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Oct 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on BNZ Crusaders sign prop Michael Alaalatoa
Manawatu Turbos prop Michael Alaalatoa will add some strength and bulk to the BNZ Crusaders’ front row next season, having signed up for 2016. Alaalatoa was in the Waratahs squad in 2014 and 2015, however he made the move to New Zealand this year to...
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Oct 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on Constitutional Court comes to aid of paralysed rugby player #JusticeForCharlesOppelt
Landmark judgement gives Charles Oppelt justice 13 years after crippling injury The Constitutional Court has ordered that Mamre Rugby player, Charles Oppelt, who was crippled in a rugby match in 2002 is to be paid compensation by the Western Cape Department...
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Oct 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team for the semi-final clash against the All Blacks
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named an unchanged starting XV to face New Zealand in the first Rugby World Cup semi-final, on Saturday at Twickenham in London. The only change to the match-day squad is at replacement lock, where Victor Matfield...
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Oct 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP KINGS U19 TEAM FOR FINAL
THE EP Kings have named an unchanged starting line-up for the Absa Provincial Championship U19 rugby final against the Blue Bulls in Johannesburg on Saturday (October 24). The only change to the squad comes on the bench where scrumhalf Sibusiso Ngcokovane...
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Oct 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springboks pay tribute to drowned teacher
Springbok wing Bryan Habana on Tuesday paid tribute to Zukisa Kela, a teacher from Johannesburg who died in tragic circumstances over the weekend following a gang attack. The 25-year-old Kela was a teacher at Westbury Secondary School. According to...
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Oct 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eastern Province through to u19 Final
Eastern Province continued on their impressive run in this year’s Under 19 tournament as they eliminated the Free State in Friday’s first semifinal at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to advance to the final of the ABSA Under 19 Competition. They...
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Oct 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Boks squeak through, dominate match stats #VodacomRugbyApp
20 OCTOBER 2015 – South Africa may have squeaked through in their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match against Wales but the statistics suggest a more dominant performance by the Springboks. Statistics taken from the Vodacom Rugby App demonstrate how Wales...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on World Rugby Statement: Match officials’ performance review (Craig Joubert)
Photo: Getty Images Following a full review of match officials’ performance, the World Rugby match official selection committee has clarified the decision made by referee Craig Joubert to award a penalty to Australia for offside in the 78th minute of the...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Match official appointments for RWC 2015 semi-finals
LONDON, 19 Oct – The match officials have been confirmed for the semi-final stage of Rugby World Cup 2015 this weekend with Jérôme Garcès and Wayne Barnes selected as referees. The first semi-final will take place at Twickenham between South Africa...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Match officials and time confirmed for Absa Currie Cup final
Rasta Rasivhenge will referee his first Absa Currie Cup Final between the Xerox Golden Lions and DHL Western Province on Saturday in Johannesburg, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Monday. Kick-off time at Emirates Airline Park, the...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on ROBERT DU PREEZ JOINS THE CELL C SHARKS
The Sharks (Pty) Ltd today confirmed the appointment of former Springbok scrumhalf, Robert du Preez, who will join the Cell C Sharks coaching team. He will be an assistant coach during Super Rugby and will head up next year’s Currie Cup tournament....
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Lance named Buildcorp NRC Player of the Year while ARU announces Barbarians touring squad
The Australian Rugby Union today announced CSU NSW Country Eagles flyhalf Jono Lance as Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Player of the Season as well as the Australian Barbarians squad that will travel to New Zealand to play the Heartland XV next month....
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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....
