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  • BUILDCORP NRC ROUND FIVE REVIEW

    Sep 21, 14 • 2251 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC ROUND FIVE REVIEW

    Round Five of the Buildcorp NRC saw more attacking Rugby with 28 tries across the round being scored. Melbourne Rising continued its excellent run in the competition by defeating the Charles Sturt University NSW Country Eagles in Orange in Central West NSW....

  • WP, Lions forge ahead in tight Currie Cup race

    Sep 21, 14 • 1969 Views • General News • • Comments Off on WP, Lions forge ahead in tight Currie Cup race

    DHL Western Province and the Xerox Golden Lions continued to forge ahead in the race for home semifinals in the Absa Currie Cup this weekend as they earned valuable bonus-point victories to distance themselves from the chasing pack. Despite this, the battle...

  • Leopards, Griffons book First Division home semifinals

    Sep 21, 14 • 2560 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Leopards, Griffons book First Division home semifinals

    The Leopards and Down Touch Griffons this weekend booked home semifinals in the Absa Currie Cup First Division, while the Valke and SWD Eagles will be forced to shrug off the Boland Cavaliers next week for the remaining semifinal spots. The Leopards thumped...

  • SPIRIT FALL AGONISINGLY SHORT OF RAYS IN SYDNEY

    Sep 20, 14 • 1899 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on SPIRIT FALL AGONISINGLY SHORT OF RAYS IN SYDNEY

    The Perth Spirit has suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss to the North Harbour Rays in Sydney tonight, defeated 32-29 in Round Five of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). It was a tightly-fought match with the lead changing on numerous times...

  • Border Women secure home final

    Sep 20, 14 • 1950 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Border Women secure home final

    Border on Friday succeeded in their mission to secure back-to-back home finals in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series as they delivered a dominant performance to outclass rivals Western Province 22-7 in East London. The defending champions will face the...

  • Blue Bulls vs Cell C Sharks Teamsheets

    Sep 20, 14 • 2004 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Blue Bulls vs Cell C Sharks Teamsheets

    Photo: Anton Geyser Date: Saturday, 20 September, 2014 Time: 17:05 Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Referee: Marius Jonker Assistant Referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Cobus Wessels 15. SP Marais 14. S’bura Sithole 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Andre Esterhuizen 11....

  • WP vs Griquas Teamsheets

    Sep 20, 14 • 2213 Views • General News • • Comments Off on WP vs Griquas Teamsheets

    Western Province Team 1. Alistair Vermaak 2. Scarra Ntubeni 3. Brok Harris 4. Jean Kleyn 5. Ruan Botha 6. Sikhumbuzo Notshe 7. Michael Rhodes 8. Nizaam Carr 9. Louis Schreuder 10. Demetri Catrakilis 11. Justin Geduld 12. Jaco Taute 13. Juan De Jongh 14. Kobus...

  • EP Kings vs Cheetahs Teamsheets

    Sep 20, 14 • 2059 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP Kings vs Cheetahs Teamsheets

    The game kicks off at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium at 15h00 and will not be televised. EP Kings: 15. Siviwe Soyizwapi 14. Siyanda Grey 13. Ronnie Cooke 12. Shane Gates 11. Ntabeni Dukisa 10. Gary van Aswegen 9. Kevin Luiters 8. Paul Schoeman 7. Devin...

  • WP take honours at Sub-Union South tournament

    Sep 19, 14 • 2090 Views • General News, Varsity & Club • • Comments Off on WP take honours at Sub-Union South tournament

    Western Province on Friday took top honours at the Sub-Union South tournament in Kimberley after a hard-fought final against the KZN Wildebeest, which denied the opposition back-to-back titles. Eastern Province won the Plate Final after beating Griquas 46-21,...

  • Lions vs Pumas Teamsheets

    Sep 19, 14 • 2659 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Lions vs Pumas Teamsheets

    Venue: Ellispark Stadium Kick-off: 19h10 CAT Date: 19 September 2014 Golden Lions: 1. Schalk Van der Merwe 2. Armand Van Der Merwe 3. Ruan Dreyer 4. Martin Muller 5. Franco Mostert 6. Jaco Kriel 7. Kwagga Smith 8. Willie Britz 9. Ricky Schroeder 10. Jaco Van...

  • Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby Reach Agreement

    Sep 19, 14 • 2428 Views • AVIVA Premiership, General News • • Comments Off on Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby Reach Agreement

    THE Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have agreed a range of measures to address the demands of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2015 on the club season. Working together with the RFU, the clubs now have greater short term financial certainty during RWC...

  • Sharks Club XV claim APC Central title

    Sep 19, 14 • 2343 Views • General News, Varsity & Club • • Comments Off on Sharks Club XV claim APC Central title

    The Sharks Club XV on Friday claimed the Central Amateur Provincial Championship title in style with an emphatic 62-12 victory against the Griffons in Margate. The final day’s play proved to be thrilling with the KZN Wildebeest thumping Griquas Rural 36-5...

  • ‘Tussen die Horings’ – with Joey Rasdien and the Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Sep 19, 14 • 2215 Views • General News • • Comments Off on ‘Tussen die Horings’ – with Joey Rasdien and the Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Episode 7 of Tussen die Horings featuring JONO ROSS is now available to view at http://www.vodacom.co.za/rugby/BehindTheScenes/I/Tussen_Die_Horings_Episode_7#     Feel free to share the link using #TussendieHorings Watch the latest episode of...

  • Loftus ‘dream come true’ for Cell C Community Cup hopefuls

    Sep 19, 14 • 3632 Views • Cell C Community Cup, General News • • Comments Off on Loftus ‘dream come true’ for Cell C Community Cup hopefuls

    BIG-TIME club rugby will return to Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday when one of the country’s oldest clubs, Vaseline Wanderers of Johannesburg, and Sasol of Secunda play off for a place in the 2015 Cell C Community Cup. The match (kick-off 14h40) is...

  • Lewis to lead injury-hit DHL WP u21s

    Sep 18, 14 • 2347 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Lewis to lead injury-hit DHL WP u21s

    Photo: William Brown Experienced junior backline star JP Lewis will captain the DHL Western Province Under-21 side against the Border Under-21s at City Park on Saturday (kick-off 12h45). Regular wing Lewis will line up at outside centre in a much-changed side...

  • Van Wyk to lead DHL WP u19s

    Sep 18, 14 • 2281 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Van Wyk to lead DHL WP u19s

    Powerhouse prop Frans van Wyk will captain the DHL Western Province Under-19 team when they take on the EP Kings Under-19 team at City Park on Saturday morning (kick-off 10h45). Van Wyk will start his first match since late July, whilst near-namesake Francois...

  • Border Women hunt back-to-back home finals

    Sep 18, 14 • 2051 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Border Women hunt back-to-back home finals

    Border will hunt back-to-back home finals in the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series on Friday when they meet Western Province in East London in the first semifinal. Eastern Province will meet the Blue Bulls in the other semifinal, on Saturday at the...

  • Cell C Sharks U19 team named

    Sep 18, 14 • 2735 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks U19 team named

    Golden Lions U19 vs Cell C Sharks U19 Date: Friday, 19 September 2014 Time: 15h00 Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg 15. Christopher Lines 14. Sphamandla Ngcobo 13. Marius Louw 12. Merlyn Pieterse 11. Marcel Coetzee 10. Innocent Radebe 9. Rowan Gouws 8. Daniel...

  • Boland Cavaliers names their team to take on SWD

    Sep 18, 14 • 2509 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers names their team to take on SWD

    The Boland Cavaliers announced their team today to take on the SWD Eagles in George on Saturday in an Absa Currie Cup First Division match. Of the starting XV that lost to the Valke last weekend, only Seven players were re-selected for the SWD clash, although...

  • Cell C Sharks U21 team to take on the Golden Lions U21

    Sep 18, 14 • 2316 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks U21 team to take on the Golden Lions U21

    Date: Friday, 19 September 2014 Time: 16h40 Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg 15. Alcino Izaacs 14. Michael Cloete 13. Nkululeko Marwana 12. Sandile Kubeka 11. Alrin Eksteen 10. Brendan Cope 9. Stefan Ungerer 8. Louis Hazelhurst 7. Liam O’Connell 6. Sias...

  • Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team named for Leopards clash

    Sep 18, 14 • 2148 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team named for Leopards clash

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team to play the Leopards in the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship in Potchefstroom show a number of changes to the side that beat Xerox Golden Lions two weeks ago. In the backline, only Jinx Molapo, Peet Schoeman, Duhan...

  • Orie back for Bulls u21s

    Sep 18, 14 • 2430 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Orie back for Bulls u21s

    Photo: William Brown Lock Marvin Orie is back for the Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 side to play Leopards in the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Orie missed their last match against the Golden Lions due to suspension and will...

  • Ross to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls against Sharks

    Sep 18, 14 • 1919 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Ross to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls against Sharks

    Jono Ross will lead the Vodacom Blue Bulls in the absence of suspended skipper Deon Stegmann when they play the Cell C Sharks in Pretoria on Saturday. Ross was the regular skipper in 2013 and will lead a team that include four new faces in Wiaan Liebenberg,...

  • Magic 100 for Sarel Pretorius

    Sep 18, 14 • 1727 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Magic 100 for Sarel Pretorius

    #1891 Man: Frik du Preez was one of the giants of South African rugby. A player of inspirational skill, he at one time, held the record with Jan Ellis as the most capped Springbok of all time (38 caps). The Northern Transvaal stalwart played lock and flank...

  • Notshe, Geduld to make first starts for DHL WP

    Sep 18, 14 • 1717 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Notshe, Geduld to make first starts for DHL WP

    Loose forward Sikhumbuzo Notshe and utility back Justin Geduld will make their first Absa Currie Cup starts for DHL Western Province in Saturday’s home fixture against Griquas (kick-off 15h00). Notshe will wear the No.6 jersey at DHL Newlands in the...