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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup competition for u19 and u21’s kicks off
The Absa Currie Cup for u.19’s and u.21’s kicks off this weekend with a match between the Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 and EP u.19 on Saturday afternoon at 13:00. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.21 will take on EP u.21 at 14:45. Both matches will...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP, Border on form in U18 Girls Week
Western Province and Border emerged as the two top sides in the SARU Girls Under-18 Week at Glenwood High School in Durban on Wednesday after registering their second round of victories to emerge as the only two unbeaten sides. Western Province built on their...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on JEAN TERUG IN DIE BOKSPAN- MEYER WAAG MET OUD EN JONK
Artikel deur Simon Riekert #Pale Toe “Dit is wonderlik om te weet dat sy terugkeer sodanig is dat ons hom speelkans van die bank af sal gee Saterdag. “Die blote feit dat hy weer in vorm is en reg is om te speel is ʼn testament van sy ongelooflike...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wallaroos extended squad announced
The extended Wallaroos squad has been named for a high performance training camp at Bond University on the Gold Coast in August with 11 players from the Championship-winning Sydney squad being selected. The squad also includes five players from the ACT, eight...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers makes long-awaited comeback vs World XV
Jean de Villiers will make an inspirational come-back to top-level rugby from the bench for the Springboks, almost eight months after suffering a horrific knee injury, when they take on the World XV at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. Victor...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tempo of Under 18 Girls Week set to rise
The tempo of the SARU Girls Under-18 Week is set to rise on Wednesday at Glenwood High School in Durban as the teams look to make their presence felt in the second round of matches after a rest day on Tuesday. In the big clashes Western Province, who cruised...
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Jul 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Disappointment for EP Academy side
Fresh from their 34 – 29 win against Border, the Eastern Province Academy side faced a strong Western Province side in their second match at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark. Western Province restricted the EP boys to just three points in the...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP U16s too strong for Falcons
Eastern Province recorded their first win at the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week when they beat the Falcons on Tuesday. The boys from Port Elizabeth suffered an 11 – 24 loss in their opener against KwaZulu-Natal, but made amends today when they...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Big match-ups to close off Coca-Cola Grant Khomo and Academy Weeks
The Golden Lions and KwaZulu-Natal will line up in the main match at the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at the Bridgton Sports Grounds on Thursday, while Western Province will take on the Blue Bulls in the feature clash at the Coca-Cola Academy...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Top teams shine at Coca-Cola Grant Khomo and Academy Weeks
KwaZulu-Natal, the Golden Lions and the Limpopo Blue Bulls on Tuesday established themselves as the top teams at the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn as they registered their second round of victories in as many...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Samoa vs New Zealand TeamSheets #International #Rugby
Date: 8 July 2015 Kick-off: 04h00 (SA Time) Venue: APIA PARK, Samoa Ref: JACO PEYPER Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Samoa: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Alofa Alofa, 13 Paul Perez, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 Alesana Tuilagi, 10 Tusiata Pisi, 9 Kahn...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Preview: Samoa vs New Zealand
Quite possibly the smallest crowd to ever watch an All Blacks Test match will be at Apia Park in Samoa on Wednesday, but the impact of the game could be as significant as anything else the New Zealand side has achieved. Talk of between 8000-10,000 people at...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on TAPUAI TO BRING EXPERIENCE TO FORCE BACKLINE
The Western Force will inject additional experience into its young backline with the recruitment of Queensland Reds centre Ben Tapuai for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Tapuai will join the Force having played 66 Asteron Life Super Rugby matches across seven...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lock in Curtis Browning and Chris Feauai-Sautia
Queensland Rugby Union has re-signed St.George Queensland Reds young guns Curtis Browning and Chris Feauai-Sautia ahead of the 2016 season. Feauai-Sautia has inked a two-year deal with the club, while Browning has signed a contract extension for one year....
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in England with the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour as the countdown continues
Rugby’s most prestigious prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, has arrived in England with the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour, counting down 75 days until the start of the Tournament. . This morning, RFU President and Rugby World Cup 2003 winner Jason Leonard OBE...
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Jul 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pieter-Steph du Toit Departs the Cell C Sharks
Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit, today confirmed his departure from the Cell C Sharks at the end of his contract, which expires in October 2015. Having made his debut for The Sharks in 2012, du Toit with his strong physicality and presence has become an...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Academy U18s off to a winning start
Eastern Province Academy recorded a narrow 34 – 29 win over their neighbours, Border, in their opener of the Coca-Cola Academy Week at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark. Eastern Province CD unfortunately went down to hosts, the Rooi Valke, in a...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP lose to KZN in Grant Khomo opener
Eastern Province kicked off their Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week when they faced KwaZulu-Natal at the Brighton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn on Monday. The boys from Port Elizabeth scored one first half try and a penalty in reply to Natal’s two...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU Girls U18 Week kicks off with big scores
The SARU Girls Under-18 Week got off to a thrilling start at Glenwood High School in Durban on Monday with big scores dominating the opening day of the inaugural competition. Western Province cruised to the highest score of the day as they thumped the...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Exciting start to U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
The Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week got off to a thrilling start at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn on Monday with a mixture of narrow victories and big wins keeping fans entertained throughout the day. In the top match-ups Western...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Cape Town
Springbok No 8 and South Africa’s Rugby Player of the Year in 2014, Duane Vermeulen, is in a race against time to be fit for the Rugby World Cup after it was revealed that he has to undergo surgery on a neck injury, but national skipper Jean de Villiers has...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Women finish second in Rugby Super Series
England Women wrapped up the Rugby Super Series with a 15-14 defeat of hosts Canada in Edmonton on Sunday, handing the Rugby World Cup champions a second place finish overall.England, who last played Canada in the World Cup final 11 months ago where they...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP RUGBY GRAND CHALLENGE WRAP FROM JULY 4
Gardens and Spring Rose, among the top four teams in the EP Grand Challenge competition, both suffered setbacks in their league games on Saturday (July 4). African Bombers broke out of their slump of eight straight defeats when they beat Gardens 22-17 in...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on R.I.P Pieter (Piet) Malan 1919-2015
Piet Malan, whose brainchild was the establishment of the Craven Week and, until yesterday, the oldest living Springbok, passed away in his sleep on Sunday. He was 96. Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, expressed his...
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Jul 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Burger goes to World Cup
Freek Burger, the former Test referee and manager of South African referees, has been appointed a citing commissioner at the Rugby World Cup, hosted by England, starting in September 2015. At one stage Burger held the South African record for Tests refereed,...
