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Oct 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Barbarians’ Schools team named for Fiji Schools match
The New Zealand Barbarians’ Schools team to take on Fiji Schools in their match at Porirua Park in Porirua on Saturday has been named. The New Zealand Barbarians Schools team is: NAME SCHOOL 1 Mason Kean Hastings Boys’ High School 2 Tom Hardy...
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Oct 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Schools team named for Test against Australia Schools
Poriria Park, Saturday 4 October, kick-off 2.50pm The New Zealand Schools team to face Australia Schools in their match at Porirua Park in Porirua on Saturday has been named. The New Zealand Schools team is: NAME SCHOOL 1 Ayden Johnstone Hamilton...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on ACKERMANN EXTENDS CONTRACT AS HEAD COACH OF THE LIONS
The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce the extension of the contract of head coach, Johan Ackermann until 31 October 2016. Ackermann will be acting as the head coach of both the Super Rugby team and the Currie Cup side at the GLRU. Ackermann was...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Aaron Cruden misconduct meeting
New Zealand Rugby has concluded a misconduct process with All Blacks first five-eighth Aaron Cruden after he failed to make the All Blacks’ assembly time, on Sunday 21 September. New Zealand Rugby General Manager Rugby Neil Sorensen met with Cruden and his...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Scramble for last two semifinal spots heats up
Photo: William Brown #1891 Man: The first-ever referees society in South Africa was established in 1896 under the leadership of Henry Rickon Kemsley of Port Elizabeth who was a referee between 1893 and 1919. The first national referees society of the SA Rugby...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wallaby side to take on Los Pumas
Australia: James Slipper, Saia Fainga’a, Sekope Kepu, Sam Carter, James Horwill, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper (c), Scott Higginbotham, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Joe Tomane, Matt Toomua, Tevita Kuridrani, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Israel Folau. Res: Josh...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leyds slots straight in for DHL Western Province
Dillyn Leyds has been named at fullback for DHL Western Province’s Absa Currie Cup meeting with the Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday (kick-off 14h00). DHL WP coach Allister Coetzee has made five changes to his starting line-up this week...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks u19 side to take on the Bulls
Cell C Sharks U19 vs Blue Bulls U19 Date: Friday, 3 October 2014 Time: 15h00 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK 15. Christopher Lines 14. Sphamandla Ngcobo 13. Marcel Coetzee 12. Marius Louw 11. Philip Marais 10. Innocent Radebe 9. Rowan Gouws 8. Daniel du Preez...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks U21 team vs Blue Bulls U21
Cell C Sharks U21 vs Blue Bulls U21 Date : Friday, 3 October 2014 Time : 16h45 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK 15. Alcino Izaacs 14. Lex Botha 13. Nukululeko Marwana 12. Sandile Kubeka 11. Alrin Eksteen 10. Brendon Cope 9. Hanco Venter 8. Louis Hazelhurst 7....
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Groundhog Day for First Division semifinalists
The Absa Currie Cup First Division semifinals on Friday will have a Groundhog Day feel for the participating teams as both matches will mark repeats of the final pool games played last week. The Down Touch Griffons meet the SWD Eagles in Welkom in the first...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on Griquas vs Kings
Gates open at 07:30 08h30 – 08h45: Namaqualand vs. Kimberley 7’s. 08h50 – 09h05: Logan vs. Pixley 7’s. 09h30 – 09h45: Kimberley vs. Oranje 7’s. 09h50 – 10h05: Van Druten vs. Pixley 7’s 10h30 – 10h45: Oranje vs Namakwaland...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Black team to play the Springboks
Photo: Annami – Rugby 15 New Zealand The All Blacks team to play South Africa in their final Investec Rugby Championship match in Johannesburg, South Africa, this weekend has been named. The Test against South Africa will be played at Ellis Park this...
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Oct 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT READY TO CLASH WITH COUNTRY
The Perth Spirit will chase back-to-back victories to keep their finals hopes alive this Saturday when they host Queensland Country at Lark Hills Sports Complex, Rockingham in Round Seven of the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). The Spirit has made...
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Oct 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on GWK Griquas team to play the EP KINGS
Photo: Hennie Homann GWK Griquas team to play the EP KINGS on Saturday 04 Oct at GWK PARK, 14h30 in Kimberley. In a must win home game to keep any chances of a top 6 finish alive , we also say farewell to some Griquas players who will be playing there last...
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Oct 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs team to take on WP
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the log-topping Western Province this Saturday, October 4th, in the Free State Stadium at 14:00. Coach Rory Duncan has named his side for this clash. Free State Rugby, in collaboration with the FSSSI and...
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Oct 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks team for Lions clash
Cell C Sharks vs Golden Lions Date: Friday, 3 October, 2014 Time: 19:10 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Pro Legoete Assistant Referees: Oregopotse Rametsi, Stefan Breytenbach 15. SP Marais 14. S’bura Sithole 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Andre Esterhuizen...
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Oct 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on Springboks: Vermeulen given time as Du Plessis gets start
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen will be given as much time as possible to recover from injury while Bismarck du Plessis will start Saturday’s final round Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand at Ellis...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pumas side to face the Bulls
Coaches Jimmy Stonehouse and MJ Mentz made one change to their final 22 for this weekend’s Absa Currie Cup fixture against Vodacom Blue Bulls Friday night at Mbombela Stadium. The match will kick-off at 19:00 on Friday evening, 3 October. 1. Corné...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ludeke turn a Paige for Nelspruit clash
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has made two rotational changes for his team’s clash with the Steval Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday. Callie Visagie and Rudy Paige will be in the run-on team with Piet van Zyl and Bongi Mbonambi, who started against...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Gold Coast Sevens Fixtures
1. 11 Oct 2014 – 09:50 England 0 – 0 Argentina Pool D 2. 11 Oct 2014 – 10:12 Canada 0 – 0 United States Pool D 3. 11 Oct 2014 – 10:34 New Zealand 0 – 0 France Pool A 4. 11 Oct 2014 – ...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for SA Sevens on sale
Photo: Bertram Malgas Rugby fans will be able to watch the world’s best Rugby Sevens players in action from just R30 after the South African Rugby Union announced details of ticket sales for the annual Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament, on 13-14...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings team announced to take on GWK Griquas
Eastern Province Kings head coach, Carlos Spencer, has announced a fairly unchanged team to take on the GKW Griquas in Kimberly on Saturday at 14.30. Spencer said the team would be under new captainship once again, as neither Darron Nell nor Steven Sykes...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: XEROX GOLDEN LIONS
Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his team to take on the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Friday evening. In the forwards, Ackermann has opted to draft in Schalk van der Merwe and Robbie Coetzee in the front row. Willie Britz moves up from...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team named to face Waikato
Auckland Coach Paul Feeney has made just one change to the starting line up to face Waikato at Eden Park this Thursday evening (kick off 7.35pm). William Lloyd replaces Liaki Moli in the second row, the later picking up a mild concussion in the loss against...
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Sep 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU inquiry finds no proof of match-fixing in Boland club rugby
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Monday announced that an investigation into allegations of attempts to fix the result of matches in Boland club rugby had not found proof to support them. SARU set up an inquiry following the laying of a complaint by a...
