Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • John Smit signs up as SA ambassador for Lay's Flavour Cup

    May 11, 11 • 3411 Views • International, NationalComments Off on John Smit signs up as SA ambassador for Lay's Flavour Cup

    Lay’s is embarking on an exciting new campaign, to entice consumers to voice their opinion on a worthy challenger flavour to take on South Africa’s Biltong Flavour in the final of the campaign known as the ‘Lay’s Flavour Cup’. The campaign is...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 13

    May 11, 11 • 2269 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 13

    The DHL Stormers will be chasing a unique Vodacom Super Rugby record when they take on the Chiefs in Hamilton and reveal why the Rebels can expect a hostile reception at Loftus Versfeld when they face the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.   We find out why the...

  • MTN Lions team announced to play the Brumbies this Saturday

    May 11, 11 • 1713 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on MTN Lions team announced to play the Brumbies this Saturday

    MTN Lions Team Announcement The MTN Lions will be playing the Brumbies this Saturday,14 May 2011 in Canberra. Kick off is at 19:40 (Australian time). The team was announced this morning and is:   No Position Name Surname 15 Fullback Jaco Taute 14 Right...

  • DHL Stormers team announced to take on The Chiefs

    May 11, 11 • 1641 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on DHL Stormers team announced to take on The Chiefs

    DHL STORMERS SIDE TO TAKE ON THE CHIEFS ANNOUNCED Allister Coetzee, head coach of the DHL Stormers, today named his team to take on the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium on Saturday 14 May.   The team is as follows: 15. Conrad Jantjes 14. Gio Aplon 13. Jaque...

  • Toyota Cheetahs team announced to play against Crusaders

    May 10, 11 • 2529 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team announced to play against Crusaders

    Toyota Cheetahs vs Crusaders Saturday, 14 May 2011, Free State Stadium, 19:10 1. COENIE OOSTHUIZEN 2. ADRIAAN STRAUSS (CAPT) 3. W.P. NEL 4. FRANCOIS UYS 5. WILHELM STEENKAMP 6. HEINRICH BRUSSOW 7. ASHLEY JOHNSON 8. DAVON RAUBENHEIMER 9. SAREL PRETORIUS 10....

  • Expats vs Kings

    May 10, 11 • 1816 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, World RugbyComments Off on Expats vs Kings

    Johannesburg – Top flight players who ply their trade aboard will turn out for a Contipartners Premier XV team that will face the Southern Kings on June 4 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Former Rugby World Cup winner Brendan Venter will coach the...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    May 10, 11 • 2578 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    Welkom Rovers picked up their eighth win in a row in the Griffons’ First Division but it was the performance of underdogs Kroonstad that dominated talk in the Northern Free State on a weekend of upsets in nationwide club rugby action.   There were...

  • Os an Irish probability.

    May 10, 11 • 1655 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, World RugbyComments Off on Os an Irish probability.

    Cape Town – Former Springbok scrum coach Os du Randt is in negotiations with Ireland to help them at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, starting in September this year. If results go as expected, Ireland will face the Springboks in the World Cup...

  • Daniel gets two weeks.

    May 10, 11 • 1654 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Daniel gets two weeks.

    Cape Town – Sharks flank Keegan Daniel has been suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of foul play by a SANZAR judicial hearing on Monday.   The suspension is effective until 21 May. The Sharks have a bye this weekend, which means Daniel...

  • Castle Lager Crowns Joburg Springbok SuperFans!

    May 9, 11 • 2681 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Castle Lager Crowns Joburg Springbok SuperFans!

    Castle Lager has crowned Joburg’s Springbok SuperFans in a tightly contested “scrum-off” held at Coca Cola Park stadium just before the Lions vs. Cheetahs game on Friday 6 May 2011. The winning team, which included one avid female Springbok supporter,...

  • Team mates don't want Cipriani

    May 9, 11 • 1763 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Team mates don't want Cipriani

    Melbourne – Former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani was voted off the Melbourne Rebels squad for the next two Vodacom Super Rugby games in South Africa by his team-mates, local media reported on Monday. The 23-year-old was “stood down” for...

  • Grant & Habana back

    May 9, 11 • 2285 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Grant & Habana back

    Cape Town – Peter Grant and Bryan Habana were on the aeroplane to New Zealand with the Stormers on Sunday and look set to return to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Hamilton. Stormers coach Allister Coetzee...

  • Ruan set to return?

    May 9, 11 • 1778 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Ruan set to return?

    Pretoria –  Don’t be surprised to see Ruan Pienaar in action for the Bulls in a week or so. Depending on the progress of Pienaar’s Irish club, Ulster in the Magners league, the 47-Test veteran could find himself playing for the Bulls for...

  • Keats gets four weeks

    May 9, 11 • 2724 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Keats gets four weeks

    Wellington – Hurricanes scrumhalf Tyson Keats has been suspended for four weeks after a SANZAR Judicial Hearing found him guilty of dangerous play.   Keats was cited for a tip tackle on Blues scrumhalf Alby Mathewson in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in...

  • Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Review

    May 8, 11 • 2585 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments Off on Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Review

    The undefeated Pampas XV will compete in their first Vodacom Cup final next weekend after they defeated The Sharks XV 41-26 at Profert Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday. The Argentineans will host the defending champions, Vodacom Blue Bulls, after the...

  • DHL Stormers touring squad announced to tour Australasia

    May 7, 11 • 1829 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad announced to tour Australasia

    DHL STORMERS TOURING SQUAD Allister Coetzee has named his squad for a 4 game tour to Australasia. The team leaves on Sunday and travels to Auckland where they will prepare for their first game against the Chiefs. Upon arrival back in South Africa, other...

  • Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Preview

    May 5, 11 • 2021 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments Off on Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Preview

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls have selected an experienced side as they prepare for the daunting task of travelling to Kimberley on Saturday when they take on the joint most successful Vodacom Cup team yet, GWK Griquas, in a semi-final at GWK Park at 14h20. Eight...

  • Castle Lager’s Search for Bok SuperFans Begins!

    May 5, 11 • 2525 Views • International, National, World RugbyComments Off on Castle Lager’s Search for Bok SuperFans Begins!

    Castle Lager, creator and sponsor of the wildly popular Bafana Bafana and Proteas SuperFans, is extending its search for South Africa’s ultimate sports fans into new territory: rugby. As the only sponsor of all three major national sports teams, Castle...

  • Lions focus on Cheetahs scrum for victory

    May 5, 11 • 2620 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Lions focus on Cheetahs scrum for victory

    MTN Lions coach John Mitchell has set his team’s targets on the Toyota Cheetahs set-piece on Friday night as the perfect way to secure victory. The Lions are currently under pressure after a six game losing streak, which started after their victory over the...

  • DHL Stormers team for Crusaders clash

    May 4, 11 • 2928 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on DHL Stormers team for Crusaders clash

    The DHL Stormers named their team to face the Crusaders at Newlands on Saturday in one of the most anticiapted matches of the season.   DHL STORMERS: 15. Conrad Jantjes 14. Johan Sadie 13. Jaque Fourie 12. Jean de Villiers 11. Gio Aplon 10. Lionel Cronje...

  • Toyota Cheetahs team to face Lions

    May 3, 11 • 2517 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to face Lions

    Naka Drotske announced his team to travel to Johannesburg to face the MTN Lions. Kabamba Floors and Waltie Vermeulen replace Frans Viljoen and Martin Muller on the bench while Rayno Benjamin recovered from his hamstring injury and replaces Riaan Smit on the...

  • MTN Lions announce team for Cheetahs clash.

    May 3, 11 • 1689 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on MTN Lions announce team for Cheetahs clash.

    John Mitchell named his team to do battle against the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday evening.   New Stormers recruit Dylan des Fontain gets fast tracked into the squad while Kevin Buys will have to do battle against the in-form Coenie Ossthuizen in the...

  • Club Rugby Round-up – Wesbank making strides in Boland

    May 3, 11 • 6743 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Club Rugby Round-up – Wesbank making strides in Boland

    Perennial Boland Premier League runners-up Wesbank showed why 2011 may finally be their year when they recorded a 53-17 victory over Robertson last Saturday to go three points clear at the top of the table.   The Malmesbury-based club have finished...

  • John Smit, Victor Matfield confirmed as team leadership

    May 2, 11 • 3150 Views • International, National, World RugbyComments Off on John Smit, Victor Matfield confirmed as team leadership

    John Smit, the most capped Test captain in history, was on Monday confirmed as Springbok captain for the 2011 international season. Victor Matfield, the most capped player in Springbok history, was also confirmed as vice captain by Springbok coach Peter de...

  • Local rugby stars embrace Twitter

    May 1, 11 • 2092 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Local rugby stars embrace Twitter

    Apart from putting their bodies on the line every weekend to keep us entertained and with something to talk about around the braai, Bryan Habana, John Smit and Andries Strauss have another thing in common: They all embraced Twitter.   Rugby is still a...