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Aug 29, 11 •
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Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on All Blacks medical update – Kieran Read and Adam Thomson
Injured All Blacks number eight Kieran Read will miss the opening weeks of the Rugby World Cup while fellow injured loose forward Adam Thomson looks set to be unavailable for the opening match against Tonga, All Blacks Doctor Deb Robinson says. Read (high...
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Aug 29, 11 •
2258 Views •
International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springboks enjoy Presidential send off
The Springboks carried the hopes of 50 million South Africans on their shoulders, State President Jacob Zuma, told the 30-man squad and management during the team’s official send off to the Rugby World Cup at the President’s Guest House in Pretoria on...
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Aug 28, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
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Comments Off on Latest National Club Championships teams confirmed
Middelburg, Brakpan and Noordelikes are the latest teams set to qualify for the 37th National Club Championships in Stellenbosch next month, following a drama-filled weekend of club rugby action from around the country. The season-ending tournament, which...
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Aug 27, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Road to be closed in Sandton for Springbok Fans' Farewell on 1st of September
Rugby supporters will have the opportunity to send off the Springbok team to the Rugby World Cup next Thursday (September 1) when the team will make a public farewell from Sandton, broadcast live on national television and radio. Thousands of fans are...
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Aug 25, 11 •
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National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on New refereeing structure established in Border
The South African Rugby Referees Association (SARRA) recently reached a previously untapped market when they helped to establish a refereeing body for primary schools in Border’s Country Districts. The need for a body in this far-lying region of...
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Aug 25, 11 •
2623 Views •
International, National, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011 •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Lager crowns ultimate Springbok SuperFans
Castle Lager has crowned its Springbok SuperFans in a tightly contested “scrum-off” held at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium during halftime when our very own Springboks took on the New Zealand All Blacks on the 20th of August. Five friends from Cape...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Club season switches to finals mode
The club rugby season is firmly in finals mode as the race for National Club Championship places reaches its climax in a number of provinces over the coming week. With just 24 days to go until the staging of the 37th Club Champs at the Danie Craven...
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Aug 22, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Lambie, Steyn cleared for selection
Patrick Lambie and Frans Steyn were on Monday cleared as available for selection to the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad, Springbok management confirmed on Monday. Steyn missed Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test with a slight hamstring strain while Lambie...
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Aug 19, 11 •
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National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers back to their winning ways against SWD
The Regent Boland Kavaliers got back to their winning ways today when they beat the SWD Eagles 49-24 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. While veteran prop Janro van Niekerk couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate his 100th game for Boland,...
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Aug 19, 11 •
2658 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Tri Nations comes to Nelson Mandela Bay
The Springboks will host and take on the New Zealand All Blacks for their Tri-Nations Rugby encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 20 August 2011. Nelson Mandela Bay plays host to the return match between South Africa and New Zealand to round out the...
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Aug 19, 11 •
3993 Views •
National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers announced to play SWD Eagles
Regent Boland Kavliers team to face SWD Eagles Time & Date: 16:00, 19 August 2011 Venue: Boland Stadium, Wellington Pre Match: Boland Women vs KZN Women (14:00) 15. Willie le Roux 14. Cornal Hendricks 13. Johnathan Francke 12. Braam Gerber 11. PJ...
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Aug 14, 11 •
2116 Views •
International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Three added to Springbok squad
The Springbok selectors have added Patrick Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo and Chiliboy Ralepelle to the training squad for Saturday’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The players’ provinces were contacted last week to...
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Aug 10, 11 •
2036 Views •
International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SA Women scores historic Nations Cup win over USA
The South African Women’s rugby team scored a historic victory on Tuesday evening (SA time) when they defeated the United States 26-23 in an exciting Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada. The victory marked the first win for the SA Women’s team...
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Aug 10, 11 •
3819 Views •
Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Barberton on course for Club Championships
Barberton are two matches away from becoming the ninth team to automatically qualify for the SARU National Club Championships in Stellenbosch next month after beating former Mpumalanga champions Nelspruit in the Lowveld league semi-finals last weekend. ...
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Aug 8, 11 •
2457 Views •
National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Vermaak
The Sharks coach, John Plumtree, and Jano Vermaak – who has officially signed with the Vodacom Blue Bulls – received the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month awards today at Mr Price Kings Park Stadium in Durban. A media panel,...
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Aug 7, 11 •
1922 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Brüssow added to Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations Tests
Looseforward Heinrich Brüssow was on Sunday confirmed as an addition to the Springbok squad for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Brüssow made a successful comeback from a hamstring injury in an Absa Currie Cup match on Saturday and assembled...
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Aug 5, 11 •
1968 Views •
Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SARU Media Release – Springbok squad for Castle Tri-Nations home Tests named
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Friday named a 24-man squad featuring several players returning from injury rehabilitation for the home leg of the Castle Tri-Nations series. Six players remain on the injured list and unavailable for selection, although...
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Aug 5, 11 •
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National, Springbok News, Springboks, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Phone a Springbok and support rugby victims
Rugby fans once again have the chance to chat to their favourite Springbok heroes – and help the victims of serious rugby injuries at the same time – when the annual Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund telethon and banquet known as the Bell’s...
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Aug 4, 11 •
3871 Views •
International, SA Schools Team, School •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on SA Academy & SA Schools teams to play French U18s
The SA Academy team for 2011 will take on the French U18s in the curtain raiser to the Castle Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and Australia in Durban on the 13 August 2011 at 14h15. Meanwhile the SA Schools team will play a second international...
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Aug 4, 11 •
2266 Views •
National •
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Comments Off on Leaner, cleaner, simpler SARU unveiled
A more efficient and streamlined South African Rugby Union (SARU) was unveiled to rugby stakeholders by Jurie Roux, the organisation’s CEO, at the announcement of a major operational overhaul in Johannesburg on Thursday. SARU’s governance and operational...
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Aug 3, 11 •
1706 Views •
International •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Canada outclass SA Women in Nations Cup opener
The South African Women’s rugby team put up a spirited first half performance but was eventually outclassed by a far stronger Canadian team who scored a convincing 52-17 win in their Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada. The four-nation tournament kicked...
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Aug 2, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Fort Hare chase Winter Rose to Border crown
The most keenly contested Border Super League in many years reaches its climax this week with two previously unfancied sides, Winter Rose and Fort Hare, both looking to qualify for their maiden National Club Championships. A fascinating season has...
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Aug 1, 11 •
1633 Views •
International, National •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Springboks released for Absa Currie Cup action
A group of 23 players involved in the Springboks’ preliminary Rugby World Cup squad have been released back to their clubs and provinces to be available for Absa Currie Cup selection this weekend. The list includes 15 of the 29 players who were part of the...
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Jul 29, 11 •
1966 Views •
General News •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Regent Kavaliers outplay Falcons in Wellington
The Regent Boland Kavaliers delivered another cracking performance in the Currie Cup First Division today, outplaying the Falcons with 52 points to 10 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. The Kavaliers managed to score seven tries in the process, with the...
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Jul 22, 11 •
3706 Views •
Club Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Golden Lions win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament
The Golden Lions were crowned SARU EBJ Mining Construction Northern Sub-Union champions on Friday after a hard-fought 32-22 victory over hosts the Leopards in the final at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom. The match was the climax of three days of action...
