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        May 4, 12 •
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		Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Reds at home this Sunday.  The only change to the team that beat the Waratahs last weekend is the possible inclusion of Sean Maitland, who has been recovering from a high ankle injury....
    
    
 
   				
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        May 4, 12 •
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		Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.  He has made two changes to the run-on team that played the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last weekend. Doug Tietjens makes his second start for the...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		Morgan Piek – The new Springbok coaching staff was announced today and will be joining Heyneke Meyer to start preparations for England’s inbound tour. As is expected it is a Bulls dominated coaching team. It’s still too early to tell what kind of...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced this morning that tickets to the Springbok vs. England Test at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday, 16 June 2012 have gone on sale to the public. Season Ticket Holders and Suite Owners were given first right of refusal and in the...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		TOKAI UNIVERSITY GYOSEI HIGH SCHOOL (Japan) 25 vs HIGASHI FUKUOKA HIGH SCHOOL 24 Full-time (Cup 1/4 Finals)     TRURO COLLEGE (England) 27 vs JOSHO GAKUEN HIGH SCHOOL (Japan) 21 Full-time (Cup 1/4 Finals)     KELSTON BOYS HIGH SCHOOL (New...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer left Cape Town a happy man after overseeing three very successful Planning Camps over the past three weeks. It was Meyer’s first interaction with the country’s leading players since his appointment at the end of January. Two...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		The Vodacom Bulls can go top of the South African Conference in Melbourne this weekend, while The Sharks have a tough home game to stay in touch with the Vodacom Super Rugby front runners. The Rebels have not beaten a South African team yet since their...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		They may not find themselves in the national spotlight nearly as often as a Hamiltons or a College Rovers, but this weekend’s match between Kuruman and Kimberley Police is shaping up as one of the most keenly-anticipated contests on a packed Saturday of...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		Crowd-favourite, loosehead prop Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, will make his much-awaiting return to The Sharks when he fronts up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Highlanders at Mr Price KINGS PARK. Beast has had a lengthy spell out of...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		The Chiefs, who remain at the top of the Investec Super Rugby competition, have announced their team to play the MTN Lions this Saturday night, 9:35am CAT (South African Time) at ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe.   After there eighth win in a row, the Chiefs...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		When the Crusaders take on the Reds at the new AMI Stadium in Addington this Sunday, players will be wearing a specially made jersey to support St John.  The jerseys, which include the St John logo, will then be auctioned on Trade Me and the funds raised...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 3, 12 •
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		Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach says ticket sales for the match against the Reds this Sunday at AMI Stadium (Addington) have been very strong and it is essentially sold out. “At this point it may be possible to buy a small handful of tickets to the...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 2, 12 •
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		Three local members of the wider South African Under-20 squad were called up to the Springbok Planning Camp that started in Cape Town on Wednesday morning. Centres Pat Howard and Kobus van Wyk, as well as prop Oliver Kebble have been drafted into the Planning...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 2, 12 •
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		Morgan Piek – Naka Drotske this morning named a fairly unchanged side to take on the Western Force in Bloemfontein on Saturday night. Riaan Smit who is no stranger to Super Rugby comes into the side on the bench in the place of the Toyota Cheetahs...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 2, 12 •
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		The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their ninth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Chiefs on Saturday, 5 May 2012 this morning. There are five changes to the starting line up from the team who played...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 2, 12 •
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		Michael Hobbs has been handed the number 10 jersey for Friday night’s encounter with the Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium. Kick-off 9:35am CAT. The Wellington first five-eighths has been promoted from the bench to take on many of his provincial teammates in...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 2, 12 •
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		The winner of the 15th Vodacom Cup will be crowned in a few weeks’ time, but this weekend quarter-final action takes place in Kimberley, Nelspruit, Durban and Cape Town.   Interestingly, seven from last year’s eight quarter-finalists are back, the...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 1, 12 •
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		Chiefs Assistant Coach Wayne Smith has today announced his decision about his future. After much consideration, Wayne Smith has decided to stay in New Zealand instead of going to England to coach. Wayne Smith said “My family and my coaching position at the...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 1, 12 •
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		This Friday night the Hurricanes will host the Blues in Wellington for their second encounter of the 2012 season after a nail biting win in Auckland earlier this year. The Hurricanes only sealed the one point win in round five with a last minute converted...
    
    
 
   				
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        May 1, 12 •
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		The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from James Haskell of the Highlanders for contravening Law10.4 (a) Punching or Striking after he was Cited during a Super Rugby Match at the Weekend. Haskell struck Cheetahs player Justin...
    
    
 
   				
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        Apr 29, 12 •
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		The DHL Stormers set a new record for fewest tries conceded on tour by a South African Vodacom Super Rugby team when they beat the Force in Perth on Saturday morning. The Capetonians will return home with three wins on tour for the third time after they kept...
    
    
 
   				
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        Apr 29, 12 •
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		DHL Western Province, the Sharks XV (South Section), GWK Griquas and the Ford Pumas (North) will host the four Vodacom Cup quarter-finals next weekend after all of them finished the league phase of the competition with victories. The team from Cape Town...
    
    
 
   				
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        Apr 29, 12 •
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		James Haskell Cited following Super Rugby Match Cheetahs v Highlanders James Haskell of the Highlanders has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. Haskell is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (a) Punching or Striking...
    
    
 
   				
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        Apr 28, 12 •
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        Comments Off on Butch James Cited following Super Rugby Match MTN Lions vs Brumbies
    
    
		Butch James of the Lions has been cited for alleged foul play during a Super Rugby match at the weekend. James is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (h) A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without use of the...
    
    
 
   				
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        Apr 28, 12 •
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		Sir Frederick ‘Fred’ Richard Allen – 9 February 1920- 28 April 2012 The passing of Sir Fred Allen, Patron of Auckland Rugby and one of the rugby’s finest men has deeply saddened the Auckland Rugby community. Sir Fred ‘The Needle’ Allen passed away...