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Nov 23, 12 •
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The Golden Lions Rugby Union would like to announce a new agreement that has been reached between the Union and coach John Mitchell. Mitchell will, with immediate effect, assume the position of technical advisor to the MTN Golden Lions, with assistant coach...
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Nov 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on The GLRU announce new signings
The following players will be joining the Lions for the 2013 season and are involved in current pre-season planning: Lionel Cronje Franco Mostert Jacques van Rooyen Robbie Coetzee Hugo Kloppers JJ Breedt Stokkies Hanekom Kobus de Kock These players will join...
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Nov 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU Community Cup pools confirmed
THE SARU Community Cup took on a distinctly international flavour on Wednesday night when Springbok captain Jean de Villiers, coach Heyneke Meyer and SARU President Oregan Hoskins made the draw for the newly-launched national club rugby tournament at the...
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Nov 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks named to tackle the English at Twickenham
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer named an unchanged starting line-up on Wednesday for their final Test of the season, against England at Twickenham on Saturday. He retained the team that defeated Scotland, 21-10, last weekend with JP Pietersen and...
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Nov 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on Investec International Rugby Academy
Background Since the onset of rugby’s professional era, the business of rugby has become more than a passion or a pastime. It’s become, for many, a career. Those who display the necessary skills achieve the highest honours. In addition, the game itself...
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Nov 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU announces field for inaugural Community Cup
· George to host 2013 Easter Weekend Play-offs · Grand Final for winner against Varsity Cup champions · Jonsson College Rovers to host opening match in Durban · Five Wild Card clubs confirmed · Major sponsorship announcement pending THE 20-team field for...
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Nov 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on From Eire to Alba – Next stop Scotland
Morgan Piek – This past Saturday South Africa faced the Irish at the AVIVA Stadium in Dublin. Despite many believing a victory over the proud Irish would be a walk in the park, it was always going to be easier said than done. Including Saturdays win...
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Nov 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Women in PE for Sevens training camp
The most promising women’s Sevens talent in South Africa have assembled in Port Elizabeth on Thursday for a training camp and series of trial matches in preparation for the upcoming IRB Women’s Sevens World Series. The inaugural Women’s Series kicks off...
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Nov 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Boks named to tackle Ireland
The Springboks have gone for continuity in selection in their team to face Ireland on Saturday in the opening Test of the Castle Outgoing Tour at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. There were only three changes to the team that started in the Springboks’ last...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks take part in IRB scrum study
The Springboks took part in a scrum study conducted by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in conjunction with the University of Bath in Dublin on Tuesday. The unprecedented programme, called “Biomechanics of the Rugby Scrum”, was launched by the IRB in...
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Nov 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU nominated in Virgin Active Sports Industry Awards
The South African Rugby Union has again featured prominently in the nominations for the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards. SARU received five nominations – having also been nominated in 2011 and earlier this year – and was again the leading sports...
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Nov 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Willem Oliphant has been named as the Southern Kings team manager
Willem Oliphant has been officially named as the Southern Kings’ Team Manager for the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby season. Willem has been part of the SA Rugby structures as team manager for the SA u20 teams over the past few years. With years of experience...
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Cheetahs welcome the 2,05m tall Lodewyk de Jager
Morgan Piek – After losing their forth lock to an overseas based club, the Free State Rugby Union and Toyota Cheetahs have been hit incredibly hard in the specialist position. For quite some time now the position has been an area of concern for the...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU Transformation Indaba delegates lead way
Sports Minister congratulates SARU for leading way Provincial delegates confirm commitment to transformation SARU Transformation Implementation Plan to be issued Rugby to measure progress in six areas The South African Rugby Union’s “watershed”...
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Oct 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Raymond Rhule: Superstar in the making
Morgan Piek – When a person thinks of a dream season, one has to look no further than Raymond Rhule of the Toyota Cheetahs. Just last year the nineteen year old from Bloemfontein was still playing his rugby at centre for his high school HTS Louis Botha....
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Oct 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks move in on UAE Rugby
UAE Rugby today announced a ground breaking development with world famous Super XV franchise The Sharks, based in Durban South Africa, to co operate in the management of three High Performance Academy programmes in the UAE commencing in January 2013. The...
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Oct 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province victory parade in Cape Town on October 30, 2012
The Absa Currie Cup-winning DHL Western Province squad will embark on a victory parade through three parts of Cape Town on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Both players and management will be joined by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and Cape Town City Mayor...
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Oct 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bok squad announced for End of Year Tour
The Springboks will travel to the Northern Hemisphere next weekend with five uncapped players but without their all-time leading try-scorer and most experienced player, Bryan Habana. Habana was the latest key player to be added to a long injury list when he...
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Oct 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – The Final
DHL Western Province finally ended their 11-year Absa Currie Cup drought when they beat favourites the Sharks 25-18 at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday to claim their first title since 2001. It was WP’s third win in four finals against the...
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Oct 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 2 review
THE Toyota Free State Cheetahs made sure of their place in next year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they beat First Division champions the Eastern Province Kings 16-6 in Port Elizabeth on Friday night to register a clean sweep in their...
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Oct 26, 12 •
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South Africa, South Africa •
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Comments Off on Elands Bay ride their luck at SARU SA Fish Factory Industry tournament
Elands Bay will play I&J and Mykonos will face Gansbaai in the semi-finals of the 25th annual SARU SA Fish Factory Industry tournament in Velddrif, after an action-packed opening day’s play in the West Coast town on Friday. A festive crowd of over...
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Oct 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – The Final
The Sharks will be looking to win the Absa Currie Cup for the third time in five seasons on Saturday when they host DHL Western Province at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (kick-off 17h00). WP, meanwhile, will look to end an 11-year title drought, having last...
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Oct 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province U21 for Final against the Blue Bulls
DHL Western Province Under-21 coach John Dobson has announced his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Under-21 Final against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban (kick-off 14h00). The WP Under-21 boss has made just one change – at lock – to the...
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Oct 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 2
The Eastern Province Kings face their biggest challenge in many years in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series. The Kings will be attempting the...
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Oct 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province U19 for Final against the Blue Bulls
Nazeem Adams, the DHL Western Province Under-19 coach, has announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Saturday’s Absa Under-19 Final in Durban (kick-off 12h00). Adams has not tampered at all with the combination that did duty against the...
