Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• SANZAR announces 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby draw

  Sep 21, 12 • 4227 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 • 1915 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 • 2425 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 • 2118 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 • 2484 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 • 4159 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 • 3567 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 • 3886 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 • 2363 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 • 2028 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 • 1919 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 • 2529 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 • 2759 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 • 3721 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 • 2356 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...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 6

  Sep 16, 12 • 2644 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 6

  Defending champions the MTN Golden Lions moved back to the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log on a weekend of high-scoring action, which also included handsome and significant victories for GWK Griquas and the Sharks. The Lions came away from...

• Welsh Rugby develops pitchside care

  Sep 16, 12 • 2511 Views • General News, International, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Welsh Rugby develops pitchside care

  The Welsh Rugby Union has put player welfare at the top of the agenda with a new training initiative to improve pitchside medical care for elite players. The ‘WRU Immediate Care in Rugby’ (WRU ICIR) course has been introduced to provide the highest level...

• Dean Greyling Suspended for Two Weeks

  Sep 16, 12 • 4953 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Dean Greyling Suspended for Two Weeks

  The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Paul Tully has accepted a guilty plea from Dean Greyling of South Africa for contravening Law 10.4 (a) Punching or Striking after he was Cited following the match at the weekend between New Zealand and South Africa in The...

• Durbell, Pretoria Police on SARU Club Champs collision course

  Sep 16, 12 • 3290 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Durbell, Pretoria Police on SARU Club Champs collision course

  Title favourites Durbanville-Bellville will play Pretoria Police in a heavyweight SARU National Club Championships quarter-final clash on Monday after both sides recorded impressive victories on the opening day of the 38th edition of the tournament on...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 6

  Sep 13, 12 • 2378 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 6

  The second round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off this coming Saturday with log leaders DHL Western Province travelling to Durban to face the third-placed Sharks in the pick of the weekend’s matches. WP lead the six-team standings on...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 12

  Sep 13, 12 • 1429 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 12

  The Eastern Province Kings will look to move one step closer to a possible home final in the Absa Currie Cup First Division when they host the third-placed Griffons in Port Elizabeth on Friday night in the first of four crucial Round 12 matches taking place...

• Sharks named to play Western Province

  Sep 13, 12 • 2306 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Sharks named to play Western Province

  The Sharks vs Western Province Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 19:10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Tim Whitehead 12. Meyer Bosman 11. Rosko Specman 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (C) 7. Jean Deysel...

• Sharks U21 named to face Border U21

  Sep 13, 12 • 3789 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Sharks U21 named to face Border U21

  Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 16h45 Sharks U21s 15. Jaco van Tonder 14. Piet Lindeque 13. Wandile Mjekevu 12. Heimar Williams (C) 11. Keelin Bastew 10. Fred Zeilinga 9. Hanco Venter 8. Guy Alexander 7. Brendon Groenewald 6. Francois...

• Sharks U19 team to take on the SWD Eagles U19

  Sep 13, 12 • 2533 Views • General News • admin • Comments Off on Sharks U19 team to take on the SWD Eagles U19

  Sharks U19 vs SWD Eagles U19 Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 15h00 Sharks U19s 15. Sean Robinson 14. Kotaro Matsushima 13. Tyler Fisher 12. Garath Meikle 11. Alcino Izaacs 10. Robert du Preez (C) 9. Cameron Wright 8. Jean Pretorius 7....

• DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Blue Bulls

  Sep 13, 12 • 3267 Views • General News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Blue Bulls

  DHL Western Province Under-21 coach John Dobson has announced his team to take on the Blue Bulls in Pretoria on Friday afternoon (kick-off 16h45). The DHL WP U21s suffered a gut-wrenching 27-28 loss to the Golden Lions in their last match (on September 1),...