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Aug 17, 15 •
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Caption: BLK South Africa director William Hughes (left) and EP Rugby chief executive officer Charl Crous are delighted with their new partnership. AS the Kings franchise looks forward to a significant period in its history, EP Rugby chief executive Charl...
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Jul 14, 15 •
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French-based loosehead prop JC Janse van Rensburg will join the DHL Stormers ahead of the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The powerful former Lions captain is currently in his third season with French club, Bayonne, but he will bolster the DHL...
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Jul 4, 15 •
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Waisake Naholo’s second-half try helped the Highlanders claim their maiden Super Rugby title with a 21-14 win over the Hurricanes. The teams stayed true to their philosophy in a thrilling encounter, with both sides constantly looking to keep ball in...
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Jun 30, 15 •
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Hearing Details: Tuesday 30 June 2015 @ 17:00 AEST, 19:00 NZST, 09:00 SAST via videoconference Appeals Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Lex Mpati, Terry Willis Player: Henry Speight Team: Brumbies Position: Winger Date of Incident: 20 June...
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Jun 27, 15 •
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The Highlanders will take on the Hurricanes in an all-New Zealand Super Rugby Final after they stunned the Waratahs 35-17 in Sydney on Saturday. While being deserved winners, the game may well be remembered for a big call from referee Craig Joubert when the...
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Jun 27, 15 •
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NSW Waratahs 17 – Highlanders 35 Asteron Life Super Rugby Semi-Final – Allianz Stadium, Sydney The NSW Waratahs have bowed out of the 2015 Super Rugby competition with a heart-breaking 35-17 loss to the Highlanders at Allianz Stadium. Spurred on by 32,632...
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Jun 26, 15 •
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Hearing Details: Tuesday 30 June 2015 @ 17:00 AEST, 19:00 NZST, 09:00 SAST via videoconference Appeals Committee: Nigel Hampton QC (Chairman), Lex Mpati, Terry Willis Player: Henry Speight Team: Brumbies Position: Winger Date of Incident: 20...
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Jun 25, 15 •
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Stephen Larkham has named his side to take on the Hurricanes in this weekend’s Super Rugby Semi-Final in Wellington. There is only one change from the team that defeated the Stormers 39-19 in Cape Town last Saturday. With Henry Speight ruled out through...
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Jun 25, 15 •
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Saturday’s Semi-Final will see the Highlanders’ field an almost identical starting fifteen to the side that beat the Chiefs last Saturday in an encounter of epic proportions. The only change – openside flanker James Lentjes replaces the injured Dan...
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Jun 25, 15 •
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Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has named his team to face the Brumbies in the first Super Rugby Semi-Final for 2015. With the only injury to hinder the side being that of Cory Jane (hamstring), Boyd has named Nehe Milner-Skudder on the right wing and given James...
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Jun 23, 15 •
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Vodacom Rugby App Review – Playoffs The 2015 Vodacom SupeRugby season may have ended in tears for the DHL Stormers but centre Damian de Allende showed once again that he was not a flash in the pan. De Allende had been the epitome of consistency this...
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Jun 23, 15 •
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Written by: David van der Merwe – @djvanman on twitter The Super Rugby season has come to an end for South African rugby supports after the Brumbies destroyed the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday. This was not unexpected as the South African sides...
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Jun 23, 15 •
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NSW Waratahs flyhalf Bernard Foley has backed the NSW public to cheer the Waratahs to a back to back Semi-Final appearance at Allianz Stadium when the side meets the Highlanders on Saturday night. The Highlanders defeated the Chiefs in the Qualifying...
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Jun 22, 15 •
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It was not to be for the DHL Stormers and long-time coach Allister Coetzee, as they were knocked out of 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby contention on Saturday night at DHL Newlands. The DHL Stormers went down 19-39 to the Brumbies, from Australia, meaning that...
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Jun 20, 15 •
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The race for the Super Rugby title is down to four with back-to-back trans-Tasman Semi-Finals to be played next Saturday 27 June. The double-header commences with the table-topping Hurricanes welcoming the Brumbies to Wellington’s Westpac Stadium (19:35...
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Jun 18, 15 •
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The Chiefs have announced their team to play the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday night in the Investec Super Rugby Final Series Qualifier Match. It is the fourth consecutive year under coach Dave Rennie that the Chiefs have made the play-offs. Newly...
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Jun 18, 15 •
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Head coach Allister Coetzee has revealed the DHL Stormers line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifier against the Brumbies at DHL Newlands (kick-off 17h05), with Juan de Jongh assuming the leadership reins once again. Outside centre De Jongh...
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Jun 18, 15 •
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The Brumbies have named an unchanged line-up for Saturday’s Super Rugby Qualifier against the Stormers at DHL Newlands. David Pocock has been named at flanker despite leaving the field with concussion concerns in the 37-24 loss to the Crusaders at GIO...
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Jun 17, 15 •
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Written by: David van der Merwe – @djvanman on twitter The Bulls will be losing the following 10 players at the end of this season: Victor Matfield – He retires again. Hopefully for good this time. We might see him as the attack coach at the...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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Chiefs scrumhalf Augustine Pulu has been ruled out of the Super Rugby’s Finals Series due to a broken arm. Pulu, who represented the All Blacks in two Tests on their 2014 end-of-year tour, sustained the injury after coming on as a replacement in the...
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Jun 15, 15 •
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The DHL Stormers, already assured of a home Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifier match at DHL Newlands next Saturday, finished their 2015 league campaign with a loss to the Sharks in Durban but it did not deter coach Allister Coetzee. The DHL Stormers went down...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Four tries in the second half secured second place and a home Semi-Final for the Waratahs with a 31-5 win over the Reds in Sydney. A drab first 40 minutes saw the only points come from a penalty by Bernard Foley before the champions stepped on the accelarator...
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Jun 13, 15 •
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Photo: Anton Geyser Although it may not be the last time we see the likes of Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis at Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Saturday’s match against the Stormers may well be their last in the colours of the Cell C Sharks. Whilst hinting that...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Photo: @Nader_pale_toe Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made four changes to his starting team that will face the Toyota Cheetahs in a Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The coach’s hand was forced through injury and the SARU rest...
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Jun 11, 15 •
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Nizaam Carr will lead the DHL Stormers into action, as the 2015 SA Conference winners face up to the Sharks in both teams’ final Vodacom Super Rugby league match of the season in Durban on Saturday (kick-off 19h10). Carr will line up at No.8 in a...
