Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • Two returning Boks start for DHL Western Province

    Aug 22, 12 • 3463 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Two returning Boks start for DHL Western Province

    DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with the MTN Golden Lions in Johannesburg (17h05). Springbok squad members Siya Kolisi (flank) and Juan de Jongh (centre) make a return, with...

  • Sadie returns to Blue Bulls starting lineup

    Aug 22, 12 • 2750 Views • NationalComments Off on Sadie returns to Blue Bulls starting lineup

    Johann Sadie will start in his first Absa Currie Cup match for the Vodacom Blue Bulls. The attacking midfielder has been included in the side to face The Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and is one of four changes made by coach Pine Pienaar. Sadie...

  • The “Goose” starts against the Griquas

    Aug 22, 12 • 1952 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on The “Goose” starts against the Griquas

    Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs face the GWK Griquas in Kimberley this coming Saturday in the third round of the 2012 ABSA Currie Cup. The men from Bloemfontein are still on a high after defeating bitter rivals the Vodacom Blue Bulls last...

  • John Kirwan names Blues coaching team for 2013

    Aug 22, 12 • 2711 Views • General News, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on John Kirwan names Blues coaching team for 2013

    Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan today confirmed his new coaching team. Sir Graham Henry, Mick Byrne and Grant Doorey are to join the Blues for the coming season. “I’m thrilled with this coaching team. The experience and individual expertise these three...

  • SARU National Club Championships 2012 draw announced

    Aug 20, 12 • 2743 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on SARU National Club Championships 2012 draw announced

    SARU National Club Championships 2012 draw announced Hosts Rustenburg Impala will face Boland champions Villagers Worcester in the main match of the opening round of the 2012 SARU National Club Championships, which take place in the North West city next...

  • Nienaber signs three-year deal with WP Rugby

    Aug 20, 12 • 2266 Views • South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Nienaber signs three-year deal with WP Rugby

    Renowned defence guru Jacques Nienaber has signed a three-year deal with Western Province Rugby, which will keep him in Cape Town until 2016. Regarded as the best defensive coach in rugby union, with the statistics at Vodacom Super Rugby and Absa Currie Cup...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 2

    Aug 19, 12 • 1746 Views • NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 2

    The Sharks surged to the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division table after beating defending champions the MTN Golden Lions 30-14 in Durban on Saturday night to exact revenge for their loss to the men from Johannesburg in last year’s final. The...

  • ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 8

    Aug 19, 12 • 2338 Views • NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 8

    THE Eastern Province Kings have opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the Absa Currie Cup First Division standings with six rounds remaining following their comprehensive 57-19 victory over defending champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers in Port...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 2

    Aug 16, 12 • 2382 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 2

    THE Toyota Free State Cheetahs will look to register their first win of the new-look, six-team 2012 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they host the Vodacom Blue Bulls at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Friday night, in the first of three matches...

  • Sharks opt for experience in "Currie Cup Final rematch"

    Aug 16, 12 • 2085 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Sharks opt for experience in "Currie Cup Final rematch"

    The Sharks have settled down into a routine after a particularly hectic last month as they focus for the Absa Currie Cup match against the Lions at Mr Price KINGS PARK this Saturday. Sharks coach John Plumtree has made a number of changes to The Sharks side...

  • ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 8

    Aug 16, 12 • 1492 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 8

    THE Eastern Province Kings will look to do the ‘double’ over reigning Absa Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they meet in what could be a season-defining second-round match for...

  • Lions Relegation from Super Rugby Media Statement

    Aug 16, 12 • 3057 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Lions Relegation from Super Rugby Media Statement

    The SARU General Council took a decision this morning that the last placed South African team in the 2012 SupeRugby competition will be relegated for the 2013 competition. Thereafter, a promotion-relegation match for participation in 2014 will take place....

  • SARU confirms Vodacom Super Rugby participation for 2013

    Aug 16, 12 • 3041 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on SARU confirms Vodacom Super Rugby participation for 2013

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday confirmed South Africa’s participants in Vodacom Super Rugby at a General Meeting of the member provinces. The top four teams in the South African Conference in 2012 (DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, The Sharks...

  • MTN Golden Lions – Derrick Minnie out for Sharks clash

    Aug 16, 12 • 2737 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on MTN Golden Lions – Derrick Minnie out for Sharks clash

    Two changes to the 22-man match squad, both the result of a single injury, are all that MTN Golden Lions coach Johan Ackermann has come up with for the Absa Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The injury to No 8 Derick Minnie has...

  • Toyota FS Cheetahs shuffle their backline for the Bulls

    Aug 15, 12 • 2641 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs shuffle their backline for the Bulls

    Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs have reshuffled their backline for this coming weekends ABSA Currie Cup fixture against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein. Most notable of all is Sias Ebersohn starting at flyhalf, with Riaan Smit moving...

  • Change to DHL WP team to take on Griquas due to Liebenberg inclusion to Springbok squad

    Aug 15, 12 • 1753 Views • National, South AfricaComments Off on Change to DHL WP team to take on Griquas due to Liebenberg inclusion to Springbok squad

    Change to DHL WP team to take on Griquas Tiaan Liebenberg’s Springbok call-up has necessitated a late change to the DHL Western Province team ahead of Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with GWK Griquas in Kimberley (kick-off 14h30). With...

  • Regent Boland Kavaliers team announced to play against EP Kings 17 Aug 2012

    Aug 15, 12 • 3368 Views • National, South AfricaComments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers team announced to play against EP Kings 17 Aug 2012

    Beserings aan verskeie sleutelspelers, veral op losskakel, het Boland se afrigtingspan genoop om hul span te verander vir Vrydag se wedstryd teen die O.P. Kings. Die goeie nuus is egter die terugkeer van twee veterane, met Bolla Conradie en Clemen Lewis wat...

  • DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas

    Aug 14, 12 • 2241 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas

    DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has made six changes ahead of Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with GWK Griquas in Kimberley (14h30). Most of the changes have been brought about by injuries – and one is positional – but...

  • 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge

    Aug 14, 12 • 5678 Views • General News, National, Sevens World SeriesComments Off on 15 Minutes with Rasta Rasivhenge

    Morgan Piek – In recent years young Rasta Rasivhenge has made a big name for himself in South African Rugby as one of, if not the finest young referees. Having proven himself on the HSBC IRB World Sevens circuit and our local Steinhoff Varsity Cup, Rasta...

  • 2012 Auckland ITM Cup squad named

    Aug 14, 12 • 2687 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New ZealandComments Off on 2012 Auckland ITM Cup squad named

    Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac today announced his 26-man squad for the 2012 ITM Cup. The squad boasts a good balance of youth and experience, with nine new caps named in a group featuring 16 players with Super Rugby experience. Daniel Braid will captain the...

  • Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 1

    Aug 12, 12 • 1770 Views • NationalComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 1

    The MTN Golden Lions got the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title off to a promising start when they opened their campaign with a bonus-point 43-20 victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Vodacom...

  • Absa Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 7

    Aug 12, 12 • 1739 Views • National, South AfricaComments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 7

    The Eastern Province Kings will go into the second round of league matches in the Absa Currie First Division with a handy six-point lead after seeing off closest rivals the Leopards in a hard-fought battle at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1

    Aug 10, 12 • 2508 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1

    TWO World Cup-winning Springboks will run out for the MTN Golden Lions when they Johannesburg side opens the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title on Saturday against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park. The country’s premier domestic...

  • DHL Western Province U19 team to take on The Sharks U19

    Aug 8, 12 • 2371 Views • South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on The Sharks U19

    DHL Western Province Under-19 team to take on the Sharks 8 August 2012 Nazeem Adams, the DHL Western Province Under-19 coach, has announced his team to take on the Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 14h55). The WP juniors suffered a...

  • Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands

    Aug 8, 12 • 2822 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands

    The Sharks vs Western Province Newlands, Cape Town Saturday 11 August, 2012 at 19:10 The Sharks 15. Gouws Prinsloo 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Meyer Bosman 11. S’bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Tera Mtembu 7. Jean Deysel...