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Feb 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 1
Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 got underway with a weekend dominated by some rustiness, the boot and rock-solid defence as not one of the 14 teams in action could claim a try-scoring bonus point. The DHL Stormers, with three, scored the most tries of any side in...
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Feb 23, 12 •
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The two most successful South African franchises kick off Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 on the local front when the Vodacom Bulls host The Sharks in Pretoria on Friday evening. Between these two sides, they have played in six finals and a further seven play-offs...
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Feb 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls edge out Cheetahs
If pre-season games are there for players to make an impression, then the Vodacom Bulls selectors need look no further than their off-season acquisition of Kenyan Daniel Adongo. The man-mountain who is rumoured to give captain Pierre Spies a go in the gym,...
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Feb 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU scoops three Virgin Active Sports Awards nominations
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has been nominated in three categories of the annual Virgin Active Sports Industry Awards, which will be presented a glittering event at Emperor’s Palace on February 23. In addition, four of South Africa’s leading...
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Feb 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Where it all began for the Welsh
The Wales 2012 RBS 6 Nations squad has been pictured as they have never collectively been seen before – each wearing the club kit which they wore at the start of their rugby careers. Head Coach Warren Gatland’s 37-man squad took time out from their busy...
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Jan 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Referees scrum down for the Laws
South Africa’s top referees scrummed against each and were given master classes from top coaches as part of a recently completed four-day training camp prior to the start of the 2012 rugby season. Former Springbok prop Balie Swart had SA’s top whistlers...
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Jan 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Heyneke Meyer appointed new Springbok coach
Heyneke Meyer will be the new Springbok coach after a Special General Meeting of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) ratified his proposed appointment in Cape Town on Friday. The 44-year-old Blue Bulls rugby executive takes over from Peter de Villiers, who...
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Jan 10, 12 •
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Comments Off on Latest on Rassie Erasmus
WP Rugby today confirmed that Senior Professional Coach Rassie Erasmus will be leaving at the end of January 2012. “The pieces are in place at Province” said Erasmus. “Over the past few seasons we have put the structures in place and they are working...
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Jan 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on What SA Rugby fans wish for in 2012
No Peter de Villiers, no Bryce Lawrence and no politics, but rather, skilled Bok coaches, impartial referees and team selections based on merit. Those are the things that South African Rugby fans want for the sport in 2012. Yesterday we asked our...
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Dec 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Investec International Rugby Academy leads the field
The Investec International Rugby Academy offers high paced action, unrivalled experience and world class coaching. Crammed with position-specific training, interactive sessions, tactical thinking and lessons on mental toughness, the unique two week high...
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Dec 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on O'Gara reaching his ton
Ronan O’Gara simply can’t stop grabbing the headlines in the Heineken Cup. In the opening two rounds his last gasp drop goals helped Munster Rugby across the line in the Pool 1 clashes with Northampton Saints and Castres Olympique and this week his name...
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Dec 6, 11 •
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Comments Off on SA Rugby Annual 2012 – 41st Edition hits the shelves
The SA Rugby Annual 2012 – the official record of the South African season – hits book shops across South Africa this week, making it the earliest publication of the title in the history of its 41 editions. Widely considered to be one of the finest...
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Dec 5, 11 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens Rugby, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens want to make amends on home turf
The Springbok Sevens realise it has underperformed in Australia and Dubai and are determined to bounce back to form in their home tournament at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, coach Paul Treu told a media briefing in Port Elizabeth today. Treu, team captain...
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Dec 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Your own personalised hand signed rugby ball from Morne Steyn & Vlok "Skop" Cilliers (Limited offer until 12 Desember 2011)
Morne Steyn and Vlok “skop” Cilliers offers you the unique opportunity to have the perfect gift this year! With this exclusive limited offer you can have a personally addressed rugby ball, signed by both rugby legends Morne Steyn and he’s...
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Dec 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies team to play Wales for James Bevan Trophy named
Twenty-one-year-old James O’Connor will start his maiden Test as a fly half after today being named in the number 10 jersey as the Qantas Wallabies combination for Saturday’s James Bevan Trophy Test against Wales in Cardiff was announced. The selection...
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Nov 26, 11 •
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Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens World Series •
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Comments Off on South Africa clinch third spot at Gold Coast Sevens
The Springbok Sevens won the first ever play-off for third place in the HSBC Sevens World Series after they beat hosts Australia 17-7 at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast earlier today. Chris Dry, Paul Delport and Boom Prinsloo scored a try each for South...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Win the Ultimate Road Trip to Rugby’s Biggest Party
Celebrate summer at the ultimate party of the year with Nelson Mandela Bay and the HSBC Sevens World Series. The local leg of the hottest, fastest, ground burning international sevens rugby is on 9 and 10 December and is without doubt the holiday event you...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fast Facts of Sevens
The Blitz Bokke are hitting the ground running at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium this December as they compete against 15 other international Sevens teams in the local leg of this year’s HSBC Sevens World Series, so brush up on the ground rules around...
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Nov 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Millennium Stadium wins Rugby Expo award
The Millennium Stadium has been declared the best rugby venue of the year over competition from around the world. The honour was presented by the Expo Awards 2011 organisation which recognises excellence from both the professional and grassroots game. The...
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Nov 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens name team for Gold Coast
IRB Sevens Player of the Year Cecil Afrika was today included in the final squad of 12 Springbok Sevens players for round one of the HSBC Sevens World Series to be held on Friday and Saturday at the Gold Coast in Australia. Afrika, also the current SARU...
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Nov 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Adrian Jacobs keen to play a Stormers role
Cape Town – Springbok centre Adrian Jacobs is eager to play for the Stormers after his contract with the Sharks was not renewed. Sport24 reported on Tuesday that Jacobs is set to leave the Durban-based franchise after a frustrating 2011 season where he...
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Nov 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR fancy Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires – SANZAR would like Argentina to stage two of their three home matches in their debut Rugby Championship next year in Buenos Aires, the southern hemisphere ruling body’s CEO Greg Peters said on Tuesday. “I strongly recommend the...
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Nov 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Special rules for the Varsity Cup
The Varsity Cup Rugby competition will – once again – lend itself to experimentation, with the importance of tries being the major focus ahead of the 2012 tournaments. Varsity Cup Rugby, which now consists of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by...
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Nov 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok coach appointment
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) will approach a shortlist of preferred candidates in the process to appoint a Springbok coach, the Executive Council of SARU announced on Thursday. The shortlist will be prepared by the Executive Council (Exco) against...
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Nov 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits gets 3 weeks
An independent Disciplinary Hearing was convened yesterday (Wednesday, 16 November, 2011) as a result of the citing complaint made against Saracens player Schalk Brits (No 2) arising from the Heineken Cup Pool 5, Round 1 match against Benetton Treviso at...
