Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• Goosen, Kitshoff, Du Toit nucleus of powerful SA Under-20 JWC squad

  Apr 25, 12 • 3051 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on Goosen, Kitshoff, Du Toit nucleus of powerful SA Under-20 JWC squad

  Vodacom Blue Bulls flank Wian Liebenberg will lead a powerful SA Under-20 team at the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in Cape Town, the South African Rugby Union announced on Tuesday. SARU named the 28-man squad during a midday media conference held at the...

• Strong Toyota Cheetahs side named to take on the rock solid Highlanders

  Apr 25, 12 • 2700 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Strong Toyota Cheetahs side named to take on the rock solid Highlanders

  Morgan Piek – Saturday evening sees the Toyota Cheetahs face-off against the inform Highlanders from Dunedin, New Zealand. The men from Bloemfontein are set for another bruising encounter this week. The Highlanders have beaten some of the best teams in...

• Koster on his way home

  Apr 25, 12 • 1873 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Koster on his way home

  WP Rugby today confirmed that Nick Koster is on his way back to Cape Town after aggravating a knee injury in training this week. He will be assessed by a specialist on his return. Commenting on the injuries coach Allister Coetzee said, “Despite the...

• Varsity stars to strengthen Blitzbokke

  Apr 24, 12 • 3879 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on Varsity stars to strengthen Blitzbokke

  Clayton Blommetjies, the Tuks fullback who starred in this year’s Varsity Cup success, on Tuesday received a well-deserved call-up to the Springbok Sevens squad. The Blitzbokke group for the last two tournaments of the HSBC Sevens World Series, to be played...

• Sanix World Tournament Schedule

  Apr 24, 12 • 2095 Views • General News, International, National, School, School Leagues • admin • Comments Off on Sanix World Tournament Schedule

  JAPAN – SANIX WORLD YOUTH TOURNAMENT Saturday, 28 April 2012  POOL A RSA Monument Fushimi HTS JAP TON Tonga College Higashi Fukuoka JAP  POOL B NZ Kelston BH Nagasaki Kita JAP CAN Shawnigan Lake HS Josho Gakuen HS JAP  POOL C ENG Truro College...

• MTN Lions Team Announcement for Brumbies

  Apr 24, 12 • 2206 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on MTN Lions Team Announcement for Brumbies

  Johannesburg, 24 April 2012… The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their eighth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the  Brumbies Bulls on Friday, 27 April 2012 at a press conference this morning. There...

• SA U20 lock called up to Springbok Planning Camp

  Apr 24, 12 • 2093 Views • General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on SA U20 lock called up to Springbok Planning Camp

  Sharks lock Pieter Steph du Toit, a member of the wider South African Under-20 squad, has been called up to the Springbok Planning Camp in Pretoria. Du Toit played for the SA U20s in their first international against the touring Argentina team last Saturday...

• Highlanders squad to tour South Africa

  Apr 23, 12 • 1855 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Highlanders squad to tour South Africa

  Highlanders Squad Forwards Jamie Mackintosh (C) Josh Bekhuis Elliot Dixon Jacob Ellison Ma’afu Fia James Haskell Jarrad Hoeata Andrew Hore Chris King Nasi Manu Culum Retallick Jason Rutledge Adam Thomson Doug Tietjens Backs Kurt Baker Phil Burleigh Jimmy...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 9

  Apr 22, 12 • 2012 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 9

  It was a weekend for the flyhalves as the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls kept their grasp on the Vodacom Super Rugby South African Conference after they both beat Australian sides this weekend. The DHL Stormers’ Peter Grant scored 18 of his team’s points...

• Vodacom Cup Review – Round 6

  Apr 22, 12 • 1645 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round 6

  DHL Western Province clinched pole position in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup, but the North Section is still wide open with one round of league action to go. The Capetonians beat the SWD Eagles by 29-14 at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn and...

• SA clinch Under-20 series against Argentina

  Apr 22, 12 • 2441 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National • admin • Comments Off on SA clinch Under-20 series against Argentina

  The South Africa Under-20 team wrapped a three-match series against the touring Argentina side with a  13-5 win in the third and final encounter at the Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, on Saturday evening. Last week, the home team ran out 51-19 winners,...

• Rob Horne Cited following Super Rugby Match Waratahs v Rebels

  Apr 21, 12 • 2029 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rob Horne Cited following Super Rugby Match Waratahs v Rebels

  Rob Horne of the Waratahs has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match on Saturday 21 April 2012.   Horne is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player’s head or...

• Paul Jordaan on wing for Pumitas clash

  Apr 21, 12 • 2754 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National • admin • Comments Off on Paul Jordaan on wing for Pumitas clash

  Paul Jordaan, The Sharks back utility back, was included in the SA Under-20 starting line-up for the team’s third and final international clash against Argentina on Saturday at the Danie Craven in Stellenbosch. The Springbok Sevens international joined the...

• Beast makes a welcome return against the Eastern Province Kings

  Apr 19, 12 • 4993 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Beast makes a welcome return against the Eastern Province Kings

  Good news for fans of Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira is the big front rower’s return to action, having been named to start at loosehead prop for The Sharks XV in their Vodacom Cup match against the EP Kings on Saturday. Mr Price Kings Parkis set to explode...

• Bismarck returns to face the Chiefs

  Apr 19, 12 • 2160 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Bismarck returns to face the Chiefs

  There are no real surprises in The Sharks team announced to meet the Chiefs at Mr Price King Park  in a Week Nine Vodacom Super Rugby clash, although the news is good surrounding the availability of hooker Bismarck du Plessis. A variety of small injury...

• Rugby World Cup winner named as IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Ambassador

  Apr 19, 12 • 2594 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on Rugby World Cup winner named as IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Ambassador

  Ashwin Willemse, a member of the Rugby World Cup 2007 winning Springbok squad, was today named as the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Ambassador. The key age grade tournament will be played from 4 to 22 June in Cape Town, South Africa. Willemse was also a...

• Virgin Active SA to help JWC players reach peak performance

  Apr 19, 12 • 3387 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on Virgin Active SA to help JWC players reach peak performance

  All twelve participating teams in the upcoming IRB Junior World Championship 2012 in South Africa will have access to world-class health and fitness facilities thanks to an agreement between the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and Virgin Active SA. The pair...

• Francois Hougaard Signs New Bulls Deal

  Apr 19, 12 • 5988 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Francois Hougaard Signs New Bulls Deal

  Prosport International is delighted to announce that Francois Hougaard has signed on with the Bulls for another 3 years. The 24 year-old inked a new contract this week, which will see him stay at Loftus until October 2015, just after the next Rugby World Cup....

• Invited players to attend second Springbok Planning Camp

  Apr 19, 12 • 2168 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Invited players to attend second Springbok Planning Camp

  A total of 45 players from the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks have been invited to the second Springbok Planning Camp, which will be held in Pretoria next week. The camp starts on Sunday, 23 April and will conclude on Thursday, 26 April. The first Planning Camp...

• Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy

  Apr 19, 12 • 2907 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy

  The match is for the Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy, which honours one of the characters of Otago rugby who was also in the unique position of having coached both the Highlanders and the Blues. Otago under Hunter’s tutelage in the first half of the 1990s was...

• Crusaders name all four Whitelocks' for Hurricanes game

  Apr 19, 12 • 2254 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Crusaders name all four Whitelocks' for Hurricanes game

  The Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes has been named, with just one change from the line-up that beat the Stormers at home last weekend. Sean Maitland is recovering from an ankle sprain from the Stormers match and is replaced by Adam Whitelock on the...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 9

  Apr 19, 12 • 1515 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 9

  The DHL Stormers face the defending Vodacom Super Rugby champions this weekend, while The Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls also have tough home encounters against two of the pace-setters in the competition. The Reds, champions in 2011, have generally been quite...

• Rocky Elsom to make long-awaited return against the Rebels

  Apr 19, 12 • 2028 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rocky Elsom to make long-awaited return against the Rebels

  Morgan Piek – The RadoDirect Melbourne Rebels coached named his side to take on the  face the NSW Watatahs at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Saturday morning  11:40am CAT. Hill stuck to his guns by not ringing the changes after the Rebels...

• Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Standard Bank Pampas XV

  Apr 18, 12 • 1938 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Standard Bank Pampas XV

  Toyota Free State XV vs Standard Bank Pampas XV Friday, 20 April 2012 – 19:10 State Stadium, Bloemfontein Vodacom Cup 15. Marco Mason 14. Nico scheepers 13. Johan van Schalkwyk 12. Stephan van der Merwe 11. Cameron Jacobs 10. Inus Kritzinger 9. André van...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 6

  Apr 18, 12 • 1684 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 6

  The next few weeks of Vodacom Cup action have taken on a new dimension following the announcement of the midweek matches during the Castle Incoming Tour by England in June. The touring side will meet a SA Barbarians South team in Kimberley on Wednesday, June...