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  • Eastern Province beat South Western Districts in the final game of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 19, 14 • 2548 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Eastern Province beat South Western Districts in the final game of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Middelburg, 18 July, 2014. Eastern Province emerged as the unofficial U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week champions for 2014 after beating SWD 25-7 in final game of the week at HTS Middelburg on Saturday. Tradition demands that there is no real winner of the Craven...

  • South African rugby gives back on Mandela Day

    Jul 18, 14 • 2033 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, Springbok News, Springboks • • Comments Off on South African rugby gives back on Mandela Day

    South African rugby, led by Springbok wing Bryan Habana, on Friday did their bit as part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations by helping uplift the community in Nyanga, east of Cape Town. Habana, the record holder for the most tries ever in Tests for the...

  • Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee

    Jul 18, 14 • 2163 Views • Australia, General News • • Comments Off on Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee

    Photo: Amy Perrett in action – Karen Watson Photography. Amy Perrett will tomorrow become the first female NSW referee to take charge of a Premiership match. Perrett (24) will make history when she takes charge of the Magners Shute Shield Round 17 match...

  • Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 18, 14 • 2354 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Keanu Vers from Eastern Province is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 4 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week   Keanu Vers is the second player from Eastern Province to be the Coca-Cola Hero of the day thanks to his brilliant run that set Athi...

  • All Cape main game and the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week

    Jul 18, 14 • 2952 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on All Cape main game and the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week

    It is going to be an all Cape main game at the 2014 U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Middelburg this year, with Eastern Province taking on South Western Districts in the week’s unofficial title game.   When the fixtures for the final day were announced...

  • EP hosts U18 Girls Sevens Tournament

    Jul 17, 14 • 2697 Views • General News, School, Sevens Rugby • • Comments Off on EP hosts U18 Girls Sevens Tournament

    The Eastern Province Rugby Union will be hosting the national Girls U18 Sevens tournament this weekend at the Rosedale Rugby Stadium in Uitenhage. The tournament will host teamsof 12 girls each, representing Boland, Border, Border Country Districts,...

  • Sharks u19 side for Bulls clash

    Jul 17, 14 • 2373 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Sharks u19 side for Bulls clash

    Blue Bulls U19 vs Cell C Sharks U19   Date : Saturday, 19 July 2014 Time : 13h45 Venue : Loftus, Pretoria   15. Kelvin Elder 14. Chris Lines 13. Bradley Ellse 12. Merlyn Pieterse 11. Philip Marais 10. Innocent Radebe 9. Matthew Reece-Edwards 8....

  • Sharks u21 side named

    Jul 17, 14 • 2771 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Sharks u21 side named

    Blue Bulls U21 vs Cell C Sharks U21   Date : Saturday, 19 July 2014 Time : 15h30 Venue : Loftus, Pretoria   15. Alcino Izaacs 14. Alrin Eksteen 13. Tyler Fisher 12. Garath Miekle 11. Sipho Mkize 10. Tim Swiel 9. Hanco Venter 8. Jean Pretoruis 7....

  • EP U19 to tackle the Lions at NMMU

    Jul 17, 14 • 2616 Views • General News • • Comments Off on EP U19 to tackle the Lions at NMMU

    The Eastern Province U19 team will tackle the Golden Lions at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s B field on Friday, 18 July, 2014 in their second match of the ABSA U19 competition. EP U19 Head Coach, Mzwandile Stick has made very few changes to his...

  • GWK Griquas, Leopards in shootout for Absa Currie Cup promotion

    Jul 17, 14 • 2737 Views • General News • • Comments Off on GWK Griquas, Leopards in shootout for Absa Currie Cup promotion

    The pressure will be firmly on GWK Griquas to win by a bonus point margin against the SWD Eagles in George on Saturday if they want to clinch promotion to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. Although unbeaten after five matches, the Griquas (23 points)...

  • DHL WP U19s change one as Leopards come to town

    Jul 17, 14 • 2213 Views • General News • • Comments Off on DHL WP U19s change one as Leopards come to town

    DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams has made just one enforced change to his team for Saturday’s Absa Provincial Under-19 clash against the Leopards at City Park (kick-off 13h30). The only change is at scrumhalf, with Justin Phillips...

  • Lambie back on Cell C Sharks bench

    Jul 17, 14 • 2193 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Lambie back on Cell C Sharks bench

    Springbok flyhalf Pat Lambie has recovered from his arm injury and has been included on the Cell C Sharks bench for their Vodacom Super Rugby qualifier against the Highlanders in Durban on Saturday. Lambie’s inclusion in the team is one of only three...

  • Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 17, 14 • 2657 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Shadward Fillies from South Western Districts is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day on day 3 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Shadward Fillies scored two tries in quick succession that allowed South Western Districts to distance themselves on the scoreboard in a...

  • Sharks team to take on the Highlanders

    Jul 17, 14 • 2152 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Sharks team to take on the Highlanders

    Cell C Sharks vs Highlanders Date: Saturday, 19 July 2014 Time: 17h05 CAT Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) Assistant Referees: Jaco Peyper, Cobus Wessels Television Match Official: Shaun Veldsman 15. SP Marais 14. S’bura...

  • Surprise win for the SWD in the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 17, 14 • 2823 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Surprise win for the SWD in the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    South Western Districts probably booked their place in the unofficial final of the Coca-Cola Craven Week by beating Western Province 38-23 in the late game of the third day of the tournament at HTS Middelburg on Wednesday. It was something of a surprise...

  • TREATMENT OF REFEREES AT CLUB GAMES

    Jul 16, 14 • 2035 Views • General News, South Africa, Varsity & Club • • Comments Off on TREATMENT OF REFEREES AT CLUB GAMES

    Following concerns raised by the Eastern Province Rugby Referees Society relating to the conduct towards them at club matches, the Eastern Province Rugby Union has decided to cancel all club matches this weekend. “We initially received a notification from...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby Signals Asian Expansion in 2016

    Jul 16, 14 • 2842 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Signals Asian Expansion in 2016

    The evolution of Vodacom Super Rugby is set to expand into Asia with SANZAR confirming that tenders from Japan and Singapore will vie for the license to run a team when the competition grows to 18 participants in 2016. Following an initial expression of...

  • Free State, EP stamp authority on day two at Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 15, 14 • 4345 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Free State, EP stamp authority on day two at Coca-Cola Craven Week

    The Free State and Eastern Province on Tuesday stamped their authority on the second day of the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week as they powered their way to impressive victories in the big match-ups of the day. The Free State registered an impressive 33-20...

  • Teams from the North battle on day 2 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 15, 14 • 2370 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Teams from the North battle on day 2 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Middelburg, 15 July, 2014. The teams at the 2014 U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Middelburg have all played one game now, and already the teams from the Northern part of the country have probably all fallen out of contention for a spot in Saturday’s unofficial...

  • Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 15, 14 • 2777 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Curwin Bosch from Eastern Province is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 2 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Curwin Bosch won man in the match for his performance against the Blue Bulls where he scored a try and 2 coversions and 4 penalties for a total of...

  • Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 14, 14 • 3772 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Mfundo Ndhlovu from the Pumas is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 1 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Mfundo scored a try when his team was under huge pressure in their match against Western Province. The Pumas had already been playing in 14 men for...

  • Day 1 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week kicks off in Middelburg

    Jul 14, 14 • 3460 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on Day 1 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week kicks off in Middelburg

    Middelburg, 14 July, 2014. The final match of the opening day of the 51st Coca-Cola Craven Week in Middelburg on Monday was a humdinger, with pre-tournament favourites, Western Province, holding out in the face of a ferocious second half onslaught from the...

  • SWD, WP stand out on opening day of Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 14, 14 • 2689 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on SWD, WP stand out on opening day of Coca-Cola Craven Week

    SWD and Western Province on Monday stood out as two of the top contenders to play for places in the final match of the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week on Saturday as they registered strong starts to the competition at HTS Middelburg in Mpumalanga. SWD created...

  • WP Rugby statement – 14/07/14

    Jul 14, 14 • 2847 Views • General News, National, South Africa • • Comments Off on WP Rugby statement – 14/07/14

    Western Province Rugby can confirm that one of its players was held on suspicion that his blood alcohol content exceeded the legal limit. The player’s vehicle was stopped at random on Saturday night and there is no allegation that he drove the vehicle...

  • All eyes on WP at U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    Jul 14, 14 • 2941 Views • Craven Week, General News, School • • Comments Off on All eyes on WP at U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week

    All eyes will be on DHL Western Province at the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week starting on Monday at HTS Middelburg in Mpumalanga as they look to repeat the impressive feat of finishing all the Coca-Cola Craven Week tournaments as the top province. In the...