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May 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Crunch time for the Cheetahs
By Morgan Piek The first home game of the season for the Cheetahs saw them facing the Bulls in Bloemfontein. This fixture is always poised to be a thrilling encounter. For sixty minutes of the game, the men from Bloemfontein and Kimberley had it in the...
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May 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders put through their paces by JAG rugby development schools
JAG Rugby, a sport development initiative in Cape Town, was joined at Oude Molen High school by players from the New Zealand Super 15 rugby side, the Crusaders. JAG rugby programmes are committed to providing youth with a sense of achievement through the...
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May 16, 11 •
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International, School •
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Comments Off on SPRINGBOK RUGBY LEGENDS IN BOLAND RUGBY CELEBRATION
Fundraising gala dinner in aide of Paarl Gymnasium High’s rugby development programme Paarl, Western Cape – 06 May 2011 — Du Toitskloof Wines will host a prestigious gala dinner on Friday 10 June 2011 at their cellars outside Rawsonville in...
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May 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls scrumhalf joins SA u20 BabyBoks squad
Blue Bulls scrumhalf joins SA U20 squad Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 scrumhalf Lohan Jacobs will join the SA Under-20 squad after DHL Western Province No.9 Ricky Schroeder was ruled out of next month’s IRB Junior World Championship in Italy due to injury....
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May 13, 11 •
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International, National, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Rugby’s thoughts with Joost, says SARU President
Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, offered rugby’s support and prayers to Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen on Friday, after it was announced that the former player had been struck done by a serious illness. The...
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May 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on South African Women’s training squad named
SA Women’s training squad named The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has announced a senior SA Women’s squad of 31 players to the three-day training camp of the year next week in Port Elizabeth. This get together will kick-start the SA Women’s...
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May 11, 11 •
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International, National •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on John Smit signs up as SA ambassador for Lay's Flavour Cup
Lay’s is embarking on an exciting new campaign, to entice consumers to voice their opinion on a worthy challenger flavour to take on South Africa’s Biltong Flavour in the final of the campaign known as the ‘Lay’s Flavour Cup’. The campaign is...
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May 11, 11 •
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International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager named as new title sponsor of Castle Tri-Nations Rugby
Castle Lager named as new title sponsor of Castle Tri-Nations Rugby The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday unveiled Castle Lager as the new title sponsor of the Tri-Nations series, as well as of home Springbok Tests and overseas tours. The...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Expats vs Kings
Johannesburg – Top flight players who ply their trade aboard will turn out for a Contipartners Premier XV team that will face the Southern Kings on June 4 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Former Rugby World Cup winner Brendan Venter will coach the...
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May 10, 11 •
1934 Views •
International, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Small-Smith to make Bok Sevens debut in London
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has handed an international debut to another promising teenager after he included William Small-Smith in the 12-man squad for the last two HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments later this month in England and Scotland. Three...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Os an Irish probability.
Cape Town – Former Springbok scrum coach Os du Randt is in negotiations with Ireland to help them at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, starting in September this year. If results go as expected, Ireland will face the Springboks in the World Cup...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Daniel gets two weeks.
Cape Town – Sharks flank Keegan Daniel has been suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of foul play by a SANZAR judicial hearing on Monday. The suspension is effective until 21 May. The Sharks have a bye this weekend, which means Daniel...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Team mates don't want Cipriani
Melbourne – Former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani was voted off the Melbourne Rebels squad for the next two Vodacom Super Rugby games in South Africa by his team-mates, local media reported on Monday. The 23-year-old was “stood down” for...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Grant & Habana back
Cape Town – Peter Grant and Bryan Habana were on the aeroplane to New Zealand with the Stormers on Sunday and look set to return to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Hamilton. Stormers coach Allister Coetzee...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Ruan set to return?
Pretoria – Don’t be surprised to see Ruan Pienaar in action for the Bulls in a week or so. Depending on the progress of Pienaar’s Irish club, Ulster in the Magners league, the 47-Test veteran could find himself playing for the Bulls for...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Keats gets four weeks
Wellington – Hurricanes scrumhalf Tyson Keats has been suspended for four weeks after a SANZAR Judicial Hearing found him guilty of dangerous play. Keats was cited for a tip tackle on Blues scrumhalf Alby Mathewson in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in...
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May 6, 11 •
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International, World Rugby Junior Championship •
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Comments Off on South Africa u20 squad announced
South Africa Under-20 squad named Springbok Sevens newcomers Paul Jordaan and Tshotsho Mbovane were on Friday included in the South Africa Under-20 squad that was announced by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to compete in next month’s IRB Junior World...
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May 5, 11 •
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International, National, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Castle Lager’s Search for Bok SuperFans Begins!
Castle Lager, creator and sponsor of the wildly popular Bafana Bafana and Proteas SuperFans, is extending its search for South Africa’s ultimate sports fans into new territory: rugby. As the only sponsor of all three major national sports teams, Castle...
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May 2, 11 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on John Smit, Victor Matfield confirmed as team leadership
John Smit, the most capped Test captain in history, was on Monday confirmed as Springbok captain for the 2011 international season. Victor Matfield, the most capped player in Springbok history, was also confirmed as vice captain by Springbok coach Peter de...
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Apr 29, 11 •
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International, Rugby World Cup News, RWC 2011, World Rugby •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Referees named for Springbok Rugby World Cup 2011 pool matches
Wayne Barnes from England will be the referee in the Springboks’ opening game of their Rugby World Cup title defence against Wales on 11 September, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced the Match Official...
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Apr 29, 11 •
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General News, International, National, Super Rugby, World Rugby •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Into Extra-Time with Super Rugby referee Jaco Peyper
It is probably one of the most unforgiving jobs in the world and only a small group of individuals have been known to have the guts and determination to take up the whistle as a professional rugby referee. Apart from 30 players on the field you also...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Louw quits Stormers for Bath
Bath – English club Bath have confirmed the signing of Stormers and Springbok flank Francois Louw, according to BBC Radio Bristol. Louw, 25, has signed a two-year-deal and effectively replaces outgoing captain and fellow Springbok Luke Watson who is...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Cancer scare for Haiu
Auckland – Blues lock Kurtis Haiu has quit rugby indefinitely after the discovery of a lesion in one of his ribs. For months, Haiu attributed rib pain to the wear and tear of rugby. Then four weeks ago he approached Blues doctor Stephen Kara, who...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Houston we have a problem?
Sydney – Vodacom Super Rugby pace-setters the Reds have omitted No 8 Leroy Houston from their squad to play the Hurricanes on Saturday in Wellington. Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has delayed naming his starting team for the round 11 clash at Westpac...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Cipriani benched
Sydney – Star English import Danny Cipriani has been dropped to the Melbourne Rebels’ bench for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs in Sydney. Cipriani, whose defence has come into question in recent weeks, has been replaced at...
