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May 5, 11 •
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The Vodacom Blue Bulls have selected an experienced side as they prepare for the daunting task of travelling to Kimberley on Saturday when they take on the joint most successful Vodacom Cup team yet, GWK Griquas, in a semi-final at GWK Park at 14h20. Eight...
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May 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Quarter-finals Review
The Vodacom Blue Bulls kept their Vodacom Cup title defence on track following their thrilling 28-26 quarter-final victory over the MTN Golden Lions at the Wits University on Saturday. The defending champions, who ended the season in fourth position on the...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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The two finalists in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, have their work cut out for them if they want to replicate their achievements this season. Both these teams scraped through to the quarter-finals of the...
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Apr 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Eight
The Pampas XV and DHL Western Province maintained their status as the only two unbeaten teams in the 2011 Vodacom Cup after both sides secured victories in the final round of league fixtures this weekend. The Argentineans ended the season in pole position on...
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Apr 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Eight
The defending Vodacom Cup champions, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, need one log point from their final league fixture, on Saturday in Pretoria against the SWD Eagles, to secure their place in the quarter-finals. Apart from the Vodacom Blue Bulls, the other...
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Apr 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Seven
It’s the penultimate round of Vodacom Cup league matches and while a few teams will struggle to make the quarter-finals, it’s make or break for seven provinces. At the top of the respective logs, GWK Griquas and the Pampas XV will be aiming to maintain...
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Apr 6, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP name team to take on the Pumas
John Dobson , head coach of DHL WP, today named the team to take on the Pumas at DHL Newlands on Saturday 9 April. Kick off at 14h40. Gates open at 14h15. The DHL Stormers take on the Reds in the main fixture at 17h05. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad...
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Apr 6, 11 •
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Comments Off on Zandré Jordaan to lead Boland against Welwitchias
Boland 8th man Zandré Jordaan will captain his side on Friday against the Welwitchias. Here is the media release on the team in Afrikaans: “Die Boland Kavaliers se agtsteman Zandré Jordaan sal Vrydag met voorbeeld moet lei ná Boland Rugby se...
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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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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 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 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 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 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 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Four
The Pampas XV continued their unbeaten run in the 2011 Vodacom Cup and secured their fourth victory of the competition following their thrilling 32-29 win over the GWK Griquas in Kimberley. Man of the match – flyhalf Nicolaas Sanchez slotted six penalties...
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Mar 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Club players included in Cavalier team
Injuries to the prop Charl du Plessis and hooker Clemen Lewis lead to the late inclusion of two Boland club players in the Boland Cavaliers’ match 22 for Saturday’s Vodacom Cup encounter against the Griffons in Welkom. Callie Steenkamp (prop) of Ceres...
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Mar 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Vodacom Cup team preview of Round 4
Thursday, March 17, 2011 Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Four The traditional north-south derby featuring the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the DHL Western Province at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (16h30) spices up the action in the 2011 Vodacom Cup as the competition...
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Mar 13, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Three
The Pampas XV maintained their undefeated run in this year’s Vodacom Cup in Potchefstroom on Saturday night following their 25-20 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Profert Olen Park. The Argentineans previously claimed the scalps of the Golden Lions...
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Mar 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on EPRU penalised for fielding ineligible players
The Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) have been found guilty of breaching Regulation 4.2 of the Player Status, Player Contracts and Player Movement Regulations by fielding two players, Hannes Franklin and Jacques Coetzee, to play in four matches (two in the...
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Mar 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on SARU Media Release Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Three
SARU Media Release Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Three Local schools from the Eastern Cape and Boland regions are set to participate in the first Community Rugby Matches of the season when the Vodacom Cup returns to the communities of Moorreesburg and Port...
