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May 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Pirates raise their sails
Glasfit Pirates Rugby Club will be looking to take a big step towards qualifying for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they meet the Golden Lions’ top non-university club, Roodepoort, on Saturday in a much-anticipated Grand Challenge match at the Rand...
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May 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Universities team to face Namibia
The Welwitschia rugby team of Namibia will be in action in their first of two matches against South African opposition when they take on the SA Universities at 4pm (SA time) on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. These matches are part...
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Apr 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Universities squad named to face Namibia
SA Universities squad named to face Namibia The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday confirmed the SA Universities squad to play against Namibia in Windhoek on Saturday 4 May. Chris Rossouw of Maties will coach the team and his assistants are Brent...
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Mar 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Old Bok rivalries at stake in inaugural Cell C Community Cup final
There will be plenty of history at stake at Outeniqua Park in George on Monday when two former Springbok team-mates come up against each other in the coaches’ box as Jonsson College Rovers and GAP Despatch slug it out to become the inaugural winners of...
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Mar 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on College Rovers and Despatch in Community Cup final
It will be Jonnson College Rovers and GAP Despatch in the final of Monday’s Cell C Community Cup showpiece after both came through their semi-finals with nail-biting wins at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday. Rovers scored in the 80th minute of their...
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Mar 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Big guns fire in Community Cup quarters
Polished performances by pre-tournament favourites East Rand Cranes Brakpan, Jonnson College Rovers, GAP Despatch and Rustenburg Impala saw them qualify for Saturday’s semi-finals of the inaugural Cell C Community Cup, being played at Outeniqua Park in...
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Mar 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup Easter Championship kick off on Thursday
• Local team in main match on opening day • All matches live on SuperSport • Tickets cost just R50 and R20 Pacaltsdorp Evergreens and Rustenburg Impala will round off an action-packed fixture list on Thursday on the opening day of the Cell C Community...
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Mar 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup Easter Championship fixtures confirmed
Pacaltsdorp Evergreens will play Rustenburg Impala in the main match of the opening day of the Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships which kick off in George next week, SARU announced on Friday. Evergreens, the SWD champions based just outside of George,...
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Mar 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Dramatic finale sees ‘home’ team Evergreens snatch Cell C Community Cup Easter Champs place – Round 4 review
THE eight qualifiers for the Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships are finally confirmed after a pulsating final weekend of pool action which saw Evergreens book their ticket with a injury-time try and wild cards Raiders’ hearts broken with a missed...
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Mar 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Permutations galore in Cell C Community Cup – Final Round Preview
Two eliminators and a host of permutations make for an intriguing final weekend of Cell C Community Cup action this Saturday, with four places still up for grabs in the Easter Championships, which begin in a fortnight’s time in George. Title...
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Mar 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Passing away of female rugby player over the weekend in Eastern Cape
The Eastern Province Rugby Union would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Genève Scholtz, aged 23, who passed away following a game between Quaru and Middleburg Stormers on Saturday afternoon. Scholtz, who has played for...
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Mar 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup – Round 4 wrap
The pool stages of the Cell C Community Cup will reach a nail-biting climax across the country on Saturday, with four places in the Easter Championships in George still up for grabs and a multitude of permutations meaning as many as 10 teams could still...
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Mar 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on Tickets go on sale for Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships
Tickets have gone on sale for the inaugural Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships, the South African Rugby Union announced on Friday. The Easter Championships will take place at Outeniqua Park in George from 28 March to 1 April and feature the top...
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Mar 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Do or die in the Cell C Community Cup – Round 4 Preview
It’s do or die for a number of clubs in the Cell C Community Cup this Saturday as the penultimate round of pool action kicks off with all eight quarter-final places in the Easter Championships still up for grabs. The top two teams from each pool will fight...
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Mar 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on Eastern Province Super 12 Club Rugby Logs
EASTERN CAPE SUPER 12 – SECTION – A LOG POSITION UP TO & INCLUDING SATURDAY: 23 FEBRUARY 2013 POS TEAMS P W D L PF PA PTS TF TA PTS BP TOTAL W/O DIFF 1 BUFFALOES 4 3 1 81 66 15 10 6 12 1 13 2 HARLEQUINS 3 3 62 37 25 4 [&hellip...
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Mar 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Pacaltsdorp Evergreens steal Cell C Community Cup show – Round 3 wrap
Heavyweights Roodepoort, GAP Despatch and Durbanville-Bellville recorded morale-boosting wins but it was unfancied Pacaltsdorp Evergreens who stole the show on a dramatic third weekend of Cell C Community Cup action. With 24 of the 40 pool matches now...
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Feb 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Race to George heats up in Cell C Community Cup
The race for George heats up around the country on Saturday as the Cell C Community Cup pool stages reach a make-or-break stage for a number of clubs. Arguably the two biggest clashes of the weekend take place in Roodepoort and Port Elizabeth respectively,...
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Feb 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup – Round 2 wrap
Wild cards Raiders recorded their second big victory while there were also impressive victories for Western Province clubs SK Walmers and Durbanville-Bellville in the second round of the Cell C Community Cup. Jonsson College Rovers and Brakpan both notched up...
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Feb 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup Preview – Round 2
Four teams will be making their Cell C Community Cup debuts on Saturday in the second round of the new national club competition, which kicked off in Durban last weekend. SK Walmers (Pool A), Bloemfontein Police (Pool B), Bloemfontein Crusaders (Pool C) and...
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Feb 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Impressive starts for Rovers, Police & Bombers
JONSSON College Rovers kicked off the inaugural Cell C Community Cup with an impressive win over GAP Despatch, while there were also victories for wild cards African Bombers, Raiders and Roses United on the opening weekend of the new 20-team national...
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Feb 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup ready for lift-off
Nationwide race begins for coveted Gold Cup Mystery guest to deliver Gold Cup in Durban Jonsson College Rovers against GAP Despatch, live on SuperSport on Saturday For the latest fixtures, results, logs and news, visit www.communitycup.co.za or follow...
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Feb 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Historic Gold Cup unveiled as Cell C Community Cup trophy
The historic Gold Cup has been brought out of retirement and painstakingly restored as the ‘Holy Grail’ for club rugby players in the Cell C Community Cup, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Wednesday. The nine-carat gold trophy is one of...
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Feb 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup – A background
The Cell C Community Cup was borne out of a need to revive and modernise club rugby in South Africa, says SARU CEO, Jurie Roux. “We followed a very extensive research and consultation process over a period of three years before arriving at the tournament...
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Feb 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on World-class coverage for Cell C Community Cup
Live coverage of matches on SuperSport, including Easter Play-offs; Cameras to capture action at Pool matches for weekly wraps; Latest tournament news, results, logs on www.sarugby.co.za & Supersport Zone on DStv; Up-to-the-minute news, results,...
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Feb 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C named as Community Cup sponsor
The Community Cup club rugby competition will be sponsored by cellphone company, Cell C, it was announced by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday. The three-year deal will underwrite a tournament that SARU has launched to give fresh impetus to...
