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Nov 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Marlize Jordaan wins Gsport Woman of the Year award
Top South African female referee and former Springbok Women’s rugby stalwart Marlize Jordaan on Wednesday won the Gsport Woman of the Year award, capping off a fantastic 2013 season. Jordaan fought off strong competition from SAFA Technical Director Fran...
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Nov 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Toomua to miss remainder of Spring Tour, Betham to join squad
Qantas Wallabies centre Matt Toomua will miss the remaining two matches of Australia’s Spring Tour due to a hamstring injury, while NSW Waratahs winger Peter Betham will join the squad in Scotland later this week. Scans on Tuesday revealed Toomua had...
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Nov 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Steval Pumas new signings for 2014
Marcello Sampson – wing (EP Kings) Hennie Skorbinski – centre (Leopards) Snake Nyoka – scrum half (Border Bulldogs) Oupa Herbst – scrum half (SWD Eagles) Sabelo Nhlapo – loos head prop (Boland Cavaliers) Brian Shabangu –...
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Nov 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Cavaliers new signings for 2014
Regent Boland Cavaliers new contracted players for 2014 Victor Kruger (Lock, Leopards) Christopher Bosch (Center, Blue Bulls) Dumisane Meslane (Flank, SWD Eagles) Juwell Samuels (Scrum half, Never Despair Club) Martin Dreyer (Prop, Leopards)...
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Nov 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blackadder and Hewett take out City Mission Canstruction® challenge
Crusaders coaches Todd Blackadder, Dave Hewett, Tabai Matson and Aaron Mauger launched the Christchurch City Mission’s new can collection initiative, ‘Canstruction®’, today with a mini can building challenge of their own. Canstruction® is an...
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Nov 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Tahs Together: New Primary Schools Blitz kicks off in Sydney
Not even a flooded school hall could stop the NSW Waratahs from kicking off their new Primary Schools Blitz in Sydney yesterday. The initiative follows on from the success of the Junior Club Blitz, which received a cracking reception across Sydney in May and...
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Nov 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders coaches launch City Mission Canstruction® event
Crusaders coaches Todd Blackadder, Dave Hewett, Tabai Matson and Aaron Mauger will put their creative and building skills to the test tomorrow to help launch ‘Canstruction®’ – the Christchurch City Mission’s new can collection initiative. The coaches...
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Nov 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Australian rugby takes disciplinary action
Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has stood down six squad members for one match and sanctioned a further nine for breaches of internal team protocols. McKenzie said all Qantas Wallabies players are aware of team expectations that they are not to take part...
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Nov 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Two more EP Kings players called up for Pre Season Super Rugby Training
EP Kings players Lizo Gqoboka and George Whitehead have both been called up to take part in the Sharks wider training camp ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby Season. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Gqoboka and Whitehead would join the Sharks extended...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on King Edward VII Rugby fixtures 2014
KING EDWARD VII RUGBY FIXTURES 2014 TERM 1 DATE OPPONENT [&hellip...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Cell C Community Cup fixtures confirmed
DEFENDING champions GAP Despatch will square up to arch-rivals Spring Rose while a daunting cross-country journey of almost 3,000km awaits 2013 bronze-medallists Brakpan on the opening weekend of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, after SARU on Friday confirmed...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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DAY 1 THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 TIME MAIN-FIELD 1 09h00 – 10h10 Hoërskool Eldoraigne vs Hoër Landbouskool Marlow 2 10h20 – 11h30 Northwood vs Graeme College 3 11h40 – 12h50 Queen’s College vs Parktown Boys’ High School 4...
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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup to launch ‘two refs’ experiment in 2014
The South African Rugby Union will provide the match official resources for the Varsity Cup to experiment with two on-field referees in all matches next year. The innovation, which has been in operation in the Stellenbosch Koshuis (Hostel) League for some...
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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team named for Test against England
The All Blacks team to play England at Twickenham, London, on Saturday 16 November has been named with another hugely-experienced team to take the field against the English. The starting XV in the second Test of the Air New Zealand European Tour features just...
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Nov 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on AUSSIE PEARLS TO DEFEND CORAL COAST 7s TITLE
Captain of the Qantas Women’s Sevens team and winner of the of the 2013 Australian Women’s Player of the Year, Sharni Williams, will headline a strong Aussie Pearls contingent at the Fiji Coral Coast Sevens this weekend. The Pearls will jet off to defend...
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Nov 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on GIB® – backing the Crusaders
The Crusaders are proud to announce a major new partnership with Winstone Wallboards, under the GIB® brand. Winstone Wallboards has signed a three year partnership as the National Sponsor of the Crusaders and will have its logo on the back of the...
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Nov 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on EPRU club players called up to pre-season training for Vodacom Cup
Eastern Province Rugby Union President, Cheeky Watson has announced that eighteen players from EPRU affiliated clubs as far afield as Alicedale, Hankey, Alexandria, Grahamstown and Humansdorp, have been selected to join the EP Kings wider training squad as...
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Nov 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bernardo and Gates join FS Cheetahs for pre-season training
Rynier Bernardo and Shane Gates have both been called up to take part in the Free State Cheetahs wider training camp ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby Season. EP Rugby CEO, Charl Crous, confirmed that Bernardo and Gates had both joined the Cheetahs extended...
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Nov 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Colin Cooper praises spirit of Maori All Blacks after USA victory
Maori All Blacks coach Colin Cooper said the win over USA today, coupled with the victory over Canada, honoured the proud legacy of past teams. The Maori All Blacks ran in four tries to one to defeat the USA 29-19 in today’s second and final match of the...
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Nov 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ackermann re-signs with the Golden Lions
The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce that Johan Ackermann has re-signed a two year contract as Head Coach of the Union’s senior team. Ackermann, who will coach the Lions outfits in both the Super Rugby and Currie Cup tournaments in 2014, is...
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Nov 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on Key appointments to Blues management team
The Blues have made two key appointments to their management team ahead of the 2014 Investec Super Rugby season. Richard Fry has been appointed manager of rugby, while former Blues star Isa Nacewa will assume the role of mental skills coach. Blues CEO Michael...
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Nov 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on The Maori All Blacks team to take on USA has been named.
The Maori All Blacks team to take on USA at PPL Park in Philadelphia on Saturday 9 November (Sunday 10 November NZT) has been named. The side features six changes to the starting XV from the team that beat Canada 40-15 in the opening match of the North...
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Nov 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on SARU president pays tribute to Jonathan Kaplan
SARU president Oregan Hoskins on Wednesday paid tribute to veteran referee Jonathan Kaplan who will officially retire on November 16 following the Windhoek Draught Tri-Nations Series between Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The Absa Currie Cup final between The...
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Nov 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on EP Rugby name their 2014 squad
An exciting mix of up and coming young players who have come through the ranks of the Eastern Province Junior structures along with a core group of senior players have been selected to represent the Eastern Province Kings in 2014. “I’m really...
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Nov 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on SHARKS TO HAVE EXTRA BITE WITH BLK
The Sharks and BLK are pleased to announce a new apparel partnership which commencing in January 2014 and runs until December 2018. This announcement comes as BLK continue to build partnerships with elite sporting teams around the globe, CEO Tyron Brant...
