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May 29, 10 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens' off to good start at IRB Edinburgh Sevens
Ryno Benjamin scored a hat-trick in South Africa’s 49-5 win over Italy in the first match of the IRB Edinburgh Sevens on Saturday. Murrayfield represents the Springbok Sevens’ final opportunity to win an IRB Sevens World Series event this season,...
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May 28, 10 •
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Comments Off on Who will be victorious in the French Top14?
Saturday 29 May 2010 will be remembered, not only for the historical Super14 Soweto final, but also the French Top 14 final between Perpignan vs Clermont Auvergne, Stade de France, Paris Perpignan and Clermont will go head to head in a re-match of the 2009...
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May 27, 10 •
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Comments Off on Australia announces June Test Squad
The Robbie Deans revolution continues in Australia, with seven new faces and no Phil Waugh named for the June Test squad. Robbie Deans has called up seven uncapped players but Waugh has been overlooked for the 30-man party which kicks off a busy period with...
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May 26, 10 •
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Comments Off on Stomers make only one change to bench for Super14 Final
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has retained the same starting XV that beat the Waratahs in the semi-finals for the Super 14 final against the Bulls in Soweto on Saturday. Kick-off is at 17h00. The only change to the 22-man squad sees JC Kritzinger replace JD...
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May 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on Van Den Heever returns to Bulls Team for Super14 Final
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made only one change to the side that beat the Crusaders in last weekend’s semi-final, for the Super 14 final against the Stormers at Orlando Stadium on Saturday. Gerhard van den Heever, who has served his suspension for a dangerous...
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May 25, 10 •
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Comments Off on Preview to the Super14 Final by Dr Ross Tucker
After 15 weeks of top-notch action in the 2010 Vodacom Super 14, Sports Scientist Ross Tucker – thanks to Powerade, the official fuel of the Super 14 – looks ahead to Saturday’s final between the Bulls and the Stormers. Ross looks at the...
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May 24, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bulls and Stormers' winning formulae make it an all South African Super 14 Final!
On Saterday the Stormers reached their first Super 14 Final with the intensity and discipline of a championship winning team. They joined the Bulls in the final, who had earlier outclassed a very good yet tired Crusaders team. In any tournament, the teams...
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May 22, 10 •
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Comments Off on Strong Springbok squad announced for battle with Wales
The Springbok selectors have announced a match 22 boasting a total of 531 Test caps for the Test against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, 5 June. The starting XV for the one-off clash at the Millennium Stadium includes two new caps with one new selection on the...
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May 22, 10 •
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Comments Off on Stormers too strong for Waratahs at Newlands
The Stormers secured an historic 25-6 Super 14 semifinal victory over the Waratahs at Newlands on Saturday evening. It was the first time that the Stormers have won a Super rugby play-off encounter after their failed attempts in 1999 and 2004. With this...
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May 22, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bulls secure Super14 final in Soweto
The Bulls took a third-minute lead they never lost en route to a 39-24 triumph over the Crusaders in a historic Super 14 semi-final at Orlando Stadium Saturday. It was the first major rugby union match staged in this black township near Johannesburg and Nobel...
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May 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs announce unchanged side for battle with Stormers
HSBC Waratahs head coach Chris Hickey will not tinker with his side ahead of Saturday’s Super 14 semi-final, announcing an unchanged team to take on the Stormers in Cape Town. The team has been preparing in Durban since arriving on Sunday night, with the...
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May 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Chabal and Servat not included in French Squad to Tour South Africa
France’s selection committee has named their 30-man squad to tour South Africa and Argentina in June and a 26-man “A” squad for the Churchill Cup. Senior players Sébastien Chabal and William Servat have been rested. Former Sale Sharks star...
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May 20, 10 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders make one change for Bulls clash
The Crusaders have made one change to their 22-man squad for their rugby Super 14 semi-final against the Bulls at Orlando Stadium in Soweto Saturday. Scrumhalf Kahn Fotuali’i returns to the reserves bench in place of Willi Heinz, in the only change to...
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May 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM STORMERS TEAM TO PLAY THE WARATAHS IN VODACOM SUPER 14 SEMI-FINAL CLASH AT NEWLANDS ANNOUNCED
Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Waratahs in a semi-final clash at Newlands on Saturday 22 May. Kick-off is at 19h10. Gates open at 17h00 and supporters are urged to get to the stadium early as the...
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May 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on Rugby15’s Springbok Team for the first Test against France
South African Rugby is in a great state of affairs. Two teams hosting Super 14 semi finals, another team which won seven out of their last eight games, a host of brilliant players participating in overseas leagues and a Springbok coach who is willing to pick...
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May 19, 10 •
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Comments Off on Newlands Vodacom Super 14 Semi-Final Ticket Update
Overnight all available seating and standing tickets for the Vodacom Super 14 semi-final between the Vodacom Stormers and the Waratahs have been sold. There remains a possibility that small amounts of tickets may be returned to the system during the week....
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May 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on How important could Super14 home ground advantage be?
Having dealt with travel and time-zone considerations in his previous Powerade column, renowned Sports Scientist Ross Tucker looks at the influence of home ground advantage in Super Rugby over the past few years – with this weekend’s home...
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May 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bulls announce Team for Super14 Semi-Final
The Vodacom Bulls will face the Crusaders in Saturday’s semi-final of the Super 14 in Orlando Stadium with their most experienced team yet. Fourteen of the starting line-up has won the Super 14 competition before, with the locking combination of Danie...
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May 18, 10 •
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Comments Off on Bakkies Botha receives 4 week ban
Bakkies Botha has been handed a four week ban for recklessly and dengerously entering a ruck following a lengthy disciplinary hearing on Monday and Tuesday. Botha, who was involved in a three hour hearing yesterday, was handed the severe ban on Tuesday. Botha...
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May 17, 10 •
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Comments Off on Wales announce Squad for Tour to South Africa
Cardiff Blues back-row forward Andy Powell was recalled to the Wales squad on Sunday as national coach Warren Gatland named three uncapped players for the June Test against South Africa and the tour of New Zealand. The new men are the Scarlets trio of...
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May 17, 10 •
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Comments Off on Stormers Cruise to a Home Semi- Final
Many thanks to the Bulls who picked a weakened team for the last round-robin game of the Super 14 season – this decision gave the Stormers a 38-10 (bonus point) victory and South Africa two home semi-finals! [Report from Shaun Reznik /Rugby15] With...
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May 15, 10 •
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Comments Off on Sharks close Super14 campaign with a victory in Durban
wasn’t quite the flourish that the Sharks might have hoped to end the season with, but their 27-22 win over the Western Force in their final Super 14 match did confirm that this was a year that might have been. Perhaps the Sharks season can be described as...
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May 12, 10 •
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Comments Off on Only one injury-forced change for Sharks
Sharks coach John Plumtree has stuck with the team who performed with distinction against the Stormers last weekend making just one, injury-enforced, change to the side for Friday night’s Vodacom Super 14 match against the Western Force. The injury to...
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May 12, 10 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Stormers team to play the Vodacom Bulls announced
Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Vodacom Bulls at Newlands on Saturday 15 May in the last league match of the 2010 Vodacom Super 14. Kick-off is at 17h05. Gates open at 15h00 and supporters are urged...
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May 12, 10 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders announce side to take on Brumbies
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has dropped Chris Jack to the bench for their vital Super 14 clash in Christchurch on Friday. Sam Whitelock comes in to replace the All Black veteran in the second row in one of three changes to the side which narrowly lost to...
