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Sep 13, 11 •
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Toyota Free State Cheetahs team announced to play Sharks Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Sharks Saturday, 17 September 2011 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Kick-off: 15:00 1 Marcell van der Merwe 2 Afriaan...
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Sep 8, 11 •
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The Sharks host the Pumas in their second round Absa Currie Cup match at Mr Price KINGS PARK this Saturday (kick-off at 3pm) with minimal changes to the side that beat the Blue Bulls last week. With the emphasis on lightening the load on defence (and...
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Sep 8, 11 •
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Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 /Photo Talk Thursday, 8 September 2011 The Vodacom Blue Bulls travel to Bloemfontein where they have to tough task of trying to get their Absa Currie Cup campaign back on track against the resurgent Toyota Free State Cheetahs....
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Sep 7, 11 •
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Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named his team to take on the Leopards at DHL Newlands on Saturday 10 September at 16h00. In an injury enforced change Isma-eel Dollie takes over at flyhalf from Demetri Catrakilis....
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Sep 7, 11 •
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Photo by Jako Pienaar / Rugby15 Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Saturday, 10 September 2011 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Kick-off: 17:00 Toyota Free State Cheetahs 1 Marcel van der Merwe 2 Adriaan Strauss (c) 3 Coenie Oosthuizen 4...
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Sep 6, 11 •
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Photo by Frederick Loretz / Rugby15 The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the GWK Griquas this Friday, 9 September 2011 at Coca-Cola Park. Kick off is at 19:10. The team was announced this afternoon and is: 15 Jaco Taute 14 Deon Van Rensburg 13 Doppies La...
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Sep 4, 11 •
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Photo by Gerhard Steenkamp / Superimage Sunday, 4 September 2011 The MTN Golden Lions have held onto the top spot on the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log after they beat the Ford Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday evening. However, the chasing pack...
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Sep 3, 11 •
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Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 Morgan Piek – On the 125th year anniversary of Griquas Rugby, beating them in Kimberley was always going to be an uphill battle for Western Province. DHL Western Provinces’ worst fears were realised within the first...
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Sep 2, 11 •
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Regent Boland Kavaliers team to face Tasol Solar Griffons Time & Date: 16:00, 03 September 2011 Venue: Boland Stadium, Wellington Pre Matches: Boland u.19 vs Griffons u.19 (12:30); Boland u.21 vs Griffons u.21 (14:00) 15. Willie le Roux 14. Cornal...
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Sep 1, 11 •
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Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named his team to take on the Griquas at GWK Park in Kimberly on Saturday 3 September. Danie Poolman reclaims the 14 jersey and Steven Hunt who started last week moves to the bench as wing cover. Marcel...
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Sep 1, 11 •
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Photo – www.sarugby.com 1 September 2011 Morgan Piek – South Africa has long a tradition of very good flyhalves. We can go back right to the begining, but the list would be too long to mention. The beauty of it is that it’s not just restricted...
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Sep 1, 11 •
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Photo by Rugby15 The second round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off on Friday in Nelspruit, with the highlight of the weekend Saturday’s match in Pretoria between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and The Sharks. It’s been a tough season for the...
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Aug 31, 11 •
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Photo by James Loretz / Rugby15 The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the Ford Pumas this Friday, 2 September 2011 at Mbombela in Nelspruit. Kick off is at 19:10. One forced change has been made to the MTN Golden Lions team following their 28 – 19 victory...
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Aug 29, 11 •
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The MTN Golden Lions ended the first round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division at the top of the standings after they saw off second placed The Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday. It was the Golden Lions’ sixth win from their first seven matches as they...
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Aug 26, 11 •
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My name is Chantal Cloete and I’m a student at the University of the Witwatersrand, studying towards my Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Marketing Degree. As partial fulfilment of this degree I need to submit a research project or thesis. I am...
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Aug 26, 11 •
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The Sharks and Lions go head-to-head in the weekend’s Absa Currie Cup spotlight match, a massive Joburg derby match that the opposition teams and plenty of rugby fans will be watching with more than just a passing interest. The Lions are a bonus point ahead...
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Aug 26, 11 •
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Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named a match 22, to take on the Pumas at Puma Stadium in Witbank, on Friday 26 August, with 9 positional and other changes to the 22 that beat the Lions last Friday in Cape Town....
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Photo by Andrew Schoeman / Rugby15 The first round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division ends this weekend with a clash between the two top teams on the log when the MTN Golden Lions host The Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday. Friday’s two games see the...
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls winger Bjorn Basson was ruled out of Friday’s Absa Currie Cup match against the Leopards in Rustenburg due to a influenza. He will be replaced by Gerhard van den Heever. The revised team to play the Leopards is: 15. Jurgen Visser, 14....
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Photo by Andrew Schoeman / Rugby15 After only four rounds of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup, the Vodacom Blue Bulls are leading the race in SuperSport’s Audience Ratings, having surpassed the half a million mark (566 832) in their opening encounter against The...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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1. Charl du Plessis 2. Ashton Constant 3. Eugene Butterworth 4. Ligtoring Landman (C) 5. Grant le Roux 6. Milroy Isaacs 7. Junior Bester 8. Zandre Jordaan 9. Niel Papier 10. Elgar Watts (o/k) 11. Brandon April 12. Jonathan...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Vodacom Bulls and Blue Bulls stalwart Derick Kuün announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect on Wednesday. The three time Super Rugby gold medallist, who has also won the Absa Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup as a Blue Bulls player,...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Bok line-up in Port Elizabeth (Photo: Denese Lups/Rugby15) The Springbok selectors on Wednesday confirmed the names of 12 players who have been placed on standby should the Rugby World Cup squad be affected by injury. Meanwhile a number of players sat out the...
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Aug 23, 11 •
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Eighteen members of South Africa’s triumphant 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning squad were included in the 2011 party when the 30 players selected to attempt to retain the title were revealed in a live broadcast announcement on Tuesday. John Smit will again lead...
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Aug 21, 11 •
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Photo by Andrew Schoeman/ Rugby15 The Vodacom Blue Bulls scored their first bonus point victory of the Absa Currie Cup season when they emphatically beat GWK Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday afternoon. After that, DHL Western Province ended the MTN...
