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  • KANE HAMES CITED

    Mar 29, 14 • 2101 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on KANE HAMES CITED

    Player: Kane Hames Team: Highlanders Position: Prop Date of Incident: 29 March 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (h) Dangerous charging. A player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without the use of arms, or without...

  • Onnodige foute kan Pumas nog duur te staan kom

    Mar 29, 14 • 2528 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Onnodige foute kan Pumas nog duur te staan kom

    NELSPRUIT – Ses strafskoppe, ‘n doelskop en ’n dryfdrie is die somtotaal van die Steval Pumas se eindtelling Vrydagaand op Mbombela nadat hulle die Griekwas met 25-16 in die derde ronde van die Vodacombeker afgerammel het.   Die losskakel van...

  • Auckland Premier Rugby Results – March 29

    Mar 29, 14 • 2127 Views • General News, New Zealand • • Comments Off on Auckland Premier Rugby Results – March 29

    Alan McEvoy Memorial Shield Round One Saturday 29 March   Ponsonby 16 (A Matapo try, M Stanley con, 3 pen) Marist 14 (K Pongi, G Grey tries, W Raea 2 con) Halftime: 16-7 Waitemata 52 (K Siemsen 2, M Von Dinckerlage, D Hakaraia, V Pihigia, J Sio, J Simi,...

  • New Zealand Rugby celebrates Kieran Read’s 100th Investec Super Rugby match

    Mar 28, 14 • 2180 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby celebrates Kieran Read’s 100th Investec Super Rugby match

    All Blacks loose forward and Crusaders skipper Kieran Read tonight joined the exclusive club of New Zealanders to play 100 matches in Investec Super Rugby. Considered the best rugby player in the world, Read led the Crusaders out for what was also his 100th...

  • Reds vs Stormers teamsheets

    Mar 27, 14 • 2190 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Reds vs Stormers teamsheets

    Kick-off: 10:40 CAT REDS: Lachie Turner, Rod Davies, Ben Tapuai, Mike Harris, Dom Shipperley, Quade Cooper, Will Genia, Jake Schatz, Beau Robinson, Eddie Quirk, James Horwill (capt), Rob Simmons, Greg Holmes, James Hanson, James Slipper. Reserves: Saia...

  • Golden Lions team to face the Griffons

    Mar 27, 14 • 3224 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Golden Lions team to face the Griffons

    Golden Lions head coach Russell Winter has named his 22-man side to take on the Griffons at Bill Jardine Stadium on Saturday.   Winter has opted to rest several players for the Vodacom Cup round four clash.   In the forwards, both Sephatho Qinisile...

  • Vodacom Cup Round 4 Preview

    Mar 27, 14 • 3191 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Round 4 Preview

    “Oupa” goes to Cradock and Thabo to Bill Jardine Half of the Vodacom Cup fixtures this week will take place at venues that can be described as “off rugby’s beaten track” as South Africa’s premier development competition continues to spread its...

  • Bogeys, favourites and defending champions – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 7 Preview

    Mar 27, 14 • 2818 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Bogeys, favourites and defending champions – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 7 Preview

    An Australian bogey side and an Aussie favourite, as well as the defending champions from New Zealand are awaiting the three South African Vodacom Super Rugby sides in action on Saturday.   With two local sides enjoying breaks this weekend, round seven...

  • Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes

    Mar 27, 14 • 2172 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Hurricanes

    Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Hurricanes at AMI Stadium on Friday night. There is just one change to the team that beat the Melbourne Rebels two weeks ago.   With Tim Perry nursing a hamstring strain, loosehead...

  • Goats for Goals: Four tries = 1 bonus point + 20 goats

    Mar 27, 14 • 2538 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Goats for Goals: Four tries = 1 bonus point + 20 goats

    The NSW Waratahs’ incentive to post points against the Sharks and the Stormers has grown, thanks to the generosity of team sponsor CMC Markets.   For every point the Waratahs score on their two-match tour of South Africa, CMC Markets will donate one...

  • Cell C Sharks XV team play SWD Eagles

    Mar 27, 14 • 2394 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks XV team play SWD Eagles

      Date : Saturday, 29 March 2014 Time : 14h30 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK   15. Jaco van Tonder 14. Sizo Maseko 13. Sandile Kubeka 12. Andre Esterhuizen 11. Tonderai Chavhanga 10. Tim Swiel 9. Hanco Venter 8. Jacques Botes 7. Francois Kleinhans...

  • Toyota Freestate XV side named for clash against the Kings in Cradock

    Mar 27, 14 • 2601 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Toyota Freestate XV side named for clash against the Kings in Cradock

    Toyota Vrystaat XV speel Saterdag, 29 Maart om 16:00 teen die OP Kings in Cradock.                          Toyota Vrystaat XV vs OP Kings                                                 ...

  • Leopards side named

    Mar 27, 14 • 2264 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Leopards side named

      COMPETITION: VODACOM CUP 2014 TEAM: LEOPARDS XV OPPOSING TEAM: VODACOM BLUE BULLS VENUE: LEEUDORINGSTAD RUGBY VELD DAY: SATURDAY TIME: 15:30 DATE: 29-03-2014   TEAM                                   15 Full back Oosthuizen SW SW...

  • Blues team named to face the Highlanders

    Mar 27, 14 • 1756 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Blues team named to face the Highlanders

    Ma’a Nonu, Jerome Kaino and Hayden Triggs have all been promoted from the bench to start in a strong Blues team named to face the Highlanders at Eden Park on Saturday night.   Head coach Sir John Kirwan has made five changes to the side that overcame...

  • Cell C Sharks vs Waratahs

    Mar 27, 14 • 1988 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Cell C Sharks vs Waratahs

        Date : Saturday, 29 March 2014 Time : 17h05 Venue : Growthpoint KINGS PARK Referee : Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Assistant Referees : Glen Jackson, Marius Jonker Television Match Official : Deon van Blommestein   15. Lwazi Mvovo 14. Odwa...

  • Medical update on Piri Weepu

    Mar 27, 14 • 2108 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Medical update on Piri Weepu

    Blues halfback Piri Weepu is out of Investec Super Rugby for at least four weeks after expert diagnosis this week determined he had recently suffered a minor stroke. The 30-year-old had a scan on Monday after complaining of migraine-like symptoms dating back...

  • Stick rings in the changes for Free State clash

    Mar 25, 14 • 2202 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Stick rings in the changes for Free State clash

    EP Kings Vodacom Cup head coach, Mzwandile Stick, announced a much changed Vodacom Cup team to take on the Free State XV in Cradock on Saturday. The team captained by Paul Schoeman, who led the team last week against Western Province after Stephan Zaayman was...

  • Jonno Lance gets his chance against the Sharks

    Mar 25, 14 • 2099 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Jonno Lance gets his chance against the Sharks

      NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has made six changes and brought in four new faces to his starting line up to face the top-of-the-table Sharks in Durban this Sunday (2.05am AEST).   New to the Tahs this year, Jonno Lance will make his NSW debut...

  • Sharks Injury Report

    Mar 25, 14 • 2212 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Sharks Injury Report

    NJURY REPORT Durban, 25 March 2014: The Cell C Sharks take on the Waratahs this Saturday at Growthpoint KINGS PARK and will be determined to display a positive performance against a strong Waratahs outfit that are on a roll thus far in the competition. Ahead...

  • BokSmart “Safe Six” injury prevention exercises launched

    Mar 24, 14 • 7020 Views • General News, National, South Africa • • Comments Off on BokSmart “Safe Six” injury prevention exercises launched

    BokSmart, the South African Rugby Union’s national rugby safety programme, has introduced a group of injury prevention exercises as part of an innovative new strategy called the BokSmart “Safe Six”.   “Injury surveillance studies in rugby have...

  • ALBY MATHEWSON CITED

    Mar 23, 14 • 1850 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on ALBY MATHEWSON CITED

    Player: Alby Mathewson Team: Force Position: Scrumhalf Date of Incident: 22 March 2014 Nature of Offence: Law 10.4 (b) A player must not stamp or trample an opponent. Elapsed time in match when incident occurred: 3rd minute Alby Mathewson of the Force has...

  • Waratahs reclaim Weary Dunlop Shield and move to top of Australian conference

    Mar 21, 14 • 2462 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on Waratahs reclaim Weary Dunlop Shield and move to top of Australian conference

    NSW Waratahs 32 – Melbourne Rebels 8 Asteron Life Super Rugby Round 6, Allianz Stadium The Weary Dunlop Shield is back in NSW after a Kurtley Beale-inspired Tahs outfit registered a 32-8 home victory over the Melbourne Rebels. Despite a challenging opening...

  • SUPER RUGBY – WEEK 6: WESTERN FORCE V CHIEFS

    Mar 21, 14 • 2175 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on SUPER RUGBY – WEEK 6: WESTERN FORCE V CHIEFS

    The Western Force returns home to the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) this Saturday (22 March) to take on the reigning Asteron Life Super Rugby champions, the Chiefs. A big crowd is building for Saturday night’s clash following the Western Australians’...

  • NSW Waratahs squad for South Africa

    Mar 21, 14 • 2686 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on NSW Waratahs squad for South Africa

    NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has stuck to his winning formula in naming his 27-man squad for the team’s two-match tour of South Africa, selecting today’s winning gameday squad plus Pat McCutcheon (Sydney University), Easts’ duo Jonno Lance and Tala...

  • Sharks name their Vodacom Cup side

    Mar 20, 14 • 2780 Views • General News, Vodacom Cup • • Comments Off on Sharks name their Vodacom Cup side

    Free State XV vs Cell C Sharks XV   Date : Friday, 21 March 2014 Time : 15h00 Venue : Bloemfontein   15. Jaco van Tonder 14. Sizo Maseko 13. Sandile Kubeka 12. Heimar Williams 11. Tonderai Chavhanga 10. Fred Zeilinga 9. Stefan Ungerer 8. Johan Meyer...