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  • GWK Griquas, Leopards in dash for qualifying spot

    Jul 10, 14 • 1588 Views • General News • • Comments Off on GWK Griquas, Leopards in dash for qualifying spot

    Unbeaten log leaders GWK Griquas return to Absa Currie Cup Premier Division qualifying action on Saturday when they host the Valke at GWK Park in Kimberley. The Griquas enjoyed a bye the past weekend following their narrow win over the Steval Pumas in a...

  • Second spot and pride at stake – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 19 Preview

    Jul 10, 14 • 1630 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Second spot and pride at stake – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 19 Preview

    While the Cell C Sharks will be playing for second spot on the Vodacom Super Rugby log, the four other South African teams will end of their 2014 campaigns with nothing more than bragging rights and pride at stake.   The KwaZulu-Natalians, already...

  • TALEENA SIMON BECOMES FIRST ABORIGINAL WOMAN TO SIGN PROFESSIONAL SEVENS CONTRACT

    Jul 10, 14 • 1846 Views • General News, International, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on TALEENA SIMON BECOMES FIRST ABORIGINAL WOMAN TO SIGN PROFESSIONAL SEVENS CONTRACT

    Taleena Simon has become the first Aboriginal woman to receive a full time professional contract in Australia’s Sevens program. Hailing from Redfern in Sydney’s Inner West, Simon said she was excited to now be a professional athlete. “It’s a dream...

  • Shaking out the Investec Super Rugby perms

    Jul 10, 14 • 1481 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Shaking out the Investec Super Rugby perms

    With just one round to play to finalise who is in, and who is out of this year’s Investec Super Rugby Finals Series, the stakes are high for the New Zealand teams trying to get one of four possible spots to play on. Here’s how the permutations and...

  • EP U19 team ready to face the Bulls this Friday

    Jul 10, 14 • 2653 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP U19 team ready to face the Bulls this Friday

    The Eastern Province U19 team are ready to face the Bulls U19 in their first match of the season at Loftus on Friday afternoon. The team will be captained by CJ Velleman, who made his provincial debut earlier this year for the EP Kings at Vodacom Cup level....

  • Corked thigh rules Folau out of the Reds clash

    Jul 10, 14 • 2429 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Corked thigh rules Folau out of the Reds clash

    Israel Folau has been ruled out of Saturday’s showdown with the Reds. The NSW Waratahs fullback is suffering from a corked thigh and will be replaced by Cam Crawford, who makes his fourth start for the season in place of the injured Folau. The remainder of...

  • Sharks team to take on the Stormers

    Jul 10, 14 • 2491 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Sharks team to take on the Stormers

    Stormers vs. Cell C Sharks   Date : Saturday, 12 July 2014 Time : 19h10 Venue : DHL Newlands, Cape Town Referee : Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees : Lourens van der Merwe, Quinton Immelman Television Match Official : Deon van Blommestein   15. SP...

  • Crusaders team to play the Highlanders

    Jul 10, 14 • 1635 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Highlanders

    Crusaders head coach Todd Blackadder has made just one change to his team to face the Highlanders this Saturday night.   Lock Sam Whitelock, who was a late withdrawal from last week’s team, has returned to the starting line-up, which means Jimmy Tupou...

  • Time change for Springboks match against Argentina in Salta

    Jul 9, 14 • 3015 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • • Comments Off on Time change for Springboks match against Argentina in Salta

    SANZAR has advised that the Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test match between Argentina and the Springboks, scheduled for Saturday 23 August, will now kick off at 16h40 local time (21h40 SA times), which is 30 minutes later than the original time. The change...

  • Tahs Together: Waratahs help tackle youth offending cycle

    Jul 9, 14 • 1727 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Tahs Together: Waratahs help tackle youth offending cycle

    The Department of Justice and the NSW Waratahs yesterday teamed up to help Pacific Islander young offenders get back on track through community engagement and education. A group of young offenders supervised by Juvenile Justice in the community attended...

  • Just one change for DHL Stormers

    Jul 9, 14 • 2112 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Just one change for DHL Stormers

    The DHL Stormers have made just one change to their starting line-up for Saturday’s final Vodacom Super Rugby league match of 2014 – against the Sharks at DHL Newlands (kick-off 19h10). The only change to the starting XV that beat the Bulls by...

  • Blues team to face the Chiefs

    Jul 9, 14 • 1736 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Blues team to face the Chiefs

    Friday July 11 Eden Park Kick-off 7.35pm The Blues will be without veteran All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock and captain Luke Braid for their crunch match against the Chiefs at Eden Park on Friday night (kick-off 7.35pm). Woodcock suffered a shoulder injury...

  • Supporters from Boland welcome the U18 Coca-Cola Academy Week

    Jul 9, 14 • 2761 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Supporters from Boland welcome the U18 Coca-Cola Academy Week

    Photo caption from left to right: Johnny Cardoso (Coca-Cola South Africa), Jurie Roux (CEO SARU), Dr. Ivan Meyer (Provincial minister of finance for the Western Cape) and Ray Bjierre (Peninsula Beverages Company General Manager) The Under-18 Coca-Cola Academy...

  • Sensation, Khanya Ncusane, makes his mark for Western Province in the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week

    Jul 9, 14 • 4236 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Sensation, Khanya Ncusane, makes his mark for Western Province in the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week

    When Khanya Ncusane runs out as eighthman for the Western Province Under-16 team against the Blue Bulls in the final game of the 2014 Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week he will be one step closer to his dream of playing for the Springboks, one day. The...

  • Griquas side to take on the Valke

    Jul 9, 14 • 2371 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Griquas side to take on the Valke

    GWK Griquas team to play the Valke 12 July Saturday , GWK PARK. 1. Steph Roberts 2. Ryno Barnes 3 Maks Van Dyk 4. Willem Serfontein 5. Jaco Nepgen 6. Marnus Schoeman 7. Carel Greeff 8. Burger Schoeman 9. Tian Meyer 10. Francois Brummer 11. Rocco Jansen 12....

  • Spencer announces team to take on SWD

    Jul 8, 14 • 2745 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Spencer announces team to take on SWD

    With just four weeks left before the Currie Cup starts, Carlos Spencer has announced an expanded team of 26 players to tackle the SWD Eagles in George on Friday evening. Spencer, who has yet to decide on the captaincy of the squad following Luke Watson’s...

  • Cheetahs name their side

    Jul 8, 14 • 2388 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Cheetahs name their side

    Johann Sadie will be running onto the field in his 50th Vodacom Super Rugby match of his career.  He made his Super Rugby debut for the Stormers against the Reds in 2011 and played for the Bulls in 2012 where after he joined the Toyota Cheetahs in 2013....

  • Free State Player shines at under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Rugby Week

    Jul 8, 14 • 3873 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Free State Player shines at under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Rugby Week

    The under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo rugby youth week, currently underway at the Tshwane University of Technology, got off to a great start for Free State flank, Thian Du Randt, a pupil of Bloemfontein’s Grey College. A highlight of the day yesterday was Free...

  • Maku, Smit to start for Vodacom Bulls

    Jul 8, 14 • 1651 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Maku, Smit to start for Vodacom Bulls

    Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke handed flanker Roelof Smit a first time starting berth in announcing his team to play the Melbourne Rebels at Loftus Versfeld on Friday. Smit debuted for the Vodacom Bulls from the bench against the DHL Stormers last weekend...

  • No agreement in place for Sergeal Petersen

    Jul 8, 14 • 3058 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on No agreement in place for Sergeal Petersen

    There is no loan agreement in place for Sergeal Petersen to play at the Cheetahs, said EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous. “We have always said that we would assist our players to secure Super Rugby experience in the build up to our re-entry to Super Rugby in...

  • Day 1 of the U18 Coca-Cola National Academy Week ends with a humdinger

    Jul 8, 14 • 2944 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Day 1 of the U18 Coca-Cola National Academy Week ends with a humdinger

    Worcester, 7 July, 2014. Boland and the Blue Bulls end the first day of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week held at HTS Drosdty in Worcester on Monday with the hardest fought match of the day. The Blue Bulls ended up disappointing a very partisan crowd as they...

  • Kicking coach Cilliers joins WP Rugby set-up

    Jul 7, 14 • 1700 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Kicking coach Cilliers joins WP Rugby set-up

    Renowned kicking coach Vlok Cilliers has joined the Western Province Rugby coaching set-up. Cilliers, 46, returns to the Cape after some time away – having played 80 matches for Western Province, as a utility back, between 1993 and 1998. Cilliers will...

  • SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM SUSPENDED FOR ONE WEEK

    Jul 7, 14 • 1770 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM SUSPENDED FOR ONE WEEK

    Player: Scott Higginbotham Team: Rebels Position: Number 8 Date of Yellow Card Incidents: Round 9: Chiefs v Rebels, 12 April 2014 Round 14: Reds v Rebels, 17 May 2014 Round 18: Lions v Rebels, 4 July 2014 Scott Higginbotham of the Rebels has been suspended...

  • Rampant Leopards close gap on GWK Griquas

    Jul 7, 14 • 2267 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Rampant Leopards close gap on GWK Griquas

    The Leopards romped to an impressive 70-25 (half-time 28-8) win over the Down Touch Griffons in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Qualifier at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom on Saturday. The hosts were in superb form as they ran in 10 tries to four...

  • Tempo of the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks set to rise

    Jul 7, 14 • 2676 Views • Craven Week, General News, Grant Khomo Week, School • • Comments Off on Tempo of the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks set to rise

    The tempo of the Coca-Cola Youth Weeks will rise significantly on Monday as the Coca-Cola Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and Coca-Cola Academy Week players receive the opportunity to make their presence felt. These tournaments follow the Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven...