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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on PULU SIDELINED BY BROKEN ARM
Chiefs scrumhalf Augustine Pulu has been ruled out of the Super Rugby’s Finals Series due to a broken arm. Pulu, who represented the All Blacks in two Tests on their 2014 end-of-year tour, sustained the injury after coming on as a replacement in the...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Brad Macleod-Henderson resigns
The Sharks (Pty) Ltd would like to announce that assistant coach, Brad Macleod-Henderson has resigned from The Sharks. Brad has been involved with us since 2012 initially with the U21’s before joining the senior side in July 2013. He was assistant coach...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on ANDRE ESTERHUIZEN SUSPENDED FOR FOUR WEEKS
Duty Judicial Officer: Nigel Hampton QC Player: Andre Esterhuizen Team: Sharks Position: Centre Date of Incident: 13 June 2015 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a player from the ground and dropping or driving that player into the ground whilst...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Break crucial as DHL Stormers eye out Brumbies
The DHL Stormers, already assured of a home Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifier match at DHL Newlands next Saturday, finished their 2015 league campaign with a loss to the Sharks in Durban but it did not deter coach Allister Coetzee. The DHL Stormers went down...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for the opening round of the Super Rugby Finals Series. Appointments are outlined below with the asterisk (*) denoting the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference. Qualifier Highlanders...
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Jun 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on SONNY BILL WILLIAMS ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING
Player: Sonny Bill Williams Team: Chiefs Position: Centre Date of Incident: 13 June 2015 Nature of Offence: 10.4 (e) Dangerous tackling, A player must not tackle (or try to tackle) an opponent above the line of the shoulders even if the tackle starts...
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Jun 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on ANDRE ESTERHUIZEN CITED
Player: Andre Esterhuizen Team: Sharks Position: Centre Date of Incident: 13 June 2015 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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Jun 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on ROBERT DU PREEZ CITED
Player: Robert du Preez Team: Stormers Position: Fullback Date of Incident: 13 June 2015 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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Jun 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks, Toyota Cheetahs finish with a flourish – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 18 Review
Photo: Marcell van Aswegen It was a weekend of high drama in the final round of Vodacom Super Rugby, with a number of upsets and quite a few emotional good-byes as the regular season came to an end. On Saturday afternoon, the Toyota Cheetahs gave their...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Waratahs
The St.George Queensland Reds have fallen to a disappointing 31-5 loss to the NSW Waratahs in their final Asteron Life Super Rugby match of the year at Allianz Stadium in Sydney tonight. The match turned on a decisive 10-minute period in the second half when...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY QUALIFIERS CONFIRMED
The Super Rugby Finals Series gets underway next weekend with a local derby between the Highlanders and the Chiefs in Dunedin before the Brumbies return to Cape Town to face South African Conference champions, the Stormers. By finishing the regular season as...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on WARATAHS CONFIRM HOME SEMI-FINAL
Four tries in the second half secured second place and a home Semi-Final for the Waratahs with a 31-5 win over the Reds in Sydney. A drab first 40 minutes saw the only points come from a penalty by Bernard Foley before the champions stepped on the accelarator...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on THE LAST GOODBYE
Photo: Anton Geyser Although it may not be the last time we see the likes of Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis at Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Saturday’s match against the Stormers may well be their last in the colours of the Cell C Sharks. Whilst hinting that...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Greg Holmes signs on for 2016 Super Rugby season
St.George Queensland Reds prop Greg Holmes has signed a one-year contract extension, meaning 2016 will be his 12th Super Rugby season with the club. Holmes this year became Queensland’s most-capped Super Rugby player of all time, with 129 appearances...
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Jun 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on FORCE FINISHES SEASON WITH VICTORY OVER REBELS
The Western Force has finished its 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby season with a 13-11 victory over the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park tonight. In a farewell to club stalwarts Sam Wykes and Patrick Dellit, the Force built the victory on the back of a...
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Jun 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks visit Vodacom ICT Centre
Members of the Cell C Sharks team visited the Vodacom ICT Centre in Umbilo (Berea) in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday to see how their tries in the 2015 Vodacom SupeRugby competition made a difference in the lives of others. This year’s Vodacom SupeRugby...
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Jun 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Liam Gill signs contract extension with Queensland Rugby
Queensland Rugby Union has secured flanker Liam Gill on a one-year contract extension, keeping him with the St.George Queensland Reds for the 2016 season. The 23-year-old has been in career-best form in 2015, featuring in all but one of the Reds’ matches...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs vs Reds Teamsheets #SuperRugby
Match Waratahs v Reds @ Allianz Stadium, Sydney Date Saturday 13 June 2015 Kick-Off 19:40 local, 21:40 NZST, 11:40 SAST Referee Nick Briant AR1 Matt O’Brien AR2 Michael Hogan TMO Ian Smith Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Waratahs: 15. Israel Folau, 14....
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Match Chiefs v Hurricanes @ Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Date Saturday 13 June 2015 Kick-Off 19:35 local, 17:35 AEST, 09:35 SAST Referee Chris Pollock AR1 Shane McDermott AR2 Paul Williams TMO Chris Wratt Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Chiefs: 15. Tom...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies vs Crusaders Teamsheets #SuperRugby
Match Brumbies v Crusaders @ GIO Stadium, Canberra Date Saturday 13 June 2015 Kick-Off 15:30 local, 17:30 NZST, 07:30 SAST Referee Jaco Peyper AR1 Rohan Hoffmann AR2 Damien Mitchelmore TMO George Ayoub Follow 0n Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Brumbies: 15. Jesse...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Match Rebels v Force @ AAMI Park, Melbourne Date Friday 12 June 2015 Kick-Off 19:40 local, 21:40 NZST, 10:40 SAST Referee Andrew Lees AR1 James Leckie AR2 Ed Martin TMO Peter Marshall Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Rebels: 15. Mike Harris, 14. Bryce...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Match Blues v Highlanders @ Eden Park, Auckland Date Friday 12 June 2015 Kick-Off 19:35 local, 17:35 AEST, 09:35 SAST Referee Angus Gardner AR1 Shane McDermott AR2 Angus Mabey TMO Ben Skeen Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Blues: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Ben...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Ludeke changes four in pack to face Cheetahs
Photo: @Nader_pale_toe Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made four changes to his starting team that will face the Toyota Cheetahs in a Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The coach’s hand was forced through injury and the SARU rest...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Carr to lead the Stormers in the Durban
Nizaam Carr will lead the DHL Stormers into action, as the 2015 SA Conference winners face up to the Sharks in both teams’ final Vodacom Super Rugby league match of the season in Durban on Saturday (kick-off 19h10). Carr will line up at No.8 in a...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls vs Toyota Cheetahs Teamsheets #SuperRugby
Date: Saturday 13 June 2015 Kick-off: 17h05 Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha (South Africa), Ben Crouse (South Africa) Television match official: Willie Vos (South Africa) Follow on...
