Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• Frans Steyn to play in 50th Springbok Test

  Aug 15, 12 • 5307 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • 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...

• Pumas side selected to face the Boks in Cape Town

  Aug 14, 12 • 2761 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • 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...

• DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas

  Aug 14, 12 • 2356 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • 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...

• 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge

  Aug 14, 12 • 5857 Views • General News, National, Sevens World Series • admin • 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...

• 2012 Auckland ITM Cup squad named

  Aug 14, 12 • 2817 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand • admin • 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...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1

  Aug 10, 12 • 2610 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • 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...

• The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands

  Aug 9, 12 • 4610 Views • General News, International, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • 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...

• National Clubs Round-up No.22 – Old Selbornians end long Club Champs wait

  Aug 9, 12 • 2750 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • admin • 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...

• SANZAR welcomes new concussion trials during The Rugby Championship in 2012

  Aug 9, 12 • 1894 Views • General News, International • nelio@15.co.za • 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...

• Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands

  Aug 8, 12 • 2975 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • 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...

• Deon Fourie to skipper DHL Western Province in ABSA Currie Cup

  Aug 8, 12 • 3528 Views • General News, National • admin • 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...

• MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  Aug 8, 12 • 2656 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • 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....

• Cantabrians to take on Southland tomorrow

  Aug 8, 12 • 2700 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand • admin • 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...

• De Jongh called up to Springbok squad

  Aug 6, 12 • 3704 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • 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...

• UWC to host SA Schools international

  Aug 6, 12 • 3050 Views • General News, International, SA Schools Team, School, School Rugby Fixtures • admin • 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...

• Chiefs become the sixth Super Rugby champion in seventeen years

  Aug 6, 12 • 2538 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • nelio@15.co.za • 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...

• Springboks and the All Blacks Test on 6 October 2012

  Aug 3, 12 • 4358 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • 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...

• Allan Lewis finalises Wales U18 squad for South Africa

  Aug 3, 12 • 3014 Views • General News, International, School • admin • Comments Off on Allan Lewis finalises Wales U18 squad for South Africa

  Wales Under 18 head coach Allan Lewis has finalised his 27-strong squad to travel to South Africa next month in a new initiative to further enhance rugby development in Wales. The side will play South Africa, England and France over a nine-day period in a bid...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – The Grand Final

  Aug 2, 12 • 2065 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – The Grand Final

  Can The Sharks do the almost unthinkable and bring the Vodacom Super Rugby trophy back to Durban by beating the Chiefs in the final in Hamilton on Saturday? The last few weeks had been as close to a dogfight as you would find on a rugby field for the men from...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 6

  Aug 2, 12 • 1676 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 6

  The Eastern Province Kings will look to retain their unbeaten record in this year’s expanded eight-team ABSA Currie Cup First Division when they travel to Nelspruit on Friday night to take on the fourth-placed Ford Pumas. In Friday’s other match,...

• Chiefs announce team for Super Rugby Final

  Aug 2, 12 • 2637 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Chiefs announce team for Super Rugby Final

  The Chiefs have announced their team to play the Sharks in the Investec Super Rugby final this Saturday night at Waikato Stadium. Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has decided to stick with the same side that won last weeks semi final match against the Crusaders. ...

• Toyota Cheetahs named for Sir George Grey Cup

  Aug 1, 12 • 3040 Views • Europe, General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs named for Sir George Grey Cup

  Morgan Piek – This weekend sees the Toyota Cheetahs get their 2012 ABSA Currie Cup preparations underway when they take on the Cardiff Blues from Wales in the Sir George Grey Cup at Grey College, Bloemfontein. Although this game is a friendly, there...

• Chiefs looking to become 3rd Kiwi Champion

  Aug 1, 12 • 2336 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Chiefs looking to become 3rd Kiwi Champion

  The Chiefs will look to become the sixth team to win a Super Rugby Championship, a victory that could see the balance of New Zealand rugby power shift North to Hamilton. Coach Dave Rennie couldn’t deny he was “excited”, after what has been the longest...

• Super Rugby final sold out

  Aug 1, 12 • 2323 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Super Rugby final sold out

  Fans across the country have shown that they want to be part of Chiefs history and snapped up 25100 tickets to the Investec Super Rugby final at Waikato Stadium this Saturday night. Chiefs’ supporters were desperate to secure tickets to the Chiefs v Sharks...

• Walsh to referee Vodacom Super Rugby Final

  Jul 30, 12 • 3532 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Walsh to referee Vodacom Super Rugby Final

  Steve Walsh will referee the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby Final between the Chiefs and The Sharks in Hamilton, New Zealand on Saturday. The Chiefs won the New Zealand Conference and eliminated the Crusaders in their semi-final on Friday, while The Sharks, one of...