Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • Wales vs Ireland Teamsheets #International

    Aug 6, 15 • 2508 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Wales vs Ireland Teamsheets #International

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 15h30 CAT Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wales: 15 Hallam Amos 14 Alex Cuthbert 13 Tyler Morgan 12 Scott Williams 11 Eli Walker 10 James Hook 9 Mike Phillips 1 Nicky Smith 2 Richard...

  • Ireland team to face Wales on Saturday

    Aug 6, 15 • 1274 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Ireland team to face Wales on Saturday

    Ireland: Player/Club/Province/Caps: 15. Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster) 11 14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 57 13. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 39 12. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 8 11. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 28...

  • 2015 Absa Currie Cup ready for lift off

    Aug 6, 15 • 1232 Views • General NewsComments Off on 2015 Absa Currie Cup ready for lift off

    The 2015 edition of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division will lift off on Friday with two round-one matches in Kimberley and Nelspruit respectively. A remarkable feature this season is that six of the eight teams who will battle it out for the historic...

  • SA Schools teams named for opening U18 International Series fixtures

    Aug 6, 15 • 2285 Views • General News, International, SA Schools, SchoolComments Off on SA Schools teams named for opening U18 International Series fixtures

    SA Schools coach Hein Kriek and his SA Schools A counterpart Lance Sendin on Thursday named their teams for the opening round of matches in the Under-18 International Series at the City Park Stadium in Crawford on Friday. The SA Schools team will face Wales...

  • EP Kings vs Xerox Golden Lions Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Aug 6, 15 • 1726 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP Kings vs Xerox Golden Lions Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 14h15 CAT Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen EP Kings: 15 Scott van Breda 14 Sylvain Mahuza 13 JP du Plessis 12 Tim Whitehead (vc) 11 Luther Obi 10 George Whitehead 9 Enrico Acker 8...

  • EP KINGS U19 AND U21 PREVIEW VS GOLDEN LIONS

    Aug 6, 15 • 1712 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP KINGS U19 AND U21 PREVIEW VS GOLDEN LIONS

    EVEN though the Golden Lions have lost two of their four fixtures this season, EP Kings U19 coach Mzwandile Stick is expecting a massive onslaught when the sides clash in a top-of-the-table match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday (August 1,...

  • KRU and Sponsors Progress Discussions on Future Rugby Sponsorship Opportunities

    Aug 6, 15 • 2185 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on KRU and Sponsors Progress Discussions on Future Rugby Sponsorship Opportunities

    Nairobi, Kenya – August 6th, 2015 The Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) and its key sponsors Safaricom, Kenya Airways and Bamburi Cement have today announced the resumption of key sponsorship discussions with a view to re-starting their engagement in coming...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 bring in Kriel

    Aug 6, 15 • 3008 Views • General NewsComments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 bring in Kriel

    Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 coach Handré Marnitz included Dan Kriel at inside centre for his team’s Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship clash against Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Kriel missed last week’s win over the...

  • Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls Teamsheet #CurrieCup

    Aug 6, 15 • 2219 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls Teamsheet #CurrieCup

    Date: 8 august 2015 Kick-off: 14h15 Venue: Bloemfontein Stadium Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Cheetahs: 15 Full back Van Wyk Coenie 14 Right wing Blommetjies Clayton 13 Right centre Venter Francois (vc) 12 Left centre Benjamin Ryno 11 Left wing Rhule...

  • Youthful look to Vodacom Blue Bulls for Absa Currie Cup opener

    Aug 6, 15 • 1330 Views • General NewsComments Off on Youthful look to Vodacom Blue Bulls for Absa Currie Cup opener

    Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Nollis Marais opted for a youthful squad for his Absa Currie Cup coaching debut on Saturday, when the Vodacom Blue Bulls take on Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. He also named former Free State flanker, Lappies Labuschagne,...

  • Namibia vs Kenya Teamsheets #AfricanCup

    Aug 6, 15 • 2130 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Namibia vs Kenya Teamsheets #AfricanCup

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 16h00 SA time Venue: Hage Geingob Stadium Windhoek Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Namibia: 1. Jaco Engels 2. Torsten van Jaarsveld 3. AJ de Klerk 4. Tjiuee Uanivi 5. Janco Venter 6. Jacques Burger (Captain) 7. Wian Conradie 8....

  • Kenyan team to tackle Namibia

    Aug 6, 15 • 1549 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Kenyan team to tackle Namibia

    The Simbas squad was named on Tuesday 4 August 2015. The team left for Namibia on 6th August where they will play against Namibia in an Africa Cup Div 1A match on 8 August in Windhoek.   Kenya squad to Namibia   1. Moses Amusala – KCB 2....

  • Three leading referees renew contracts with SARU

    Aug 6, 15 • 1764 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Three leading referees renew contracts with SARU

    Three of South Africa’s leading referees have renewed their contracts with the South African Rugby Union for a further four years, the organisation announced on Thursday. Craig Joubert and Jaco Peyper, who will officiate at the Rugby World Cup in September...

  • Women’s Youth Training Centres celebrate Women’s Day

    Aug 6, 15 • 1334 Views • General NewsComments Off on Women’s Youth Training Centres celebrate Women’s Day

    The South African Rugby Union will celebrate Women’s Day this weekend by demonstrating their passion for rugby with two special tournaments featuring a new generation of Under-16 and Under-18 female players, sponsored by the National Lottery Distribution...

  • Namibian team to take on Kenya

    Aug 6, 15 • 1611 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Namibian team to take on Kenya

      Former Namibian under 20 players, scrumhalf Damien Stevens and loose-forward Wian Conradie will make their senior debuts against Kenya on Saturday in the Windhoek Draught Africa Cup 1A international series. Conradie who did duty for Namibia at the IRB...

  • Australia vs New Zealand Teamsheets #RugbyChampionships

    Aug 6, 15 • 3386 Views • General News, International, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Australia vs New Zealand Teamsheets #RugbyChampionships

    Date: 8 August 2015 Kick-off: 12h05 CAT Venue: ANZ Stadium Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Australia: 1. Scott Sio (Brumbies – 7 Tests) 2. Stephen Moore, C (Brumbies – 94 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (Waratahs – 54 Tests) 4. Dean Mumm (Waratahs – 34 Tests)...

  • Hooper and Pocock to start for Qantas Wallabies against New Zealand in Rugby Championship decider

    Aug 6, 15 • 3044 Views • General News, International, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on Hooper and Pocock to start for Qantas Wallabies against New Zealand in Rugby Championship decider

    Qantas Wallabies Head Coach Michael Cheika has announced a revamped line-up for The Rugby Championship decider and Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night. For the first time in their Test careers, Michael Hooper and David...

  • All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup clash

    Aug 5, 15 • 3128 Views • General News, International, The Rugby ChampionshipComments Off on All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup clash

    ilner-The All Blacks side to play Australia in the opening Bledisloe Cup and Investec Rugby Championship-deciding Test against Australia at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday 8 August has been named, with outside back Nehe Milner-Skudder to make his Test debut....

  • Toyota Free State Cheetahs u19 and u21 teams to take on the Blue Bulls

    Aug 5, 15 • 2054 Views • General NewsComments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs u19 and u21 teams to take on the Blue Bulls

    The Toyota Free State Cheetahs u.19 and u.21 teams to take on their counterparts from the Blue Bulls has been announced:   Toyota Vrystaat Cheetahs o.19 vs Vodacom Blou Bulle  o.19...

  • Steval Pumas vs Cell C Sharks Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Aug 5, 15 • 2255 Views • General NewsComments Off on Steval Pumas vs Cell C Sharks Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Date: 7 August 2015 Kick-off: 18h00 CAT Venue: Mbombela Stadium Pumas: Team: 1. Khwezi Mona 2. Frank Herne 3. De-Jay Terblanché 4. Lubabalo Mtyanda (vice-captain) 5. Marius Coetzer 6. Marnus Schoeman 7. Uzair Cassiem 8. Lambert Groenewald 9. Faf de Klerk 10....

  • ORC Griquas vs DHL Western Province Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Aug 5, 15 • 1721 Views • General NewsComments Off on ORC Griquas vs DHL Western Province Teamsheets #CurrieCup

    Date: 7 August 2015 Kick-off: 15h30 CAT Venue:Griquas Park, Kimberley Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Referee: Jaco Peyper Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Jaco Kotze TMO: JJ Wagner Griquas: 1 Danie Mienie 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Ewald Van Der Westhuizen 4...

  • Griquas team named for opener against WP

    Aug 5, 15 • 1706 Views • General NewsComments Off on Griquas team named for opener against WP

    OPPONENTS: Western Province DATE: 7 August 2015 VENUE: Griqua Park Kimberley TIME: 15:30 1 Danie Mienie 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Ewald Van Der Westhuizen 4 Stephan Greeff 5 Hugo Kloppers 6 RJ Liebenberg 7 Nardus Van Der Walt 8 Carel Greeff 9 Tian Meyer(Captain) 10...

  • Cheetahs team to take on the Bulls in Currie Cup opener

    Aug 5, 15 • 2548 Views • General NewsComments Off on Cheetahs team to take on the Bulls in Currie Cup opener

    After a long wait and with much anticipation, the Absa Currie Cup kicks off on Saturday in Bloemfontein with the match between the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and the Vodacom Blue Bulls at 14:15.  Gates open at 10:00 and at 10:30 the Toyota Free State...

  • EP RUGBY SCHOOLS PREVIEW FOR AUGUST 8

    Aug 5, 15 • 1884 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on EP RUGBY SCHOOLS PREVIEW FOR AUGUST 8

    ALTHOUGH it is a long weekend, resulting in a shortened EP schools programme, there are several interesting fixtures on the schedule from Wednesday (August 5) to Saturday (August 8). One of the major showdowns will take place in Humansdorp when home team Nico...

  • Fanatic fans give Boks #HomeGroundAdvantage

    Aug 5, 15 • 1798 Views • General News, International, Rugby World Cup, SpringboksComments Off on Fanatic fans give Boks #HomeGroundAdvantage

    05 AUGUST 2015 – Giving the Springboks #HomeGroundAdvantage requires some fanatic fans and that is exactly what Matthew van der Merwe and his two mates from Fourways Johannesburg will bring to the party. Van der Merwe is the latest Castle Lager Superfan...