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Aug 16, 12 •
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The SARU General Council took a decision this morning that the last placed South African team in the 2012 SupeRugby competition will be relegated for the 2013 competition. Thereafter, a promotion-relegation match for participation in 2014 will take place....
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU confirms Vodacom Super Rugby participation for 2013
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday confirmed South Africa’s participants in Vodacom Super Rugby at a General Meeting of the member provinces. The top four teams in the South African Conference in 2012 (DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, The Sharks...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions – Derrick Minnie out for Sharks clash
Two changes to the 22-man match squad, both the result of a single injury, are all that MTN Golden Lions coach Johan Ackermann has come up with for the Absa Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The injury to No 8 Derick Minnie has...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Super Rugby White Card Rules extended to The Rugby Championship
The Disciplinary Rules trial in place during the Super Rugby tournament will extend to The Rugby Championship, with the new system being fully reviewed at the end of the Southern Hemisphere season. All elements of the trial will be in place again as Argentina...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: Australia vs New Zealand
Australia versus New Zealand at ANZ Stadium, Sydney One of the most celebrated rivalries in rugby re-commences when the Wallabies host their great nemesis, the World Champion All Blacks. While for New Zealanders there may be the ‘little brother/sister’...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round One Preview: South Africa vs Argentina
South Africa versus Argentina at DHL Newlands, Cape Town The Pumas will make their debut into the Southern Hemisphere’s elite tournament in the historic surroundings of Cape Town, with the Springboks hosting the South Americans at one of their greatest...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR announces online viewing for The Rugby Championship
SANZAR today wishes to remind fans of a new service that allows viewers in countries where there is no television broadcast agreement in place to watch The Rugby Championship for 2012. The new service will allow viewers from many countries, especially in...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs shuffle their backline for the Bulls
Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs have reshuffled their backline for this coming weekends ABSA Currie Cup fixture against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein. Most notable of all is Sias Ebersohn starting at flyhalf, with Riaan Smit moving...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Frans Steyn to play in 50th Springbok Test
Springbok centre Frans Steyn will on Saturday play in his 50th Test for South Africa when they take on Argentina in the opening round of The Castle Rugby Championship at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. The 25-year-old Steyn, who made his Test debut against Ireland...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pumas side selected to face the Boks in Cape Town
Morgan Piek – The Argentine Rugby community is a buzz with excitement in anticipation to making their bow in the Southern Hemispheres premier International Rugby competition. Speaking to sources in Argentina these sentiments have been confirmed numerous...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has made six changes ahead of Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with GWK Griquas in Kimberley (14h30). Most of the changes have been brought about by injuries – and one is positional – but...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge
Morgan Piek – In recent years young Rasta Rasivhenge has made a big name for himself in South African Rugby as one of, if not the finest young referees. Having proven himself on the HSBC IRB World Sevens circuit and our local Steinhoff Varsity Cup, Rasta...
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Aug 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on 2012 Auckland ITM Cup squad named
Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac today announced his 26-man squad for the 2012 ITM Cup. The squad boasts a good balance of youth and experience, with nine new caps named in a group featuring 16 players with Super Rugby experience. Daniel Braid will captain the...
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Aug 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1
TWO World Cup-winning Springboks will run out for the MTN Golden Lions when they Johannesburg side opens the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title on Saturday against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park. The country’s premier domestic...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands
The new trophy – unveiled for the first time by SANZAR on Thursday – is being flown into Cape Town to celebrate the ground-breaking arrival of the Pumas into the former Tri-Nations competition. The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy weighs 5kg, stands...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.22 – Old Selbornians end long Club Champs wait
OLD Selbornians will represent Border at the National Club Championships for the first time in a decade after a nail-biting victory over closest rivals East London Police in the final round of the province’s Super League last weekend. With just 38 days...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR welcomes new concussion trials during The Rugby Championship in 2012
SANZAR WELCOMES NEW CONCUSSION TRIALS New PSCA Protocols to be in place for The Rugby Championship in 2012 The Rugby Championship, kicking off on August 18 with a double header (Wallabies v All Blacks in Sydney, Springboks v Pumas in Cape Town), will feature...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands
The Sharks vs Western Province Newlands, Cape Town Saturday 11 August, 2012 at 19:10 The Sharks 15. Gouws Prinsloo 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Meyer Bosman 11. S’bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Tera Mtembu 7. Jean Deysel...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Deon Fourie to skipper DHL Western Province in ABSA Currie Cup
Allister Coetzee, the head coach of the DHL Western Province team, has announced his squad for the upcoming 2012 ABSA Currie Cup season. Built around a core of players that helped the DHL Stormers finish top of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby joint log, Coetzee...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, 11 August 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, this morning. The team is: 15. Andries Coetzee 14. JR Esterhuizen 13. Lionel Mapoe 12. Waylon Murray 11....
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Aug 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cantabrians to take on Southland tomorrow
The Cantabrians squad heads to Oamaru tomorrow to play against Southland in another pre-season game. The Cantabrians games are an opportunity for players to get some game time before the ITM Cup season officially begins, and to put forward their case for a...
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Aug 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on De Jongh called up to Springbok squad
DHL Western Province centre Juan de Jongh has been called up to the Springbok squad in the place of the injured JP Pietersen. The Sharks winger Pietersen fractured his thumb in the Vodacom Super Rugby final in Hamilton on Saturday. He underwent scans on...
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Aug 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on UWC to host SA Schools international
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) will host the final two fixtures of the Under-18 International Series on Saturday 18 August featuring South Africa’s best schoolboy rugby players against their counterparts from England, Wales and France, SARU...
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Aug 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Chiefs become the sixth Super Rugby champion in seventeen years
2012 SUPER RUGBY FINAL REVIEW Chiefs become the sixth Super Rugby champion in seventeen years The Chiefs on Saturday night defeated the Sharks 37-6 to become the third New Zealand Conference team to win a Super Rugby Championship, and the sixth franchise...
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Aug 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and the All Blacks Test on 6 October 2012
It was announced by the South African Rugby Union that the Test match between the Springboks and the All Blacks on 6 October 2012 will be played at Soccer City. To avoid any possible misunderstanding, the Golden Lions Rugby Union and Coca- Cola Park...
