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Comments Off on Using the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week to develop referees
Port Elizabeth 12 July 2012 - The Coca-Cola SA Rugby youth weeks that take place at this time each year are all about the cream of South Africa’s school rugby players showing their stuff on the rugby field, but it goes a lot further than that in a number...
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Comments Off on DHL WP U21 team announced to take on Golden Lions U21
The start of the Absa U21 competition sees DHL WP up against the MTN Golden Lions, at the University of Johannesburg, on Saturday 14 July, at 17h00. Commenting on this year’s campaign, Coach John Dobson said, “This is a new team with fewer returning u21s...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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With one round of league action to go, eight teams can still make the Vodacom Super Rugby Finals Series, with only two – the DHL Stormers and the Chiefs – guaranteed of their positions. These two sides have already won the South African and New Zealand...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Cavaliers vs Leopards
Die Regent Boland Kavaliers is nog lank nie in sak-en-as nie, na twee nederlae op ‘n streep – teen die OP Kings en die Ford Pumas – in die eerste twee rondtes van die ABSA Curriebeker Eersteliga-kompetisie. Dit is die mening van Boland Rugby se...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA U21 Currie Cup Leopards vs Cheetahs – Bloemfontein
After intensive preparation for this ABSA U21 Currie Cup. These youngster are ready, but with a huge task at hand, as the Free State side will always remain a team to be reckoned with. 15 R Muller (Vice Captain) 14 A Kruger...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup 1st Division – Leopards team to play Boland
The Leopards will hopefully regain momentum after losing to the Griffons the previous weekend. 22. Andrew van Wyk 21. Gerhard Nortier 20 JacoGrobler 19.ErnieStrydom 18. Armand Liebenberg 17.StephanBezuidenhout 16. Edgar Maratlule 15. Hoffman Marits 14.Danie...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 3
The table-topping Griffons will be looking to make it three wins from three in this year’s Absa Currie Cup First Division when they host the winless Border Bulldogs at the North West Stadium in Welkom on Friday (15:00, live on SuperSport 1). In...
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Jul 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions win arm-wrestle, EP unbeaten at Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week
The Lions remained unbeaten after Day 3 of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth after tries from two of their front-rankers gave the Gautengers a hard-fought 17-8 win over KZN in the day’s main match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium....
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Jul 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Boom starts for the Cheetahs in Durban
1. Trevor Nyakane 2. Adriaan Strauss (Captain) 3. WP Nel 4. Andries Ferreira 5. Izak van der Westhuizen 6. Heinrich Brüssow 7. Pieter Labuschagne 8. Boom Prinsloo 9. Piet van Zyl 10. Riaan Smit 11. Philip Snyman 12. Barry Geel 13. Robert Ebersohn (Vice...
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Jul 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blues team to play Brumbies
Blues prop Charlie Faumuina is back to full fitness and will start against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday night (kick-off 7:35am CAT). Faumuina hasn’t played for the Blues for two months since tearing his calf against the Lions in round 12,...
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Jul 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes Host Final Round Robin Clash
The Hurricanes are back in action on Friday night following their second bye of the competition to take on Super Rugby leaders, the Chiefs. This is the final round robin game for the Hurricanes and their last chance to make a bid for the top six. Victor Vito...
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Jul 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls too good for WP at Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week
THE Blue Bulls raised the bar on the second day of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth when they scored 21 unanswered second-half points to beat Western Province 47-27 in the day’s main match. The Bulls...
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Jul 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Big wins for EP, KZN at Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week
Hosts Eastern Province kicked off with a resounding win, but it was the performance of KZN that dominated talk on the opening day of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Playing in the main curtain-raiser,...
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Jul 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Madagascar promoted to CAR Division 1A in 2013
With IRB Vice-Chairman Regan Hoskins and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner Ashwin Willemse in attendance, Madagascar played some irresistible rugby in front of 40,000 ecstatic fans at the Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo on Sunday, 8 July, to defeat Namibia 57-54...
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Jul 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 17
Three South African sides occupy places in the top six at the end of the penultimate round of Vodacom Super Rugby action and look set to reach the Finals Series. The Sharks moved into sixth spot thanks to their impressive 32-10 victory over the Vodacom Bulls...
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Jul 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 2
THE Griffons are surprise early pace-setters in the expanded Absa Currie Cup First Division after a topsy-turvy second weekend of action in the new eight-team competition, which also saw newcomers the Ford Pumas flex their muscles and defending champions the...
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Jul 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Leon Potgieter well settled at the Bulls
Grounded and experienced, Leon welcomes change yet knows the value of history. Eager to further commercialise the Blue Bulls brand, the Limpopo born Chartered Accountant is ready to take the Bulls game plan to the next level. Leon Potgieter’s passion and...
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Jul 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA High Performance unit to attend Craven Week
The High Performance Department of SARU will be attending the 2012 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth from July 9-13 and present numerous workshops that will benefit the participating coaches and players. SARU High Performance Manager, Rassie...
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Jul 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Students Sevens named for World Games
The South African Students Sevens team that will play in the 2012 World Students Games in Brive, France has been named. The side will be coached by Ian Campbell-McGeachy from Stellenbosch University, with Barry McDonald, also from Maties, the Team Manager....
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Jul 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Confirmation of the announcement of the SA Schools team
SARU and the SA Schools Rugby Association have confirmed that the SA Schools team will not be named after the conclusion of the annual Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week, which will be staged from 9 to 14 July in Port Elizabeth. According to SARU’s Nico...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Leopards team to face the Griffons
Coach Leon Boshoff’s Leopardsside would like to keep the momentum gained, after a very successful start to the tournament. A few changes was made after the Pumas encounter, the team facing the Griffons is : BG Uys Marius Fourie John-Roy Jenkinson...
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Comments Off on Players of Colour making their mark at the U-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
Along with the hype and talent identification that is part of Coca-Cola Rugby Youth Weeks at this time of the year, is a concerted effort to transform the game. This is done via a target system which calls for each provincial squad to include a predetermined...
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Week 2
Defending ABSA Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers will look to put their 25-20 home defeat to arch-rivals the EP Kings in last weekend’s season-opener behind them when the men from Wellington travel to Nelspruit on Saturday...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 17
The race for places in the Finals Series is still wide open as the penultimate round of Vodacom Super Rugby action for 2012 kicks off on Friday morning. In New Zealand, the Chiefs will top their Conference – that is a fact. In Australia, the defending...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Two rounds to the Super Rugby Finals Series – permutations for 2012 Super Rugby
Super Rugby made a welcome return last weekend, with Round 16 serving up six local Conference derbies, and in terms of the final standings, the top-of-the-table Chiefs became the first franchise to secure a Finals Series position. The Chiefs 27-21 victory...
