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Sep 21, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR announces 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby draw
Vodacom Super Rugby makes its long-awaited return to the Eastern Cape on 23 February next year when the Southern Kings host Australia’s Western Force (kick off 19h10) in the final match of the first full round. The Southern Kings kick off their debut season...
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions Relegation from Super Rugby Media Statement
The SARU General Council took a decision this morning that the last placed South African team in the 2012 SupeRugby competition will be relegated for the 2013 competition. Thereafter, a promotion-relegation match for participation in 2014 will take place....
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Aug 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU confirms Vodacom Super Rugby participation for 2013
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday confirmed South Africa’s participants in Vodacom Super Rugby at a General Meeting of the member provinces. The top four teams in the South African Conference in 2012 (DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, The Sharks...
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Jul 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bjorn Basson operated on after torn intestine. Stays behind in NZ hospital.
Vodacom Bulls winger Bjorn Basson underwent surgery in New Zealand on Sunday after he sustained a tear to his intestines during his side’s 28-13 loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday. Basson was forced off the field during the first half of the...
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Jul 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Qualifiers
The Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks face tough challenges in Australasia on Saturday in the Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifiers. The team from Pretoria, who have won the competition three times, take on the seven-time champion Crusaders in Christchurch, after which...
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team for Crusaders playoff clash
It will be a first quarter-final for all of them, but eleven players from the Vodacom Bulls match 22 have won the Super Rugby title before. Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke announced his team to play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday and named a side...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders qualifier tickets selling fast
Rugby fans have been snapping up tickets for the qualifier match between the Crusaders and the Bulls since they went on sale this morning. The Crusaders will host the Bulls at AMI Stadium (Addington) this Saturday night to determine which team will progress...
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Jul 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 18
The DHL Stormers topped the Vodacom Super Rugby log for the first time and will be joined in the Finals Series by two other South African teams as the Vodacom Bulls and The Sharks also qualified for the playoffs. The DHL Stormers, who fired hot and cold in...
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Jul 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls beat Lions to book play-off spot
The Vodacom Bulls booked their spot in the 2012 Super Rugby play-offs when they beat the MTN Lions 37-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls secured 5th spot on the final SuperRugby log with a bonus point victory and will now travel to Christchurch to...
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Jul 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 18
With one round of league action to go, eight teams can still make the Vodacom Super Rugby Finals Series, with only two – the DHL Stormers and the Chiefs – guaranteed of their positions. These two sides have already won the South African and New Zealand...
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Jul 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 17
Three South African sides occupy places in the top six at the end of the penultimate round of Vodacom Super Rugby action and look set to reach the Finals Series. The Sharks moved into sixth spot thanks to their impressive 32-10 victory over the Vodacom Bulls...
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Jul 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Leon Potgieter well settled at the Bulls
Grounded and experienced, Leon welcomes change yet knows the value of history. Eager to further commercialise the Blue Bulls brand, the Limpopo born Chartered Accountant is ready to take the Bulls game plan to the next level. Leon Potgieter’s passion and...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 17
The race for places in the Finals Series is still wide open as the penultimate round of Vodacom Super Rugby action for 2012 kicks off on Friday morning. In New Zealand, the Chiefs will top their Conference – that is a fact. In Australia, the defending...
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Jul 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Frans Steyn back home but no Lambie or Alberts for Sharks
Sharks coach John Plumtree has announced his side to face the Vodacom Bulls in the penultimate match of the Super Rugby round-robin stages. The Sharks will have to do without two of their most influential Springboks with fullback Pat Lambie and loose forward...
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Jul 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls stick to winning formula
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke named an unchanged side to face the Sharks on Friday and the same match 22 that outclassed the Toyota Cheetahs last weekend, will again have to deliver the goods in Durban. Ludeke said team selection this week was straight...
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Jul 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls statement on signing of Paarl Gym's Handrè Pollard
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm that Junior Boks flyhalf Handrè Pollard will join the Vodacom Blue Bulls in 2012. The 18 year old Paarl Gymnasium scholar was one of the stand-out players in the Junior Boks campaign and scored 42 points...
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Jul 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 16
The Vodacom Bulls inched closer to the DHL Stormers on the South African Conference log as both teams won their first Vodacom Super Rugby matches after the June Test break. The DHL Stormers beat the MTN Lions by 27-17 at DHL Newlands, but only got four log...
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Jun 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls too good for Cheetahs
The Vodacom Bulls ran in six tries to the four of the Toyota Cheetahs to claim a 40 – 24 victory during their Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls were leading 26 – 0 at half time thanks to a flood of tries by captain Pierre Spies...
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Jun 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 16
Milestones beckon and winning streaks are on the line as Vodacom Super Rugby resumes after the June Test break. Two South African derbies are on the cards – in Cape Town the DHL Stormers host the MTN Lions, while the Toyota Cheetahs travel to Pretoria to...
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Jun 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team to face Toyota Cheetahs
The Vodacom Bulls have been bolstered by the availability of flanker Jacques Potgieter for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Toyota Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld. Potgieter made his debut for the Springboks against England last weekend and look...
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Jun 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Marcel van der Merwe set to make Super Rugby debut
Morgan Piek – Marcel van der Merwe is set to make his long awaited Super Rugby debut this coming weekend when the Toyota Cheetahs face-off against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. The bullish prop comes in at tighthead as cover for the injured...
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May 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 13
The DHL Stormers won their 10th game of the season to move back into pole position on the Vodacom Super Rugby log, albeit thanks to a rather frustrating victory over the Waratahs in Cape Town on Saturday evening. Despite leading by 16-3 at the break and...
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May 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls name team to face Highlanders
The Vodacom Bulls recalled experienced midfielder Wynand Olivier, loose forward Dewald Potgieter and prop Dean Greyling for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Highlanders in Dunedin. The match in the Forsyth Barr Stadium will see Morné Steyn becoming...
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Apr 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls team to face Brumbies
The Vodacom Bulls are looking to finish on a strong note against the Brumbies on Saturday ahead of their overseas leg of Super Rugby and coach Frans Ludeke named the same side that conquered the Lions last weekend to face the Australians. Prop Dean Greyling...
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Apr 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom SuperRugby Review: Round 8
The DHL Stormers lost their first game of the Vodacom Super Rugby season, but along with the Vodacom Bulls they have opened up a handy lead at the top of the South African Conference as the halfway mark approaches. However, in probably the best victory of the...
