Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • Strong year for New Zealand Rugby

    Apr 23, 15 • 1580 Views • General News, New ZealandComments Off on Strong year for New Zealand Rugby

    Organisation rated 79/100 for 2014 Scoreboard David Rhodes new President Glen Wahlstrom and Richard Dellabarca new Board Members Andy Leslie new Life Member Winning All Blacks, significant investment in the game, and agreement on broadcasting contracts capped...

  • EP Kings team to play SWD Eagles

    Apr 23, 15 • 2427 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on EP Kings team to play SWD Eagles

    Kings Team to play SWD Eagles 15. Scott van Breda 14. Siviwe Soyizwapi 13. Ronnie Cooke 12. Tim Whitehead 11. Luther Obi 10. Tony Jantjies 9. Jaco Grobler 8. Tim Agaba 7. Stefan Willemse 6. Paul Schoeman 5. David Bulbring 4. Cameron Lindsay 3. Simon Kerrod 2....

  • COWAN BRINGS UP CENTURY AGAINST THE CHIEFS

    Apr 23, 15 • 1528 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on COWAN BRINGS UP CENTURY AGAINST THE CHIEFS

    Prop Pekahou Cowan will become the second player to play 100 Asteron Life Super Rugby matches for the Western Force when he runs out against the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium on Friday night.   The 28-year-old loosehead was one of the inaugural members of...

  • Dennis re-signs with Waratahs until 2017

    Apr 23, 15 • 1845 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Dennis re-signs with Waratahs until 2017

    The NSW Waratahs and Australian Rugby Union can confirm the re-signing of lock Dave Dennis until the end of 2017. The Waratahs captain, who has made a successful return from a knee injury that cut short his 2014 season, is in the midst of his ninth season...

  • Crusaders Academy to grow talent base

    Apr 23, 15 • 1545 Views • General News, New ZealandComments Off on Crusaders Academy to grow talent base

    The Crusaders have set up the first New Zealand rugby academy aligned with a Super Rugby team.  Replacing the former Canterbury Rugby and Tasman Rugby Academies, the Crusaders Academy is pooling those resources and aims to increase the talent base available...

  • DIE KOMENDE AGSTEMAN DERBY VAN NUWELAND #Pale toe

    Apr 22, 15 • 2664 Views • General News, Pale Toe, Super RugbyComments Off on DIE KOMENDE AGSTEMAN DERBY VAN NUWELAND #Pale toe

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert (Twitter: @Nader_pale_toe) Foto: Anton Geyser  ʼn Mooi wedstryd gaan dit nie wees nie, maar beslis een vir die fynproewer en vir die agsteman en kaptein wat hom die graagste wil hê, die wen. Vandeesweek sal die noord-suid derby se...

  • K2 Top Schools Tournament 2015 Fixtures

    Apr 22, 15 • 4298 Views • General News, School, School Rugby FestivalsComments Off on K2 Top Schools Tournament 2015 Fixtures

    Upcoming Fixtures: 2015 APR 27 08:00 K2 Top Schools Tournament Hoërskool Ben Vorster vs Hoërskool Piketberg 2015 APR 27 08:00 K2 Top Schools Tournament Oudtshoorn High School vs Hoërskool Lichtenburg 2015 APR 27 09:00 K2 Top Schools Tournament De...

  • Bulls injury report

    Apr 22, 15 • 1935 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Bulls injury report

    Bulls halfbacks Rudy Paige and Jacques-Louis Potgieter will both miss the next two weekend’s Super Rugby including this week’s match against the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town due to injury. Paige has a grade 1 medial ligament tear and will be...

  • Xerox Golden Lions vs Leopards XV Teamsheets #VodacomCup

    Apr 22, 15 • 2236 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Xerox Golden Lions vs Leopards XV Teamsheets #VodacomCup

    Date: 25 April 2015 Kick-off: 14h30 CAT Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Xerox Golden Lions: 15. Ashlon Davids, 14. Mark Richards, 13. Jacques Nel, 12. Alwyn Hollenbach, 11. Sampie Mastriet, 10. Jaco van der Walt, 9....

  • Griquas team to play WP at Wildeklawer

    Apr 22, 15 • 3042 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Griquas team to play WP at Wildeklawer

    GWK Griquas vs Western Province Date 25 April 2015 Venue: Diamantveld High School(Wildeklawer Schools Tournament) Time 15:00   1 Wiseman Kamanga 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Stephan Kotze 4 Stephan Greeff 5 Hugo Kloppers 6 Wendal Wehr 7 RJ Liebenberg 8 Jonathan Janse...

  • MAJOR SELECTION CHANGES FOR HIGHLANDERS

    Apr 22, 15 • 1539 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on MAJOR SELECTION CHANGES FOR HIGHLANDERS

    The Highlanders have made wholesale changes to their team to face the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. Malakai Fekitoa, Aaron Smith and Ben Smith are all rested as part of the agreement with NZ Rugby to rest All Blacks ahead of the World Cup, while there...

  • CHIEFS CALL UP MARTY MCKENZIE, REST MESSAM

    Apr 22, 15 • 1863 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on CHIEFS CALL UP MARTY MCKENZIE, REST MESSAM

    Marty McKenzie has got the nod to replace Aaron Cruden at flyhalf for the Chiefs, beating out younger brother Damian against the Force. Cruden was ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL earlier this week, dealing a major blow to the...

  • STORMERS LOSE VAN WYK

    Apr 22, 15 • 2144 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on STORMERS LOSE VAN WYK

    Hard-running Stormers wing Kobus van Wyk has been ruled out of action for six weeks, after picking up a patella injury against the Force last weekend. Van Wyk limped off the field in the 29th minute of Saturday’s hard-fought clash in Perth and he will...

  • New Zealand Rugby Remembers WW1

    Apr 22, 15 • 1641 Views • General News, New ZealandComments Off on New Zealand Rugby Remembers WW1

           Fans encouraged to arrive early to witness commemorations Fans attending New Zealand Investec Super Rugby matches this weekend are urged to arrive early as the teams will be marking Anzac Day with tributes to remember 100 years since...

  • Cheetahs forced to a change ahead of Stormers clash

    Apr 22, 15 • 1979 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Cheetahs forced to a change ahead of Stormers clash

    Change to the Toyota Cheetah team:  Gouws Prinsloo will be replacing the injured Riaan Smit on the bench for this weekend’s clash against the Stormers.                                                  ...

  • Kimberley takes centre stage – Vodacom Cup Round 7 Preview

    Apr 22, 15 • 2031 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Kimberley takes centre stage – Vodacom Cup Round 7 Preview

    All eyes will be on Diamantveld High School in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon when the only two unbeaten teams left in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup clash in a replay of the 2012 final.   GWK Griquas, the defending champions, host DHL Western...

  • New appointment at Steval Pumas

    Apr 22, 15 • 3294 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on New appointment at Steval Pumas

      The CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby (Pty) Ltd and Mpumalanga Rugby Union, Pieter Burger, is proud to announce the appointment of a specialist coach, Omar Mouneimne at the Steval Pumas. The 40-year old Mouneimne, played a crucial role in several team...

  • Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Border Bulldogs

    Apr 22, 15 • 2502 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Border Bulldogs

    The Toyota Free State XV team will be taking on the Border Bulldogs on Friday, 24 April at 19:00 at the  BMC Stadium in East London.     Coach Rory Duncan has announced his team for the clash.        Toyota Vrystaat XV / Toyota Free State...

  • Junior Boks edge Varsity Cup Dream Team

    Apr 21, 15 • 2839 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Varsity & Club, Varsity CupComments Off on Junior Boks edge Varsity Cup Dream Team

    The Junior Springboks scored a morale boosting 31-24 win over a powerful Varsity Cup Dream Team on Tuesday evening at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch. Playing in front of an appreciative crowd and in excellent weather conditions, the Varsity Cup...

  • Steval Pumas team to play the Hino Valke

    Apr 21, 15 • 2205 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Steval Pumas team to play the Hino Valke

    Coaches MJ Mentz and Corné Steenkamp made only a few changes to their starting line-up for this weekend’s Vodacom Cup encounter against the Hino Valke. In their starting line up it is Jaco Bouwer who will play in his “Nelson” – 111 matches, in a Puma...

  • DHL Stormers injury report

    Apr 21, 15 • 2158 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on DHL Stormers injury report

    Hard-running DHL Stormers wing Kobus van Wyk has been ruled out of action for six weeks, after picking up a patella injury against the Western Force last weekend. Van Wyk limped off the field in the 29th minute of Saturday’s hard-fought Vodacom Super...

  • Free State pips Kings in Bloem

    Apr 21, 15 • 1724 Views • General NewsComments Off on Free State pips Kings in Bloem

    The Free State XV ran in seven tries to five against the Eastern Province Kings in a high scoring Vodacom Cup match at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The loss left the Kings fifth on the South Section log, with only one win after four...

  • MATT HODGSON JOINS FORCE TOUR OF NZ

    Apr 21, 15 • 1850 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on MATT HODGSON JOINS FORCE TOUR OF NZ

    Captain Matt Hodgson is set to make his return to Super Rugby after being named in the Force’s 25-man travelling squad for its two-match New Zealand tour. Hodgson sustained a hamstring injury in the Force’s final pre-season fixture against the Asia...

  • CONFIRMED ACL TEAR FOR AARON CRUDEN

    Apr 21, 15 • 2004 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on CONFIRMED ACL TEAR FOR AARON CRUDEN

    The Chiefs and All Blacks were delivered devastating news in the context of their 2015 campaigns on Monday when it was confirmed Aaron Cruden had ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament. The star playmaker will visit a surgeon on Wednesday to arrange a...

  • Five SA players crack Stats XV team

    Apr 21, 15 • 2168 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Five SA players crack Stats XV team

    Five players from South African teams made it into the Vodacom Rugby App Stats XV team after the weekend’s Vodacom SupeRugby.   Vodacom has created a formula that rates each player according to the stats on the Vodacom Rugby App that are important...