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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on MRU Referee Awards
MBOMBELA STADIUM, NELSPRUIT The annual Mpumalanga Rugby Union Referee Association Awards was held on Saturday evening, 10 October. According to the MRURA Chairman, Steve Brits, these awards are given as recognition to decision makers on the pitch, after a...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Development team named for Central Coast Sevens
All Blacks Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named the New Zealand Development team to take part in the 2015 UON Central Coast Sevens. The invitational tournament takes place in Kanwal, New South Wales over this coming weekend, 24 and 25 October. The 12...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Correct Info on season ticket holders #Lions
Info on season ticket holders The Golden Lions Rugby Union wishes to issue an apology regarding season ticket holders for the final as incorrect information went out on Sunday. “It has come to our attention that the incorrect information...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on 100 Cap VX: A tribute to the heroes of the game
Written by Benedict Chanakira @bchanakira2 Some stalwarts have been unfortunate to not get to a 100 caps but some have manged to. Juan Smith, Nick Farr-Jones Martin Johnson, Os du Randt among the real rugby heroes to miss the privilege. This is a side that...
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Oct 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Final tickets go on sale on Tuesday
Ticket sales for the Currie Cup final at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday 24 October between the Xerox Golden Lions and DHL Western Province (13:45 kick-off) go on sale to the public on Tuesday 20 October from 08h00. Strictly no tickets will be sold to the...
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Oct 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on New champions to be crowned in Absa Junior Competitions
Two new champions will be crowned in Johannesburg on Saturday when the finals of the Absa Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championships will be played at Emirates Airline Park. The defending Under-21 champions, Vodacom Blue Bulls, failed to make it into the...
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Oct 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Round 9 Review
Excitement machine Junior Laloifi scored a hat-trick of tries to take his season tally to 14 as Brisbane City put on a Buildcorp National Rugby Championship attacking masterclass to seal the minor premiership. Led by Liam Gill and marshalled astutely by...
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Oct 18, 15 •
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Comments Off on MAYORAL CUP SEMIFINAL RESULTS (Nelson Mandela Bay)
SPRING Rose and Star of Hope rose to the occasion in terrific style in Despatch on Saturday (October 17) to qualify for the final of the Mayoral Cup rugby first division in Nelson Mandela Bay. Both teams scored what could be viewed as upsets, with Spring Rose...
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Oct 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer praises Springboks’ determination
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer praised his team’s determination to grind out a 23-19 victory over a gallant Wales side in the first Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Twickenham in London on Saturday. With this victory, the Springboks have booked...
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Oct 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez try takes Boks into RWC2015 Semis
Photo: Anton Geyser South Africa advanced to the 2015 Rugby World Cup semi-finals thanks to a 23-19 victory over Wales in an intense battle at Twickenham on Saturday. Springbok skipper Fourie du Preez scored in the 75th minute to snatch victory in an epic...
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Oct 17, 15 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions to host 2015 Absa Currie Cup final
Photo: Marcell van Aswegen / rugby 15 The Xerox Golden Lions and the DHL Western Province will meet for a second successive year in the Absa Currie Cup final after both sides won their Semi-final matches over the weekend. The final takes place next...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Du Preez: It’s a whole new ball game on Saturday
Springbok captain Fourie du Preez said on Friday that whatever happened in the past, at the Rugby World Cup, at Twickenham or between South Africa and Wales, will have no bearing on Saturday’s first quarter-final in London. Du Preez was asked if his...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia vs Scotland Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 18 October 2015 Venue: Twickenham Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wallabies: 1. Scott Sio (14 Tests) 2. Stephen Moore (C) (99 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (60 Tests) 4. Kane Douglas (20 Tests) 5. Rob Simmons (57 Tests) 6....
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP KINGS U19 INTO FINAL
THE EP Kings U19 side registered their third win over their Free State counterparts this season to reach the final of the Absa Provincial Championship with a 31-15 triumph at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday (October 16). The Kings will...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland team to take on Australia in the Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final
Courtesy of Scottish Rugby...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Moore and Giteau to make history in Rugby World Cup 2015 Quarter-Final against Scotland
Stephen Moore and Matt Giteau will become the newest Wallabies centurions, both named to play their 100th Test against Scotland in Sunday’s (Monday AEDT) Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final at Twickenham. The pair will become the seventh and eighth 100-capped...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland vs Argentina Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 18 October 2015 Venue: Millennium Stadium Kick-off: 14h00 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney; 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Keith Earls, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Dave Kearney; 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Conor Murray; 1 Cian Healy, 2 Rory...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on IRELAND Team for Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final clash against Argentina
IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Argentina, 2015 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Sunday, October 18, kick-off 2pm SA Time): 15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 13. Keith Earls (Young...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Boks have statistical edge over Wales
The statistics taken from the Vodacom Rugby App suggest South Africa will go into their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Wales in London on Saturday as the firm favourites. Although they started their campaign with a whimper, the Springboks steamrolled...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on VOORSKOU: BLOU BULLE TEEN WESTELIKE PROVINSIE #PaleToe
Simon Riekert #Paletoe! Tussen Vier Lyne: hier loer ons in ons eie kristalbal en trek die sluier so effens weg agter die groot Curriebeker rugby van die naweek. Vandeesweek se eerste semifinaal is tussen die twee aartsvyande van die suide en die...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on HSBC Cape Town Sevens tickets sold out for Sunday
The tickets for the second day of the inaugural HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament to be staged at the Cape Town Stadium on 12 and 13 December are sold out, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Friday. By Wednesday this week only 1 400 tickets...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on DIE RUGBY-STROP TREK NOU OM DIE SPRINGBOK NEK #PaleToe
Simon Riekert van #PaleToe! skryf dat die uitkloprondtes een ding beteken vir die oorblywende agt spanne: gaan groot of gaan huistoe. Dit het uiteindelik tyd geword vir die laaste dramas om af te speel in die 2015 rugby Wêreldbeker-toernooi, vir die...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Down to business for EP U19s
As the ABSA Provincial U19 Competition heads into the play-off stages it all comes down to the final 80 minutes, as the table topping Eastern Province faces the Free State Cheetahs in the first semifinal at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on REECE ROBINSON SIGNS WITH WARATAHS FOR TWO YEARS
The NSW Waratahs have today confirmed the signing of former rugby league player Reece Robinson on a contract that will see him join the Super Rugby side on a two year contract from 2016. Robinson, who played with the Parramatta Eels in the 2015 NRL season,...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Comments Off on Free feast of sevens at Oceania Championship
Admission free for key Olympic qualifying event All Blacks Sevens to play training matches Rugby fans are in for a free feast of high quality and high stakes sevens when the Oceania Sevens Championship kicks off in Auckland in four weeks. The two day event...
