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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to play WP at Wildeklawer
GWK Griquas vs Western Province Date 25 April 2015 Venue: Diamantveld High School(Wildeklawer Schools Tournament) Time 15:00 1 Wiseman Kamanga 2 AJ Le Roux 3 Stephan Kotze 4 Stephan Greeff 5 Hugo Kloppers 6 Wendal Wehr 7 RJ Liebenberg 8 Jonathan Janse...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on MAJOR SELECTION CHANGES FOR HIGHLANDERS
The Highlanders have made wholesale changes to their team to face the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. Malakai Fekitoa, Aaron Smith and Ben Smith are all rested as part of the agreement with NZ Rugby to rest All Blacks ahead of the World Cup, while there...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on CHIEFS CALL UP MARTY MCKENZIE, REST MESSAM
Marty McKenzie has got the nod to replace Aaron Cruden at flyhalf for the Chiefs, beating out younger brother Damian against the Force. Cruden was ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL earlier this week, dealing a major blow to the...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on STORMERS LOSE VAN WYK
Hard-running Stormers wing Kobus van Wyk has been ruled out of action for six weeks, after picking up a patella injury against the Force last weekend. Van Wyk limped off the field in the 29th minute of Saturday’s hard-fought clash in Perth and he will...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby Remembers WW1
Fans encouraged to arrive early to witness commemorations Fans attending New Zealand Investec Super Rugby matches this weekend are urged to arrive early as the teams will be marking Anzac Day with tributes to remember 100 years since...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs forced to a change ahead of Stormers clash
Change to the Toyota Cheetah team: Gouws Prinsloo will be replacing the injured Riaan Smit on the bench for this weekend’s clash against the Stormers. ...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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General News, Vodacom Cup •
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Comments Off on Kimberley takes centre stage – Vodacom Cup Round 7 Preview
All eyes will be on Diamantveld High School in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon when the only two unbeaten teams left in the South Section of the Vodacom Cup clash in a replay of the 2012 final. GWK Griquas, the defending champions, host DHL Western...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on New appointment at Steval Pumas
The CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby (Pty) Ltd and Mpumalanga Rugby Union, Pieter Burger, is proud to announce the appointment of a specialist coach, Omar Mouneimne at the Steval Pumas. The 40-year old Mouneimne, played a crucial role in several team...
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Apr 22, 15 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State XV team to take on the Border Bulldogs
The Toyota Free State XV team will be taking on the Border Bulldogs on Friday, 24 April at 19:00 at the BMC Stadium in East London. Coach Rory Duncan has announced his team for the clash. Toyota Vrystaat XV / Toyota Free State...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas team to play the Hino Valke
Coaches MJ Mentz and Corné Steenkamp made only a few changes to their starting line-up for this weekend’s Vodacom Cup encounter against the Hino Valke. In their starting line up it is Jaco Bouwer who will play in his “Nelson” – 111 matches, in a Puma...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers injury report
Hard-running DHL Stormers wing Kobus van Wyk has been ruled out of action for six weeks, after picking up a patella injury against the Western Force last weekend. Van Wyk limped off the field in the 29th minute of Saturday’s hard-fought Vodacom Super...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on MATT HODGSON JOINS FORCE TOUR OF NZ
Captain Matt Hodgson is set to make his return to Super Rugby after being named in the Force’s 25-man travelling squad for its two-match New Zealand tour. Hodgson sustained a hamstring injury in the Force’s final pre-season fixture against the Asia...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on CONFIRMED ACL TEAR FOR AARON CRUDEN
The Chiefs and All Blacks were delivered devastating news in the context of their 2015 campaigns on Monday when it was confirmed Aaron Cruden had ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament. The star playmaker will visit a surgeon on Wednesday to arrange a...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on Five SA players crack Stats XV team
Five players from South African teams made it into the Vodacom Rugby App Stats XV team after the weekend’s Vodacom SupeRugby. Vodacom has created a formula that rates each player according to the stats on the Vodacom Rugby App that are important...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on LAUREUS CALLS ON SPORTING COMMUNITY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST XENOPHOBIA
South African sporting community asked to unite and say NO to Xenophobia ‘Madiba told us that “sport has the power to change the world”, let’s take that message to all our communities and stand together in this troubled time’ – says Morné Du...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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General News, International, South Africa •
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Comments Off on iHeartCarli fund
Posted on behalf of one our contributors, Riaan van Straten and his family and duly supported by Rugby Fifteen. We call on the Rugby public to do the same: iHeartCarli is a fund created for our baby girl Carli. Although the fund assist us in caring...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on LE ROUX OUT FOR A MONTH WITH ANKLE INJURY
The Cheetahs have been dealt another blow with the news that Willie le Roux could face an extended period on the sidelines. The Springbok fullback is suffering from an ankle injury, and SuperSport is reporting that he could be out for up to five weeks. Le...
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Apr 21, 15 •
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Comments Off on Naka names his team to take on the Lions
Toyota Cheetahs vs Emirates Lions The Toyota Cheetah team to take on the Emirates Lions on Saturday, 25 April at 17:05 at the Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg has been announced. Changes to...
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Apr 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rugby stands together against Xenophobia
The president of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has called on the sport to mobilise in support of the campaign to end xenophobic attacks on foreign residents. Mr Oregan Hoskins threw the weight of the sport into the public opposition to the...
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Apr 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls win small margins #FanUp
As the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers open the gap at the top of the South African conference log, statistics show that the margins in Vodacom SupeRugby are smaller than the scoreboard may suggest. This is clear from the stats taken from the Vodacom Rugby App...
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Apr 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on LIONS INJURY UPDATE
The Golden Lions Rugby Union medical staff have released a medical report, ahead of the Emirates Lions’ match against the Toyota Cheetahs and the Xerox Golden Lions’ Vodacom Cup clash with the Leopards on Saturday. Unfortunately Malcolm Marx...
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Apr 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on Fans and Rugby Community to Provide Input for Australian Rugby’s Next Five Year Strategy
The Australian Rugby Union today announced it will seek feedback from Rugby fans and stakeholders to drive its next five year strategy and future investment at all levels of the game. The plan to determine the game’s future strategy from 2016 was outlined...
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Apr 20, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 11 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. Please note...
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Apr 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on Solid wins for DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 10 Review
The DHL Stormers finished their Australasian tour with a second win while the Vodacom Bulls consolidated their position at the top of the South African Conference as Vodacom Super Rugby 2015 entered the second half of the season. However, the Toyota Cheetahs...
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Apr 19, 15 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers’ character shines through
DHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee praised his team’s character after they finished their 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tour with a gutsy 13-6 victory over the Force at Perth’s nib Stadium on Saturday. The DHL Stormers led by 10-6 at half-time, after...
