Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

  • Blues 2013 Super Rugby Squad announced

    Oct 31, 12 • 2687 Views • General News, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Blues 2013 Super Rugby Squad announced

    This morning  at Eden Park , Blues Head Coach Sir John Kirwan revealed his 2013 squad at a free breakfast event exclusively for members, sponsors and members of the media. Several past Auckland and Blues players such as Craig Innes and Joeli Vidiri were...

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  • Snyman signs for two years with Blitzbokke

    Oct 30, 12 • 2063 Views • General News, International, National, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Snyman signs for two years with Blitzbokke

    Philip Snyman, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs outside back, has signed a two year contract with the Springbok Sevens and will play for the Blitzbokke until 2014. Robert Ebersohn (FS Cheetahs centre and captain) as well as Warren Whiteley (MTN Golden Lions,...

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  • Raymond Rhule: Superstar in the making

    Oct 30, 12 • 6382 Views • General News, International, South Africa, Springbok News, SpringboksComments Off on Raymond Rhule: Superstar in the making

    Morgan Piek – When a person thinks of a dream season, one has to look no further than Raymond Rhule of the Toyota Cheetahs. Just last year the nineteen year old from Bloemfontein was still playing his rugby at centre for his high school HTS Louis Botha....

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  • Sharks move in on UAE Rugby

    Oct 30, 12 • 4676 Views • General News, International, South AfricaComments Off on Sharks move in on UAE Rugby

    UAE Rugby today announced a ground breaking development with world famous Super XV franchise The Sharks, based in Durban South Africa, to co operate in the management of three High Performance Academy programmes in the UAE commencing in January 2013. The...

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  • Kaizer Chiefs to field rugby team at 7s PL tournament in George

    Oct 29, 12 • 6966 Views • General News, National, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Kaizer Chiefs to field rugby team at 7s PL tournament in George

    Both mainstream sporting codes in South Africa will be on show together for the first time, when a rugby team wearing the kit of South African soccer giants Kaizer Chiefs participates in a tournament based on a T20 Cricket format. The occasion is the...

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  • Bok squad announced for End of Year Tour

    Oct 28, 12 • 2741 Views • General News, International, National, South Africa, Springbok News, SpringboksComments Off on Bok squad announced for End of Year Tour

    The Springboks will travel to the Northern Hemisphere next weekend with five uncapped players but without their all-time leading try-scorer and most experienced player, Bryan Habana. Habana was the latest key player to be added to a long injury list when he...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – The Final

    Oct 28, 12 • 4708 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – The Final

    DHL Western Province finally ended their 11-year Absa Currie Cup drought when they beat favourites the Sharks 25-18 at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday to claim their first title since 2001. It was WP’s third win in four finals against the...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 2 review

    Oct 28, 12 • 3553 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 2 review

    THE Toyota Free State Cheetahs made sure of their place in next year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they beat First Division champions the Eastern Province Kings 16-6 in Port Elizabeth on Friday night to register a clean sweep in their...

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  • I&J win SARU SA Fish Factory Industry title

    Oct 28, 12 • 3690 Views • Club Rugby, General News, NationalComments Off on I&J win SARU SA Fish Factory Industry title

    I&J romped to victory in the 25th annual SARU SA Fish Factory Industry tournament in the West Coast town of Velddrif on Saturday, beating local favourites Club Mykonos 33-25 in the final to claim the title. Mykonos, who advanced to the final thanks to a...

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  • Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – The Final

    Oct 25, 12 • 3163 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – The Final

    The Sharks will be looking to win the Absa Currie Cup for the third time in five seasons on Saturday when they host DHL Western Province at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (kick-off 17h00). WP, meanwhile, will look to end an 11-year title drought, having last...

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  • DHL Western Province U21 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    Oct 25, 12 • 3689 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U21 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    DHL Western Province Under-21 coach John Dobson has announced his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Under-21 Final against the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Durban (kick-off 14h00). The WP Under-21 boss has made just one change – at lock – to the...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 2

    Oct 25, 12 • 3519 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 2

    The Eastern Province Kings face their biggest challenge in many years in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series. The Kings will be attempting the...

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  • DHL Western Province U19 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    Oct 25, 12 • 3448 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U19 for Final against the Blue Bulls

    Nazeem Adams, the DHL Western Province Under-19 coach, has announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Saturday’s Absa Under-19 Final in Durban (kick-off 12h00). Adams has not tampered at all with the combination that did duty against the...

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  • Sharks named for Currie Cup Final

    Oct 25, 12 • 5708 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Sharks named for Currie Cup Final

    The Sharks vs Western Province Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 27 October, 2012 @ 17:00 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. JP Pietersen 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Tim Whitehead 11. Lwazi Mvovo 10. Patrick Lambie 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (Captain) 7. Willem...

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  • Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards Ceremony

    Oct 24, 12 • 4079 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Golden Lions Rugby Union Player Awards Ceremony

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union held their annual Players Award Ceremony on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 where the players were acknowledged for their contribution to the Union throughout 2012. Lionel Mapoe was the big winner of the night, taking home the titles...

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  • Etzebeth dominates Player of the Year nominations

    Oct 24, 12 • 2931 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on Etzebeth dominates Player of the Year nominations

    The rise of young Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth was confirmed on Wednesday when he was nominated in three categories for the prestigious South African Rugby Union (SARU) Rugby Player of the Year Awards, which take place in Cape Town on Thursday, November 1....

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  • SARU confirm SA Sevens Under-17 training group

    Oct 24, 12 • 4619 Views • General News, International, SchoolComments Off on SARU confirm SA Sevens Under-17 training group

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has named 20 players to attend the second SA Sevens Under-17 training camp in preparation for the team’s participation at the Australian Youth Olympics in January in Sydney. The initial squad of 32 players was trimmed...

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  • DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final

    Oct 24, 12 • 5910 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final

    DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Currie Cup Final against the Sharks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (17h00). Coetzee has made just one change to the starting line-up that beat the Golden...

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  • Young to coach Baa-Baas vs Lions

    Oct 23, 12 • 3075 Views • General News, International, World RugbyComments Off on Young to coach Baa-Baas vs Lions

    The Barbarians have invited David Young to be their head coach for their historic fixture against the British & Irish Lions in Hong Kong next June. The match marks the climax of the club’s summer tour of 2013 which kicks-off with the fixture...

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  • Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final

    Oct 22, 12 • 3110 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final

    Jaco Peyper has been rewarded for his outstanding performances in the 2012 season by being named as referee for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban (kick off 17h00). Peyper, who made his test debut at Tier 1 international level in 2012, will take...

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  • Jamie Roberts back for the Dove Men Series

    Oct 22, 12 • 2956 Views • General News, InternationalComments Off on Jamie Roberts back for the Dove Men Series

    Rob Howley has named a 35-man Wales squad to contest the 2012 Dove Men Series at the Millennium Stadium this autumn which includes just one uncapped player and the returning Jamie Roberts. Howley, Wales’ interim head coach in the absence of Warren Gatland,...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals

    Oct 22, 12 • 3869 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals

    THE Sharks will host DHL Western Province in this year’s Absa Currie Cup final after wildly contrasting victories over the Vodacom Blue Bulls and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions respectively in Saturday’s semi-finals. The final – a...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review

    Oct 22, 12 • 3034 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review

    THE Eastern Province Kings will have it all to do in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they attempt to wipe out a 39-point deficit in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, following a...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals

    Oct 18, 12 • 2657 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals

    DEFENDING champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to record a hat-trick of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division victories over DHL Western Province this season when the two sides meet in one of the competition’s semi-finals in Johannesburg on...

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  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1

    Oct 18, 12 • 3637 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1

    THE Eastern Province Kings will travel to Bloemfontein for Friday’s night’s crucial Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation first-leg match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs knowing that an unbeaten season thus far, which includes winning the...

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