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Feb 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Fifteen and Vodacom #FanUp Competition winners
Congratulations! Each lucky winner won a set of 4 tickets to the Vodacom Bulls vs DHL Stormers game at Loftus today Keep an eye out for next weeks competition. Winners: 1- Lufuno Netshisaulu 2- JJ van Wyk 3- Tebogo Masipa 4- Tiaan Engelbrecht 5 – Sizo...
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Feb 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM CITED
Player: Scott Higginbotham Team: Rebels Position: No. 8 Date of Incident: 13 February 2015 Nature of Offence: 10.4 (b) Stamping or trampling. A player must not stamp or trampled an opponent. Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 50th minute Scott...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies vs Reds Teamsheets #SupeRugby
Date: 13 February 2015 Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra Kick-off: 10h40 SA Time (Live on SS1) Referee: Angus Gardner Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Brumbies: 1. Scott Sio 2. Josh Mann-Rea 3. Ben Alexander 4. Rory Arnold 5. Sam Carter 6. Scott Fardy 7....
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers announce team to take on the Bulls
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography De Allende is one of three Springboks in the DHL Stormers’ starting XV, whilst fit-again loose forward Nizaam Carr has been named on the bench to take the squad tally of Boks to four. In all, there are six DHL Stormers...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rebels name their side to tackle the Crusaders
Up to four players could make their RaboDirect Rebels debut in Round One of the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby season, after Tony McGahan named the recruits in his first matchday squad for the season. Heading to Christchurch to face the Crusaders at 5:35pm...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Canes name their side for Super Rugby opener, Thrush out for four weeks
All fit and available All Blacks in the Hurricanes squad are set to suit up against the Lions in round one of the 2015 Investec Super Rugby competition. A calf injury has, however, ended Jeremy Thrush’s hopes of getting his season underway this week, with...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tony Woodcock will earn his 140th cap for the Blues against the Chiefs
Blues centurion and World Cup hero Tony Woodcock returns to Investec Super Rugby for the first time in eight months for Saturday’s opening round of the 2015 season against the Chiefs at North Harbour’s QBE Stadium. Woodcock, who has played 110 times for...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sharks announce their team for Super Rugby opener against the Cheetahs
Photo: Anton Geyser Cell C Sharks vs. Toyota Cheetahs Date: Saturday, 14 February 2015 Time: 17h05 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia) Assistant Referees: Rohan Hoffmann, Archie Sehlako Television Match Official: Marius Jonker 15....
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on WYKES LEADS FORCE IN 10TH SEASON OPENER
Lock Sam Wykes will captain the Western Force when the side opens its 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby campaign – the club’s 10th in the competition – against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney on Sunday, 15 February. The 26-year-old will become the ninth player...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Referees to target four key areas to improve flow of game
Referees will target the tackle ball area, scrum engagements and lineout mauls as a priority when the new Investec Super Rugby season gets under way this weekend. New Zealand Rugby High Performance Referee Manager Rod Hill said the latest game priorities,...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Queensland Reds side to play Brumbies in Canberra
St.George Queensland Reds head coach Richard Graham has named his side for its opening round match of Asteron Life Super Rugby against the Brumbies in Canberra this Friday. The match-day squad features Lachie Turner returning from injury to play his first...
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Feb 12, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders name Infor as new major sponsor
Infor and the Crusaders have today announced a four-year partnership that will see the Infor logo take a spot on the back of the Crusaders playing jerseys from this season. Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 73,000...
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Feb 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs set for biggest season yet in 2015
The NSW Waratahs officially launched their 2015 season campaign at the Ivy in Sydney on Wednesday, ahead of their Round 1 clash against the Western Force this Sunday at Allianz Stadium. The event, which presented the 2015 playing squad and officially unveiled...
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Feb 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Kiwi NFL player Rhett Ellison to touch down with the Blues
New Zealand-born Minnesota Vikings and NFL player Rhett Ellison is paying a special visit to a Blues training tomorrow as the team prepares for their opening Investec Super Rugby match. Ellison is just the third New Zealander to play in the NFL following the...
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Feb 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom and Rugby 15 reward loyal and passionate supporters #FanUp
Photo: Anton Geyser Rugby 15 will be giving 5 lucky supporters each a set of 4 tickets to the Vodacom SupeRugby game between the Vodacom Bulls and the Stormers at Loftus on Saturday. Vodacom have made it their game plan to make the 2015 Vodacom SupeRugby...
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Feb 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to tackle the Sharks
Photo: Etienne Burger Toyota Cheetahs vs Sharks Saturday, 14 February 2015, Kings Park, Durban, 17:05 The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Sharks on Saturday, 14 February at 17:05 in their first Vodacom SupeRugby match for the 2015 season. This will be...
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Feb 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on Emirate Lions announce their side to take on the Hurricanes
VODACOM SUPER RUGBY ROUND ONE: EMIRATES LIONS VS HURRICANES Photo: Etienne Burger Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man side to front the Hurricanes in the opening round of the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. Ackermann has...
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Managing of Springboks playing time during Vodacom Super Rugby
Photo: Anton Geyser Ground-breaking agreement between SARU and Franchises Performance psychologist to join Springbok management Boks’ match against World XV moved forward The game time of a number of key Springboks will be managed throughout the...
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Feb 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on FORCE COACHING STAFF RECOMMITS TO 2017
The Western Force has received a massive boost leading into its 10th Asteron Life Super Rugby season, with Head Coach, Michael Foley; Senior Assistant Coach, David Wessels; and Backs/Attack Coach, Kevin Foote all extending their stay with the club for a...
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Feb 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2015 EMIRATES LIONS SQUAD NAMED
The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce the following 33-man squad which will compete as the Emirates Lions in the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament: Marnitz Boshoff Andries Coetzee Robin Coetzee Ruan Combrinck Ross Cronje Faf de Klerk Steph de...
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Feb 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rebels finalise their 2015 Super Rugby Squad
Full 2015 Playing Squad: Cruze Ah-Nau, Paul Alo-Emile, Luke Burgess, Cam Crawford, Steve Cummins, Jack Debreczeni, Tamati Ellison, Tom English, Colby Fainga’a, Scott Fuglistaller, Jed Gillespie, Mike Harris, Bryce Hegarty, Scott Higginbotham, Keita...
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Feb 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Shark side to face Toulon
Photo: @howzitjax RUGBY MASTERS PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Toulon vs. Cell C Sharks Date: Thursday, 5 February 2014 Time: 21h00 (GMT+1) 22h00 (CAT) Venue: Stade Mayol, Toulon, France 15. SP Marais 14. S’bura Sithole 13. Waylon Murray 12. Heimar Williams 11. Lwazi...
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Feb 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee to leave WP Rugby for Japan at the end of 2015
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Coetzee, 51, will join Japanese club, Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers, having decided to put pen to paper this week. “I have always said that I would make an announcement once I had made a decision about my future and my...
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Feb 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers injury report – 02/02/15
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography DHL Stormers locks Eben Etzebeth and Manuel Carizza could both miss the start of the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby season. Etzebeth (chest injury) and Carizza (shoulder) both suffered injuries in Friday’s 39-31 pre-season...
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Feb 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on HODGSON TO MISS START OF FORCE SEASON
Captain Matt Hodgson will miss the beginning of the of the Western Force’s season after suffering a hamstring injury in the team’s 38-19 win over the Asia Pacific Dragons in Perth on Saturday. Hodgson underwent scans over the weekend, confirming a...
