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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Jacques Potgieter Signs With The Cell C Sharks
We are pleased to announce the signing of Waratahs loose-forward Jacques Potgieter on a two-year contract with the Cell C Sharks. Potgieter is no stranger to the Cell C Sharks, having played his junior rugby in Durban. Over the last few years he has made...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on DOUBLE DECKER DELIGHT FOR SPORTS FANS THIS WEEKEND AT NMB STADIUM
READY FOR ACTION: Chippa United mid-fielder Manti Moholo and Lizo Gqoboka, EP Kings loose-head prop are ready for the upcoming Double Decker Delight weekend. Lourens Oberholzer, Access Management Operations Manager, says PE can look forward to a sizzling...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Six South African players in Stats XV
Stats XV review: After Round 12 The South African Conference has contributed six players to the Stats XV team for the second consecutive week of Vodacom SupeRugby. Four of the six players are among the forwards pack with Vodacom Bulls eighthman Arno Botha,...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Open letter from John Smit to Sharks fans
So I got this sent to me by some mates and must admit it got me thinking, laughing at first but then thinking!!! Which is why I decided to write a note to all of you. There is so much that has been done, not done, said and not said, and along the way, the...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on FRANS STEYN RETURNS
The Cell C Sharks will be able to call on the services of 2007 Rugby World Cup winning centre Frans Steyn who will return to action this Saturday for their second tour match. “It’s wonderful to have a guy like Frans back,” admitted Director of Rugby...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on BOLAND PLAYING FOR PRIDE AGAINST THE BULLDOGS
The Boland Cavaliers will be looking to redeem themselves against the Border Bulldogs in East London on Saturday, after going down 44-10 against the EP Kings this past weekend. The Kings, who led 19-10 at half-time, scored seven tries against one, to sink the...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Spotlight on Windhoek and Polokwane – Vodacom Cup Round 9 Preview
The Leopards XV and Hino Valke will have all to play for when they travel to Windhoek and Polokwane respectively in the final round of Vodacom Cup pool action. These two sides will be competing to be the final team in the top four of the tightly-contested...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on REINACH HAND INJURY ADDS TO SHARKS’ WOES
Sharks’ scrumhalf Cobus Reinach has broken his hand and will play no further part in the Durban-based outfit’s Australasian tour. Reinach sustained the injury in the first-half of last Friday’s 48-15 loss to the Highlanders in Dunedin and,...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Watson to captain the EP Kings against the Sharks XV
EP Kings: 15 Siviwe Soqizwapi 14 Siyanda Grey 13 Ronnie Cooke 12 Tim Whitehead 11 Luther Obi 10 Hansie Graaff 9 Jaco Grobler 8 Tim Agaba 7 Thembelani Bholi 6 Luke Watson (capt) 5 Cornell Hess 4 Stefan Willemse 3 Simon Kerrod/Enoch Mnyaka 2 Edgar Marutlulle 1...
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May 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Reds
The Crusaders will play their last guaranteed home game in Christchurch for this season on Friday night when they take on the Reds. Head Coach Todd Blackadder has made three changes to the starting line-up and a new face enters the reserves. Nepo...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on SARU appoints Rhino Rugby as official equipment supplier
Albert Pestana of Rhino Rugby South Africa (back row, second left) with Springbok coach, Heyneke Meyer, and players at the announcement of Rhino’s appointment as the official supplier of breakdown and scrumming equipment to the Springboks. The players are...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on BEAUDEN BARRETT TO MISS A MONTH
The Hurricanes have confirmed Beauden Barrett will sit out the next month of Super Rugby. Barrett’s scans revealed a grade two tear of his medial collateral ligament (MCL) which he suffered during the Hurricanes’ match against the Crusaders on Saturday,...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Bok Women’s Sevens focus on individual skills for final World Series events
Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel said on Tuesday their focus for the England and Netherlands Women’s Sevens World Series tournaments would be on improving the players’ individual skills as they look to finish the season on a...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on OFM AND TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS – A WINNING COMBINATION
OFM, the sound of central South Africa, is proud to announce that it will once again be the exclusive electronic media sponsor of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs during the ABSA Currie Cup tournament over the next three years. The radio station has...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Junior Springboks make one change for Argentina tour
Vodacom Blue Bulls lock RG Snyman on Tuesday was withdrawn from the Junior Springbok touring squad to Argentina due to an ankle ligament injury. The big lock hurt his ankle during a training session in Stellenbosch and will be out of action for between...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Grey College vs Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Pta) Program
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 13 of the 2015 Super Rugby season. Appointments are outlined below with the asterisk (*) denoting the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference. Match Crusaders v Reds @ AMI...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Australia and New Zealand continue winning run in Oceania Rugby Junior Championship
Australia and New Zealand will meet in what is effectively a final of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship with the winner of that clash to be crowned champions of the tournament. In the two matches played on Tuesday 5 May both match favourites New Zealand...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on SA teams score to add half-a-million rand to campaign
The South African franchises has so far contributed R550 000 to the Tries for Teachers campaign after 12 weeks of Vodacom SupeRugby action. The ninth round proved to be the most lucrative for the campaign this season with the South African sides scoring a...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Kings restore some pride against Boland
Pride was the only thing left to play for when the Eastern Province Kings travelled to Citrusdal to face the Boland Cavaliers at the Central Sports Grounds on Saturday. Both teams are out of the running to qualify for a top spot in this year’s Vodacom...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament Fixtures – Finals
Upcoming Fixtures 2015 MAY 06 Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament Earl Marriott Secondary School (Canada) vs Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School (Taiwan) 2015 MAY 06 Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament Baek Shin High School (Korea) vs Nagasaki Hokuyodai...
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May 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on JOINT STATEMENT: Australian Rugby Union & Ms Di Patston
The Australian Rugby Union and Di Patston today confirmed that Ms Patston’s claim against the ARU has been resolved. The claim was due to be heard in the Federal Circuit Court The ARU and Ms Patston have reached mutual agreement in relation to the matter in...
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May 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Van Zyl ruled out for season
Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Piet van Zyl has been ruled out of rugby for the remainder of the season after he sustained a knee injury in last weekend’s win over the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld. Van Zyl ruptured his ACL in his left knee, Vodacom Bulls...
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May 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Boishaai win Battle of Bloem
Grey College 19-21 Paarl Boys High Paarl Boys sneaked a historic first win over Grey College in Bloemfontein on Saturday, thanks mainly to their superiority in the line-outs. Lock forwards Ruben de Villiers and Salmaan Moerat shut out Grey at almost every...
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May 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulletjie Day grows exponentially
The annual Vodacom Bulletjie Day at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, May 9 will see a record amount budding Vodacom Bulletjie rugby players take to the field. Thanks to the efforts of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union the sport’s reach has grown exponentially and...
