Author archives: nelio@15.co.za

  • Johan Ackermann has named his side to face the Steval Pumas

    Aug 11, 15 • 1645 Views • General NewsComments Off on Johan Ackermann has named his side to face the Steval Pumas

    ABSA CURRIE CUP ROUND TWO: XEROX GOLDEN LIONS VS STEVAL PUMAS Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his side to face the Steval Pumas this Friday at Emirates Airline Park. Ackermann has made just one change to the match day side, which beat...

  • SARU launches mobile gym in Pacaltsdorp

    Aug 11, 15 • 1778 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on SARU launches mobile gym in Pacaltsdorp

    Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images The community and rugby clubs operating in and around Pacaltsdorp in George received a huge boost on Tuesday as the South African Rugby Union launched a new Mobile Team Training System (MTTS) at the Pacaltsdorp Municipal Sport...

  • GLENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 1ST XV SANIX WORLD CUP TOUR 2016 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JOOST GROUP

    Aug 11, 15 • 2466 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on GLENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 1ST XV SANIX WORLD CUP TOUR 2016 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JOOST GROUP

    “Life is not measured by the amount of years lived, but by the amount of memories created” – Joost van der Westhuizen Glenwood High School’s 1st XV Sanix World Cup Tour (2016) will be hosting an evening with former Springbok Rugby Player, Joost van...

  • EP Kings injury report

    Aug 11, 15 • 1276 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP Kings injury report

    New injuries: – Paul Schoeman – knee injury – under investigation this week – Lizo Gqoboka – Pectoral muscle strain – to be confirmed Follow up on known injury: – Basil Short – Flexor Left foot strain – RTP +- 2 weeks...

  • New Zealand referee poised to reach unique milestone

    Aug 11, 15 • 2066 Views • General News, International, New ZealandComments Off on New Zealand referee poised to reach unique milestone

    New Zealand referee Glen Jackson is set to make the history books this weekend, becoming the first New Zealander to both play and referee 100 first-class games of rugby. Jackson will reach the significant milestone this coming Sunday 16 August when he takes...

  • EP SCHOOLS RUGBY WRAP FOR AUGUST 8

    Aug 11, 15 • 1246 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP SCHOOLS RUGBY WRAP FOR AUGUST 8

    DF Malherbe ensured a successful finish to their 60th anniversary during a weekend of sport against Despatch at DFM in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, winning the first team rugby clash 12-7 in a close encounter. With Despatch doing most of the attacking in the...

  • Wood to captain England against France

    Aug 11, 15 • 1376 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Wood to captain England against France

    Tom Wood will captain England in Saturday’s QBE International against France at Twickenham Stadium. The Northampton Saints back row, who led England in their two-Test tour of Argentina in 2013, will win his 37th cap as Stuart Lancaster’s charges start...

  • Aug 10, 15 • 1527 Views • General NewsComments Off on

    10 August 2015 MEDICAL: STEVAL PUMAS According to the team physiotherapist of the Steval Pumas, Luzahn Louw: Rudi Mathee (lock) – suffered an Acromion Clavicle injury (shoulder) during training prior to the Cell C Sharks match – booked off for three...

  • Top Fry Nakuru are the new Dala Sevens champions

    Aug 10, 15 • 1835 Views • General News, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Top Fry Nakuru are the new Dala Sevens champions

    Top Fry Nakuru are the new Dala Sevens champions after beating Kenya Harlequin 15-4 in an excitng final at the Mamboleo Showground in Kisumu on Sunday 9 August 2015.   Nelson Oyoo and David Kivuti’s tries put Nakuru 10-0 before Willy Ambaka rode...

  • Wholesale changes to SA Schools teams in George

    Aug 10, 15 • 3893 Views • International, SA Schools, SchoolComments Off on Wholesale changes to SA Schools teams in George

    SA Schools coach Hein Kriek and his SA Schools A counterpart Lance Sendin on Monday made wholesale changes to their starting line-ups for the second round of the Under-18 International Series at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday. The SA Schools team will...

  • Bulls fitness report – presented by Medihelp

    Aug 10, 15 • 2033 Views • General NewsComments Off on Bulls fitness report – presented by Medihelp

    Only light niggles as Vodacom Blue Bulls prepare for Griquas. The Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Nollis Marais, received good news on his playing squad preparing to face ORC Griquas in Pretoria on Friday. The team returned from Bloemfontein with no serious injury...

  • STEVAL PUMAS – Sad start to ABSA Currie Cup campaign

    Aug 10, 15 • 1975 Views • General NewsComments Off on STEVAL PUMAS – Sad start to ABSA Currie Cup campaign

    The medical team of the Steval Pumas has released a report earlier today that three of the current Steval Pumas players are definitely out of contention for the 2015 Currie Cup campaign which will kick-off on 7 August. According to the team physiotherapist,...

  • Wallabies squad players released for World XV match against Japan

    Aug 10, 15 • 2155 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Wallabies squad players released for World XV match against Japan

    Qantas Wallabies squad members Sean McMahon, Christian Lealiifano, Nick Cummins and Taqele Naiyaravoro have been released from training duties to participate in the World XV match against Japan in Tokyo. With the departure of McMahon and Lealiifano from camp,...

  • Impressive Absa Currie Cup start for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Aug 9, 15 • 1849 Views • General NewsComments Off on Impressive Absa Currie Cup start for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Photo: Stan Blumberg Defending Absa Currie Cup champions, DHL Western Province, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Xerox Golden Lions all scored impressive wins in the opening round of South Africa’s premier provincial competition over the weekend. The first...

  • Xerox Golden Lions and EP Kings top junior logs

    Aug 9, 15 • 1617 Views • General NewsComments Off on Xerox Golden Lions and EP Kings top junior logs

    The Xerox Golden Lions maintained their hold on the top of the log of the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship this weekend with a strong showing in Port Elizabeth, where they outclassed the EP Kings 73-14. Results were much tighter in the other two matches...

  • MATCH REPORT: PRETORIA BOYS’ HIGH vs AFRIKAANSE HOËR SEUNSKOOL

    Aug 9, 15 • 3056 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on MATCH REPORT: PRETORIA BOYS’ HIGH vs AFRIKAANSE HOËR SEUNSKOOL

    The annual rugby match between rival schools Pretoria Boys High and the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) generates more interest than most Currie Cup matches across the road at Loftus Versfeld, and yesterday’s encounter at Brooks Field was no different....

  • De Villiers, Coetzee and Le Roux out of Buenos Aires tour

    Aug 9, 15 • 3811 Views • General News, International, Springboks, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on De Villiers, Coetzee and Le Roux out of Buenos Aires tour

    Springbok captain Jean de Villiers, Marcell Coetzee and Willie le Roux have all been ruled out of the return match against Argentina in Buenos Aires next weekend because of injuries. De Villiers fractured his jaw in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship defeat...

  • We were just not good enough – Meyer

    Aug 8, 15 • 3236 Views • General News, International, Springboks, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on We were just not good enough – Meyer

    Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer accepted responsibility for the 37-25 defeat the Springboks suffered against Argentina in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. The coach, who suffered defeat against Argentina for...

  • Qantas Wallabies claim Rugby Championship and keep Bledisloe Cup alive

    Aug 8, 15 • 3081 Views • General News, International, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Qantas Wallabies claim Rugby Championship and keep Bledisloe Cup alive

    The Qantas Wallabies have won the Rugby Championship and kept their campaign to win back the Bledisloe Cup alive with a thrilling 27-19 win against New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday night in front of 73 824 fans, the Qantas Wallabies produced yet another...

  • EP KINGS U19 TAME THE LIONS

    Aug 8, 15 • 1533 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP KINGS U19 TAME THE LIONS

    THE EP Kings U19 team produced a scintillating final 20 minutes to transform a 19-6 deficit into a 28-19 victory over the Golden Lions to keep intact their unbeaten record in this year’s Absa U19 provincial competition at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium...

  • MATCH REPORT: EP KINGS V LIONS

    Aug 8, 15 • 1344 Views • General NewsComments Off on MATCH REPORT: EP KINGS V LIONS

    A BURST of four converted tries in the first 16 minutes of the match set the Lions up for a decisive 51-14 win over the EP Kings in their Absa Currie Cup premier division match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (August 8). The...

  • EP u21 well beaten by the Lions

    Aug 8, 15 • 1411 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP u21 well beaten by the Lions

    THE Lions showed why they are setting the pace in the Absa U21 provincial competition when they ran in 11 tries to outclass the EP Kings 73-14 in their clash at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (August 8). The Kings were plagued by...

  • MARLINS SINK STUDENTS TO BOOK GRAND FINAL BERTH

    Aug 8, 15 • 1187 Views • General NewsComments Off on MARLINS SINK STUDENTS TO BOOK GRAND FINAL BERTH

    The Manly Marlins are the first team into the 2015 Intrust Super Shute Shield Grand Final with a 42-22 win over Sydney University at Manly Oval in front of a three thousand strong crowd in windy conditions. With a wealth of experience in the Sydney University...

  • Match report: Steval Pumas vs Cell C Sharks

    Aug 7, 15 • 1810 Views • General NewsComments Off on Match report: Steval Pumas vs Cell C Sharks

    MATCH REPORT: STEVAL PUMAS vs Cell C Sharks Match: Steval Pumas vs Cell C Sharks Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit 7 August, 2015 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division   First Half: Pumas: Tries: Stefan Watermeyer (10min), Marnus Schoeman (29min), Schoeman (37min)...

  • Aspland-Robinson double gives England U18 victory over France

    Aug 7, 15 • 1803 Views • General News, International, SchoolComments Off on Aspland-Robinson double gives England U18 victory over France

    Sam Aspland-Robinson scored twice as England kicked off the Under 18 International Series with a 15-7 victory over France at the City Park Stadium near Cape Town. Both tries came in the first half, with scrum half Jack Maunder taking quick tap penalties to...