Author archives: nelio@15.co.za

  • BLOU BULLE WIL REGMAAK #PaleToe

    Aug 7, 15 • 3233 Views • General News, Pale ToeComments Off on BLOU BULLE WIL REGMAAK #PaleToe

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert #Paletoe Tussen Vier Lyne: ʼn Weeklikse fokus op die belangrikste Curriebeker wedstryd van die naweek. Ons konsentreer op een van die spanne se voorbereiding. Die Curriebeker het vandag afgeskop, letterlik met ʼn goeie oorwinning...

  • SA Schools teams start U18 International Series on high note

    Aug 7, 15 • 2014 Views • General News, International, SA Schools, SchoolComments Off on SA Schools teams start U18 International Series on high note

    The SA Schools and SA Schools A teams on Friday started the Under-18 International Series on a high note at the City Park Stadium in Crawford, Cape Town, as they registered encouraging victories against Wales and Italy to make their presence felt early on....

  • Hashim Amla hands out Springbok jerseys

    Aug 7, 15 • 3090 Views • General News, International, SpringboksComments Off on Hashim Amla hands out Springbok jerseys

    Hashim Amla, captain of the South African Test cricket team, inspired the Springboks on the eve of their final Test on home soil for 2015, in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup, when he handed out the jerseys for the match against Argentina on Saturday....

  • COCA-COLA® U18 CRAVEN WEEK HERO TO DON GREEN AND GOLD

    Aug 7, 15 • 2922 Views • General News, International, SA Schools, SA Schools Players, SchoolComments Off on COCA-COLA® U18 CRAVEN WEEK HERO TO DON GREEN AND GOLD

    Coca-Cola® SA Schools Squad Announced Blue Bulls scrumhalf, Embrose Papier, who was named the Coca-Cola® Hero of the Day for day 5 of the U18 Coca-Cola® Craven Week has been selected for the Coca-Cola® SA Schools team which will be taking on England,...

  • Making Eastern Province proud

    Aug 7, 15 • 2227 Views • General NewsComments Off on Making Eastern Province proud

    The Eastern Province Under-19 team will try to keep their unbeaten record, when they face the Golden Lions in a table topping Round 5 match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday morning. The surprise package of the ABSA Under-19...

  • DOUBLE HEADER DELIGHT FOR PE SPORT FANS

    Aug 7, 15 • 1400 Views • General NewsComments Off on DOUBLE HEADER DELIGHT FOR PE SPORT FANS

    Port Elizabeth, 07 August 2015 — Nelson Mandela Bay residents and visitors to the friendly city are in line for another sporting feast on Saturday and Sunday, as Chippa United and the EP Kings kick-off the month of August with a double header this...

  • DJ Forbes steps down from captaincy of All Blacks Sevens

    Aug 7, 15 • 1713 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World RugbyComments Off on DJ Forbes steps down from captaincy of All Blacks Sevens

    Focus on being in top shape for Olympics selection Long serving All Blacks Sevens captain DJ Forbes is stepping aside from the captaincy of the team he has been a key part of since 2006. The veteran sevens specialist said he came to his decision after much...

  • Australia names Girls Rugby Sevens squad for 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games

    Aug 7, 15 • 1703 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Australia names Girls Rugby Sevens squad for 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games

    The Australian Commonwealth Games Association is pleased to announce the Australian Girls Rugby Sevens squad nominated by the Australian Rugby Union for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa in September. Coach Dale Roberson has selected an exciting squad...

  • Qantas Wallabies and All Blacks to mark 100 years since Gallipoli ‘August Offensive’ with Bledisloe Cup tribute

    Aug 7, 15 • 1495 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Qantas Wallabies and All Blacks to mark 100 years since Gallipoli ‘August Offensive’ with Bledisloe Cup tribute

    Tomorrow night the Qantas Wallabies head into battle with their great rivals, the New Zealand All Blacks, with The Rugby Championship trophy on the line at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. The two teams have also united to use the occasion to mark 100 years since the...

  • HEYNEKE MEYER SE DAE IS GETEL #PaleToe

    Aug 7, 15 • 2591 Views • General News, International, Pale Toe, SpringboksComments Off on HEYNEKE MEYER SE DAE IS GETEL #PaleToe

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert #Pale Toe  Heyneke Meyer moet volgens die organiseerders se reëls sy Springbok Wêreldbeker-groep bekendmaak teen 31 Augustus 2015. Meyer het dus na Saterdag ʼn bietjie meer as drie weke oor om te besin oor sy groep. Dit is dus...

  • Springboks vs Argentina Teamsheets #RugbyChampionship

    Aug 6, 15 • 3392 Views • General News, International, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Springboks vs Argentina Teamsheets #RugbyChampionship

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Venue: Growthpoint Kingspark, Durban Referee: Romain Poite Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Springboks: Position Name Franchise / Club Test Caps Test points 15 Willie le Roux Toyota Cheetahs 27 40 14 Jesse Kriel Vodacom...

  • Du Plessis in the centre for DHL WP U21s

    Aug 6, 15 • 1613 Views • General NewsComments Off on Du Plessis in the centre for DHL WP U21s

    SA Under-20 star Dan du Plessis will line up in the No.12 jersey for DHL Western Province’s Under-21s in Saturday’s Absa Provincial Under-21 clash against the Leopards at Potchefstroom’s Profert Olën Park (kick-off 13h50). Du Plessis comes...

  • Luke Watson to lead EP Kings against the Lions

    Aug 6, 15 • 1752 Views • General NewsComments Off on Luke Watson to lead EP Kings against the Lions

    Experienced flanker Luke Watson will captain the EP Kings when they open their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division campaign against the Golden Lions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday (August 8 at 14h15). While coach Brent Janse van...

  • Confident DHL WP U19s head to Potchefstroom

    Aug 6, 15 • 1574 Views • General NewsComments Off on Confident DHL WP U19s head to Potchefstroom

    A confident DHL Western Province Under-19 team will travel to Potchefstroom to take on the giant-killing Leopards U19s at Profert Olën Park on Saturday (kick-off 12h10). DHL Western Province recorded a deserved 32-27 win over the Lions in Cape Town last...

  • Wales vs Ireland Teamsheets #International

    Aug 6, 15 • 2510 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Wales vs Ireland Teamsheets #International

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 15h30 CAT Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wales: 15 Hallam Amos 14 Alex Cuthbert 13 Tyler Morgan 12 Scott Williams 11 Eli Walker 10 James Hook 9 Mike Phillips 1 Nicky Smith 2 Richard...

  • Ireland team to face Wales on Saturday

    Aug 6, 15 • 1276 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Ireland team to face Wales on Saturday

    Ireland: Player/Club/Province/Caps: 15. Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster) 11 14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 57 13. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 39 12. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 8 11. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 28...

  • 2015 Absa Currie Cup ready for lift off

    Aug 6, 15 • 1235 Views • General NewsComments Off on 2015 Absa Currie Cup ready for lift off

    The 2015 edition of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division will lift off on Friday with two round-one matches in Kimberley and Nelspruit respectively. A remarkable feature this season is that six of the eight teams who will battle it out for the historic...

  • SA Schools teams named for opening U18 International Series fixtures

    Aug 6, 15 • 2289 Views • General News, International, SA Schools, SchoolComments Off on SA Schools teams named for opening U18 International Series fixtures

    SA Schools coach Hein Kriek and his SA Schools A counterpart Lance Sendin on Thursday named their teams for the opening round of matches in the Under-18 International Series at the City Park Stadium in Crawford on Friday. The SA Schools team will face Wales...

  • EP Kings vs Xerox Golden Lions Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Aug 6, 15 • 1729 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP Kings vs Xerox Golden Lions Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 14h15 CAT Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen EP Kings: 15 Scott van Breda 14 Sylvain Mahuza 13 JP du Plessis 12 Tim Whitehead (vc) 11 Luther Obi 10 George Whitehead 9 Enrico Acker 8...

  • EP KINGS U19 AND U21 PREVIEW VS GOLDEN LIONS

    Aug 6, 15 • 1715 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP KINGS U19 AND U21 PREVIEW VS GOLDEN LIONS

    EVEN though the Golden Lions have lost two of their four fixtures this season, EP Kings U19 coach Mzwandile Stick is expecting a massive onslaught when the sides clash in a top-of-the-table match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday (August 1,...

  • KRU and Sponsors Progress Discussions on Future Rugby Sponsorship Opportunities

    Aug 6, 15 • 2188 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on KRU and Sponsors Progress Discussions on Future Rugby Sponsorship Opportunities

    Nairobi, Kenya – August 6th, 2015 The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) and its key sponsors Safaricom, Kenya Airways and Bamburi Cement have today announced the resumption of key sponsorship discussions with a view to re-starting their engagement in coming...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 bring in Kriel

    Aug 6, 15 • 3012 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 bring in Kriel

    Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 coach Handré Marnitz included Dan Kriel at inside centre for his team’s Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship clash against Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Kriel missed last week’s win over the...

  • Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls Teamsheet #CurrieCup

    Aug 6, 15 • 2223 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls Teamsheet #CurrieCup

    Date: 8 august 2015 Kick-off: 14h15 Venue: Bloemfontein Stadium Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Cheetahs: 15 Full back Van Wyk Coenie 14 Right wing Blommetjies Clayton 13 Right centre Venter Francois (vc) 12 Left centre Benjamin Ryno 11 Left wing Rhule...

  • Youthful look to Vodacom Blue Bulls for Absa Currie Cup opener

    Aug 6, 15 • 1332 Views • General NewsComments Off on Youthful look to Vodacom Blue Bulls for Absa Currie Cup opener

    Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Nollis Marais opted for a youthful squad for his Absa Currie Cup coaching debut on Saturday, when the Vodacom Blue Bulls take on Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. He also named former Free State flanker, Lappies Labuschagne,...

  • Namibia vs Kenya Teamsheets #AfricanCup

    Aug 6, 15 • 2134 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Namibia vs Kenya Teamsheets #AfricanCup

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 16h00 SA time Venue: Hage Geingob Stadium Windhoek Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Namibia: 1. Jaco Engels 2. Torsten van Jaarsveld 3. AJ de Klerk 4. Tjiuee Uanivi 5. Janco Venter 6. Jacques Burger (Captain) 7. Wian Conradie 8....