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  • Bobby Skinstad: 2010 World Cup brings structure to South Africa

    Mar 31, 10 • 3841 Views • International • • 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...

  • Bulls select unchanged side to battle Blues

    Mar 30, 10 • 1575 Views • International • • 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...

  • Andy Goode may continue playing for Sharks

    Mar 30, 10 • 2103 Views • International • • 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...

  • Vishuis simply the best in Koshuisrugby!!

    Mar 30, 10 • 2470 Views • Varsity & Club • • 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...

  • Maties Varsity Cup champions for the third time!!

    Mar 30, 10 • 3459 Views • Varsity & Club • • 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,...

  • Going up – the effect of altitude on Vodacom Super 14 teams

    Mar 30, 10 • 2550 Views • General News • • 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...

  • Bulls remain victorious in Perth

    Mar 28, 10 • 1860 Views • International • • 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...

  • Fiji knock Blitzbokke out in Hong Kong

    Mar 28, 10 • 1874 Views • World Rugby • • 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...

  • Ruan Pienaar the hero in Sharks victory over Hurricanes

    Mar 27, 10 • 1643 Views • International • • 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...

  • Turner intercept try secures Waratahs victory

    Mar 27, 10 • 1597 Views • International • • 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...

  • Brumbies score close win over Chiefs

    Mar 27, 10 • 2142 Views • International • • 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...

  • Reds too strong for wounded Cheetahs

    Mar 27, 10 • 2431 Views • International • • 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...

  • Lions defeated despite scoring bonus point try

    Mar 26, 10 • 1782 Views • International • • 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,...

  • Tommy Bowe named RBS Player of Six Nations

    Mar 26, 10 • 2271 Views • International, Six Nations, Six Nations News • • 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...

  • Sharks announce side for clash with Hurricanes

    Mar 25, 10 • 1632 Views • International • • 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...

  • One forced change to QR Reds starting side against Cheetahs as Schatz comes in for injured Braid

    Mar 25, 10 • 1707 Views • International • • 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...

  • Cory Jane included in Hurricanes Team

    Mar 25, 10 • 1710 Views • International • • 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...

  • Pretorius back to partner Olivier in Bulls midfield

    Mar 24, 10 • 1881 Views • International • • 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...

  • Sharks have injury concerns

    Mar 24, 10 • 1746 Views • International • • 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...

  • Muir drops Earl Rose to the bench

    Mar 24, 10 • 3638 Views • International • • Comments Off on Muir drops Earl Rose to the bench

    Lions coach Dick Muir has lost faith in fullback Earl Rose, dropping the out-of-form No 15 to the bench for their Super 14 match against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday. Kick off is at 08:35 SA time. In other changes to the team still searching for their...

  • Highlanders announce side to play Lions

    Mar 24, 10 • 1562 Views • International • • Comments Off on Highlanders announce side to play Lions

    Centre Kenny Lynn believes the Highlanders must improve their basic skill levels as they seek their first home win of the Rebel Sport Super 14 season against the Lions at Carisbrook on Friday night. The strong-running Southland centre insists the Highlanders...

  • Chiefs select Luaki for Brumbies clash

    Mar 24, 10 • 2497 Views • International • • Comments Off on Chiefs select Luaki for Brumbies clash

    Chiefs coach Ian Foster has selected Sione Lauaki for the match against the Brumbies despite the player’s admission of guilt to assault. Lauaki will be sentenced on May 6 after punching a man in the face twice in a bar in Hamilton. His reinstatement is...

  • Injury forced changes to Vodacom Cheetahs side

    Mar 24, 10 • 1514 Views • International • • Comments Off on Injury forced changes to Vodacom Cheetahs side

    Injuries have forced Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske into making a number of changes to his side ahead of Friday’s match against the Reds in Bloemfontein on Friday. While Lionel Mapoe and Frans Viljoen are long term injury concerns for the Cheetahs they...

  • Julian Huxley makes rugby return for Brumbies

    Mar 24, 10 • 2709 Views • International • • Comments Off on Julian Huxley makes rugby return for Brumbies

    Brumbies full-back Julian Huxley is set to make a remarkable return to the Super 14 at Canberra Stadium against the Chiefs on Friday. Huxley’s career was put on hold in 2008 after routine scans following a head knock detected a brain tumour. Having...

  • Varsitycup Semi-finals to deliver exciting rugby!!

    Mar 22, 10 • 2393 Views • Varsity & Club • • Comments Off on Varsitycup Semi-finals to deliver exciting rugby!!

    So, after seven weeks of intense league action – it’s all down to this; the semifinals of the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International and the final fight to see who will contest the third-ever final in this exciting tournament....