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Dec 10, 13 •
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Crusaders Chairman Murray Ellis has announced that the Crusaders achieved a break-even result for the 2013 financial year. He says the result, which was reported at today’s Annual General Meeting for the Crusaders (GP) Limited, is a satisfactory one for the...
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Dec 10, 13 •
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• Seven year licence awarded to new operator • Includes six unions and private investors from Waikato and Taranaki • Taranaki RFU joins Chiefs’ catchment, will host two matches Investec Super Rugby franchise the Chiefs today ushered in a new era with...
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Dec 6, 13 •
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Durban, 6 December 2013: The Sharks join the rest of the rugby fraternity, the citizens of our country and indeed the world in mourning the loss of our beloved Madiba. Madiba was the very essence of what each of us should aspire to be. His immense capacity to...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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The Crusaders will be doing their bit to support fundraising efforts by the Child Cancer Foundation tomorrow by helping to shave the heads of some brave volunteers. Crusaders Ben Funnell, Jimmy Tupou, Tim Perry, Tyler Bleyendaal and Mitchell Drummond are...
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Dec 4, 13 •
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Ellis Park played host to the annual glittering Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards event on Tuesday evening, where several individuals were acknowledged for their 2013 performances and achievements. In the U19 age group, Malcolm Marx walked away with the...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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The Crusaders XI are preparing to take on the Todd Blackadder-led All Stars XI in the annual Crusaders Charity Cricket match this weekend. The event has been running for more than thirty years and raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of New...
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Nov 29, 13 •
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Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa is entering the sea of SA Rugby with the sponsorship of The Sharks Rugby Team. The agreement kicks off from January 2014 and will bring the company’s tailor-made document management solutions closer to potential...
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Nov 27, 13 •
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IBM signs two-year agreement with NSW Waratahs as Technology Partner The NSW Waratahs today announced they will use IBM (NYSE:IBM) predictive analytics technologies to monitor the 35-strong player squad. An Australian-first, the long-term predictive analysis...
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Nov 26, 13 •
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Newly contracted players for the 2014 Investec Super Rugby season will shed their training wheels as part of an induction day with New Zealand Rugby in Wellington today. A group of 17 players, all confirmed as contracted players with one of the five New...
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Nov 22, 13 •
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Five indigenous boys aged between 13 and 15 today visited a NSW Waratahs training session in Sydney. It wasn’t just the first time they’d laid eyes on the Waratahs, it was also their first time in Sydney, their first glimpse of the Harbour Bridge...
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Nov 20, 13 •
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Crusaders coaches Todd Blackadder, Dave Hewett, Tabai Matson and Aaron Mauger launched the Christchurch City Mission’s new can collection initiative, ‘Canstruction®’, today with a mini can building challenge of their own. Canstruction® is an...
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Nov 17, 13 •
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EP Kings players Lizo Gqoboka and George Whitehead have both been called up to take part in the Sharks wider training camp ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby Season. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Gqoboka and Whitehead would join the Sharks extended...
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Nov 11, 13 •
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The Crusaders are proud to announce a major new partnership with Winstone Wallboards, under the GIB® brand. Winstone Wallboards has signed a three year partnership as the National Sponsor of the Crusaders and will have its logo on the back of the...
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Nov 11, 13 •
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Rynier Bernardo and Shane Gates have both been called up to take part in the Free State Cheetahs wider training camp ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby Season. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Bernardo and Gates had both joined the Cheetahs extended...
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Nov 8, 13 •
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The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce that Johan Ackermann has re-signed a two year contract as Head Coach of the Union’s senior team. Ackermann, who will coach the Lions outfits in both the Super Rugby and Currie Cup tournaments in 2014, is...
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Nov 8, 13 •
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The Blues have made two key appointments to their management team ahead of the 2014 Investec Super Rugby season. Richard Fry has been appointed manager of rugby, while former Blues star Isa Nacewa will assume the role of mental skills coach. Blues CEO Michael...
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Nov 6, 13 •
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The Sharks and BLK are pleased to announce a new apparel partnership which commencing in January 2014 and runs until December 2018. This announcement comes as BLK continue to build partnerships with elite sporting teams around the globe, CEO Tyron Brant...
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Nov 5, 13 •
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Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby Chief Executive Hamish Riach is pleased to announce that Doug McSweeney has been appointed to the role of Marketing Manager for both organisations. Mr McSweeney comes from a background of ten years in sports management and...
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Nov 1, 13 •
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The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce the appointment of ex-Springbok coach Rudolf Straeuli, as General Manager: Professional Rugby and Commercial. Straeuli’s appointment will commence immediately and the role will see him manage all senior...
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Nov 1, 13 •
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Laurie Fisher has been appointed the University of Canberra Brumbies Director of Rugby while Stephen Larkham is the club’s Head Coach, under the new coaching framework announced on Friday. Using a structure common to European rugby clubs, both Fisher and...
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Oct 31, 13 •
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Marius van der Westhuizen on Thursday was named among six South African referees on the 18-member Vodacom Super Rugby panel announced by Sanzar for the 2014 season. Van der Westhuizen, who progressed through the refereeing ranks steadily in the last few...
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Oct 31, 13 •
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SANZAR today announced its referee squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season with two new faces joining senior ranks ahead of the forthcoming campaign. Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) and Matt O’Brien (Australia) each make the step up having...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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Forwards: Josh Bekhuis, Shane Christie, Liam Coltman, Matias Diaz, Elliot Dixon, Gareth Evans, Ma’afu Fia, Tom Franklin, Kane Hames, John Hardie, Jarrad Hoeata, TJ Ioane, Chris King, Nasi Manu, Brayden Mitchell, Brad Thorn and Joe Wheeler. Backs: Kurt...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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The Hurricanes Squad for 2014 is: Forwards: Mark Abbott (Hawke’s Bay), James Broadhurst (Taranaki), Dane Coles (Wellington), Ash Dixon (Hawke’s Bay), Ben Franks (Hawke’s Bay), Reggie Goodes (Wellington), Jack Lam (Waikato), Faifili Levave...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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The Crusaders have injected a Fijian flyer and a teenage halfback into their All Blacks-laden Super Rugby squad. Coach Todd Blackadder has named a typically-powerful squad for 2014, with the last couple of slots to be filled by two uncapped players at this...
