Archive for the ‘South Africa’ Category

• MTN Golden Lions – Derrick Minnie out for Sharks clash

  Aug 16, 12 • 2791 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions – Derrick Minnie out for Sharks clash

  Two changes to the 22-man match squad, both the result of a single injury, are all that MTN Golden Lions coach Johan Ackermann has come up with for the Absa Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. The injury to No 8 Derick Minnie has...

• Toyota FS Cheetahs shuffle their backline for the Bulls

  Aug 15, 12 • 2694 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs shuffle their backline for the Bulls

  Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs have reshuffled their backline for this coming weekends ABSA Currie Cup fixture against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein. Most notable of all is Sias Ebersohn starting at flyhalf, with Riaan Smit moving...

• Change to DHL WP team to take on Griquas due to Liebenberg inclusion to Springbok squad

  Aug 15, 12 • 1804 Views • National, South Africa • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Change to DHL WP team to take on Griquas due to Liebenberg inclusion to Springbok squad

  Change to DHL WP team to take on Griquas Tiaan Liebenberg’s Springbok call-up has necessitated a late change to the DHL Western Province team ahead of Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with GWK Griquas in Kimberley (kick-off 14h30). With...

• Regent Boland Kavaliers team announced to play against EP Kings 17 Aug 2012

  Aug 15, 12 • 3429 Views • National, South Africa • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers team announced to play against EP Kings 17 Aug 2012

  Beserings aan verskeie sleutelspelers, veral op losskakel, het Boland se afrigtingspan genoop om hul span te verander vir Vrydag se wedstryd teen die O.P. Kings. Die goeie nuus is egter die terugkeer van twee veterane, met Bolla Conradie en Clemen Lewis wat...

• DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas

  Aug 14, 12 • 2307 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province team to take on Griquas

  DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has made six changes ahead of Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with GWK Griquas in Kimberley (14h30). Most of the changes have been brought about by injuries – and one is positional – but...

• Absa Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 7

  Aug 12, 12 • 1783 Views • National, South Africa • James Loretz • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 7

  The Eastern Province Kings will go into the second round of league matches in the Absa Currie First Division with a handy six-point lead after seeing off closest rivals the Leopards in a hard-fought battle at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1

  Aug 10, 12 • 2560 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 1

  TWO World Cup-winning Springboks will run out for the MTN Golden Lions when they Johannesburg side opens the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title on Saturday against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park. The country’s premier domestic...

• DHL Western Province U19 team to take on The Sharks U19

  Aug 8, 12 • 2414 Views • South Africa • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on The Sharks U19

  DHL Western Province Under-19 team to take on the Sharks 8 August 2012 Nazeem Adams, the DHL Western Province Under-19 coach, has announced his team to take on the Sharks at DHL Newlands on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 14h55). The WP juniors suffered a...

• Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands

  Aug 8, 12 • 2917 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Sharks named for ABSA Currie Cup opener at Newlands

  The Sharks vs Western Province Newlands, Cape Town Saturday 11 August, 2012 at 19:10 The Sharks 15. Gouws Prinsloo 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Meyer Bosman 11. S’bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Tera Mtembu 7. Jean Deysel...

• MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  Aug 8, 12 • 2622 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions side to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, 11 August 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, this morning.  The team is:  15. Andries Coetzee 14. JR Esterhuizen 13. Lionel Mapoe 12. Waylon Murray 11....

• Ebersohn captains Cheetahs in his 50th Currie Cup game

  Aug 8, 12 • 2481 Views • National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Ebersohn captains Cheetahs in his 50th Currie Cup game

  Saturday, 11 August 2012, Kick-off: 17:05 Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg Absa Currie Cup Toyota Free State Cheetahs to face the MTN Golden Lions: 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 12. Andries Strauss 11. Raymond Rhule 10....

• 2012 MTN Golden Lions Currie Cup squad announced

  Aug 7, 12 • 4157 Views • National, South Africa • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on 2012 MTN Golden Lions Currie Cup squad announced

  The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions squad to participate in the 2012 Absa Currie Cup competition this afternoon. The MTN Golden Lions, and defending champions of the cup, have been hard in training over the past few weeks and are...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – The Grand Final

  Aug 2, 12 • 2013 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – The Grand Final

  Can The Sharks do the almost unthinkable and bring the Vodacom Super Rugby trophy back to Durban by beating the Chiefs in the final in Hamilton on Saturday? The last few weeks had been as close to a dogfight as you would find on a rugby field for the men from...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 6

  Aug 2, 12 • 1629 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 6

  The Eastern Province Kings will look to retain their unbeaten record in this year’s expanded eight-team ABSA Currie Cup First Division when they travel to Nelspruit on Friday night to take on the fourth-placed Ford Pumas. In Friday’s other match,...

• Chiefs announce team for Super Rugby Final

  Aug 2, 12 • 2592 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Chiefs announce team for Super Rugby Final

  The Chiefs have announced their team to play the Sharks in the Investec Super Rugby final this Saturday night at Waikato Stadium. Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has decided to stick with the same side that won last weeks semi final match against the Crusaders. ...

• Toyota Cheetahs named for Sir George Grey Cup

  Aug 1, 12 • 2998 Views • Europe, General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs named for Sir George Grey Cup

  Morgan Piek – This weekend sees the Toyota Cheetahs get their 2012 ABSA Currie Cup preparations underway when they take on the Cardiff Blues from Wales in the Sir George Grey Cup at Grey College, Bloemfontein. Although this game is a friendly, there...

• Chiefs looking to become 3rd Kiwi Champion

  Aug 1, 12 • 2291 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Chiefs looking to become 3rd Kiwi Champion

  The Chiefs will look to become the sixth team to win a Super Rugby Championship, a victory that could see the balance of New Zealand rugby power shift North to Hamilton. Coach Dave Rennie couldn’t deny he was “excited”, after what has been the longest...

• Super Rugby final sold out

  Aug 1, 12 • 2280 Views • General News, National, New Zealand, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Super Rugby final sold out

  Fans across the country have shown that they want to be part of Chiefs history and snapped up 25100 tickets to the Investec Super Rugby final at Waikato Stadium this Saturday night. Chiefs’ supporters were desperate to secure tickets to the Chiefs v Sharks...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Semi-finals

  Jul 29, 12 • 3026 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Super Rugby Results • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Semi-finals

  The Sharks’ magnificent Vodacom Super Rugby run continued in Cape Town on Saturday when they qualified for their fourth final by beating the DHL Stormers in Cape Town. The men from KwaZulu-Natal have now won eight from their last nine matches, including...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 5

  Jul 29, 12 • 2274 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 5

  The Eastern Province Kings broke away from the chasing pack while defending champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers avoided a fifth straight defeat in a series of high-scoring Round 5 matches in the expanded Absa Currie Cup First Division. The Kings moved five...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Semi Finals

  Jul 26, 12 • 2308 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Semi Finals

  All South African eyes will be on Cape Town this weekend when the DHL Stormers and The Sharks will battle it out for a place in the Vodacom Super Rugby Final.   It’s the first ever Vodacom Super Rugby knock-out match between these two South African...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 5

  Jul 26, 12 • 3828 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 5

  The last two remaining unbeaten sides in this year’s expanded eight-team ABSA Currie Cup First Division go head to head on Saturday when the Griffons host the EP Kings in an eagerly-anticipated top-of-the-table clash in Welkom. In Saturday’s other...

• DHP WP names U21 and U19 sides to take on the Blue Bulls

  Jul 26, 12 • 2846 Views • National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on DHP WP names U21 and U19 sides to take on the Blue Bulls

  The DHL WP U19 team take on the Blue Bulls on Saturday 28 July at DHL Newlands at 12h45. DHL WP U19 Coach, Nazeem Adams announced his team to take on the Blue Bulls as follows:  15. Cheslin Kolbe 14. Werner Kok 13. Justin Geduld 12. Janco Gunther 11....

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 4

  Jul 22, 12 • 1829 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 4

  Defending ABSA Currie Cup First Division champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers slumped to their fourth successive defeat while last year’s beaten finalists, the EP Kings, moved to the top of the table after a series of high-scoring fourth-round matches...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 3

  Jul 15, 12 • 2103 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 3

  The Griffons remain the surprise early front-runners in the expanded Absa Currie Cup First Division after picking up their third successive five-point haul in a 29-24 victory over the Border Bulldogs in Welkom on Friday afternoon. In what is rapidly...