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Nov 9, 18 •
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The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd is pleased to announce that Cornal Hendricks will join the Vodacom Bulls for the upcoming 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The 30 year-old winger played 12 test matches for South Africa, the last in 2015, before a heart...
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Oct 26, 18 •
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The Blue Bulls Company are excited to confirm the signing of Springbok eight-man Duane Vermeulen. The big ball carrying loosie, who is currently plying his trade in Japan, will arrive in Pretoria in February 2019, and will spend the duration of the season...
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Oct 25, 18 •
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The Currie Cup will reach a thrilling conclusion in Cape Town on Saturday when the unbeaten DHL Western Province will set their sights on a fairy-tale finish to the season against a Cell C Sharks side determined to avenge defeat in last year’s final. The...
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Oct 25, 18 •
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The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that assistant coach Gary Botha has decided to pursue a career outside of Rugby, and will be leaving his beloved Loftus at the end of the junior season. Botha has literally represented the brand with distinction at...
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Oct 23, 18 •
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Jaco Peyper will referee his fourth Currie Cup Final in seven seasons when DHL Western Province host the Cell C Sharks at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday at 16h00. Saturday’s final match of the season in the Currie Cup Premier Division – sponsored...
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Oct 21, 18 •
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It took 100 minutes of high drama at DHL Newlands, but DHL Western Province ultimately clinched home-ground advantage and will host the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup Final in Cape Town next weekend after the coastal sides beat their Gauteng rivals in two...
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Oct 19, 18 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Pote Human, named Springbok prop, Trevor Nyakane, at loosehead for Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal against DHL Western Province at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. Nyakane moves from tighthead for this clash, with Dayan van der...
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Oct 19, 18 •
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The momentum of the Currie Cup – sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services and Nashua – will change significantly on Saturday as the teams make the switch from qualifying mode to final mode as they take to the field in the Premier Division semi-finals....
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Oct 11, 18 •
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The scramble for play-off spots and the remaining home semi-final will reach fever pitch this weekend as the pool stages of the Currie Cup comes to a dramatic conclusion in the presence of several returning Springboks. Defending champions, DHL Western...
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Oct 11, 18 •
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Four Springboks, Trevor Nyakane, Marco van Staden, Ivan van Zyl and Embrose Papier, have been included in the match day squad that will face DHL Western Province in Pretoria on Saturday for the home side’s final regulation Currie Cup match. Nyakane and Van...
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Oct 10, 18 •
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Ospreys Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of Johnny Kotze on a three month contract. Described as “one of the most important cogs” at the Bulls following a season where he scored seven tries in 16 Super Rugby appearances, Kotze has...
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Oct 10, 18 •
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The Blue Bulls Company is excited to announce the signing of BlitzBok Rosko Specman until 2020 while Edgar Marutlulle, Johan Grobbelaar, Divan Rossouw and Franco Naude have recommitted themselves to the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls for a further two...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that loose forward Boom Prinsloo will be retiring from professional rugby with immediate effect. This comes after a mutual agreement between both parties. The 29-year-old was born in Bloemfontein and is another...
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Sep 18, 18 •
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The Springboks have released eight players from their Castle Lager Rugby Championship squad that returned from New Zealand on Sunday for Currie Cup and provincial duty this weekend. In addition to the group of local players released to their provinces, two...
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Sep 18, 18 •
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Trevor Nyakane, Marco van Staden and Embrose Papier will all be in action in Windhoek on Saturday to face Namibia in a friendly match at the Hage Geingob Stadium. The trio has been included in a Vodacom Blue Bulls Presidents XV that will face the Namibians in...
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Sep 16, 18 •
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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
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DHL Western Province took a big leap toward securing home ground advantage in the Currie Cup semi-finals, as the Vodacom Blue Bulls remained in contention for a top-four spot and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs dropped out of the race in a decisive weekend of...
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Sep 14, 18 •
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The Currie Cup will move closer to the business end of the competition this weekend as three teams enter the second half of their campaigns, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls will play their penultimate pool match. The unbeaten Xerox Golden Lions and DHL Western...
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Sep 12, 18 •
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Ivan van Zyl and Dayan van der Westhuizen will make first starts for the Vodacom Blue Bulls Currie Cup team this season on Friday, when they host iCOLLEGE Pumas at Loftus Versfeld. Van Zyl made two appearances off the bench since returning from the Springboks...
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Sep 9, 18 •
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The Xerox Golden Lions and Cell C Sharks continued their fine form in the Currie Cup this weekend as they produced the goods to earn their third round of bonus-point wins for a full house of points halfway through their campaigns. The Vodacom Blue Bulls also...
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Sep 7, 18 •
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The Cell C Sharks and Xerox Golden Lions will look to maintain their early dominance in the Currie Cup by stretching their winning runs to three matches in what marks the halfway stage of their pool rounds this weekend. Both teams won their opening two games...
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Sep 6, 18 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Pote Human, made changes to his back three, midfield and loose trio for this weekend’s Currie Cup clash against Tafel Lager Griquas in Kimberley. Duncan Matthews, Franco Naude and Nick de Jager will all make first starts in the...
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Sep 3, 18 •
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DHL Western Province, Xerox Golden Lions and Cell C Sharks registered vital away victories in the Currie Cup – proudly brought to you by Nashua and DirectAxis Financial Services – this past weekend to remain the only unbeaten teams in the competition. All...
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Aug 30, 18 •
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The heat is on in the Currie Cup Premier Division – proudly sponsored by DirectAxis Financial Services and Nashua – as three teams reach the halfway mark in the pool stages, which is expected to spice up the competition. The action gets underway in...
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Aug 30, 18 •
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Trevor Nyakane will make a first appearance for the Vodacom Blue Bulls and will start at tighthead for the hosts when they take on the Xerox Golden Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. This Currie Cup clash is proudly brought to you by Nashua and DirectAxis...
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Aug 28, 18 •
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It’s been a week of positive news regarding contract renewals at Loftus, and the Blue Bulls Company would like to add to that by confirming that Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane has also re-pledged his elegance to the #BullsFamily until October 2019. Nyakane...
