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Apr 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Winless weekend for SA teams in Week 8 of Vodacom Super Rugby
It was a disappointing weekend for South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby franchises, with the best result among the four teams that took to the field being a 43-43 draw by the Toyota Cheetahs. The Vodacom Bulls faced the Hurricanes in Napier on Saturday in...
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Apr 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Courageous Tahs break Newlands hoodoo
NSW Waratahs 22 – 11 Stormers Asteron Life Super Rugby round 8 – Newlands Stadium, Cape Town The NSW Waratahs have ended their South African tour on a high note, overcoming the Stormers 22-11 in a frenetic encounter in Cape Town. The historic win...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Kurt Baker Cited
Player: Kurt Baker Team: Highlanders Position: Winger Date of Incident: 4 April 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground whilst that player’s feet are still off the...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY – WEEK 8: QUEENSLAND REDS V WESTERN FORCE
The Western Force has arrived in Brisbane ahead of their Asteron Life Super Rugby Week Eight clash with the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. The Force returns from the bye and will be chasing four consecutive victories for the first time in...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom goes behind the scenes and in the change room #vodacomtourphone
The Vodacom Bulls left for their four-week Australasian tour with three phones on board that will capture behind the scenes and in the change room content that will once and for all dispel the notion that what happens on tour, stays on tour. ...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vermeulen to lead DHL Stormers at DHL Newlands
No.8 Duane Vermeulen will captain the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom Super Rugby, Round Eight encounter against the Waratahs at DHL Newlands on Saturday night. It is back at home for the first time since the end of February for the DHL Stormers and Vermeulen...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Trevor Nyakane into starting line up for Cheetahs starting team to face Chiefs
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has made a three changes to his starting team to face the Chiefs as Trevor Nyakane comes into the starting line up to replace Caylib Oosthuizen in the front row. Lappies Labuschagne returns to starting line up replacing Jean Cook...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls welcome back Van der Merwe
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke included fit-again lock and regular captain, Flip van der Merwe, for his side’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes in Napier on Saturday. The 67 cap lock takes over the captaincy and number five jersey from...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on STORMERS VS WARATAHS teamsheets
Stormers 1Steven Kitshoff 2Deon Fourie 3Frans Malherbe 4Ruan Botha 5Michael Rhodes 6Nizaam Carr 7Siya Kolisi 8Duane Vermeulen 9Louis Schreuder 10Peter Grant 11Sailosi Tagicakibau 12Damian de Allende 13Juan De Jongh 14Jacobus Van Wyk 15Jaco Taute Substitutes...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on CHEETAHS VS CHIEFS teamsheets
Cheetahs 1Trevor Nyakane 2Adriaan Strauss 3Nicolaas Van Dyk 4Lodewyk De Jager 5Francois Uys 6Boom Prinsloo 7Pieter Labuschagne 8Jean Cook 9Sarel Pretorius 10Johan Goosen 11Hennie Daniller 12Rayno Benjamin 13Johann Sadie 14Cornall Hendricks 15Willie Le Roux...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on LIONS VS CRUSADERS team sheets
Lions 15. Andries Coetzee 14. Deon van Rensburg 13. Lionel Mapoe 12. Stefan Watermeyer 11. Courtnall Skosan 10. Marnitz Boshoff 9. Faf de Klerk 8. Warren Whiteley (c) 7. Willie Britz 6. Jaco Kriel 5. Martin Muller 4. Franco Mostert 3. Julian Redelinghuys 2....
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on REDS VS WESTERN FORCE teamsheets
REDS VS WESTERN FORCE Reds 1James Slipper 2James Hanson 3Greg Holmes 4Rob Simmons 5James Horwill 6Ed Quirk 7Beau Robinson 8Jake Schatz 9Will Genia 10Quade Cooper 11Jamie-Jerry Taulagi 12Mike Harris 13Ben Tapuai 14Rod Davies 15Ben Lucas Substitutes 16Albert...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on HURRICANES VS BULLS teamsheets
BRUMBIES VS BLUES Brumbies 1Jean-Pierre Smith 2Siliva Siliva 3Ben Alexander 4Scott Fardy 5Sam Carter 6Jordan Smiler 7Jarrad Butler 8Ben Mowen 9Nicholas White 10Matt Toomua 11Robbie Coleman 12Pat McCabe 13Tevita Kuridrani 14Joseph Tomane 15Jesse Mogg...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on HIGHLANDERS VS MELBOURNE REBELS teamsheets
Highlanders 1Chris King 2Liam Coltman 3Ma’afu Fia 4Jarrad Hoeata 5Joseph Wheeler 6Gareth Evans 7Shane Christie 8Nasi Manu 9Aaron Smith 10Lima Sopoaga 11Kurt Baker 12Shaun Treeby 13Malakai Fekitoa 14Richard Buckman 15Ben Smith Substitutes 16Ged Robinson...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Lions
The Crusaders are in Johannesburg preparing to take on the Lions at Ellis Park on Sunday morning (NZ time). Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made six changes to the starting line-up that faced the Hurricanes last weekend. In the forwards,...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions team announced
LIONS VS CRUSADERS Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man team to take on the Crusaders at Ellis Park on Saturday evening. Ackermann has made just one forced change in the forwards and two changes in the backline for the...
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Apr 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Chiefs
The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Chiefs on Saturday, 5 April at 15:00 in their next Vodacom SupeRugby home game. Because this match kicks off early the afternoon and falls in the school holiday, Free State Rugby will be letting kids come to...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bulls Fitness Report
Van der Merwe fit to tour – Fitness report by Medihelp Vodacom Bulls captain Flip van der Merwe has been declared fit following a hamstring injury and will travel with team on their Australasian tour. Van der Merwe missed the matches against the Sharks and...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR MOURNS THE PASSING OF IAN FRYKBERG
SANZAR is mourning the loss of Ian Frykberg who passed away peacefully in Sydney on Sunday following a long battle with ill-health. Frykberg, a former journalist, Head of News and Sport at BSkyB and founder of International Sports Television in 1996, was an...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on KANE HAMES SUSPENDED FOR ONE WEEK
Player: Kane Hames Team: Highlanders Position: Prop Date of Incident: 29 March 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (h) Dangerous charging. A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without the use of arms, or without...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on ROB HORNE SUSPENDED FOR ONE WEEK
Player: Rob Horne Team: Waratahs Position: Winger Date of Incident: 29 March 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (a) Punching or Striking. A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm, including the elbow,shoulder, head or knee(s). 10.4(e)...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Francois Steyn issued an off field yellow card
Player: Francois Steyn Team: Sharks Position: Centre Date of Incident: 29 March 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4(e) Dangerous tackling. A player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously. Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 24th...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Official Blue Bulls bracelet launched
BEAD COALITION LAUNCHES AN OFFICIAL BLUE BULLS BEAUTY The Bead Coalition (Pty) Ltd, the beaded bracelet company, headed by entrepreneur Joanne Lapin Thorpe, has secured the license to launch an official, licenced supporters bracelet for Vodacom Blue Bulls...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on Byes see SA teams lose ground on Vodacom Rugby Stats App
The Toyota Cheetahs and the Lions’ deserved break from Vodacom SupeRugby this weekend had a knock-on effect on South Africans featuring among the best in terms of the stats. South African players were on top in two of positive Vodacom Rugby...
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Mar 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on KANE HAMES CITED
Player: Kane Hames Team: Highlanders Position: Prop Date of Incident: 29 March 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (h) Dangerous charging. A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without the use of arms, or without...
