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Sep 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Bjorn Basson Back For Blue Bulls To Play Golden Lions
Basson back to boost Vodacom Blue BullsThe return of Absa Currie Cup record try scorer Bjorn Basson will boost the Vodacom Blue Bulls ahead of their Absa Currie Cup match against the MTN Golden Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. Basson, who holds the...
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Sep 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs Team To Play The Sharks
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs will be taking on The Sharks on Saturday, 21 September at 15:00 at Growth Point Kings Park in Durban. Coach Naka Drotske has named his team for the clash. 15 Full back Daniller Hennie 14 Right wing Smit Riaan 13 Right...
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Sep 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on WP and KZN stamp their authority at Southern Sub-Union tournament
The Western Province Disas and the KwaZulu-Natal Wildebeest XV on Monday asserted their authority on the opening day of the Southern Sub-Union tournament in Margate as they registered convincing victories to establish themselves as early favourites to win the...
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Sep 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Scotland u20 player suspended for 2 years
The International Rugby Board has confirmed that Scotland Under 20 player Sam Chalmers has been suspended for two years for an anti-doping offence. The 19-year-old from Melrose RFC underwent an out-of-competition urine test in May 2013 while in a Scotland...
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Sep 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Former SARU vice president passes away
Jakobus ‘Koos’ Adriaan Albertus Basson Mr Oregan Hoskins, President of the South African Rugby Union (SARU), on Sunday paid tribute to former SARU vice-president and long-serving rugby administrator, Koos Basson, who passed away on Saturday. He was 74. Mr...
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Sep 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on “We still have a lot to play for” – De Villiers
Springbok captain Jean de Villiers pointed to some errant defensive errors and ‘mistakes that show we are not quite up there with the best team in the world’ in reflecting on his side’s 29-15 loss to New Zealand’s All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday....
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Sep 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Central Amateur Provincial Competition set for kick-off
Amateur players from the Central regions will look to make their presence felt from Monday to Friday as the Central Amateur Provincial Competition begins in Kimberley. The tournament marks the grand finale to the SARU Amateur Provincial series following the...
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Sep 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Southern Sub-Union Competition begins in Margate on Monday
The top platteland rugby players from the Southern Regions will take to the field in provincial colours this week as they receive a rare opportunity to represent their provinces at the SARU Southern Sub-Union tournament in Margate. The competition runs from...
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Sep 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Changes to Vodacom Blue Bulls Team to face Western Province
Ulrich Beyers has been ruled out of this weekend’s clash against Western Province. The outside centre, who has been nursing an ankle injury this week, failed a late fitness test and will be replaced by Waylon Murray in the starting line-up. Murray has shown...
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Sep 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury Women’s team to play Taranaki
Canterbury Women’s Head Coach John Sherratt has named his team to play Taranaki on Saturday. It includes three changes to the starting fifteen that lost to Auckland last week. The forward pack remains the same, with prop Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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General News, Womens Rugby •
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Comments Off on Crunch time in Women’s Interprovincial Series
The Women’s Interprovincial Series will reach boiling point this weekend as the top four teams go head-to-head in the semifinals for a shot at winning the title. Defending champions Western Province take on the Sharks at the University of KwaZulu-Natal at...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Waikato in ITM Cup Clash
ITM Cup Round 5 Saturday September 14 Waikato Stadium Kick-off 2.35pm Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made five changes to the starting XV for Saturday’s round five clash with Waikato in Hamilton (kick-off 2.35pm). After playing his debut...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on Canterbury team to play Otago
Canterbury will take on Otago at home this Saturday afternoon, and Head Coach Scott Robertson has made five changes to the starting fifteen that beat Bay of Plenty last week. Joe Moody returns from his shoulder injury to wear the number one jersey this...
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Sep 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on De Kock Steenkamp to captain Western Province team to play Blue Bulls
De Kock in the lead for DHL WP Lock De Kock Steenkamp will captain DHL Western Province in Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld (kick-off 17h05). Steenkamp takes over the captaincy from injured flanker Deon...
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Sep 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springboks unchanged for Eden Park Test
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer named an unchanged match-23 to face New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland in the fourth round of The Castle Lager Rugby Championship on Saturday. “We’re very fortunate to have a touring squad of 28 fit players to choose...
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Sep 9, 13 •
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Comments Off on Snyman released to Racing Metro
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm that Vodacom Blue Bulls scrumhalf, Ruan Snyman, had been released to join French club Racing Metro with immediate effect. A transfer fee has been paid and Snyman will be available to play for the...
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Sep 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women book RWC 2014 spot
The Springbok Women on Saturday booked their place in the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in style by thumping Uganda 63-3 at the Buffalo City Stadium in East London. The win marked the biggest victory in the history of the SA Women’s team and reaffirmed...
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Sep 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Western Province defend their Southern Amateur Provincial title
Western Province on Friday defended their Southern Amateur Provincial Championship title in a tight final against SWD in Saldanha to add another win to their string of amateur victories this year. Hosts Boland, meanwhile, outclassed their Invitational side,...
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Sep 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Representative Results
ITM Cup Auckland 51 (L Visinia 2, H Parkes, V Aso, M Fekitoa, S Silipa tries; S Hickey 4 con, pen, P Weepu 2 con, pen, O Ai’i pen) Taranaki 15 (James Broadhurst, Rhys Marshall tries; Daniel Brooks pen, con) Women’s Provincial Championship Auckland...
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Sep 6, 13 •
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Comments Off on Storm team to face Canterbury
Women’s Provincial Championship Saturday, September 7 Western Springs Stadium Kick-off 12.30pm Auckland Storm coach Kallum Adams has named a strong line up to face Canterbury in their opening match of the 2013 Women’s Provincial Championship....
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Sep 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland team to face Taranaki
ITM Cup Round 4 Saturday, September 7 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Kick-off 2.35pm Auckland head coach Wayne Pivac has made five changes to his starting XV for Saturday’s clash with Taranaki in New Plymouth. A number of changes are injury...
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Sep 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Women’s team announced for Rugby World Cup Qualifier
Border prop Asithandile Ntoyanto will make her debut for the Springbok Women’s team against Uganda at the Buffalo City Municipal Stadium on Saturday, but caretaker coach Aslam Abrahams could still on Thursday name an experienced team for this crucial Rugby...
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Sep 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings happy with progress being made ahead of 2016 inclusion
The news that a sixth Super Rugby team from South Africa will take part in the tournament from 2016, boded well for the future of the Southern Kings, said Eastern Province rugby CEO, Charl Crous. “The inclusion of a sixth team from South Africa into the...
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Sep 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on Strong starts for WP, Border in the Southern Amateur Provincial Competition
Western Province and Border on Monday registered strong starts to the Southern Amateur Provincial Competition in Saldanha as they played to convincing victories to establish themselves as early favourites in the competition. Defending champions, Western...
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Sep 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on WP the team to watch in Southern Amateur Provincial Competition
Western Province will have everything to play for at the Southern Amateur Provincial Competition in Saldanha in the next few days as they attempt to defend their title and extend their domination in SA’s amateur tournaments. The Cape-based union has been...
