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May 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU explains Kings’ status to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport was reassured on Tuesday that the Southern Kings would participate in the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby competition. A delegation of the leadership of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) made a scheduled appearance...
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May 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15's Fans Choice Bok team revealed
Over the past two weeks we have asked rugby fans on our Twitter and Facebook to share their choice of Springbok starting line-up for the upcoming Test series against England. After thousands of votes we can finally reveal that team today. *All injured players...
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May 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp to start against the Chiefs
Vodacom Bulls lock Wilhelm Steenkamp will start at lock in his side’s final Super Rugby tour match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. The 46-capped player will swop places with regular lock Juandré Kruger in the only change to the side that came up...
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May 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15 Editors Choice Springbok squads
The Springboks singing the National Anthem in Port Elizabeth ahead of their famous victory over the mighty All Blacks. Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15. With the Heyneke Meyer due to name his first ever Springbok squad shortly for the Castle Incoming Tour...
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May 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Reaction from Rob Kearney of Leinster Rugby who was named today as ERC European Player of the Year 2012
“This is a massively proud moment for me. To be recognised for your performances throughout the season is a dream come true especially when it’s in a European context. While I’m delighted with the recognition, an individual player is powerless without...
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May 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Participation Update
A number of options for Vodacom Super Rugby participation in 2013 were discussed by a meeting of South Africa’s franchises and South African Rugby Union leadership in Johannesburg on Monday. SARU CEO, Jurie Roux, said: “It was a very positive meeting and...
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May 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rob Kearney has been named ERC European Player of the Year 2012
The prestigious award crowns an outstanding season for the full-back who started every one of Leinster’s nine European games as the Irish club triumphed in the Heineken Cup for an unprecedented third time in four years. Kearney succeeds teammate, Sean...
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May 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Final Review
DHL Western Province were crowned Vodacom Cup champions for the first time ever when they beat GWK Griquas in a nail-biting final at GWK Park in Kimberley on Friday evening. The Capetonians’ victory by 20-18 – sealed by a converted try by flanker Rohan...
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May 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 13
The DHL Stormers won their 10th game of the season to move back into pole position on the Vodacom Super Rugby log, albeit thanks to a rather frustrating victory over the Waratahs in Cape Town on Saturday evening. Despite leading by 16-3 at the break and...
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May 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cory Jane injury blow for Hurricanes, All Blacks
In last night’s Hurricanes v Brumbies match at Westpac Stadium both Cory Jane and Karl Lowe suffered separate injuries which have been assessed today by the Hurricanes medical team. Cory Jane left the field in the 24th minute of the Hurricanes match on...
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May 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby participation
A further meeting of franchises of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to discuss participation in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition will take place on Monday. Representatives of South Africa’s five existing Super Rugby franchises (Vodacom Bulls, Toyota...
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May 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Three schools chosen for Tjovotjo van draw at Vodacom Cup final this weekend
During the Vodacom Cup Tjovitjo campaign, SA TAG Rugby and SARU introduced 126 schools, many of whom do not play rugby, to the concepts of Tag Rugby for the very 1st time. The ultimate prize for one lucky school is to win the Tjovitjo van at the end of the...
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May 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 13
Springbok points’ machine Morné Steyn will this weekend join try-scoring ace Bryan Habana as the latest South Africans to reach 100th Vodacom Super Rugby appearances. Steyn, playing in his 100th match for the Vodacom Bulls against the Highlanders in...
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May 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blues team to face Crusaders
Wider Training Group lock / loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm). 21-year-old Luatua, who became a fulltime member of the Blues squad following...
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May 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Blues named
The Crusaders will play the Blues this Saturday night for the second time this season. They last played at Eden Park in the opening round of the Investec Super Rugby season and the Crusaders won by 19 points to 18. This time the Crusaders will host the...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU welcomes Rugby World Cup 2015 agreement
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has welcomed a compromise agreement on the kick-off date for the 2015 Rugby World Cup tournament as well on a new funding model to recognise impacts on unions in Rugby World Cup years. The IRB Council on Tuesday reached...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – The Final
The might of the North and South clash on Friday evening in Kimberley in the 15th Vodacom Cup final, when GWK Griquas host DHL Western Province. These two sides not only came out tops in the two pools, but were also impressive in their playoff matches in the...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions team to take on the Reds unchanged
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their eleventh match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Reds on Saturday, 19 May 2012 this morning. There are no changes to the team that played the Blues last week. The...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby in Motion with Tjovitjo van for winning community school
In line with the creative and strategic elements that SARU has introduced into this year’s Vodacom Cup, the fun and much talked about Tjovitjo branded van that has been seen travelling the country, has proven to be not only a functional vehicle...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers side to face the Waratahs
Allister Coetzee today named the DHL Stormers team to take on the Waratahs at DHL Newlands on Saturday 19 May at 19h10. There are 2 changes to the starting XV that beat the Cheetahs last week, the first a rotational change with the hookers trading jerseys....
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on "True Blue" at flyhalf for the Toyota Cheetahs
Morgan Piek – Saturday evening the Toyota Cheetahs take on bitter foe, The Sharks in Bloemfontein. This will be the first of their two games in Super Rugby 2012. The Cheetahs side remains largely unchanged to the one that took on the DHL Stormers in...
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May 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Pisi and Shields to Start for Hurricanes
Australian conference leaders, the Brumbies will hit New Zealand shores this week to play the Hurricanes in round 13 of the Investec Super Rugby competition. With three rounds to go before the June break, the Hurricanes will now face three Australian teams in...
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May 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls name team to face Highlanders
The Vodacom Bulls recalled experienced midfielder Wynand Olivier, loose forward Dewald Potgieter and prop Dean Greyling for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin. The match in the Forsyth Barr Stadium will see Morné Steyn becoming...
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May 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Five South Africans named in Barbarians squad for summer tour
Morgan Piek – The Barbarians have named a strong squad representing no less than ten different counties to take on England, Ireland and Wales during the Northern Hemisphere summer. This squad includes three capped centurions as well. They are John Smit...
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May 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 12
The Vodacom Bulls moved to the top of the Vodacom Super Rugby standings and the DHL Stormers had to work very hard against the Toyota Cheetahs, but the performance of the weekend belonged to The Sharks. The Sharks franchise scored only their third...
