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Oct 10, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Specman signs with Vodacom Blue Bulls with several players extending contracts until 2020
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 •
1754 Views •
General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Boom to call it a day
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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General News, International, National, Springboks •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Several Springboks released for Currie Cup duty
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 •
1779 Views •
General News, International •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three Springboks to face Namibia for Vodacom Blue Bulls Presidents XV
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 •
2874 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on DHL WP lay down massive Currie Cup marker
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 •
2110 Views •
Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup enters the business end
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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Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls starts for Van Zyl and Van der Westhuizen
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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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Full house for Lions, Sharks in Currie Cup
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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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Sharks, Lions look to maintain dominance in Currie Cup
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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Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Significant changes as Human braces for Kimberley battle
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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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three teams remain unbeaten in Currie Cup
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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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Heat on in Currie Cup as halfway mark approaches
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 •
1284 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nyakane to boost Vodacom Blue Bulls (Kick-off: 16h05)
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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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Nyakane commits to #BullsFamily
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...
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Aug 27, 18 •
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Currie Cup, Currie Cup F.Div, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Winning starts for home teams in Currie Cup
DHL Western Province, the Cell C Sharks and the Xerox Golden Lions showed that they could be forces to be reckoned with this season as they kicked off their Currie Cup campaigns on a winning note with valuable bonus points. Defending champions, DHL Western...
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Aug 23, 18 •
1974 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three teams join the Currie Cup party
Defending Currie Cup champions, DHL Western Province, the Cell C Sharks and the Xerox Golden Lions will be determined to make strong statements in their opening Currie Cup Premier Division matches this weekend, after byes saw them sit out of the first round....
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Aug 23, 18 •
1835 Views •
Currie Cup, General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Kriel to start for Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban
Jesse Kriel will make a long-awaited return to the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Saturday when they travel to Durban to face the Cell C Sharks in the Currie Cup – proudly brought to you by DirectAxis Financial Services and Nashua. Kriel last played for the...
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Aug 18, 18 •
1869 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Libbok, Smith star in Currie Cup opening round
Vodacom Blue Bulls flyhalf Manie Libbok and his iCOLLEGE Pumas counterpart, Chris Smith, were in superb form in the opening round of the Currie Cup Premier Division on Friday and helped steer their teams to vital bonus point victories. The Vodacom Blue Bulls...
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Aug 15, 18 •
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General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Currie Cup kick-off launches season into full swing
The domestic rugby scene will move up a gear from Friday as the Currie Cup – proudly sponsored by Nashua and Direct Axis – kicks off what promises to be more than two months’ top-class action between the best seven provincial teams in the country....
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Aug 15, 18 •
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General News •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls named for Currie Cup opener (Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Vodacom Blue Bulls)
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach, Pote Human, named an experienced team for Friday night’s opening match of the Currie Cup – sponsored by Nashua and DirectAxis – against the Toyota Free State in Bloemfontein. No 8 Hanro Liebenberg leads the side...
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Aug 6, 18 •
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Comments Off on Liebenberg to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls in Currie Cup
Vodacom Blue Bulls Coach, Pote Human, named an exciting squad for his 2018 Currie Cup campaign, with experienced loose forward, Hanro Liebenberg, named skipper and outside back, Johnny Kotze, the vice-captain. Liebenberg is no stranger to the captaincy role,...
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Jul 31, 18 •
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General News •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls to face Boland in Worcester
Former HTS Drostdy pupil, Hanro Liebenberg, will return to Worcester on Saturday, but instead of a school reunion, will lead the Vodacom Blue Bulls in a friendly match against the Boland Cavaliers at Esselen Park. Kick-off is at 16h30. The Vodacom Blue Bulls...
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Jul 23, 18 •
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General News, National •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pote Human to lead Currie Cup charge
The Vodacom Blue Bulls today confirmed that Pote Human will assume the role of head coach during the 2018 Currie Cup season. While Executive Rugby and Vodacom Super Rugby head coach, John Mitchell, focuses on his other roles, including spending more time at...
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Jul 2, 18 •
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General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas, Tafel Lager Griquas to host SuperSport Rugby Challenge Semi-finals – Quarter-finals Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas will face the Cell C Sharks XV in Nelspruit and Tafel Lager Griquas will host the Toyota Free State XV in Kimberley next weekend to determine the finalists of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. The eventual winner will become the new champion...
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Jun 28, 18 •
2962 Views •
General News, SuperSport Challenge •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls named for quarterfinal clash against iCollege Pumas
The Vodacom Blue Bulls will travel to Nelspruit to contest the SuperSport Rugby Challenge quarterfinal against the iCollege Pumas on Saturday, 30 June. Kickoff is at 12:30. Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach, David Manuel, has made several changes to the team with...
