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Sep 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Francois Uys to captain the Toyota Free State Cheetahs against Pumas
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Steval Pumas on Saturday, 3 October at 13:15 in the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. The head coach, Franco Smith announced his team for the encounter. Changes to the team: Ryno Benjamin will be...
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Sep 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Maku in Vodacom Blue Bulls milestone
Vodacom Blue Bulls hooker Bandise Maku will play in his 50th Absa Currie Cup match for his team when they face EP Kings at Loftus Versfeld on Friday. The former Springbok hooker made his Blue Bulls debut way back in 2006 and after stints with the Xerox Golden...
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Sep 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Branco du Preez undergoes corrective surgery
Springbok Sevens scrumhalf Branco du Preez underwent corrective surgery at a Bellville hospital on Tuesday and he is set to miss the rest of the year because of the injury. The surgery means Du Preez will miss the opening two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens...
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Sep 30, 15 •
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Comments Off on Top U17 Sevens players to showcase their skills
The top junior Sevens rugby players in the country will showcase their skills on Friday and Saturday in the SARU Under-17 Interprovincial Sevens in an exciting display of rugby at Hoërskool Paarl Gimnasium. The tournament features 16 teams namely the Blue...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions team to face DHL Western Province
Dylan Smith will start in the front row for the Xerox Golden Lions when they face DHL Western Province on Friday 2 October 2015 at Emirates Airline Park at 18:00. Smith replaces Jacques van Rooyen while Julian Redelinghuys also gets a start as part of the...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP KINGS TEAM NAMED FOR BULLS CLASH
FLYHALF Elgar Watts will make his first start for the EP Kings after being named in the run-on line-up for their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division rugby match against the Blue Bulls in Pretoria on Friday (October 2). The talented Watts has played from the...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Jongh back in the lead for DHL Western Province
Photo by Getty Images. Fit-again centre Juan de Jongh will start in the No.12 jersey and resume the captaincy for DHL Western Province’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Xerox Golden Lions in Johannesburg on Friday night (kick-off 18h00). De Jongh has...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Win a limited edition Parow Pythons Rugby Jersey with Jack Parow, Movember and the Vodacom Blue Bulls
Photo: Anton Geyser /RugbyFifteen One of South Africa’s most loved rugby teams, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, have partnered with Movember and their long-term ambassador Jack Parow this year to help raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues including...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens coach pleased with early pre-season form
Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell on Monday said he is pleased with the early form of his players who featured for the successful SARU Sevens Academy squad over the weekend in Windhoek. The Academy clinched the SAFLand Windhoek Sevens when they defeated...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Nick Easter called up by England
NICK EASTER (Harlequins) has been called up as a permanent replacement for Billy Vunipola. Saracens No 8 Vunipola suffered a knee ligament strain during Saturday’s RWC 2015 game against Wales and had a scan today. Easter joined up with the squad today and...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Hanson and Carter called into Wallabies squad for injured Palu and Skelton
James Hanson and Sam Carter have been called up to the Wallabies Rugby World Cup squad, replacing injured duo Wycliff Palu and Will Skelton. Palu (hamstring) and Skelton (pectoral) both suffered injuries in Sunday’s match against Uruguay and scans on Monday...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tonga vs Namibia Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 29 September 2015 Venue: Sandy Park, Exeter Kick-off: 17h45 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Tonga: 15 Vungakoto Lilo, 14 David Halaifonua, 13 Siale Piutau (C), 12 Sione Piukala, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Latiume Fosita, 9 Sonatane...
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Sep 29, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Fitness Update presented by Medihelp
Visagie out, Odendaal ready Hooker Jaco Visagie will miss Friday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the EP Kings at Loftus Versfeld due to an ankle sprain, Vodacom Blue Bulls team doctor, Org Strauss, confirmed on Monday. Visagie picked up the injury in...
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Sep 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on SA teams make history in new-era Vodacom Super Rugby
Emirates Lions will play in historic first Vodacom Super Rugby match in Japan Toyota Cheetahs first to meet Argentinian entrant Three SA teams to play matches in Singapore North-south and coastal derbies complete opening round 18-team competition kicks...
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Sep 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens meet Olympic qualification criteria
Photo: Catherine Kotze / SASPA. The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Sunday kept alive their hopes of representing South Africa at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as they defeated Kenya 31-5 in the Cup Final of the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Olympic Qualifier at...
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Sep 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers announces retirement from Test rugby
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok captain Jean de Villiers on Sunday announced his retirement from international rugby, following a jaw fracture he sustained in a Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Samoa on Saturday. The 34-year-old De Villiers, who...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP still undefeated in Absa Under-19 competition, but Pumas fall
The EP Kings all but secured a home semifinal in the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship’s A-Division with an tenth consecutive win this weekend, but all of five other teams can still make the other three play-off spots with two rounds of action to...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies post eleven tries in 65-3 Rugby World Cup 2015 thumping of Uruguay
Drew Mitchell made the most of his starting opportunity, becoming Australia’s most prolific World Cup try-scorer as the Wallabies notched a 65-3 win over Uruguay at Birmingham’s Villa Park on Sunday. Mitchell, Ben McCalman and Sean McMahon all scored...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Defending champion outside play-off spot in Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship
The defending Absa Under-21 Provincial champions, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, are in danger of losing out on a final four position on the log and a play-off spot for the 2015 title after crashing to a fifth defeat, this time to the Cell C Sharks in Durban. This...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ireland vs Romania Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 27 September 2015 Kick-off: 17h45 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Ireland: 15 Simon Zebo, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Darren Cave, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Eoin Reddan; 1 Cian Healy, 2 Richardt Strauss, 3 Nathan White, 4...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Scotland vs USA Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 27 September 2015 Kick-off: 15h30 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Scotland: 1. Ryan Grant, 2. Fraser Brown, 3. Jon Welsh 4. Richie Gray, 5. Grant Gilchrist 6. Alasdair Strokosch, 7. John Hardie, 8. Josh Strauss 9. Henry Pyrgos (C),...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia vs Uruguay Teamsheets #RWC2015
Date: 27 September 2015 Kick-off: 13h00 SA Time TV SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Joe Tomane, 13 Henry Speight, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Nick Phipps; 1Scott Sio, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 3 Toby...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Leopards made to fight all the way to preserve unbeaten run
The Hino Valke made the Leopards fought all the way to preserve their unbeaten status on Friday afternoon in Kempton Park, where the visitors won 36-29 to finish the Absa Currie Cup round-robin stage undefeated. The weekend’s fixtures concluded the ten...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Log leaders Xerox Golden Lions rampant in Bloemfontein
The Xerox Golden Lions continued with their impressive form on Saturday when they defeated the Toyota Free State Cheetahs 73-31 in Bloemfontein to clinch their eighth consecutive Absa Currie Cup Premier Division win of the season. The log leaders...
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Sep 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers ruled out of Rugby World Cup
Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup after suffering a fracture to his jaw in the pool match against Samoa in Birmingham on Saturday. Heyneke Meyer, coach of the Springboks,...
