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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on FNB Shimlas No.8 Boom Prinsloo Player that Rocks of Varsity Cup 2010
FNB Shimlas No.8 Boom Prinsloo walked off with the overall Player that Rocks Award on Monday evening, after being voted as the Player of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International. Powerhouse Prinsloo, who was outstanding for the first-time...
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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes expect experienced players to deliver!
Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has turned to his experienced campaigners as he looks to drag them out of their Super 14 slump. The ‘Canes have slipped to four defeats in a row and need to regroup prior to a vital showdown with the Crusaders in Wellington...
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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Januarie starts for Stormers against Force
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has made a number of changes to his team for the first game on their four-match Australasian tour, when they tackle the Western Force in Perth on Friday. While several of the changes are injury enforced, in-form-fullback Joe...
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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cheetahs announce Team for Waratahs clash
This weekend will be the first time this year that the Vodacom Cheetahs will be playing overseas in the Vodacom Super 14 competition. The team has been announced and there are a few changes with players returning from injury. The game will be on Saturday, 3...
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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs to battle Cheetahs without Waugh
Gordon flanker Chris Alcock is set to make his NSW debut after being named in the HSBC Waratahs line-up for their round eight clash with the Cheetahs this Saturday at the Sydney Football Stadium. Alcock replaces Phil Waugh on the side of the scrum with the...
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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Stirling Mortlock signs with Melbourne Rebels
Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has joined the Melbourne Rebels on a three-year contract, the Super Rugby expansion franchise said on Wednesday. Mortlock had long been linked with the team, which begins playing in an expanded Super 15 competition...
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Mar 31, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bobby Skinstad: 2010 World Cup brings structure to South Africa
Bobby Skinstad, the former Springbok captain who has been today unveiled as the Facilitator of the Judges for the inaugural Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2011, has stated that staging the 2010 World Cup has enabled South Africa to move forward from the...
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Mar 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bulls select unchanged side to battle Blues
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has named an unchanged starting XV for their Super 14 encounter against the Blues in Auckland on Saturday. The only worry for the defending champions surrounds the fitness of Derick Kuun, who has a slight hamstring strain. The loose...
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Mar 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Andy Goode may continue playing for Sharks
Andy Goode may yet play flyhalf for the Sharks in the weekend’s Super 14 match against the Reds. The former England flyhalf was initially offered a contract for only for the Sharks’ overseas tour. It was initially unlikely he would fly back to South...
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Mar 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vishuis simply the best in Koshuisrugby!!
Bloemfontein’s Vishuis were crowned Steinhoff Koshuisrugby champions after demolishing Dagbreek 22-7 in the final at Stellenbosch’s Danie Craven Stadium on Monday. Vishuis, making use of their much bigger pack, dominated the contact situations and...
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Mar 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Maties Varsity Cup champions for the third time!!
Maties won their third consecutive crown in the FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, surviving a late UCT onslaught to win 17-14 in front of 20 000 people in Stellenbosch on Monday evening. Outscoring their Cape Town rivals, FNB Ikey Tigers,...
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Mar 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Going up – the effect of altitude on Vodacom Super 14 teams
Much is made of the travel challenge in the Vodacom Super 14, with teams crossing many time-zones to play matches. This is a topic we’ll address in future, but an equally challenging aspect of the tournament is the altitude problem faced by coastal teams...
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Mar 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bulls remain victorious in Perth
In spite of easing ahead in the final quarter, the Bulls were made to work hard for their win against a stubborn Force side who led 12-10 at halftime. Ludeke described the win as a tale of two halves, saying: “In the first half we got into all the right...
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Mar 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Fiji knock Blitzbokke out in Hong Kong
The Springbok Sevens team have been beaten by their nemesis Fiji in the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. Fiji won 14-12. In the other quarter-finals, Samoa beat the USA 24-7, England overcame Australia 26-19, while New Zealand were too strong...
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Mar 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Ruan Pienaar the hero in Sharks victory over Hurricanes
Springboks scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar kicked a penalty after the fulltime siren to lift South Africa’s Sharks to a 29-26 win over the Wellington Hurricanes in a Super 14 rugby match on Saturday. Pienaar finished with 19 points from five penalties and two...
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Mar 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Turner intercept try secures Waratahs victory
New South Wales winger Lachlan Turner scored a length-of-field intercept try with seven minutes remaining to help his side to a 39-32 victory over the Auckland Blues in a fluctuating Super 14 match in Sydney on Saturday. The Blues, leading 32-29, had been on...
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Mar 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies score close win over Chiefs
Flyhalf Matt Toomua scored his first try in Super 14 rugby three minutes from fulltime to clinch the ACT Brumbies’ 30-23 win over the Waikato Chiefs on Friday. Toomua’s try was the crucial last act of a match in which the lead changed five times...
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Mar 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Reds too strong for wounded Cheetahs
The Reds gave the Cheetahs a 31-10 hiding in their Super 14 clash at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Friday evening. The visitors from Australia led 11-10 at the break after flyhalf, Quade Cooper, slotted a penalty just before half-time. The Cheetahs had to...
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Mar 26, 10 •
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Comments Off on Lions defeated despite scoring bonus point try
Highlanders have beaten the Lions in their Super 14 clash in Dunedin, despite a much-improved performance by the visitors on Friday. The Highlanders won 39-29 after leading 22-17 at half-time. The Highlanders scored three tries through lock Hayden Triggs,...
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Mar 26, 10 •
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Comments Off on Tommy Bowe named RBS Player of Six Nations
Ireland’s flying winger, Tommy Bowe, has today been announced as the official RBS Player of the Championship for the 2010 RBS 6 Nations. ‘It has been a Championship of mixed emotions for the Irish team but to be named the RBS Player of the...
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Mar 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks announce side for clash with Hurricanes
The Sharks team to face the Hurricanes shows few changes from the unit that beat the Highlanders. John Smit again starts at loosehead, while Pat Lambie is also retained at fullback after a superb debut last week. Alistair Hargreaves comes in for the injured...
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Mar 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on One forced change to QR Reds starting side against Cheetahs as Schatz comes in for injured Braid
QR Reds Head Coach Ewen McKenzie will give 19-year old backrower Jake Schatz his third starting opportunity this season after open side flanker Daniel Braid succumbed to a knee injury. McKenzie has named an otherwise unchanged starting side for the match...
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Mar 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on Cory Jane included in Hurricanes Team
The return of Cory Jane from a concussion is the only change to the Hurricanes team to host the Sharks in Wellington on Saturday. Jane was concussed in a clash with Stormers wing Sereli Naqelevuki a fortnight ago, but passed psychometric tests on Thursday to...
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Mar 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Pretorius back to partner Olivier in Bulls midfield
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has made only change to the side that struggled to a 19-18 win over the Hurricanes last Friday for the Super 14 match against the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. Jaco Pretorius returns as outside centre and replaces Stephan...
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Mar 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks have injury concerns
While Lady Luck at last sided with the Sharks last weekend when they recorded their first victory in this year’s Super 14 campaign, they are struggling with injuries going into their match against the Hurricanes this Saturday. In addition to the dreary...
