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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: MARITZBURG COLLEGE vs DALE COLLEGE #KERF #SBSchoolsFest
MARITZBURG COLLEGE 16 – 25 DALE COLLEGE The penultimate match on the first day of the festival saw two of the smaller sides, Dale and Maritzburg College, face each other. There were too many mistakes in the match to make it a good one and Dale were...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: GLENWOOD vs DR E G JANSEN #KERF #SBSchoolsFest
GLENWOOD 14 – 13 DR E G JANSEN This was a very intense game where both sides had their chances but, in the final assessment, it was the Glenwood forwards who enabled a narrow 14-13 victory by the KZN team. Glenwood started the match with some...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: HTS Middleburg vs Selborne College #KERF #SBSchoolsFest
HTS MIDDELBURG 14 – 22 SELBORNE COLLEGE Two teams with heavy forwards, HTS Middelburg and Selborne College met in the second game of the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival. The forwards were evenly matched but it was in the backline where Selborne had an...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match Report: KEARNEY COLLEGE vs HOëRSKOOL NOORD-KAAP #KERF #SBSchoolsFest
The ninth annual Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival kicked off in sunshine with a light breeze blowing down the field. Hosts Kearsney College played into the breeze and established early pressure against Hoërskool Noord-Kaap from Kimberley. The forwards had...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Large group invited to Junior Springbok trials camp
Three bronze medal winners from last year’s World Rugby Under-20 Championship, JT Jackson, Tinus de Beer and Marco Jansen van Vuren, are amongst an exciting group of 56 players invited to a Junior Springbok trials camp in Cape Town next week. Jackson, De...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB UJ pour more misery on FNB UCT’s campaign
FNB UJ pour more misery on FNB UCT’s campaign, beating them 63-0 FNB UJ made light work of a rather poor FNB UCT side as they smashed the Cape Town outfit 63-0 at Cape Town Stadium on Monday afternoon. It was all FNB UJ from the very beginning as they...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Five-minute romp seals a third consecutive win for FNB Tuks
Five-minute romp seals a third consecutive win for FNB Tuks as they defeat FNB Madibaz 45-23 FNB Tuks scored 31-points in five minutes to record a comfortable 45-23 win over FNB Madibaz for their third of the season at the windy Cape Town Stadium on...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders team to play the Sharks
BNZ Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made seven changes to his starting fifteen to take on the Sharks this weekend. The BNZ Crusaders are in Durban preparing for the battle at Kings Park on Saturday evening (local time). Joe Moody and Codie...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to retired Fourie du Preez
SA Rugby President, Mr Oregan Hoskins, paid tribute to Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, who called time on his illustrious rugby career on Thursday. The 34-year-old Du Preez represented South Africa in 76 Tests between 2004 and 2015, captaining the...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls give starts to Schoeman, Jenkins and Gqoboka
Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais gave first starts to Tian Schoeman, Jason Jenkins and Lizo Gqoboka in his run-on team for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Sunwolves in Singapore. They all played off the bench in last weekend’s draw...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on FOUR CHANGES FOR DHL STORMERS IN BUENOS AIRES
There are four changes to the DHL Stormers team to face the Jaguares in a historic Vodacom Super Rugby match in Buenos Aires on Saturday. DHL Stormers Head Coach Robbie Fleck has made three changes and a positional switch to the forward pack that started the...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Steven Sykes strikes 100 mark – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 5 Preview
Southern Kings lock and captain Steven Sykes will become the first South African player this season to earn his 100th Vodacom Super Rugby cap – a feat only 34 domestic players have achieved since the inception of the competition. Sykes will achieve...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs team to take on the Brumbies
Toyota Cheetahs vs Brumbies The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Brumbies in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday, 26 March 2016. The game kicks off at 15:05. Coach Franco Smith has announced his team for the...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sharks name their team to take on the Crusaders
Date : Saturday, 26 March 2016 Time : 17h15 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS Park Referee : Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees : Jaco van Heerden, Cwengile Jadezweni Television Match Official : Johan Greeff 15. Willie le Roux 14. JP Pietersen 13. Paul Jordaan 12....
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on LIMITED CHANGES TO REBELS FOR HIGHLANDERS CLASH
Fullback Reece Hodge has overcome injury to be selected in the Melbourne Rebels’ 23-player team for Saturday night’s game against Super Rugby’s defending champions, the Highlanders, at AAMI Park. The 21-year-old proved his fitness on Thursday after...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on FORCE SIDE NAMED FOR CLASH WITH CHIEFS
By Fraser Smith The Western Force have made two changes to the match-day 23 to face the Chiefs at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton on Saturday, 26 March, as the Western Australian side goes on the hunt for their second win of the season. In the only changes to...
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Mar 24, 16 •
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Comments Off on Chiefs team to take on the Western Force
There’s plenty to get excited about when the Gallagher Chiefs take on the Western Force at 7:35pm this Easter Saturday. Three players look set to make their debuts, Chiefs stalwart Stephen Donald will don the Chiefs jersey for the first time since 2011...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on CANES MAKE THREE CHANGES FOR SOUTHERN KINGS
Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has made three changes to his starting fifteen for Friday’s Investec Super Rugby match against the Southern Kings at Westpac Stadium. Willis Halaholo, Jason Woodward and Michael Fatialofa all come into the starting side after...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz to tackle Tukkies match differently
CAPTION: NMMU-Madibaz flanker Brandon Brown was named the Player that Rocks in the team’s victory over Ikeys earlier this week. Photo: Saspa The FNB NMMU-Madibaz are not taking anything for granted now that they have stumbled upon the winning recipe...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup hits Cape Town Stadium
The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will host its final round of matches at Cape Town Stadium over the Easter Weekend, on Thursday 24 March and Monday 28 March. Eight thrilling matches will be played over these two days, as the Varsity...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby addresses threat of match fixing with Sportradar
SA Rugby has for the first time addressed the potential threat of match fixing in the sport by putting in a place a monitoring service for Vodacom Super Rugby and Springbok Test matches in 2106. SA Rugby has partnered with Sportradar, a Swiss-based...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on TOYOTA CHEETAH AND TOYOTA VERBLITZ
At the end of the 2014 season and after losing a number of players because of limited funding, Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd established a program whereby players could play in Japan during the Currie Cup season and return to play for the Cheetahs Super Rugby...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on TOUGH ENCOUNTERS EXPECTED ON FIRST DAY #KERF #SBSchoolsFest
KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL DAY ONE: PREVIEW With only hours left before Thursday’s kick-off of the ninth annual Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, players from ten prominent South African rugby schools are preparing for some tough encounters early in the...
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Mar 23, 16 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Southern Kings’ Jaco van Tonder
Rugby 15 caught up with Southern Kings utility back, Jaco van Tonder. Not being part of the Southern Kings squad that traveled to New Zealand, van Tonder took time out of his busy training schedule for a quick Q&A. R15: You represented the SWD Eagles at...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Kings team announced to take on Hurricanes
Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids has made four changes to the starting line up for the match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Friday night. Up front Sti Sithole moves up from the bench to replace Schalk Ferreira, who came off the field against the...
