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Apr 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Blitzboks keen to discard novice tag
Experience may not be one of the tools in the Springbok Sevens’ armoury as they attempt to win the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens for the first time, but the team is determined to use the other attributes that could lead to glory as they look to stay...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on KERF wrap and bursaries
A highly successful 11th Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival wrapped up today (Monday) with three teams ending the festival unbeaten and the announcement of four players who each received bursaries to the Sharks Academy for 2019. Two local teams,...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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DROSTDY 29 – 26 SELBORNE COLLEGE The penultimate festival match, between Selborne College and HTS Drostdy, saw the East London side dominating position for the first 20 minutes. The Worcester team struggled to get their hands on the ball and, when they...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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DHS 39 – 0 DALE COLLEGE In the fifth match of the final day, unbeaten DHS faced Dale College who had lost both their earlier festival games. It was the KZN side which dominated the first 10 minutes with a penalty by Shakur la Douce, and then a converted...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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HTS MIDDELBURG 35 – 17 QUEEN’S COLLEGE It was an entertaining first half in the third match between HTS Middelburg and Queen’s College. The latter had lost both their games, whilst Middelburg had a narrow one-point win against Kearsney in their first...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival Day 3 – Game 1 – Glenwood & Welkom Gim
GLENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL – WELKOM GIMNASIUM The final day of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival opened with two sides in the top four of the games thus far. Glenwood, undoubtedly the top team of the festival, and Welkom Gimnasium, making their...
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Apr 2, 18 •
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Comments Off on Catch all the World Schools Festival Action Live Online
Rugby-loving fans around the globe will not miss a moment of the inaugural Oakland World Schools Rugby Festival from 2 to 7 April 2018 in Paarl, as all 20 games will be live-streamed for free on www.netwerk24.com. The tournament will see some of the most...
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Apr 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls take honours in derby clash – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 7 Roundup
Cell C Sharks sparkle in Auckland triumph over Blues Crusaders edge Emirates Lions in hard-fought clash The Vodacom Bulls returned to winning ways with their 33-23 derby win over the DHL Stormers on Saturday evening, while earlier in the day the Cell C Sharks...
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Apr 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on KERF DAY 3 PREVIEW AND FIXTURES
Judging by the quality of rugby from the first two days of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival, those attending the final day tomorrow (Monday) are in for a treat of cracking rugby, dogged defense and touches of individual brilliance contrasting...
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Mar 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL – DAY 2 MATCH REPORTS AND SCORES KERF – Game 2 – DHS v Queen’s College
DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL 24 – 7 QUEEN’S COLLEGE With the mist thickening, much of the game between Durban High School (DHS) and Queen’s College was played with spectators struggling to see across the field. Despite the wet conditions, handling on both sides...
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Mar 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL – DAY 2 MATCH REPORTS AND SCORES KERF – Day 2 – Game 1 Hoerskool Framesby and Pretoria Boys
HOERSKOOL FRAMESBY 13 – 10 PRETORIA BOYS HIGH In contrast to the heat of the first day of the festival, Day 2 started with mist rolling in over the Stott field. The first half, between Pretoria Boys and Hoerskool Framesby who had both won their fixtures...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on PREVIEW OF DAY 2: STANDARD BANK KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL
The second day of the Standard Bank Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival sees a further six matches with contrasting interests. Glenwood, after a narrow 3-point win against HTS Drostdy from Worcester, appears to be the team to beat at the festival. Tomorrow...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Oakland Dairies named as title sponsor for World Schools Festival
Adding more local flavour, Oakland Dairies have been named as title sponsor to the much-anticipated World Schools Festival in Paarl between 3-7 April. The week-long rugby competition will be known as the Oakland World Schools Festival with the inaugural...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on Junior Bok preparations on track as short camps conclude
The Junior Springbok training squad wrapped up the last of their three short camps in Stellenbosch on Friday as their preparation continues to take shape for the World Rugby U20 Championship, which begins in exactly two months. The squad will assemble in...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on EMIRATES LIONS VS CRUSADERS Sunday 1 April @ 14:30
Hacjivah Dayimani has been included at number eight in the Emirates Lions team list that will run out against the BNZ Crusaders in Vodacom Super Rugby at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday. Dayimani, who has three Vodacom Super Rugby caps under his belt, will...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders named to play Lions
Round 7 sees us take on the South African conference leaders, the Lions, on Sunday afternoon in Johannesburg (Monday morning NZ time). The last time we faced off was last August in the 2017 Investec Super Rugby Final! Razor has made just one change to his...
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Mar 30, 18 •
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Comments Off on VODAFONE SUPER RUGBY WEEK SEVEN PREVIEW
Melbourne Rebels v Hurricanes When: Friday March 30 at 19:45 AEDT Where: AAMI Park, Melbourne TV: LIVE on FOX Sports 505 Radio: LIVE on RUGBY.com.au Radio and ABC Grandstand Platforms Broadcast information: The Rebels have beefed up their forward pack with...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby financials shaped by ‘extraordinary items’
A commitment to the long-term health of the game in South Africa led to the South African Rugby Union reporting a loss for the 2017 financial year it was announced on Thursday. The investment in the bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup and in membership of...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on SARPA APPLIES FOR LIQUDATION OF BORDER RUGBY UNION
The South African Rugby Players Association (SARPA) who represent the professional rugby players employed by the Border Rugby Union lodged an application for the liquidation of the Border Rugby Union today at the High Court of South Africa (East London...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Maponyane turns pro for a day on epic Vodacom Red rugby tour
Vodacom Bulls coach John Mitchell called for silence in the changeroom. It was about 20 minutes to kickoff in their match against the Crusaders in Christchurch. “We have come to a place of arrogance and no respect,” said Mitchell. Outside it started to...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL 2018 REPORT AND SCORES FROM DAY ONE
DAY ONE MATCH REPORTS Day 1 Results Kearsney College 25 – 26 HTS Middelburg; Queen’s College 10 – 14 Pretoria Boys High; Glenwood 29 – 26 HTS Drostdy; Dale College 5 – 15 Hoërskool Framesby; Selborne 13 – 16 DHS; Welkom Gimnasium 28 – 3...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on More than pride at stake in Pretoria – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 7 Preview
New SA appearance record for Adriaan Strauss Emirates Lions host Crusaders in repeat of 2017 final Cell C Sharks up against the Blues in Auckland The Vodacom Bulls host the DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria in the only local Vodacom Super...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Milestone for Adriaan Strauss as Vodacom Bulls host DHL Stormers
Adriaan Strauss will become the most experienced South African in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition when he takes to the field for the Vodacom Bulls against the DHL Stormers on Saturday. Strauss will play in his 149th match in the tournament, bettering the...
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Four changes for DHL Stormers
There are four changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up to face the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. There are three changes to the backline and one in the forward pack for the Vodacom Super Rugby clash which kicks off at 17h15 on Saturday....
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Mar 29, 18 •
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Comments Off on Human to lead Blitzboks to Hong Kong Sevens
Dewald Human will captain an exciting Springbok Sevens squad – containing five uncapped players – to the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens next weekend. Human is one of six players who were part of the Blitzboks squad that won the HSBC World Rugby...
