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Feb 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Taylor and Horne join up for Italian encounter
At the halfway point in their 6 Nations campaign, Scotland’s under-20 players travel to northern Italy today to prepare for their third match of the championship on Friday 21 February (kick-off 6pm GMT, 7pm local). Looking for their first win, after...
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Feb 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Three changes to Scotland pack
Scotland have made three changes to their pack for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy in Rome. The alterations see the 40-times-capped Scott Lawson win the nod over Ross Ford at hooker; Richie Gray brings his 6ft 9ins presence to...
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Feb 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings Vodacom Cup team announced for Griquas warm up match
A young Eastern Province Vodacom Cup side will take on the Griquas at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, under the captaincy of Stephan Zaayman. The EP Kings will be playing their last warm up game against the Griquas, before...
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Feb 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs side for Bulls Clash
Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls Friday, 21 February 2014 19:10 Free State Stadium Team: 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP Caylib Oosthuizen 2 HOOKER Adriaan Strauss (c ) 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Coenie Oosthuizen 4 LEFT LOCK Lodewyk de Jager 5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys 6 LEFT FLANKER...
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Feb 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sevens economic impact report released, shows positive effect on city
FEBRUARY 18, 2014: THE 2013 Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens is an “asset to the city that is proving to be a success story year on year” said the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium today after a presentation to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on the economic...
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Feb 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU unveils Junior Springbok preparation plans for 2014 JWC
· Large training squad identified for trio of camps · Three match series against Argentina confirmed The South African Rugby (SARU) Union announced a group of 76 players on Tuesday for the start of the SA Under-20 preparations for the 2014 IRB Junior World...
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Feb 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Force, Clough Engineer proud WA partnership
The Western Force will proudly feature another Western Australian business on its playing jersey, with leading engineering and project services contractor, Clough, on board as the collar partner for the 2014 season. Clough, established in Perth in 1919,...
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Feb 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Beale and Foley to start in Tahs opener against Force
Photo: AJF Photography Bernard Foley has won the initial battle for the number 10 jersey while Kurtley Beale will start at inside centre. Naming his starting XV for the first Asteron Life Super Rugby match of 2014, Head Coach Michael Cheika said, “They’ve...
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Feb 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Shakes Soyizwapi called up to Stormers
Eastern Province Rugby CEO, Charl Crous has confirmed that Siviwe Shakes Soyizwapi has been called up to the Stormers squad. “Shakes left for Cape Town on Sunday (SUBS: Sun 16 February, 2014) and will be joining the Stormers to provide cover for them at...
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Feb 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Squad Update
DAN COLE will have a period of rest from rugby to relieve a bulging disc in his neck which is trapping a nerve. The Leicester Tigers and England tight-head prop was diagnosed after experiencing weakness during a gym session at St George’s Park last week and...
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Feb 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions and Cell C Sharks bare their teeth – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Review
The Lions celebrated their return to Vodacom Super Rugby with a good win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein before the Cell C Sharks showed they mean business in 2014 with a bonus-point victory over the Vodacom Bulls in Durban. For the Cell C Sharks,...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Sharks 1Tendai Mtawarira 2Bismarck Du Plessis 3Jannie du Plessis 4Anton Bresler 5Pieter-Steph du Toit 6Marcell Coetzee 7Willem Alberts 8Ryan Kankowski 9Jacobus Reinach 10Patrick Lambie 11Lwazi Mvovo 12Francois Steyn 13Paul Jordaan 14Odwa Ndungane 15SP Marais...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs vs Lions
Teamsheets: Cheetahs: 1Caylib Oosthuizen 2Adriaan Strauss 3Coenraad Oosthuizen 4Lodewyk De Jager 5Francois Uys 6Boom Prinsloo 7Pieter Labuschagne 8Phillip Van Der Walt 9Shaun Venter 10Johan Goosen 11Raymond Rhule 12Francois Venter 13Johann Sadie 14Cornall...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women’s draw announced for Hong Kong
The SA Select Women Sevens team will face 2016 Olympic hosts, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea in the pool stages of the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational tournament on March 28 in the opening competition of their 2014 season. The tournament features...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Women’s Sevens set for USA action as snow storm clears
Despite a week of trainings forced indoors by Atlanta’s snow weather-bomb, the New Zealand Women’s Sevens team are ready for the second leg of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series starting tomorrow. Snow and ice storms forced Atlanta, Georgia, into a...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs down Highlanders in Hunter thriller
NSW Waratahs 19 – 16 Highlanders, Hunter Stadium, Newcastle The Waratahs will head into next week’s showdown with the Western Force with two trial wins from three matches after last night defeating the Highlanders in a hard fought 19-16 win at...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Annual 2014 launched
Photo caption: Springbok captain and South African Rugby Player of the Year, Jean de Villiers, shows off the 43rd and latest edition of the SA Rugby Annual, which was launched at the SARU Awards in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. Photo: Gallo Images. The...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Of debutants and records – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview
Vodacom Super Rugby kicks off with a bang in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the first round gets underway with a South African derby between 2013 top sixers the Toyota Cheetahs and the newly restored Lions at the Free State Stadium. Shortly after the final...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks name their side for Bulls clash
Cell C Sharks vs Bulls Date: Saturday, 15 February 2014 Time: 19h10 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees: Stuart Berry, Marius Jonker Television Match Official: Deon van Blommestein 15. SP Marais 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup format amended for the good of SA rugby
The Absa Currie Cup will feature an eight-team Premier Division and a new qualification round, following the decision to expand the top flight the South African Rugby Union announced on Thursday. A Special General Council meeting of the 14 member unions gave...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division inclusion huge boost for Eastern Province Rugby
The Eastern Province Kings will be playing in the ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division this year after the proposal to expand the Premier Division from six to eight teams was passed during a Special General Meeting in Johannesburg today. A round robin competition...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sanix World School Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament Ranking 2013
Sanix Rankings 2013 1st Saint Kentigern College(New Zealand) “Champion” 2nd Hartpury College(England) 3rd St. Joseph’s Nudgee College(Australia) 4th Daniel Pienaar Technical High School(South Africa) 5th Gose...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs Rugby signs new wine partner
Photo: NSW Waratahs players Bernard Foley and Adam Ashley-Cooper with Elderton Wines joint Managing Director Cameron Ashmead Photo credit: waratahs.com.au. Premium Barossa-based wine company Elderton will become Waratahs Rugby’s Official Wine Partner for...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Tony Stoops School Rugby Festival held on 29 March 2014 hosts the following 40 schools: A-Field (Tierfontein) 09:00 Hoërskool Piketberg vs Hoërskool Despatch 10:10 Hoërskool De Kuilen vs Hoërskool Oudtshoorn 11:20 Rondebosch Boys High vs Worcester...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby player of the year awards winners
Winners: South African Rugby Player of the Year: Jean de Villiers (WP) Young Player of the Year: Eben Etzebeth (WP) Absa Coach of the Year: Jimmy Stonehouse (Pumas) Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year: Rosko Specman (Pumas) Team of the Year: Steval...
