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Aug 14, 12 •
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Morgan Piek – In recent years young Rasta Rasivhenge has made a big name for himself in South African Rugby as one of, if not the finest young referees. Having proven himself on the HSBC IRB World Sevens circuit and our local Steinhoff Varsity Cup, Rasta...
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Aug 13, 12 •
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International, SA Schools Team, School, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on New look SA Schools team to tackle Wales U18 in George
The SA Schools selectors have made wholesale changes for the team’s second outing in the Under-18 International Series against Wales at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday. Kick-off is at 17h00. England and France play in the earlier match at 15h00 at the...
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Aug 9, 12 •
6961 Views •
International, Junior Rugby, SA Schools Team, School, South Africa U18 •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Selectors name SA Schools team for Series opener
The national selectors have named the SA Schools team for the Under-18 International Series opening match on Friday against France at the Hugenote High School in Wellington. The match starts at 17h00 while Six Nations rivals England and Wales will get the...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy to make debut appearance at DHL Newlands
The new trophy – unveiled for the first time by SANZAR on Thursday – is being flown into Cape Town to celebrate the ground-breaking arrival of the Pumas into the former Tri-Nations competition. The Castle Lager Rugby Championship trophy weighs 5kg, stands...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on 10 Day Countdown begins to The Rugby Championship
First, second, third and eighth ranked nations in world rugby participating On 18 August 2012 rugby history will have an exciting new chapter added with the first matches in the inaugural year of The Rugby Championship, the evolution of a Tri-Nations...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on SANZAR unveils The Rugby Championship Trophy
The Rugby Championship will be one of the world’s premier international rugby competitions and the new trophy that will represent the ultimate symbol of Southern Hemisphere supremacy has been revealed by SANZAR. The exciting new evolution of the Tri-Nations...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on The logos to be used for The Rugby Championship 2012
THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP LOGOS The Rugby Championship logo has a standard competition mark, in addition to this each territory has a series naming-rights sponsor and with a logo created to be used in those territories. Argentina – The Personal Rugby...
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Aug 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on SANZAR welcomes new concussion trials during The Rugby Championship in 2012
SANZAR WELCOMES NEW CONCUSSION TRIALS New PSCA Protocols to be in place for The Rugby Championship in 2012 The Rugby Championship, kicking off on August 18 with a double header (Wallabies v All Blacks in Sydney, Springboks v Pumas in Cape Town), will feature...
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Aug 8, 12 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Springbok injury update on Eben Etzebeth
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth should be fit to be considered for selection to face Argentina in the first Test of The Castle Rugby Championship in Cape Town next Saturday (August 18). Etzebeth and Springbok team doctor Craig Roberts travelled to Johannesburg...
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Aug 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on De Jongh called up to Springbok squad
DHL Western Province centre Juan de Jongh has been called up to the Springbok squad in the place of the injured JP Pietersen. The Sharks winger Pietersen fractured his thumb in the Vodacom Super Rugby final in Hamilton on Saturday. He underwent scans on...
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Aug 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on UWC to host SA Schools international
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) will host the final two fixtures of the Under-18 International Series on Saturday 18 August featuring South Africa’s best schoolboy rugby players against their counterparts from England, Wales and France, SARU...
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Aug 4, 12 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Springbok squad announced for Rugby Championship
The Springbok selectors on Saturday included five uncapped players in a 30-man Springbok squad for the inaugural Castle Rugby Championship. The DHL Stormers loose forward, Siya Kolisi, and MTN Lions prop, Pat Cilliers, join JJ Engelbrecht (centre/wing), Elton...
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Aug 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springboks and the All Blacks Test on 6 October 2012
It was announced by the South African Rugby Union that the Test match between the Springboks and the All Blacks on 6 October 2012 will be played at Soccer City. To avoid any possible misunderstanding, the Golden Lions Rugby Union and Coca- Cola Park...
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Aug 3, 12 •
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General News, International, School •
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Comments Off on Allan Lewis finalises Wales U18 squad for South Africa
Wales Under 18 head coach Allan Lewis has finalised his 27-strong squad to travel to South Africa next month in a new initiative to further enhance rugby development in Wales. The side will play South Africa, England and France over a nine-day period in a bid...
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Jul 25, 12 •
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SA Anthem, Springbok News, Springboks •
nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on South Africa’s National Anthem Lyrics "Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika – Call of South Africa"
The national anthem of South Africa is a shortened, combined version of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” and “The Call of South Africa” (known in Afrikaans as “Die Stem van Suid Afrika”). A proclamation issued by the State President on 20 April, 1994...
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Jul 20, 12 •
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Comments Off on The history behind the Investec International Rugby Academy
After the dramatic 2007 Super 14 rugby final between the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls, the then Sharks coach Dick Muir was invited to attend an International Rugby course hosted in New Zealand by Murray Mexted to share his knowledge and vision with other top...
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Former Boks complete BokSmart and IRB coaching courses
Eight former Springboks, all of them part of the South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) successfully completed the BokSmart Rugby Safety course and attended an IRB Level 2 Coaching workshop in Cape Town this week. New SARLA CEO Stefan Terblanche,...
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Jul 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rescheduled SARU General Council Meeting
A meeting of the General Council of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will take place in Cape Town on 16 August, SARU announced on Tuesday. The meeting replaces the postponed July 13 General Council. The Council will discuss South Africa’s participants...
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Jul 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Madagascar promoted to CAR Division 1A in 2013
With IRB Vice-Chairman Regan Hoskins and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner Ashwin Willemse in attendance, Madagascar played some irresistible rugby in front of 40,000 ecstatic fans at the Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo on Sunday, 8 July, to defeat Namibia 57-54...
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Jul 7, 12 •
2007 Views •
International, National, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Rugby Championship appointments for Joubert and Peyper
South Africa’s Craig Joubert and Jaco Peyper were included on the list of eight referees that will officiated in the forthcoming Castle Rugby Championship. The International Rugby Board (IRB) announced the match official appointment on Friday. Appointments...
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Jul 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA Students Sevens named for World Games
The South African Students Sevens team that will play in the 2012 World Students Games in Brive, France has been named. The side will be coached by Ian Campbell-McGeachy from Stellenbosch University, with Barry McDonald, also from Maties, the Team Manager....
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Jul 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Confirmation of the announcement of the SA Schools team
SARU and the SA Schools Rugby Association have confirmed that the SA Schools team will not be named after the conclusion of the annual Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week, which will be staged from 9 to 14 July in Port Elizabeth. According to SARU’s Nico...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 17
The race for places in the Finals Series is still wide open as the penultimate round of Vodacom Super Rugby action for 2012 kicks off on Friday morning. In New Zealand, the Chiefs will top their Conference – that is a fact. In Australia, the defending...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Two rounds to the Super Rugby Finals Series – permutations for 2012 Super Rugby
Super Rugby made a welcome return last weekend, with Round 16 serving up six local Conference derbies, and in terms of the final standings, the top-of-the-table Chiefs became the first franchise to secure a Finals Series position. The Chiefs 27-21 victory...
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Jul 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Mealamu to lead Blues against Force
Captain Keven Mealamu will lead out his side for the first time in almost three months when the Blues face the Western Force at Eden Park on Saturday night. Mealamu has not played for the Blues since round eight against the Sharks as a recurring calf injury...
