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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Steyn to start at 10 for Cell C Sharks
Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White has picked Frans Steyn at flyhalf for their Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday morning (SA time). Steyn’s move means Tim Swiel drops out of the match-23, with Heimar Williams...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on It’s elimination time in the Vodacom Cup – Quarter-finals Preview
Any slip-ups this weekend will be punished with elimination when the four Vodacom Cup quarter-finals take place in Nelspruit, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley on Friday and Saturday. Of the eight teams in the quarter-finals, six are back from 2013, while...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Brumbies
The Crusaders will play their first home game in over a month when they face the Brumbies this Saturday afternoon. Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named a team with five changes to the starting fifteen that beat the Chiefs two weeks ago. Richie McCaw has...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on New era for Super Rugby in New Zealand
18 teams, four conferences, two regional groups confirmed Three new teams – South Africa, Argentina and one other Shorter competition – one week less A refreshed Super Rugby competition to kick off from 2016 offers the best chance to ensure it...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs Rugby confirms more than $1,000,000 contribution to grassroots rugby
Waratahs Rugby Limited has confirmed it contributed $1,083,278 to the community game for the year ending December 31, 2013. Chairman Roger Davis told Tuesday’s Annual General Meeting at Moore Park that after payment of the grassroots contribution of $1.1...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU WELCOMES NEW VISION FOR SUPER RUGBY
Fans will continue to see Australian Super Rugby teams take on teams from the world’s top-ranked Rugby-playing nations, with an increased focus on greater interaction between Australian and New Zealand teams and an expanded finals series, under the new...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Counties Under 20s selectors name squad to face Georgia
THE England Counties Under 20s selectors have named a 25-man squad for the international against Georgia Under 20s at Cambridge’s Volac Park on Saturday May 24 (2pm). The squad was selected after a recent development and selection weekend at Welbeck Defence...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on All to play for as June break looms – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 12 Preview
All five South African franchises will want to ensure they are in a good position with the June break in Vodacom Super Rugby now less than a month away. The Cell C Sharks kick off proceedings from a local point of view when they take on the Rebels in...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU ‘ticks boxes’ with new Vodacom Super Rugby format from 2016
· Six South African teams in expanded Super Rugby competition from 2016 · Argentina and a potential fifth new nation to be included in SA Group · Entries sought to join 18-team, four conference structure NOTE TO EDITORS: Please find attached a graphic...
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May 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Junior Boks training squad to test readiness against Argentina
The South Africa Under-20 squad will be able to test their readiness for this year’s Junior World Championship (JWC) when they tackle Argentina Under-20 in three international friendly matches in the Western Cape. The first clash takes place on Friday at...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Franks re-signs with NZ Rugby and Crusaders
All Blacks and Crusaders front row stalwart Owen Franks has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby for the next three years, re-signing with the national body and his Crusaders team through to 2017. 26-year-old Franks has been a regular tighthead prop in the...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks XV team named
Cell C Sharks XV vs Lions Date: Friday 2 May, 2014 Time: 15h00 Venue: KP2, Growthpoint KINGS PARK 15. Jaco van Tonder 14. Jongi Nokwe 13. Quentin Crocker 12. Adriaan Esterhuizen 11. Alcino Izaacs 10. Jean Luc du Plessis 9. Stefan Ungerer 8. Johan Meyer 7....
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetah Rugby congratulate Adriaan Strauss on his 100th Vodacom SupeRugby match
On Saturday at 17:00, Adriaan Strauss will as usual lead the Toyota Cheetahs on to the field at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. This Saturday will however be different. Not only will he be running front of the team because he is the captain, but also because it...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks team to take on the Rebels
Rebels vs Cell C Sharks Date: Friday, 2 May 2014 Time: 11:40 (CAT) 19:40 (AST) Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia) Assistant Referees: Rohan Hoffmann, James Leckie (Australia) Television Match Official: Peter Marshall (Australia) 15....
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on GWK Griquas team to play the SWD EAGLES home at GWK park
GWK Griquas team to play the SWD EAGLES home at GWK park 3 May Saturday 3pm. 1. Steph Roberts 2. Martin Bezuidenhout 3. Ewald Van Der Westhuizen 4. Jonathan Adendorf 5. Hilton Lobberts 6. Carel Greeff 7. Jaco Nepgen 8. Leon Karremaker 9. Tian Meyer 10....
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on STEVAL PUMAS team for Vodacom Cup 2014 Quarter Finals
Another exciting week is under-way as the STEVAL PUMAS prepares for their Quarter Final encounter of the 2014 Vodacom Cup on Friday in Nelspruit. Coach Jimmy Stonehouse was forced to make one change to the team who ran over the Golden Lions in Alberton last...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Another winning year for New Zealand Rugby
Andrew Golightly, Peter Kean, Stewart Mitchell become new directors Organisation rated 82/100 in annual scoreboard New Chairman to be elected in May Winning national teams, the second successive profit for New Zealand Rugby and a return to financial health...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNDER 20s TEAM NAMED TO PLAY SAMOA
ACT Brumbies rookie Tom Staniforth has been given the honour of captaining the National Australian Under 20s side in their first international fixture of 2014 against Samoa Under 20s at Bond University on Wednesday April 30 (kick-off 3:00pm). Staniforth, who...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on HOSKINS, COLEMAN RE-COMMIT TO FORCE TO 2016
The Western Force has locked away two of its outstanding up-and-coming forwards with the re-signing of young guns Adam Coleman and Oliver Hoskins for a further two years. Both players have been regulars in the Force’s match day squad in 2014, with...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Rugby congratulates local Black Ferns
Four Canterbury players have been selected in the Black Ferns squad to play in the International Women’s Rugby Series in June. The squad of 26 will play a four-Test series against Australia, Samoa and Canada. Canterbury Women’s Head Coach John Sherratt...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions name their team to tackle the Chiefs
VODACOM SUPER RUGBY ROUND 12: CHIEFS VS LIONS Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man team to take on the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. In the forwards there has been just one change to the team which went down to the DHL Stormers a fortnight...
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Apr 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tributes for retiring Chairman Mike Eagle
Tributes have been paid to retiring New Zealand Rugby Union Chairman Mike Eagle at today’s Annual General Meeting in Wellington. Eagle is stepping down after being elected for the first time as the Southern Zone representative in 2002 and becoming Chairman...
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Apr 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blues team to face the Reds
Investec Super Rugby Round 12 Friday May 2 Kick-off 7.35pm Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has made just one injury-enforced change to the starting XV for Friday’s clash with the Reds at Eden Park (kick-off 7.35pm). Brendon O’Connor starts at openside...
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Apr 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on MICHAEL CHEIKA GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT
Waratahs Head Coach Michael Cheika has pleaded guilty to Misconduct relating to an incident that occurred during the Sharks v Waratahs match played at Growthpoint KINGS PARK on 29 March 2014. In a hearing conducted by SANZAR Judicial Officer Nigel Hampton QC...
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Apr 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Swiel the weekend’s kicking king
29 April 2014 – Stepping out of the shadows of Springbok flyhalf Pat Lambie, Tim Swiel proved that he is one to watch after an encouraging performance for the Cell C Sharks against the Highlanders. South Africa has a tradition of producing metronomic...
