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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Only three SA players crack Stats XV #FanUp
The penultimate round of the regular 2015 Vodacom SupeRugby competition saw only three South African players make it into the Vodacom Rugby App’s Stats XV. This is in stark contrast of the previous week when a record nine players from the South African...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 18 of the 2015 Super Rugby season. Appointments are outlined below with the asterisk (*) denoting the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference. Match Blues v Highlanders @...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on Infor and the Crusaders pitch in for Habitat Hand-up Christchurch
A new community is being built in Bromley thanks to Habitat for Humanity and corporate partner, Infor. Crusaders players and staff have joined with Infor employees in rolling up their sleeves over the past month and helping to build 11 new homes for Habitat...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on England Counties in buoyant mood for Romania A challenge
ENGLAND Counties give full debuts to five new caps as they look to finish their summer tour on a high against Romania A at the Stadionul National “Arcul de Triumf” tomorrow (5pm BST). Prop Matthew Beesley of Cheshire gets a first start along with...
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Jun 9, 15 •
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Comments Off on CONFIRMATION OF PLAYER DEPARTURES
Photo: Anton Geyser The Sharks officially confirm the departure of Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis as well as Willem Alberts, who will be playing their final match for the Cell C Sharks this Saturday. Bismarck’s career at the Cell C Sharks is now in its 11th...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Duane Vermeulen injury update
DHL Stormers No.8 and captain Duane Vermeulen consulted a neurosurgeon on Monday, after he was withdrawn from the past weekend’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Lions with a severe neck spasm. Vermeulen suffered an intense spasm in his neck after...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Last chance to #FanUp and win
Rugby 15 will be giving 5 lucky supporters each a set of 4 tickets to the Vodacom SupeRugby game between the Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 13 June 2015 at 17h05. (One of these lucky winner will walk away with a Bulls...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Stormers win tackle battle in stalemate #FanUp
A nail-biting Vodacom SupeRugby clash between the Emirates Lions and the DHL Stormers may have ended in a 19-19 stalemate but it is the hosts that won the defensive battle in Cape Town on Saturday. The hosts put on an exhaustive defensive effort to deny the...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on HOW IS THE SUPER RUGBY FINALS SERIES SHAPING UP?
With just one week of the regular season remaining, we take a moment to assess the Finals Series contenders and what Round 18 holds in store. After the Lions drew with the Stormers in the final match of Round 17, the Finals Series picture became a lot...
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Jun 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers WILL host a play-off match
The DHL Stormers, the 2015 South African Conference champions, will host a Vodacom Super Rugby play-off match at DHL Newlands this season – either on June 20 or June 27. As things stand now, going into the final weekend of Super Rugby league action, the...
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Jun 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on NINE TRY EFFORT TAKES TAHS BACK TO TOP
A frenetic start to the first half saw five tries scored in the first 20 minutes of the match in Bloemfontein, with three of those scored to the visiting Waratahs – bolstering their hopes of a bonus point win to regain the Australian Conference lead....
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Jun 7, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers book playoff spot – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Review
The DHL Stormers will be crowned South African Conference champions for the third time in five years, but will also be the only representative from the Republic in the Vodacom Super Rugby playoffs this season. In fact, the top six teams for 2015 have...
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Jun 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on DEFENCE OPTIONAL AS ‘TAHS OVERWHELM CHEETAHS
Israel Folau scored a hat-trick as the Waratahs thrashed the Cheetahs with a 58-33 victory in Bloemfontein. In the end the visitors finished with nine tries and never really got out of third gear, punishing the Cheetahs limp defensive work through their...
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Jun 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on REBELS END BULLS SEASON IN MELBOURNE
The Rebels returned to the victory trail with a hard-fought 21-20 victory over the Bulls in Melbourne on Saturday. The result has dire consequences for the men from Pretoria as it means they finish their overseas tour without registering a single win but more...
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Jun 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on STORMERS CLINCH SA CONFERENCE IN BRUTAL DERBY DRAW
The Stormers and the Lions couldn’t be separated in a physical encounter at DHL Newlands on Saturday, drawing 19-19. Far from the ideal result for either side, the Lions now cannot make the Finals Series with the Stormers’ two points from this...
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Jun 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Chiefs
PHOTO CREDIT: Sportography-QRU The St.George Queensland Reds have been unable to send legends James Horwill and Will Genia off with a win in their final home game, going down to a hard fought 24-3 loss against the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night....
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Jun 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on BRUMBIES TOO STRONG FOR FORCE IN PERTH
Two late tries to the Western Force were not enough to overcome the ACT Brumbies in the Western Australian side’s final home match of the season at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) tonight, succumbing 33-20. The Brumbies built momentum in the game...
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Jun 6, 15 •
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Comments Off on Key notes on departing St.George Queensland Reds centurions Will Genia and James Horwill
Photo: QRU The St.George Queensland Reds face the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium tonight in what is their final home match of the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby season. It is also the final time departing Reds centurions Will Genia and James Horwill will pull on...
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Jun 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on Statement on Jerry Collins from New Zealand Rugby and Tim Castle
New Zealand Rugby has tonight expressed its shock and sadness at the death of former All Black Jerry Collins and his partner Alana in a car crash in France earlier today. The crash has also left the couple’s baby daughter Ayla in a critical condition in...
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Jun 5, 15 •
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Comments Off on R.I.P Jerry
The rugby world is shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of ex All Black captain and true rugby legend Jerry Collins. Collins, 34, and his wife, Alana Madill, died in a car accident in Beziers, France. Their three month old daughter, Alya, survived...
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Jun 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers vs Emirate Lions Teamsheets #SuperRugby
Match Stormers v Lions @ DHL Newlands, Cape Town Date Saturday 6 June 2015 Kick-Off 17:05 local, 01:05* AEST, 03:05* NZST Referee Stuart Berry AR1 Marius van der Westhuizen AR2 Quinton Immelman TMO Marius Jonker Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Stormers: 15....
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Jun 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs make late change
Willie Le Roux replaces Joe Pietersen on the bench. NO. POSITION NAME 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP BG Uys 2 HOOKER Torsten van Jaarsveld 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP Maks van Dyk 4 LEFT LOCK Carl Wegner 5 RIGHT LOCK Francois Uys ( c ) 6 LEFT FLANKER Boom Prinsloo 7 RIGHT...
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Jun 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers change three for Lions at home
The DHL Stormers have announced just three changes to their starting line-up, with two new faces on the bench, for Saturday’s all-South African Vodacom Super Rugby meeting with the Lions at DHL Newlands (kick-off 17h05). The DHL Stormers can...
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Jun 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Permutations start taking shape – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 17 Preview
With only two rounds of action left before the top six teams in Vodacom Super Rugby start fighting it out for the grand prize, there is still a lot that happen before the final positions on the log are secured. What we do know is that the Hurricanes...
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Jun 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Nine South Africans in Stats XV #FanUp
South African players absolutely dominate this week’s Stats XV with nine players from this country making the team following this week’s Vodacom SupeRugby action. The team consists of a healthy spread of players from the five South African franchises...
