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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...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings injury report
New injuries: – Tim Whitehead – concussion, symptoms cleared, will follow gradual return to play protocol until Thursday, if he comes through, he will be cleared Basil Short – recovered from foot injury, has a spider bite- RTP +- 1 Week...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on Missed opportunities cost the Kings
Friday night’s Round 3 ABSA Currie Cup match between the EP Kings and Steval Pumas lived up to the expectation of going down to the wire, as only two points separated the teams after the final whistle. The teams exchanged early penalties, before...
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Aug 24, 15 •
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Comments Off on MEDICAL REPORT: STEVAL PUMAS
According to the team physiotherapist of the Steval Pumas, Luzahn Louw there were no injuries after the third Absa Currie Cup round played in Port Elizabeth against the EP Kings, but the following players are booked off a couple of days due to flu: •...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Geraint John to depart Australian Sevens program
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Geraint John will leave his role as Australian Director of Rugby Sevens and Qantas Australian Men’s Sevens Head Coach at the end of the month for family reasons and will return to the UK. In addition to his current...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women Sevens World Series hopes dashed
The Springbok Women’s Sevens hopes of retaining their place as a core team on the 2015/2016 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series were dashed on Sunday as Ireland defeated them 26-14 in the Cup Semi-final at the World Series Qualifier in Dublin. South Africa...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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General News, International, RWC 2015 •
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Comments Off on Spedding, Kockott and le Roux in French RWC2015 squad
Les Bleus head coach Philippe Saint-Andre named 3 South African Born players his 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup. Scott Spedding, Rory Kockett and Bernard le Roux all getting the nod. Thierry Dusautoir will captain the side despite suffering a recent leg...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP move to top of Absa Under-21 standings
The DHL Western Province Under-21 team moved to the top of the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship log after scoring a resounding 51-22 win over the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. The win pushed them into the top spot in the tournament for the...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Round 1 Review
Brisbane City v Perth Spirit at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Brisbane City 29 (K Hunt, J Laloifi, S Kerevi, J McIntyre tries; J McIntyre 2, H Taefu cons); defeated Perth Spirit 16 (K Koteka, A Cottrell tries; I Prior 2 cons) North Harbour Rays v Sydney Stars...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP hunt fourth successive APC title
Western Province will hunt their fourth successive Southern Amateur Provincial Championship title this week as they take to field at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif in the eight-team tournament. The competition begins on Monday and will feature three...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on Youngsters shine in Vodacom Blue Bulls victory over Absa Currie Cup champions
Photo: @howzitjax The Vodacom Blue Bulls turned in a fantastic second-half performance to hand defending Absa Currie Cup champions, the DHL Western Province, their first defeat of the season in a pulsating 47-29 win at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The...
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Aug 23, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings still on top, Free State in first win in Absa Under-19 competition
The Eastern Province Kings Under-19 team remained top of the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championships this weekend even though they had a bye. With all teams now having played six matches, the Kings still top the table, The Vodacom Blue Bulls moved past DHL...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women Sevens get World Series Qualifier off to flying start
The Springbok Women’s Sevens on Saturday got their World Rugby Women’s World Series Qualifier off to a flying start as they registered a clean-sweep of victories in the pool stages to keep alive their hopes of retaining their core status on the series...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Eduan van der Walt, terug in Nelspruit
Eduan van der Walt, sterslot van die Steval Pumasspan, wat ‘n week na die oorwinning van die Vodacombeker in Mei-maand vir die tweede keer gediagnoseer is met Guillain–Barré sindroom (GBS),is weer terug by die huis. Hy het verlede naweek (16...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on TWEE GROENTJIE AFRIGTERS KOP-AAN-KOP: DIE BLOU BULLE EN WP #PaleToe
Artikel deur Simon Riekert #Paletoe! Tussen Vier Lyne: hier gee ons ʼn voorskou op die naweek se belangrikste rugby, met die tong in die kies-natuurlik! Daar is min sportgebeurtenisse wat die verbeelding en die emosies so aangryp as ʼn rugbywedstryd tussen...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Steinhoff Maties Rugby Top Schools Competition
The finals of the Steinhoff Maties Rugby Top Schools Competition (formerly known as Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools) will take place on Saturday 29 August at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch. . Programme for final: · 08:30 – finals...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Australia, General News, National •
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Comments Off on Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Fixtures 2015
Courtesy of Buildcorp ...
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Aug 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pumas u/19 and u21 vs the SWD Eagles
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Aug 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP PIPPED BY PUMAS
PUMAS flyhalf JC Roos struck five penalties to give his team a narrow 15-13 win over the EP Kings in a nail-biting Absa Currie Cup encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday (August 21). The match ended in thrilling style as the...
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Aug 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheika names 31-Man Wallabies Squad for Rugby World Cup 2015
In front of a packed gallery in the Qantas Hangar at Sydney Airport, Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has announced his squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Comprising 17 forwards and 14 backs, and with over 1,200 Test caps between them, the Wallabies squad...
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Aug 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on ORC Griquas make late changes
The team is now as follows: 1 Steph Roberts 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Stephan Kotze 4 Jonathan Adendorf 5 Jaco Nepgen 6 Johan Wessels 7 Hilton Lobberts 8 Carel Greeff 9 Tian Meyer(Captain) 10 Francois Brummer 11 Ntabeni Dukisa 12 Michael Van Der Spuy 13 Ruhan Nel 14...
