Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• Boland Kavaliers vs Border Bulldogs teams named

  Sep 26, 12 • 3093 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Boland Kavaliers vs Border Bulldogs teams named

  Regent Boland Kavaliers: 15. Jacquin Jansen 14. Eric Zana 13. Jonathan Francke 12. Braam Gerber 11. Brendon April 10. Elgar Watts 9. Bolla Conradie 8. Zandré Jordaan 7. Junior Bester 6. Franzel September 5. Johannes Kitshoff 4. PJ van Zyl 3. Rossouw Kruger...

• DHL Western Province named to face the Lions

  Sep 26, 12 • 4263 Views • General News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province named to face the Lions

  DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the MTN Golden Lions at DHL Newlands (14h00).   Notable selections include:   Damian de Allende moves up from the bench and starts in...

• MTN Lions team named to face Province

  Sep 26, 12 • 2427 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on MTN Lions team named to face Province

  There are three changes to the starting line up: 1. Jaco Kriel replaces Willie Britz at Right Flanker, while Britz moves to the bench in place of Kriel 2. Butch James replaces Elton Jantjies (who has been called up to the Springbok squad) at Flyhalf 3. Dylan...

• Toyota Free State Cheetahs named for Griquas clash

  Sep 26, 12 • 4200 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs named for Griquas clash

  Toyota Free State Cheetahs team to face the GWK Griquas in Bloemfontein, 29 September 2012, 14:00. 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Raymond Rhule 12. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 11. Rayno Benjamin 10. Sias Ebersohn 9. Sarel Pretorius 8. Phillip van...

• Bok team to face the Wallabies at Loftus

  Sep 26, 12 • 3197 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies at Loftus

  Johan Goosen promoted to start for Springboks Johan Goosen will start his first Test for the Springboks when he runs out at flyhalf against Australia in The Castle Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. The inclusion of the 20-year-old...

• Baby Blacks captain joins the Blues

  Sep 24, 12 • 3550 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Baby Blacks captain joins the Blues

  Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan today announced Waisake Naholo (Taranaki) Baden Kerr (Counties), Bryn Hall (North Harbour) and Kane Barrett (Taranaki) have all signed two year contracts with the franchise. “As we continue to secure the squad we want for...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 7

  Sep 23, 12 • 2887 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 7

  DEFENDING champions the MTN Golden Lions opened up a three-point gap at the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log with three round to play, following a come-from-behind 28-22 win over the Sharks in Johannesburg in a repeat result of last...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 13

  Sep 23, 12 • 2259 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 13

  THE Eastern Province Kings sealed the top spot on the Absa Currie Cup First Division log on a dramatic penultimate weekend of action which also included a 99-point thriller in Welkom that may yet decide the semi-final make-up, and a barely-believable draw in...

• Ben Franks chooses the Hurricanes

  Sep 22, 12 • 3646 Views • General News, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Ben Franks chooses the Hurricanes

  All Black prop Ben Franks has chosen to move to the Hurricanes in 2013 which will even further boost their front row stocks in the Capital. Franks confirmed the move and spoke today before departing with the All Blacks to Argentina. “This is a new and...

• Jonsson College Rovers win era-ending SARU Club Championship title

  Sep 21, 12 • 3872 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Jonsson College Rovers win era-ending SARU Club Championship title

  Kobus de Kock scored a try and kicked a 58-metre penalty late in the game as Jonsson College Rovers claimed the 2012 SARU National Club Championship title with a 23-10 victory over Pretoria Police in the final, played at the Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club on...

• SANZAR announces 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby draw

  Sep 21, 12 • 4259 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on SANZAR announces 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby draw

  Vodacom Super Rugby makes its long-awaited return to the Eastern Cape on 23 February next year when the Southern Kings host Australia’s Western Force (kick off 19h10) in the final match of the first full round. The Southern Kings kick off their debut season...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 7

  Sep 20, 12 • 1949 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 7

  Defending champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to avenge their first-round defeat to the Sharks when the two sides meet in a top-of-the-table Absa Currie Cup Premier Division clash in Johannesburg on Saturday night. In what is a repeat of last...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 13

  Sep 20, 12 • 2450 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 13

  All eyes will be on the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday night when the unbeaten EP Kings host the Ford Pumas in a televised top-of-the-table Absa Currie Cup First Division clash that could go a long way towards determining who hosts this year’s final....

• Lions announced to face the Sharks

  Sep 20, 12 • 2154 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Lions announced to face the Sharks

  The MTN Golden Lions team to play The Sharks on Saturday, 22 September at Coca-Cola Park. There is one confirmed change for the time being to the team that played the Toyota Free State Cheetahs last weekend – Hendrik Roodt has been ruled out due to injury....

• SARU Community Cup heralds start of new era for club rugby

  Sep 20, 12 • 2520 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on SARU Community Cup heralds start of new era for club rugby

  Top 20 open clubs to enter World Cup-style tournament Club finals return to Easter festival format Play off final for winner against Varsity Cup champions Platteland and Junior team competitions to follow The revival of club rugby in South Africa received a...

• Pretoria Police to face Jonsson College Rovers in SARU Club Champs final

  Sep 20, 12 • 4217 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Pretoria Police to face Jonsson College Rovers in SARU Club Champs final

  Pretoria Police will play Jonsson College Rovers in the 2012 SARU National Club Championship final after both teams recorded impressive semi-final wins at the Impala Club in Rustenburg on Wednesday. And in a unique twist, the Plate final will also be...

• Burden and Mvovo start for the Sharks

  Sep 19, 12 • 3602 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Burden and Mvovo start for the Sharks

  The Sharks vs Golden Lions Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Saturday 22 September, 2012 @ 19:10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Tim Whitehead 12. Meyer Bosman 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (C) 7. Jean Deysel...

• SARU name Springbok Sevens squad for Middelburg

  Sep 19, 12 • 3936 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby • admin • Comments Off on SARU name Springbok Sevens squad for Middelburg

  The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has named a Springbok Sevens squad of 16 players for the warm-up tournament in Middelburg, which gets underway on Friday. The event will be the only pre-season tournament where the Blitzbokke will be in action before they...

• DHL WP team to take on GWK Griquas announced

  Sep 19, 12 • 2392 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on DHL WP team to take on GWK Griquas announced

  Allister Coetzee, the DHL Western Province head coach, has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against GWK Griquas at DHL Newlands (15h00). Coetzee has made seven changes to the starting XV from last week, with Joe Pietersen, Louis...

• Coenie Oosthuizen back for the Cheetahs, Rhule at 13

  Sep 19, 12 • 2062 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Coenie Oosthuizen back for the Cheetahs, Rhule at 13

  Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Saturday, 22 September 2012, 17:05 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Raymond Rhule 12. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 11. Rayno Benjamin 10. Tewis du Bruyn 9. Sarel Pretorius 8....

• Verdicts in Disciplinary Hearings of Jeb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes

  Sep 18, 12 • 1960 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Verdicts in Disciplinary Hearings of Jeb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes

  DHL Western Province players, Jebb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes, individually appeared before a Disciplinary Committee held at SARU’s offices, Newlands on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012. Both appeared having been red carded for striking in their team’s Absa...

• WP favourite to capture Women’s title in Milnerton

  Sep 18, 12 • 2565 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on WP favourite to capture Women’s title in Milnerton

  Western Province will battle against the Blue Bulls for the SARU Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship rugby crown on Saturday at the Theo Marais Stadium in Milnerton.  Blue Bulls Limpopo and Mpumalanga will contest the B-section final. The WP women will...

• Springbok squad members released for ABSA Currie Cup duty

  Sep 18, 12 • 2801 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Springbok squad members released for ABSA Currie Cup duty

  Five members of the Springbok squad that returned from New Zealand on Monday have been released to their provinces to play in the Absa Currie Cup this weekend. The released players were all part of the 28-man squad that played Australia and New Zealand on...

• Pretoria Police, Impala set up heavyweight Club Champs clash

  Sep 17, 12 • 3803 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Pretoria Police, Impala set up heavyweight Club Champs clash

  Hosts Rustenburg Impala will face Blue Bulls champions Pretoria Police in a heavyweight northern-union semi-final at the SARU National Club Championships after both sides recorded impressive wins in Monday’s quarter-finals. The other semi-final sees 2010...

• Orlando Absa Boktown Tickets go on sale

  Sep 17, 12 • 2400 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Orlando Absa Boktown Tickets go on sale

  The South African Rugby Union is doubling the rugby fun for Soweto residents when the Springboks hit town later this month with a special Absa Boktown at Orlando Stadium The Springboks play New Zealand just up the road at Soccer City on October 6, but fans...