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Nov 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springboks expect Scottish backlash
Forwards coach Gary Gold said the Springboks were on high alert for a backlash when the team meets Scotland in the third international of the Springboks’ end-of-year tour at Murrayfield, Edinburgh on Saturday. Scotland lost 49-3 to New Zealand on Saturday...
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Nov 17, 10 •
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Comments Off on Factfile: South Africa v Scotland
Saturday’s test match will be the 21st Test between Scotland and South Africa. South Africa have won 16 tests and lost 4. The first Test was played in 1906 in Glasgow and was won by Scotland while the other three victories by Scotland were all achieved at...
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Nov 16, 10 •
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Comments Off on Habana out of Springbok tour
Bryan Habana was forced out of the Springbok tour of Britain and Ireland on Tuesday because of a hand injury. Habana fractured a bone in his left hand during morning practice and will return to South Africa shortly. His place in Saturday’s team is taken by...
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Nov 16, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springboks change three for Scotland
Coach Peter de Villiers on Tuesday made three changes to the Springbok starting XV and one positional switch for Saturday’s Test against Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. Zane Kirchner, Francois Hougaard and Ryan Kankowski were all promoted to the...
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Nov 15, 10 •
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Comments Off on Doping Control Outcomes
Springboks Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson are returning home from South Africa’s tour of Britain and Ireland having returned positive samples for a banned stimulant following the Test against Ireland on November 6. Six Nations Rugby Ltd – who...
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Nov 14, 10 •
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Comments Off on Basson out of Springbok Tour
Wing Bjorn Basson has been forced out of the Springbok tour of the UK and Ireland because of injury. The Vodacom Blue Bulls player sustained a grade 2 right ankle sprain in Saturday’s 29-25 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium. A decision on whether to...
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Nov 11, 10 •
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Comments Off on Willem Alberts set for Bok debut
Sharks back row forward Willem Alberts was confirmed as the replacement loose forward in the Springbok team to meet Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. Alberts passed a fitness test on Thursday to take the place he had been slated to...
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Nov 9, 10 •
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Comments Off on Factfile: South Africa v Wales
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, 13 November 2010 Saturday’s Test match will be the 25th between Wales and South Africa. The Springboks were unbeaten in 12 consecutive tests in this fixture between 1906 and 1998 with 11 wins and one draw (in 1970). The...
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Nov 9, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens recall for Mapoe
Powerful winger Lionel Mapoe has been included in the Springbok Sevens training squad who get together tomorrow morning in Cape Town in preparation for the first two 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments in Dubai and George. Mapoe made his last...
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Nov 9, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springboks make one change to Team for battle with Wales
Coach Peter de Villiers on Tuesday made one change to the Springbok XV for Saturday’s Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. De Villiers drafted in Frans Steyn to the outside centre berth to the team that beat Ireland 23-21 in Dublin on...
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Nov 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Jean de Villiers set to train on Tuesday
Jean de Villiers should be fit enough to train with his Springboks team-mates on Tuesday said team doctor Craig Roberts after De Villiers missed Monday’s session because of a groin injury. De Villiers sat out the field session after feeling tightness in the...
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Nov 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Boland and EP take honours at Inter-Provincial Sevens
The Boland Cavaliers and the Eastern Province Women’s teams took the honours at SARU’s annual Inter Provincial Tournament held at Florida Park in Ravensmead this weekend. The Wellington side were crowned champions after they secured a 29-17 victory over...
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Nov 7, 10 •
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Comments Off on Only bumps and bruises in Springbok Medical Update
Springbok doctor Craig Roberts reported only “bumps and bruises” as the team departed for Cardiff from Dublin on Sunday morning. He said there were no major concerns although another 24 hours would provide more certainty. “The only concern before the...
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Nov 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers cleared to play
Centre Jean de Villiers will win his 64 cap for South Africa on Saturday after passing a late fitness test in Dublin on Friday morning. He takes his place in the centre alongside Zane Kirchner for the first test of the Springboks’ four-Test tour of Britain...
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Nov 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on SARU welcomes drug bans in rugby
The suspension of three young players for doping offences has been welcomed by the South African Rugby Union (SARU). Two players received two-year bans for the use of steroids while a third was handed a three-month suspension for using a supplement that...
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Nov 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Test Factfile:Ireland v South Africa at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
The first rugby match played at the original Lansdowne Road Stadium took place on December, 1876 between Leinster and Munster while the first international rugby fixture took place on 11 March, 1878 when Ireland hosted England making Lansdowne Road the oldest...
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Nov 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on Stegmann gets Springbok call
Deon Stegmann will make his Test debut in a much-changed Springbok line-up against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Uncapped Sharks utility back Patrick Lambie could also make his debut if Jean de Villiers fails a late fitness. The bench will also include two...
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Nov 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on National Sevens Tournament being held at Florida Park
The Western Province Rugby Football Union, in conjunction with the South African Rugby Union, will be hosting the National Men and Women’s Sevens Tournament in Cape Town (Florida Park, Ravensmead) on Friday 5 November 2010 and Saturday 6 November 2010....
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Nov 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on EP to defend Sevens titles at Inter Provincials
Eastern Province will be aiming to defend their titles on Friday and Saturday when SARU once again host its annual Inter Provincial Sevens Tournament at Florida Park in Ravensmead, Cape Town. Last year EP secured a 31-29 victory over KZN to claim the title in...
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Nov 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on De Villiers “satisfied” as Boks head off on end-of-year tour
Coach Peter de Villiers declared himself satisfied as the Springbok squad completed the South African leg of their preparations for the first Test on the end-of-year tour with a final training session at Hyde Park School on Wednesday morning. “We have had...
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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...
