Archive for the ‘National’ Category

• Deon Fourie to skipper DHL Western Province in ABSA Currie Cup

  Aug 8, 12 • 3425 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Deon Fourie to skipper DHL Western Province in ABSA Currie Cup

  Allister Coetzee, the head coach of the DHL Western Province team, has announced his squad for the upcoming 2012 ABSA Currie Cup season. Built around a core of players that helped the DHL Stormers finish top of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby joint log, Coetzee...

• MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  Aug 8, 12 • 2573 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, 11 August 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, this morning.  The team is:  15. Andries Coetzee 14. JR Esterhuizen 13. Lionel Mapoe 12. Waylon Murray 11....

• Ebersohn captains Cheetahs in his 50th Currie Cup game

  Aug 8, 12 • 2397 Views • National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Ebersohn captains Cheetahs in his 50th Currie Cup game

  Saturday, 11 August 2012, Kick-off: 17:05 Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg Absa Currie Cup Toyota Free State Cheetahs to face the MTN Golden Lions: 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 12. Andries Strauss 11. Raymond Rhule 10....

• Cantabrians to take on Southland tomorrow

  Aug 8, 12 • 2566 Views • General News, Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand • admin • Comments Off on Cantabrians to take on Southland tomorrow

  The Cantabrians squad heads to Oamaru tomorrow to play against Southland in another pre-season game. The Cantabrians games are an opportunity for players to get some game time before the ITM Cup season officially begins, and to put forward their case for a...

• 2012 MTN Golden Lions Currie Cup squad announced

  Aug 7, 12 • 4079 Views • National, South Africa • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on 2012 MTN Golden Lions Currie Cup squad announced

  The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions squad to participate in the 2012 Absa Currie Cup competition this afternoon. The MTN Golden Lions, and defending champions of the cup, have been hard in training over the past few weeks and are...

• Ben Tameifuna of Chiefs Suspended for One Week

  Aug 7, 12 • 2851 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Ben Tameifuna of Chiefs Suspended for One Week

  Ben Tameifuna Suspended for One Week The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Nicholas Davidson QC has accepted a guilty plea from Ben Tameifuna of the Chiefs for contravening Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tackling, after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Match at the...

• Ben Tameifuna Cited following Super Rugby Match Chiefs v Sharks

  Aug 6, 12 • 3912 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Ben Tameifuna Cited following Super Rugby Match Chiefs v Sharks

  Ben Tameifuna of the Chiefs has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Tameifuna is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (e) Dangerous Tackling, when he tackled Ryan Kankowski of the Sharks, making contact with him above...

• Chiefs become the sixth Super Rugby champion in seventeen years

  Aug 6, 12 • 2422 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Chiefs become the sixth Super Rugby champion in seventeen years

  2012 SUPER RUGBY FINAL REVIEW Chiefs become the sixth Super Rugby champion in seventeen years The Chiefs on Saturday night defeated the Sharks 37-6 to become the third New Zealand Conference team to win a Super Rugby Championship, and the sixth franchise...

• Absa Currie Cup First Division Review: Round 6

  Aug 5, 12 • 2259 Views • National • James Loretz • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division Review: Round 6

  Defending Absa Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers picked up their first win of the season in spectacular style, while front-runners the EP Kings extended their lead at the top of the standings despite a high-scoring Nelspruit...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review: Final

  Aug 5, 12 • 2287 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review: Final

  The Sharks did not have enough left in the tank as they were beaten in the Vodacom Super Rugby Grand Final by the Chiefs in a wet Hamilton on Saturday. The Chiefs won their first-ever title in the second final at the Waikato Stadium when they beat The Sharks...

• Chiefs pummel Sharks to lift 2012 SuperRugby trophy

  Aug 4, 12 • 2983 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Chiefs pummel Sharks to lift 2012 SuperRugby trophy

  The Chiefs from New Zealand convincingly beat the The Sharks 37-6 in the final of the 2012 Super Rugby tournament to be crowned champions for the first time ever. The Chiefs outscored the Sharks by four tries to zero and the only points the Sharks had to show...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – The Grand Final

  Aug 2, 12 • 1944 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – The Grand Final

  Can The Sharks do the almost unthinkable and bring the Vodacom Super Rugby trophy back to Durban by beating the Chiefs in the final in Hamilton on Saturday? The last few weeks had been as close to a dogfight as you would find on a rugby field for the men from...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 6

  Aug 2, 12 • 1584 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 6

  The Eastern Province Kings will look to retain their unbeaten record in this year’s expanded eight-team ABSA Currie Cup First Division when they travel to Nelspruit on Friday night to take on the fourth-placed Ford Pumas. In Friday’s other match,...

• Chiefs announce team for Super Rugby Final

  Aug 2, 12 • 2542 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Chiefs announce team for Super Rugby Final

  The Chiefs have announced their team to play the Sharks in the Investec Super Rugby final this Saturday night at Waikato Stadium. Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has decided to stick with the same side that won last weeks semi final match against the Crusaders. ...

• Toyota Cheetahs named for Sir George Grey Cup

  Aug 1, 12 • 2948 Views • Europe, General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs named for Sir George Grey Cup

  Morgan Piek – This weekend sees the Toyota Cheetahs get their 2012 ABSA Currie Cup preparations underway when they take on the Cardiff Blues from Wales in the Sir George Grey Cup at Grey College, Bloemfontein. Although this game is a friendly, there...

• National Clubs Round-up No.21 – Three more teams book Club Champs slot

  Aug 1, 12 • 2032 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.21 – Three more teams book Club Champs slot

  Despatch, Brakpan and Bloemfontein Police are the latest teams to qualify for the SARU National Club Championships, to be hosted later this year by the Rustenburg Impala Club. Two-time national club champions Despatch finished second behind NMMU in the...

• Chiefs looking to become 3rd Kiwi Champion

  Aug 1, 12 • 2243 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Chiefs looking to become 3rd Kiwi Champion

  The Chiefs will look to become the sixth team to win a Super Rugby Championship, a victory that could see the balance of New Zealand rugby power shift North to Hamilton. Coach Dave Rennie couldn’t deny he was “excited”, after what has been the longest...

• Super Rugby final sold out

  Aug 1, 12 • 2237 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Super Rugby final sold out

  Fans across the country have shown that they want to be part of Chiefs history and snapped up 25100 tickets to the Investec Super Rugby final at Waikato Stadium this Saturday night. Chiefs’ supporters were desperate to secure tickets to the Chiefs v Sharks...

• Walsh to referee Vodacom Super Rugby Final

  Jul 30, 12 • 3429 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Walsh to referee Vodacom Super Rugby Final

  Steve Walsh will referee the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby Final between the Chiefs and The Sharks in Hamilton, New Zealand on Saturday. The Chiefs won the New Zealand Conference and eliminated the Crusaders in their semi-final on Friday, while The Sharks, one of...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Semi-finals

  Jul 29, 12 • 2972 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Semi-finals

  The Sharks’ magnificent Vodacom Super Rugby run continued in Cape Town on Saturday when they qualified for their fourth final by beating the DHL Stormers in Cape Town. The men from KwaZulu-Natal have now won eight from their last nine matches, including...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 5

  Jul 29, 12 • 2221 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 5

  The Eastern Province Kings broke away from the chasing pack while defending champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers avoided a fifth straight defeat in a series of high-scoring Round 5 matches in the expanded Absa Currie Cup First Division. The Kings moved five...

• SARU names SA School Squad of 28

  Jul 28, 12 • 3872 Views • Craven Week, National, School • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on SARU names SA School Squad of 28

  SARU has announced the SA Schools squad of 28 players after a set of trial matches at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park on Saturday. South Africa’s best schoolboy players will be in action in three internationals against European opposition in August when...

• Pumas Lowveld win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament

  Jul 28, 12 • 2781 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Pumas Lowveld win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament

  Pumas Lowveld surprised friend and foe alike when they were crowned SARU Northern Sub-Union champions after a hard-fought 36-32 victory over hosts the Griffons in the final at the North West Stadium in Welkom. Lowveld’s victory was doubly impressive...

• Cardiff Blues in Bloemfontein

  Jul 26, 12 • 4642 Views • Europe, Heineken Cup, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Cardiff Blues in Bloemfontein

  Seven international players, including the British Lions Centre, Jamie Roberts, and nine junior international players are included in the Cardiff Blues squad that will play against the Toyota Free State on the 4th of August at Grey College.  South African...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Semi Finals

  Jul 26, 12 • 2260 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Semi Finals

  All South African eyes will be on Cape Town this weekend when the DHL Stormers and The Sharks will battle it out for a place in the Vodacom Super Rugby Final.   It’s the first ever Vodacom Super Rugby knock-out match between these two South African...