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Jul 20, 12 •
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On invitation by Grey College the Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be playing against Cardiff Blues on Saturday, the 4th of August on the main field at Grey College. The game will be played in memory of Sir George Grey, founder of Grey College, who would...
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Jul 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on The history behind the Investec International Rugby Academy
After the dramatic 2007 Super 14 rugby final between the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls, the then Sharks coach Dick Muir was invited to attend an International Rugby course hosted in New Zealand by Murray Mexted to share his knowledge and vision with other top...
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Jul 19, 12 •
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The Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks face tough challenges in Australasia on Saturday in the Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifiers. The team from Pretoria, who have won the competition three times, take on the seven-time champion Crusaders in Christchurch, after which...
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Jul 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 4
Defending Absa Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers will be attempting to break their duck in this year’s competition when they welcome unbeaten log leaders the Griffons to the unfamiliar surrounds of Worcester’s Boland...
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Jul 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on 15 Minutes with Dick Muir
Robert “Dick” Muir is the Managing Director of the Investec International Rugby Academy SA. Muir is fondly remembered for his successful tenure as head coach of the Sharks from 2005 to 2007. He also served as an Assistant Springbok coach to Peter de...
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Jul 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Fire at Mr Price Kings Park
Following conflicting reports in the media regarding a fire that broke out at Mr Price KINGS PARK this morning, The Sharks wish to advise the following: At 06h30 today, Thursday 19 July, a suite on the north-west upper level of the stadium caught fire....
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up – Roodepoort latest to qualify for Club Champs
Roodepoort Rugby Club will represent the Golden Lions at the 2012 SARU National Club Championships, bringing to six the number of teams who have booked their place at the season-ending tournament. With just 59 days to go until the Champs, hosted this year by...
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team for Crusaders playoff clash
It will be a first quarter-final for all of them, but eleven players from the Vodacom Bulls match 22 have won the Super Rugby title before. Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke announced his team to play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday and named a side...
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Former Boks complete BokSmart and IRB coaching courses
Eight former Springboks, all of them part of the South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) successfully completed the BokSmart Rugby Safety course and attended an IRB Level 2 Coaching workshop in Cape Town this week. New SARLA CEO Stefan Terblanche,...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rescheduled SARU General Council Meeting
A meeting of the General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will take place in Cape Town on 16 August, SARU announced on Tuesday. The meeting replaces the postponed July 13 General Council. The Council will discuss South Africa’s participants...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders qualifier tickets selling fast
Rugby fans have been snapping up tickets for the qualifier match between the Crusaders and the Bulls since they went on sale this morning. The Crusaders will host the Bulls at AMI Stadium (Addington) this Saturday night to determine which team will progress...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers – Semi Final ticket information
Opposition: The DHL Stormers will only know after this weekends Super Rugby Qualifier games who their opposition in the semi will be. Should the Sharks beat the Reds the DHL Stormers play the Sharks at Newlands in the semis. Should the Reds win, the Stormers...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Dates and time confirmed for the 2012 Super Rugby Semi Finals
Chiefs to play on Friday 27 July – Stormers on Saturday 28 July SANZAR has announced the dates and times for the Super Rugby Semi-Finals, to be played in the second week of the 2012 Super Rugby Finals Series. The Stormers, South African...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Kings allegedly accept SARU payment and forfeit SuperRugby inclusion for now
The Lions can breath a sigh of relief after it has been reported that they will most likely remain in Super Rugby for at least three more years. The Cape Argus’ Zelim Nel reported on Sunday that the EP Kings have accepted a R40million payment from SARU...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 18
The DHL Stormers topped the Vodacom Super Rugby log for the first time and will be joined in the Finals Series by two other South African teams as the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks also qualified for the playoffs. The DHL Stormers, who fired hot and cold in...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 3
The Griffons remain the surprise early front-runners in the expanded Absa Currie Cup First Division after picking up their third successive five-point haul in a 29-24 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Welkom on Friday afternoon. In what is rapidly...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Quade Cooper cited for high tackle on Berrick Barnes
Following initial consideration by the SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Nicholas Davidson QC, Quade Cooper of the Reds will appear at a SANZAR Judicial Hearing after being cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Cooper is alleged to...
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Jul 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls beat Lions to book play-off spot
The Vodacom Bulls booked their spot in the 2012 Super Rugby play-offs when they beat the MTN Lions 37-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls secured 5th spot on the final SuperRugby log with a bonus point victory and will now travel to Christchurch to...
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Jul 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on South Africa Schools U18 Trial Group 2012
Here is the South African u18 trial group of 44: BLUE BULLS (14) Abongile Nonkontwana (Blue Bulls) Cashwell Khoza (Blue Bulls) Dayan van der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls) Heinrich Viljoen (Blue Bulls) Hyon Andrews (Blue Bulls) Johan Bannink (Blue Bulls) Jurie Linde...
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Jul 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on Nathan Sharpe returns for final Force hurrah
Lock Nathan Sharpe will return to the starting line-up as captain for his final match with the Emirates Western Force against the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night. The 34-year-old, who will complete his rugby career with the Wallabies during the...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Using the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week to develop referees
Port Elizabeth 12 July 2012 - The Coca-Cola SA Rugby youth weeks that take place at this time each year are all about the cream of South Africa’s school rugby players showing their stuff on the rugby field, but it goes a lot further than that in a number...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP U21 team announced to take on Golden Lions U21
The start of the Absa U21 competition sees DHL WP up against the MTN Golden Lions, at the University of Johannesburg, on Saturday 14 July, at 17h00. Commenting on this year’s campaign, Coach John Dobson said, “This is a new team with fewer returning u21s...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 18
With one round of league action to go, eight teams can still make the Vodacom Super Rugby Finals Series, with only two – the DHL Stormers and the Chiefs – guaranteed of their positions. These two sides have already won the South African and New Zealand...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 3
The table-topping Griffons will be looking to make it three wins from three in this year’s Absa Currie Cup First Division when they host the winless Border Bulldogs at the North West Stadium in Welkom on Friday (15:00, live on SuperSport 1). In...
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Jul 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions win arm-wrestle, EP unbeaten at Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week
The Lions remained unbeaten after Day 3 of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week in Port Elizabeth after tries from two of their front-rankers gave the Gautengers a hard-fought 17-8 win over KZN in the day’s main match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium....
