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Oct 6, 14 •
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PHOTO CAPTION: Cell C Community Cup Player of the Tournament, Michael Nienaber, powers through a gap during this year’s final at Outeniqua Park in George. Gallo Images. THE first of a group of four outstanding performers from this year’s Cell C Community...
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Sep 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbok legend in Cell C Community Cup Battle of Bobbies
SPRINGBOK Sevens legend Fabian Juries will play in front of one of the weekend’s biggest rugby crowds outside of Newlands when Port Elizabeth Police and their East London counterparts clash at Uitenhage’s historic Central Grounds on Saturday in an Eastern...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP take honours at Sub-Union South tournament
Western Province on Friday took top honours at the Sub-Union South tournament in Kimberley after a hard-fought final against the KZN Wildebeest, which denied the opposition back-to-back titles. Eastern Province won the Plate Final after beating Griquas 46-21,...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks Club XV claim APC Central title
The Sharks Club XV on Friday claimed the Central Amateur Provincial Championship title in style with an emphatic 62-12 victory against the Griffons in Margate. The final day’s play proved to be thrilling with the KZN Wildebeest thumping Griquas Rural 36-5...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Loftus ‘dream come true’ for Cell C Community Cup hopefuls
BIG-TIME club rugby will return to Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday when one of the country’s oldest clubs, Vaseline Wanderers of Johannesburg, and Sasol of Secunda play off for a place in the 2015 Cell C Community Cup. The match (kick-off 14h40) is...
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Sep 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wildebeest hunt back-to-back Sub-Union South titles
The KZN Wildebeest will battle it out with Western Province in the final of the Sub-Union South tournament in Kimberley on Friday following another round of impressive victories on Wednesday. The KwaZulu-Natal team won the competition in style last year with...
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Sep 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Northern showdowns in Cell C Community Cup Qualifiers
Photo: William Brown THE race to grab the North region’s Cell C Community Cup 2015 qualifying slot reaches the semi-final stage on Saturday with matches in Johannesburg and Secunda set to determine who will play in the final at Loftus Versfeld next week for...
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Sep 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Upington one match away from realising Cell C Community Cup dream
RESURGENT Upington Rugby Club will face possibly the biggest challenge in their 106-year existence on Saturday when they travel across the country to play 2013 Cell C Community Cup runners-up Jonsson College Rovers in Durban for a place in the 2015...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup Fixtures 2015
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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 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leopards claim APC North title
The Leopards on Friday claimed the Northern Amateur Provincial Championship title with a 27-10 victory against the Falcons at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane to complete a fantastic run of form in the tournament. The victory followed an emphatic...
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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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Aug 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Platteland start for Cell C Community Cup play-offs
THE quest to secure one of the five ‘wild card’ slots at the 2015 Cell C Community Cup will kick off in the Northern Cape platteland on Saturday with the first of 13 play-off matches to be contested across the country over the coming weeks. Kimberley will...
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Aug 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Race on for final 10 Cell C Community Cup spots
The race for the final 10 spots in the 2015 Cell C Community Cup intensifies this weekend with a number of intriguing qualifying matches around the country. With just over six months to go before the third edition of SARU’s new national championship for...
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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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Jul 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on TREATMENT OF REFEREES AT CLUB GAMES
Following concerns raised by the Eastern Province Rugby Referees Society relating to the conduct towards them at club matches, the Eastern Province Rugby Union has decided to cancel all club matches this weekend. “We initially received a notification from...
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Jun 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dennis back to boost experienced Students’ line-up
Sydney University has named three Waratahs captains past and present in its starting XV for this Saturday’s Magners Shute Shield Round 13 clash with Northern Suburbs (1pm). Joining fellow Students Pat McCutcheon and Tom Carter – who both led the Tahs last...
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Jun 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Impala kick off Africa Cup with big win
PHOTO CAPTION: Rustenburg Impala flanker Leon du Plessis goes over for one of his three tries during the Cell C Community Cup champions’ 61-17 victory over Mauritius in their Africa Cup tournament-opener at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone on...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup hat-trick for Crusaders
BLOEMFONTEIN Crusaders became the first club to qualify for the 2015 Cell C Community Cup – and the first to play in all three editions of SARU’s new national club championship – when they finished as the top non-university club in the Free State...
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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 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rustenburg Impala crowned Cell C Community Cup champions
Rustenburg Impala on Monday held their nerve in a tense Cell C Community Cup final in soaking rain at Outeniqua Park in George to win the second edition of the Easter Playoffs and the historic Gold Cup. The 13-11 victory marked their third back-to-back win in...
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Apr 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Roodepoort and Rustenburg Impala to contest Cell C Community Cup final
April 20, 2014 Roodepoort and Rustenburg Impala will battle it out for the historic Gold Cup in the Cell C Community Cup final on Monday after registering well-deserved victories in their respective semifinals on Saturday. Roodepoort booked their place in the...
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Apr 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Cell C Community Cup champion to be crowned
April 18, 2014 A new Cell C Community Cup champion will be crowned on Monday after defending champions GAP Management Despatch were knocked out of the final stages of the competition by Roodepoort on the opening day’s play of the Easter Playoffs at...
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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...
