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Jun 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on Top eight to fight for glory – SuperSport Rugby Challenge QF Preview
DHL Western Province and the Cell C Sharks XV will both host their SuperSport Rugby Challenge quarter-finals after the fixtures were slightly amended for this weekend, when the iCOLLEGE Pumas and Tafel Lager Griquas will also enjoy home ground advantage as...
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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss hits the home stretch
Every now and then there comes along a rugby player that helps define the essence of what the term ‘#BullsFamily’ stands for, both on and off the field. Vodacom Bulls hooker, Adriaan Strauss, certainly epitomises that sentiment. The 32-year-old hooker has...
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Jun 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Van Graan contract ends January 2019
The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that the contract of CEO Barend van Graan will be coming to an end at the end of January 2019. Van Graan, an absolute asset to the brand, was requested by the board to stay on even after he had reached retirement...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on All to play for in final round – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 10 Preview
The introduction of six Springboks, which includes Warren Whiteley and the current SA Rugby Player of the Year, Malcolm Marx, in the colours of the Xerox Golden Lions XV will add extra spice to what is already promising to be a massive weekend of provincial...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls to Face Xerox Golden Lions XV
Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach, David Manuel, has named an experienced team for their final SuperSport Rugby Challenge North Section match against the Xerox Golden Lions XV at the Bill Jardine Stadium on Sunday, 24 June. Kickoff is at 15:00. The team will be...
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Jun 12, 18 •
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Comments Off on Adendorff leads Vodacom Blue Bulls to Mauritius
Former Blitzbok Shaun Adendorff will lead the Vodacom Blue Bulls to the Beachcomber World Club 10s, to be played from 15-17 June in Mauritius, while JC Pretorius, a member of the SA Rugby Sevens Academy, will also feature. Jamba Ulengo, capped for the...
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Jun 10, 18 •
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Comments Off on Weekend of movement for SuperSport Rugby Challenge hopefuls – Week 8 Review
The Toyota Free State XV had their flags lowered and DHL Western Province had to score three unanswered tries to draw their matches in Week 8 of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, as a number of teams pushed for improved log positions as this exciting...
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Jun 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on Showdown in Bloemfontein – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Preview Week 8
The Central Section clash between Toyota Free State XV and Tafel Lager Griquas highlights another week of thrilling action in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge, while two new venues will continue the tournament’s aim of taking rugby to the people. Week 8 of...
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Jun 7, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls welcome back Swanepoel ahead of Valke clash
Outside centre Dries Swanepoel has recovered from his injury to take his place in the Vodacom Blue Bulls starting line-up against the Hino Valke in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge match at Loftus Versfeld on Friday, 8 June. Kickoff is at 15:00. The other...
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Jun 3, 18 •
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Comments Off on Race to play-offs intensifies – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 7 Review
The undefeated and defending SuperSport Rugby Challenge champions, DHL Western Province, continued on their merry way with yet another victory in Round 7, while the iCOLLEGE Pumas and Toyota Free State XV – the other teams yet to lose this year – also...
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Jun 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Prinsloo to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls in Namibia
The Vodacom Blue Bulls travel to Namibia to face the Windhoek Draught Welwhitschias in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge on Saturday, 2 June 2018 at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. Flank Boom Prinsloo will once again don the captain’s armband in a...
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Jun 1, 18 •
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Comments Off on Five Blitzboks in Vodacom Blue Bulls squad for Beachcomber World Club 10s
Five Blitzboks – Shaun Adendorff, Boom Prinsloo, Heino Bezuidenhout, Jamba Ulengo and Stedman Gans are amongst the Vodacom Blue Bulls wider squad members named for the Beachcomber World Club 10s, to be played from 15-17 June in Mauritius, while JC...
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May 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on Undefeated status under threat – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 7 Preview
An average of 64 points per match and no less than 335 tries, at an average of nine every 80 minutes, are two of the reasons why the 2018 SuperSport Rugby Challenge has grabbed the attention of local rugby supporters. The fact that most of these were achieved...
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May 31, 18 •
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Comments Off on BBCo Release John-Roy Jenkinson to further career abroad
The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that we have released Vodacom Blue Bulls prop John-Roy Jenkins to further his career with the Sanix Blues in Munakata, Fukuoka in Japan. Jenkins played most of his youth rugby in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Potchefstroom,...
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May 27, 18 •
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Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas, DHL WP, Toyota FS XV flex muscles – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 6 Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas, DHL Western Province and Toyota Free State XV kept their winning records intact after the sixth round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge on a weekend that saw a first win for the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in this year’s competition....
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May 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Jackson back for Vodacom Blue Bulls
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, David Manual, named JT Jackson at inside centre for Saturday’s SuperSport Rugby Challenge match against the iCOLLEGE Pumas at Loftus Versfeld. Jackson made his debut for the Vodacom Bulls last weekend in Buenos Aires, but has...
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May 24, 18 •
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Comments Off on Showdown in Pretoria – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 6 Preview
With the halfway stage of pool action something of the past and the sixth round of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge kicking off on Friday, three teams will be protecting their unbeaten records after the first 30 matches of the season. The iCOLLEGE Pumas (North...
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May 17, 18 •
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Comments Off on Heartland-bound – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 5 Preview
Kathu and Montagu are best known for mining and muskadel, but this weekend these towns will witness mauls, tries and tackles when the SuperSport Rugby Challenge rolls through. The action will also return to Oudtshoorn on Sunday, when the third Rugby Festival...
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May 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Defending champs scrape through – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 3 Review
A narrow escape for defending champions, DHL Western Province, some flexing of muscles from the Cell C Sharks XV, Vodacom Blue Bulls and Toyota Free State XV, and a total of 57 tries in six matches were the highlights of the third round of the SuperSport...
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May 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls bring Boom back
The Vodacom Blue Bulls welcomed back Boom Prinsloo to their SuperSport Rugby Challenge squad, with the flanker not only taking over the number seven jersey, but also the captaincy for their clash against the Hino Valke in Kempton Park on Saturday. It will be...
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May 4, 18 •
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Comments Off on Home ground advantage key in Round 3 – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Preview
It is still early beginnings in the highly entertaining SuperSport Rugby Challenge, but the bar of excellence has already been set in the opening two rounds of the competition, with another weekend of high-class entertainment awaiting rugby fans across the...
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Apr 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Familiar venues but no guarantees – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 2 Preview
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge return to more familiar venues on Saturday, with four of the six second round matches taking place at traditional stadiums. It is only the matches between Tafel Lager Griquas and the Leopards at Diamantveld High School, and the...
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Apr 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on SuperSport Rugby Challenge to capture audiences – Round 1 Preview
A host of new players, coaches and venues will again highlight the SuperSport Rugby Challenge in 2018, when this exciting and ground-breaking competition kicks off this weekend. It is the second year of this rugby extravaganza, which connects communities with...
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Apr 19, 18 •
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Comments Off on Papier to start for Vodacom Blue Bulls XV
Embrose Papier will start at scrumhalf for the Vodacom Blue Bulls XV in their opening match of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The Vodacom Blue Bulls XV takes on the iCollege Pumas in Nelspruit. Papier is one of five players that saw recent action for the...
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Feb 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Stand a change to see the Vodacom Bulls in action This Saturday
You could stand a chance to win 1 of 5 sets of 4 tickets to go and watch the #Bulls live at Loftus Answer a simple question, Like RugbyFifteen and Blue Bulls on Facebook and Twitter and Share Question: Name the Vodacom Bulls four new sponsors? Check out...
