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Feb 19, 16 •
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VARSITY SHIELD FNB WITS vs FNB UWC at Wits Rugby Stadium, 18h30 Why change the winning team when it does the job? That seemed to be what FNB UWC coach Chester Williams had in mind when he made only one shift to the side that beat FNB TUT Vikings...
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Feb 19, 16 •
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VARSITY CUP FNB UJ vs FNB CUT Ixias at UJ Rugby Stadium, 16h45 (Live on SS1) With a good start to their season thus far, FNB UJ will hope to make it 3 wins in a row when they tackle FNB CUT in the third round of the 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by...
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Feb 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB Ikeys vs FNB NWU-Pukke Teamsheets #VarsityCup
Date: 22 February 2016 Kick-off: 18h30 Venue: UCT Sports grounds TV: No Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Ikey Tigers: 15 Gerard Pieterse, 14 Nathan Nel, 13 Hendrik Lategan, 12 Kofi Appiah, 11 Suwilanji Chibale, 10 Hilio De Abreu, 9 Dylan Tidbury, 8 Nyasha...
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Feb 19, 16 •
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Date: 22 February 2016 Kick-off: 18h30 Venue: Xerox Shimla Park TV: No Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Shimlas team: 15 Marco Mason, 14 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 13 Stephan JV Rensburg, 12 Arthur Williams, 11 Mosolwa Mafuma, 10 Pieter-Steyn de Wet, 9 Renier Botha,...
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Feb 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz travel to Shimlas with a winning mindset
After two heartbreaking losses, FNB NMMU-Madibaz are targeting an away win against the in-form Shimlas in the third round of the FNB Varsity Cup on Monday evening. “We are going to Shimlas to win,” said Madibaz head coach David Maidza. “We...
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Feb 18, 16 •
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Comments Off on Close encounters
Last week we saw probably one of the closest matches played in terms of the scoreboard for all participating teams. The FNB Maties triumphed over the FNB Madibaz with a two point margin, the final score 27 – 25. In Bloem we saw that the Ikeys came 1...
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Feb 16, 16 •
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Comments Off on Dubious calls and yellow cards
The FNB NMMU Madibaz hosted the FNB Maties in their first home game of this year’s FNB Varsity Cup at the NMMU Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Monday. The Stellenbosch side were up against all sorts on elements, natural and man made, having to compete...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB UJ put FNB NWU-Puk to the sword
A capacity crowd at the Fanie du Toit Sport Fields in Potchefstroom were left devastated on Monday night as FNB UJ claimed a hard-fought, well deserved 36-31 victory over hosts FNB NWU-Puk. FNB NWU-Puk got off to a flying start when Lucian Cupido...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Historic first Varsity Cup win for FNB CUT Ixias
FNB CUT Ixias recorded their historic first in the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International on Monday evening. The Ixias put in a gutsy performance to narrowly beat the visiting FNB UCT Ikey Tigers in a wet Bloemfontein, by 10-9. At the...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB Shimlas fight back stuns FNB Tuks
After finding themselves trailing 43-15 after 43 minutes, FNB Shimlas staged a comeback of immense proportions to snatch a stunning 47-46 victory in the final moments of the match against FNB Tuks in Pretoria. The Jacaranda City played host to an...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB NMMU push FNB Maties to the very end
FNB Maties were their own worst enemies as poor handling and ill-discipline nearly cost them at the death. But a superb kick from Theo Stapleberg ensured FNB Maties remained undefeated after two rounds of FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB NWU-Pukke vs FNB UJ Teamsheets #VarsityCup
Date: 15 February 2016 Venue: Fanie du Toit Sports Ground Kick-off: 19h00 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow live on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Pukke: ...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB CUT vs FNB UCT Ikeys Teamsheets #VarsityCup
Date: 15 February 2016 Venue: CUT Rugby Stadium Kick-off: 18h30 SA Time TV: Not televised Follow live on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen CUT: Ikeys: ...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB UP-Tuks vs FNB UFS Shimlas TeamSheets #VarsityCup
Date: 15 February 2016 Venue: Tuks Stadium Kick-off: 18h30 SA Time TV: Not televised Follow live on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Tuks: Shimlas...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB NMMU-Madibaz vs FNB Maties teamsheets #VarsityCup
Date: 15 February 2016 Venue: NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Kick-off: 16h45 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow live on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Madibaz: Maties...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup and Shield Previews – 15 February 2016
In the opening match of Round Two FNB NMMU-Madibaz host FNB Maties at the NMMU Stadium. The last time the two sides met in PE was in 2014 and it was the FNB Madibaz who blew the FNB Maties away. The FNB Madibaz fell just short of FNB UJ in their opening...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz star takes it one match at a time
Young NMMU-Madibaz rugby star Jeremy Ward goes into every match as if it were his last. “Someone once told me to leave everything between the four lines and that is what I try to do every time,” the 20-year-old BCom Accounting student said after...
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Feb 12, 16 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz coach plays cards close to his chest
FNB NMMU-Madibaz head coach David Maidza is playing his cards close to his chest in the lead-up to their second-round FNB Varsity Cup clash against Maties on Monday night. The team suffered an agonising opening round defeat to UJ in a rain-marred match...
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Feb 11, 16 •
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Comments Off on UJ grind out first Varsity Cup win
FNB UJ ground out a hard-fought victory against the NMMU-Madibaz in the first round of the FNB Varsity Cup at the UJ Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday evening. “Even though the opposition defended well, we held on and fought to get a result,” said...
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Feb 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz show promise in Varsity Cup defeat
Despite ending on the losing side, the FNB NMMU-Madibaz showed some early-season promise in a wet FNB Varsity Cup encounter against the University of Johannesburg last night. Playing away from home, the Madibaz went down 19-12 in a hard-fought match...
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Feb 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Union Weekly Fixtures and Results (9 – 15 February 2016)
All SA Times – Rugby 15 will update the results after each game: Super Rugby Warm Up Games: February 2016 11 Toulouse 17 v Sharks 31 11 Highlanders 19 v Crusaders 19 12 Reds 18 v Brumbies 31 12 Chiefs 17 v Waratahs 12 12 Southern Kings 11 v Cheetahs 21 13...
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Feb 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Janse van Rensburg scores a brace as Pukke win in Pretoria
Match report: FNB UP-Tuks vs FNB NWU-Pukke FNB NWU-Pukke turned in a solid performance in their opening FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International match against FNB UP-Tuks as they scored four tries to win 38-15 in Pretoria on Monday night....
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Feb 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match report: FNB Maties vs FNB CUT
FNB Maties thumps FNB CUT in opening round FNB Maties got off to the best possible start in the opening round of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International, when they comfortably overcame FNB CUT in Stellenbosch. The FNB Maties were far too...
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Feb 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Match report: FNB UJ vs FNB NMMU-Madibaz
Rain or shine, FNB UJ all the way! FNB UJ draws first blood in a very wet opening match to come out victorious over FNB NMMU. What started off as a very wet opening in Johannesburg, came to a dramatic pause due to the heavy rain and lightning, minutes after...
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Feb 8, 16 •
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Comments Off on CUT go down to Maties in Stellenbosch
Maties embrace a conservative second half performance to send CUT back to Bloem with no points, final score 40-0. With the new try points system it is believed to allow the fans to be entertained to some running and attacking rugby. However it was the first...
