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Oct 25, 17 •
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Comments Off on Tafel Lager Griquas vs. Griffons
Team to play the Griffons Promotion Relegation Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley 27/10/2017 – 18:30 (SS1) 1. LIAM HENDRICKS 2. MARIUS FOURIE 3. STEPHAN KOTZE 4. WANDILE...
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Oct 25, 17 •
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Comments Off on Border YTC offers women more than rugby
Rugby may be the focus on the field at the Border Women’s Youth Training Centre (YTC) in East London, but off the field the programme’s key focuses include social upliftment and offering young girls an opportunity to live balanced lives. The Border YTC is...
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Oct 25, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Fish Industries tournament celebrates 30th anniversary
The SA Fish Industries tournament will celebrate 30 years of creating opportunities for rugby players in the fishing industry to make their mark when the two-day rugby festival kicks off at the Smit Sports Grounds in Velddrif on the West Coast on Friday. ...
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Oct 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS SQUAD ANNOUNCED TO TRAVEL TO EUROPE FOR MATCH AGAINST GLASOW WARRIORS
Southern Kings Head Coach Deon Davids announced his 25-strong squad to make the trip to Europe this week for their GUINESSPRO14 clash with the so-far unbeaten Glasgow Warriors. A notable absentee amongst the travellers is wing Sibusiso Sithole who is likely...
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Oct 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on SOUTHERN KINGS TAKE WORLD RUGBY TO THE PEOPLE
The Southern Kings are planning to take elite international rugby to the community in a ground-breaking move next month. The Kings’ GuinnessPRO14 match against top Irish team Ulster will be hosted at the Wolfson Stadium in Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth on...
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Oct 24, 17 •
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Comments Off on Jaco Peyer to referee his third Currie Cup Final
Jaco Peyper will referee his third Currie Cup Final in six seasons on Saturday when the Cell C Sharks host DHL Western Province at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban at 16h00. Saturday’s Final will also mark back-to-back Currie Cup Final appointments for the...
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Oct 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Myners predicts bright future for SA Women’s rugby
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners on Monday predicted a bright future for women’s 15-a-side rugby in the country after suffering a narrow 15-12 defeat against the England Academy team in their final tour match in Aldershot, England, on Sunday. In a...
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Oct 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs in Italy and Ireland
The Toyota Cheetahs will be leaving for Italy on Tuesday to face Zebre on Saturday, 28 October at in Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14 championship. Kick-off is at 20:00 in Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma, Italy. The team will be taking on the Irish side,...
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Oct 23, 17 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks squad named for Vista 2017
All Blacks Northern Tour Four new All Blacks selected The All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the Vista 2017 All Blacks Northern Tour to the UK and Europe for Tests against France, Scotland and Wales and...
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Oct 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on Sharks host WP in Currie Cup Final
The Cell C Sharks and DHL Western Province will meet in the Currie Cup Final – sponsored by DirectAxis and Nashua – in Durban on Saturday after powering their way to victories against the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Xerox Golden Lions respectively in the...
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Oct 22, 17 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES SQUAD UPDATE FOR BARBARIANS CLASH
Updated squad for Barbarians clash on Saturday October 28 at Allianz Stadium, Sydney Forwards Jermaine Ainsley*, Western Force Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Tests, Brumbies Rory Arnold, 15 Tests, Brumbies Jack Dempsey, 6 Tests, NSW Waratahs Kane Douglas, 31 Tests,...
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Oct 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on SA Select Women target strong tour finish
SA Select Women’s coach Eddie Myners said his team was determined to finish their England tour on a strong note on Sunday when they line up against the England Academy team for the second time in Aldershot. The SA Select Women started their first 15-a-side...
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Oct 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on QANTAS WALLABIES TAKE DOWN ALL BLACKS IN BRISBANE BLOCKBUSTER
The Qantas Wallabies have defeated New Zealand 23-18 in a Bledisloe Cup clash for the ages at a rain-soaked Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. The match came down to the final moments as the Wallabies, holding a narrow lead, held out a late surge by the New...
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Oct 21, 17 •
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Comments Off on Griffons grind their way to back-to-back titles
The Down Touch Griffons and their U20 team successfully defended their titles in a thrilling day of action on Friday at the HT Pelatona Projects Stadium in Welkom. The senior team secured a rewarding 60-36 victory against the Leopards in the Currie Cup First...
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Oct 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on THERON AND WILLIAMS BAG TOP HONOURS AT CAVALIERS AWARDS CEREMONY
CLINTON THERON was named Boland Cavaliers Player of the Year for 2017 at Boland Rugby’s annual awards ceremony held in Wellington on Thursday 19 October 2017. Theron who played tight head prop for the Cavaliers during this year’s Supersport Rugby...
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Oct 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO 2017 RETIREES AT FINAL BLEDISLOE CUP CLASH
10 Wallabies will be officially graduated into the Classic Wallabies family at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Saturday night with a ceremony honouring their commitments to Australian Rugby and the Wallabies jersey over the years. At half time in the clash...
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Oct 20, 17 •
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Comments Off on NZR and SKY partner to livestream
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and SKY will partner to livestream the All Blacks upcoming matches against the UK Barbarians and a France XV and the Maori All Blacks matches against Canada and the French Barbarians, in a move designed to grow the global fan base for...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on “It was a great day for South Africa”
Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the Springboks’ second Rugby World Cup final victory, beating England, 15-6, in Paris to become only the second team in history to win the Webb Ellis Cup twice. SA Rugby President, Mr Mark Alexander, said on Friday...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on DHL Newlands stage for DHL WP U19
DHL Western Province U19 will face Toyota Free State Cheetahs U19 in their semifinal clash which will be played as a curtain-raiser for the Currie Cup semifinal at DHL Newlands on Saturday. DHL Western Province U19 topped the standings, having claimed 11 wins...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Wiese comes in for DHL WP U21
Cobus Wiese will start for DHL Western Province U21 in their semifinal against Xerox Golden Lions U21 at Emirates Airline Park on Friday. There are just two changes to the team that faced Leopards U21 in the last round of league fixtures, for the clash which...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Pressure mounts as Currie Cup reaches semi-final stage
The pressure on the four Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finalists – the Cell C Sharks, DHL Western Province, Xerox Golden Lions and Vodacom Blue Bulls – will reach boiling point on Saturday as they go head-to-head in their biggest match of the season...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Backline shuffle for DHL WP
DHL Western Province have made some changes to the backline for the Currie Cup semifinal against Xerox Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday. There are three positional switches in the backline and just one change to the forward pack for the knock-out...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls junior teams named
The Vodacom Blue Bulls junior teams have been named to play in the semifinals of the SA Rugby Provincial Under-21 and Under-19 Championship this weekend. The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 side take on the Toyota Free State in Pretoria on Friday, while the...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BLUE BULLS U/19 vs GOLDEN LIONS U/19
15 JEROME BOSSR 14 DAMIAN BONAPARTE 13 CHRIS HOLLIS 12 WIAN VAN NIEKERK 11 LE-IRVIN ANDRIES 10 XANDER KRUGER 9 RICHMAN GORA 8 HANRU SIRGEL 7 PRINCE GAOSEB 6 JC PRETORIUS © 5 RUAN NORTJE 4 RYNO PIETERSE 3 ...
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Oct 19, 17 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BLUE BULLS U/21 vs FREE STATE U/21
15 DIVAN ROSSOUW 14 XOLISHA GUMA 13 STEDMAN GANS 12 FRANCO NAUDE 11 ANDELL LOUBSCHER 10 TINUS DE BEER 9 EMBROSE PAPIER 8 DENZIL HILL © 7 JACO BEZUIDENHOUT 6 EDUAN LUBBE 5 ELI SNYMAN 4 MARIUS VERWEY 3 IG...
