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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...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Josh Mann-Rea suspended for 1 week
Duty Judicial Officer: Chris Morris Player: Josh Mann-Rea Team: Brumbies Position: Hooker Date of Incident: 19 March 2016 Nature of Offence: 10.4 (a) Punching or striking, A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow,...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Tim Bond suspended for 1 week
Duty Judicial Officer: Chris Morris Player: Tim Bond Team: Sunwolves Position: Lock Date of Incident: 19 March 2016 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (h) A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without use of the arms, or...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREES FOR ROUND 5
SANZAAR has announced referee appointments for Round 5 of the 2016 Super Rugby season. Match Hurricanes v Kings @ Westpac Stadium, Wellington Date Friday 25 March 2016 Kick-Off 19:35 local Referee Brendon Pickerill AR1 Nick Briant AR2 Kane McBride TMO Aaron...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Sam Cane citing dismissed
Hearing Details (date, time and venue): Tuesday 22 March 2016, 7pm (NZST), 5pm (AEDST), 8am (SAST), 3am (ARG) via video conference Judicial Committee Chairman: Michael Heron QC Judicial Committee Members: David Croft Player: Sam Cane Team: Chiefs Position:...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB UJ make light work of defending champions, FNB Shimlas
The score line flatters the FNB Shimlas, who were convincingly outplayed by FNB UJ 72-49 at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on Monday night. FNB UJ were looking to turn around their poor performance of last week when they met FNB Shimlas at the FNB Stadium on...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on A resilient FNB Tuks defeat FNB CUT for bonus-point win
FNB Tuks came from behind after being 25-21 down at half time to win 68-25 at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on Monday evening. In the third match of the day FNB CUT were up against FNB Tuks at a cool FNB Stadium on Monday evening. FNB Tuks have had a...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on A rampant FNB Maties retain top spot
FNB Maties retained their top spot with a convincing win over FNB Pukke, scoring six tries for the bonus point win at FNB Stadium in Soweto on Monday afternoon. It was a must-win match for FNB Pukke as they did battle against an undefeated and...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB Madibaz earn their first victory of the season
MATCH REPORT: FNB Madibaz vs. FNB UCT FNB Madibaz earn their first victory of the season, defeating FNB UCT 46-33 FNB Madibaz trailed for most parts of the match, but finished strongly with two tries in the final few minutes to defeat FNB UCT 46-33 at the FNB...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on SPORTING LEGENDS SHINE A LIGHT ON REAL HEROES AT HEART OF LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD #RealHeros
Laureus is proud to launch the Real Heroes campaign, an inspirational series of human interest stories which prove that sport has the power to change the world. 16 years after Laureus’ Founding Patron Nelson Mandela said “Sport has the power to change the...
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Mar 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Tony Stoops Rugby Festival Fixtures – Day 3
23 March 2015 A Field 08:30 Aliwal North vs Cillié 09:45 Pietersburg vs Nico Malan 11:00 Swartland vs Ligbron 12:15 Porterville vs Klein Nederburg 13:30 Worcester Gym vs Oudtshoorn 14:45 Tygerberg vs Shawnigan Lake (Can) B Field 08:30 Piet Retief vs Otto du...
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Mar 20, 16 •
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A Field 09:00 Paulus Joubert vs Shawnigan Lake (Canada) 10:15 Weston vs HTS Bellville 11:30 Hugenote vs Nico Malan 12:45 Tygerberg vs Ligbron 14:00 Swartland vs Oudtshoorn 15:15 Worcester Gym vs Pietersburg B Field 09:00 Parow vs Lutzville 10:15 Robertson vs...
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Mar 20, 16 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks remain only unbeaten team – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 4 wrap
Cell C Sharks draw against Vodacom Bulls, but remain only unbeaten team in the competition Emirates Lions, DHL Stormers return to winning ways at home The Cell C Sharks have earned the bragging rights as the only unbeaten team in the 2016 Vodacom Super...
