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May 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on ST.GEORGE QUEENSLAND REDS TEAM TO PLAY MELBOURNE REBELS AT SUNCORP STADIUM
Flyhalf Jake McIntyre will make his Super Rugby debut this Friday after being named in the St.George Queensland Reds starting side to take on the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in Ladies Round. A member of the Reds Elite Development Squad and the...
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May 11, 15 •
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Comments Off on Battle rages for Bok openside position
While South African franchises are involved in a tussle for Vodacom SupeRugby supremacy another battle is raging. South Africa has always had an embarrassment of riches among the loose forwards but the scramble for a 2015 Rugby World Cup place is at its...
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May 10, 15 •
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Comments Off on LIONS STAGE YET ANOTHER COMEBACK
The Lions staged a remarkable second half comeback which helped them to secure a 28-23 victory over the Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Lions have shocked several of their more-fancied opponents in their backyard this season, and this match was...
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May 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on FORCE CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK TAHS WINS IN 2015
The Western Force has recorded its third successive win over reigning champions, the NSW Waratahs, following tonight’s 18-11 victory at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium). After claiming the opening round encounter in Sydney, the Force scored two...
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May 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on John Connolly joins St.George Queensland Reds as a Coaching Consultant
Former Reds and Wallabies coach John Connolly will join the St.George Queensland Reds coaching staff as a consultant this Monday, in advance of their home game against the Rebels. He will be contracted to the Reds for the remainder of the 2015 Super Rugby...
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May 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Preview: The Cell C Sharks vs Hurricanes
The Hurricanes are missing three of their front-line players for this match, flyhalf Beauden Barrett has been ruled out of action for a month after suffering a grade two medial ligament tear to his knee during his team’s 29-23 win over the Crusaders...
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May 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Changes to Cheetahs Coaches Staff
Os du Randt has accepted a very exciting opportunity to coach abroad and to be an ambassador for the Cheetahs. He will complete the 2015 Super Rugby season with the Toyota Cheetahs before he departs. A separate media conference is scheduled for Monday,...
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May 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Franco Smith – Naka’s successor
It is an exciting time with lots of developments and Free State Rugby is happy to announce that not only will Franco Smith be the Head Coach of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs for Currie Cup, but also that he will take over from Naka Drotske as Head Coach of...
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May 8, 15 •
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After eight years as head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, Naka Drotske has announced his retirement from rugby. Naka will step down as coach after the current Super Rugby competition. Drotske will be remembered as one of the biggest legends of Free...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Etzebeth, Kitshoff back for Brumbies clash
Lock Eben Etzebeth is back from his enforced week of Springbok rest and he will be joined in the DHL Stormers pack by loosehead prop Steven Kitshoff for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies at DHL Newlands (kick-off 17h05). Etzebeth...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on REDS WELCOME BACK JAKE SCHATZ
Reds’ No. 8 Jake Schatz will make his return from a four-week injury layoff this week as he slots straight back into the starting side to take on the Crusaders in Christchurch. The inclusion of Schatz at the back of the scrum is the only personnel...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on EVES TO MAKE FIRST HURRICANES START
Manawatu prop Chris Eves will start his first Super Rugby match this weekend when the Hurricanes take on the Sharks at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. The 27-year-old has played 21 matches for the Hurricanes, but this will be his first time running onto the park...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Johan Ackermann has named his side to take on the Highlanders
VODACOM SUPER RUGBY ROUND 13: EMIRATES LIONS VS HIGHLANDERS Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his side to take on the Highlanders at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Ackermann has made two changes to the...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on COLEMAN RETURNS FOR FORCE AS TESSMANN SET FOR 50TH
Lock Adam Coleman will make his return for the Western Force when they take on reigning champions, the NSW Waratahs, at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) on Saturday (9 May). Coleman missed last weekend’s match against the Blues with a...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks name their side for Hurricanes clash
Hurricanes vs Cell C Sharks Date : Saturday, 9 May 2015 Time : 09:35 (SAST) 19:35 (NZST) Venue : Westpac Stadium, Wellington Referee : Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Assistant Referees : Ben O’Keeffe, Mike Lash Television...
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May 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls named touring squad
The Vodacom Bulls named Werner Kruger, Jacques-Louis Potgieter and Dean Greyling in their touring squad for the overseas leg of their Vodacom Super Rugby tour to Australasia. Kruger has recovered from an ankle injury after several weeks on the sidelines,...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jacques Potgieter Signs With The Cell C Sharks
We are pleased to announce the signing of Waratahs loose-forward Jacques Potgieter on a two-year contract with the Cell C Sharks. Potgieter is no stranger to the Cell C Sharks, having played his junior rugby in Durban. Over the last few years he has made...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Six South African players in Stats XV
Stats XV review: After Round 12 The South African Conference has contributed six players to the Stats XV team for the second consecutive week of Vodacom SupeRugby. Four of the six players are among the forwards pack with Vodacom Bulls eighthman Arno Botha,...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on FRANS STEYN RETURNS
The Cell C Sharks will be able to call on the services of 2007 Rugby World Cup winning centre Frans Steyn who will return to action this Saturday for their second tour match. “It’s wonderful to have a guy like Frans back,” admitted Director of Rugby...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on REINACH HAND INJURY ADDS TO SHARKS’ WOES
Sharks’ scrumhalf Cobus Reinach has broken his hand and will play no further part in the Durban-based outfit’s Australasian tour. Reinach sustained the injury in the first-half of last Friday’s 48-15 loss to the Highlanders in Dunedin and,...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on BEAUDEN BARRETT TO MISS A MONTH
The Hurricanes have confirmed Beauden Barrett will sit out the next month of Super Rugby. Barrett’s scans revealed a grade two tear of his medial collateral ligament (MCL) which he suffered during the Hurricanes’ match against the Crusaders on Saturday,...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on OFM AND TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS – A WINNING COMBINATION
OFM, the sound of central South Africa, is proud to announce that it will once again be the exclusive electronic media sponsor of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs during the ABSA Currie Cup tournament over the next three years. The radio station has...
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May 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Mathers appointed NSWRU President
Former Wallaby and Waratah Captain Mick Mathers has been appointed President of New South Wales Rugby Union, taking over from Tim Gavin who has stood down after three years in the role. As a player Mick Mathers represented the Waratahs on 14 occasions, and...
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May 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on JAMES LOWE HEARING OUTCOME
Player: James Lowe Team: Chiefs Position: Wing Date of Yellow Card Incidents: Round 3: Chiefs v Crusaders, 28 February 2015 Round 4: Chiefs v Highlanders, 6 March 2015 Round 12: Rebels v Chiefs, 2 May 2015 James Lowe of the...
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May 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on CHEETAHS UPSET THE STORMERS
A 25-17 victory for the Cheetahs over the Stormers at Free State Stadium has thrown the South African Super Rugby Conference wide open. The Stormers travelled to Bloemfontein hoping to cement their place at the top of the conference but defeat without a bonus...
