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Aug 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION WELCOMES KARMICHAEL HUNT
The Australian Rugby Union today welcomed former Rugby League and AFL star Karmichael Hunt to Australia’s Super Rugby ranks, after signing with the Queensland Reds on a three year contract. Hunt, who has signed a deal through until the end of 2017, was...
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Aug 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tussen die Horings’ – with Joey Rasdien and the Vodacom Blue Bulls
Episode 4 of Tussen die Horings featuring Bandise Maku is now available to view at http://www.vodacom.co.za/rugby/BehindTheScenes/I/Tussen_Die_Horings_Episode_4 Watch the latest episode of Tussen die Horings, answer the Question and stand a...
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Aug 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions forced to make changes for EP Kings game
Photo: Etienne Burger EP KINGS VS XEROX GOLDEN LIONS Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has been forced to make several changes to his side, which will face the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth tomorrow. Captain Warren Whiteley has been drafted...
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Aug 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU BOARD APPROVES INCLUSION POLICY AHEAD OF 2014 BINGHAM CUP
Australian Rugby Union is delighted to announce a new Inclusion Policy, which is designed to stamp out all forms of discrimination and homophobia in Rugby and ensure a positive environment for everyone involved in the game. Today’s announcement coincides...
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Aug 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – WEEK 2: PERTH SPIRIT V BRISBANE CITY
The Perth Spirit will be chasing back-to-back victories in the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) season when they host Brisbane City in their first home match at McGillivray Oval on Sunday afternoon. Western Force and Wallabies representatives, Matt...
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Aug 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team named to face Tasman
All Blacks Charlie Faumuina, Steven Luatua and Charles Piutau will start for Auckland this weekend in the team’s first home match against Tasman (Sunday, 4.35pm). Auckland Coach Paul Feeney has made just two other injury-enforced changes to his side that...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Schickerling, Viljoen back for DHL WP U21
Star lock JD Schickerling and backline ace EW Viljoen have been named in the DHL Western Province Under-21 starting line-up for Saturday’s match-up with the Blue Bulls Under-21s at Loftus Versfeld (kick-off 14h45). Schickerling has been out of action...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Alberts replaced by Whiteley for Springboks tour
Willem Alberts has been ruled out of the Springboks’ Castle Lager Rugby Championship tour to Australia and New Zealand and will be replaced in the 30-man squad by Warren Whiteley. Alberts missed both Test victories against Argentina because of a hamstring...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on All change as DHL WP Under 19s head to Loftus
A much-changed DHL Western Province Under-19 side will head to Loftus Versfeld to take on the Blue Bulls Under-19s on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 13h00). Having finished the first half of the season in first place on the 2014 Absa Provincial Under-19...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Botes breaks new ground in Absa Currie Cup
· #1981 Man: There was no Currie Cup Tournament played in 1910. The British Lions toured South Africa that year and played against four different Western Province entities namely, Western Province Country, Western Province Colleges, Western Province Town and...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Bulls team to face WP
Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Date: 30 August 2014 Venue: Loftus Versveld, Pretoria Referee: Craig Joubert Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Cobus Wessels Television Match Official: Willie Vos Bulls: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 William Small-Smith, 12...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools Finals
The finals of Die Burger Rugby Competition for High Schools will take place on Saturday 30 August at Cradock. Programme: • 09:00 – finals smalls schools section: Bertram Sec (Eastern Province) vs Excelsior Sec (WP); • 10:30 – finals medium shools –...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs u19 side for Lions clash
TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS U19 vs LIONS U19 ABSA CURRIE CUP OLD GREYS RUGBY FIELD, BFN KICK-OFF: 13:00 15 Full back Corne Vermaak 14 Right wing Bjorn Van Wyk 13 Right centre Niell...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs u21 side to play against the Lions
TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS U21 vs LIONS U21 ABSA CURRIE CUP OLD GREYS RUGBY FIELD, BFN KICK-OFF: 14:45 15 Full back Henry Immelman 14 Right wing Carel Coetzee 13 Right centre Tertius Kruger 12 Left centre Pieter Jordaan 11 Left wing Don Mlondobozi...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Griquas, Cheetahs name sides for Heartland derby
Toyota Free State coach Rory Duncan has named his team to face the GWK Griquas this Saturday at GWK Park, in Kimberley and included Waltie Vermeulen on the bench at lock. GWK Griquas coach Hawies Fourie meanwhile named an unchanged starting team to face the...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup Fixtures 2015
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Taute at inside centre for DHL Western Province
Photo: Etienne Burger Jaco Taute will make his first Absa Currie Cup start in DHL Western Province colours, after being named at inside centre for Saturday’s meeting with the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Pretoria (kick-off 17h05). Springbok Taute replaces the...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: XEROX GOLDEN LIONS
Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 22-man outfit, which will face the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Ackermann has made a few changes to the Xerox Golden Lions backline, following last weekend’s match against DHL Western...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Schools and Barbarian Schools coaches announced
Porirua City to host matches Crusaders Assistant Coach Dave Hewett has been appointed coach of this year’s New Zealand Schools team and Hurricanes Development Coach Darren Larsen has been named coach of the New Zealand Barbarian Schools team; both sides to...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Federation Set for Name Change as IRB Becomes World Rugby
The International Rugby Board will become World Rugby from November 19, 2014 as part of a major rebranding programme. The new brand, including a new logo, will be launched at the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in London on November 17-18. Global...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup First Division resumes
The Absa Currie Cup First Division will resume on Friday following seven rounds of matches in June and July, which served as the Qualifier for the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. It means the Leopards kick off part two with a healthy eight-point lead at the...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls vs DHL Western Province Teamsheets
Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Date: 30 August 2014 Venue: Loftus Versveld, Pretoria Referee: Craig Joubert Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Cobus Wessels Television Match Official: Willie Vos Bulls: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 William Small-Smith, 12...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas vs Cell C Sharks Teamsheets
Date: 29 August 2014 Kick-off: 19h10 CAT Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Competition: Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Referee: Ben Crouse Assistant Referees: Marius Jonker, Stefan Breytenbach Pumas: 15 JW Bell,14 Jerome Pretorius, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Stefan...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS vs GWK GRIQUAS TEAMSHEETS
Photo: Hennie Homann Venue: GWK PARK, Kimberley Kick-off: 15h00 CAT Date: 30 August 2014 Program: 07h00: Gates Open 08h00 – 09h45 A-Field: Abass sevens 08h00 – 13h00 B-Field: Abass sevens 10h30: A Field – GW U/19 vs. Valke U/19 12h00: A...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings vs Xerox Golden Lions Teamsheets
Date: 30 August 2014 Time: 19h10 CAT Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE Competition: Absa Currie Cup Premier Division EP Kings: 1. BG Uys 2. Edgar Marutlulle 3. Tom Botha 4. David Bulbring 5. Steven Sykes 6. Thembelani Bholi 7. Paul Schoeman 8. Aidon Davis...
