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  • Carr to lead the Stormers in the Durban

    Jun 11, 15 • 2620 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Carr to lead the Stormers in the Durban

    Nizaam Carr will lead the DHL Stormers into action, as the 2015 SA Conference winners face up to the Sharks in both teams’ final Vodacom Super Rugby league match of the season in Durban on Saturday (kick-off 19h10). Carr will line up at No.8 in a...

  • THE TOP 6: THEIR JOURNEY TO THE SUPER RUGBY FINALS SERIES

    Jun 11, 15 • 1358 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on THE TOP 6: THEIR JOURNEY TO THE SUPER RUGBY FINALS SERIES

    With the Super Rugby Finals Series teams decided in the penultimate week of the Regular Season, there is now only position to play for within the top six. This week, we take a look at where the strengths of each team lie, and why they have risen to the top of...

  • Cheetahs team to tackle the Bulls at Loftus

    Jun 10, 15 • 1605 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Cheetahs team to tackle the Bulls at Loftus

    Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls   The Toyota Cheetah team to take on the Vodacom Bulls in their last Vodacom SupeRugby match of the 2015 season on Saturday, 13 June at 17:05 at Loftus in Pretoria has been announced.   Changes to the team:  ...

  • Duane Vermeulen injury update

    Jun 8, 15 • 2224 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen injury update

    DHL Stormers No.8 and captain Duane Vermeulen consulted a neurosurgeon on Monday, after he was withdrawn from the past weekend’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Lions with a severe neck spasm. Vermeulen suffered an intense spasm in his neck after...

  • Last chance to #FanUp and win

    Jun 8, 15 • 2425 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Last chance to #FanUp and win

    Rugby 15 will be giving 5 lucky supporters each a set of 4 tickets to the Vodacom SupeRugby game between the Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 13 June 2015 at 17h05. (One of these lucky winner will walk away with a Bulls...

  • Stormers win tackle battle in stalemate #FanUp

    Jun 8, 15 • 1672 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Stormers win tackle battle in stalemate #FanUp

    A nail-biting Vodacom SupeRugby clash between the Emirates Lions and the DHL Stormers may have ended in a 19-19 stalemate but it is the hosts that won the defensive battle in Cape Town on Saturday. The hosts put on an exhaustive defensive effort to deny the...

  • DHL Stormers WILL host a play-off match

    Jun 8, 15 • 2036 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers WILL host a play-off match

    The DHL Stormers, the 2015 South African Conference champions, will host a Vodacom Super Rugby play-off match at DHL Newlands this season – either on June 20 or June 27. As things stand now, going into the final weekend of Super Rugby league action, the...

  • NINE TRY EFFORT TAKES TAHS BACK TO TOP

    Jun 7, 15 • 1470 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on NINE TRY EFFORT TAKES TAHS BACK TO TOP

      A frenetic start to the first half saw five tries scored in the first 20 minutes of the match in Bloemfontein, with three of those scored to the visiting Waratahs – bolstering their hopes of a bonus point win to regain the Australian Conference lead....

  • DEFENCE OPTIONAL AS ‘TAHS OVERWHELM CHEETAHS

    Jun 6, 15 • 1779 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on DEFENCE OPTIONAL AS ‘TAHS OVERWHELM CHEETAHS

    Israel Folau scored a hat-trick as the Waratahs thrashed the Cheetahs with a 58-33 victory in Bloemfontein. In the end the visitors finished with nine tries and never really got out of third gear, punishing the Cheetahs limp defensive work through their...

  • STORMERS CLINCH SA CONFERENCE IN BRUTAL DERBY DRAW

    Jun 6, 15 • 1678 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on STORMERS CLINCH SA CONFERENCE IN BRUTAL DERBY DRAW

    The Stormers and the Lions couldn’t be separated in a physical encounter at DHL Newlands on Saturday, drawing 19-19. Far from the ideal result for either side, the Lions now cannot make the Finals Series with the Stormers’ two points from this...

  • BRUMBIES TOO STRONG FOR FORCE IN PERTH

    Jun 6, 15 • 1397 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on BRUMBIES TOO STRONG FOR FORCE IN PERTH

    Two late tries to the Western Force were not enough to overcome the ACT Brumbies in the Western Australian side’s final home match of the season at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) tonight, succumbing 33-20.   The Brumbies built momentum in the game...

  • Key notes on departing St.George Queensland Reds centurions Will Genia and James Horwill

    Jun 6, 15 • 1487 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Key notes on departing St.George Queensland Reds centurions Will Genia and James Horwill

    Photo: QRU The St.George Queensland Reds face the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium tonight in what is their final home match of the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby season. It is also the final time departing Reds centurions Will Genia and James Horwill will pull on...

  • Cheetahs make late change

    Jun 4, 15 • 2299 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Cheetahs make late change

    Willie Le Roux replaces Joe Pietersen on the bench.   NO. POSITION NAME 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP BG Uys 2 HOOKER Torsten van Jaarsveld 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Maks van Dyk 4 LEFT LOCK Carl Wegner 5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys ( c ) 6 LEFT FLANKER Boom Prinsloo 7 RIGHT...

  • Permutations start taking shape – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview

    Jun 4, 15 • 1914 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Permutations start taking shape – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview

    With only two rounds of action left before the top six teams in Vodacom Super Rugby start fighting it out for the grand prize, there is still a lot that happen before the final positions on the log are secured.   What we do know is that the Hurricanes...

  • Toyota Cheetahs vs Waratahs Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Jun 4, 15 • 1556 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs vs Waratahs Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Match Cheetahs v Waratahs @ Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Date Saturday 6 June 2015 Kick-Off 15:00 local, 23:00 AEST, 01:00* NZST Referee Glen Jackson AR1 Jaco van Heerden AR2 Lourens van der Merwe TMO Johan Greeff Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen...

  • Highlanders team to play the Hurricanes

    Jun 4, 15 • 1439 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Highlanders team to play the Hurricanes

    Tomorrow night’s game will feature a new captain, vice-captain and have five players running out onto their home field when the Highlanders clash with the table topping Hurricanes. Head coach, Jamie Joseph, has named a side that features six changes to the...

  • BARRETT TO STEER CANES IN NAPIER

    Jun 4, 15 • 1341 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on BARRETT TO STEER CANES IN NAPIER

    First five-eighth Beauden Barrett will return to the Hurricanes’ starting team this Friday night in one of three changes to the side which faced the Crusaders. Coach Chris Boyd has opted to move Blade Thomson into flanker and Victor Vito to No. 8, giving...

  • Lions make two forced changes

    Jun 4, 15 • 1806 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Lions make two forced changes

    VODACOM SUPER RUGBY ROUND 17: DHL STORMERS VS EMIRATES LIONS    Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his side to face the DHL Stormers at Newlands Stadium on Saturday.   Ackermann has opted for consistency for the clash, making just...

  • Brumbies team to take on the Force

    Jun 4, 15 • 1320 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Brumbies team to take on the Force

    Brumbies 1. Scott Sio , 2. Stephen Moore (c), 3. Ben Alexander, 4. Rory Arnold, 5. Blake Enever, 6. Scott Fardy, 7. David Pocock, 8. Ita Vaea, 9. Nic White, 10. Christian Lealiifano, 11. Joe Tomane, 12. Robbie Coleman, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 14. Henry...

  • PREVIEW: REBELS VS BULLS, ROUND 17

    Jun 4, 15 • 1614 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on PREVIEW: REBELS VS BULLS, ROUND 17

    Setting the scene: The Rebels and Bulls head into this clash with different motivations and different levels of comfort, however the same aspirations; to claim a crucial victory. For the Rebels, it’s a case of finishing the season on a positive note; two...

  • ALO-EMILE REACHES 50 REBELS CAPS

    Jun 4, 15 • 1519 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on ALO-EMILE REACHES 50 REBELS CAPS

    RaboDirect Rebels prop Paul Alo-Emile will become the sixth player in the Club’s short history to reach 50 Rebels caps, after he returned to the starting lineup to face the Bulls on Saturday afternoon. Alo-Emile’s inclusion is among four changes to the...

  • Chiefs team announced to play Reds in Brisbane

    Jun 4, 15 • 1859 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Chiefs team announced to play Reds in Brisbane

    The Chiefs have announced their team to play the Reds in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. The Chiefs forward pack has some new personnel with Mitchell Graham and Siate Tokolahi starting in the front row.  Brodie Retallick and Liam Messam both...

  • WYKES RUNS ON FOR ‘FORCE FIELD’ FAREWELL

    Jun 4, 15 • 1957 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on WYKES RUNS ON FOR ‘FORCE FIELD’ FAREWELL

    Veteran lock Sam Wykes will return to the starting XV and is set to play his final match at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) when the Western Force tackles the ACT Brumbies on Friday (5 June).   The 27-year-old, who will play in the Japanese Top...

  • St.George Queensland Reds side to play Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium

    Jun 4, 15 • 1506 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds side to play Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium

    St.George Queensland Reds centurions Will Genia and James Horwill will play their final home game for the state this weekend, after being named in the starting side to take on the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium. Head coach Richard Graham has named an unchanged...

  • Crusaders team to play the Blues

    Jun 4, 15 • 1563 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Blues

    Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named an unchanged backline to face the Blues this weekend.  There will be three changes to the forwards and five changes in the reserves from the team that beat the Hurricanes last weekend.   Wyatt Crockett...