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Oct 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth dominates Player of the Year nominations
The rise of young Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth was confirmed on Wednesday when he was nominated in three categories for the prestigious South African Rugby Union (SARU) Rugby Player of the Year Awards, which take place in Cape Town on Thursday, November 1....
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Oct 24, 12 •
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Club Rugby, South Africa •
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Comments Off on SARU SA Fish Factory Industry tournament celebrates 25th anniversary
Sixteen teams from as far afield as Gansbaai and Port Nolloth in Namaqualand will once again gather in the West Coast town of Velddrif this weekend for the 25th annual SARU SA Fish Factory tournament. The two-day event, hosted once again by the Boland Rugby...
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Oct 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU confirm SA Sevens Under-17 training group
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has named 20 players to attend the second SA Sevens Under-17 training camp in preparation for the team’s participation at the Australian Youth Olympics in January in Sydney. The initial squad of 32 players was trimmed...
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Oct 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Currie Cup Final against the Sharks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (17h00). Coetzee has made just one change to the starting line-up that beat the Golden...
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Oct 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby wish Maitland well
The Crusaders and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union have today confirmed that Sean Maitland’s contract with them has been terminated and he is moving to Scotland to play for the Glasgow Warriors. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder said that it had been...
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Oct 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on Young to coach Baa-Baas vs Lions
The Barbarians have invited David Young to be their head coach for their historic fixture against the British & Irish Lions in Hong Kong next June. The match marks the climax of the club’s summer tour of 2013 which kicks-off with the fixture...
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Oct 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final
Jaco Peyper has been rewarded for his outstanding performances in the 2012 season by being named as referee for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban (kick off 17h00). Peyper, who made his test debut at Tier 1 international level in 2012, will take...
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Oct 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Jamie Roberts back for the Dove Men Series
Rob Howley has named a 35-man Wales squad to contest the 2012 Dove Men Series at the Millennium Stadium this autumn which includes just one uncapped player and the returning Jamie Roberts. Howley, Wales’ interim head coach in the absence of Warren Gatland,...
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Oct 22, 12 •
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Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South Africa •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals
THE Sharks will host DHL Western Province in this year’s Absa Currie Cup final after wildly contrasting victories over the Vodacom Blue Bulls and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions respectively in Saturday’s semi-finals. The final – a...
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Oct 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review
THE Eastern Province Kings will have it all to do in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they attempt to wipe out a 39-point deficit in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, following a...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals
DEFENDING champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to record a hat-trick of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division victories over DHL Western Province this season when the two sides meet in one of the competition’s semi-finals in Johannesburg on...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1
THE Eastern Province Kings will travel to Bloemfontein for Friday’s night’s crucial Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation first-leg match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs knowing that an unbeaten season thus far, which includes winning the...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Sharks
John Dobson, the DHL Western Province Under-21 coach, has announced his team for Saturday afternoon’s semifinal showdown against the Sharks Under-21s in Durban (kick-off 14h05). Dobson has made ten changes to his starting line-up, from the side that...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Golden Lions
DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams has announced his team to take on the MTN Golden Lions U19s at the Markotter Fields in Stellenbosch on Saturday (kick-off 15h00). The log-topping WP Under-19s will take on the fourth-placed Golden Lions in...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Reinach
The Sharks dominated the Absa Currie Cup awards for October when their head coach, John Plumtree, and talented scrumhalf Cobus Reinach were named as the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month respectively. Other nominees for the two awards included MTN...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs U21 team for Currie Cup Semi
Semi-Final Toyota Free StatenCheetahs U21 vs Blue Bulls U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Saturday, 20 October 2012. Kick-off 17:00 15 Full back Hitchcock Charles 14 Right wing Senatla Seabelo 13 Right centre Louw Hanro 12 Left centre Duma Mzuvukile 11 Left...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Grootvlei Sport Academy Rugby Clinic and Tournament 2013
Grootvlei Sport Academy is proud to invite your school to attend our clinic and tournament in 2013. Richard Bands, former Blue Bulls and Springbok player will again be handling the forwards coaching. He will be assisting players and coaches regarding...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Brad Thorn Signs With Highlanders
The Highlanders confirmed today that former All Black legend Brad Thorn has signed a one-year contract to play with the southern franchise for the 2013 Investec Super Rugby season. Thorn was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks and has been...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth stands tallest at WPRFU Awards night
The annual DHL Trophy Presentation was held at Kelvin Grove on Wednesday, October 17, with the Western Province Rugby Football Union recognising all club performances within the union and also rewarding those professional players who have performed well in...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby’s Biggest Party – 50 days to go
Tomorrow (Thursday) marks the start of the 50-day countdown until kick-off for the much-awaited Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens tournament in the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. South Africa’s own Blitzbokke will battle it out...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province named for semi
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup semifinal meeting with the defending champion MTN Golden Lions in Johannesburg (19h00). Coetzee has made just four changes to the side that defeated the...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU Player of Year finalists named, final voting opens
The ten finalists for the prestigious SARU Rugby Player of the Year 2012 have been finalised, following a new public consultation process in conjunction with the votes of rugby media. The rugby public nominated and voted for players on the Springboks’...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs ready for the Kings
Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs find themselves between a rock and a hard place this coming weekend when they face the Eastern Province Kings in an Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation play-off in Bloemfontein. If the men from Bloemfontein...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Third Bledisloe Cup match to be available online to selected territories
SANZAR would like to remind all that their online viewing service, available towards the tail-end of 2012 Super Rugby and throughout The Rugby Championship, will be offering coverage in most of the same territories for the third Bledisloe Cup match. ...
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Oct 16, 12 •
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International, National, Womens Rugby, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on IRB appointments for Marlize Jordaan, Freek Burger
Marlize Jordaan, a former SA Women’s representative, has been selected on the panel for Sevens referees by the International Rugby Board (IRB). The IRB announced its female referee panels for 2012/13 as preparation continues towards Rugby World Cup Sevens...
