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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ben Kay joins Restart Rugby Charity
Former Rugby World Cup winner and Leicester Tigers legend, Ben Kay MBE, has joined the Board of Trustees for the Rugby Players’ Association charity, Restart. Restart supports professional players forced to retire through illness or injury. It provides...
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Western Province team named for Lions semi final clash
The DHL Western Province team to take on the Lions is as follows: 15. Gio Aplon 14. Gerhard van den Heever 13. Jean de Villiers (vice-captain) 12. Damian de Allende 11. Cheslin Kolbe 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Louis Schreuder 8. Duane Vermeulen 7. Siya Kolisi...
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Sharks name their team to face the Cheetahs in the Semi final
The Sharks vs Free State Cheetahs Date: Saturday, 19 October 2013 Time: 17h00 Venue: Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen Assistant Referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Cobus Wessels Television Match Official: Deon van Blommestein The Sharks 15....
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs name their semi semi-final team
Absa Currie Cup Semi-final Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on the Sharks on Saturday, 19 October at 17:00 in a Absa Currie Cup semi-final match in Durban. • This is the 19th time since 1954 that the Free State will be playing in a Currie Cup semi...
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Rugby nominated for four SA Sports Awards
The Springboks have been nominated as one of three teams of the year in the annual SA Sports Awards, which are organised by the Department of Sport and Recreation. There were three more nominations for high-profile rugby personalities in South Africa, SARU...
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Oct 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2013 PWC Speler Toekennings
Tydens die Jaareindfunksie op Maandag, 14 Oktober by die Aasvoël klub buite Bloemfontein het Vrystaat Rugby sy spelers vereer. Die volgende toekennings is gemaak: PWC Speler van die Jaar Dié toekenning word gemaak aan ‘n speler wat in die 2013-seisoen vir...
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Oct 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Referee appointments for Absa Currie Cup playoff rounds
Marius Jonker and Marius van der Westhuizen have been appointed to referee the two Absa Currie Cup semifinals on Saturday. Veteran referee Jonathan Kaplan will handle the first Absa Currie Cup first promotion-relegation match between GWK Griquas and the...
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Oct 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Schalk van der Merwe disciplinary hearing postponed
Toyota Free State Cheetahs prop Schalk van der Merwe’s disciplinary hearing, scheduled to take on Tuesday, has been postponed until Wednesday. The player received a red card in the 74th minute of their Absa Currie Cup clash against the Vodacom Blue Bulls...
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Oct 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Griquas name their team for the Promotion / Relegation match against the Pumas
Team: GWK Griquas Opposition: Pumas Competition: ABSA Currie Cup Promotion/Relegation Venue: GWK Park, Kimberley Date: Friday 18 October 2013 Time: 19:10 1. Steph Roberts 2. Ryno Barnes (Captain) 3. Lourens Adriaanse 4. Ligtoring Landman 5. Jaco Nepgen 6....
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Oct 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province semi final ticket giveaway and #DHLDeliveryRun
2 Lucky Rugby 15 readers will each win a set of 4 tickets (so they can invite 3 friends to join them) courtesy of DHL Express Africa and DHL Western Province to attend the DHL WP semi final game at Newlands on Saturday, 19 October. The seats are on the...
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Oct 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Lions U19 snap up home semifinal in final pool round
The MTN Golden Lions on Saturday claimed the remaining home semifinal in the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship in style by registering a bonus-point victory against Border to finish the pool stages on a high note. The four semifinalists cemented their...
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Oct 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls U21 earn home semifinal, while Lions secure last semifinal berth
The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team on Saturday booked an invaluable home semifinal in the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championship, while the MTN Golden Lions delivered a fine performance to snap up the last semifinal berth in an exciting finish to the...
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Oct 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Schalk van der Merwe to appear before a judicial committee
Toyota Free State Cheetahs prop Schalk van der Merwe will appear before a SARU judicial committee on Tuesday after receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle on Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Jurgen Visser in the team’s Absa Currie Cup clash in Bloemfontein...
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Oct 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand crowned Gold Coast Sevens Champions
Debutant Ambrose Curtis scored two tries as New Zealand came from behind to win the 2013 Gold Coast Sevens, beating hosts Australia 40-19 in the final to get the defence of their HSBC Sevens World Series title off to a flying start. Trailing 12-0, it looked...
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Oct 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens fourth at Gold Coast
The Springbok Sevens finished fourth at the Gold Coast Sevens after suffering an energy-sapping semi-final loss against Australia and then ran out of steam against England in the playoff for third place. Neil Powell, in his first game in charge as coach, saw...
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Oct 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on WP remain unbeaten, Lions and Cheetahs secure their semifinal spots
The round-robin stages of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division this weekend reached an exciting conclusion, as DHL Western Province maintained their unbeaten run to retain the No1 spot on the log, while the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and MTN Golden Lions...
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Oct 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Gold Coast 7’s Day 2 fixtures
October 2013 13 02:30 USA vs Scotland Skilled Park, Gold Coast HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast 13 02:52 Canada vs Spain Skilled Park, Gold Coast HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast 13 03:14 Argentina vs Tonga Skilled Park, Gold Coast HSBC Sevens World...
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Oct 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to face Wales in Gold Coast quarterfinal
The Springbok Sevens, under the guidance of new coach Neil Powell, on Saturday safely navigated a tricky pool to book their places in the knockout stage of Round 1 of the HSBC Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast in Australia. South Africa registered three...
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Oct 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Gold Coast 7’s Day 1 results and log
Gold Coast 7’s Results: Day 1 October 2012 14 Fiji 32 – 14 New Zealand Skilled Park HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast 14 South Africa 41 – 7 Kenya Skilled Park HSBC Sevens World Series Gold Coast 14 France 7 – 14 Argentina Skilled...
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Oct 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens to face Wales in Gold Coast quarterfinal
The Springbok Sevens, under the guidance of new coach Neil Powell, on Saturday safely navigated a tricky pool to book their places in the knockout stage of Round 1 of the HSBC Sevens World Series at the Gold Coast in Australia. South Africa registered three...
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Oct 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas cap off dream season with First Division title
The Steval Pumas on Friday evening completed their dream Absa Currie Cup First Division season as they maintained their unbeaten run in the competition to win the final with a convincing 53-30 victory against the EP Kings at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit....
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Oct 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs u21’s team makes late changes
JJ de Klerk (11) is replaced by Francois Pretorius and Lee Roy Bitterhout comes in at 22. 15 Full back Luiters Kevin 14 Right wing Dolo Maphuta 13 Right centre Kruger Tertius 12 Left centre Marais Niel (Capt) 11 Left wing Pretorius Francois 10 Fly half Marx...
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Oct 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Wesbank join Cell C Community Cup wild card race
Wesbank became the 13th and final club to be officially nominated for a wild card place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they overwhelmed newly-crowned Boland champions Roses United on the last day of the season to finish second on the Premier League...
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Oct 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Powell and Springbok Sevens aim for good start
The Springboks Sevens and their new coach, Neil Powell, will be aiming to start the new HSBC Sevens World Series on winning note when the Gold Coast Sevens rugby tournament kicks off early Saturday morning (SA time). Powell, a former Springbok Sevens captain...
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Oct 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok flyhalf, Goosen on bench for Cheetahs in late change
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs team is: 15 Hennie Daniller 14 Rayno Benjamin 13 Johann Sadie 12 Robert Ebersohn 11 Raymond Rhule 10 Elgar Watts 9 Sarel Pretorius 8 Philip van der Walt 7 Lappies Labuschagne 6 Boom Prinsloo 5 Lood de Jager 4 Francois Uys 3...
