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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on 2017/18 Greene King IPA Championship season launches at Twickenham Stadium
The ninth season of the Greene King IPA Championship launched today with all 12 club captains and coaches attending the season launch event at Twickenham Stadium. The teams came together to preview the 2017/18 season, which kicks off on 2 September and sees...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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The ninth season of the Greene King IPA Championship launched today with all 12 club captains and coaches attending the season launch event at Twickenham Stadium. The teams came together to preview the 2017/18 season, which kicks off on 2 September and sees...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on New coaching structure for Toyota Cheetahs and Toyota Free State Cheetahs
The management of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty.) Ltd received approval for the new appointments and structural changes going into PRO14 and the overlap with 2017 Currie Cup. Dave Williams has been appointed as the new backline-, and attack coach in view of...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on New coaching structure for Toyota Cheetahs and Toyota Free State Cheetahs
The management of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty.) Ltd received approval for the new appointments and structural changes going into PRO14 and the overlap with 2017 Currie Cup. Dave Williams has been appointed as the new backline-, and attack coach in view of...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses set for semi-final showdown
Simon Middleton has named his side to face France in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on Tuesday 22nd August, making two changes to the starting 15 that defeated USA 47-26. Wing Lydia Thompson makes her return to the starting 15, while Rachael Burford...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses set for semi-final showdown
Simon Middleton has named his side to face France in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on Tuesday 22nd August, making two changes to the starting 15 that defeated USA 47-26. Wing Lydia Thompson makes her return to the starting 15, while Rachael Burford...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Grey College on top against Paul Roos after gutsy performance
Grey College managed to hang-on for a narrow 30-28 victory over Paul Roos Gimnasium in their annual Premier Interschools Saturday at the Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch. The visitors from Bloemfontein had to defend the narrow two-point lead with only 14 men...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Grey College on top against Paul Roos after gutsy performance
Grey College managed to hang-on for a narrow 30-28 victory over Paul Roos Gimnasium in their annual Premier Interschools Saturday at the Markotter Stadium in Stellenbosch. The visitors from Bloemfontein had to defend the narrow two-point lead with only 14 men...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas score brilliant away victory against Griquas
The Steval Pumas scored a brilliant away victory by beating the Griquas 27-21 in Kimberley on Sunday which lifted them away from the foot of the Currie Cup table. This away victory, made possible by a brilliant first half in which they scored three tries, saw...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas score brilliant away victory against Griquas
The Steval Pumas scored a brilliant away victory by beating the Griquas 27-21 in Kimberley on Sunday which lifted them away from the foot of the Currie Cup table. This away victory, made possible by a brilliant first half in which they scored three tries, saw...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Company announce next step in turnaround strategy
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Sunday evening that Vodacom Blue Bulls Head Coach Nollis Marais has been granted leave for the remainder of the 2017 season. Barend van Graan, CEO of the BBCo, explained that this action is merely the next step in...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Company announce next step in turnaround strategy
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Sunday evening that Vodacom Blue Bulls Head Coach Nollis Marais has been granted leave for the remainder of the 2017 season. Barend van Graan, CEO of the BBCo, explained that this action is merely the next step in...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Square Between Simbas And The Dragons
Sunday’s opening test between Kenya and Hong Kong ended all square, 19-19 after eighty minutes of play at Nairobi’s RFUEA Ground. The hosts would lose fly half Biko Adema early on, the experienced playmaker limping off with an ankle injury ten minutes...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Square Between Simbas And The Dragons
Sunday’s opening test between Kenya and Hong Kong ended all square, 19-19 after eighty minutes of play at Nairobi’s RFUEA Ground. The hosts would lose fly half Biko Adema early on, the experienced playmaker limping off with an ankle injury ten minutes...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas end Griquas’ Currie Cup power run
The Steval Pumas brought Tafel Lager Griquas’ Currie Cup power run of the last fortnight to a halt as they secured a narrow 27-21 victory in Kimberley on Sunday afternoon. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs, meanwhile, pipped the Vodacom Blue Bulls 41-40 at...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas end Griquas’ Currie Cup power run
The Steval Pumas brought Tafel Lager Griquas’ Currie Cup power run of the last fortnight to a halt as they secured a narrow 27-21 victory in Kimberley on Sunday afternoon. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs, meanwhile, pipped the Vodacom Blue Bulls 41-40 at...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on University of Queensland claim the 2017 Hospital Cup
University of Queensland (UQ) have secured the 2017 Hospital Cup with a 23-14 win over GPS Gallopers in the Queensland Premier Rugby grand final at Ballymore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. After being outmuscled by the GPS forward pack in the major semi-final...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on University of Queensland claim the 2017 Hospital Cup
University of Queensland (UQ) have secured the 2017 Hospital Cup with a 23-14 win over GPS Gallopers in the Queensland Premier Rugby grand final at Ballymore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. After being outmuscled by the GPS forward pack in the major semi-final...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby High Performance leaders unite to develop ‘one plan’ for Rugby
Leaders and performance experts from across Australian Rugby came together in Sydney yesterday to begin work on a new model for High-Performance Rugby in Australia. The gathering of key leaders, which was several weeks in the planning, covered a range of...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Australian Rugby High Performance leaders unite to develop ‘one plan’ for Rugby
Leaders and performance experts from across Australian Rugby came together in Sydney yesterday to begin work on a new model for High-Performance Rugby in Australia. The gathering of key leaders, which was several weeks in the planning, covered a range of...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pumas end Griquas’ Currie Cup power run
The Steval Pumas brought Tafel Lager Griquas’ Currie Cup power run of the last fortnight to a halt as they secured a narrow 27-21 victory in Kimberley on Sunday afternoon. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs, meanwhile, pipped the Vodacom Blue Bulls 41-40 at...
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Aug 21, 17 •
784 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pumas end Griquas’ Currie Cup power run
The Steval Pumas brought Tafel Lager Griquas’ Currie Cup power run of the last fortnight to a halt as they secured a narrow 27-21 victory in Kimberley on Sunday afternoon. The Toyota Free State Cheetahs, meanwhile, pipped the Vodacom Blue Bulls 41-40 at...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vermaak replaces injured Cronje in Bok tour squad
Scrumhalf Jano Vermaak of the DHL Stormers has been called up to the Springbok squad as replacement for Ross Cronjé, who sustained a right ankle injury in the Springboks’ 37-15 victory over Argentina on Saturday in Port Elizabeth. Vermaak, who has already...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vermaak replaces injured Cronje in Bok tour squad
Scrumhalf Jano Vermaak of the DHL Stormers has been called up to the Springbok squad as replacement for Ross Cronjé, who sustained a right ankle injury in the Springboks’ 37-15 victory over Argentina on Saturday in Port Elizabeth. Vermaak, who has already...
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Aug 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby pays tribute to Sir Colin Meads
SA Rugby president, Mr. Mark Alexander, on Sunday paid tribute to Sir Colin Meads, New Zealand’s player of the 20th century – and one of the greatest of any nation of all time – who passed away on Sunday, aged 81. He was as famous and as revered in...
