Gary Botha is back at the helm of the Vodacom Blue Bulls and will lead the team on the field in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, when they take on the Eastern Province Elephants in a compulsory friendly.
Botha last played for the Blue Bulls in 2007 and missed the 2008 and 2009 Currie Cup seasons due [...]

Another loss for the Blue Bulls, this time to the Lions. The Lions received 3 yellow cards but still held on to beat the Blue Bulls 23-20. WP demolished EP with a classy performance and final score of 58-19. Border Country Districts had no answer to a rampant Limpopo Blue Bulls and were beaten 53-0.
All [...]

Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Griffons in a SARU compulsory friendly in Welkom on Friday 2 July 2010. Kick-off is at 6pm.
“We would like to ensure we maintain the positive momentum generated in this year’s Super 14,” commented Allister Coetzee. “We have a number of [...]

The cracker for Day 2 was certainly Griquas vs Valke. Griquas won it in the dying minutes with a converted try.
All Day 2 results and point scorers:
Griquas Country Districts 23-15 Zimbabwe
Griquas CD:
Tries: Frederik Botha, Juan Booysen, Johan Myburgh
Cons: Johan Myburgh
Pens: Johan Myburgh(2)
Zimbabwe:
Tries: Graham Logan, Takudzwa Chieza
Con: Corey van Rensburg
Pen: Corey van Rensburg
Valke 24-26 Griquas
Valke:
Tries: Damian [...]

The Blue Bulls Company takes the lead in the BokSmart program on Wednesday when they will train all the coaches of their professional and amateur teams to the finer details of the program.
Numerous regulations with regards to the program will kick in on January 1st next year, but according to Kosie Horn from the BBC’s [...]

Rugby15 brings you the results of the 2010 Craven Week from Welkom in the Free State.
It didn’t take long before the first upset played out. Eastern Province and the Blue Bulls played in a nail-biter in which EP came out victorious.
Day 1 results and point scorers:
Namibia 37 – 8 Border Country Districts
Namibia:
Tries: Gerhard Lotter, Ian [...]

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers named his 28-man squad for the Tri-Nations on Saturday after his team smashed Italy 55-11 in East London.
John Smit will again lead the Boks as they set off to New Zealand for their title defence.
The Beast is back after his passport issues were resolved earlier in the week.
Butch James also [...]

Italy had no answer to a much improved Springbok squad led by Morne Steyn and the Bok heavies. The Boks kept it tight and built numerous phases to smash Italy 55-11 at the Buffalo Stadium in East London
Steyn scored 26 of the Boks’ points, which included two tries, five conversions and two penalties.
The Boks and [...]

It comes only a day before the announcement of the Springbok squad for the Tri-Nations, but Tendai Mtawarira a.k.a The Beast has been granted SA citizenship and is now available for the Boks.
This comes after Beast was excluded from the tests against Wales, France and Italy due to issues with his SA citizenship. Beast did [...]

The hand injury that kept Bulls flyer Francois Hougaard on the sideline for the Tests against Wales, France and Italy looks like a thing of the past.
He is fit and training with the Blue Bulls in preparation for their Currie Cup campaign. This means that he is also available for Springbok selection.
22-year old Hougaard was [...]