Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• IRB Junior World Championship Match Officials on Path to Rugby World Cup 2015

  Mar 30, 12 • 1812 Views • BabyBoks U20, General News, International, Junior Rugby, National, World Rugby, World Rugby Junior Championship • admin • Comments Off on IRB Junior World Championship Match Officials on Path to Rugby World Cup 2015

  The road to Rugby World Cup 2015 for the next generation of elite referees will begin in earnest in June after the IRB announced a strong match official panel for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012. The premier age grade event for the world’s best...

• The Sharks XV vs SWD: Sharks team named

  Mar 29, 12 • 1914 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on The Sharks XV vs SWD: Sharks team named

  KP2, Mr Price KINGS PARK Friday 30 March 2012, Kick-off at 16h30 CAT   The Sharks XV 15. Gouws Prinsloo 14. S’bura Sithole 13. Wandile Mjekevu 12. Heimar Williams 11. Rosko Specman 10. Fred Zeilinga 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Lubabalo Mtembu (Captain) 7....

• Pampas XV vs Regent Boland Kavaliers: Boland team named

  Mar 29, 12 • 2515 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Pampas XV vs Regent Boland Kavaliers: Boland team named

  31 March 2012, Newlands. Kick-off: 16:45  The Regant Boland Kavaliers made only one change to the match 22 that will face the Pamas at Newlands on Saturday in a Vodacom Cup match (curtain raiser for the SuperRugby game between the Stormers vs Bulls)....

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 6

  Mar 29, 12 • 1583 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 6

  The big north/south Vodacom Super Rugby derby between the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town has made a lot of headlines this week and it’s probably the biggest match of the weekend. These two sides have an interesting history. In their more...

• Knee injury forces Delport out of Tokyo Sevens

  Mar 29, 12 • 1816 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on Knee injury forces Delport out of Tokyo Sevens

  The experienced Paul Delport did not pass his late fitness test and will therefore not play for the Springbok Sevens at the Japan Sevens in Tokyo, which starts on Saturday. Delport, a former SA U21-captain, sustained a knee injury in Hong Kong but the...

• Highlanders Named To Play Rebels In Invercargill

  Mar 29, 12 • 1509 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Highlanders Named To Play Rebels In Invercargill

  Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Rebels in Invercargill tomorrow night.  He has made five changes to the run-on team that played the Brumbies in Canberra last weekend. In the forwards, Jason Rutledge comes back into the...

• Hurricanes Home for Early Kick-off

  Mar 29, 12 • 1824 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Hurricanes Home for Early Kick-off

  The Hurricanes will host the Cheetahs this Saturday 31st March at the early kick-off time off 6:30am CAT at Westpac Stadium. This will be the Cheetahs last stop on their tour of Australia and New Zealand and the Hurricanes second home game for the season....

• Carter back in 10 for the Saders

  Mar 29, 12 • 1484 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Carter back in 10 for the Saders

  Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named the team to play the Lions this weekend in Johannesburg. Kick-off is at 17:05 CAT. There are four changes to the team that beat the Cheetahs last week. Daniel Carter makes his first start of the season at number...

• Sharks team to play the Brumbies

  Mar 28, 12 • 1657 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Sharks team to play the Brumbies

   Sharks Coach John Plumtree has brought back two familiar faces into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies in Canberra, along with another, enforced change to last week’s side. While The Sharks suffered a mini...

• Toyota Free State XV vs EP Kings

  Mar 28, 12 • 1789 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV vs EP Kings

  Friday, 30 March 2012 19:10 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Vodacom Cup   15           Nico Scheepers 14           Philip Burger 13           Johan Van Schalkwyk 12           Barry Geel 11           Jumba Ulenga...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 4

  Mar 28, 12 • 1527 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 4

  The Vodacom Cup is putting a smile on the face of South Africa Under-20 coach Dawie Theron, as a number of players in the reckoning for the Junior World Championship later this year, are getting valuable game time. No less than 11 members of Theron’s last...

• Afrika blow for Blitzbokke

  Mar 28, 12 • 1942 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on Afrika blow for Blitzbokke

  Influential Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika is on his way home to undergo treatment on his injured right knee and will miss the Japan Sevens in Tokyo this coming weekend. In one of the two changes to the team that finished third in Hong Kong last...

• DHL Stormers team face the Vodacom Bulls announced

  Mar 28, 12 • 2053 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Stormers team face the Vodacom Bulls announced

  Coach Allister Coetzee today named a strong side including the returning Rynhardt Elstadt and Deon Fourie to take on the Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday at 19h10. The Stomers team is as follows:   15. Joe Pietersen 14. Gio Aplon 13. Juan de Jongh 12. Jean...

• ANC Deputy Chief Whip lashes out at Free State Rugby

  Mar 28, 12 • 3236 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on ANC Deputy Chief Whip lashes out at Free State Rugby

  Morgan Piek – For years now political involvement in South African sports has been a key issue. For one to deny that would simply be naïve. The latest issue evolved yesterday when Mr Neels van Rooyen, the Deputy Chief whip of the ANC in the Free State...

• Cheetahs need to end tour on a high

  Mar 28, 12 • 2037 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Cheetahs need to end tour on a high

  Morgan Piek – Sanity has prevailed this morning when Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske announced his side for their final tour match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday. Although the Cheetahs lost by 7 points in the dying minutes on an...

• Changes to referee appointments 2012 Super Rugby, Week Six

  Mar 28, 12 • 1474 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Changes to referee appointments 2012 Super Rugby, Week Six

  ·       Changes to appointments are for six of the seven ‘Week Six’ fixtures ·       Note that appointments for ‘Week Seven’ through to ‘Week Ten’ will be released early next week   Most changes have been necessitated by logistics,...

• National Clubs Round-up No.3 – Rovers looking for lucky seven

  Mar 27, 12 • 2527 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.3 – Rovers looking for lucky seven

  College Rovers, the 2010 National Club Champions and one of the country’s leading non-university clubs, will be aiming for a seventh KZN Moor Cup title in a row when they begin their campaign on Saturday away to UKZN Pietermaritzburg (k/o 15h30). The...

• Varsity Cup semi-finalists select strong sides for knockout games

  Mar 26, 12 • 3719 Views • General News, National, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • admin • Comments Off on Varsity Cup semi-finalists select strong sides for knockout games

  FNB Maties vs FNB UJ – Danie Craven Stadium, Stelllenbosch, Kick-off 17:30 CAT FNB Maties 15 André Smith, 14 Ryan Nell, 13 Wessel Coetzee, 12 Louis Jordaan, 11 Dean Hammond, 10 André Kemp, 9 Boela Abrahams, 8 Grant Hattingh, 7 Helmut Lehmann (captain), 6...

• Stormers and Bulls flying South African flag high

  Mar 26, 12 • 2816 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Stormers and Bulls flying South African flag high

  Carlo Botha – After good wins on the weekend by the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, these two rugby powerhouses look like sides to fly the South African flag high.  The DHL Stormers were made to work hard for a 24-19 win over a spirited MTN Lions...

• Blitzbokke shut out England to claim third spot in Hong Kong

  Mar 26, 12 • 2212 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Blitzbokke shut out England to claim third spot in Hong Kong

    South Africa beat England 28-0 on Sunday to claim third place at the Hong Kong Sevens and to consolidate their third place on the HSBC Sevens World Series log. The Blitzbokke earned 17 valuable points, which increased their tally for the season to 93...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 5

  Mar 26, 12 • 1465 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 5

  The DHL Stormers top the log as the only unbeaten team left in Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 and the Vodacom Bulls smashed an interesting record in Pretoria on Saturday. These two sides are currently flying the South African flag in the competition. The DHL...

• Vodacom Cup Review – Round 3

  Mar 26, 12 • 1808 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round 3

  DHL Western Province had to dig deep to stay unbeaten in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls got their first win of the season in the North, where the Ford Pumas still lead the way. A converted try by JP du Plessis in injury...

• South Africa's Joubert to ‘kick off’ RWC 2015

  Mar 24, 12 • 1523 Views • General News, International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on South Africa's Joubert to ‘kick off’ RWC 2015

  South African Rugby Union (SARU) referee Craig Joubert will ‘kick off’ qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2015 when he takes charge of Mexico versus Jamaica in Mexico City on Saturday (15:30 local time). Joubert – who refereed the 2011 Rugby World Cup final...

• South Africa to face tough Samoa in Hong Kong quarters

  Mar 24, 12 • 1847 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on South Africa to face tough Samoa in Hong Kong quarters

  The Springbok Sevens will face formidable Samoa on Sunday in the Cup quarter-final of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament after they finished second in Pool B. Samoa won the USA title in Las Vegas in February and beat England 14-12 in their final pool match on...

• Teams for Super Rugby Week Five

  Mar 23, 12 • 2023 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Teams for Super Rugby Week Five

  Blues v Hurricanes Blues: 15 Lachie Munro, 14 David Raikuna, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Piri Weepu , 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Brad Mika, 7 Daniel Braid (captain), 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Ali Williams , 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Tom...