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Jun 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Rugby announces SBS Bank as its principal sponsor
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is pleased to announce SBS Bank as their new principal sponsor for the ITM Cup and Canterbury Sevens representative teams. In what is a significant commercial and strategic deal SBS Bank will hold the primary...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls and Vodacom Bulls players well represented in Baby Boks Team
The South Africa Under-20 team to face the United States in their first match of the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 will be captained by Vodacom Blue Bulls loose forward Ruan Steenkamp, who continues the trend of Vodacom Blue Bulls junior players to lead...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ready for action – Castle Lager Incoming Series
The four captains of the teams competing in the unique Castle Lager Incoming Series gathered at Growthpoint Kings Park on Tuesday. South Africa, Scotland, Italy and Samoa will contest the tournament on a log basis over the coming three Saturdays in Durban,...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks “BabyBoks” named for JWC opener
Junior Springboks named for JWC opener The South Africa Under-20 team to face the United States in their first match of the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 has been named. Vodacom Blue Bulls forward Ruan Steenkamp will captain the side from the back of the...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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British & Irish Lions, British & Irish Lions News, General News, Video •
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Comments Off on Brian O’Driscoll tackles Thai Cooking
Can HSBC Ambassador Brian O’Driscoll take the heat in the kitchen? Ahead of captaining the British & Irish Lions against the Western Force, find out how the Lions legend prepares for a game with his pre-match eating rituals...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on PUMAS Rugby Union will soon host the first ever Double-Header Test series in the history of world rugby
The PUMAS Rugby Union will soon host the first ever Double-Header Test series in the history of world rugby. The event will be hosted on June 15, 2013 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, the new home of STEVAL PUMAS and the Mpumalanga Rugby Union. ...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2013 Canterbury Rugby wider training group announced
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union has announced its wider training group for the 2013 ITM Cup season. Thirty players from clubs around Canterbury have been selected in the group. Canterbury is chasing its sixth successive title this season under the...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mutual & Federal Premier Inter-Schools: Diocesan College (Bishops) vs Rondebosch Boys’ High
JOHANNESBURG, 4 June 2013: Bishops will play Rondebosch Boys on the Piley Rees at Diocesan College on Saturday 8 June 2013, in a Mutual & FederalPremier Interschools match that will be televised LIVE on SuperSport 6 at 11:25. Mutual & Federal Premier...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on IRB World Cup Sevens 2013 Moscow – Fixtures & Results
POOL A 28 Jun 2013 – 18:30 Australia – Spain Pool A 28 Jun 2013 – 18:52 France – Tunisia Pool A 29 Jun 2013 – 11:56 Australia – Tunisia Pool A 29 Jun 2013 – 12:18 France – Spain Pool A...
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Jun 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on South Africa’s TOP 30 Schools 1st XV Rugby Rankings for 3 June 2013
Monnas vs Glenwood (1st Half) Monnas vs Glenwood (2nd Half) Information compiled by Nelio de Sa Twitter @NelioDeSa Rankings explained Click Here 03 Jun 2013 1 Afrikaans Hoer Seunskool Pta (Affies) 2 Paarl Gimnasium 3 Hoërskool Outeniqua (Kwaggas) 4...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Robert Ebersohn has been called up to the Springbok squad
Toyota Free State Cheetahs centre Robert Ebersohn has been called up to the Springbok squad currently preparing for the Castle Lager Incoming Series in Durban. Ebersohn’s inclusion follows uncertainty over the availability of midfielders Jean de...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on The Future International Rugby Stars Of The World at JWC 2013
With just days to go until the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 kicks off in France, the future stars of world Rugby today lined up for the official tournament launch in Nantes. The 12 teams are now settled at their bases in Nantes, Vannes and La...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update from Durban
Six players in the Springbok squad took little or no part in training at Northwood School in Durban on Monday because of various injury niggles. Juan de Jongh (centre) is not available for selection in the opening Test in the Castle Lager Incoming...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Fixtures & Results for the IRB Junior World Championship 2013
Fixtures for the IRB Junior World Championship 2013 Pool A 05 Jun, 18:45 France 6 – 30 England Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon 05 Jun, 20:45 South Africa 97 – 0 USA Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon 09 Jun, 16:45 South Africa 31...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mapoe injury rules him out of remainder of Vodacom Super Rugby season
Vodacom Bulls player Lionel Mapoe will miss the remainder of the Vodacom Super Rugby season due to a shoulder injury. The versatile outside back sustained the injury on Saturday during his side’s 30-25 win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. According...
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Jun 3, 13 •
3987 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, IRB World Cup Sevens, Sevens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Treu names Springbok Sevens training squad
The Springbok Sevens team started their preparations for the Rugby World Cup Sevens at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport on Monday. Treu has called on a number of available stalwarts in his contracted group for the global Sevens showpiece, which takes place...
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Jun 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Chean Roux joins Springbok Team Management
Former Varsity Cup-winning Maties head coach and a current member of SARU’s High Performance Mobi-unit, Chean Roux, has been added to the Springbok Team Management in the role of Performance Analyst. Roux, who in his playing days represented the DHL...
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Jun 2, 13 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls stay on top of the SA Conference – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 16 Review
The Vodacom Bulls firmed their grip on the top position of the South African conference on Saturday by beating closet rivals, the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday, while the DHL Stormers kept their outside change of a play-off spot alive with a...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Olivier released to take up French offer
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd has agreed to release Wynand Olivier in order for the multiple Cup winning midfielder to take up an offer with French club Montpellier. Olivier’s contact expires on 31 October 2013, but the BBC agreed to a request from...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bok squad announced for Castle Lager Incoming Series
Nine uncapped players, six of whom have not been part of the national set-up before, have been included in a 34-man Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Incoming Series involving Italy, Samoa and Scotland later this month. The six newcomers are the GWK...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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BabyBoks U20, General News, Junior Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks Squad has first full training on French soil
The South Africa Under-20 rugby squad started their IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) match preparations on Saturday at their tournament base in Les Sables d’Olonne in France. The Junior Springboks arrived in France on Friday afternoon and enjoyed their...
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Jun 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders Injury Update
During last nights game against the Waratahs which saw the Crusaders win 23-22, Crusaders lock Dominic Bird incurred a significant shoulder injury. Following further medical assesment today the Crusaders can confirm that Bird has ruptured his left pectoralis...
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May 31, 13 •
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Craven Week, Craven Week Fixtures, General News, School •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on u18 Craven Week, u16 Grant Khomo & u13 Craven Week Fixtures 2013
u18 Craven Week Fixtures 2013 Peter Mokaba Stadium – Polokwane DAY 1 (8 July 2013) 09:20 Griquas vs Zimbabwe 10:40 Border vs Namibia 12:00 Western Province vs Pumas 13:20 Blue Bulls vs Kwa-Zulu Natal 15:40 Limpopo Blue Bulls vs Boland DAY 2 (9...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on What’s the point of blaming the refs
What’s the point of blaming the refs I would hate to be a ref in modern sport. I truly do feel for them. The continual lambasting they receive in the media every week should put anybody off wanting to even consider being one. I cannot find any upside...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mandela Sports Day
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Friday that they had received a request from Government to play The Castle Rugby Championship test against Argentina at FNB Soccer City to honour Nelson Mandela in a double-header event with the South African...
