Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • Cheetahs beat Griquas in Kimberley

    Sep 3, 10 • 1688 Views • NationalComments Off on Cheetahs beat Griquas in Kimberley

    The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs came from behind and held off another late charge from the GWK Griquas to beat them 33-28 at GWK Park in Kimberley. The Cheetahs scored three tries including a double from Jongi Nokwe as they came from behind after trailing 9-0...

  • Barloworld Toyota Pumas lock Eduard van der Walt suspended for 2 weeks

    Sep 2, 10 • 1461 Views • NationalComments Off on Barloworld Toyota Pumas lock Eduard van der Walt suspended for 2 weeks

    Barloworld Toyota Pumas lock Eduard van der Walt has been suspended for two weeks after he was found guilty of dangerous play during his side’s 22-21 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Nelspruit on Friday evening. Citing Officer Freek Burger cited Van...

  • Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Lions announced

    Sep 1, 10 • 1826 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Lions announced

    Vodacom WP u21 head coach Rassie Erasmus today announced his team to take on the Lions at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, on Friday 3 September. Kick-off is at 17h05. Vodacom WP beat the Free State Cheetahs at home last week with a penalty in injury time. The...

  • Van Velze back for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    Sep 1, 10 • 2224 Views • NationalComments Off on Van Velze back for Vodacom Blue Bulls

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls have recalled their regular number eight, Gerrit-Jan van Velze, to the starting line-up for their Absa Currie Cup clash against the Natal Sharks in Pretoria on Saturday. Van Velze scored a try in the earlier Cup clash between the sides...

  • Bjorn Basson leading try scorer in ABSA Currie Cup

    Sep 1, 10 • 2209 Views • NationalComments Off on Bjorn Basson leading try scorer in ABSA Currie Cup

    Absa Currie Cup Premier Division – Leading try-scorers: Bjorn Basson GWK Griquas 13 Lwazi Mvovo Sharks 7 Michael Bondesio Platinum Leopards 6 Elgar Watts Barloworld Toyota Pumas 6 Keegan Daniel Sharks 5 Pieter Louw Vodacom Western Province 5 Coenie...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Log 1 September 2010

    Sep 1, 10 • 3135 Views • NationalComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Log 1 September 2010

    Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log: Team P W D L PF PA PD B Pts The Sharks 8 7 0 1 294 169 125 7 35 Vodacom Western Province 8 6 0 2 258 118 140 4 28 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 8 5 0 3 239 183 56 4 24 Vodacom Blue Bulls [&hellip...

  • Preview: Platinum Leopards v Barloworld Toyota Pumas

    Sep 1, 10 • 1726 Views • NationalComments Off on Preview: Platinum Leopards v Barloworld Toyota Pumas

    Head to Head: Platinum Leopards v Barloworld Toyota Pumas (since 2005): P: 7 W: 4 L: 3 PF: 317 PA: 199 24/06/2005 Leopards 56 Pumas 43 Puma Stadium, Witbank 30/06/2007 Leopards 26 Pumas 34 Puma Stadium, Witbank 18/08/2007 Leopards 22 Pumas 24 Olen Park,...

  • Preview: GWK Giquas v Vodacom Free State Cheetahs

    Sep 1, 10 • 2539 Views • NationalComments Off on Preview: GWK Giquas v Vodacom Free State Cheetahs

    Head to Head: GWK Griquas v Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (since 2005) P: 10 W: 1 L: 9 PF: 164 PA: 328 23/07/2005 Griquas 17 Free State 19 Absa Park, Kimberley 24/06/2006 Griquas 14 Free State 55 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 19/08/2006 Griquas 20 Free State 31...

  • Preview: Xerox Lions v Vodacom WP

    Sep 1, 10 • 2037 Views • NationalComments Off on Preview: Xerox Lions v Vodacom WP

    Head to Head: Xerox Lions v Vodacom WP (since 2005) P: 11 W: 4 L: 7 PF: 222 PA: 270 03/09/2005 Golden Lions 23 WP 38 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 08/10/2005 Golden Lions 17 WP 23 Newlands, Cape Town 29/07/2006 Golden Lions 28 WP 30 Newlands, Cape Town 23/09/2006...

  • Preview: Bulls v Sharks

    Sep 1, 10 • 2686 Views • NationalComments Off on Preview: Bulls v Sharks

    Head to Head: Vodacom Blue Bulls v The Sharks (since 2005) P: 11 W: 2 L: 9 PF: 253 PA: 286 05/08/2005 Blue Bulls 14 Sharks 18 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 21/07/2006 Blue Bulls 28 Sharks 37 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 16/09/2006 Blue Bulls 50 Sharks 32 The Absa...

  • Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week Nine

    Sep 1, 10 • 2459 Views • NationalComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week Nine

    The Sharks were the only team that defeated the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld during the 2009 Absa Currie Cup and will be hoping that history repeats itself when these sides meet in Pretoria on Saturday at 19h15. The Durban side are currently in first...

  • Vodacom Free State Cheetahs team to take on the Griquas announced

    Aug 31, 10 • 1698 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom Free State Cheetahs team to take on the Griquas announced

    Vodacom Free State Cheetahs vs GWK Griquas Friday, 3 September, 17:00 15. HENNIE DANILLER 14. PHILIP SNYMAN 13. ROBERT EBERSOHN 12. MEYER BOSMAN 11. JONGI NOKWE 10. LOUIS STRYDOM 9. TEWIS DE BRUYN 8. ASHLEY JOHNSON 7. PHILIP VAN DER WALT 6. HENDRO SCHOLTZ 5....

  • Vodacom WP team to play the Xerox Lions in Johannesburg announced

    Aug 31, 10 • 1514 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom WP team to play the Xerox Lions in Johannesburg announced

    Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Xerox Lions at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, on Friday 3 September 2010. Kick-off is at 19h10. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad Jantjes 14. JJ Engelbrecht 13. Tim Whitehead 12. Paul...

  • Blue Bulls Company grant Bees Roux leave from rugby

    Aug 31, 10 • 2084 Views • NationalComments Off on Blue Bulls Company grant Bees Roux leave from rugby

    The Blue Bulls Company has decided to grant Bees Roux some leave until further notice and to exempt him from his rugby obligations for the time being. The executive officer of the BBC, Barend van Graan, said it is essential to grant Roux immediate leave after...

  • Pumas and Cheetahs grind out wins

    Aug 27, 10 • 2322 Views • NationalComments Off on Pumas and Cheetahs grind out wins

    The Pumas caused a major upset when they beat an errant Blue Bulls side at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. The Sharks smashed Griquas in Durban, but not before Bjorn Basson scored four tries against them. The Lions convincingly beat the Leopards in...

  • Cheetahs in need of a win

    Aug 27, 10 • 1973 Views • NationalComments Off on Cheetahs in need of a win

    The Vodacom Cheetahs will play the second placed Vodacom Western Province tonight at Newlands knowing that they desperately need to win.This will be no easy task considering that the men from Bloem last won at Newlands in 2005. Even though the Province side...

  • Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Cheetahs at Newlands announced

    Aug 25, 10 • 2510 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Cheetahs at Newlands announced

    Vodacom WP u21 head coach Rassie Erasmus today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs u21 side at Newlands on Friday 27 August. Kick-off is at 17h15. Vodacom WP dropped to third place on the log after their first loss of the season...

  • Free State U/21 side announced for clash with WP U/21

    Aug 24, 10 • 1547 Views • NationalComments Off on Free State U/21 side announced for clash with WP U/21

    15. ROBBIE VAN SCHALKWYK 14. CAMERON JACOBS 13. HOFFMAN MARITZ 12. EARL SNYMAN 11. KHOLO RAMASHALA 10. GEORGE WHITEHEAD 9. PIET VAN ZYL (KAPT) 8. BOOM PRINSLOO 7. LAPPIES LABUSCHAGNE 6. DIRK WESSELS 5. JC ASTLE 4. GAVIN ANNADALLE 3. TREVOR NTYANKE 2. FRANK...

  • Vodacom WP team to play the Vodacom Cheetahs at Newlands announced

    Aug 24, 10 • 1588 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom WP team to play the Vodacom Cheetahs at Newlands announced

    Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs at Newlands, on Friday 27 August 2010.  Kick-off is at the slightly later time of 19h30. Having lost their first game of the season against the Sharks in...

  • Strydom back for Cheetahs

    Aug 24, 10 • 2200 Views • NationalComments Off on Strydom back for Cheetahs

    Strydom replaces youngster Sias Ebersohn who reverts back to the bench after getting a start against the Leopards in Bloemfontein this past weekend.The Cheetahs travel to Cape Town on the back of a 57-0 thumping of the Leopards. The side will once again be...

  • Three Boks back for Blue Bulls

    Aug 24, 10 • 2137 Views • NationalComments Off on Three Boks back for Blue Bulls

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls welcomes back Springbok midfielder, Wynand Olivier, to their side for Friday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit. Olivier is part of the Springbok Tri-Nations group, but was released by management for this match and...

  • Vodacom WP team to play the Sharks in Durban announced

    Aug 18, 10 • 1562 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom WP team to play the Sharks in Durban announced

    Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Sharks at Absa Stadium, Durban, on Saturday 21 August 2010. Kick-off is at 19h15. Saturday’s encounter will be a crunch one for both sides, who are currently placed first and second...

  • Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Blue Bulls announced

    Aug 12, 10 • 2079 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Blue Bulls announced

    Vodacom WP u21 head coach Rassie Erasmus today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls u21 side at Newlands on Saturday 14 August. Kick-off is at 14h45. The Vodacom WP u21 side thrashed Boland 54-0 in Stellenbosch last weekend. They have now won...

  • Vodacom Free State u.21 vs Lions u.21

    Aug 12, 10 • 1522 Views • NationalComments Off on Vodacom Free State u.21 vs Lions u.21

    Saturday, 14 August 2010 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg 15. VAN SCHALKWYK ROBERT 14. JACOBS CAMERON 13. MARITZ HOFFMANN 12. SNYMAN EARL 11. RAMASHALA KHOLO 10. WHITEHEAD GEORGE 9. VAN ZYL (Capt) PIETER 8. PRINSLOO BOOM 7. LABUSCHAGNE PIETER 6. WESSELS DIRK 5....

  • Free State u.19 vs Lion u.19

    Aug 12, 10 • 1741 Views • NationalComments Off on Free State u.19 vs Lion u.19

    Saturday, 14 August 2010 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg 15. BRITZ RIAAN 14. STEENKAMP NICOLAS 13. VAN ZYL TOSIAS 12. RAS FREDERICK 11. MUREGUZI NELSON 10. RUITERS LUCIEN 9. RADEMAN (Capt) PIETER 8. GROENEWALD BRENDON 7. COOK JEAN 6. LIMANI OSCAR 5. KAAPAMA...