams

    SA Schools A lock and captain Héndre Stassen and flank Zain Davids have been called up to the SA Schools squad for the final round of the Under-18 International Series on Saturday after injuries forced changes to the team. SA Schools utility forwards Cobus...

  • Cell C Sharks vs EP Kings Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Aug 13, 15 • 1517 Views • General NewsComments Off on Cell C Sharks vs EP Kings Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Date: Saturday, 15 August 2015 Time: 17h05 SA Time Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Tahla Ntshakaza Television Match Official: Christie du Preez Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen...

  • EP RUGBY U19 AND U21 PREVIEWS

    Aug 13, 15 • 2439 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP RUGBY U19 AND U21 PREVIEWS

    THE EP Kings U19 team will be aiming to round off the first round of the Absa U19 provincial competition in style by keeping their unbeaten record when they clash with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday (August 15). As they reach the halfway stage of the...

  • Cell C Sharks team to take on the EP Kings

    Aug 13, 15 • 1578 Views • General NewsComments Off on Cell C Sharks team to take on the EP Kings

    Cell C Sharks vs EP Kings Date: Saturday, 15 August 2015 Time: 17h05 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Tahla Ntshakaza Television Match Official: Christie du Preez 15. Joe Pietersen 14....

  • Cheika makes six changes to Wallabies starting XV

    Aug 13, 15 • 1586 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Cheika makes six changes to Wallabies starting XV

    Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika continues to utilise the depth in his Wallabies squad, making six changes to the starting XV for this Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup decider in Auckland. Playmakers Quade Cooper and Matt Toomua replace Bernard Foley and...

  • Preview: Grey High vs Selborne College

    Aug 12, 15 • 2975 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Preview: Grey High vs Selborne College

    Eastern Cape’s Grey High and Selborne College have kept the best for last, when they face each other on the Phillip Field at Grey High School in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. As in 2014, when the game ended 20 – 18 in Grey’s favour, the winner...

  • IS HEYNEKE MEYER VERGIFTIG?

    Aug 12, 15 • 2858 Views • General News, International, Pale Toe, SpringboksComments Off on IS HEYNEKE MEYER VERGIFTIG?

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert #PaleToe! Rugby in Suid-Afrika is soos godsdiens. Dit het ongelukkig ʼn negatiewe geskiedenis wat gebore is uit politiek omdat dit vir lank beskou is as die “witman se sport.” ʼn Paar jaar gelede het ek ʼn artikel geskryf vir...