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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wiese comes in for DHL WP U21
Cobus Wiese will start for DHL Western Province U21 in their semifinal against Xerox Golden Lions U21 at Emirates Airline Park on Friday. There are just two changes to the team that faced Leopards U21 in the last round of league fixtures, for the clash which...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pressure mounts as Currie Cup reaches semi-final stage
The pressure on the four Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finalists – the Cell C Sharks, DHL Western Province, Xerox Golden Lions and Vodacom Blue Bulls – will reach boiling point on Saturday as they go head-to-head in their biggest match of the season...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Backline shuffle for DHL WP
DHL Western Province have made some changes to the backline for the Currie Cup semifinal against Xerox Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday. There are three positional switches in the backline and just one change to the forward pack for the knock-out...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls junior teams named
The Vodacom Blue Bulls junior teams have been named to play in the semifinals of the SA Rugby Provincial Under-21 and Under-19 Championship this weekend. The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 side take on the Toyota Free State in Pretoria on Friday, while the...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BLUE BULLS U/19 vs GOLDEN LIONS U/19
15 JEROME BOSSR 14 DAMIAN BONAPARTE 13 CHRIS HOLLIS 12 WIAN VAN NIEKERK 11 LE-IRVIN ANDRIES 10 XANDER KRUGER 9 RICHMAN GORA 8 HANRU SIRGEL 7 PRINCE GAOSEB 6 JC PRETORIUS © 5 RUAN NORTJE 4 RYNO PIETERSE 3 ...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BLUE BULLS U/21 vs FREE STATE U/21
15 DIVAN ROSSOUW 14 XOLISHA GUMA 13 STEDMAN GANS 12 FRANCO NAUDE 11 ANDELL LOUBSCHER 10 TINUS DE BEER 9 EMBROSE PAPIER 8 DENZIL HILL © 7 JACO BEZUIDENHOUT 6 EDUAN LUBBE 5 ELI SNYMAN 4 MARIUS VERWEY 3 IG...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BLUE BULLS READY FOR FINAL PUSH
The Vodacom Blue Bulls team to play the Cell C Sharks in the semi final of the Currie Cup on Saturday will only be finalised pending a fitness test on lock, Aston Fortuin, but will see the return of Jannes Kirsten to the match day squad. Fortuin picked up an...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BLUE BULLS vs CELL C SHARKS
VODACOM BLUE BULLS vs CELL C SHARKS 15 WARRICK GELANT 14 TRAVIS ISMAIEL 13 BURGER ODENDAAL © 12 JT JACKSON 11 JOHNNY KOTZE 10 MARNITZ BOSHOFF 9 IVAN VAN ZYL 8 NIC DE JAGER 7 TIM AGABA 6 MARCO VAN STADEN 5 ASTON...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on XEROX GOLDEN LIONS TEAM TO FACE DHL WESTERN PROVINCE
Coach Swys de Bruin and his charges went for consistency when they picked the Xerox Golden Lions side to travel to Cape Town for the Currie Cup semi-final encounter with DHL Western Province on Saturday, 21 October. DHL WESTERN PROVINCE VS XEROX GOLDEN LIONS...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women suffer disappointing defeat
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners was disappointed with his team’s 47-12 defeat against the England Academy team in their second tour match in Aldershot, England, on Wednesday and said they were determined to finish the tour strongly on Sunday. ...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetah junior teams in semi-finals
Free Sate Rugby is proud of their two junior teams, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 and Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.21 who will both be playing in the SA Rugby Championship semi-finals over the weekend and wish them well. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TEAM TO FACE NEW ZEALAND IN BRISBANE
Qantas Wallabies team to play New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Saturday 21 October, 7.05pm local time 1. Scott Sio (38 Tests) 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau (77 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (86 Tests) 4. Rob Simmons (77 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (17 Tests) 6....
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on DIS DAWID TEEN GOLIAT IN DURBAN
Simon Riekert- Loftus Versveld Dawid pak Saterdag vir Goliat in Durban om die eer van ʼn plek in die 2017-Curriebeker eindwedstryd. Dis ʼn Dawid wat eens op ʼn tyd ook ʼn Goliat was en geleidelik sy aptyt vir oorlogmaak verloor het deur die jare, hoofsaaklik...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Brisbane Test
The All Blacks team has been named to play the third Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia at Suncorp Stadium, Australia, this Saturday 21 October (Kick-off: 7.05PM Brisbane time, 10.05PM NZT). The matchday 23 (with Test caps in brackets) is: 1. Kane Hames...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on NEW ADDITIONS TO KINGS SQUAD IN GUINESSPRO14
With the rigours of the first six rounds of GUINNESSPRO14 championship rugby action now behind them, the Southern Kings enjoyed a welcome break from the competition last week before their next assignment against high-flying Glasgow Warriors on Saturday, 28...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Twelve players invited to Springbok assessment camp
A group of 12 Springboks have been invited to a four-day training, assessment and conditioning camp, from 23 to 26 October in Cape Town. Current Springbok squad members who are playing for their provinces in the Currie Cup playoffs, as well as those who are...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Three Xerox Golden Lions teams will be in action in the semi-finals
Three Xerox Golden Lions teams will be in action in the semi-finals of their respective competitions this weekend with the under 19 and under 21 sides playing at home at Emirates Airline Park on 20 October and the Premier team travelling to Cape Town to face...
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Oct 18, 17 •
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Comments Off on Can the Griffons do the double in Welkom?
The Down Touch Griffons Currie Cup First Division and SA Rugby U20 Championship teams will look to replicate the form that earned them back-to-back titles last season in a rewarding day for the union when they host their respective finals at the HT Pelatona...
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Oct 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbok Dippenaar calls it a day
Springbok Sevens player, Stephan Dippenaar, has called an end to his playing career and will join a family farming business near Moorreesburg in the Western Cape. The 29-year-old enjoyed a rewarding rugby career in both fifteens and sevens rugby which saw him...
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Oct 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup stats set scene for thrilling semi-finals
With the pool stages of the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – a thing of the past, key statistics from the last 14 weeks indicate two thrilling semi-finals await this weekend. The table-topping Cell C Sharks, who have had...
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Oct 17, 17 •
1977 Views •
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Comments Off on Plaatjie, Conrad start for SA Select Women
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners on Tuesday included international halfbacks, scrumhalf Fundiswa Plaatjie and flyhalf Kirsten Conrad, in his starting team to face the England Academy in Aldershot in their second match on their UK tour on Wednesday....
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Oct 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup statistics set scene for thrilling semi-finals
With the pool stages of the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – a thing of the past, key statistics from the last 14 weeks indicate two thrilling semi-finals await this weekend. The table-topping Cell C Sharks, who have...
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Oct 17, 17 •
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Comments Off on Barrett-Theron, Van Heerden receive final honours
South Africa’s leading female referee Aimee Barrett-Theron will add another big feat to her growing list of achievements on Friday when she becomes the first female referee to officiate the SA Rugby U20 Championship final in Welkom. The Griffons will line...
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Oct 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on Book your spot for DHL Newlands semi
Tickets for the Currie Cup semifinal between DHL Western Province and the Xerox Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday go on sale on Tuesday. Tickets for the play-off match, which kicks off at 17h00 on Saturday, will be available from...
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Oct 16, 17 •
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Comments Off on QBR, False Bay to host Gold Cup semi-finals
The semi-final line-up for the Gold Cup has been confirmed following a dramatic quarter-final weekend in SA Rugby’s three-nation champions’ league for non-university clubs, with QBR and DirectAxis False Bay hosting the top-four round in Pretoria and Cape...
