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Jul 3, 13 •
3204 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Team announced for battle with Blues
Die Toyota Cheetahs sê Saterdag, 7 Julie die Blues aan in ‘n Vodacom Super Rugby kragmeting in die Vrystaat Stadion in Bloemfontein. Die wedstryd skop om 14:50 af en word voorafgegaan deur ‘n wedstryd tussen die Vrystaat Plattelandspan en SA Lugmag wat...
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Jul 3, 13 •
3028 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Don Armand the only change for DHL Stormers Team
Coach Allister Coetzee has made just one change to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth (17h05). Don Armand replaces the injured Siya Kolisi (ankle) at loose forward for...
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Jul 3, 13 •
3146 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Marcel van der Merwe in first Blue Bulls outing
Tight head prop Marcel van der Merwe will make his long awaited debut for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in a friendly match against the MTN Golden Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Van der Merwe joined the Vodacom Blue Bulls last year, but has been recovering...
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Jul 3, 13 •
3550 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Morne Steyn back in starting line-up for Vodacom Bulls
Their most experienced player ever, Mornè Steyn, is back in the starting line-up of the Vodacom Bulls team to play The Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Steyn came off the bench in last weekend’s win over the Southern Kings much earlier than planned,...
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Jul 3, 13 •
6320 Views •
General News, Grant Khomo Week, Youth Weeks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blue Bulls & Western Province make it a North-South Derby on the Final Day of the u16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
2 July 2013. Thursday’s “main game” at the Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week in Vanderbijlpark between the Blue Bulls and Western Province will be an intriguing clash between two sides that have been comfortably the classiest outfits on display...
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Jul 3, 13 •
2358 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Crusaders name team to play the Chiefs
This weekend see’s the Crusaders take on the 2012 Investec Super Rugby champions the Chiefs. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team making five changes to the starting fifteen that bet the Highlanders last weekend. The...
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Jul 2, 13 •
3381 Views •
General News, Grant Khomo Week, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Western Province and Blue Bulls favourites to contest final match at the Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
Western Province and the Blue Bulls on Tuesday took major steps toward contesting the unofficial final of the Coca-Cola Under-16 Grant Khomo Week on Thursday as they produced another round of classy displays in the top matches of the day. The Cape-based side...
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Jul 2, 13 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Southern Kings team announced to take on DHL Stormers
The team, under the captaincy of Andries Strauss, remains unchanged from the 22 that took on the Bulls at Loftus on Saturday, except for the absence of Rynier Bernardo from the bench, who makes way for Steven Sykes. Sykes returns to the bench after having...
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Jul 1, 13 •
4538 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Louis Fouché injured his knee ligaments and will be out of rugby for at least six months
Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Louis Fouché injured his knee ligaments and will be out of rugby for at least six months. He picked up the injury in the Vodacom Bulls win over the Kings in Pretoria at the weekend. According to Vodacom Bulls team doctor, Org Strauss,...
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Jul 1, 13 •
4678 Views •
Academy Week, General News, Grant Khomo Week, School, Youth Weeks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Coca-Cola u16 Grant Khomo & u18 Academy Week off to an exciting start
The Coca-Cola under-16 Grant Khomo Week got off to an exciting start at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark on Monday with a cocktail of big victories and close encounters keeping spectators entertained. Such was the competitiveness of the clashes on the...
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Jul 1, 13 •
8328 Views •
British & Irish Lions, British & Irish Lions News, General News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Reaction as Lions Series is levelled, Exclusive O’Driscoll interview, Robinson, Hastings, Roff and Gregan second test reaction
This fifth edition from The Tour features an exclusive interview with Brian O’Driscoll the morning after the second Test with respected pundit Jonathan Davies, as well as views from former Wallaby winger Joe Roff, former two-time Lions tourist Jason...
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Jul 1, 13 •
3296 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs fans invited to support their side for vital battle with Blues
Die Toyota Cheetahs sê Saterdag, 7 Julie die Blues aan in ‘n Vodacom Super Rugby kragmeting in die Vrystaat Stadion in Bloemfontein. Die wedstryd skop om 14:50 af en word voorafgegaan deur ‘n wedstryd tussen die Vrystaat Plattelandspan en SA Lugmag wat...
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Jul 1, 13 •
1963 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blues injury update – Weepu to return home
Blues halfback Piri Weepu will join Chris Noakes on a flight back to Auckland later this evening after failing to recover from a rib injury he sustained against the Sharks. Weepu was still very sore this morning and Blues doctor Stephen Kara believed...
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Jul 1, 13 •
3334 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Jarrad Hoeata Suspended For One Week
The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Jannie Lubbe SC has accepted a guilty plea from Jarrad Hoeata of the Highlanders for contravening Disciplinary Rule 6.1 of the SANZAR Judicial Rules by receiving a third Yellow Card in the 2013 Super Rugby tournament. Hoeata...
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Jul 1, 13 •
28327 Views •
Analysis, General News, School, School Rugby Rankings •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on School Rugby Rankings Explained: The Good the Bad and the Beautiful
Rugby fans are passionate about the game and where their allegiances are to be found and non-more so than amongst parents, pupils and old-boys of our schools! When Rugby 15 shares the weekly School Rugby Rankings we find intense debates amongst these old...
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Jul 1, 13 •
3411 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Blues injury update
The Blues’ 22-20 defeat to the Sharks inDurbanon Sunday morning has been compounded by news that first five-eighths Chris Noakes suffered a thigh strain and will return toNew Zealand. Utility back Marty McKenzie will fly out toBloemfonteinas a...
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Jun 30, 13 •
4340 Views •
Academy Week, Craven Week, General News, Grant Khomo Week, School, Youth Weeks •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Coca-Cola Youth Weeks step up a gear
The Coca-Cola Youth Weeks are expected to switch into a higher gear on Monday as the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and Under-18 Academy Week players receive the opportunity to make their presence felt. The Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week will be hosted at the Isak...
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Jun 30, 13 •
3037 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Disappointing performance by Southern Kings in second Bulls clash
The Southern Kings let themselves down with a poor performance and too many unforced errors in the game against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday, which saw them lose the game 48 – 18. Director of Rugby, Alan Solomons, said that apart for the mauling...
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Jun 30, 13 •
7479 Views •
Blitz Bokke, General News, International, IRB World Cup Sevens, Sevens Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Quarterfinal anguish for Springbok Sevens
The Springbok Sevens team were edged out of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday with a heart-breaking 12-10 defeat to Fiji. A conversion attempt from Cecil Afrika narrowly missed the upright after Sibusiso Sithole scored with...
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Jun 30, 13 •
2586 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Ma’a Nonu Suspended for Three Weeks
The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Jannie Lubbe SC has accepted a guilty plea from Ma’a Nonu of the Highlanders for contravening Law 10.4 (j) Dangerous Tackling – Lifting Tackling after he was Red Carded by the referee: Mr Steve Walsh during a Super Rugby...
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Jun 30, 13 •
3021 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls secure South African Conference – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 18 Review
The Vodacom Bulls secured first place in the South African Conference and booked their place in the Vodacom Super Rugby Finals Series with an emphatic win over the Southern Kings at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. At the same time, The Sharks...
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Jun 30, 13 •
2893 Views •
Currie Cup F.Div, Currie Cup F.Div News, General News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Strong Absa Currie Cup First Division starts for Leopards, SWD and Pumas
The Leopards, South Western Districts Eagles and Steval Pumas registered strong starts to the Absa Currie Cup First Division this weekend as they out-classed the opposition for convincing away victories. The Leopards ran in six tries against the Regent Boland...
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Jun 30, 13 •
2263 Views •
General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Crusaders centre Robbie Fruean to face further heart surgery
The Crusaders have today announced that Centre Robbie Fruean has withdrawn from the remainder of the 2013 Investec Super Rugby Season as he is set to undergo heart surgery. 24–year–old Fruean requires a further valve replacement as a result of...
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Jun 30, 13 •
1786 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Jarrad Hoeata to appear before SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer after third yellow card
Jarrad Hoeata of the Highlanders received a Yellow Card in the Super Rugby match between the Highlanders and Crusaders on 29th June 2013. Hoeata has now received 3 Yellow Cards in the 2013 Super Rugby Tournament. Pursuant to Rule 6.1 of the SANZAR Judicial...
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Jun 30, 13 •
2176 Views •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Ma’a Nonu issued a Red Card
Ma’a Nonu of the Highlanders has received a red card for foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Nonu is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (j) Dangerous Tackling – Lifting Tackling. The incident occurred in the 58th minute of the...
