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Feb 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions and Cell C Sharks bare their teeth – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Review
The Lions celebrated their return to Vodacom Super Rugby with a good win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein before the Cell C Sharks showed they mean business in 2014 with a bonus-point victory over the Vodacom Bulls in Durban. For the Cell C Sharks,...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bulls vs Sharks team Sheets
Sharks 1Tendai Mtawarira 2Bismarck Du Plessis 3Jannie du Plessis 4Anton Bresler 5Pieter-Steph du Toit 6Marcell Coetzee 7Willem Alberts 8Ryan Kankowski 9Jacobus Reinach 10Patrick Lambie 11Lwazi Mvovo 12Francois Steyn 13Paul Jordaan 14Odwa Ndungane 15SP Marais...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs vs Lions
Teamsheets: Cheetahs: 1Caylib Oosthuizen 2Adriaan Strauss 3Coenraad Oosthuizen 4Lodewyk De Jager 5Francois Uys 6Boom Prinsloo 7Pieter Labuschagne 8Phillip Van Der Walt 9Shaun Venter 10Johan Goosen 11Raymond Rhule 12Francois Venter 13Johann Sadie 14Cornall...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women’s draw announced for Hong Kong
The SA Select Women Sevens team will face 2016 Olympic hosts, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea in the pool stages of the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational tournament on March 28 in the opening competition of their 2014 season. The tournament features...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Women’s Sevens set for USA action as snow storm clears
Despite a week of trainings forced indoors by Atlanta’s snow weather-bomb, the New Zealand Women’s Sevens team are ready for the second leg of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series starting tomorrow. Snow and ice storms forced Atlanta, Georgia, into a...
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs down Highlanders in Hunter thriller
NSW Waratahs 19 – 16 Highlanders, Hunter Stadium, Newcastle The Waratahs will head into next week’s showdown with the Western Force with two trial wins from three matches after last night defeating the Highlanders in a hard fought 19-16 win at...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Annual 2014 launched
Photo caption: Springbok captain and South African Rugby Player of the Year, Jean de Villiers, shows off the 43rd and latest edition of the SA Rugby Annual, which was launched at the SARU Awards in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. Photo: Gallo Images. The...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Of debutants and records – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 1 Preview
Vodacom Super Rugby kicks off with a bang in Bloemfontein on Saturday when the first round gets underway with a South African derby between 2013 top sixers the Toyota Cheetahs and the newly restored Lions at the Free State Stadium. Shortly after the final...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks name their side for Bulls clash
Cell C Sharks vs Bulls Date: Saturday, 15 February 2014 Time: 19h10 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Jaco Peyper Assistant Referees: Stuart Berry, Marius Jonker Television Match Official: Deon van Blommestein 15. SP Marais 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup format amended for the good of SA rugby
The Absa Currie Cup will feature an eight-team Premier Division and a new qualification round, following the decision to expand the top flight the South African Rugby Union announced on Thursday. A Special General Council meeting of the 14 member unions gave...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division inclusion huge boost for Eastern Province Rugby
The Eastern Province Kings will be playing in the ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division this year after the proposal to expand the Premier Division from six to eight teams was passed during a Special General Meeting in Johannesburg today. A round robin competition...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sanix World School Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament Ranking 2013
Sanix Rankings 2013 1st Saint Kentigern College(New Zealand) “Champion” 2nd Hartpury College(England) 3rd St. Joseph’s Nudgee College(Australia) 4th Daniel Pienaar Technical High School(South Africa) 5th Gose...
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Feb 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs Rugby signs new wine partner
Photo: NSW Waratahs players Bernard Foley and Adam Ashley-Cooper with Elderton Wines joint Managing Director Cameron Ashmead Photo credit: waratahs.com.au. Premium Barossa-based wine company Elderton will become Waratahs Rugby’s Official Wine Partner for...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tony Stoops School Rugby Festival Fixtures 2014
Tony Stoops School Rugby Festival held on 29 March 2014 hosts the following 40 schools: A-Field (Tierfontein) 09:00 Hoërskool Piketberg vs Hoërskool Despatch 10:10 Hoërskool De Kuilen vs Hoërskool Oudtshoorn 11:20 Rondebosch Boys High vs Worcester...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby player of the year awards winners
Winners: South African Rugby Player of the Year: Jean de Villiers (WP) Young Player of the Year: Eben Etzebeth (WP) Absa Coach of the Year: Jimmy Stonehouse (Pumas) Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year: Rosko Specman (Pumas) Team of the Year: Steval...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Marlow 1ste XV Rugbybepalings 2014
MARLOW 1STE XV RUGBYBEPALINGS 2014 8 Maart Marlow vs Noord-Kaap Kimberley 15 Maart Marlow vs Oudtshoorn Marlow 21 Maart Marlow vs Grey PE Graeme Kollege Rugbydag Grahamstad 22 Maart Marlow vs Swartland Despatch Sportfees 29 Maart Marlow vs Westville Grey PE...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season
Squad: Lourens Adriaanse Willem Alberts Jacques Botes Anton Bresler Dale Chadwick Marcell Coetzee Kyle Cooper Tonderai Chavhanga Keegan Daniel Jean Deysel Bismarck du Plessis (captain) Jannie du Plessis Pieter-Steph du Toit Thomas du Toit Andre Esterhuizen...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blues team named to face Chiefs
Charlie Faumuina, Steven Luatua and Piri Weepu have been named in a strong Blues team to face the Chiefs in their final pre-season hit-out in Rotorua on Friday (kick-off 6pm). Faumuina and Luatua will be integrated back into the team and join fellow All Black...
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Feb 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play Hurricanes in pre-season game
The Crusaders are heading to Levin to play the Hurricanes in their final pre-season match before the 2014 Investec Super Rugby competition begins. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named a 26-man team, which will again be captained by Ryan Crotty....
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Feb 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on St Beneficts College Rugby History
St. Benedict’s College Bio Founded by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1958, St Benedict’s in Bedfordview is South Africa’s largest Catholic School for boys. It includes a Junior Preparatory School, Preparatory School and College, which allow for...
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Feb 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on St Benedicts College Fixtures for 2014
Wednesday 26 March vs. Parktown Boys High at Home Saturday 5 April vs. St Johns College Away Saturday 12 April vs. Jeppe at Home 17 to 21 April Saints Easter Festival 27 April to 3 May Tour down to KZN Saturday 10 May vs. St Davids Inanda at Home Saturday 24...
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Feb 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on Gelofte School Rugby Night Series Fixtures 2014
14 February Durban North College vs New forest Kuswag vs Kingsway Gelofte vs Amanzimtoti 21 February Amanzimtoti vs Kingsway Gelofte vs Portshepston Suid Natal vs Durban north college 28 February Suid natal vs Kloof Kingsway vs Portshepston Kuswag vs...
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Feb 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby kicks off in Bloemfontein
The Toyota Cheetahs and Lions will meet on Saturday, 15 February at 17:05 in the opening game of the 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby competition. Gates open at 15:00 Previous encounters Saturday wil be the ninth SupeRugby encounter between the Toyota...
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Feb 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Lions Super Rugby Squad Named
The Lions management have named a versatile 33-man squad for the 2014 Super Rugby competition, with the coaches opting to combine both youth and experience. At prop, regular 2013 performers Julian Redelinghuys, Jacques van Rooyen and Ruan Dreyer have...
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Feb 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions injury update
The Lions medical staff have released an injury update, ahead of Saturday’s opening Super Rugby game against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. Bees Roux, who was stretchered from the field during Friday night’s warm-up game against The Sharks, has been...
