Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final

    Oct 24, 12 • 6586 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province team named for Absa Currie Cup Final

    DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s 2012 Absa Currie Cup Final against the Sharks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban (17h00). Coetzee has made just one change to the starting line-up that beat the Golden...

  • Toyota Free State Cheetah Teams announced for clash with EP Kings

    Oct 24, 12 • 3300 Views • National, South AfricaComments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetah Teams announced for clash with EP Kings

    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Friday, 26 October 2012, 19:10 ABSA Currie Cup – Promotion/Relegation 15 Full back Daniller Hennie 14 Right wing Benjamin Rayno 13 Right centre Ebersohn Robert ( vc ) 12 Left centre Snyman Philip 11 Left wing Rhule...

  • Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby wish Maitland well

    Oct 24, 12 • 3414 Views • Mitre 10 Cup, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Crusaders and Canterbury Rugby wish Maitland well

    The Crusaders and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union have today confirmed that Sean Maitland’s contract with them has been terminated and he is moving to Scotland to play for the Glasgow Warriors. Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder said that it had been...

  • Pierre Spies re-signs with Bulls until 2015

    Oct 23, 12 • 6358 Views • International, National, Springbok News, Springboks, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Pierre Spies re-signs with Bulls until 2015

    The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd is happy to announce that Pierre Spies has extended his contract till November 2015. The loose forward and current Vodacom Bulls Super Rugby captain will be available for Super Rugby and Currie Cup duty for the next three...

  • Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final

    Oct 22, 12 • 3560 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Peyper rewarded with Absa Currie Cup final

    Jaco Peyper has been rewarded for his outstanding performances in the 2012 season by being named as referee for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup final in Durban (kick off 17h00). Peyper, who made his test debut at Tier 1 international level in 2012, will take...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals

    Oct 22, 12 • 4431 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Semi-finals

    THE Sharks will host DHL Western Province in this year’s Absa Currie Cup final after wildly contrasting victories over the Vodacom Blue Bulls and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions respectively in Saturday’s semi-finals. The final – a...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review

    Oct 22, 12 • 3554 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation series – Match 1 review

    THE Eastern Province Kings will have it all to do in Port Elizabeth on Friday night when they attempt to wipe out a 39-point deficit in the second leg of their Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation series against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, following a...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals

    Oct 18, 12 • 3115 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Semi-finals

    DEFENDING champions the MTN Golden Lions will be looking to record a hat-trick of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division victories over DHL Western Province this season when the two sides meet in one of the competition’s semi-finals in Johannesburg on...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1

    Oct 18, 12 • 4025 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Promotion-Relegation Preview – Match 1

    THE Eastern Province Kings will travel to Bloemfontein for Friday’s night’s crucial Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation first-leg match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs knowing that an unbeaten season thus far, which includes winning the...

  • DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Golden Lions

    Oct 18, 12 • 6241 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province U19 team to take on the Golden Lions

    DHL Western Province Under-19 coach Nazeem Adams has announced his team to take on the MTN Golden Lions U19s at the Markotter Fields in Stellenbosch on Saturday (kick-off 15h00). The log-topping WP Under-19s will take on the fourth-placed Golden Lions in...

  • Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Reinach

    Oct 18, 12 • 4986 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for Plumtree and Reinach

    The Sharks dominated the Absa Currie Cup awards for October when their head coach, John Plumtree, and talented scrumhalf Cobus Reinach were named as the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Player of the Month respectively. Other nominees for the two awards included MTN...

  • Brad Thorn Signs With Highlanders

    Oct 18, 12 • 3429 Views • General News, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Brad Thorn Signs With Highlanders

    The Highlanders confirmed today that former All Black legend Brad Thorn has signed a one-year contract to play with the southern franchise for the 2013 Investec Super Rugby season. Thorn was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks and has been...

  • Etzebeth stands tallest at WPRFU Awards night

    Oct 17, 12 • 3865 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Etzebeth stands tallest at WPRFU Awards night

    The annual DHL Trophy Presentation was held at Kelvin Grove on Wednesday, October 17, with the Western Province Rugby Football Union recognising all club performances within the union and also rewarding those professional players who have performed well in...

  • Rugby’s Biggest Party – 50 days to go

    Oct 17, 12 • 2474 Views • Blitz Bokke, General News, International, National, Sevens RugbyComments Off on Rugby’s Biggest Party – 50 days to go

    Tomorrow (Thursday) marks the start of the 50-day countdown until kick-off for the much-awaited Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens tournament in the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. South Africa’s own Blitzbokke will battle it out...

  • DHL Western Province named for semi

    Oct 17, 12 • 3172 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on DHL Western Province named for semi

    DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup semifinal meeting with the defending champion MTN Golden Lions in Johannesburg (19h00). Coetzee has made just four changes to the side that defeated the...

  • SARU Player of Year finalists named, final voting opens

    Oct 17, 12 • 3168 Views • General News, International, NationalComments Off on SARU Player of Year finalists named, final voting opens

    The ten finalists for the prestigious SARU Rugby Player of the Year 2012 have been finalised, following a new public consultation process in conjunction with the votes of rugby media. The rugby public nominated and voted for players on the Springboks’...

  • Blue Bulls unchanged for Durban semi-final

    Oct 17, 12 • 5023 Views • NationalComments Off on Blue Bulls unchanged for Durban semi-final

    Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar made no changes to his side that beat the MTN Lions last weekend for their Absa Currie Cup semi-finals clash against The Sharks in Durban. It is the first time this season that Pienaar could name the same 22 on...

  • Toyota Free State Cheetahs ready for the Kings

    Oct 17, 12 • 6251 Views • General News, NationalComments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs ready for the Kings

    Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs find themselves between a rock and a hard place this coming weekend when they face the Eastern Province Kings in an Absa Currie Cup promotion-relegation play-off in Bloemfontein. If the men from Bloemfontein...

  • IRB appointments for Marlize Jordaan, Freek Burger

    Oct 16, 12 • 5056 Views • International, National, Womens Rugby, World RugbyComments Off on IRB appointments for Marlize Jordaan, Freek Burger

    Marlize Jordaan, a former SA Women’s representative, has been selected on the panel for Sevens referees by the International Rugby Board (IRB). The IRB announced its female referee panels for 2012/13 as preparation continues towards Rugby World Cup Sevens...

  • MTN Golden Lions team announced for semi against Western Province

    Oct 16, 12 • 3431 Views • General News, South AfricaComments Off on MTN Golden Lions team announced for semi against Western Province

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play DHL Western Province on Saturday, 20 October 2012 in the second semi-final match of the 2012 Absa Currie Cup competition, this afternoon. There are eleven changes to the starting line up...

  • Former EP President George Davids passes away

    Oct 16, 12 • 2425 Views • NationalComments Off on Former EP President George Davids passes away

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) was saddened with the passing of former Eastern Province president Mr George Davids from a long illness in Port Elizabeth on Monday. Mr Davids was president of the EP Rugby Union for more than a decade between 1994 and...

  • Black and White Blackout for Saturday

    Oct 16, 12 • 3003 Views • General News, National, South AfricaComments Off on Black and White Blackout for Saturday

    The Sharks achieved their second last hurdle in the hunt for Currie Cup glory. After a well-executed Absa Currie Cup clash against Griquas on Friday night at Mr Price KINGS PARK, The Sharks have secured the top spot on the log. The Sharks will now host the...

  • Highlanders negotiate with Ma'a Nonu

    Oct 16, 12 • 5470 Views • General News, New Zealand, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Highlanders negotiate with Ma'a Nonu

    The Highlanders have today confirmed they are in negotiation with All Blacks mid-fielder Ma’a Nonu for the 2013 Investec Super Rugby season. Highlanders Head Coach Jamie Joseph said that a deal with Nonu would be a major boost for the southern franchise,...

  • ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Final Round

    Oct 14, 12 • 3296 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Final Round

    THE Sharks and defending champions the MTN Golden Lions will host the Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western Province respectively in this year’s Absa Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finals, after an enthralling final weekend of round-robin matches. GWK...

  • ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – The Final

    Oct 14, 12 • 4809 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, South AfricaComments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – The Final

    THE Eastern Province Kings are the 2012 Absa Currie Cup First Division champions after a nailbiting 26-25 victory over the Ford Pumas in the final played in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The one-point margin of victory at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was a...