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May 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on GRAND CHALLENGE PREVIEW FOR MAY 30
ON a roll after receiving a severe wake-up call early in the season, the NMMU Madibaz will be looking to secure their fourth straight victory when they take on Gardens at Rosedale in Uitenhage in the EP Grand Challenge on Saturday (May 30). While the...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup Dream Team to play the Junior Springboks later this month
Varsity Cup Dream Team: 15 Rhyno Smith (NWU-Pukke), 14 Maphutha Dolo (UFS-Shimlas), 13 Rowayne Beukman (NWU-Pukke), 12 Daniel Kriel (UP-Tuks), 11 Jean-Paul Lewis (Maties), 10 Innocent Radebe (UKZN-Impi), 9 Dillon Smit (NWU-Pukke), 8 Jeandre Rudolph...
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Mar 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on WP launches Franschhoek Rugby Disaster Relief Fund
The Western Province Rugby Football Union, under the leadership of President Thelo Wakefield, has launched a Franschhoek Rugby Disaster Relief Fund to help those affected in Saturday’s tragic bus accident involving the Franschhoek RFC. Three people...
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Mar 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU President sends condolences to Franschhoek rugby community
Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), on Sunday expressed his condolences to the families and friends of those involved in a tragic accident involving the Franschhoek Rugby Club team bus on Saturday. Mr Hoskins said that the...
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Feb 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders Knights season to kick off against Highlanders Development team
The Crusaders Knights will front a strong team when they open their season in Pleasant Point tomorrow afternoon. Eight members of the current Crusaders squad or wider training group are included in the team to face the Highlanders Development team. ...
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Feb 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on PINDAN EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH RUGBYWA
Pindan, one of Western Australia’s leading property and construction companies, will increase its support of rugby in the state by extending its partnerships with RugbyWA for a further three years. Established in 1977, the proud Western Australian...
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Feb 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on JUNIOR GOLD CUP SEASON TWO ABOUT TO KICK OFF FOR 2015
Australian Rugby Union’s Pathway to Gold program continues this year with the commencement of the Junior Gold Cup (JGC) this Saturday 14 February. In 2014 the JGC saw over 1200 Rugby players compete, with that number set to be equaled in 2015, with the...
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Feb 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager to sponsor Super 14 Competition
Castle Lager has come on board as the new naming sponsor for the recently launched Super 14 competition, which enters its third week this week. The sponsorship will see the tournament rebranded as the Castle Lager Super 14 Club Championship and includes match...
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on WSU Strike Against Buffaloes
WSU All Blacks humiliated Buffaloes Rugby club in one sided affair at the Buffalo City Stadium. This was super 12 match, a competition made up of 6 top teams from Eastern Province and Border Rugby Union respectively, playing in two pools of six teams per pool...
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Jan 26, 15 •
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Comments Off on PE Metro Sub Union launch Northern Areas Rugby Tournament
Eastern Province Rugby’s Port Elizabeth Sub Union has launched a new rugby tournament for clubs in and around the Northern Areas as a response to the current wave of violent gang activity that is sweeping through the area. The tournament, which will...
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Nov 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on FRESH NATION & COTT GIRLS CLAIM ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN BEACH 5s
FRESH Nation (men’s) and Cott Girls (women’s) have taken out their respective titles at Alcohol.Think Again Beach 5s at Scarborough Beach on Saturday. FRESH Nation proved too strong for Wests Scarborough in the final, running out 5-4 winners to claim the...
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Nov 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU ClubWise course producing qualified administrators
Photo: Sheldon Matthys on duty for South African National Parks From remote fishing villages to the largest metropolitan areas, the unsung heroes of South African club rugby are being given the tools to help grassroots rugby thrive, thanks to SARU’s...
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Oct 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leopards are the APC Champs
The Leopards on Saturday showed nerves of steel in the national Amateur Provincial Championship final against Emerging Western Province in Potchefstroom for a 33-30 victory and the title. The Amateur Provincial Champions are crowned each year following a...
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tough day at the office for EP teams at first day of Southern Amateur tournament
Eastern Province Rugby Union clubs had a tough start at the beginning of the SA Rugby Southern Amateur Provincial Tournament hosted by EP Rugby in Humansdorp this week. The first match saw the Eastern Province Country Districts team fall to an on form SWD,...
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on SWD, WP, Boland set tone in APC South tournament
SWD, Western Province and Boland on Monday set the tone on the opening day of the Southern Amateur Provincial Championship in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape as they registered impressive victories to make their presence felt early on. SWD thumped EP Rural...
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Aug 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU to probe allegations of match-fixing
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday announced it had appointed an attorney to examine allegations of attempts to fix the result of matches in Boland club rugby. The investigator’s role will be to inquire into claims that attempts were made to...
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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Back to Business for EPRU Referees
The Eastern Province Rugby Referees Society will return to adjudicating Eastern Province Rugby Union club matches from today, after EPRU cancelled all club games last weekend over the poor treatment of referees. Eastern Province Rugby Union President, Cheeky...
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May 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Skelton and Kepu head west to kick off Junior Club Blitz
The NSW Waratahs will next week be descending on junior clubs across Sydney as part of their Tahs Together program to support and inspire the next generation of future Tahs. Following the success of the inaugural blitz last year, this year’s Junior Club...
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Apr 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU commends Leopards for tough stance on referee abuse
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday commended the Leopards Rugby Union (LRU) for taking a zero tolerance approach after a recent incident of referee abuse in a club match. Hennie van den Heever, a coach of the Vaal Reefs Rugby Club’s...
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Apr 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coser to captain England Under 18 Clubs and Schools
DURHAM back row forward Jonny Coser will captain England Under 18 Clubs and Schools in the Tri-Nations Tournament in France later this month. Coser, of Barnard Castle School, will have two vice-captains in Harry Sheppard (Moulton College and East Midlands)...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: ROUND 2
Saturday, 5 April, 2014 Kick-off times: First Grade: 3.30pm Reserve Grade: 1.50pm Good Life Under 19: 12.30pm Western Force players playing this round: Associates: Dylan Sage Cottesloe: Robbie Abel, Dane Haylett-Petty Nedlands: Patrick Dellit Palmyra: Dillyn...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Under 18 Clubs and Schools name squad for France trip
ENGLAND Under 18 Clubs and Schools have named a 24-man squad to train at Loughborough University from April 4 to 6 ahead of their forthcoming internationals against Ireland Clubs and France A.The England squad was selected after a training camp also held at...
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Mar 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on The Assupol Super Club Series Fixtures 2014
SECTION 4 Fixtures DATE POOL HOME TEAM vs VISITORS 1 MARCH 2014 6. NWU Vaal vs PUK 6. TUT vs Benoni 7. Klerksdorp vs Noordelikes 7. Nigel vs Middelburg 7. Potch Dorp vs Vaal Reefs 8 MARCH 2014 1. Tukkies vs Springs 1. Harlequins vs Pirates 2. Vereeniging vs...
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Feb 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU strengthens support to clubs with ‘ClubWise’ initiative
A new, in-depth training programme called ClubWise has been launched by the South African Rugby Union to up-skill rugby club administrators in order to sustain and grow the game at grass-roots level. The new programme is approved by Cathsseta (the Culture,...
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Jan 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings and Despatch in curtain raiser
EP Kings Vodacom Cup team and GAP Management Despatch team for the upcoming curtain raiser on Saturday, 1 February. EP Kings : 1. Brendan Olivier 2. Stephan Deyzel 3. Pieter Stemmett 4. Kevin Kaba 5. Tyler Paul 6. Wayvern Smith 7. Claude Tshidibi 8....
