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Sep 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 13
THE Eastern Province Kings sealed the top spot on the Absa Currie Cup First Division log on a dramatic penultimate weekend of action which also included a 99-point thriller in Welkom that may yet decide the semi-final make-up, and a barely-believable draw in...
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Sep 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Ben Franks chooses the Hurricanes
All Black prop Ben Franks has chosen to move to the Hurricanes in 2013 which will even further boost their front row stocks in the Capital. Franks confirmed the move and spoke today before departing with the All Blacks to Argentina. “This is a new and...
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Sep 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Middelburg Sevens: Day 1 Results
Results from the pool fixtures at the Middelburg Sevens. Pool A: Goshawks (Zim B) vs 5 Bulls 24 Free State 15 vs Ilifa Buffalos 19 Goshawks (ZimB) 0 vs Free State 31 Bulls 19 vs Ilifa Buffalos 14 Goshawks (Zim B) 7 vs Ilifa Buffalos 24 Bulls 21 vs Free...
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Sep 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Jonsson College Rovers win era-ending SARU Club Championship title
Kobus de Kock scored a try and kicked a 58-metre penalty late in the game as Jonsson College Rovers claimed the 2012 SARU National Club Championship title with a 23-10 victory over Pretoria Police in the final, played at the Rustenburg Impala Rugby Club on...
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Sep 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR announces 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby draw
Vodacom Super Rugby makes its long-awaited return to the Eastern Cape on 23 February next year when the Southern Kings host Australia’s Western Force (kick off 19h10) in the final match of the first full round. The Southern Kings kick off their debut season...
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Sep 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 7
Defending champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to avenge their first-round defeat to the Sharks when the two sides meet in a top-of-the-table Absa Currie Cup Premier Division clash in Johannesburg on Saturday night. In what is a repeat of last...
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Sep 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 13
All eyes will be on the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday night when the unbeaten EP Kings host the Ford Pumas in a televised top-of-the-table Absa Currie Cup First Division clash that could go a long way towards determining who hosts this year’s final....
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Sep 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions announced to face the Sharks
The MTN Golden Lions team to play The Sharks on Saturday, 22 September at Coca-Cola Park. There is one confirmed change for the time being to the team that played the Toyota Free State Cheetahs last weekend – Hendrik Roodt has been ruled out due to injury....
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Sep 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU Community Cup heralds start of new era for club rugby
Top 20 open clubs to enter World Cup-style tournament Club finals return to Easter festival format Play off final for winner against Varsity Cup champions Platteland and Junior team competitions to follow The revival of club rugby in South Africa received a...
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Sep 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pretoria Police to face Jonsson College Rovers in SARU Club Champs final
Pretoria Police will play Jonsson College Rovers in the 2012 SARU National Club Championship final after both teams recorded impressive semi-final wins at the Impala Club in Rustenburg on Wednesday. And in a unique twist, the Plate final will also be...
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Burden and Mvovo start for the Sharks
The Sharks vs Golden Lions Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Saturday 22 September, 2012 @ 19:10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Tim Whitehead 12. Meyer Bosman 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (C) 7. Jean Deysel...
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU name Springbok Sevens squad for Middelburg
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has named a Springbok Sevens squad of 16 players for the warm-up tournament in Middelburg, which gets underway on Friday. The event will be the only pre-season tournament where the Blitzbokke will be in action before they...
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP team to take on GWK Griquas announced
Allister Coetzee, the DHL Western Province head coach, has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against GWK Griquas at DHL Newlands (15h00). Coetzee has made seven changes to the starting XV from last week, with Joe Pietersen, Louis...
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Coenie Oosthuizen back for the Cheetahs, Rhule at 13
Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Saturday, 22 September 2012, 17:05 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Raymond Rhule 12. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 11. Rayno Benjamin 10. Tewis du Bruyn 9. Sarel Pretorius 8....
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls include Boks for Cheetahs clash
Returning Springboks Jano Vermaak and Jacques Potgieter has been included in the Vodacom Blue Bulls team that will play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in an Absa Currie Cup match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Vermaak will play at scrumhalf and Potgieter...
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Sep 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Verdicts in Disciplinary Hearings of Jeb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes
DHL Western Province players, Jebb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes, individually appeared before a Disciplinary Committee held at SARU’s offices, Newlands on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012. Both appeared having been red carded for striking in their team’s Absa...
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Sep 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on WP favourite to capture Women’s title in Milnerton
Western Province will battle against the Blue Bulls for the SARU Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship rugby crown on Saturday at the Theo Marais Stadium in Milnerton. Blue Bulls Limpopo and Mpumalanga will contest the B-section final. The WP women will...
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Sep 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pretoria Police, Impala set up heavyweight Club Champs clash
Hosts Rustenburg Impala will face Blue Bulls champions Pretoria Police in a heavyweight northern-union semi-final at the SARU National Club Championships after both sides recorded impressive wins in Monday’s quarter-finals. The other semi-final sees 2010...
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Sep 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 6
Defending champions the MTN Golden Lions moved back to the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log on a weekend of high-scoring action, which also included handsome and significant victories for GWK Griquas and the Sharks. The Lions came away from...
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Sep 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 12
The Eastern Province Kings cemented a home semi-final after thrashing the Griffons 60-19 in Port Elizabeth on Friday night to move to 55 points – a result which keeps the unbeaten Kings eight points ahead of the second-placed Ford Pumas with just two rounds...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 6
The second round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off this coming Saturday with log leaders DHL Western Province travelling to Durban to face the third-placed Sharks in the pick of the weekend’s matches. WP lead the six-team standings on...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on Malome Peter Maimane 1971 – 2012
The South African Rugby Union was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death overnight of former Springbok technical analyst Malome Peter Maimane (41). Maimane was admitted to hospital on Tuesday and passed away after a short illness. “This is very...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 12
The Eastern Province Kings will look to move one step closer to a possible home final in the Absa Currie Cup First Division when they host the third-placed Griffons in Port Elizabeth on Friday night in the first of four crucial Round 12 matches taking place...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks named to play Western Province
The Sharks vs Western Province Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 19:10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Tim Whitehead 12. Meyer Bosman 11. Rosko Specman 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (C) 7. Jean Deysel...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks U21 named to face Border U21
Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 16h45 Sharks U21s 15. Jaco van Tonder 14. Piet Lindeque 13. Wandile Mjekevu 12. Heimar Williams (C) 11. Keelin Bastew 10. Fred Zeilinga 9. Hanco Venter 8. Guy Alexander 7. Brendon Groenewald 6. Francois...
