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Jun 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas new SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions
The Tafel Lager Griquas team claimed their first SuperSport Rugby Challenge title by beating defending champions, Pumas 28-13 at Transnet Saldanha Stadium in Saldanha Bay on Sunday. The new champions held a 16-8 lead at the break and always seemed to have the...
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Jun 21, 19 •
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Comments Off on East to West, Crouse knows best : SuperSport Rugby Challenge Final
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge final between the Pumas, and Tafel Lager Griquas in Saldanha on Sunday might be a repeat of last year – when the two sides contested the final in Oudtshoorn with Pumas winning – but that is one of the few unchanged...
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Jun 17, 19 •
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Comments Off on Pumas to face Tafel Lager Griquas in SuperSport Rugby Challenge final
Defending SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions, Pumas, will meet Tafel Lager Griquas in the final of the 2019 showpiece at the Saldanha Sports Ground next Sunday. The two sides were also finalists in 2018. The Pumas reached the final by defeating Boland...
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Jun 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on All to play for in Mpumalanga – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Semifinals
A trip to the Lowveld inevitably promises a potential sighting of the Big Five. On Sunday though, if you are a fan of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge (and why not), you can see the Big Four in action when the semifinals of this far-reaching tournament are...
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Jun 14, 19 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP gain experience for semifinal
DHL Western Province have been boosted by the inclusion of four players with Vodacom Super Rugby experience for the SuperSport Rugby Challenge semifinal against Tafel Lager Griquas at KaNyamazane Stadium near Nelspruit on Sunday. Wing Craig Barry, centre EW...
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Jun 11, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers through to semi-finals after WP victory
The Boland Cavaliers secured a spot in the semi-finals of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge competition after an impressive 22-21 victory over Western Province at Florida Park in Cape Town on Sunday. This was Boland’s first win against WP in this competition....
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Jun 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge semi-finalists confirmed – Round 7 Review
Defending champions, iSG Pumas will meet Boland and DHL Western Province will face Tafel Lager Griquas next Sunday in the semi-finals of the 2019 edition of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Both matches will be played at KaNyamazane...
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Jun 3, 19 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge Review
The iSG Pumas and DHL Western Province remained undefeated in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge after six rounds of pulsating action came to an end at Wolfson Stadium in Kwazakhele on Sunday, but the manner in which they won this weekend was vastly different The...
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May 28, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs Zimbabwe
Saturday 1 June 2019 SuperSport Rugby Challenge Boland Cavaliers vs Zimbabwe Boland Stadium, Wellington The Boland Cavaliers will be hosting Zimbabwe in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday 1 June 2019 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. This...
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May 24, 19 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP gain experience against EP at DHL Newlands
DHL Western Province have gained three players with Vodacom Super Rugby experience for their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with Eastern Province at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Centre EW Viljoen, scrumhalf Jano Vermaak and prop Michael Kumbirai all come...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV face Zimbabwe Academy in Cape Town
The Toyota Free State XV will be taking on Zimbabwe Academy at the False Bay Rugby Club in Cape Town. The SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday, 25 May kicks off at 16:00. Coach Izak van der Westhuizen announced his team with a couple of changes....
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions vs Cell C Sharks
Kwagga Smith will lead the Emirates Lions at Jonsson Kings Park against the Cell C Sharks on Saturday as Malcolm Marx sits this round out to give Jan-Henning Campher a starting berth. Campher gets his first start for the Lions since joining at the beginning...
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May 23, 19 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge is set to deliver body blows to the title aspirations of some teams, while others will be looking at strengthening their positions at the upper tiers of the respective South and North Section logs in the fifth round this...
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May 22, 19 •
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Comments Off on Boland Cavaliers vs SWD Eagles
SUPERSPORT RUGBY CHALLENGE 2019 SWD Eagles vs Boland Cavaliers Saturday 5 May 2019 Rosemore Stadium, George The Boland Cavaliers have announced their team to face the SWD Eagles in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at the Rosemore Stadium in George on...
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May 20, 19 •
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Comments Off on Only three teams left undefeated in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge
Defending SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions, the iSG Pumas, former champions, DHL Western Province and runners up in 2017 and 2018, Tafel Lager Griquas, all remain on track to repeat their previous heroics after good wins this weekend. The three...
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May 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV and SWD Eagles in battle at Clive Solomon Stadium in Heidedal, Bloemfontein
The Toyota Free State XV will be facing the SWD Eagles at the Clive Solomon Stadium in Heidedal, Bloemfontein. The SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Saturday, 18 May kicks off at 14:30 and entry is free. It has been a while since the Clive...
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May 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Marx retains captaincy
Malcolm Marx retains the captaincy for the Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday. Warren Whiteley will sit out the encounter due to the bone bruise (knee) he is nursing. Starting line-up changes: Dylan Smith in...
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May 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Crucial clashes in third Rugby Festival: SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The third Rugby Festival of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge will be crucial to the fortunes of the four teams playing at Impala Rugby Club in Rustenburg on Sunday, while Saturday’s action will see two of the front-runners in the highly competitive North...
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May 16, 19 •
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Comments Off on Snyman, Agaba, Bholi to boost Vodacom Blue Bulls in Kimberley
Tim Agaba, Thembelani Bholi and Eli Snyman will add considerable boost to the Vodacom Blue Bulls pack when they take on Tafel Lager Griquas at Tafel Lager Park in Kimberley on Saturday for a Round Four clash in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Agaba and Snyman...
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May 13, 19 •
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Comments Off on Only five undefeated teams left in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge
Only five teams are still undefeated after three rounds in the highly competitive SuperSport Rugby Challenge after another weekend of high drama, tries and yet another successful Sunday Rugby Festival. The Rugby Festival took place at D’Almeida Stadium...
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May 10, 19 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV face EP Elephants in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The Toyota Free State XV will be facing the EP Elephants in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge match on Sunday, 12 May 2019. The action is part of a SuperSport Rugby Challenge Rugby Festival which takes place at D’Almeida Stadium in Mossel Bay and will be...
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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Two changes for DHL WP
There are two changes to the DHL Western Province starting line-up for the SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter against Cell C Sharks XV in Durban on Friday. There is one change in the forward pack and one in the backline for the clash, which kicks off at...
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May 9, 19 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley back to lead
Warren Whiteley and James Venter will lead the Emirates Lions and Xerox Golden Lions XV when they run out to face the Waratahs and Valke in Vodacom Super Rugby and the Supersport Rugby Challenge respectively at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday Also back in...
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May 7, 19 •
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Comments Off on Big stadiums and big moments in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge delivers many outcomes to many people and the competition will again embrace a new venue, new players and leave a footprint in the communities where rugby is delivered every weekend when the third round kicks off on Friday. It...
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May 6, 19 •
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Comments Off on Big guns flex their muscles in SuperSport Rugby Challenge
All the usual suspects delivered strong performances in week two of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge with the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions posting the biggest scores of the weekend. The Pretoria side had too much on offer for the Windhoek Draught...
