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  • Drotské delighted with Super14 kicking stats

    Mar 9, 10 • 2103 Views • International • • Comments Off on Drotské delighted with Super14 kicking stats

    Not only did the Cheetahs beat the Hurricanes 28-12 thanks to some accurate goalkicking on Saturday, but they also have the second best kicking success ratio in the Super14. In the first four rounds of the competition the Cheetahs have succeeded with 84% of...

  • Heinrich Brussow in good spirits despite injury

    Mar 9, 10 • 4233 Views • International • • Comments Off on Heinrich Brussow in good spirits despite injury

    We had the opportunity to visit Heinrich Brussow earlier today in the Life Rosepark Hospital in Bloemfontein and are pleased to say that despite the agony – there is a smile as well! Brussow had a serious injury to his knee with torn ligaments and underwent...

  • What are the physiological demands of elite rugby?

    Mar 8, 10 • 2488 Views • General News • • Comments Off on What are the physiological demands of elite rugby?

    The Vodacom Super 14 competition puts elite rugby players through one of the toughest tests in the game – with up to 15 maximum efforts over 16 weeks, often across 10 time-zones against teams wishing to displace the Vodacom Bulls as the newest Super Rugby...

  • Jacque Fourie awarded with Try of the Year 2009

    Mar 8, 10 • 3512 Views • International • • Comments Off on Jacque Fourie awarded with Try of the Year 2009

    A scintillating try scored by South Africa centre Jaque Fourie against the British & Irish Lions has been named the International Rugby Players Association Try of the Year 2009. The Springbok fought off stiff competition from some of the biggest names in...

  • Stormers shine in bonus point victory

    Mar 7, 10 • 1653 Views • International • • Comments Off on Stormers shine in bonus point victory

    The Stormers scored four tries without reply to destroy New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders 33-0 in the Super 14 on Saturday. The Stormers, who finished 10th last year, picked up a bonus point after notching their fourth try in the final minute as they...

  • Bosman, Olivier on target in Cheetahs victory

    Mar 7, 10 • 1810 Views • International • • Comments Off on Bosman, Olivier on target in Cheetahs victory

    Meyer Bosman and Naas Olivier kicked the Cheetahs to a 28-12 victory against the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14 on Saturday. The South Africans, despite playing at home, had been underdogs against a Wellington team unbeaten in their opening three...

  • Waratahs hold on for win against Sharks

    Mar 6, 10 • 1517 Views • International • • Comments Off on Waratahs hold on for win against Sharks

    Despite a battling display by the Sharks, the Waratahs held on for the win 25-21 in their Super 14 match in Sydney. New South Wales handed the Sharks their fourth straight loss to open the Super 14 season. The Waratahs improved to 2-2. New South Wales took...

  • Crusaders impressive in victory over Blues

    Mar 6, 10 • 1794 Views • International • • 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...

  • Plumtree makes changes to Sharks Team

    Mar 4, 10 • 1958 Views • International • • 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...

  • Schalk Burger back for Stormers

    Mar 3, 10 • 2758 Views • International • • 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...

  • Grey College will challenge all the top schools in 2010!

    Mar 3, 10 • 3096 Views • School • • 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...

  • Lions side shows 7 changes

    Mar 3, 10 • 1786 Views • International • • 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...

  • Brumbies keep winning combinations for Lions clash

    Mar 3, 10 • 1501 Views • International • • 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...

  • Sivivatu and Muliaina return for Chiefs

    Mar 3, 10 • 1566 Views • International • • 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...

  • Waratahs announce team to play Sharks

    Mar 3, 10 • 1512 Views • International • • 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...

  • Are we REALLY seeing more rugby in Super14 2010?

    Mar 2, 10 • 2210 Views • General News • • 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...

  • Injury concerns for Lions

    Mar 2, 10 • 1729 Views • International • • 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...

  • Former SA Schools stars named in the SA Under-20 Team

    Mar 2, 10 • 2469 Views • International • • 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...

  • Vodacom Cheetahs announce changed team to play Hurricanes

    Mar 2, 10 • 1787 Views • International • • 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....

  • Summary of Monday Night Varsity Cup Rugby

    Mar 2, 10 • 2303 Views • Varsity & Club • • 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...

  • Shimlas survive TUT challenge in Bloemfontein

    Mar 2, 10 • 3082 Views • Varsity & Club • • 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...

  • Vishuis too stong at Shimla Park

    Mar 2, 10 • 2546 Views • Varsity & Club • • 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...

  • Q&A with Philip Burger, former Vodacom Cheetah and now USAP speedster

    Mar 1, 10 • 3437 Views • International • • 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?...

  • Hectic schedule for Springboks in 2010

    Feb 28, 10 • 3666 Views • International • • 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...

  • Paul Treu announces 7's squad for Hong Kong

    Feb 28, 10 • 2165 Views • International • • 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...