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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Gauteng Youth Weeks continue to entertain
The SA Rugby Girls U18 Week kicked off on an action-packed note at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Tuesday, while the Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week delivered another thrilling round as the competition nears its conclusion at the Isak...
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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Adriaan Strauss hits the home stretch
Every now and then there comes along a rugby player that helps define the essence of what the term ‘#BullsFamily’ stands for, both on and off the field. Vodacom Bulls hooker, Adriaan Strauss, certainly epitomises that sentiment. The 32-year-old hooker has...
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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Pumas rewarded for finishing top of the log
The iCOLLEGE Pumas got rewarded with a home SuperSport Challenge quarter final at the Mbombela stadium next Saturday against the Blue Bulls for finishing on the overall top of the log. The Pumas and Griquas will host next weekend’s play-off fixtures at...
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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Kavaliers dring deur na kwarteindronde van Supersport Rugbyreeks
Die Boland Kavaliers het hul plek in die kwarteindronde van die Supersportrugbyreeks bespreek met ‘n 12-20 sege oor die Oostelike Provinsie Olifante te Despatch. Die rustydtelling was 0-10 in die guns van die Kavaliers. Die uitslag van dié maak-of-breek...
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Jun 26, 18 •
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Comments Off on Exciting start to the Girls and LSEN Weeks
The SA Rugby Girls U16 Week and Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week got off to a thrilling start in two Gauteng venues on Monday in an action-packed day of rugby which saw 54 tries and 627 points scored in 15 matches. In the main games of the...
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Jun 26, 18 •
1975 Views •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad to Argentina
A 25-man DHL Stormers touring squad will leave Cape Town on Tuesday ahead of their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The DHL Stormers resume their Vodacom Super Rugby campaign at Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos...
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Jun 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on iCOLLEGE Pumas finish top – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 10 Review
The iCOLLEGE Pumas qualified as top team for the quarter-finals after the pool phase of a pulsating SuperSport Rugby Challenge came to an end on Saturday, while both the Xerox Golden Lions XV and Vodacom Blue Bulls managed to make it to the top eight, much to...
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Jun 25, 18 •
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Comments Off on Rugby focus moves to Youth Weeks
The SA Rugby Youth Weeks will take centre stage in the next three weeks as the best schools players in the country look to make their presence felt, with the action starting on Monday at the National Girls U16 and U18 Weeks, and the Learners with Special...
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Jun 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Three-time World Series winner Snyman in line for third RWC Sevens
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman is in line for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup Sevens appearance after being named in the Blitzboks training squad for the 2018 version of this highly regarded tournament, to be played in San Francisco from 20-22...
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Jun 22, 18 •
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Comments Off on Van Graan contract ends January 2019
The Blue Bulls Company would like to confirm that the contract of CEO Barend van Graan will be coming to an end at the end of January 2019. Van Graan, an absolute asset to the brand, was requested by the board to stay on even after he had reached retirement...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Free State Teams in Youth Weeks
The SA Rugby Youth Week festivals will kick off on Monday, 25 June with the Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week (at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark), and the National Girls U16 and U18 Weeks (at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg). The...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Cavaliers announce team for EP clash
The Boland Cavaliers have named their match-22 to face the Eastern Province Elephants in a Supersport Rugby Challenge match in Despatch on Saturday. Regular team captain and Cavaliers no 8 Zandré Jordaan has been ruled out for the match due to a leg injury,...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on All to play for in final round – SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 10 Preview
The introduction of six Springboks, which includes Warren Whiteley and the current SA Rugby Player of the Year, Malcolm Marx, in the colours of the Xerox Golden Lions XV will add extra spice to what is already promising to be a massive weekend of provincial...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls to Face Xerox Golden Lions XV
Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach, David Manuel, has named an experienced team for their final SuperSport Rugby Challenge North Section match against the Xerox Golden Lions XV at the Bill Jardine Stadium on Sunday, 24 June. Kickoff is at 15:00. The team will be...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Whiteley to lead Lions at Bill Jardine
Six Springboks will run out for the Xerox Golden Lions VX at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Longdale on Sunday 24 June 2018 to face the Vodacom Blue Bulls in one of three exciting clashes of the day. This day is supported by Gauteng Government Sports and...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Touch Down Griffons
HT PELATONA STADIUM, WELKOM Saturday, 23 June 2018. Kick-Off: 15h30. TEAM: 16.AJ Coertzen (C) 14. Godfrey Ramaboea 13. Christopher Bosch 12. Johnathan Francke 11. Tythan Adams 10. George Whitehead 9. Louis Venter 9.Jono Janse van Rensburg 7. De Wet Kruger 6....
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Erasmus shuffles Bok team for English clash in Cape Town
The Springbok team for the third and final Test in the Castle Lager Incoming Series against England in Cape Town on Saturday, shows five changes from the starting team that beat the English last week in Bloemfontein. Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV face the Sharks XV
Toyota Free State XV will be taking on the Sharks XV in the last round of SuperSport Rugby Challenge in Durban Saturday afternoon. The match kicks off at 17:00. Coach Daan Human has announced his team for the encounter: Sharks XV vs Toyota Free State XV...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on England team to play South Africa in third Test
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his side to face South Africa in the final of three Tests at Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday 23rd June (KO 1605 BST live on Sky Sports Action & Main Event). There are three changes to the starting XV with Joe...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on LUKHAN TUI AND NICK PHIPPS TO START IN MITSUBISHI ESTATE IRELAND SERIES DECIDER
Qantas Wallabies team to play Ireland at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 23 June, 8.05pm AEST 1. Scott Sio (45 Tests) 2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa (2 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (93 Tests) 4. Izack Rodda (6 Tests) 5. Adam Coleman (22 Tests) 6. Lukhan Tui (6 Tests)...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for third Steinlager Series Test against France
Frizell, Goodhue, Hemopo and Mo’unga new caps The All Blacks selectors have named the team to play France in the third and final Steinlager Series Test at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, on Saturday 23 June. The matchday 23 is as follows (with Test caps...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Ten DHL WP Youth Week teams announced
The 10 different DHL Western Province teams for the upcoming Coca-Cola national Youth Weeks have been named. This year there will be two DHL Western Province teams in both the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week and the Coca-Cola U18 Academy Week respectively at Paarl...
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Jun 21, 18 •
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Comments Off on Springboks visit Robben Island in Cape Town
Siya Kolisi and his Springbok team mates visited the iconic Robben Island in Table Bay, north of the Cape Town city centre, on Wednesday, a #LoveRugby initiative. The Boks enjoyed lunch at the V&A Waterfront before embarking on a ferry for the half hour...
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Jun 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Viljoen and Wiese boost DHL WP
DHL Western Province have been boosted by the inclusion of EW Viljoen at outside centre and Cobus Wiese at lock for the SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with SWD Eagles at Brookside on Friday. Both players will make their first appearance of the campaign...
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Jun 20, 18 •
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Comments Off on Watse voordeel het die Pumas?
Die onoorwonne iCOLLEGE Pumas speel Sondag in die Bill Jardine-stadion in Longdale teen die Valke vir die algehele eerste plek in die SuperSport-reeks. Die Pumas is tans die enigste span in die kompetisie wat nog elke wedstryd kon wen terwyl die verdedigende...
