Archive for the ‘South Africa’ Category

• Tickets go on sale for Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships

  Mar 8, 13 • 2417 Views • Club Rugby, South Africa, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Tickets go on sale for Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships

  Tickets have gone on sale for the inaugural Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships, the South African Rugby Union announced on Friday.   The Easter Championships will take place at Outeniqua Park in George from 28 March to 1 April and feature the top...

• Tough first SA derby for Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Preview Round 4

  Mar 7, 13 • 1784 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Tough first SA derby for Kings – Vodacom Super Rugby Preview Round 4

  The Southern Kings could hardly have asked for a tougher baptism into the world of South African derbies when the host The Sharks, Vodacom Super Rugby runners-up in 2012, in Port Elizabeth on Saturday evening.   The Sharks, of course, used Port Elizabeth...

• Do or die in the Cell C Community Cup – Round 4 Preview

  Mar 7, 13 • 3744 Views • Club Rugby, South Africa, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Do or die in the Cell C Community Cup – Round 4 Preview

  It’s do or die for a number of clubs in the Cell C Community Cup this Saturday as the penultimate round of pool action kicks off with all eight quarter-final places in the Easter Championships still up for grabs. The top two teams from each pool will fight...

• Sharks Team announced to play Southern Kings

  Mar 6, 13 • 3427 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Sharks Team announced to play Southern Kings

  Kings vs The Sharks Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Saturday 9 March 2013 @ 19h10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. JP Pietersen 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Francois Steyn (C) 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Patrick Lambie 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Ryan Kankowski 7. Jean Deysel 6. Marcell...

• Toyota Cheetahs announced to play Highlanders

  Mar 6, 13 • 1786 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs announced to play Highlanders

  TOYOTA CHEETAHS vs HIGHLANDERS VODACOM SUPER RUGBY RUGBY PARK, INVERCARGILL KICK-OFF:  08:35 (NZ TIME: 19:35)     No. Position name 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP NYAKANE TREVOR 2 HOOKER STRAUSS ADRIAAN © 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP ADRIAANSE LOURENS 4 LEFT LOCK DE JAGER...

• Southern Kings Team announcement against The Sharks

  Mar 5, 13 • 2645 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Southern Kings Team announcement against The Sharks

  The Southern Kings have announced their Super Rugby Squad to take on The Sharks at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, 9th of March 2013. The team will run onto the field under the leadership of Darron Nell, after Director of Rugby Alan Solomons...

• Chiliboy Ralapelle Hearing Outcome

  Mar 4, 13 • 2251 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Chiliboy Ralapelle Hearing Outcome

  A SANZAR Judicial Hearing has found Chiliboy Ralepelle of the Bulls not guilty of contravening Law 10.4 (h) and 10.4 (k) after he was cited during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. No further sanction has been imposed on the player. The incident occurred in...

• Chiliboy Ralepelle Judicial Hearing Announcement

  Mar 3, 13 • 2546 Views • General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Chiliboy Ralepelle Judicial Hearing Announcement

  Following initial consideration by the SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Adam Casselden, Chiliboy Ralepelle of the Bulls will appear at a SANZAR Judicial Hearing after being cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Ralepelle is...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 3

  Mar 3, 13 • 2641 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Logs, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 3

  The Vodacom Bulls lead the South African Conference in Vodacom Super Rugby, while The Sharks won a tough tussle in Durban against the DHL Stormers. The team from Pretoria had to dig deep to beat the Western Force by 36-26 at Loftus Versfeld and despite a...

• Negotiations aim to resolve dispute relating to commercial agent, Kagiso Vantage

  Mar 1, 13 • 2139 Views • National, South Africa, South Africa • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Negotiations aim to resolve dispute relating to commercial agent, Kagiso Vantage

  Negotiations continue to resolve a dispute which has threatened to compromise some of the rights of competition sponsors at Vodacom Super Rugby matches at two South African venues, DHL Newlands and Kings Park. Kagiso Vantage, the commercial agent appointed by...

• Boland Rugby Unie kies Uitvoerende Bestuur

  Mar 1, 13 • 5668 Views • National, South Africa • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Boland Rugby Unie kies Uitvoerende Bestuur

  Die Boland Rugby Unie het op Donderdag 28 Februarie 2013 sy Uitvoernede Bestuur verkies, tydens die Algemene Jaarvergadering wat plaasgevind het te Wellington. Altesaam ses (6) nuwe bestuurslede sluit hulle aan by die President, Vise-President en Hoof...

• Springbok coach, Mobi-Unit renew BokSmart certification

  Mar 1, 13 • 3668 Views • International, National, South Africa, South Africa • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Springbok coach, Mobi-Unit renew BokSmart certification

  Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer and three members of the South African Rugby Union’s High Performance Mobi-Unit renewed their BokSmart certifications in Cape Town on Thursday. The BokSmart certification is compulsory for anybody who wants to coach or referee...

• Willemse impressed with Kings’ Super Rugby debut

  Feb 28, 13 • 2818 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Willemse impressed with Kings’ Super Rugby debut

  Former Springbok wing turned rugby analyst Ashwin Willemse has thrown his support behind the Southern Kings following their triumph over the Western Force at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last Friday. Willemse, who was the guest of honour at the SPAR Eastern...

• SARU takes legal action against commercial agent

  Feb 27, 13 • 2264 Views • General News, International, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on SARU takes legal action against commercial agent

  The South African Rugby Union said on Wednesday that it was pursuing legal action to protect its sponsors’ rights in Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match at Kings Park in Durban. The move comes following the unilateral announcement by a provincial service...

• Joint statement from The Sharks and Western Province on Advertising Space

  Feb 27, 13 • 1849 Views • General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Joint statement from The Sharks and Western Province on Advertising Space

  Following a media release by Kagiso Vantage and a letter to SARU sponsors, sent on February 27, 2013, The Sharks (Pty) Ltd and Western Province Rugby would like to state the following: We dissociate ourselves from this press release. Neither party gave...

• Megapro renews commercial agreement with the Lions

  Feb 27, 13 • 2384 Views • General News, National, South Africa, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Megapro renews commercial agreement with the Lions

  Sponsorship specialists Megapro this week renewed its commercial agreement with the Golden Lions Rugby Union for further five years. The association is an extension of a long-standing relationship between the organisations dating back to 1988. With the Lions...

• Cell C Community Cup – Round 2 wrap

  Feb 24, 13 • 3335 Views • Club Rugby, South Africa • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup – Round 2 wrap

  Wild cards Raiders recorded their second big victory while there were also impressive victories for Western Province clubs SK Walmers and Durbanville-Bellville in the second round of the Cell C Community Cup. Jonsson College Rovers and Brakpan both notched up...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 2

  Feb 24, 13 • 2035 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 2

  The Southern Kings, The Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls set the tone with good opening round wins despite some rustiness as Vodacom Super Rugby got underway in South Africa in 2013. It was a special evening on Saturday in Port Elizabeth, as the Southern Kings...

• Southern Kings v Western Force Team Sheet

  Feb 23, 13 • 4218 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Southern Kings v Western Force Team Sheet

  Herewith find the Team Sheet for the clash at 19h00 between the Southern Kings and the Western Force: Southern Kings : Western Force...

• Sharks announce Team for clash against Toyota Cheetahs

  Feb 20, 13 • 2396 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Sharks announce Team for clash against Toyota Cheetahs

  The Sharks vs Cheetahs Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Saturday 23 February, 2013 @ 17:05 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. JP Pietersen 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Francois Steyn (C) 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Patrick Lambie 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Ryan Kankowski 7. Marcell...

• Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad

  Feb 12, 13 • 3649 Views • General News, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad

  Forwards Backs Schalk Ferrreira Shaun Venter Jaco Engels Johan Herbst Hannes Franklin Nicolas Vergallo Virgile Lacombe Demetri Catrakillis Bandise Maku George Whitehead Edgar Marutlulle Andries Strauss Kevin Buys Hadleigh Parkes Grant Kemp Ronnie Cooke Steven...

• Southern Kings beat Franchise XV in disappointing clash at Outeniqua Park

  Feb 1, 13 • 1930 Views • National, South Africa, South Africa • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Southern Kings beat Franchise XV in disappointing clash at Outeniqua Park

  The Southern Kings beat the Franchise XV team at Outeniqua Park in a disappointing clash, with the final tally at 29 to 13 (10 to 6). Director of Rugby Alan Solomons said he was disappointed in the performance. “In the first half the lineouts were...

• Blitzbokke against impressive Kenya in Wellington quarters

  Feb 1, 13 • 2931 Views • General News, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Blitzbokke against impressive Kenya in Wellington quarters

  The Springbok Sevens were made to work extremely hard for their Cup quarterfinal spot on Friday during day one of the Wellington Sevens. South Africa lost their first two Pool C matches against Samoa and Canada and were able to qualify for the Cup quarter...

• EP mourn the loss of rugby stalwart, Morne van der Merwe

  Jan 19, 13 • 4605 Views • South Africa • admin • Comments Off on EP mourn the loss of rugby stalwart, Morne van der Merwe

  The Eastern Province Rugby Union wishes to express its sadness at the passing of Morne van der Merwe early this morning. Morne, who passed away at the age of 39 after losing his battle with brain cancer, was a highly rated loosehead prop. He entered rugby...

• SARU confirms appointment of Academy staff

  Dec 14, 12 • 3444 Views • National, South Africa, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on SARU confirms appointment of Academy staff

  The South African Rugby Union on Friday confirmed the appointment of the managers and coaches to run four SARU Academies in a ground-breaking initiative funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF). Former Springbok prop Robbie Kempson as...