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Jul 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Round 1
A mouth-watering clash between the Absa Currie Cup champions from 2010 and 2009, The Sharks and the Vodacom Blue Bulls, is the highlight of the first round when the oldest provincial rugby competition in the world kicks off on Friday. Northern neighbours, the...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs side to face Leopards
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Leopards on Saturday, the 16th of July in their first Absa Currie Cup match of the season. The game kicks-off at 15h00 and gates open at 10h00. In the first curtain raiser of the day, the Free State...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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Comments Off on Gary Botha to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls against Sharks
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar included three Springboks in his side for Saturday’s opening fixture in Absa’s Currie Cup competition against the Natal Sharks in Durban. One of them, Gary Botha, will lead the side, while Akona Ndungane and Dewald...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Round-up: Kimberley police make history in Kuruman
Kimberley Police made rugby history on Saturday when they beat arch-rivals Kuruman in an extraordinary and unprecedented Griqualand West Super League final played in front of over 1,000 spectators at the Northern Cape mining town’s showgrounds. The match,...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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International, National, Rugby Championship News, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Bok captain John Smit departs to Saracens after RWC
World Cup-winning Springbok captain John Smit today announced via social media platform Twitter that he will, after the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, join up with English Club Saracens for two seasons. Smit made the announcement early this morning, stating...
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Jul 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division: Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Border (16 July 2011, 16:00 – Boland Stadium, Wellington)
Regent Boland Kavaliers Team to face Border: Charl du Plessis Clemen Lewis Eugene Butterworth Ligtoring Landman Henjo van Niekerk Milroy Isaacs Thor Halvorsen Junior Bester Bolla Conradie © Elgar Watts Danwel Demas Braam Gerber PJ Vermeulen Cornal...
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Jul 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Two added to Springbok squad as cover for Castle Tri-Nations tour
World Cup-winning prop CJ van der Linde and uncapped Sharks lock Gerhard Mostert were added as cover to the Springbok squad preparing in Johannesburg for the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations Series. A decision on their participation will be taken later in...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings come up short again
A valiant effort from the EP Kings was not enough to hold off a hungry and upcoming Toyota Free State Cheetahs side at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday night, with the Cheetahs claiming a 26-20 victory. The Cheetahs sent a very young...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Johann Sadie and JJ Engelbrecht join Vodacom Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that Johann Sadie and JJ Engelbrecht have signed two year contracts (till 31 October 2013) with the Vodacom Bulls. Both will join up with the Vodacom Bulls on November 1st, in time to start preparing for...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springboks name squad for Castle Tri-Nations Series tour
Captain John Smit will lead a squad of 27 players drawn from the Springboks’ preliminary Rugby World Cup squad on the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations Series, it was announced on Friday. Smit, the most capped international captain in Test rugby, will win...
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Jul 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on Cavaliers ready for Currie Cup kick-off
The Boland Cavaliers beat WP u.21 Team 29-0 at the Van Der Stel Sports fields in Stellenbosch on Tuesday in a friendly match. Although both teams enjoyed their fair share of possession, the Cavaliers were much more clinical than the u.21’s with ball...
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Jul 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Reds unchanged to face The Crusaders in Vodacom Super Rugby Finals
The Reds also named unchanged team to face The Crusaders in Vodacom Super Rugby Finals in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday. The Reds Team: 15. Jono Lance 14. Rod Davies 13. Anthony Faingaa 12. Ben Tapuai 11. Digby Ioane 10. Quade Cooper 9. Will Genia 8. Radike...
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Jul 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team unchanged to play Reds in Vodacom Super Rugby Finals
Todd Blackadder has named an unchanged Crusaders starting lineup for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby Final against The Reds in Brisbane, Australia. Blackadder says “we’ve had a good week here in Brisbane and the players are full of energy,...
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Jul 6, 11 •
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Comments Off on TOYOTA VRYSTAAT CHEETAHS EN SUPERSPORT NOOI U UIT NA ‘N OPWINDINDE REGSTREEKSE T.V UITSENDING!
TOYOTA VRYSTAAT CHEETAHS EN SUPERSPORT NOOI U UIT NA ‘N OPWINDINDE REGSTREEKSE T.V UITSENDING! Die glans geleentheid vind plaas op 1 Augustus 2011 by Grey College. Kostes beloop R5000.00 per tafel (10 mense) elke tafel het ‘n keuse van ‘n oudspeler of...
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Jul 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Young Cheetahs to face strong EP Kings led by Watson
The Free State Cheetahs named an upcoming team to face the EP Kings at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in a Currie Cup warm-up match on Friday night with the coaching staff of Os du Randt and Michael Horak deciding to put their youngsters to the test against an...
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Jul 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Upcoming Toyota Cheetahs team announced to play EP Kings
Upcoming Toyota Cheetah team announced to play EP Kings on Friday 8th July 2011 at Port Elizabeth at 19:00 1. Marcel van der Merwe 2. Michael van Vuuren 3. Trevor Nyakane 4. Francois Uys...
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Jul 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Legends Dream Team
There are a lot of names out there at aren’t on this list. This is a a team of legends that never got an opportunity to represent the Springboks at a World Cup. Rugby has changed tremendously over the years and one might agrue that some of these men...
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Jul 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on 2011 VODACOM SUPER RUGBY SEMI-FINAL REVIEW
Vodacom Super Rugby Semi-Finals Review of Stormers vs Crusaders & Reds vs Blues The Crusaders became only the third team in the history of Vodacom Super Rugby to cross the Indian Ocean and win a playoff match when they beat the DHL Stormers in the second...
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Jul 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Guma TAC explains terminiation at press conference
Johannebsurg 1 July 2011 “We have had the support of the Lions supporters and players throughout the process and we are sorry that we had to take a decision which is not good for the Lions.”, Guma chairman Robert Gumede said today while explaining why he...
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Jul 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Lions refute ‘leak’ claims
Lions refute ‘leak’ claims The Golden Lions Rugby Union is looking forward with renewed vigour and excitement to the kick off of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup tournament on July 15, said Union president Kevin de Klerk on Friday. Mr De Klerk dismissed...
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Jul 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15 "Springbok Hall of Fame"
Morgan Piek Bloemfontein – It has been nearly twenty-five years since the All Blacks beat Italy 70-6 on 22 May 1987 at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand in the very first IRB Rugby World Cup match ever played. The Springboks however were unable to...
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Jul 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Sarel moves to the Tahs
The NSW Waratahs have moved quickly to bolster their halfback ranks for the next Super Rugby season with the acquisition of Cheetahs No.9 Sarel Pretorius. Pretorius has signed as the Waratahs’ senior foreign player and will be with the franchise for the...
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Jul 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Ma'a Nonu becomes a Blue
All Blacks and former Hurricanes midfielder Ma’a Nonu has signed with the Blues after committing to New Zealand rugby for two more seasons. Nonu, 29, today confirmed speculation he would be moving north after being axed by the Hurricanes for being a...
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Jun 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on General Council of SARU to decide ABSA Currie Cup Format
The General Council of the South African Rugby Union has the final responsibility for determining the format of the Absa Curie Cup competition, Jurie Roux, CEO of the South African Rugby Union, confirmed at the launch of the 2011 tournament in Johannesburg on...
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Jun 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on Women’s domestic season kicks off with rematch of 2010 final
The local domestic Women’s season kicks off on Saturday with a rematch of the 2010 Women’s Provincial Championship final between Western Province and the Golden Lions in Cape Town. Last year WP managed to break a five year winning streak of Eastern...
