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Nov 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Steenkamp crowned ‘king’ at SARU Awards
Gurthrö Steenkamp was on Monday named as the SARU Player of the Year for the 2010 season. The Vodacom Blue Bulls prop captured the crown at the end of a fabulous domestic season during which he helped his side claim their third Vodacom Super 14 title....
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Nov 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Burger and De Jongh out of Springbok tour
Schalk Burger and Juan de Jongh have been withdrawn from the Springbok squad as a result of injuries suffered in Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final. The pair were scanned in Johannesburg on Monday morning and were immediately ruled out of the tour. Burger has...
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Nov 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Western Province Juniors claim silverware in Finals
Vodacom Western Province’s junior teams had plenty to celebrate on Saturday after the Under-21s and Under-19s claimed silverware in their respective finals against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban. While their seniors conceded a 30-10 defeat in the Absa...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Status Quo remains in Absa Currie Cup Premier Division
The Barloworld Toyota Pumas and the Platinum Leopards survived the threat of relegation on Friday evening and will compete in next year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. At a sell-out Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, it was the Witbank side that stunned the...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Weekend Results and Scorers:
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Final: Scorers: The Sharks – Tries: Patrick Lambie (2), Charl McLeod; Conversions: Lambie (3); Penalties: Lambie (3). Vodacom Western Province – Try: Schalk Burger; Conversion: Willem de Waal; Penalty: De Waal. Leading...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on The Sharks crowned Absa Currie Cup Champions
The Sharks are the Absa Currie Cup champions for 2010 after they defeated Vodacom Western Province 30-10 at The Absa Stadium Durban on Saturday. The 20-year-old Patrick Lambie, who celebrated his inclusion to the Springbok End- of-Year touring squad after the...
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Oct 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Jacobs called up as a precaution to Springbok Squad
Experienced centre Adi Jacobs has been drafted into the Springbok camp as a precaution because of injury concerns over Jean de Villiers and Juan de Jongh. Jacobs joins the squad in Johannesburg on Sunday and a decision on whether he will formally be added to...
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Oct 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Januarie out of Springbok End-of-Year Tour Squad
Scrumhalf Ricky Januarie has been withdrawn from the Springbok end-of-year tour squad after sustaining an injury during Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban. The Vodacom Western Province player suffered an injury to a knee during the first half of the...
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Oct 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Squad Announced for UK & Ireland Tour
The selectors on Saturday named six uncapped players in a Springbok squad of 30 for their five-match tour of Britain and Ireland next month. SA Under-20 stars Elton Jantjies (flyhalf) and Patrick Lambie (flyhalf/fullback) were promoted to the senior squad...
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Oct 29, 10 •
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Comments Off on Jonathan Mokuena returns to Sevens
Former Springbok Sevens captain Jonathan Mokuena has returned to the Sevens fold and has been included in the SA Vipers squad who will be aiming for a third consecutive Singapore Cricket Club Sevens title next weekend. Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, also...
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Oct 29, 10 •
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Comments Off on Does the top rugby school in South Africa buy players?
There is always much debate about the Top Rugby Schools and why they are the Top Rugby Schools. In a recent edition of the SA Rugby Magazine there has been references to Grey College that might lead some to believe that this top rugby school could be accused...
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Oct 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to face Australia in Dubai
South Africa will face top-ranked Australia in Pool B of the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens after the match schedule for the first event of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series on 3 -4 December 2010, was announced earlier today. Once again, Dubai kicks off the...
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Oct 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Promotion/ Relegation weekend results and scorers
Scorers: Platinum Leopards – Tries: Danie Dames (2), Sarel Marais (2); Conversions: Clayton Durand (4); Penalties: Durand (3). SWD Eagles – Tries: Danzel Manuel, Shaun Raubenheimer, Dougie Helmuth, Lyndon Hartnick; Conversion: Ambrose Barends. Scorers:...
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Oct 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Promotion Relegation Logs
A team with the most log points after the completion of the two Promotion/Relegation matches will compete in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division in the following season. In the event of an equal number of log points, the winner will be determined as follows:...
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Oct 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Promotion/ Relegation Review
The Platinum Leopards kept their hopes of alive of retaining their status as an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division competitor next season after they secured a 37-22 victory over the SWD Eagles in their promotion/ relegation game played in Potchefstroom on...
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Oct 22, 10 •
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Comments Off on Victor Matfield named Springbok captain
Victor Matfield was on Friday named as captain of the Springbok end-of-year tour on the first day of a preliminary training squad get together. Springbok coach Peter de Villiers made the announcement at a media conference and also confirmed that Juan Smith...
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Oct 21, 10 •
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Comments Off on JP Pietersen withdrawn from Preliminary Springbok Training Group
The Sharks winger JP Pietersen has been withdrawn from the preliminary training camp for the Springbok end-of-year tour because of injury. Pietersen suffered a hamstring injury in the Absa Currie Cup semi-final and will also miss the end of year tour. No...
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Oct 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Wynand Olivier withdrawn from Preliminary Springbok Training Group
Vodacom Blue Bulls centre Wynand Olivier has withdrawn from the preliminary training camp for the Springbok end-of-year tour because of injury. Olivier informed Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Wednesday morning that he required immediate surgery on a...
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Oct 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Preview:Platinum Leopards v SWD Eagles
Head to Head – Platinum Leopards v SWD Eagles: P: 8 W: 4 L: 4 PF: 272 PA: 227 01/07/2006 Platinum Leopards 48 SWD 5 Outeniqua Park, George 19/08/2006 Platinum Leopards 40 SWD 33 Olën Park, Potchefstroom 28/07/2007 Platinum Leopards 21 SWD 27 Outeniqua...
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Oct 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Preview: Barloworld Toyota Pumas v EP Kings
Head to Head – Barloworld Toyota Pumas v EP Kings: P: 9 W: 8 L: 1 PF: 302 PA: 222 26/08/2005 Pumas 36 EP Kings 29 Puma Stadium, Witbank 17/09/2005 Pumas 31 EP Kings 20 EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth 07/07/2007 Pumas 21 EP Kings 22 EPRFU Stadium, Port...
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Oct 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Promotion/ Relegation Previews
History suggests that there will be little separating the Platinum Leopards and the SWD Eagles in preparation of their Absa Currie Cup promotion/relegation game in Potchefstroom on Saturday at 16h00. The hosts ended at the bottom of the Absa Currie Cup...
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Oct 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on WP players honoured at annual WPRFU awards evening
WPRFU held its annual awards evening last night at the Kelvin Grove Club. The event, held in conjunction with Die Burger, recognizes clubs in the Western Cape and professional players who have performed well in 2010. Flanker Duane Vermeulen was the star of...
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Oct 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on Derick Kuun Cited in semi-final
The Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker Derick Kuun will attend a SARU judicial committee in Cape Town on Tuesday at 14h00 after being cited for foul play during an Absa Currie Cup Premier Division game against The Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Kuun was cited under...
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Oct 16, 10 •
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Comments Off on Preliminary Springbok Training Group announced
The Springbok selectors on Saturday named 39 players to attend a preliminary training camp as part of the preparation for the end of year tour. The 15 backs and 24 forwards will gather in Johannesburg on Friday for a two-day camp. Overseas based players were...
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Oct 15, 10 •
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Comments Off on National Elite Under-16 squad announced
The South African Rugby Union’s High Performance department on Friday announced the names of 18 players that have been selected to form part of a National Elite Under-16 squad. The 18 players were selected after they attended SARU’s National Under-16 High...
