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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Over 33 000 tickets snapped up for Tahs semi
With their opponents now confirmed as Australian derby rivals the Brumbies, the NSW Waratahs have sold over 33,000 seats for Saturday’s Asteron Life 2014 Super Rugby Semi-Final at Allianz Stadium (7.30pm). Tickets went on public sale last Wednesday and the...
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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Glenwood Rugby
Day 1 and 3 of the U18 Craven week held in Middelburg, saw The KZN team play two different styles of their game, on day 1 the KZN team looked dangerous with the likes of Morne Joubert and Tristan Blewett, whilst No.8 Jaco Coetzee was excellent with ball in...
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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Glenwood Rugby
Day 2 of the U18 Craven week held in Middleburg saw the KZN team go up against a tough Pumas side, with Glenwood Boy Jaco Coetzee captaining this game. The start of the first half saw the KZN team show great skill and strength, with the second half underway...
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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Former Ireland Assistant Coach joins London Irish
London Irish are delighted to announce that they have secured the services of former Ireland Assistant Coach Mark Tainton for the 2014/15 season. The former Bristol fly half previously worked with England before coaching Ireland for 10 years, working...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on GWK Griquas clinch Absa Currie Cup promotion
The GWK Griquas will play in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division this season after outplaying the SWD Eagles 57-12 (half-time 31-0) in their vital qualifying match at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday. The dominant Griquas scored their bonus try before...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Off to Christchurch for the Cell C Sharks – Vodacom Super Rugby Qualifiers Review
The Cell C Sharks will face their second opponent from New Zealand’s South Island in as many weeks when they travel to Christchurch for a Vodacom Super Rugby semi-final against the Crusaders on Saturday. The Durbanites progressed to the final four of...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Big wins in Women’s Interprovincial Series
The Leopards, Free State and Griquas on Saturday succeeded in building momentum in Section 2 of the SARU Women’s Interprovincial Series as they delivered solid performances to earn back-to-back victories in the competition. The Leopards and Free State, in...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Star attraction Curwin Bosch
The dust has just settled on one of the most unique Craven Weeks to date. The star of the show? A talented, young and commanding flyhalf. Curwin Bosch is humble and has kept his head level and his feet on the ground. I spoke to the Craven week star on a huge...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP win U18 Girls South Sevens Interprovincials
Western Province on Saturday won the SARU Girls Under-18 South Sevens Interprovincial competition in Uitenhage in style with a resounding 43-0 victory in the final against Boland. The victory marked their fifth successive win in the series which started on...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, Sevens Rugby, Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup •
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Comments Off on Interview with Referee Rasta Rasivhenge
We can’t play the game without them. By far more influencial than the players themselves. Ask the Sharks in 2007 or the Springboks in 2011. I caught up with Rasta Rasivhenge. Why would someone be a referee? So who is Rasta? Rasta is a referee who was...
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Jul 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week
Lem Massyn from the Golden Lions is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 5 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week The Golden Lions finally found some form on day 5 of this year’s U18 Coca-Cola Craven week and some of the form can be contributed to a fantastic...
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Jul 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP crowned top team at Coca-Cola Craven Week
Eastern Province on Saturday finished the Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week as the unofficial champions for the first time in 37 years following a 25-7 victory against SWD in the final match at HTS Middelburg. The match concluded a successful Under-18 Coca-Cola...
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Jul 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Eastern Province beat South Western Districts in the final game of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week
Middelburg, 18 July, 2014. Eastern Province emerged as the unofficial U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week champions for 2014 after beating SWD 25-7 in final game of the week at HTS Middelburg on Saturday. Tradition demands that there is no real winner of the Craven...
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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on South African rugby gives back on Mandela Day
South African rugby, led by Springbok wing Bryan Habana, on Friday did their bit as part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations by helping uplift the community in Nyanga, east of Cape Town. Habana, the record holder for the most tries ever in Tests for the...
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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Amy Perrett becomes NSWs first female Premiership referee
Photo: Amy Perrett in action – Karen Watson Photography. Amy Perrett will tomorrow become the first female NSW referee to take charge of a Premiership match. Perrett (24) will make history when she takes charge of the Magners Shute Shield Round 17 match...
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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week
Keanu Vers from Eastern Province is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day for day 4 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Keanu Vers is the second player from Eastern Province to be the Coca-Cola Hero of the day thanks to his brilliant run that set Athi...
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Jul 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on All Cape main game and the Coca-Cola U18 Craven Week
It is going to be an all Cape main game at the 2014 U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week in Middelburg this year, with Eastern Province taking on South Western Districts in the week’s unofficial title game. When the fixtures for the final day were announced...
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP hosts U18 Girls Sevens Tournament
The Eastern Province Rugby Union will be hosting the national Girls U18 Sevens tournament this weekend at the Rosedale Rugby Stadium in Uitenhage. The tournament will host teamsof 12 girls each, representing Boland, Border, Border Country Districts,...
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks u19 side for Bulls clash
Blue Bulls U19 vs Cell C Sharks U19 Date : Saturday, 19 July 2014 Time : 13h45 Venue : Loftus, Pretoria 15. Kelvin Elder 14. Chris Lines 13. Bradley Ellse 12. Merlyn Pieterse 11. Philip Marais 10. Innocent Radebe 9. Matthew Reece-Edwards 8....
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks u21 side named
Blue Bulls U21 vs Cell C Sharks U21 Date : Saturday, 19 July 2014 Time : 15h30 Venue : Loftus, Pretoria 15. Alcino Izaacs 14. Alrin Eksteen 13. Tyler Fisher 12. Garath Miekle 11. Sipho Mkize 10. Tim Swiel 9. Hanco Venter 8. Jean Pretoruis 7....
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on EP U19 to tackle the Lions at NMMU
The Eastern Province U19 team will tackle the Golden Lions at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s B field on Friday, 18 July, 2014 in their second match of the ABSA U19 competition. EP U19 Head Coach, Mzwandile Stick has made very few changes to his...
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on GWK Griquas, Leopards in shootout for Absa Currie Cup promotion
The pressure will be firmly on GWK Griquas to win by a bonus point margin against the SWD Eagles in George on Saturday if they want to clinch promotion to the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division. Although unbeaten after five matches, the Griquas (23 points)...
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP U19s change one as Leopards come to town
DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams has made just one enforced change to his team for Saturday’s Absa Provincial Under-19 clash against the Leopards at City Park (kick-off 13h30). The only change is at scrumhalf, with Justin Phillips...
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lambie back on Cell C Sharks bench
Springbok flyhalf Pat Lambie has recovered from his arm injury and has been included on the Cell C Sharks bench for their Vodacom Super Rugby qualifier against the Highlanders in Durban on Saturday. Lambie’s inclusion in the team is one of only three...
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Jul 17, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coca-Cola Hero Of The Day at the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week
Shadward Fillies from South Western Districts is the Coca-Cola Hero of the day on day 3 of the U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Shadward Fillies scored two tries in quick succession that allowed South Western Districts to distance themselves on the scoreboard in a...
