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Apr 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Blues chairman Greg Muir resigns
Blues chairman Greg Muir has announced today he will stand down from his position on the board. “I have other business matters that need resolving and in discussions with the Auckland board, consider it appropriate for me to stand down at this time,” said...
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Apr 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions Den to Bull Ring: Crusaders team to face the Vodacom Bulls
Crusaders team to play the Bulls The Crusaders will go from the Lionsden to the Bull ring as they play their second match over in South Africa this weekend. They take on the Bulls in Pretoria at 17:05 CAT. Despite a tough game against the Lions last...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bismarck benched for Hurricanes
The Sharks will travel to New Plymouth, the site of their third Vodacom Super Rugby tour match, for Friday morning’s match against the Hurricanes at Yarrow Stadium for a 9.35am (South African time) kick-off. There have been just two enforced changes made by...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU unveils innovative marketing plan for IRB Junior World Championship 2012
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has unveiled its innovative marketing strategy for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 which will be staged in Cape Town from 4 to 22 June. It will focus very strongly on the surrounding schools and universities in the...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU name extended group for SA U20 training camp
The South African Rugby Union on Wednesday named an extended group of players to attend the SA Under-20 training camp from 10 to 23 April in Cape Town. This group of players will play two matches against Argentina, on 14 and 21 April in Stellenbosch, while an...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Mitchell rings the changes ahead of Cheetahs clash
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their sixth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday, 7 April 2012 at a press conference this morning. There are nine changes to the MTN...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs in high spirits ahead of MTN Lions clash
Morgan Piek – Coming of the back of their most successful tour down under the Toyota Cheetahs will be going into their first home game in four weeks with a lot of confidence. The Cheetahs managed to pick up two wins and two loses in their four tour...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers to take on the Highlanders announced
Coach Allister Coetzee today named his team to take on the Highlanders on Saturday at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, in the teams’ first tour match. There is one change to the starting line-up that beat the Vodacom Bulls 20-17 at DHL Newlands last week,...
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Apr 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Juan Smith out indefinitely
Morgan Piek – News out of Bloemfontein this morning is that Springbok and Cheetahs flanker, Juan Smith will be taking an indefinite break from Rugby in order to recover from his Achilles tendon injury. It’s massive blow for both the Toyota Cheetahs...
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Apr 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes team to play the Sharks in New Plymouth
The Hurricanes will head to Taranaki on Thursday morning ahead of their round seven match-up with the Sharks. The game, to be played on Good Friday, will kick off at 9.35am CAT at Yarrow Stadium. The team will get an opportunity to get out in the Taranaki...
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Apr 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Mealamu back to face Rebels
Blues head coach Pat Lam finally has the luxury of naming a full strength front row for Thursday night’s match against the Rebels, with Keven Mealamu returning from injury to partner All Black teammate Tony Woodcock and Charlie Faumuina in the engine room....
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Apr 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Phoenix Battye found Not Guilty of Law 10.4 (j)
A SANZAR Judicial Hearing has found Phoenix Battye of the Western Force not guilty of contravening Law 10.4 Lifting a Player from the ground and either dropping or driving that Player’s head and/or upper body into the ground whilst the Player’s feet are...
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Apr 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Referee Appointments for 2012 Super Rugby – Week 7 to 10
SANZAR and Game Manager, Lyndon Bray, have confirmed the appointments for Week Seven (5th April to 7th April) through to Week Ten (27th April to 29th April). Bryce Lawrence will control the opening match of the Easter break and Week Seven on Thursday 5th...
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Apr 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 6
Unbeaten at the top of the log is how the DHL Stormers will depart on their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour after they beat the Vodacom Bulls in a brutal South African derby on Saturday evening. The DHL Stormers won this enthralling encounter by 20-17...
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Mar 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Two elected to SARU Executive Council
Pat Kuhn and Tobie Titus were elected as members of the Executive Council (Exco) of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) at the organisation’s Annual General Council Meeting in Cape Town on Friday. They will serve a four-year term on the 12-person Exco. Mr...
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Mar 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on IRB Junior World Championship Match Officials on Path to Rugby World Cup 2015
The road to Rugby World Cup 2015 for the next generation of elite referees will begin in earnest in June after the IRB announced a strong match official panel for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012. The premier age grade event for the world’s best...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Nick Mallett Statement on England Rugby Head Coach Position
I would like to congratulate Stuart Lancaster on his appointment as England Rugby Head Coach. I am sure he will continue to build on the good work he has done with the team in the aftermath of a difficult World Cup for them. Having presented to an RFU panel...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lancaster officially appointed as England coach
Stuart Lancaster has been appointed England Rugby Head Coach until the end of January 2016. Lancaster, who guided England to second place in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations, becomes permanent Head Coach with immediate effect following unanimous RFU Board ratification...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs switch MTN Lions match to Bloemfontein
The Toyota Cheetahs announced on Wednesday that their eagerly-awaited Vodacom Super Rugby match against the MTN Lions on Easter Saturday (7 April) has been moved from Welkom to the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The move will allow the Toyota Cheetahs to...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 6
The big north/south Vodacom Super Rugby derby between the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town has made a lot of headlines this week and it’s probably the biggest match of the weekend. These two sides have an interesting history. In their more...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Knee injury forces Delport out of Tokyo Sevens
The experienced Paul Delport did not pass his late fitness test and will therefore not play for the Springbok Sevens at the Japan Sevens in Tokyo, which starts on Saturday. Delport, a former SA U21-captain, sustained a knee injury in Hong Kong but the...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Highlanders Named To Play Rebels In Invercargill
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Rebels in Invercargill tomorrow night. He has made five changes to the run-on team that played the Brumbies in Canberra last weekend. In the forwards, Jason Rutledge comes back into the...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes Home for Early Kick-off
The Hurricanes will host the Cheetahs this Saturday 31st March at the early kick-off time off 6:30am CAT at Westpac Stadium. This will be the Cheetahs last stop on their tour of Australia and New Zealand and the Hurricanes second home game for the season....
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Carter back in 10 for the Saders
Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named the team to play the Lions this weekend in Johannesburg. Kick-off is at 17:05 CAT. There are four changes to the team that beat the Cheetahs last week. Daniel Carter makes his first start of the season at number...
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Mar 28, 12 •
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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...