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Feb 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers name team to face the Toyota Cheetahs
In the third round of preparation fixtures for Vodacom Super Rugby 2012, the DHL Stormers this week go head-to-head with the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday (17h00), in the DHL Pre-Season Series, at DHL Newlands. The DHL Stormers have already played both Boland...
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Feb 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on No Vodacom Cup for Namibia
Cape Town – Namibia’s Welwitschias have pulled out of this year’s Vodacom Cup competition due to financial constraints. SARU’s head of communication, Andy Colquhoun, confirmed to the Volksblad newspaper that Namibia pulled out of the...
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Feb 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Matfield joins Vodacom Bulls coaches in getting BokSmart
Former Springbok captain Victor Matfield this week joined 17 other coaches from the Blue Bulls in becoming certified on the BokSmart national rugby safety programme. The certification is compulsory for anybody who wants to coach or referee rugby in South...
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Jan 31, 12 •
1934 Views •
National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp to lead Vodacom Bulls against Kings
Vodacom Bulls lock Wilhelm Steenkamp will lead the team in their first outing of 2012 when they take on the Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Steenkamp is one of three players in the team with extensive Super Rugby experience, with former Lions players...
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Jan 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Referees scrum down for the Laws
South Africa’s top referees scrummed against each and were given master classes from top coaches as part of a recently completed four-day training camp prior to the start of the 2012 rugby season. Former Springbok prop Balie Swart had SA’s top whistlers...
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Jan 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Dippenaar to make Bok Sevens debut in Wellington
Stephan Dippenaar, the former Vodacom Bulls centre, will make his Springbok Sevens debut in Wellington this weekend after he was named in in the Blitzbokke team for the New Zealand Sevens tournament. Dippenaar replaces Chase Minnaar and his versatility means...
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Jan 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on CIB to sponsor Vodacom Super Rugby from 2012
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today welcomed CIB Insurance Administrators (CIB) into their sponsorship family after CIB secured a new three year partnership deal as an associate sponsor for Vodacom Super Rugby. Vodacom Super Rugby is the largest rugby...
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Jan 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Ticket Purchasing for Super Rugby DHL Stormers Matches Convenient for Supporters
The Treble Group, who have recently signed PostNet as the naming rights sponsor to the Post Match Signing Session for all games that the DHL Stormers and the DHL Western Province (Pty) Ltd at DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium in 2012, are pleased to announce that...
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Jan 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings confirmed in Vodacom Super Rugby
The Southern Kings’ place in the Vodacom Super Rugby competition in 2013 was reaffirmed at a Special Council Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) in Cape Town on Friday. Proposals on mechanisms to identity the four other South African entrants...
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Jan 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer appointed new Springbok coach
Heyneke Meyer will be the new Springbok coach after a Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) ratified his proposed appointment in Cape Town on Friday. The 44-year-old Blue Bulls rugby executive takes over from Peter de Villiers, who...
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Jan 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP Vodacom Cup Squad vs DHL WP Amateur Squad
The DHL WP Vodacom Cup squad will take on the DHL WP Amateur squad in a curtain raiser match to the DHL Stormers vs Lions game on Friday night at DHL Newlands at 19h00, in the first match of the DHL Pre-Season Series. The teams to play are as follows: DHL WP...
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Jan 25, 12 •
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International, National, Springbok News, Springboks •
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Comments Off on Bulls release statement regarding Heyneke and Bok job
At a meeting called by SARU, on Tuesday, 24 January 2012, with the Blue Bulls Company’s Board of Directors, SARU informed the Blue Bulls Board of their intention to offer Heyneke Meyer the position of National Coach. The Blue Bulls Board reiterated its...
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Jan 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs to face the Kings
1 Marcel van der Merwe 2 Adriaan Strauss ( c ) 3 Trevor Nyakane 4 Francois Uys 5 Izak van der Westhuizen 6 Heinrich Brussow 7 Davon Raubenheimer 8 Ashley Johnson 9 Piet van Zyl 10 Johan Goosen 11 Rocco Jansen 12 Andries Strauss 13 Robert Ebersohn 14 Dusty...
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Jan 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Businesses warned to beware of rugby fraudster
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has asked media to assist in alerting local businesses to the activities of a Western Cape-based conman who has been attempting to defraud local restaurants. At least two Cape Town establishments have been approached to...
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Jan 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Boland name three debutants to face the Stormers
Three players will make their debuts for the Regent Boland Cavaliers in the run-on XV when they face the DHL Stormers at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Saturday, with a handful of players coming through Boland’s Club Rugby structure were included on...
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Jan 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Gatland announces 35-man Wales training squad to travel to Poland
Warren Gatland today announced the 35-man Wales squad, captained by Sam Warburton, which will travel to Gdańsk, Poland, next week for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations training camp. The Wales head coach has stuck with the majority of his much hailed Rugby World Cup...
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Jan 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on The DHL Pre-Season Series
The withdrawal of the Sharks from the annual pre-season Cape Town based tournament and a change in sponsor will see the DHL Stormers take on the MTN Lions and the Toyota Cheetahs in the “DHL Pre-Season Series”. The 2 fixtures will both take place at DHL...
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Jan 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Two injury withdrawals from SA Under-20s
South Africa Under-20 coach Dawie Theron has called up Patrick Howard to the national training group currently in camp in Stellenbosch after two players withdrew from the squad due to injury. Western Province centre Kobus van Wyk (back) and Golden Lions...
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Jan 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on WRU helps children get active through Rugby for Life
A ground breaking initiative aimed at encouraging more children and adults to reap the benefits of getting involved with rugby as a healthy lifestyle hobby which promotes the importance of teamwork has been unveiled by the WRU. The union has recruited...
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Jan 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Company and Polokwane Municipality announce lucrative tertiary fund-raising initiative
The countdown to the start of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition has begun and in anticipation of the much-hyped new season, the Blue Bulls Company today announced a three-year partnership with the Polokwane Municipality. The partnership is aimed at...
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Jan 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on Changes to SA U20 squad for training camp
The national selectors made one change to the South African Under-20 squad for their forthcoming camp in Stellenbosch, which starts on Monday. Springbok Sevens player Paul Jordaan was released from the camp to train with his Vodacom Super Rugby franchise, The...
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Jan 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Sevens Academy off to promising start in Uruguay
The newly established SA Sevens Academy team returned from Uruguay on Wednesday where they reached the final of their first official tournament this past weekend, in Punta del Este. The Sevens Academy team lost in the final to Argentina by 14-5, after they...
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Jan 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Latest on Rassie Erasmus
WP Rugby today confirmed that Senior Professional Coach Rassie Erasmus will be leaving at the end of January 2012. “The pieces are in place at Province” said Erasmus. “Over the past few seasons we have put the structures in place and they are working...
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Jan 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on SuperRugby blow for Bulls as Mabeta is ruled out of tournament
Vodacom Bulls lock Fudge Mabeta will miss the 2012 Super Rugby campaign after being injured in a car accident. Mabeta will be out of action for at least six to eight months after rupturing a knee ligament and will be operated upon later this month, team...
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Jan 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on What SA Rugby fans wish for in 2012
No Peter de Villiers, no Bryce Lawrence and no politics, but rather, skilled Bok coaches, impartial referees and team selections based on merit. Those are the things that South African Rugby fans want for the sport in 2012. Yesterday we asked our...
