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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blues team to face the Highlanders
Blues head coach Sir John Kirwan has made five changes to his starting XV for Saturday night’s clash with the Highlanders inDunedin. With Keven Mealamu away with the All Blacks earlier this week, James Parsons has been given the nod at hooker while...
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May 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Waratahs named
The Crusaders take on the Waratahs from New South Wales this Friday 31 May at AMI Stadium (Addington). Kick-off is at 7.35pm Head Coach Todd Blackadder has announced the team to play the New South Wales visitors making three changes to the starting fifteen...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement MTN Lions v Samoa
MTN Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to take on Manu Samoa this Saturday afternoon. Both JC Janse van Rensburg and Derick Minnie have returned from their loan stints at the Sharks and have been included in the match day 23....
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Jamie Roberts and Rowan Varty preview The British & Irish Lions vs. Barbarians
British Lion Jamie Roberts and Barbarian Rowan Varty look ahead to the opening game of the 2013 British & Irish Lions Tour in Hong Kong. Filmed at the recent London Sevens, the final round of the HSBC Sevens World Series, both players give their thoughts...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp, Fourie return for DHL Stormers
Fit-again forwards De Kock Steenkamp and Deon Fourie have been named in the DHL Stormers starting line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby encounter against the Kings at DHL Newlands (kick-off 17h05). Steenkamp replaces Gerbrandt Grobler in the second...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs Team announced
The Toyota Cheetah Head Coach, Naka Drotske, has named his starting XV to play the Bulls on Saturday, 1 June 2013 at 19:10 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. TOYOTA CHEETAHS vs VODACOM BULLS...
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May 29, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ludeke changes four for Cheetahs clash
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made four changes to his side to play the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday, with young guns Arno Botha and Jan Serfontein and the experienced Werner Kruger and Lionel Mapoe included in the starting team. All four...
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May 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Janse van Rensburg confirmed in SA U20 JWC squad
The South African Rugby Union has confirmed that Rohan Janse van Rensburg will replace his Vodacom Blue Bulls team mate Jan Serfontein in the SA Under-20 squad for the Junior World Championship (JWC). Serfontein, the IRB Junior Player of the Year in...
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May 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks to feature in unique double header Tests
Two Tests for the price of one Rugby World Cup 2015 dress rehearsal Five hours of entertainment Rugby fans will have the unique experience of seeing two Test matches at the same venue on the same day – all for the price of one – with kick off in the...
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May 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks step up preparations for Castle Lager Incoming Series
With less than two weeks to go before South Africa take on Italy in Durban, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer said he can’t wait for the Castle Lager Incoming Series to start. The second Springbok training camp concluded in unusual cold and wet weather...
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May 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on British sports stars unite to wish The 2013 Lions the very best of luck
On departure day watch sports stars past and present from across the British Isles in this good luck message to the 2013 Lions ahead of the first match of the Tour to Hong Kong and Australia. Watch British and Irish golfers Rory Mcilroy, Padraig Harrington,...
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May 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Public apology from Graham Henry
On Sunday, I accepted that I had breached the SANZAR Code of Conduct with comments I made to the media last week following the Blues’ game against the Crusaders. This statement is an apology to the match officials who may have taken offence to my...
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May 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Smith and Coles Back in Action for Canes
Captain Conrad Smith and hooker Danes Coles will be back in the yellow jersey this Friday night. The two have recovered from their respective injuries to join the starting line-up as the Canes take on Australian Conference leaders, the Brumbies in Canberra....
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May 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Injury rules Sergeal Petersen out of JWC
Wing Sergeal Petersen was on Monday withdrawn from the South Africa Under-20 Junior World Championship (JWC) squad because of a hamstring injury. Petersen sustained the injury during a Vodacom Super Rugby match between the Southern Kings and the Waraths....
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May 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bulls Injury Update: Greyling, Kirchner could face Cheetahs
The Vodacom Bulls players Dean Greyling and Zane Kirchner will know after fitness tests on Wednesday if they will be able to play against the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Kirchner has recovered from a finger operation, but is still suffering...
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May 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bjorn Basson found Not Guilty
A SANZAR Judicial Hearing has found Bjorn Basson of the Bulls not guilty of contravening Law 10.4 (j) Dangerous Tackling – Lifting Tackling after he was cited during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. No further sanction has been imposed on the...
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May 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Siyanda Grey and Steven Sykes out of contention for Stormers game
Southern Kings Director of Rugby, Alan Solomons, has confirmed that both Siyanda Grey and Steven Sykes would not be up for selection for the match against the DHL Stormers, following injuries they sustained during the match against the Cheetahs on the...
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May 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Franco van der Merwe to join Springbok training camp after injury concerns
Franco van der Merwe, currently on loan with The Sharks in Vodacom Super Rugby, has joined the Springbok training group currently in camp in Durban due to injuries to two of the locks in the squad. Van der Merwe joined the training squad of 38 players on...
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May 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes Injury Update
Hurricanes prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen has been ruled out for eight weeks following a knee injury during the Hurricanes match against the Chiefs on the 17th May. Toomaga-Allen suffered a tear of his MCL, but surgery is not required...
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May 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA President’s XV victorious in Windhoek
A superb first half performance set up a good 26-23 win for the SA President’s XV against Namibia in Windhoek, but they had to dig deep against the spirited home team in the second half. The South Africans scored four tries to take a 26-9 lead into...
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May 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs march on – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 15 Review
The Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs are now firmly in playoff contention with the June break looming after crucial away victories on an exciting weekend of Vodacom Super Rugby. The three-time champions from Pretoria entrenched their position at the...
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May 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Jan Serfontein declared fit
Jan Serfontein will start on the bench against The Sharks on Saturday after Louis Fouche failed a late fitness test. Meanwhile Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke said his team realised pulling off an away victory in Durban will not be easy, but it will...
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May 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on New Stadium Naming Rights Sponsor for Kings Park -Growthpoint KINGS PARK
The Sharks (Pty) Ltd are delighted to announce that a new five-year multi-million rand partnership has been entered into with Growthpoint Properties Limited; the Stadium’s new naming rights sponsor. The stadium will now be known as Growthpoint KINGS...
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May 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blockbuster double-header coming to Loftus on 22 June
The Castle Lager Incoming Tour concludes at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 22 June with what promises to be a fierce battle for top honours. The Incoming Tour features the Springboks, Italy, Scotland and Samoa with the first match of the double header kicking...
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May 24, 13 •
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Comments Off on Horne out of IRB Rugby Sevens World Cup
Springbok Sevens captain Frankie Horne will miss the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow next month because of injury. The most experienced Springboks Sevens player ever injured a shoulder during the last round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in London and...
