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Aug 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Top teams look to increase their lead in ABSA Currie Cup First Division
The level of competition among the top teams in the Absa Currie Cup First Division is expected to rise this weekend as the tournament nears the halfway mark and the log-leaders attempt to distance themselves on the log standings. On Friday the Regent Boland...
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Jul 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Leopards & Pumas remain unbeaten in Absa Currie Cup First Division
The Leopards and Steval Pumas continued to assert their authority in the Absa Currie Cup First Division this weekend as they registered their second victories in as many weeks to remain the only unbeaten teams in the competition. The EP Kings and Regent...
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Jul 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team announced against the Griffons
The Eastern Province Rugby team that will take on the Griffons on Saturday has been announced, as the team looks to improve on their poor start to the season against the Steval Pumas. “After last week’s poor start to our Currie Cup campaign, where we were...
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May 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Aanwinste vir Boland Kavaliers span
AANWINSTE VIR REGENT BOLAND KAVALIERS Met die Absa Curriebeker se Eerste Divisie kompetisie wat die laaste naweek van Junie (29/06/2013) afskop, het die Regent Boland Kavaliers verskeie spelers geteken om die leemtes te vul, wat in die groep gelaat is as...
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Jan 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Law variations in use in South Africa in 2013
This year, the International Rugby Board has introduced 11 law trials that will be implemented from the start of the 2013 season. Seven of these have a bearing on play and most of them are designed to make the game faster, with less time wasted, and so...
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Nov 26, 12 •
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Nov 26, 12 •
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup attracts record TV audiences
The Absa Currie Cup season broke television broadcast records, the South African Rugby Union announced on Friday. An average of 525 000 viewers watched the 33 matches in the competition – an increase of 36% on the 2011 season average – according to data...
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Nov 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on New laws invite fast paced Rugby
Morgan Piek – The All Blacks will be using their Northern Tour to trial run the new IRB law regulations. The New Zealanders believe the new “shot-clock” ruck law would benefit them as the law intends to speed up the game. The new five...
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Oct 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final
Jaco Peyper has been rewarded for his outstanding performances in the 2012 season by being named as referee for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban (kick off 17h00). Peyper, who made his test debut at Tier 1 international level in 2012, will take...
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Oct 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals
THE Sharks will host DHL Western Province in this year’s Absa Currie Cup final after wildly contrasting victories over the Vodacom Blue Bulls and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions respectively in Saturday’s semi-finals. The final – a...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals
DEFENDING champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to record a hat-trick of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division victories over DHL Western Province this season when the two sides meet in one of the competition’s semi-finals in Johannesburg on...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Golden Lions
DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams has announced his team to take on the MTN Golden Lions U19s at the Markotter Fields in Stellenbosch on Saturday (kick-off 15h00). The log-topping WP Under-19s will take on the fourth-placed Golden Lions in...
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Oct 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Reinach
The Sharks dominated the Absa Currie Cup awards for October when their head coach, John Plumtree, and talented scrumhalf Cobus Reinach were named as the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month respectively. Other nominees for the two awards included MTN...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province named for semi
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup semifinal meeting with the defending champion MTN Golden Lions in Johannesburg (19h00). Coetzee has made just four changes to the side that defeated the...
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Oct 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions team announced for semi against Western Province
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play DHL Western Province on Saturday, 20 October 2012 in the second semi-final match of the 2012 Absa Currie Cup competition, this afternoon. There are eleven changes to the starting line up...
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Oct 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Black and White Blackout for Saturday
The Sharks achieved their second last hurdle in the hunt for Currie Cup glory. After a well-executed Absa Currie Cup clash against Griquas on Friday night at Mr Price KINGS PARK, The Sharks have secured the top spot on the log. The Sharks will now host the...
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Oct 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Final Round
THE Sharks and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions will host the Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western Province respectively in this year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finals, after an enthralling final weekend of round-robin matches. GWK...
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Oct 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions team to tackle the Blue Bulls
Vodacom Blue Bulls on Saturday, 13 October 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, this afternoon. There are eight changes to the starting line up who played the Griquas last weekend: 1. CJ van der Linde replaces JC Janse van Rensburg at Loose Head Prop 2. Pat Cilliers (back...
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Oct 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Final Round
THE final round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing in years, with the spectre of possible relegation hanging over the same four teams who are still in the running for the two remaining semi-final places. In...
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Oct 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks named to face the Griquas in Durban
Absa Currie Cup The Sharks vs Griquas Mr Price KINGS PARK Friday 12 October, 2012 @ 19:10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Tim Whitehead 11. JP Pietersen 10. Patrick Lambie 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (Captain 7. Jean...
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Oct 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs U19 & U21 teams to face the Blue Bulls
Toyota Free State Cheetahs U19 vs Blue Bulls U19 Saturday, 13 October 2012, 13:00 Shimla Park, Bloemfontein 15 Full back Van Tonder Meyer 14 Right wing Erasmus Sheldon 13 Right centre Kruger Tertuis 12 Left centre Kruger Tertuis 11 Left wing Laubscher Rual 10...
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Oct 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province named to face the Cheetahs at Newlands
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has brought back all his Springboks for Saturday’s must-win Absa Currie Cup clash against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at DHL Newlands (17h05). Coetzee has made eight changes to his starting line-up...
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Oct 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to take on the Sharks
GWK Griquas team vs The Sharks, ABSA Currie Cup, Friday 12 October 2012 at 19:10 at Mr Price Kings Park, Durban. 1. Steph Roberts 2. Ryno Barnes (Captain) 3. Lourens Adriaanse 4. Ligtoring Landman 5. Martin Muller 6. Marnus Schoeman 7. Justin Downey 8. Leon...
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Oct 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls call in Bok reinforcements for must-win match
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar has named all his returning Springboks involved in the Castle Rugby Championship for Saturday’s crucial Absa Currie Cup clash against the MTN Lions in Johannesburg. The Blue Bulls need to win at Coca-Cola Park, most...
