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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on CHIEFS VS HIGHLANDERS Teamsheets #SupeRugby
Match Chiefs v Highlanders @ Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Date Friday 6 March 2015 Kick-Off 19:35 local, 17:35 AEDT, 08:35 SAST Referee Nick Briant AR1 Mike Fraser AR2 Shane McDermott TMO Chris Wratt Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Chiefs 1Pauliasi Manu...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on #VODACOMCUP: WELWITSCHIAS VS XEROX GOLDEN LIONS TEAMSHEETS
FNB Welwitschias v Xerox Golden Lions Kick-off: 19h00 (Not televised) Venue: Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek Referee: Pro Legoete Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Welwitschias: 1. Quintin Esterhuizen (V/C) 2. Rathony Bekker 3. Andries Rossouw 4. Ulrich...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup kicks off in Kempton Park – Round 1 Preview
The Vodacom Cup, the breeding ground for future South African rugby stars, kicks off this weekend with four matches in the North Section scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The first match will take place on the East Rand, when the Hino Valke...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS
SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 4 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 Chiefs v Highlanders @...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas include five debutants in their squad for their opening Vodacom Cup match
Photo: Hennie Homann Coaches MJ Mentz and Corne Steenkamp has chosen five debutants in heir starting 22 man squad for the first match in the 2015 Vodacom Cup series on Friday evening, 6 March. The match kicks-off at 19:00 at Mbombela Stadium. 1. De-Jay...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions team to face the Blues in Auckland
Photo: Etienne Burger Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to take on the Blues at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, in the team’s first tour game of the season. Ackermann has opted for consistency, making just two changes to...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on NATIONAL SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL SET FOR LIFT OFF IN SYDNEY
After the success of the Youth event last weekend, all eyes turn to the Men’s and Women’s National Sevens Championships this Saturday and Sunday at the Sydney Academy of Sport in Narrabeen (7-8 March 2015). For the Men this will be the inaugural...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on All roads lead to Allianz Park for NatWest Schools semis
It promises to be a busy two days for this national knockout competition, which attracts an entry of more than a 1,000 teams every year. The matches will showcase the best of schoolboy rugby and will end in eight teams winning places for the Finals Day at...
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Mar 4, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders Knights team named to play Hurricanes Development team
Kieran Read will make his return to play in 2015 via the Crusaders Knights team on Thursday afternoon. He is one of four capped All Blacks in the 23-man squad, including prop Joe Moody, lock Dominic Bird and loose forward Luke Whitelock. The entire...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on EP Kings announced their side for home friendly against the Cheetahs XV
Kings Team to play this Friday 15. Scott van Breda, 14. Siyanda Grey, 13.Hansie Graaff, 12. Marlou van Niekerk, 11. Luther Obi, 10. George Whitehead, 9. Kevin Luiters, 8. Aidon Davis, 7. Thembelani Bholi, 6. Eital Bredenkamp, 5. David Bulbring (c), 4. Tazz...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs side to tackle the Bulls in Bloem
Toyota Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls In their second Vodacom SupeRugby home game of the season, the Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Bulls this Saturday at 17:05. The injured Willie Britz (hamstring) is replaced by Jean Cook. Boom Prinsloo...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Players named for New Zealand Under 20 March camp
The following players have been selected to take part in a New Zealand Under 20 trial camp this week. The camp will take place at the Massey University Sport and Rugby Institute from 5 to 9 March. The players are: Forwards Isileli Tu’ungafasi Auckland...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Explosive Rene Ranger to return to bolster the Blues in 2016
Explosive attacking back Rene Ranger is to return to the Blues in 2016 and will be available to play for North Harbour in the ITM Cup this year. The 28 year old has gained an early release from his contract with French club Montpellier after two seasons....
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Tom Taylor signs with Bayonne Rugby Club
Canterbury and Crusaders back, Tom Taylor, has announced he will move to France to play for the Bayonne Club at the end of this year. Taylor says it’s been a tough decision to leave, but it is a great opportunity for him and he is looking forward to the...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Close encounters define Vodacom SupeRugby weekend
2 MARCH 2015 – It was a weekend of close encounters of the Vodacom SupeRugby kind as the Vodacom Bulls claimed their first victory of the season while the DHL Stormers continued to dominate the South African Conference. The two local derbies produced...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Former NMMU Madibaz coach to join EP Kings as Defence Coach
The Golden Lions Rugby Union have released former NMMU Madibaz head coach, Brent Janse van Rensburg from his current contract with the Lions following personal reasons. “Brent approached us and asked us if he could be released from his contract for personal...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Superugby makes #FanUp winners dreams come true
Dreams do come true, especially for the Vodacom VIP Experience winners. Not only did they get to walk onto the Loftus pitch and see their heros but also got to watch their beloved Vodacom Bulls beat the Cell C Sharks 43 – 35 to record their first win of...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Johnson honoured to be England Counties captain
England Counties captain Billy Johnson OLD Albanians flanker Billy Johnson was surprised and honoured to be appointed captain of England Counties XV for their 37-3 win over Scotland Club XV at Fykle on Friday evening. Johnson marked his first appearance as...
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Mar 2, 15 •
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Comments Off on Update on Robbie Fruean’s arm injury
Robbie Fruean has had surgery today to insert a plate in his arm. He fractured his right arm in the Chiefs vs Crusaders game on Saturday night. The timeframe for recovery from this type of injury is usually around 4 – 5 months. Crusaders Head Coach Todd...
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Mar 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on Three humdingers in South Africa – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 3 Review
Photo: Marcell van Aswegen The Toyota Cheetahs, Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers were victorious in three terrific Vodacom Super Rugby matches as the competition really took off in the third round. On Friday evening, the Toyota Cheetahs sneaked home...
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Feb 28, 15 •
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Comments Off on JOSH BEKHUIS ISSUED CITING COMMISSIONER WARNING
Player: Josh Bekhuis Team: Blues Position: Lock Date of Incident: 27 February 2015 Nature of Offence: 10.4 (a) Punching or striking, A player must not strike an opponent with the fist or arm including the elbow. Elapsed time in match when offence occurred:...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on HURRICANES TOO STRONG AT THE ‘FORCE FIELD’
The Western Force has gone down to the Wellington Hurricanes, 42-13, at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) tonight. The Hurricanes, who held a 15-6 half-time lead, dominated the contact zone allowing them to run in five-tries-to-one in the...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Kings secure services of Obi and Mahuza
The Eastern Province Kings have, after extended negotiations with the Leopards, secured the services of up and coming backline stars Luther Obi and Sylvian Mahuza. EP Kings CEO, Charl Crous said following the commercial agreement between the two unions both...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on #FanUp Winner Mom gives her boys a day they will never forget
Pierre Spies in action for the Bulls – Photos: Marcell van Aswegen #FanUp Vodacom VIP Experience winner, Coleen du Toit, nominated her sons Kevin (15) and Nathan (6) to take part in this once in a lifetime experience. Both boys who clearly have rugby...
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Feb 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders Knights team named to play Highlanders Development team
The Crusaders Knights will be sporting a Fijian international and a Japanese international on the wings when they take on the Highlanders Development team this weekend. It is the second of three games between the two sides, last Saturday’s match...