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Apr 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Kirchner fit for Crusaders clash
Vodacom Bulls player Zane Kirchner has been given the green light to play against the Crusaders in Timaru on Saturday. The fullback recovered from a knee strain and will front up against the home side in the Bulls second match of their 2011 Super Rugby tour...
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Apr 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on The School of Hard-Knocks
4 April 2011 Sitting at Newlands as a youngster in the early to mid-nineties we were fortunate enough as kids to have had the scholar stands that ran all around the boundaries of the field. It was a real treat, right next the action as close as possible as...
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Apr 3, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Six
The Pampas XV and DHL Western Province continued their unbeaten campaigns in this year’s Vodacom Cup after both South Section teams secured convincing “away” victories this weekend. The Argentineans recorded their sixth victory in the 2011 competition...
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Apr 2, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls Press Release on Joseph Ntshongwana
The Blue Bulls Company hereby confirms that Joseph Ntshongwana played for the Blue Bulls provincial side at Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup level during 1998-2001. In that time he earned nine caps in the Vodacom Cup competition, two in the Currie Cup competition...
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Apr 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Minister of Sport urges SARU, Springboks to share expertise
The Minister of Sport and Recreation of South Africa, Mr Fikile Mbalula, opened the eleventh annual general council meeting of the South African Rugby Union in Newlands on Friday morning. In his brief address to the general council members of SARU, the...
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Mar 31, 11 •
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Comments Off on Stick suspended for three weeks
Eastern Province Kings fullback Mzwandile Stick was on Thursday suspended for three weeks after he attended a Judicial Hearing following his red card offence during a Vodacom Cup match against the MTN Golden Lions. Stick was red carded by referee Francois...
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Mar 31, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions Team and Naming Rights Announcement
Lions Professional Rugby is pleased to announce that the team is now officially called the MTN Lions. This follows the recent signing of a three-year sponsorship deal by the mobile operator of Lions Professional Rugby. The extension of MTN’s rights as...
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Mar 31, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Six
Almost half of the 30-man SA U20 squad that recently returned from a three-match tour of Argentina will add a youthful boost to the Vodacom Cup this weekend as they represent their various provincial teams. Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Pine Pienaar is...
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Mar 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Contracted Group announced
Eleven players with more than 50 Test caps – two of whom have more than a century to their name – are among the 23 players who have been contracted to the Springboks for the 2011 season, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Wednesday....
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Mar 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on EPRU appeal dismissed for ineligible players finding
The Eastern Province Rugby Union’s (EPRU) appeal against the decisions of Judicial Officer (JO) Mr Koos Basson’s finding that the union was guilty of breaching regulation 4.2 of the Players Status, Player Contracts and Player Movements Regulations was...
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Mar 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on Loffie changes Boland team for match against Leopards
The Boland Cavaliers’ director of coaching, Eugene Eloff, made three changes and two positional changes to his starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Leopards in Potchefstroom. PJ van Zyl will play eighth man, with Allister Kettledas on the...
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Mar 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on Ludeke changes three for Hurricanes
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made three changes to his side to face the Hurricanes in Napier on Saturday. Zane Kirchner, Francois Hougaard and Gary Botha replace Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Gerhard van den Heever and Chiliboy Ralepelle respectively from the...
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Mar 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Five
The Vodacom Blue Bulls ended their winless run in the 2011 Vodacom Cup after they recorded their first victory of the competition at Shimla Park following their 45-21 victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Friday night. The defending champions...
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Mar 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls back on track
The Vodacom Bulls returned to winning ways when they beat the Lions 30 – 23 at Loftus in a match that took almost 75minutes to come alive. The match was dominated by handling errors during the contact situations and was eventually sealed by the Bulls...
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Mar 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Pumas too strong for Boland Cavaliers
We would like to share the match report received from this game. The match report is in Afrikaans: Hoewel die stryd tussen die Boland Kavaliers en die Ford Pumas nie onthou sal word vir die gehalte rugby wat opgedis is nie, sal die Pumas nie kla oor dié...
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Mar 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Pretorius to make an impact at Loftus
As promised Lions coach John Mitchell made numerous changes and positional switches when he announced his team to face the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday evening. Cobus Grobbelaar makes a welcome return to the Lions starting team with Derick Minnie...
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Mar 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP team to play Griquas in a Vodacom Cup match at DHL Newlands
John Dobson, head coach of the DHL WP Vodacom Cup side, today announced his team to play Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday 26 March. Kick off is at 12h40 and is a curtain raiser to the main game between the DHL Stormers and the Western Force at 15h00. The...
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Mar 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Five
The current North Section log leaders, GWK Griquas, will try to inflict a first defeat of the 2011 Vodacom Cup on DHL Western Province when these teams collide at DHL Newlands in round five action on Saturday at 12h40. The Kimberley team conceded a narrow...
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Mar 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Boland Team announced to play Pumas on Friday 25 March
Jonathan Francke Boland Cavaliers vs Pumas – Friday 25 March, 16:30, Boland Stadium (Wellington) 1. Charl du Plessis 2. Clement Lewis 3. Rossouw Kruger 4. Lehan Koekemoer 5. Grant le Roux 6. Franzel September 7. Junior Bester 8. Zandre Jordaan 9. Bolla...
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Mar 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL STORMERS team to play against WESTERN FORCE announced
23 March 2011 DHL STORMERS SIDE TO TAKE ON THE WESTERN FORCE ANNOUNCED Allister Coetzee, head coach of the DHL Stormers, today named his team to take on the Western Force at DHL Newlands on Saturday 26 March. Kick off is at 15h00, with the curtain raiser...
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Mar 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls to tackle the Lions
As one of South Africa’s most loved brands, the Vodacom Bulls rally all rugby supporters to get down to Loftus Versfeld for this weekends SuperRugby challenge against the Lions. The Bulls are undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most loved sports teams. As a...
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Mar 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Sharks to equal DHL Stormers tour record?
The South African record for Vodacom Super Rugby log points accumulated on tour stands at 16 and is held by the DHL Stormers, but The Sharks can equal this when they take on the Crusaders in a historic match at Twickenham in London on Sunday at 17h00. The...
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Mar 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on The threat of a hat-trick of home defeats for the Vodacom Bulls
It’s been nine years since South Africa’s most successful Vodacom Super Rugby franchise, the Vodacom Bulls, have had to endure three successive defeats at Loftus Versfeld. That disappointing run occurred back in 2002, when the Pretoria team fi nished last...
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Mar 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Can Joburg’s pride match the experienced Bulls?
The Lions will be aiming to tame a Vodacom Bulls team that boast double the amount of Vodacom Super Rugby caps when these sides collide at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday at 17h05. Flyhalf Elton Jantjies, No.8 Warren Whiteley and fl anker Joshua...
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Mar 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Backing the Toyota Cheetahs in Brisbane
The Toyota Cheetahs will have their best chance of winning back-to-back matches against Australian opposition when they take on the Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday at 06h40 (RSA time). Out of the three traditional Australian venues, Brisbane is the city...
