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Oct 6, 11 •
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Sunday, 9 October at Wellington Regional Stadium Below is a statistical preview of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between South Africa and Australia in Wellington on Sunday. South Africa’s first match in a RWC tournament was against Australia in the...
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Oct 6, 11 •
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Comments Off on Bakkies' World Cup over but vows to return to Test arena
Bakkies Botha has been forced out of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup campaign because of an Achilles tendon injury. The announcement was made on Thursday after the 76-Test veteran suffered the injury during training 24 hours earlier. The lock leaves New...
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Oct 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Boks team announced to face Australia in RWC Quarter Final
South Africa on Thursday in New Zealand named the most experienced team in Springbok history for their Rugby World Cup 2011 quarterfinal against Australia in Wellington on Sunday. Coach Peter de Villiers made three changes to the team that started against...
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Oct 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Lions to face Western Province
Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the DHL Western Province this Saturday, 8 October 2011 at Coca-Cola Park. Kick off is at 5:05pm. Cobus Grobbelaar has been ruled out of the match and thus Joshua Strauss...
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Oct 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Catrakilis back for Western Province
Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za Allister Coetzee today named his team to take on the Lions at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. In the first of a number of changes, Conrad Jantjes reclaims the 15 jersey after Heinrich Steyl was ruled out for the...
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Oct 2, 11 •
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Comments Off on Dan Carter to miss rest of World Cup
The All Blacks chances of securing only their second World Cup Title since 1987 has been dealt a big blow with the news that their talismanic playmaker Dan Carter will miss the remainder of the 2011 Rugby World Cup after sustaining a serious groin injury....
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Oct 2, 11 •
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Comments Off on Zane Kirchner jets in to replace injured Steyn
Blue Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner has been called into the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Frans Steyn. Kirchner, 27, will join the squad in Wellington on Tuesday morning in preparation for Sunday’s quarter-final. Steyn...
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Oct 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Boks lose Frans Steyn
The Springboks’ World Cup campaign has been dealt a massive blow with the news that Frans Steyn is likely to return home after sustaining a shoulder injury during the Boks hard-fought victory over Samoa on Friday. Sport24 reports that Bok coach Peter de...
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Sep 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on FS Cheetahs to face the Lions
Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs MTN Golden Lions Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Saturday 1 October 2011 15:00 The team is: 15 Hennie Daniller 14 Ryno Benjamin 13 Robert Ebersohn 12 Andries Strauss 11 Cameron jacobs 10 Johan Goosen 9 Piet van Zyl 8 Ashley...
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Sep 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on Global Market Research company attempts longest rugby pass during Rugby World Cup 2011
Global Market Research company, Synovate, is attempting to complete the longest rugby pass during the Rugby World Cup 2011. Kicking off at Synovate’s offices in New Zealand, the authentic RWC ball is making its way from one Synovate office to the...
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Sep 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Preview – Week 12
Photo by Bruce Taylor /Rugby15 The log-leading MTN Golden Lions face the tough prospect of having to take on the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The Free Staters have recorded comprehensive victories in the last two week and will be a...
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Sep 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions to face the FS Cheetahs
The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the Toyota Free State Cheetahs this Saturday, 1 October 2011 in Bloemfontein. Kick off is at 3pm. The team was announced this afternoon and is: 15 Jaco Taute 14 Deon Van Rensburg 13 Doppies La Grange 12 Alwyn Hollenbach 11...
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Sep 27, 11 •
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Photo by Bruce Taylor/ Rugby15 Join the MTN Golden Lions supporters bus toBloemfonteinon Saturday, 1 October 2011 to watch the MTN Golden Lions vs. Toyota Free State Cheetahs. For just R350 per person, supporters will receive a food pack on the bus, your...
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Sep 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on What Ireland vs Italy means to the Springboks
Photo by www.rugbyworldcup.com Morgan Piek – This morning saw Italy take on the USA at Trafalgar Park, Nelson, New Zealand in a vital Pool C match. It was vital for many reasons. The main being, Italy needed a win with a bonus point over the Eagles to keep...
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Sep 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to face Samoa
Photo by www.rugbyworldcup.com Victor Matfield will captain the Springbok team to play Samoa in the deciding Rugby World Cup Pool D clash at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on Friday. Matfield returns from a hamstring strain – after a two-match absence...
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Sep 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok team to face Samoa
Victor Matfield will captain the Springbok team to play Samoa in the deciding Rugby World Cup Pool D clash at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on Friday. Matfield returns from a hamstring strain – after a two-match absence – as one of seven changes to...
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Sep 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springboks mark Heritage Day in New Zealand
The Springboks celebrated Heritage Day in traditional South African style with a team braai at their Taupo training base in New Zealand – albeit a few hours early on Friday evening. The team broke away from the normal dietary plan to take charge of...
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Sep 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Nashua Middelburg 7's 2011 tournament in October
Welcome to the best in African 7’s which is back in Middelburg this October 2011. As we will highlight, this year’s event will be bigger and better. This year, the festival will take place from 13-15 October 2011. The Springbok 7’s have since...
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Sep 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Chuck Norris Jokes of Boks Players Bakkies Botha & Heinrich Brussow
Bakkies Botha Jokes Bakkies Botha is so strong he can tear a page out of Facebook Bakkies Botha has already been to Mars; that’s why there are no signs of life. Death once had a near-Bakkies Botha experience. Bakkies Botha doesn’t need a GPS. Bakkies...
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Sep 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs DHL Western Province
Photo by Gerhard Steenkamp for Rugby15/ Phototalk/ Super Image Saturday, 24 September 2011 DHL Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 17:05 Toyota Free State Cheetahs 1 Marcel van der Merwe 2 Adriaan Strauss (C) 3 Coenie Oosthuizen 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp 5 Izak van...
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Sep 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fijian flanker banned for 3 weeks after Lambie tip-tackle
Fijian flanker Dominiko Waqaniburotu has been banned for three weeks after he was found guilty of a dangerous tackle on Springbok fullback Pat Lambie in their Pool D clash in Wellington on Saturday. Waqaniburotu who was only penalised during the match was...
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Sep 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Statistical Preview – South Africa v Namibia
Thursday, 22 September at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Please find below a statistical preview of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup match against Namibia in Auckland on Thursday. South Africa and Namibia have met only once before. South Africa won the...
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Sep 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Boks make five changes for Namibia clash
The Springboks on Tuesday made five changes to the starting line-up for their Rugby World Cup Pool D match against southern African neighbours Namibia at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, on Thursday. Wing Gio Aplon, scrumhalf Francois Hougaard, utility...
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Sep 19, 11 •
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RWC2011 Logo Argentina: All born in Argentina Australia: Dan Vickerman (Cape Town, South Africa), Radike Samo (Nadi, Fiji), Will Genia (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), Stephen Moore (Khamis, Saudi Arabia), David Pocock (Messina, South Africa), Quade...
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Sep 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fijian flanker cited after dangerous tackle on Lambie
Fijian flanker Dominiko Waqaniburotu has been cited after a dangerous tackle on South African fullback Pat Lambie in their Pool D match on Saturday. Fiji lost the match 49-3 against a rampant Springbok team. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Fijian...