Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 2 review

    Oct 28, 12 • 3685 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 2 review

    THE Toyota Free State Cheetahs made sure of their place in next year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they beat First Division champions the Eastern Province Kings 16-6 in Port Elizabeth on Friday night to register a clean sweep in their...

  • I&J win SARU SA Fish Factory Industry title

    Oct 28, 12 • 3834 Views • Club Rugby, General News, NationalComments Off on I&J win SARU SA Fish Factory Industry title

    I&J romped to victory in the 25th annual SARU SA Fish Factory Industry tournament in the West Coast town of Velddrif on Saturday, beating local favourites Club Mykonos 33-25 in the final to claim the title. Mykonos, who advanced to the final thanks to a...

  • Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – The Final

    Oct 25, 12 • 3327 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – The Final

    The Sharks will be looking to win the Absa Currie Cup for the third time in five seasons on Saturday when they host DHL Western Province at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (kick-off 17h00). WP, meanwhile, will look to end an 11-year title drought, having last...

  • DHL Western Province U21 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    Oct 25, 12 • 3812 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U21 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    DHL Western Province Under-21 coach John Dobson has announced his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Under-21 Final against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban (kick-off 14h00). The WP Under-21 boss has made just one change – at lock – to the...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 2

    Oct 25, 12 • 3634 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 2

    The Eastern Province Kings face their biggest challenge in many years in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series. The Kings will be attempting the...

  • DHL Western Province U19 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    Oct 25, 12 • 3593 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U19 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    Nazeem Adams, the DHL Western Province Under-19 coach, has announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Saturday’s Absa Under-19 Final in Durban (kick-off 12h00). Adams has not tampered at all with the combination that did duty against the...

  • Sharks named for Currie Cup Final

    Oct 25, 12 • 5850 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Sharks named for Currie Cup Final

    The Sharks vs Western Province Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 27 October, 2012 @ 17:00 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. JP Pietersen 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Tim Whitehead 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Patrick Lambie 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (Captain) 7. Willem...

  • Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards Ceremony

    Oct 24, 12 • 4216 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards Ceremony

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union held their annual Players Award Ceremony on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 where the players were acknowledged for their contribution to the Union throughout 2012. Lionel Mapoe was the big winner of the night, taking home the titles...

  • Etzebeth dominates Player of the Year nominations

    Oct 24, 12 • 3096 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on Etzebeth dominates Player of the Year nominations

    The rise of young Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth was confirmed on Wednesday when he was nominated in three categories for the prestigious South African Rugby Union (SARU) Rugby Player of the Year Awards, which take place in Cape Town on Thursday, November 1....

  • SARU confirm SA Sevens Under-17 training group

    Oct 24, 12 • 4939 Views • General News, International, SchoolComments Off on SARU confirm SA Sevens Under-17 training group

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has named 20 players to attend the second SA Sevens Under-17 training camp in preparation for the team’s participation at the Australian Youth Olympics in January in Sydney. The initial squad of 32 players was trimmed...

  • DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final

    Oct 24, 12 • 6110 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final

    DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Currie Cup Final against the Sharks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (17h00). Coetzee has made just one change to the starting line-up that beat the Golden...

  • Young to coach Baa-Baas vs Lions

    Oct 23, 12 • 3185 Views • General News, International, World RugbyComments Off on Young to coach Baa-Baas vs Lions

    The Barbarians have invited David Young to be their head coach for their historic fixture against the British & Irish Lions in Hong Kong next June. The match marks the climax of the club’s summer tour of 2013 which kicks-off with the fixture...

  • Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final

    Oct 22, 12 • 3227 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final

    Jaco Peyper has been rewarded for his outstanding performances in the 2012 season by being named as referee for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban (kick off 17h00). Peyper, who made his test debut at Tier 1 international level in 2012, will take...

  • Jamie Roberts back for the Dove Men Series

    Oct 22, 12 • 3091 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Jamie Roberts back for the Dove Men Series

    Rob Howley has named a 35-man Wales squad to contest the 2012 Dove Men Series at the Millennium Stadium this autumn which includes just one uncapped player and the returning Jamie Roberts. Howley, Wales’ interim head coach in the absence of Warren Gatland,...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals

    Oct 22, 12 • 4003 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals

    THE Sharks will host DHL Western Province in this year’s Absa Currie Cup final after wildly contrasting victories over the Vodacom Blue Bulls and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions respectively in Saturday’s semi-finals. The final – a...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review

    Oct 22, 12 • 3179 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review

    THE Eastern Province Kings will have it all to do in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they attempt to wipe out a 39-point deficit in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, following a...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals

    Oct 18, 12 • 2758 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals

    DEFENDING champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to record a hat-trick of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division victories over DHL Western Province this season when the two sides meet in one of the competition’s semi-finals in Johannesburg on...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1

    Oct 18, 12 • 3762 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1

    THE Eastern Province Kings will travel to Bloemfontein for Friday’s night’s crucial Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation first-leg match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs knowing that an unbeaten season thus far, which includes winning the...

  • DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Sharks

    Oct 18, 12 • 4915 Views • General NewsComments Off on DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Sharks

    John Dobson, the DHL Western Province Under-21 coach, has announced his team for Saturday afternoon’s semifinal showdown against the Sharks Under-21s in Durban (kick-off 14h05). Dobson has made ten changes to his starting line-up, from the side that...

  • DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Golden Lions

    Oct 18, 12 • 5814 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Golden Lions

    DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams has announced his team to take on the MTN Golden Lions U19s at the Markotter Fields in Stellenbosch on Saturday (kick-off 15h00). The log-topping WP Under-19s will take on the fourth-placed Golden Lions in...

  • Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Reinach

    Oct 18, 12 • 4718 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Reinach

    The Sharks dominated the Absa Currie Cup awards for October when their head coach, John Plumtree, and talented scrumhalf Cobus Reinach were named as the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month respectively. Other nominees for the two awards included MTN...

  • Toyota Free State Cheetahs U21 team for Currie Cup Semi

    Oct 18, 12 • 3795 Views • General NewsComments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs U21 team for Currie Cup Semi

    Semi-Final Toyota Free StatenCheetahs U21 vs Blue Bulls U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Saturday, 20 October 2012.  Kick-off 17:00 15 Full back Hitchcock Charles 14 Right wing Senatla Seabelo 13 Right centre Louw Hanro 12 Left centre Duma Mzuvukile 11 Left...

  • Brad Thorn Signs With Highlanders

    Oct 18, 12 • 3143 Views • General News, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Brad Thorn Signs With Highlanders

    The Highlanders confirmed today that former All Black legend Brad Thorn has signed a one-year contract to play with the southern franchise for the 2013 Investec Super Rugby season. Thorn was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks and has been...

  • Etzebeth stands tallest at WPRFU Awards night

    Oct 17, 12 • 3559 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Etzebeth stands tallest at WPRFU Awards night

    The annual DHL Trophy Presentation was held at Kelvin Grove on Wednesday, October 17, with the Western Province Rugby Football Union recognising all club performances within the union and also rewarding those professional players who have performed well in...

  • Rugby’s Biggest Party – 50 days to go

    Oct 17, 12 • 2171 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Rugby’s Biggest Party – 50 days to go

    Tomorrow (Thursday) marks the start of the 50-day countdown until kick-off for the much-awaited Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens tournament in the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. South Africa’s own Blitzbokke will battle it out...