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Aug 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP KINGS U19 and U21 vs Sharks preview
THE EP Kings U19 side may be sitting on top of the log, but coach Mzwandile Stick has sent out a warning to his team that there is still much to be achieved when the second half of the Absa U19 Provincial Championship kicks off this weekend. Under the...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on ORC Griquas team for Bulls clash
OPPONENTS: Vodacom Blue Bulls DATE: 29 August 2015 VENUE: Griekwa Park Kimberley TIME: 15:00 1 Steph Roberts 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Ewald Van Der Westhuizen 4 Jaco Nepgen 5 Hugo Kloppers 6 Johan Wessels 7 Jonathan Adendorf 8 RJ Liebenberg 9 Tian Meyer(Captain) 10...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sharks seek back-to-back victories against the EP Kings
The Cell C Sharks will be looking for back-to-back victories when they meet the EP Kings in their second round Absa Currie Cup match in Port Elizabeth following their 33-25 first round win at Growthpoint KINGS PARK. They are aware it’s not going to be easy...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Western Cape neighbours to meet in Southern APC final
Defending Southern Amateur Provincial Championship winners Western Province will meet neighbours, Boland A, in a Western Cape final on Friday after the teams registered their second round of victories in this year’s tournament on Wednesday. Western...
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Aug 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pumas women, u19 and u21 teams for curtain raisers
Pumas: Women, u19 and u21 teams The coaching staff of the Pumas Women, u19 and u21 has announced their squads to play in the curtain raisers for this weekend’s fourth round, Absa Currie Cup Premier League clash between the Steval Pumas and the Xerox Golden...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eksteen steps up for DHL WP Under-21s in Bloemfontein
Ryno Eksteen will line up at inside centre for the top of the log DHL Western Province Under-21 team when they take on the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday (kick-off 16h40). The DHL WP U21s will have a new 10/12 combination this week, with...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs announce their junior teams to take on WP
Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.21 vs WP u.21 Friday, 28 August 2015, 16:40 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 15 Full back Immelman Henry 14 Right wing...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Outcome of SARU disciplinary hearings
ORC Griquas No8 Carel Greeff and Eastern Province Kings lock and captain, Steven Sykes, can be considered for Absa Currie Cup action this weekend following the outcomes of their SARU Judicial Hearings on Wednesday. The hearings took place via teleconference...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Defence the focus for DHL WP Under-19s
Defeats are never easy to deal with. But DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams took a measured approach in dealing with his team’s 32-41 loss to the Blue Bulls in Pretoria last weekend. And for that reason, Adams believes his charges can...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs takes on WP in the Free State Stadium
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on Western Province on Friday evening at 19:10 in the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The head coach, Franco Smith announced his team for the encounter. Changes to the team: · BG Uys replaces Caylib...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Greeff and Sykes to face SARU disciplinary hearings
ORC Griquas number eight Carel Greeff will appear before a SARU disciplinary committee on Wednesday after being cited for a dangerous tackle in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs last Friday in Kimberley. Greeff...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on Aaron Smith recommits to NZ Rugby until 2019
New Zealand Rugby, the Highlanders and Manawatu Rugby are delighted to announce that halfback Aaron Smith has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby through until the end of the 2019 season. 26-year-old Smith, who has played 41 Tests for the All Blacks, 78 games...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Van Wyk to wing it for DHL WP in Bloemfontein
Wing Kobus van Wyk is back in the DHL Western Province line-up for Friday evening’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the FS Cheetahs at the Free State Rugby Stadium in Bloemfontein (kick-off 19h10). DHL WP, the defending Absa Currie Cup champions, will be...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Mutual & Federal Premier Interschool Oakdale v Boland Landbou
Mutual & Federal Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries from South Africa’s top rugby schools, which are broadcast live on SuperSport from March to August....
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pumas Team to take on the Lions
Steval Pumas vs Xerox Golden Lions Match: Round four, Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Venue: Mbombela Stadium Date: Friday, 28 August 2015 Kick-off: 19:00 Coach MJ Mentz announced an unchanged 22-man line-up for the fourth Absa Currie Cup match of the...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok quartet commit to Western Province Rugby
Springbok stars Frans Malherbe, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Damian de Allende have all committed their long-term rugby futures to DHL Western Province and the DHL Stormers. Prop Malherbe, lock Etzebeth, flanker Kolisi and centre De Allende are in...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Heartland XV to face Australian Barbarians; coaches appointed
Mid Canterbury Coach Grant Keenan has been appointed Head Coach of the New Zealand Heartland XV today, and will be assisted by Poverty Bay Head Coach Mutu Ngarimu. The team selected from Pink Batts Heartland Championship sides at the end of the season will...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Keven Mealamu to take up new Rugby Ambassador role
All Blacks hooker and Test centurion Keven Mealamu has announced he is hanging up his boots at the end of the 2015 season – but the good news for rugby fans and New Zealand Rugby is that he won’t be lost to the national game. Mealamu is to become...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on Matt Talaese suspended for three weeks
New Zealand Rugby Duty Judicial Officer (DJO) Nigel Hampton QC has accepted a guilty plea from Matt Talaese of Northland who was issued a red card for contravening law 10.4(h) Dangerous Charging, in an ITM Cup match at the weekend. The incident occurred in...
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Aug 25, 15 •
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Comments Off on LIONS INJURY UPDATE
The Xerox Golden Lions medical group have released a report ahead of the team’s match against the Steval Pumas in Nelspruit this weekend. Only one new injury was sustained during last weekend’s victory over the Cell C Sharks. Loose forward Ruaan Lerm has...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bulls injury report: Liebenberg out, Botha back
Vodacom Blue Bulls no8 Hanro Liebenberg will miss the next six weeks of the Absa Currie Cup due to surgery, but Arno Botha has been cleared to play in the competition this weekend. Liebenberg had to undergo surgery following a blow to his intestines and will...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Joubert looks to Olympics as he takes up Sevens whistle once more
Craig Joubert has made the cut with three fellow South Africans for the team of 12 match officials selected for the 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, World Rugby announced on Monday. Joubert will link up with Ben Crouse, Rasta Rasivhenge and Marius van...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pieter-Steph du Toit to join Western Province Rugby
Western Province Rugby can confirm that Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit will be furthering his career with the DHL Stormers and DHL Western Province from November 1, 2015. Having recently announced the signings of props JC Janse van Rensburg and JP Smith,...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP SCHOOLS RUGBY WRAP FOR AUGUST 22
NICO Malan again showed a great degree of tenacity under pressure when they scored a late try to defeat Framesby 24-20 in their FNB Classic Clash in Humansdorp on Saturday (August 22). The home side have had some close victories in the final stages of the...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cowley says Boks must play smarter rugby
Legendary Eastern Province flyhalf and television commentator Gavin Cowley says the Springboks’ biggest challenge in the countdown to the IRB Rugby World Cup is that other teams are outsmarting them. “It’s not that they have better players than...
