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  • Nokwe back for Leopards clash

    Aug 18, 10 • 2254 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Nokwe back for Leopards clash

    The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs today announced their squad to face the Platinum Leopards in Bloemfontein on Friday, 20 August 2010 at 19h00 Most notably is the return of Springbok wing Jongi Nokwe. Sias Ebersohn also gets a start while Louis Strydom moves to...

  • Springbok Team Announced

    Aug 17, 10 • 1727 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Springbok Team Announced

    Springbok coach Peter de Villiers included Bulls scrumhalf Francois Hougaard in the starting team for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Soweto, and also made a number of changes from the side that lost to Australia...

  • Potgieter ready for Griquas clash

    Aug 17, 10 • 2698 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Potgieter ready for Griquas clash

    Springbok and Vodacom Blue Bulls loose forward, Dewald Potgieter, has been declared fit to play and will start for the Blue Bulls in their Absa Currie Cup match against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night. Potgieter suffered a heavy blow to the neck in...

  • No surgery for Botha

    Aug 16, 10 • 2235 Views • General News • • Comments Off on No surgery for Botha

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls on Monday received the good news that their captain and Springbok hooker Gary Botha doesn’t require surgery. Botha will miss the next four weeks of Currie Cup action after suffering medial ligament damage inside the first quarter...

  • Currie Cup Results: Round 6

    Aug 15, 10 • 2515 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Currie Cup Results: Round 6

    Western Province wins the North v South derby and remains unbeaten while the Lions record their first major victory against the Free State Cheetahs. Friday 13 August, GRIQUAS 58 – 25 PUMAS, Kimberley (Half-time 22 – 20) As we have become accustomed, the...

  • Calder eyes even more success

    Aug 14, 10 • 1907 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Calder eyes even more success

    Sherylle Calder showing Bryan Habana the ropes. (c) www.drsheryllecalder.com Here’s a question for budding sporting buffs in South Africa. Os du Randt aside, which other South African has tasted success at two Rugby World Cup tournaments? Okay,...

  • Training the eyes that are on the prize

    Aug 14, 10 • 1804 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Training the eyes that are on the prize

    No man has ever done it, no team or coach has ever achieved it. But if South Africa wins the World Cup in Paris tomorrow morning, a woman will clinch a place in the sport’s record books as the first person to win back-to-back Cup winner’s medals....

  • Griquas back on track

    Aug 14, 10 • 1663 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Griquas back on track

    Kimberly – Griquas celebrated their first game under new floodlights witha resounding 58-25 win over the Pumas in a Currie Cup game played on Friday evening. After suffering a 47-point loss to Western Province a week ago, Griquas got their campaign back...

  • Sharks crush Leopards

    Aug 13, 10 • 2968 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Sharks crush Leopards

    The Sharks scored seven tries against an errant Leopards side to crush them 51-6 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The Leopards failed to replicate the continuity and physicality that saw them scare the Blue Bulls at Loftus. They made far too many...

  • Vodacom WP Announce Team to Play the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands

    Aug 11, 10 • 1875 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom WP Announce Team to Play the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands

    VODACOM WP ANNOUNCE TEAM TO PLAY THE VODACOM BLUE BULLS AT NEWLANDS Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands on Saturday 14 August 2010.  Kick-off is at 17h05. The Vodacom WP u19 and u21’s...

  • Questions and Answers with a rising star- Johan Goosen

    Aug 11, 10 • 4744 Views • General News, School, South Africa U18 • • Comments Off on Questions and Answers with a rising star- Johan Goosen

    Grey College, Free State u18 and SA u18 flyhalf Johan Goosen is fast becoming the next big talking point in South African rugby circles. Rugby15.co.za speaks exclusively to Johan as we follow his path to becoming the complete flyhalf. Goosen was born 1992 in...

  • Rugby on wheels: Part 2

    Aug 6, 10 • 2675 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Rugby on wheels: Part 2

    It’s been a few weeks since we introduced you to the extreme sport of Wheelchair Rugby in this article: https://www.rugby15.co.za/2010/07/rugby-on-wheels-these-guys-make-it-possible/ Shortly before the introduction, I had the pleasure of attending a...

  • Vodacom WP team to play the Vodacom Cheetahs announced

    Jul 7, 10 • 2296 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom WP team to play the Vodacom Cheetahs announced

    Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Cheetahs in the opening round of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday 10 July 2010. Kick-off is at 17h00. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad...

  • Rugby on Wheels – These guys make it possible!!

    Jul 6, 10 • 2340 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Rugby on Wheels – These guys make it possible!!

    No, it is not the Springbok tour bus. It is Wheelchair Rugby, also known as Murderball. At the mention of Wheelchair Rugby the reactions are usually along the line of: “What?!” “How?” “Really?” and “That is so cool”. A very dear friend of mine...

  • Blue Bulls name Currie Cup squad to challenge Pumas

    Jul 6, 10 • 2362 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Blue Bulls name Currie Cup squad to challenge Pumas

    On Tuesday defending champions the Blue Bulls named their team to face the Pumas in their Currie Cup opener on Friday night in Pretoria. Gerhard van den Heever makes his return from a hamstring injury that saw him leave the field during the Super14 final....

  • Sharks, Cheetahs flex muscles ahead of Currie Cup

    Jul 4, 10 • 2743 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Sharks, Cheetahs flex muscles ahead of Currie Cup

    Less than a week before the Currie Cup kicks off and the two favorites are looking rather average if anything can be read into the results of compulsory warm-up matches. Western Province could only manage a 29-5 victory over the Griffons in Welkom, while the...

  • Blue Bulls coaches embrace BokSmart training

    Jul 2, 10 • 2986 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Blue Bulls coaches embrace BokSmart training

    The BokSmart concept and workshop held with the Blue Bulls professional coaches on Wednesday proved to be a huge success. Twenty two of the most senior coaches, amongst then Currie Cup and Super 14 winning coach, Frans Ludeke, and Vodacom Cup winning coach,...

  • Vodacom WP announce team for Griffons friendly

    Jun 30, 10 • 2518 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Vodacom WP announce team for Griffons friendly

    Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Griffons in a SARU compulsory friendly in Welkom on Friday 2 July 2010. Kick-off is at 6pm. “We would like to ensure we maintain the positive momentum generated in this year’s Super...

  • Blue Bulls give BokSmart thumbs up.

    Jun 28, 10 • 2090 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Blue Bulls give BokSmart thumbs up.

    The Blue Bulls Company takes the lead in the BokSmart program on Wednesday when they will train all the coaches of their professional and amateur teams to the finer details of the program. Numerous regulations with regards to the program will kick in on...

  • 2010 ABSA Currie Cup Fixtures

    Jun 18, 10 • 2612 Views • General News • • Comments Off on 2010 ABSA Currie Cup Fixtures

    In less than four weeks, South Africa’s premier domestic rugby competition kicks off. Favorites for 2010 must be the Blue Bulls and Western Province after their Super14 teams topped the Super14 table and also contested the final. Both the FS Cheetahs and...

  • Bulls fullback Tiger Mangweni moves to EP

    Jun 8, 10 • 5103 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Bulls fullback Tiger Mangweni moves to EP

    The Vodacom Bulls and Blue Bulls fullback, Tiger Mangweni, is moving to the Eastern Province Elephants. Tiger has been released from the remainder of his contract at the Bulls to join up with the Elephants Mangweni’s contract with the Blue Bulls Company...

  • Morne Steyn extends contract with Bulls.

    Jun 4, 10 • 3243 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Morne Steyn extends contract with Bulls.

    “It is going very well here and there is no reason for me to go anywhere else. I am happy in the team, we are playing good rugby and there are a lot of quality youngsters coming through the ranks. It all bodes well for Bulls rugby and I want to remain...

  • Homeground advantage and travel fatigue are vital to Rugby Players

    May 11, 10 • 2263 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Homeground advantage and travel fatigue are vital to Rugby Players

    As the 2010 Vodacom Super 14 races towards its semi-final stage, Sports Scientist Ross Tucker – through his official Powerade column – looks at the influence of home ground advantage in Super Rugby over the past few years. According to Tucker,...

  • Kicking secrets from Morne Steyn and Vlok Cilliers

    May 3, 10 • 7439 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Kicking secrets from Morne Steyn and Vlok Cilliers

    Morne Steyn has become both Springbok and Blue Bulls hero – the man to be trusted by all at the vital flyhalf position. Rugby15 has decided to approach his kicking coach, Vlok Cilliers to gain some insights on why Morne has become such a South African rugby...

  • What are the nutritional requirements of Super14 Rugby?

    Apr 27, 10 • 2984 Views • General News • • Comments Off on What are the nutritional requirements of Super14 Rugby?

    [Top Sports Scientist Ross Tucker looks at nutrition and its importance in top-level rugby] A current member of Paul Treu’s successful SA Sevens management team, Tucker – in conjunction with Powerade, the official fuel to the Vodacom Super 14...