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Jul 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings partners sign milestone Cooperation Agreement
A further milestone in the establishment and operation of a Super Rugby franchise in the South Eastern Cape was reached earlier this week in Port Elizabeth when representatives of Border Rugby Union, Eastern Province Rugby and the South Western Districts...
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Jul 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 3
Thursday, 28 July 2011 It’s north vs south in Cape Town this weekend as the Vodacom Blue Bulls face last year’s Absa Currie Cup runners up, DHL Western Province, at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Both these sides recorded good victories last weekend and...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls stick to winning formula
The Vodacom Blue Bulls have retained the same starting 15 side against Western Province as the one that that sneaked home against the Free State Cheetahs. The only changes come on the bench with Warwick Tecklenburg replacing the injured Okkie Kruger and Lohan...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Wilhelm Steenkamp returns "home" in 2012
The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that former Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls stalwart Wilhelm Steenkamp will be returning to Loftus Versfeld in 2012 and 2013. Steenkamp, currently playing for the Free State Cheetahs, left the Bulls...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Falcons
Absa Currie Cup First Division Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Falcons Boland Rugby’s Director of coaching, Eugene Eloff, has made two changes to the Regent Boland Kavaliers starting XV for Friday’s match against the Falcons in Wellington. Grant le...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on FS Cheetahs unchanged for Sharks
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs named an unchanged match 22 to do battle with the Sharks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday 30 July at 15h00. Ryno Benjamin and PW van Vuuren both recovered from hamstring injuries and were included in the starting XV....
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Welkom Rovers eye Bethlehem’s crown
Welkom Rovers – one of the most successful clubs in Griffons rugby – are just two matches away from returning to the National Club Championships after the Northern Free State side shrugged off a number of challenges to finish top of the province’s First...
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Jul 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup vs Vodacom Super Rugby: What's the difference?
Just as the 2011 Absa Currie Cup season takes rugby centre stage from the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament, you could be forgiven with such an abundance of rugby in our sights for a bit of confusion between these two esteemed tournaments. Both are brutal,...
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Jul 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls claim hard-fought victory against Cheetahs
The Vodacom Blue Bulls clawed their way back to claim a hard-fought 33-30 victory against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls were trailing by 11 points at half time and were outplayed by the Cheetahs for most of the first...
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Jul 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on Sharks win nail-biter at Mbombela
The Sharks survived a big scare as they claimed a nail-biting 23-22 victory against the Ford Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in what could only be described as a great advert for rugby. The Pumas came to the party with all guns blazing and from...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Lions officially announce signing of CJ van der Linde
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the signing of Springbok and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner, Prop CJ van der Linde. Van der Linde is currently playing for the DHL Western Province and is in Australia with the Springboks on their overseas leg of the Castle...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 2
The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the...
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions Team Announcement playing the GWK Griquas on 23 July 2011
The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the GWK Griquas this Saturday, 23 July 2011 at GWK Park in Kimberley. Kick off is at 3pm. The team was announced earlier today is: 15. Michael Killian 14. Deon van Rensburg 13. Waylon Murray 12. Doppies la Grange (c) 11....
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls pick unchanged starting XV for FS Cheetahs
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar picked the same Vodacom Blue Bulls side to do battle with the Free State Cheetahs in Absa’s Currie Cup at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Blue Bulls dropped a disappointing result to the Natal Sharks last week, but...
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers Team announced to face Griffons:
Absa Currie Cup First Division Regent Boland Kavaliers Team to face Griffons: Janro van Niekerk Clemen Lewis Eugene Butterworth Ligtoring Landman Henjo van Niekerk Thor Halvorsen Junior Bester Zandre Jordaan Bolla Conradie © Elgar Watts Danwel...
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies to face the Springboks
The response had been swift and predictable – under-siege Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has reacted to last weekend’s galling defeat to Samoa by making a raft for changes for the Tri-Nations opener against South Africa in Sydney on Saturday. As the...
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP team announced to take on the Leopards at Olën Park on Friday 22 July 2011
Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named his team to take on the Leopards at Olën Park, Potchefstroom on Friday 22 July 2011. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad Jantjes 14. Danie Poolman 13. Johann Sadie 12. Tim Whitehead 11. JJ Engelbrecht 10....
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Pumas see off Blue Bulls at Northern Sub-Union Tournament
THE Pumas caused an upset on the first day of SARU’s EBJ Northern Sub-Union tournament being held at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom when they defeated the Blue Bulls 20-17 in the opening match of the week-long event on Monday. The Mpumalanga...
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Three Boks to debut againt the Wallabies
Three of the form South African players of the Vodacom Super Rugby season will make their international debuts against Australia on Saturday, following the announcement of the Springbok team in Sydney today. Props Dean Greyling and Werner Kruger and...
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Jul 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on The following players of Toyota Free State Cheetahs are injured.
Cheetahs Injury List R. Smit –Muscle cramps. Resume training 18/7/11 S. Ebersohn – Right ankle sprain. Decision to be made on Wednesday about the weekend. M. V Vuuren – Right quad contusion. Recovering well. J. Goosen – for final rehab today. ...
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Jul 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Golden Lions Rugby Union Celebrate Madiba’s Birthday with Underprivileged
July 18 – The Golden Lions Rugby Union invited children from the Abraham Kriel Children’s Home to join them on Mandela Day – Monday, 18 July 2011 – to watch a training and gym session, meet the players, have lunch with them, pose for photos, collect...
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Jul 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Rugby honours Madiba’s birthday
The President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the Springboks have sent messages of congratulations to Mr Nelson Mandela who celebrates his 93rd birthday today. “On behalf of the entire South African rugby fraternity I want to congratulate Madiba...
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Jul 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Review – Round 1
The Sharks started the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title in emphatic fashion against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban on Saturday, while GWK Griquas almost caused an upset in Cape Town. Three teams got their season off to winning starts – the...
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Jul 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers start Currie Cup with impressive victory over Border
The Regent Boland Kavaliers enjoyed a great start to the Absa Currie Cup First Division at the Boland Stadium in Wellington today with a very impressive 69-12 victory over the Border Bulldogs. The halftime score was 31-12 for the Kavaliers. The...
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Jul 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Results for 2011
July 2011 15 MTN Golden Lions 31 v 27 Ford Pumas Coca-Cola Park 19:10 16 DHL Western Province 26 v 26 GWK Griquas DHL Newlands 15:00 16 Toyota Free State Cheetahs 40 v 12 Platinum Leopards Free State Stadium 15:00 16 The Sharks 35 v 16 Vodacom Blue Bulls Mr...
