Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

• Sharks team to play the Brumbies

  Mar 28, 12 • 1725 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Sharks team to play the Brumbies

   Sharks Coach John Plumtree has brought back two familiar faces into the starting line-up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Brumbies in Canberra, along with another, enforced change to last week’s side. While The Sharks suffered a mini...

• Toyota Free State XV vs EP Kings

  Mar 28, 12 • 1865 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV vs EP Kings

  Friday, 30 March 2012 19:10 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Vodacom Cup   15           Nico Scheepers 14           Philip Burger 13           Johan Van Schalkwyk 12           Barry Geel 11           Jumba Ulenga...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 4

  Mar 28, 12 • 1601 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 4

  The Vodacom Cup is putting a smile on the face of South Africa Under-20 coach Dawie Theron, as a number of players in the reckoning for the Junior World Championship later this year, are getting valuable game time. No less than 11 members of Theron’s last...

• Afrika blow for Blitzbokke

  Mar 28, 12 • 2032 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series • admin • Comments Off on Afrika blow for Blitzbokke

  Influential Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika is on his way home to undergo treatment on his injured right knee and will miss the Japan Sevens in Tokyo this coming weekend. In one of the two changes to the team that finished third in Hong Kong last...

• DHL Stormers team face the Vodacom Bulls announced

  Mar 28, 12 • 2138 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on DHL Stormers team face the Vodacom Bulls announced

  Coach Allister Coetzee today named a strong side including the returning Rynhardt Elstadt and Deon Fourie to take on the Bulls at DHL Newlands on Saturday at 19h10. The Stomers team is as follows:   15. Joe Pietersen 14. Gio Aplon 13. Juan de Jongh 12. Jean...

• ANC Deputy Chief Whip lashes out at Free State Rugby

  Mar 28, 12 • 3332 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on ANC Deputy Chief Whip lashes out at Free State Rugby

  Morgan Piek – For years now political involvement in South African sports has been a key issue. For one to deny that would simply be naïve. The latest issue evolved yesterday when Mr Neels van Rooyen, the Deputy Chief whip of the ANC in the Free State...

• Cheetahs need to end tour on a high

  Mar 28, 12 • 2118 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Cheetahs need to end tour on a high

  Morgan Piek – Sanity has prevailed this morning when Toyota Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske announced his side for their final tour match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday. Although the Cheetahs lost by 7 points in the dying minutes on an...

• Changes to referee appointments 2012 Super Rugby, Week Six

  Mar 28, 12 • 1548 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Changes to referee appointments 2012 Super Rugby, Week Six

  ·       Changes to appointments are for six of the seven ‘Week Six’ fixtures ·       Note that appointments for ‘Week Seven’ through to ‘Week Ten’ will be released early next week   Most changes have been necessitated by logistics,...

• National Clubs Round-up No.3 – Rovers looking for lucky seven

  Mar 27, 12 • 2616 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.3 – Rovers looking for lucky seven

  College Rovers, the 2010 National Club Champions and one of the country’s leading non-university clubs, will be aiming for a seventh KZN Moor Cup title in a row when they begin their campaign on Saturday away to UKZN Pietermaritzburg (k/o 15h30). The...

• Varsity Cup semi-finalists select strong sides for knockout games

  Mar 26, 12 • 3840 Views • General News, National, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • admin • Comments Off on Varsity Cup semi-finalists select strong sides for knockout games

  FNB Maties vs FNB UJ – Danie Craven Stadium, Stelllenbosch, Kick-off 17:30 CAT FNB Maties 15 André Smith, 14 Ryan Nell, 13 Wessel Coetzee, 12 Louis Jordaan, 11 Dean Hammond, 10 André Kemp, 9 Boela Abrahams, 8 Grant Hattingh, 7 Helmut Lehmann (captain), 6...

• Stormers and Bulls flying South African flag high

  Mar 26, 12 • 2930 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Stormers and Bulls flying South African flag high

  Carlo Botha – After good wins on the weekend by the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, these two rugby powerhouses look like sides to fly the South African flag high.  The DHL Stormers were made to work hard for a 24-19 win over a spirited MTN Lions...

• Blitzbokke shut out England to claim third spot in Hong Kong

  Mar 26, 12 • 2298 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Blitzbokke shut out England to claim third spot in Hong Kong

    South Africa beat England 28-0 on Sunday to claim third place at the Hong Kong Sevens and to consolidate their third place on the HSBC Sevens World Series log. The Blitzbokke earned 17 valuable points, which increased their tally for the season to 93...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 5

  Mar 26, 12 • 1548 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 5

  The DHL Stormers top the log as the only unbeaten team left in Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 and the Vodacom Bulls smashed an interesting record in Pretoria on Saturday. These two sides are currently flying the South African flag in the competition. The DHL...

• Vodacom Cup Review – Round 3

  Mar 26, 12 • 1900 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round 3

  DHL Western Province had to dig deep to stay unbeaten in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup, while the Vodacom Blue Bulls got their first win of the season in the North, where the Ford Pumas still lead the way. A converted try by JP du Plessis in injury...

• South Africa's Joubert to ‘kick off’ RWC 2015

  Mar 24, 12 • 1581 Views • General News, International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on South Africa's Joubert to ‘kick off’ RWC 2015

  South African Rugby Union (SARU) referee Craig Joubert will ‘kick off’ qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2015 when he takes charge of Mexico versus Jamaica in Mexico City on Saturday (15:30 local time). Joubert – who refereed the 2011 Rugby World Cup final...

• South Africa to face tough Samoa in Hong Kong quarters

  Mar 24, 12 • 1930 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on South Africa to face tough Samoa in Hong Kong quarters

  The Springbok Sevens will face formidable Samoa on Sunday in the Cup quarter-final of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament after they finished second in Pool B. Samoa won the USA title in Las Vegas in February and beat England 14-12 in their final pool match on...

• Teams for Super Rugby Week Five

  Mar 23, 12 • 2114 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Teams for Super Rugby Week Five

  Blues v Hurricanes Blues: 15 Lachie Munro, 14 David Raikuna, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Piri Weepu , 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Brad Mika, 7 Daniel Braid (captain), 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Ali Williams , 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Tom...

• Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 5

  Mar 22, 12 • 2350 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 5

  Gauteng is the place to be for local Vodacom Super Rugby action this week – first there is the Clash of the Champs in Pretoria, before the MTN Lions host the DHL Stormers in Johannesburg. Both these games are preceded on “Super Saturday” by clashes Down...

• Impressive Jandre Marais starts for the Sharks

  Mar 22, 12 • 3774 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Impressive Jandre Marais starts for the Sharks

  Morgan Piek – The Sharks have named an unchanged side to take on the Waratahs in Sydney in their first game abroad this season. John Plumtree “rewarded” the team who came from 17 – 0 down to beat the Reds in Durban last weekend. Never easy going...

• Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 3

  Mar 21, 12 • 1763 Views • General News, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • admin • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round 3

  The only two unbeaten sides left in the Vodacom Cup South Section face off in Cape Town on Saturday when DHL Western Province host the EP Kings. Both these sides have been impressive in the opening fortnight of Vodacom Cup action, with DHL WP grinding out a...

• Sadie, Hougaard to spark Bulls

  Mar 20, 12 • 2528 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Sadie, Hougaard to spark Bulls

  Carlo Botha – The Vodacom Bulls will be looking at midfielder Johann Sadie to help ignite the much needed spark they need at Loftus Versfeld when they face the defending champions, the Reds on the weekend. Sadie missed three weeks of Super Rugby due to...

• National Clubs Round-up No.2 – Ton-up Alberton on the prowl

  Mar 20, 12 • 1853 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.2 – Ton-up Alberton on the prowl

  With one month to go until kick-off of the enlarged Predator League for Gauteng and North West clubs, historic Highveld outfit Alberton are preparing for a centenary season to remember. Alberton, founded in 1912, have produced a long line of big names over...

• Coenie benched for Crusaders

  Mar 20, 12 • 2498 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby Fixtures, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Coenie benched for Crusaders

  Morgan Piek – Still smiling after the Toyota Cheetahs dramatic last minute win against the Rebels in Melbourne early Sunday morning (SA time), many Cheetahs supporters have dropped their “doom-and- gloom-outlook” and replaced it with a more...

• Luke Braid gets 3 week suspension

  Mar 20, 12 • 1732 Views • General News, International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • admin • Comments Off on Luke Braid gets 3 week suspension

  The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Mike Heron has accepted a guilty plea from Luke Braid of the Blues for striking an opponent, in breach of Law 10.4 (a), after he was Cited following a Super Rugby Match at the Weekend. Braid has been suspended from all forms...

• SuperFans TV Commercial flighting 20 March

  Mar 19, 12 • 3524 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on SuperFans TV Commercial flighting 20 March

  The search for Castle Lager’s SuperFans begins!  As the only sponsor of all three national sports teams, Castle Lager, creator and sponsor of the wildly popular SuperFans campaign, will begin the search for South Africa’s ultimate sports fans in...