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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers Team announced to face Griffons:
Absa Currie Cup First Division Regent Boland Kavaliers Team to face Griffons: Janro van Niekerk Clemen Lewis Eugene Butterworth Ligtoring Landman Henjo van Niekerk Thor Halvorsen Junior Bester Zandre Jordaan Bolla Conradie © Elgar Watts Danwel...
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Jul 20, 11 •
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School •
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Comments Off on Friends to cycle Coast2Coast in memory of Rugby Loving accident victim Connor Bell
On the 26th of March 2011, a young boyʼs life was tragically cut short. Now, 14 friends connected to the Bell family are cycling from Cape Town to Durban (coast to coast) in memory of Connor, and to raise funds for a trust set up in Connorʼs name. The...
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
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Comments Off on Rovers eye Club Champs return
National club champions Jonsson College Rovers are one drawn match away from returning to Stellenbosch in September to defend their title, after the Durban side’s 63-0 dismantling of Crusaders in the KZN Fidelity Security Premier Division last weekend....
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Pumas see off Blue Bulls at Northern Sub-Union Tournament
THE Pumas caused an upset on the first day of SARU’s EBJ Northern Sub-Union tournament being held at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom when they defeated the Blue Bulls 20-17 in the opening match of the week-long event on Monday. The Mpumalanga...
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Jul 18, 11 •
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International, National, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Rugby honours Madiba’s birthday
The President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the Springboks have sent messages of congratulations to Mr Nelson Mandela who celebrates his 93rd birthday today. “On behalf of the entire South African rugby fraternity I want to congratulate Madiba...
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Jul 18, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Springboks complete first training run
World Cup-winning lock Johann Muller and star flanker Heinrich Brussow trained on their own on Monday as the Springboks had their first field session in Australia in preparation for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against the Wallabies in Sydney. The...
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Jul 17, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Springboks arrive in Sydney
The Springboks arrived in Sydney on Sunday evening (Australian time) on their re-scheduled Qantas flight for the opening match of their Castle Tri-Nations campaign against Australia on Saturday. The team arrived 31 hours later than scheduled after...
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Jul 17, 11 •
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Currie Cup Results, National •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Review – Round 1
The Sharks started the defence of their Absa Currie Cup title in emphatic fashion against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban on Saturday, while GWK Griquas almost caused an upset in Cape Town. Three teams got their season off to winning starts – the...
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Jul 16, 11 •
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Currie Cup Results, National •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers start Currie Cup with impressive victory over Border
The Regent Boland Kavaliers enjoyed a great start to the Absa Currie Cup First Division at the Boland Stadium in Wellington today with a very impressive 69-12 victory over the Border Bulldogs. The halftime score was 31-12 for the Kavaliers. The...
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Jul 16, 11 •
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Craven Week, SA Schools Team, School •
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Comments Off on SA Schools and SA Academy Teams Announced
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Saturday announced the players selected to the SA Schools and SA Academy Teams for 2011. These squads will compete in two international friendlies against a France Invitational squad in August. Golden...
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Jul 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on Unilever Goes Green – in support of the Springboks
Unilever South Africa and The South African Rugby Union (SARU) today announced that Unilever has joined the Springbok sponsorship family as an Associate Sponsor to the Springbok team. The announcement was made at the Radisson Blu hotel in Johannesburg in the...
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Jul 14, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Peyper becomes South Africa’s 65th Test Referee
The 31-year-old Jaco Peyper will become South Africa’s 65th Test referee when he takes charge of the International match featuring Kenya and Zimbabwe on the 23 July 2011. Peyper, refereed at last year’s IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina; and at...
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Jul 13, 11 •
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Craven Week, School •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week Review – Day Three
The Free State Cheetahs continued their undefeated run in the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week after they secured a nail-biting 14-11 victory against the Vodacom Blue Bulls thanks to a match-winning try by centre Jan Serfontein. The Grey College midfielder...
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Jul 12, 11 •
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Craven Week, School •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week Review – Day Two
The KwaZulu Natal Under-18 team held their composure and nerve and went to secure a deserved 23-21 victory against DHL Western Province in their Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week clash played at the GWK Park in Kimberley. Both teams each scored three tries in...
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Jul 12, 11 •
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International, World Rugby •
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Comments Off on Muller, Oosthuizen closer to touring with Boks
Lock Johann Muller and prop Coenie Oosthuizen sat out the morning training once more on Tuesday, but should be cleared to leave with the Springbok team on the away leg of the Castle Tri-Nations on Friday, said Springbok coach Peter de Villiers following...
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Jul 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division: Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Border (16 July 2011, 16:00 – Boland Stadium, Wellington)
Regent Boland Kavaliers Team to face Border: Charl du Plessis Clemen Lewis Eugene Butterworth Ligtoring Landman Henjo van Niekerk Milroy Isaacs Thor Halvorsen Junior Bester Bolla Conradie © Elgar Watts Danwel Demas Braam Gerber PJ Vermeulen Cornal...
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Jul 11, 11 •
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Craven Week, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Free State and Blue Bulls dazzle at Coca-Cola Craven Week
The Free State Under-18s and Blue Bulls Under-18 teams kicked off the 2011 edition of the Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week to an entertaining start after both teams secured convincing victories during the action of day one at GKW Park in Kimberley. In...
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Jul 10, 11 •
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International •
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Comments Off on Next generation of SA Women's players travel to USA
The next generation of South African Women players leave for the United States later today to participate in the Under-20 Nations Cup in Santa Barbara. The youngsters will be one of four teams taking part in the U20 Women Nations Cup at the University of...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 3 results
Day 3 (Friday 08 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. UKZN 14, Varsity College 7 Mthatha 43, Mafikeng 5 Cida 14, Limpopo 5 VUT 24, DUT 0 Fort Hare 15, UWC 14 George 38, NWU Vaal 14 Shimlas 20, UCT 12 Namibia 20, Ibika 5 Pukke...
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Jul 7, 11 •
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School, School Rugby Fixtures, School Rugby Results •
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Comments Off on EP takes honours at Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week
Eastern Province claimed top honours at the 2011 Coca-Cola Under-16 Grant Khomo following their 34-12 victory over SWD Eagles in the final match played in Queenstown on Thursday. The team from Port Elizabeth played some enjoyable, running rugby at the Queens...
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Jul 7, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on Cavaliers ready for Currie Cup kick-off
The Boland Cavaliers beat WP u.21 Team 29-0 at the Van Der Stel Sports fields in Stellenbosch on Tuesday in a friendly match. Although both teams enjoyed their fair share of possession, the Cavaliers were much more clinical than the u.21’s with ball...
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Jul 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 2 results
Day 2 (Wednesday 06 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. WSU Buffalo 36, Namibia 5 George 36, VUT 81 Mthatha 81, Limpopo 3 Mafikeng 13, Cida 8 CUT 30, UWC 27 Venda 17, Zululand 0 Ibika 27, DUT 10 Rhodes 30, UKZN 6 Fort Hare 21,...
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Jul 6, 11 •
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Comments Off on Deysel added to Springbok Training Squad
Sharks looseforward Jean Deysel has been added to the Springbok training squad in Cape Town because of injuries. Deysel, who made his Test debut against Italy on the 2009 end-of-year tour, joined the group on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has been called in as...
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Jul 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 National Club Rugby Round-up – Nelspruit not out of the running just yet
With just over 10 weeks remaining until the start of the 2011 National Club Championships in Stellenbosch, from 17-23 September, traditional Mpumalanga heavyweights Nelspruit have not given up hope of booking their ticket to SARU’s season-ending flagship...
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Jul 4, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
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Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 1 results
USSA Rugby Tournament Day 1 (Monday 04 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. WSU Buffalo 40, DUT 6 Maties 47, Rhodes 8 Fort Hare 31, NMMU 10 Zululand 27, Limpopo 3 UJ 44, UKZN 0 PE College 78, WSU Mthatha 0 Namibia 12,...
