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Sep 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Preview: Vodacom Free State Cheetahs v Vodacom Blue Bulls
Head to Head: Vodacom Free State Cheetahs v Vodacom Blue Bulls (since 2005) P: 16 W: 6 L: 9 D: 1 PF: 369 PA: 400 20/08/2005 FS Cheetahs 16 Blue Bulls 26 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 24/09/2005 FS Cheetahs 22 Blue Bulls 26 Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein 22/10/2005 FS...
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Sep 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Under-21 & Absa U/19 Fixtures
Absa Under-21 Championship (A) fixtures: Saturday: Xerox Lions v Boland Cavaliers – Coca-Cola Park (12h50) Free State v Vodacom Blue Bulls – Vodacom Park (15h00) Vodacom Western Province v Platinum Leopards (14h45) Absa Under-19 Championship (A) fixtures:...
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Sep 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week Ten
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs flyhalf Louis Strydom has succeeded with his last 24 kicks at goal and will be hoping that this form continues when his side hosts the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Bloemfontein on Saturday at 17h05. Strydom, who has scored 96 points after...
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Sep 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom WP team to play the Leopards at Newlands announced
Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Platinum Leopards at Newlands on Saturday 11 September 2010. Kick-off is at 17h00, and the game is NOT televised. Having lost against a much improved Lions side at Coca-Cola Park last...
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Sep 8, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Free State Cheetahs focused ahead of clash with Bulls
Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Coach Naka Drotske confirmed earlier today that the Cheetahs are ready and focused ahead of the clash with the Bulls on Saturday. The Cheetahs have a tough draw in the early part of both rounds of the Currie Cup competition – and...
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Sep 7, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup awards for Plumtree and Vermeulen
The Sharks coach John Plumtree and Vodacom Western Province loose forward Duane Vermeulen on Tuesday received the Absa Coach and Player of the Month awards for August at a ceremony held in Durban. Plumtree’s side are currently in first position on the Absa...
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Sep 7, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok conditioning programme
The South African Rugby Union confirmed on Tuesday that all the contracted Springboks will undertake a conditioning programme for the next four weeks and will be withdrawn from their Absa Currie Cup squads until 6 October. All non-contracted Springboks are...
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Sep 6, 10 •
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Comments Off on Good progress but SA Women need more competition
Regular competition against top ranked countries is a priority for the South African Women’s rugby team if it wants to compete at a much higher level at the next Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2014. Denver Wannies, coach of the SA Women’s team, praised the...
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Sep 6, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup trophy on display with Cheetahs starting 22 in Bloemfontein
The Absa Currie Cup Trophy Tour will be held at Loch Logan Shopping Centre outside Kloppers, Bloemfontein, on Wednesday 08 September from 14:00 until 15:00. The Cheetahs starting 22 players will be at the Trophy Tour to sign autographs and have photographs...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Fight back not enough for SA Women
The South African Women’s rugby team launched a great second-half comeback but it was not enough to overcome Wales, who won this Women’s Rugby World Cup play-off match for ninth place 29-17 at Guildford in England. Wales led 17-0 at halftime, scoring two...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bjorn Basson remains top try scorer in Currie Cup after 9 weeks
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division – Leading try-scorers: Bjorn Basson GWK Griquas 13 Lwazi Mvovo The Sharks 8 Micheal Bondesio Platinum Leopards 6 Keegan Daniel The Sharks 5 Pieter Louw Vodacom Western Province 5 Jongi Nokwe Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 5...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Naas Olivier top points scorer in Currie Cup after 9 weeks
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division – Leading points’ scorers: T C P D Pts Patrick Lambie Sharks 3 21 25 0 132 Naas Olivier GWK Griquas 2 25 22 1 129 Willem de Waal Vodacom Western Province 0 16 32 0 128 Jacques-Louis Potgieter Vodacom Blue Bulls 1 22 24 0...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks at top of Currie Cup Log after Week 9
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log: P W D L PF PA PD B Pts The Sharks 9 7 0 2 328 209 119 8 36 Vodacom Western Province 9 6 0 3 286 164 122 4 28 Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 9 6 0 3 272 211 61 4 28 Vodacom Blue Bulls 9 [&hellip...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Review – Week Nine
At the conclusion of week nine, only points’ differentials separates the Vodacom Western Province, the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs and the Vodacom Blue Bulls on the 2010 Absa Currie Cup log. . All three sides are currently on 28 log points after the...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok season review scheduled for later this month
The annual review of the Springboks’ performance in the Vodacom Tri-Nations will be scheduled as per normal with Springbok coach Peter de Villiers for later this month. The review will include all aspects of Springbok performance. “All rugby followers are...
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Sep 5, 10 •
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Comments Off on Saia Fainga’a suspended for two weeks
Australian hooker Saia Fainga’a was suspended for two weeks on Sunday after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle during the Tri Nations match between South Africa and Australia at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein on Saturday. Fainga’a was cited by SANZAR...
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Sep 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on Williams demands best performance from SA Women
Mandisa Williams, the SA Women’s rugby captain, has her urged her team mates to deliver their best performance of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 when they play Wales on Sunday in their last tournament fixture at Guildford in England. The teams square...
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Sep 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Boks have platform to build on says Smit
Springbok captain John Smit believes last weekend’s victory over Australia in Pretoria has given his team a platform to build on for this weekend’s follow-up Vodacom Tri-Nations clash at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein. The Boks won their first match of the...
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Sep 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Raymond Ackerman presents Springbok jerseys
South African business icon Raymond Ackerman presented the Springboks with their match jerseys in Bloemfontein on Friday. The Springboks host the Wallabies in a Vodacom Tri-Nations Test at Vodacom Park tomorrow. Ackerman, the founder of Pick n’ Pay,...
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Sep 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Williams eye Wales rematch for return to action
Injured South African captain Mandisa Williams may return to action in the team’s last match on Sunday against Wales at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Guildford, England. The flanker injured her ankle during the pool match against Wales last week, when...
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Sep 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Barloworld Toyota Pumas lock Eduard van der Walt suspended for 2 weeks
Barloworld Toyota Pumas lock Eduard van der Walt has been suspended for two weeks after he was found guilty of dangerous play during his side’s 22-21 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Nelspruit on Friday evening. Citing Officer Freek Burger cited Van...
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Sep 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on SAA National Club Champs Countdown – UJ look to break title drought
THE University of Johannesburg will look to end an 18-year title drought when they kick off their SAA National Club Championships campaign with a tough fixture against Blue Bulls champions and fellow Varsity Cup side Tuks. The 36th edition of the country’s...
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Sep 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on SA Women fight hard for second World Cup win
South Africa scored their second victory of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010 when they defeated Kazakhstan 25-10 in hard-fought play-off match at Guildford, England. SA led 10-5 at halftime against the Asian champions who overwhelmed them 36-0 in a 2006...
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Sep 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams to play the Lions announced
Vodacom WP u21 head coach Rassie Erasmus today announced his team to take on the Lions at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, on Friday 3 September. Kick-off is at 17h05. Vodacom WP beat the Free State Cheetahs at home last week with a penalty in injury time. The...
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Sep 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Test between Springboks and Wallabies has special significance
Australia v South Africa @ in South Africa – Historical Notes • This will be the 74th meeting between Australia and South Africa at all venues. Australia has won 28 and South Africa 44, while one match has been drawn. • Just eight of Australia’s...
