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Aug 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls get lucky at Loftus
The Griquas put in a great first half performance and last five minutes against defending champions the Blue Bulls but a missed try conversion after the hooter cost them a crucial victory. The Griquas led 27-14 at half-time but a composed second half...
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Aug 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks team to face WP
The Sharks coaching staff have named a very strong Sharks side to face the unbeaten Western Province at Newlands on Saturday 21 August at 19h00. Beast Mtawarira and Bismarck du Plessis have both been included in the starting line-up while Ryan Kankowski,...
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Aug 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom WP u21 and u19 teams announced
Vodacom WP u21 head coach Rassie Erasmus today announced his team to take on the Sharks u21 side at Absa Stadium, Durban, on Saturday 21 August. Kick-off is at 17h05. Vodacom WP remain unbeaten at the top of the Group A log, following their 27-16 win over the...
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Aug 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on Leopards on a mission
The Platinum Leopards travel to Bloemfontein on Friday as a team on a mission.The mission is simple,after a season and a half in the Premier division of the Currie Cup,they are still searching for an elusive victory over one of the so called big unions. On...
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Aug 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on The Centurion
This Saturday in Soweto, more than 80’000 rugby fans will witness Springbok captain John Smit suit up in a Springbok jersey and run onto the world rugby stage for the 100th time. Rugby15 pays tribute to a loyal, tenacious and inspirational South African...
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Aug 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on Nokwe back for Leopards clash
The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs today announced their squad to face the Platinum Leopards in Bloemfontein on Friday, 20 August 2010 at 19h00 Most notably is the return of Springbok wing Jongi Nokwe. Sias Ebersohn also gets a start while Louis Strydom moves to...
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Aug 17, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Team Announced
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers included Bulls scrumhalf Francois Hougaard in the starting team for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Soweto, and also made a number of changes from the side that lost to Australia...
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Aug 17, 10 •
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Comments Off on Potgieter ready for Griquas clash
Springbok and Vodacom Blue Bulls loose forward, Dewald Potgieter, has been declared fit to play and will start for the Blue Bulls in their Absa Currie Cup match against Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night. Potgieter suffered a heavy blow to the neck in...
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Aug 16, 10 •
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Comments Off on No surgery for Botha
The Vodacom Blue Bulls on Monday received the good news that their captain and Springbok hooker Gary Botha doesn’t require surgery. Botha will miss the next four weeks of Currie Cup action after suffering medial ligament damage inside the first quarter...
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Aug 15, 10 •
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Comments Off on Currie Cup Results: Round 6
Western Province wins the North v South derby and remains unbeaten while the Lions record their first major victory against the Free State Cheetahs. Friday 13 August, GRIQUAS 58 – 25 PUMAS, Kimberley (Half-time 22 – 20) As we have become accustomed, the...
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Aug 14, 10 •
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Comments Off on Calder eyes even more success
Sherylle Calder showing Bryan Habana the ropes. (c) www.drsheryllecalder.com Here’s a question for budding sporting buffs in South Africa. Os du Randt aside, which other South African has tasted success at two Rugby World Cup tournaments? Okay,...
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Aug 14, 10 •
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Comments Off on Training the eyes that are on the prize
No man has ever done it, no team or coach has ever achieved it. But if South Africa wins the World Cup in Paris tomorrow morning, a woman will clinch a place in the sport’s record books as the first person to win back-to-back Cup winner’s medals....
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Aug 14, 10 •
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Comments Off on Griquas back on track
Kimberly – Griquas celebrated their first game under new floodlights witha resounding 58-25 win over the Pumas in a Currie Cup game played on Friday evening. After suffering a 47-point loss to Western Province a week ago, Griquas got their campaign back...
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Aug 13, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks crush Leopards
The Sharks scored seven tries against an errant Leopards side to crush them 51-6 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The Leopards failed to replicate the continuity and physicality that saw them scare the Blue Bulls at Loftus. They made far too many...
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Aug 11, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom WP Announce Team to Play the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands
VODACOM WP ANNOUNCE TEAM TO PLAY THE VODACOM BLUE BULLS AT NEWLANDS Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Newlands on Saturday 14 August 2010. Kick-off is at 17h05. The Vodacom WP u19 and u21’s...
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Aug 11, 10 •
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Comments Off on Questions and Answers with a rising star- Johan Goosen
Grey College, Free State u18 and SA u18 flyhalf Johan Goosen is fast becoming the next big talking point in South African rugby circles. Rugby15.co.za speaks exclusively to Johan as we follow his path to becoming the complete flyhalf. Goosen was born 1992 in...
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Aug 6, 10 •
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Comments Off on Rugby on wheels: Part 2
It’s been a few weeks since we introduced you to the extreme sport of Wheelchair Rugby in this article: https://www.rugby15.co.za/2010/07/rugby-on-wheels-these-guys-make-it-possible/ Shortly before the introduction, I had the pleasure of attending a...
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Jul 7, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom WP team to play the Vodacom Cheetahs announced
Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Vodacom Cheetahs in the opening round of the 2010 Absa Currie Cup at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday 10 July 2010. Kick-off is at 17h00. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad...
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Jul 6, 10 •
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Comments Off on Rugby on Wheels – These guys make it possible!!
No, it is not the Springbok tour bus. It is Wheelchair Rugby, also known as Murderball. At the mention of Wheelchair Rugby the reactions are usually along the line of: “What?!” “How?” “Really?” and “That is so cool”. A very dear friend of mine...
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Jul 6, 10 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls name Currie Cup squad to challenge Pumas
On Tuesday defending champions the Blue Bulls named their team to face the Pumas in their Currie Cup opener on Friday night in Pretoria. Gerhard van den Heever makes his return from a hamstring injury that saw him leave the field during the Super14 final....
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Jul 4, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks, Cheetahs flex muscles ahead of Currie Cup
Less than a week before the Currie Cup kicks off and the two favorites are looking rather average if anything can be read into the results of compulsory warm-up matches. Western Province could only manage a 29-5 victory over the Griffons in Welkom, while the...
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Jul 2, 10 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls coaches embrace BokSmart training
The BokSmart concept and workshop held with the Blue Bulls professional coaches on Wednesday proved to be a huge success. Twenty two of the most senior coaches, amongst then Currie Cup and Super 14 winning coach, Frans Ludeke, and Vodacom Cup winning coach,...
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Jun 30, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom WP announce team for Griffons friendly
Vodacom WP coach Allister Coetzee today announced his team to take on the Griffons in a SARU compulsory friendly in Welkom on Friday 2 July 2010. Kick-off is at 6pm. “We would like to ensure we maintain the positive momentum generated in this year’s Super...
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Jun 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls give BokSmart thumbs up.
The Blue Bulls Company takes the lead in the BokSmart program on Wednesday when they will train all the coaches of their professional and amateur teams to the finer details of the program. Numerous regulations with regards to the program will kick in on...
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Jun 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on 2010 ABSA Currie Cup Fixtures
In less than four weeks, South Africa’s premier domestic rugby competition kicks off. Favorites for 2010 must be the Blue Bulls and Western Province after their Super14 teams topped the Super14 table and also contested the final. Both the FS Cheetahs and...
