Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• National Clubs Round-up No.1 – Dream start for newcomers Vredenburg

  Mar 13, 12 • 3739 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.1 – Dream start for newcomers Vredenburg

  Newly-promoted Vredenburg were the big talking point on a weekend of upsets in SA club rugby after the Cape West Coast town’s 30-21 away victory over defending champions Roses United in the opening round of the 2012 Boland Premier League. Vredenburg,...

• Rene Ranger Suspended for Two Weeks

  Mar 12, 12 • 2470 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rene Ranger Suspended for Two Weeks

  The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Rene Ranger of the Blues for contravening Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tackling. A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby...

• Crusaders lend a hand at junior rugby club registrations

  Mar 12, 12 • 3028 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Crusaders lend a hand at junior rugby club registrations

  Canterbury’s top rugby players are helping to recruit the talent of the future.  Junior rugby clubs are currently taking registrations for the 2012 season and members of the Crusaders squad are coming along to lend a hand. Junior rugby clubs all over the...

• Crusaders to thank construction team for new Christchurch stadium

  Mar 12, 12 • 2135 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Crusaders to thank construction team for new Christchurch stadium

  Anticipation is building in the Crusaders camp, with less than a fortnight to go until the Crusaders take on the Cheetahs at the new Christchurch stadium.  It will be the first Super Rugby match to be held in Christchurch since May 2010. “This will be a...

• Jerome Kaino goes under the knife this week

  Mar 12, 12 • 2389 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Jerome Kaino goes under the knife this week

  Jerome Kaino’s Super Rugby season is over because he needs to undergo surgery to repair damage to a shoulder injury sustained in the Blues Round 2  match against the Chiefs. Kaino received a direct blow to his shoulder during the game but continued to play...

• Rene Ranger Cited following Super Rugby Match Bulls v Blues

  Mar 11, 12 • 1874 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Rene Ranger Cited following Super Rugby Match Bulls v Blues

  Rene Ranger of the Blues has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Ranger is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous tackling. A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously, when he made late...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 3

  Mar 11, 12 • 1416 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 3

  The Sharks won their first Vodacom Super Rugby match of 2012 while the Vodacom Bulls let slip an opportunity to remain top of the log as they lost at home to the Blues. The Toyota Cheetahs got the weekend underway from a South African perspective when they...

• Cameron Shepherd issued an Off-Field Yellow Card

  Mar 10, 12 • 3192 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Cameron Shepherd issued an Off-Field Yellow Card

  Cameron Shepherd of the Western Force has been issued with an off-field yellow card for contravening Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tackling during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. The incident occurred in the 34rd minute of the match between the Western Force and...

• BokSmart endorsed by Western Cape Education Department

  Mar 9, 12 • 1773 Views • General News, International, National, School • admin • Comments Off on BokSmart endorsed by Western Cape Education Department

  The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) National Rugby Safety Programme, BokSmart, has been endorsed by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to make rugby safer in schools. This is the first endorsement of its kind for BokSmart and ensures the...

• Returning Springboks will boost The Sharks

  Mar 8, 12 • 2404 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Returning Springboks will boost The Sharks

  Morgan Piek – After back-to-back defeats in the opening rounds of the 2012 Super Rugby season The Sharks are somewhat under the cosh. Never one to mince his words, John Plumtree, The Sharks coach admitted that the pressure is now on and that his team is...

• Toyota Free State XV vs South Western Districts

  Mar 8, 12 • 2562 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV vs South Western Districts

  The Toyota Free State XV will be facing off against the South Western Districts Eagles in their opening game of the 2012 Vodacom Cup. The match will be played at the Clive Solomon Stadium in Heidedal, Bloemfontein. Kick-off is at 15:00 on Saturday, 10 March...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 1

  Mar 7, 12 • 1579 Views • General News, International, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 1

  The Pampas XV from Argentina, the defending champions, will get the 2012 Vodacom Cup season, the 15th since its inception in 1998, underway on Friday when they host the EP Kings in Stellenbosch. The Argentineans were unbeaten last year as they romped to the...

• Berrick Barnes returns for a tough trip to Dunedin

  Mar 7, 12 • 2147 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Berrick Barnes returns for a tough trip to Dunedin

  Morgan Piek – The Waratahs have this morning announced their team to play the inform Highlanders in Dunedin. After the Tahs convincing win over the Melbourne Rebels last week, few surprises should have been expected.  The most significant change to the...

• Not all doom and gloom for the Toyota Cheetahs: Team to face the Brumbies

  Mar 6, 12 • 2977 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Not all doom and gloom for the Toyota Cheetahs: Team to face the Brumbies

  Morgan Piek – This morning the Toyota Cheetahs announced their team to take on Jake Whites’ Brumbies in Canberra, Australia on Saturday morning at 6:35am South African time. After two loses in the opening two rounds of the 2012 Super Rugby tournament...

• 2012 Super Rugby Judicial Wrap: Week Two

  Mar 6, 12 • 2214 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on 2012 Super Rugby Judicial Wrap: Week Two

  Sanzarrugby.com reviewed the judicial affairs of the second week of 2012 Super Rugby, where the tournament saw its first red card, while a white card issued led to this season’s longest off-field suspension. Summary of the disciplinary cards shown: White...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 2

  Mar 1, 12 • 1868 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 2

  Springbok flyhalf Morné Steyn is on the brink of something big when the second round of Vodacom Super Rugby for 2012 takes place this weekend.  The Toyota Cheetahs (at home to the Vodacom Bulls) and The Sharks (away to the DHL Stormers) will be looking for...

• Tendais' heart is still "Beast"ing just fine

  Feb 28, 12 • 2340 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Tendais' heart is still "Beast"ing just fine

  As a national rugby icon, Shark and Springbok loosehead prop Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira attracts a lot of attention. As such, a visit to a Cape Town hospital has led to rumours about his current state of health and The Sharks (Pty) Ltd would like to outline...

• The Varsity Cup could make World Rugby interesting

  Feb 28, 12 • 4721 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Varsity Cup • admin • Comments Off on The Varsity Cup could make World Rugby interesting

  Morgan Piek – There has been some debate around South Africa regarding the new scoring system adopted by the Steinhoff Varsity Cup for this year’s tournament. There has been some negative criticism, but mainly it has been positive. One thing people...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 1

  Feb 27, 12 • 1785 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 1

  Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 got underway with a weekend dominated by some rustiness, the boot and rock-solid defence as not one of the 14 teams in action could claim a try-scoring bonus point. The DHL Stormers, with three, scored the most tries of any side in...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 1

  Feb 23, 12 • 1565 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 1

  The two most successful South African franchises kick off Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 on the local front when the Vodacom Bulls host The Sharks in Pretoria on Friday evening. Between these two sides, they have played in six finals and a further seven play-offs...

• Vodacom Blue Bulls edge out Cheetahs

  Feb 10, 12 • 2449 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls edge out Cheetahs

  If pre-season games are there for players to make an impression, then the Vodacom Bulls selectors need look no further than their off-season acquisition of Kenyan Daniel Adongo. The man-mountain who is rumoured to give captain Pierre Spies a go in the gym,...

• SARU scoops three Virgin Active Sports Awards nominations

  Feb 10, 12 • 3455 Views • General News, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on SARU scoops three Virgin Active Sports Awards nominations

  The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has been nominated in three categories of the annual Virgin Active Sports Industry Awards, which will be presented a glittering event at Emperor’s Palace on February 23. In addition, four of South Africa’s leading...

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  Where it all began for the Welsh

  Feb 2, 12 • 2245 Views • General News, International, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News • admin • Comments Off on Where it all began for the Welsh

  The Wales 2012 RBS 6 Nations squad has been pictured as they have never collectively been seen before – each wearing the club kit which they wore at the start of their rugby careers. Head Coach Warren Gatland’s 37-man squad took time out from their busy...

• Referees scrum down for the Laws

  Jan 31, 12 • 1695 Views • General News, International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Referees scrum down for the Laws

  South Africa’s top referees scrummed against each and were given master classes from top coaches as part of a recently completed four-day training camp prior to the start of the 2012 rugby season. Former Springbok prop Balie Swart had SA’s top whistlers...

• Heyneke Meyer appointed new Springbok coach

  Jan 27, 12 • 2422 Views • General News, International, National, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer appointed new Springbok coach

  Heyneke Meyer will be the new Springbok coach after a Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) ratified his proposed appointment in Cape Town on Friday. The 44-year-old Blue Bulls rugby executive takes over from Peter de Villiers, who...