Archive for 2014

  • Stormers side to tackle the Chiefs

    Mar 13, 14 • 2857 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Stormers side to tackle the Chiefs

    15. Jaco Taute 14. Kobus van Wyk 13. Jean de Villiers (captain) 12. Damian de Allende 11. Gio Aplon 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Nic Groom 8. Duane Vermeulen 7. Schalk Burger (vice-captain) 6. Deon Fourie 5. De Kock Steenkamp 4. Ruan Botha 3. Brok Harris 2....

  • Golden lions team named for Vodacom Cup clash against the Valke

    Mar 13, 14 • 2126 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Golden lions team named for Vodacom Cup clash against the Valke

    VODACOM CUP ROUND 2: GOLDEN LIONS VS VALKE Golden Lions head coach Russell Winter has made several changes to his side, ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom Cup clash against the Valke at Ellis Park. In the forwards, Charles Marais moves into the starting side at...

  • Lions team named for Blues clash

    Mar 13, 14 • 2522 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Lions team named for Blues clash

    VODACOM SUPER RUGBY ROUND 5: LIONS VS BLUES Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man team to front the Auckland-based Blues at Ellis Park on Saturday. Ackermann has made several changes after the Lions went down to The Sharks in Durban last...

  • Force unchanged to front highlanders

    Mar 13, 14 • 2023 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Force unchanged to front highlanders

    The Western Force has maintained an unchanged squad to tackle the Highlanders at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday (15 March). The Force will run out the identical 23-man line-up that defeated the Melbourne Rebels 32-7 in Perth last weekend. It is...

  • Cell C Sharks vs Reds

    Mar 13, 14 • 2396 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Cell C Sharks vs Reds

    Date: Saturday, 15 March 2014 Time: 17h05 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Lourens van der Merwe Assistant Referees: Jaco van Heerden, Stefan Breytenbach Television Match Official: Shaun Veldsman 15. SP Marais 14. JP Pietersen 13. S’bura Sithole...

  • Blues team to face the Lions

    Mar 13, 14 • 1895 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Blues team to face the Lions

    Benji Marshall will make his first start for the Blues when they take on the Lions at Ellis Park on Sunday morning (kick-off 2am NZT). The star rugby league convert will line up at fullback in a Blues side featuring five changes to the one that lost to the...

  • Hoerskool Alberton fixtures 2014

    Mar 12, 14 • 6266 Views • General News, School Rugby FixturesComments Off on Hoerskool Alberton fixtures 2014

    22Feb vs Oosterlig(Warm-up) 1Mar vs Jeugland- Friendly 8Mar vs Elspark (Super12) 15Mar vs President(Super12) 19Mar vs Volkskool Heidelberg(Super12) 26Mar vs Dr Malan(Super12) 1-5 Apr Rugby tour 12 Apr Super12 Finals 10May vs Bastion (Big schools league) 14May...

  • England Women’s team named for final Six Nations match

    Mar 12, 14 • 1952 Views • General News, Six NationsComments Off on England Women’s team named for final Six Nations match

    England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made a raft of changes ahead of Sunday’s final Six Nations match of the season against Italy at the Stadio Giulio e Silvio Pagani in Rovato, kick off 2pm GMT. Street has made 11 changes to the starting...

  • Scotland name squad

    Mar 12, 14 • 1986 Views • General News, Six NationsComments Off on Scotland name squad

    Scotland head coach Scott Johnson has named a 13-man squad of backs from which he will finalise selection for the final game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Injuries sustained in last weekend’s match against...

  • Five changes for England Under 20s

    Mar 12, 14 • 2607 Views • General News, Six NationsComments Off on Five changes for England Under 20s

    ENGLAND Under 20s have made five changes to their side to play Italy after last Friday’s emphatic 67-7 win against Wales in Newcastle. Nick Walshe and Ian Peel’s side head to the Stadio Peroni on Friday evening (kick-off 6pm GMT) knowing that only...

  • Madibaz prevail in penultimate push for semis

    Mar 12, 14 • 2134 Views • General News, Varsity CupComments Off on Madibaz prevail in penultimate push for semis

    CAPTION: FNB NMMU’s Christopher Cloete tackles FNB Tuks’s Jade Stighling during their rain-soaked FNB Varsity Cup clash in Pretoria on Monday night. Photo: Wessel Oosthuizen/SASPA FNB NMMU continued their march towards the FNB Varsity Cup semifinals in a...

  • Toyota Cheetahs Team announced for clash with Hurricanes

    Mar 12, 14 • 2537 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Team announced for clash with Hurricanes

    The Toyota Cheetah Head Coach, Naka Drotske, has named his starting XV to take on the Hurricanes on Saturday, 15 March at 05:35 (SA Time) at the Westpac-stadion in Wellington, New Zeeland. Changes to the team from last week:   Sarel Pretorius replacing...

  • England squad travelling to Rome

    Mar 11, 14 • 2020 Views • General News, Six NationsComments Off on England squad travelling to Rome

    The following players will return to Pennyhill Park tomorrow evening (Wednesday) to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at Stadio Olimpico (12.30pm GMT, live on BBC Sport). Forwards (13) David Attwood (Bath Rugby) Dylan Hartley...

  • STEVAL PUMAS WIN FIRST VODACOM CUP GAME OF 2014

    Mar 11, 14 • 2856 Views • General NewsComments Off on STEVAL PUMAS WIN FIRST VODACOM CUP GAME OF 2014

    The STEVAL PUMAS kicked off their 2014 Vodacom Cup campaign against the Valke at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park on Friday. The PUMAS were on the attack from the word go and spent quality time in the Valke’s 25m area. JC Roos added the first...

  • STEVAL PUMAS vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Saturday 15 March 2014

    Mar 11, 14 • 3856 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on STEVAL PUMAS vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Saturday 15 March 2014

    The Bulls are coming to town this weekend and there’s a massive buzz in Nelspruit! Remember to buy your tickets early at computicket  or at the stadium ticket office. Here are the details of this weekend’s match day at the Mbombela Stadium....

  • Absa Currie Cup fixtures for 2014 announced

    Mar 11, 14 • 6494 Views • General NewsComments Off on Absa Currie Cup fixtures for 2014 announced

    The fixtures for the Absa Currie Cup Qualifying Competition and the new eight-team Premier Division were released by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Tuesday. The Qualifying Competition, which will be contested by GWK Griquas, the Leopards, SWD Eagles,...

  • Vodacom Cup team announced to tackle Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown

    Mar 11, 14 • 2716 Views • General News, Vodacom CupComments Off on Vodacom Cup team announced to tackle Border Bulldogs in Grahamstown

      EP Kings Vodacom Cup head coach, Mzwandile Stick, said the team knows that they are in for a tough battle against the Border Bulldogs, when they face off against each other in Grahamstown on Saturday afternoon. Announcing his team at the Nelson Mandela...

  • EP Kings ABSA Currie Cup Fixtures announced

    Mar 11, 14 • 2560 Views • General NewsComments Off on EP Kings ABSA Currie Cup Fixtures announced

    The much anticipated ABSA Currie Cup fixtures have been announced, confirming that the EP Kings will play their first Currie Cup Premier Division match against Western Province at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on the 9th of August. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous...

  • Mealamu to return home with calf injury

    Mar 11, 14 • 2231 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Mealamu to return home with calf injury

    Blues hooker Keven Mealamu will return home to New Zealand after failing to overcome a calf injury. The veteran Blues and All Blacks centurion was forced to withdraw from last week’s match against the Bulls in Pretoria after suffering a low grade calf...

  • FIJI WARRIORS DOWN FORCE A IN BRISBANE

    Mar 10, 14 • 2050 Views • Australia, General NewsComments Off on FIJI WARRIORS DOWN FORCE A IN BRISBANE

    Force A has suffered its first defeat of the Pacific Rugby Cup, going down 36-24 to the Fiji Warriors at Ballymore in Brisbane this afternoon.   The Western Australians trailed 13-12 at half-time and despite scoring two second half tries, were unable to...

  • Maidza makes strategic changes for Tuks game

    Mar 10, 14 • 2753 Views • General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity CupComments Off on Maidza makes strategic changes for Tuks game

    FNB NMMU head coach David Maidza has made several strategic changes to his side that will take on defending champions FNB Tuks in their crucial sixth-round FNB Varsity Cup encounter in Pretoria tonight.   The penultimate game of the round-robin...

  • Izak van der Westhuizen signs with EP Kings

    Mar 10, 14 • 4201 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on Izak van der Westhuizen signs with EP Kings

    Edinburgh Rugby player, Izak van der Westhuizen, who also played for the Free State Cheetahs, will be joining the EP Kings in June. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous said the 28-year-old lock out of Kimberly, had signed a three year deal with the Kings. After...

  • Rugby announcement curries favour, deepens stadium offering

    Mar 10, 14 • 2042 Views • General NewsComments Off on Rugby announcement curries favour, deepens stadium offering

    NELSON Mandela Bay Stadium’s events line-up was significantly boosted by SA Rugby Union recent announcement that the Eastern Province Kings would be included in an expanded version of the Premier Division of the Absa Currie Cup competition this season. ABSA...

  • Wartburg Kirchdorf School Rugby Festival Results

    Mar 10, 14 • 4152 Views • General NewsComments Off on Wartburg Kirchdorf School Rugby Festival Results

    Results for the Wartburg Kirchdorf School Rugby Festival Estcourt game was called off by the Referee as they were not Boksmart accredited.   Rugby 9:00 – 10:00  (a) Carter 13   vs   20 Kingsway...

  • Hoerskool Die Anker Fixtures 2014

    Mar 10, 14 • 3884 Views • General News, SchoolComments Off on Hoerskool Die Anker Fixtures 2014

    15 March- home vs Riebeeckrand 20 March- away vs Jeugland 27 March- away vs Potch Gim 12 April- Puk semi final 26 April – Puk Final 10 Mei- away vs Jeugland (league) 17 Mei – home vs Marais Viljoen 24 Mei – home vs Vereeniging Gim 31 Mei...