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Mar 6, 10 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders impressive in victory over Blues
Flyhalf Daniel Carter won a goalkicking duel with former teammate Stephen Brett to lead the Canterbury Crusaders to a 33-20 win over the Auckland Blues in Super 14 rugby Saturday. Carter kicked seven goals from seven attempts – three conversions and...
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Mar 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on Plumtree makes changes to Sharks Team
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made a few changes to the side to take on the Waratahs in their Round 4 Super 14 match in Sydney on Saturday. Kick-off is at 10:40 SA time. Among the backs, there is a new-look starting halfback pairing which played together for...
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Mar 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Burger back for Stormers
Coach Alister Coetzee has announced the Stormers side to play the Highlanders at Newlands on Saturday. He has recalled both captain Schalk Burger and prop Wicus Blaauw to the side. Coetzee has otherwise kept faith with the team that was narrowly beaten by the...
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Mar 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Grey College will challenge all the top schools in 2010!
Grey College has been the top rugby school in South Africa for a number of years and is ready to compete against formidable opponents in 2010. Grey College usually battles a few top schools each year such as Afrikaans Hoër Pretoria, Pretoria Boys High, Paarl...
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Mar 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Lions side shows 7 changes
Former All Blacks flyhalf Carlos Spencer has been bracketed on the bench and lock Willem Stoltz returns from suspension in two of the seven changes the Lions head coach Dick Muir has made to his starting line-up for the Super 14 match against the Brumbies in...
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Mar 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Brumbies keep winning combinations for Lions clash
The Brumbies have named an unchanged line-up ahead of their opening home match of the season against the struggling Lions at Canberra Stadium on Friday. Andy Friend’s charges enter the match having claimed two wins on their three-match tour of Perth and...
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Mar 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sivivatu and Muliaina return for Chiefs
Winger Sitiveni Sivivatu returns from injury as one of two changes in the Chiefs’ Super 14 rugby side named today to face the Reds in Hamilton on Friday night. Sivivatu comes back on to the left wing, having recovered from the shoulder strain he...
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Mar 3, 10 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs announce team to play Sharks
Wallaby midweek captain Dean Mumm returns to the HSBC Waratahs line-up to take on the Sharks in the first home game of the 2010 Super 14 this Saturday at the Sydney Football Stadium. Mumm is once again eligible to play after serving a two-match suspension and...
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Are we REALLY seeing more rugby in Super14 2010?
Much has been made of the newer interpretation of the laws of the game. The objective has been to allow for more running rugby by “speeding –up” the game and preventing the defending teams from slowing the ball down. In the Gary Gold analysis we find...
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Injury concerns for Lions
The Lions will be without Deon van Rensburg and are sweating on the fitness of Carlos Spencer ahead of their clash with the Brumbies. Centre Van Rensburg is on his way back to South Africa with torn ligaments in his thumb while fly-half Spencer is nursing an...
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Former SA Schools stars named in the SA Under-20 Team
Former SA Schools stars Lean Schwartz (flanker) and Jean Cook (flanker) was on Tuesday named in the SA Under-20 starting line up that will take on the Argentinean Under-20s at the Vredenburg RFC on Wednesday at 17h00. Both players represented the SA Under-18...
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cheetahs announce changed team to play Hurricanes
The Vodacom Cheetahs have announced the team to play the Hurricanes on Saturday at Vodacom Park. The match starts at 19h10. 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Lionel Mapoe 13. Robert Ebersohn 12. Meyer Bosman (ok) 11. Jongi Nokwe 10. Naas Olivier 9. Sarel Pretorius 8....
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Summary of Monday Night Varsity Cup Rugby
The Maties and the Ikeys continued their unbeaten records this year, as the South ruled the North in some intriguing Round Five battles in the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International. The two Cape teams recorded contrasting victories on...
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Shimlas survive TUT challenge in Bloemfontein
FNB Shimlas kept their 2010 semifinals hopes alive with a 37-31 win over TUT on Monday night in an FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International match. This win, at Shimla Park in Bloemfontein, puts Shimlas fourth on the log, while it’s the end...
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Mar 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vishuis too stong at Shimla Park
Although Steinhoff Vishuis achieved a comfortable 39-5 Steinhoff Koshuisrugby Championships win over Steinhoff Tornadoes on Monday, it was a far from clinical performance by the home side. Too many handling errors and poor discipline spoiled what should have...
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Mar 1, 10 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Philip Burger, former Vodacom Cheetah and now USAP speedster
Rugby15 decided to share insights on the rugby careers of our South African players abroad. The first player to be interviewed is Philip Burger, the former Bok 7’s star and Vodacom Cheetahs Currie Cup winner. • When did you leave South Africa for France?...
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Feb 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Hectic schedule for Springboks in 2010
The SA Rugby Union (SARU) are killing the Goose that lays the golden egg – against scientific advice and proven experience that helped Jake White’s team to win the 2007 World Cup. That is the only way to describe the extra Test match against Wales...
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Feb 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Paul Treu announces 7's squad for Hong Kong
Springbok Sevens coach, Paul Treu, has named a 22-man training squad in preparation for the next two IRB Sevens World Series in Adelaide and Hong Kong. In naming his squad to resume training on Monday morning in Stellenbosch, Treu added three new names to his...
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Feb 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Stats explain why your Super14 Team suffered defeat!
Why did my Team suffer defeat?!! This is the question on the minds of many rugby supporters on a Sunday morning. Perhaps there is something we can do to assist in answering this question! Rugby15.co.za has partnered in the efforts to make more statistics...
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Feb 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Chiefs show they will be difficult to stop in Super14
All Blacks winger Lelia Masaga scored a try off a lost line-out by the Western Force to clinch a 37-19 victory and keep the Chiefs perfect after three rounds of the Super 14 on Saturday. The Chiefs led 13-6 at halftime on Hika Elliot’s try, the only...
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Feb 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bulls top Super14 log after beating Waratahs
The Bulls repulsed a ferocious assault by the Waratahs to win a ten-try Super 14 thriller 48-38 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Waratahs shocked the Bulls with a ferocious, fast-paced assault in the opening ten minutes, taking a 17-0 lead and were 26-17...
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Feb 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Italy surprise by beating Scotland in Six Nations
Italy ended their two-year wait for a Six Nations victory with a hard fought 16-12 victory over Scotland at the Stadio Flaminio here on Saturday. They thus ended a seven-match losing run in the competition dating back to their 23-20 victory over the same...
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Feb 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bowe scores as Ireland defeat England
Tommy Bowe scored a late try to give Ireland a 20-16 win over England on Saturday and keep alive his country’s faint hopes of retaining its Six Nations title. Jonny Wilkinson had just kicked England into the lead for the first time at 16-13 when Bowe...
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Feb 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Highlanders too strong for Cheetahs in Bloemfontein
The Highlanders gained their first win of the 2010 Super 14 season, beating the Cheetahs 31-24 at the Free State Stadium on Saturday. The Highlanders were good value for their win in a hard-fought contest between two of the competition’s struggling...
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Feb 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Blues hold on for victory over Reds
The Blues overcame a halftime deficit in often heavy rain to beat Reds 27-18 and spoil the Reds’ return to their traditional Ballymore home in Super 14 rugby on Saturday. Wallabies halfback Will Genia scored a try in the first two minutes of his...
