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Apr 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs call in the cavalry for Perth clash
Injuries to wingers Peter Betham and Alofa Alofa have forced NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika to call in a replacement for Saturday’s showdown with the in-form Western Force. Utility back Ben Volavola will fly to Perth as emergency injury cover after the...
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Apr 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on KURT BAKER SUSPENDED FOR SIX WEEKS
Duty Judicial Officer: Nicholas Davidson QC Player: Kurt Baker Team: Highlanders Position: Winger Date of Incident: 4 April 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground whilst...
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Apr 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Winless weekend for SA teams in Week 8 of Vodacom Super Rugby
It was a disappointing weekend for South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby franchises, with the best result among the four teams that took to the field being a 43-43 draw by the Toyota Cheetahs. The Vodacom Bulls faced the Hurricanes in Napier on Saturday in...
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Apr 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Courageous Tahs break Newlands hoodoo
NSW Waratahs 22 – 11 Stormers Asteron Life Super Rugby round 8 – Newlands Stadium, Cape Town The NSW Waratahs have ended their South African tour on a high note, overcoming the Stormers 22-11 in a frenetic encounter in Cape Town. The historic win...
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Apr 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU trims Junior Boks training squad
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Friday named a reduced SA Under-20 training squad of 36 players for the remainder of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) training camp following two trial matches in Stellenbosch this week. An large group of...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kurt Baker Cited
Player: Kurt Baker Team: Highlanders Position: Winger Date of Incident: 4 April 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground whilst that player’s feet are still off the...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on UJ seek to stay in Varsity Cup
CAPTION: The University of Johannesburg will play a critical FNB Varsity Cup promotion-relegation match against the UKZN Impis in Potchefstroom on Monday. Photo: Mario van de Wall/SASPA The University of Johannesburg will face the University of...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dogfight for final Cell C Community Cup play-off places
THE Cell C Community Cup race to George comes down to the wire in Saturday’s final round of pool action, with three clubs set to scrap for the two remaining Easter play-off places, while the six teams who have already qualified remain in the dark as to...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s Sevens squad named for Kenya
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel on Friday named his 12-member squad for the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Women’s Sevens tournament in Kenya next week, where the team will defend their title won in Tunisia last year. The squad features...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: ROUND 2
Saturday, 5 April, 2014 Kick-off times: First Grade: 3.30pm Reserve Grade: 1.50pm Good Life Under 19: 12.30pm Western Force players playing this round: Associates: Dylan Sage Cottesloe: Robbie Abel, Dane Haylett-Petty Nedlands: Patrick Dellit Palmyra: Dillyn...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY – WEEK 8: QUEENSLAND REDS V WESTERN FORCE
The Western Force has arrived in Brisbane ahead of their Asteron Life Super Rugby Week Eight clash with the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. The Force returns from the bye and will be chasing four consecutive victories for the first time in...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom goes behind the scenes and in the change room #vodacomtourphone
The Vodacom Bulls left for their four-week Australasian tour with three phones on board that will capture behind the scenes and in the change room content that will once and for all dispel the notion that what happens on tour, stays on tour. ...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Vrystaat XV speel Grens
Toyota Vrystaat XV speel Saterdag, 5 April om 12:30 teen Grens in die Vrystaat Stadion. Toyota Vrsytaat...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Teams hungry for success at JWRT 2014
USA won the Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2012, beating Japan in the final USA, Canada and Japan will be gunning for glory when the future stars of world Rugby take to the pitch next week in Hong Kong for the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2014. The...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ixias get their Varsity Cup reward
FNB CUT Ixias will play in the 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International after they won 35-26 against the FNB UKZN Impi in the Varsity Shield Final in Bloemfontein on Monday. The Men from Bloemfontein celebrate becoming champions for the...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen to lead DHL Stormers at DHL Newlands
No.8 Duane Vermeulen will captain the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom Super Rugby, Round Eight encounter against the Waratahs at DHL Newlands on Saturday night. It is back at home for the first time since the end of February for the DHL Stormers and Vermeulen...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Trevor Nyakane into starting line up for Cheetahs starting team to face Chiefs
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has made a three changes to his starting team to face the Chiefs as Trevor Nyakane comes into the starting line up to replace Caylib Oosthuizen in the front row. Lappies Labuschagne returns to starting line up replacing Jean Cook...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to meet USA at Rugby World Cup 2015
The Springboks will play the USA at London’s Olympic Stadium in their final pool match at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, it was confirmed overnight. The USA beat Uruguay 32-13 (59-40 on aggregate) in the second leg match of the qualifying series in Atlanta on...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls welcome back Van der Merwe
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke included fit-again lock and regular captain, Flip van der Merwe, for his side’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Napier on Saturday. The 67 cap lock takes over the captaincy and number five jersey from...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on STORMERS VS WARATAHS teamsheets
Stormers 1Steven Kitshoff 2Deon Fourie 3Frans Malherbe 4Ruan Botha 5Michael Rhodes 6Nizaam Carr 7Siya Kolisi 8Duane Vermeulen 9Louis Schreuder 10Peter Grant 11Sailosi Tagicakibau 12Damian de Allende 13Juan De Jongh 14Jacobus Van Wyk 15Jaco Taute Substitutes...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on CHEETAHS VS CHIEFS teamsheets
Cheetahs 1Trevor Nyakane 2Adriaan Strauss 3Nicolaas Van Dyk 4Lodewyk De Jager 5Francois Uys 6Boom Prinsloo 7Pieter Labuschagne 8Jean Cook 9Sarel Pretorius 10Johan Goosen 11Hennie Daniller 12Rayno Benjamin 13Johann Sadie 14Cornall Hendricks 15Willie Le Roux...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on LIONS VS CRUSADERS team sheets
Lions 15. Andries Coetzee 14. Deon van Rensburg 13. Lionel Mapoe 12. Stefan Watermeyer 11. Courtnall Skosan 10. Marnitz Boshoff 9. Faf de Klerk 8. Warren Whiteley (c) 7. Willie Britz 6. Jaco Kriel 5. Martin Muller 4. Franco Mostert 3. Julian Redelinghuys 2....
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on REDS VS WESTERN FORCE teamsheets
REDS VS WESTERN FORCE Reds 1James Slipper 2James Hanson 3Greg Holmes 4Rob Simmons 5James Horwill 6Ed Quirk 7Beau Robinson 8Jake Schatz 9Will Genia 10Quade Cooper 11Jamie-Jerry Taulagi 12Mike Harris 13Ben Tapuai 14Rod Davies 15Ben Lucas Substitutes 16Albert...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on HURRICANES VS BULLS teamsheets
BRUMBIES VS BLUES Brumbies 1Jean-Pierre Smith 2Siliva Siliva 3Ben Alexander 4Scott Fardy 5Sam Carter 6Jordan Smiler 7Jarrad Butler 8Ben Mowen 9Nicholas White 10Matt Toomua 11Robbie Coleman 12Pat McCabe 13Tevita Kuridrani 14Joseph Tomane 15Jesse Mogg...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on HIGHLANDERS VS MELBOURNE REBELS teamsheets
Highlanders 1Chris King 2Liam Coltman 3Ma’afu Fia 4Jarrad Hoeata 5Joseph Wheeler 6Gareth Evans 7Shane Christie 8Nasi Manu 9Aaron Smith 10Lima Sopoaga 11Kurt Baker 12Shaun Treeby 13Malakai Fekitoa 14Richard Buckman 15Ben Smith Substitutes 16Ged Robinson...
