Archive for the ‘Club Rugby’ Category

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  2014 Cell C Community Cup fixtures confirmed

  Nov 15, 13 • 665 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa, Varsity & Club • Sean • No Comments

  DEFENDING champions GAP Despatch will square up to arch-rivals Spring Rose while a daunting cross-country journey of almost 3,000km awaits 2013 bronze-medallists Brakpan on the opening weekend of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, after SARU on Friday confirmed...

  
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  2014 Cell C Community Cup Wild Cards confirmed

  Nov 4, 13 • 888 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, International, National, South Africa, Varsity & Club • Sean • No Comments

  DEFENDING champions GAP Despatch will face Eastern Province arch-rivals Spring Rose in the televised opening match of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, after SARU on Monday confirmed the New Brighton club as one of five wild cards to be invited to participate in...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: D-Day for Cell C Community Cup wild cards

  Oct 23, 13 • 637 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa • Sean • No Comments

  IT WILL be D-Day later this week for those clubs nominated as wild cards for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when SARU meets to recommend the five teams to join the 15 automatic qualifiers in the second edition of the organisation’s flagship tournament...

  
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  Blue Bulls crowned Amateur Provincial Champions

  Oct 21, 13 • 649 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Uncategorized • Sean • No Comments

  The Blue Bulls were crowed the 2013 Amateur Provincial Champions on Saturday after edging Western Province 31-30 in a gripping match at DHL Newlands. The teams met in the final round-robin match between the winners of the Central, Southern and Northern...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Wesbank join Cell C Community Cup wild card race

  Oct 11, 13 • 549 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa • Sean • No Comments

  Wesbank became the 13th and final club to be officially nominated for a wild card place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they overwhelmed newly-crowned Boland champions Roses United on the last day of the season to finish second on the Premier League...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Karoo stop for Cell C Community Cup

  Oct 3, 13 • 537 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa • Sean • No Comments

  ALL fifteen automatic qualifiers for next year’s Cell C Community Cup are now confirmed after a dramatic weekend that saw a last-gasp try decide the tussle for the final place. The Karoo town of Oudtshoorn will be part of the Community Cup roadshow next...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Final two Cell C Community Cup slots up for grabs

  Sep 26, 13 • 563 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa • Sean • No Comments

  MOSSEL Bay Barbarians or Oudtshoorn’s Bridgton will become the 14th and penultimate automatic qualifiers for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they clash in the SWD Premier League final on Saturday at what is expected to be a jam-packed Outeniqua Park...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Old Boys for Cell C Community Cup

  Sep 19, 13 • 441 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, South Africa • Sean • No Comments

  BROUBART Old Selbornian became the 12th team to qualify for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they beat historical East London rivals Buffalo in the first of two Border Premier League semi-finals played at the Buffalo City Stadium on Wednesday night. Old...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: SWD clubs eye big prize

  Aug 30, 13 • 466 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News • Sean • No Comments

  THE Cell C Community Cup race in SWD hits the home straight this weekend with three clubs vying for the two remaining play-off slots in an intriguing final round of the Premier League’s round-robin stages. With 21 of 22 rounds completed in what is...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Raiders, UJ set sights on Predator title

  Aug 22, 13 • 545 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News • Sean • No Comments

  TWO Golden Lions clubs, Raiders and the University of Johannesburg, will contest the final of the inaugural cross-border Predator Super League next month after both teams registered nail-biting, come-from-behind victories in their respective semi-finals...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Ferros look to cap fine season

  Aug 8, 13 • 610 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  FERROS Rugby Club will look to cap a memorable season by becoming the eighth team to qualify for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, when they face fierce rivals Malelane in the Mpumalanga Buscor League final at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. The match...

  
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  National Club Rugby Round-up: Predator clubs head for Ellis Park

  Aug 1, 13 • 799 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • nelio@15.co.za • No Comments

  The new cross-border Predator Super League heads for the Lions’ den on Saturday when Pirates and Pretoria Police clash at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in a curtain-raiser to the sold-out Vodacom Super Rugby playoff match between the MTN Lions and Southern...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Rovers seventh team to qualify for Cell C Community Cup

  Jul 25, 13 • 819 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  CELL C Community Cup runners-up Jonsson College Rovers became the seventh team to qualify for the 2014 tournament when they claimed their eighth straight KZN Moor Cup league title last Saturday with a 62-20 away win over Varsity College.   It was also...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Hammies eye Cell C Community Cup slot

  Jul 18, 13 • 569 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  Hamiltons could take a big step towards qualifying for next year’s Cell C Community Cup when they host Durbanville-Bellville in a top-of-the-table Western Province Super League A clash in Green Point, Cape Town on Saturday (kick-off 16h00).   With...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Boksburg aim to unseat Brakpan

  Jul 12, 13 • 563 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  BOKSBURG will be hoping for a dream finish to their 110th anniversary season when they play defending champions Brakpan in the Valke Peregrine League final on Saturday, with an automatic place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup adding extra spice to an already...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Roodepoort latest Community Cup qualifier

  Jul 5, 13 • 589 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  Roodepoort have been confirmed as the fifth team to qualify for next year’s CELL C Community Cup after the West Rand club won the Golden Lions’ Pirates Grand Challenge league with a round to spare.   Roodepoort, who qualified for this...

  
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  National Club Rugby Round-up: Roodepoort latest Community Cup qualifier

  Jul 5, 13 • 570 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • nelio@15.co.za • No Comments

  Roodepoort have been confirmed as the fifth team to qualify for next year’s CELL C Community Cup after the West Rand club won the Golden Lions’ Pirates Grand Challenge league with a round to spare. Roodepoort, who qualified for this year’s...

  
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  UJ take on Maties in USSA rugby final

  Jul 5, 13 • 792 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  The University of Johannesburg will meet FNB Varsity Cup title-holders Stellenbosch University in the final of the USSA rugby tournament on Friday afternoon.   UJ beat defending champions the University of Pretoria 15-10 in a closely contested semi-final...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Sishen strikes gold in Club Competitions

  Jun 27, 13 • 549 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  GRIQUAS champions Sishen all but confirmed their return to the Cell C Community Cup in 2014 when they beat Upington United last weekend to make it eight from eight in this year’s Super League.   Three of the 20 slots for the 2014 edition of...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Gold Cup roadshow heads for Johannesburg

  Jun 21, 13 • 546 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  The iconic Gold Cup, awarded to the winners of the Cell C Community Cup, will continue its national roadshow on Saturday when it travels to Johannesburg for an historic derby clash between the city’s two oldest clubs.   Pirates, celebrating their...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Oostelikes aim for fairytale finish

  Jun 14, 13 • 553 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  Oostelike Eagles will look to cap a fairytale season when the resurgent Pretoria club play Varsity Cup champions Tuks in the Blue Bulls’ Carlton League final at Loftus Versfeld B on Saturday. Victory over their student rivals will not only be a...

  
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  Cell C Community Cup the National Clubs Round-up: All eyes on Uitenhage derby

  Jun 7, 13 • 680 Views • Cell C Community Cup, Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • nelio@15.co.za • No Comments

  National Clubs Round-up: All eyes on Uitenhage derby The 2014 Cell C Community Cup qualifying race continues to hot up in a number of provinces, with arguably three of the biggest club matches of the weekend taking place in places as geographically diverse as...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Centurion on the charge

  May 31, 13 • 475 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • admin • No Comments

  CENTURION will be playing for a place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup while Winter Rose and Swallows square up in an eagerly-anticipated Eastern Cape derby on a jam-packed weekend of club rugby across the country.   No fewer than 63 Premier League club...

  

• National Clubs Round-up: Centurion on the charge

  May 31, 13 • 650 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  CENTURION will be playing for a place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup while Winter Rose and Swallows square up in an eagerly-anticipated Eastern Cape derby on a jam-packed weekend of club rugby across the country.   No fewer than 63 Premier League club...

  
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  National Clubs Round-up: Pirates raise their sails

  May 23, 13 • 622 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • Johan Jonck • No Comments

  Glasfit Pirates Rugby Club will be looking to take a big step towards qualifying for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they meet the Golden Lions’ top non-university club, Roodepoort, on Saturday in a much-anticipated Grand Challenge match at the Rand...