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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on BLACKADDER MIXES IT UP
Crusaders boss Todd Blackadder has made five changes to his starting XV for their clash with the Chiefs in Christchurch on Friday. Wyatt Crockett and Nepo Laulala will be this week’s starting props, with Joe Moody and Owen Franks acting as front-row...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’ FOR HODGSON
Captain Matt Hodgson will continue his career with Force after extending his contract through to the end of the 2016 season. The evergreen back-rower, who is currently sidelined as he returns from a hamstring injury, remains the most-capped player in the...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Photo: Anton Geyser Springbok fullback Willie le Roux will be rested by the Cheetahs for this weekend’s Super Rugby clash against the Reds in Bloemfontein. Coenie van Wyk comes in for the Springbok at 15 as Le Roux misses out in accordance with the...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Three crucial clashes in the South – Vodacom Cup Round 6 Preview
Vodacom Cup Pic of the Week: JW Jonker of GWK Griquas eludes Lukhanyo Nomzanga of the Border Bulldogs in their Vodacom Cup match last weekend at Hartswater Rugby Club in the Northern Cape. Credit: Charl Devenish, Image SA / SARU. The six teams...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Free State XV team to take on the Kings
The Toyota Free State XV team will be taking on the EP Kings, on Saturday, 18 April at 16:30 in the Free State Stadium. The match will be played as a curtain raiser to the Vodacom SupeRugby match between the Toyota Cheetahs and the Reds...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Griquas team to take on Boland
GWK GRIQUAS VS BOLAND SATURDAY 16:00 Velddrif Luxolo Koza Martin Bezuidenhout Stephan Kotze Stephan Greeff Hugo Kloppers Wendall Wehr RJ Liebenberg Carel Greeff Rudi Van Rooyen Francois Brummer (C) Rocco Jansen Johnathan Francke PJ Vermeulen Ntabeni Dukisa...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Wainui, Lane named in New Zealand Under 20, James Blackwell ruled out injured
Taranaki’s Sean Wainui and Auckland’s Jamie Lane, have both been named to join the New Zealand Under 20 squad to assemble in Auckland next week ahead of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship in Australia....
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on RFU Disciplinary decisions: Billy Vunipola and Vereniki Goneva
THE case against Billy Vunipola (Saracens) was this evening dismissed by an RFU Disciplinary Panel and he is free to continue playing. The panel of Philip Evans (chair), Bonike Erinle and Martyn Wood dismissed the citing for striking Mathew Tait with his...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Chiefs
The Crusaders play a derby at home again this week, this time against the Chiefs. Todd Blackadder has made five changes to the team that was beaten by the Highlanders last Saturday night. Wyatt Crockett and Nepo Laulala will be the starting...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on BETTER NEWS FOR BULLS ON INJURY FRONT
Incumbent Springboks Adriaan Strauss, Jan Serfontein and Handré Pollard are fit again and will be considered for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Sharks in Durban. According to Bulls team doctor Org Strauss, all three are ready to travel to the...
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Apr 15, 15 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas change one for Leopards clash
Coaches MJ Mentz and Corné Steenkamp had to make one forced change to their starting 15 due to an injury to the captain, Eduan van der Walt. “Eduan has torn his right calve muscle and will not be able to play for a couple of games. The...
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Apr 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on 2015 tour update: Robbie Fleck live from Perth
DHL Stormers backline coach Robbie Fleck spoke to us from the team’s base in Perth a bit earlier today – ahead of their final 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tour match against the Western Force on Saturday. The DHL Stormers recorded an excellent 32-18...
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Apr 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs team to take on the Reds
Toyota Cheetahs vs Reds The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Reds on Saturday, 18 April on their home ground, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Springbok fullback, Willie le Roux will be sitting out this game due...
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Apr 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Paddy Ryan re-signs with NSW Waratahs
The NSW Waratahs have today announced that prop Paddy Ryan has signed for the 2016 season, his sixth with the club. NSW Waratahs CEO Greg Harris said it was a great result that a player of Paddy’s talent and accomplishments had chosen to re-sign...
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Apr 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 10 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 Crusaders v Chiefs @ AMI...
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Apr 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Colin Slade confirms move to Pau
All Black and Crusaders back Colin Slade has signed with the Section Paloise Rugby Club, departing following the World Cup. Slade said he had not found it easy to come to the decision to play overseas but he was now excited about the opportunity. ...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Province keep top spot after beating Kings #VodacomCup
The DHL Western Province kept their unbeaten record intact when they faced the Eastern Province Kings in a round 5 Vodacom Cup match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday evening. The home team outscored the visitors from Cape Town...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Pumas injury report
The medical team of the Steval Pumas revealed that only three players will be seeing specialists during the course of the day after the Vodacom Cup encounter against the Xerox Golden Lions on Saturday. The Lions won the match by 24-16. Team...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Rhodes heads home with hamstring tear
Utility forward Michael Rhodes will return home from the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom Super Rugby tour of Australasia after suffering a hamstring tear in his team’s 32-18 bonus point win over the Waratahs at the weekend. The tough-tackling forward was...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on BURTON REMAINS WITH THE FORCE TO 2017
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Waratahs overcome by Stormers
NSW Waratahs 18 – Stormers 32 Asteron Life Super Rugby round 9 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney The NSW Waratahs have gone down 32-18 to the Stormers at Allianz Stadium. A brace to Springbok centre Damian de Allende, and tries to Jacobus van Wyk and Cheslin...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on FORCE FALLS TO CHEETAHS AT THE ‘FORCE FIELD’
The Western Force has been defeated by the Cheetahs, 24-15, at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) tonight. In the club’s 10th season anniversary match, the Force held a 10-8 lead at the half-time break before the visitors responded with...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Coetzee praises ‘massive performance’
An elated DHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee heaped the praise on his coaching team and all the players in the aftermath of their excellent 32-18 Vodacom Super Rugby win over the defending champion Waratahs earlier today. The DHL Stormers overturned a 13-15...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Bulls in Pretoria
Despite dominating possession and collecting a four-try bonus point, the St.George Queensland Reds have fallen 43-22 to the Bulls in a high-scoring Asteron Life Super Rugby clash played in Pretoria early Sunday morning Queensland time. The Reds trailed 24-5...
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Apr 13, 15 •
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Comments Off on Xerox Golden Lions, DHL WP retain Section leaderships – Vodacom Cup Round 5 Review
Photo: Bernard Gerber It was business as usual at the top of the North and South Section logs with four of the top five in the divisions recording victories to remain on course for home play offs. The ‘best’ result of the day was secured by North Section...
