Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• DHL WP team to take on GWK Griquas announced

  Sep 19, 12 • 2427 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on DHL WP team to take on GWK Griquas announced

  Allister Coetzee, the DHL Western Province head coach, has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against GWK Griquas at DHL Newlands (15h00). Coetzee has made seven changes to the starting XV from last week, with Joe Pietersen, Louis...

• Coenie Oosthuizen back for the Cheetahs, Rhule at 13

  Sep 19, 12 • 2102 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Coenie Oosthuizen back for the Cheetahs, Rhule at 13

  Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Saturday, 22 September 2012, 17:05 15. Hennie Daniller 14. Nico Scheepers 13. Raymond Rhule 12. Robert Ebersohn (Captain) 11. Rayno Benjamin 10. Tewis du Bruyn 9. Sarel Pretorius 8....

• Verdicts in Disciplinary Hearings of Jeb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes

  Sep 18, 12 • 2007 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Verdicts in Disciplinary Hearings of Jeb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes

  DHL Western Province players, Jebb Sinclair and Tyrone Holmes, individually appeared before a Disciplinary Committee held at SARU’s offices, Newlands on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012. Both appeared having been red carded for striking in their team’s Absa...

• WP favourite to capture Women’s title in Milnerton

  Sep 18, 12 • 2611 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on WP favourite to capture Women’s title in Milnerton

  Western Province will battle against the Blue Bulls for the SARU Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship rugby crown on Saturday at the Theo Marais Stadium in Milnerton.  Blue Bulls Limpopo and Mpumalanga will contest the B-section final. The WP women will...

• Springbok squad members released for ABSA Currie Cup duty

  Sep 18, 12 • 2870 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Springbok squad members released for ABSA Currie Cup duty

  Five members of the Springbok squad that returned from New Zealand on Monday have been released to their provinces to play in the Absa Currie Cup this weekend. The released players were all part of the 28-man squad that played Australia and New Zealand on...

• Pretoria Police, Impala set up heavyweight Club Champs clash

  Sep 17, 12 • 3897 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Pretoria Police, Impala set up heavyweight Club Champs clash

  Hosts Rustenburg Impala will face Blue Bulls champions Pretoria Police in a heavyweight northern-union semi-final at the SARU National Club Championships after both sides recorded impressive wins in Monday’s quarter-finals. The other semi-final sees 2010...

• Orlando Absa Boktown Tickets go on sale

  Sep 17, 12 • 2447 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Orlando Absa Boktown Tickets go on sale

  The South African Rugby Union is doubling the rugby fun for Soweto residents when the Springboks hit town later this month with a special Absa Boktown at Orlando Stadium The Springboks play New Zealand just up the road at Soccer City on October 6, but fans...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 6

  Sep 16, 12 • 2730 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 6

  Defending champions the MTN Golden Lions moved back to the top of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division log on a weekend of high-scoring action, which also included handsome and significant victories for GWK Griquas and the Sharks. The Lions came away from...

• Welsh Rugby develops pitchside care

  Sep 16, 12 • 2598 Views • General News, International, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Welsh Rugby develops pitchside care

  The Welsh Rugby Union has put player welfare at the top of the agenda with a new training initiative to improve pitchside medical care for elite players. The ‘WRU Immediate Care in Rugby’ (WRU ICIR) course has been introduced to provide the highest level...

• Dean Greyling Suspended for Two Weeks

  Sep 16, 12 • 5187 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Dean Greyling Suspended for Two Weeks

  The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Paul Tully has accepted a guilty plea from Dean Greyling of South Africa for contravening Law 10.4 (a) Punching or Striking after he was Cited following the match at the weekend between New Zealand and South Africa in The...

• Durbell, Pretoria Police on SARU Club Champs collision course

  Sep 16, 12 • 3468 Views • Club Rugby, General News, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on Durbell, Pretoria Police on SARU Club Champs collision course

  Title favourites Durbanville-Bellville will play Pretoria Police in a heavyweight SARU National Club Championships quarter-final clash on Monday after both sides recorded impressive victories on the opening day of the 38th edition of the tournament on...

• ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 6

  Sep 13, 12 • 2457 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 6

  The second round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off this coming Saturday with log leaders DHL Western Province travelling to Durban to face the third-placed Sharks in the pick of the weekend’s matches. WP lead the six-team standings on...

• ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 12

  Sep 13, 12 • 1510 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 12

  The Eastern Province Kings will look to move one step closer to a possible home final in the Absa Currie Cup First Division when they host the third-placed Griffons in Port Elizabeth on Friday night in the first of four crucial Round 12 matches taking place...

• Sharks named to play Western Province

  Sep 13, 12 • 2418 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Sharks named to play Western Province

  The Sharks vs Western Province Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 19:10 The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Tim Whitehead 12. Meyer Bosman 11. Rosko Specman 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Cobus Reinach 8. Keegan Daniel (C) 7. Jean Deysel...

• Sharks U21 named to face Border U21

  Sep 13, 12 • 3882 Views • General News, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Sharks U21 named to face Border U21

  Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 16h45 Sharks U21s 15. Jaco van Tonder 14. Piet Lindeque 13. Wandile Mjekevu 12. Heimar Williams (C) 11. Keelin Bastew 10. Fred Zeilinga 9. Hanco Venter 8. Guy Alexander 7. Brendon Groenewald 6. Francois...

• Sharks U19 team to take on the SWD Eagles U19

  Sep 13, 12 • 2602 Views • General News • admin • Comments Off on Sharks U19 team to take on the SWD Eagles U19

  Sharks U19 vs SWD Eagles U19 Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 15 September, 2012 @ 15h00 Sharks U19s 15. Sean Robinson 14. Kotaro Matsushima 13. Tyler Fisher 12. Garath Meikle 11. Alcino Izaacs 10. Robert du Preez (C) 9. Cameron Wright 8. Jean Pretorius 7....

• DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Blue Bulls

  Sep 13, 12 • 3380 Views • General News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province U21 team to take on the Blue Bulls

  DHL Western Province Under-21 coach John Dobson has announced his team to take on the Blue Bulls in Pretoria on Friday afternoon (kick-off 16h45). The DHL WP U21s suffered a gut-wrenching 27-28 loss to the Golden Lions in their last match (on September 1),...

• DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Blue Bulls

  Sep 13, 12 • 3420 Views • General News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Blue Bulls

  Nazeem Adams, the DHL Western Province Under-19 coach, has announced his team to take on the Blue Bulls in Pretoria on Friday afternoon (kick-off 15h00). The Under-19s have just come off a bye and will travel to Pretoria looking to make a big statement in...

• The Rugby Championship Round Four Preview – Australia vs Argentina

  Sep 13, 12 • 2354 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Four Preview – Australia vs Argentina

  Australia versus Argentina at Skilled Stadium, Gold Coast   The Wallabies will play the Pumas for the first time in The Rugby Championship this weekend, the first match between the two countries since the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Australia were able to win that...

• The Rugby Championship Round Four Preview – New Zealand vs South Africa

  Sep 13, 12 • 3375 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Four Preview – New Zealand vs South Africa

  New Zealand versus South Africa at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin   The World Champion All Blacks will face up to arguably their greatest rivals as they face the Springboks for the first time in The Rugby Championship, and a victory to the current ladder...

• DHL Western Province named for Sharks clash

  Sep 12, 12 • 1892 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province named for Sharks clash

  DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Sharks in Durban (19h10). Coetzee has made just one injury-enforced change to the starting XV that picked up a valuable 29-22 away win...

• All systems go for SARU National Club Championships

  Sep 12, 12 • 3220 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on All systems go for SARU National Club Championships

  Two-time champions Despatch will have the honour of playing in the first match of this year’s new-look SARU National Club Championships when they take on White River on Saturday morning at the Impala club in Rustenburg. The Championships will be hosted...

• MTN Golden Lions named to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  Sep 12, 12 • 2116 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions named to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs

  Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, 15 September at Free State Stadium, this morning. There are no changes to the starting line-up that played the Vodacom Blue Bulls last weekend and...

• Tewis du Bruyn starts at flyhalf against the Lions

  Sep 12, 12 • 2441 Views • General News, National, South Africa • admin • Comments Off on Tewis du Bruyn starts at flyhalf against the Lions

  Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be facing the MTN Golden Lions in Bloemfontein this coming weekend in the 6th Round of the 2012 ABSA Currie Cup.  The biggest development in Bloemfontein is the inclusion of Tewis du Bruyn at flyhalf...

• Van der Merwe and Louw to start for Springboks in Dunedin

  Sep 12, 12 • 4857 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Van der Merwe and Louw to start for Springboks in Dunedin

  The Springbok team that will face New Zealand in the fourth Test in The Castle Rugby Championship in Dunedin on Saturday shows two changes from the side that played Australia last weekend. Both changes are in the forwards, where lock Flip van der Merwe...