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Sep 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions team aanounced to play the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Saturday, 8 September
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Saturday, 8 September at Loftus Versfeld this morning. There are eight changes to the starting line-up that played the Griquas last weekend: 1. Callie...
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Sep 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 5
Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 5 The Absa Currie Cup Premier Division reaches the halfway stage this coming Saturday with three matches that could split open what remains a tightly bunched pack in the six-team strength-versus-strength...
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Sep 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks side to take on the Griquas in Kimberley
The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Meyer Bosman 11. S’bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Charl McLeod 8. Keegan Daniel 7. Jean Deysel (C) 6. Jacques Botes 5. Anton Bresler 4. Jandre Marais 3. Wiehahn Herbst 2. Monde Hadebe 1....
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Sep 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bulls team to face Golden Lions
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar included Tuks flanker Warwick Tecklenburg in his starting team to play defending Absa Currie Cup champions, the MTN Golden Lions, at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Nelspruit-born player will replace injured Deon...
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Sep 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Nic Groom starts ahead of Schreuder against the Cheetahs
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for Saturday’s Absa Currie Cup clash against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in Bloemfontein (19h10). Coetzee has made just three changes – two of them injury-enforced – to...
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Sep 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Heinrich Brüssow back for the Cheetahs against Province
Morgan Piek – Naka Drotské has been forced to make changes to his side that narrowly lost against the Sharks in Durban last weekend. Most notably is the return of Heinrich Brüssow, who starts at flank for the Toyota Free State Cheetahs. The Springbok...
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Sep 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Awards for John Plumtree & Louis Fouchè
The Sharks coach John Plumtree and young Vodacom Blue Bulls points machine Louis Fouchè were today named as the Absa Currie Cup Coach and Absa Currie Cup Player for August. Plumtree was instrumental in guiding the KwaZulu-Natal outfit to impressive victories...
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Sep 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs DHL Western Province – Bloem set for a humdinger
Morgan Piek – This coming weekend arguably one of the biggest matches of the 2012 ABSA Currie Cup season will be taking place in Bloemfontein. The men from Cape Town, DHL Western Province will be travelling to the Free State to take on the Toyota Free...
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Sep 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Western Province win SARU Amateur Provincial Week
Western Province are the SARU Amateur Provincial Competition South champions after beating hosts SWD 58-20 in the final played in Oudtshoorn on Friday. WP’s successful defence of their title comes a week after the Golden Lions beat hosts the Leopards...
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Sep 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 10
THE unbeaten Eastern Province Kings kept their closest challengers the Ford Pumas at arm’s length at the top of the ABSA Currie Cup First Division standings after a 45-24 victory over the Valke in Port Elizabeth on Friday. With four rounds remaining of...
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Sep 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Review – Round 4
The Sharks broke away from the chasing pack on a dramatic weekend of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division action, while there were also memorable wins for DHL Western Province and GWK Griquas in Round 4 of the six-team competition. The Sharks came from behind to...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province u21 & u19 teams to take on the Golden Lions on 30 August 2012
DHL Western Province Under-21 team to take on the Golden Lions on 30 August 2012 DHL Western Province Under-21 coach John Dobson has announced his team to face the Golden Lions at DHL Newlands on Saturday (kick-off 16h45). Fresh from his team’s...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU refs get a shadow squad
A programme to give aspiring teenaged referees a taste of top level officiating has been launched in the Absa Currie Cup. Each week high school learners will become part of the officiating team – without having any official duties – in an innovative...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup – Francois Uys & Ryno Venter suspended for two weeks
Toyota Free State Cheetahs lock Francois Uys has been suspended from all rugby for two weeks after a SARU disciplinary hearing found him guilty of striking an opponent with the head in the face. Uys was cited by the citing commissioner, Mr Freek Burger, for...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Preview – Round 10
The Ford Pumas will look to keep in touch with runaway log leaders the Eastern Province Kings when they host the SWD Eagles in a vital Absa Currie Cup First Division Round 10 match at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. With only four rounds remaining...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Preview – Round 4
THE MTN Golden Lions will look to break away from what has become a congested leading bunch in the new six-team Absa Currie Cup Premier Division when they host GWK Griquas at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Friday night, in the first of three intriguing...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks team to face the Toyota FS Cheetahs
The Sharks vs FS Cheetahs Mr Price KINGS PARK Saturday 1 September, 2012 at 17:05 CAT The Sharks 15. Louis Ludik 14. Odwa Ndungane 13. Paul Jordaan 12. Meyer Bosman 11. S’bura Sithole 10. Riaan Viljoen 9. Charl McLeod 8. Keegan Daniel 7. Jean Deysel (C)...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls u21 for Border Bulldogs clash
Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 star Ulrich Beyers is back in the team that will play the Border Bulldogs in Pretoria on Friday. Beyers, who have scored 43 points in the Absa Under-21 Provincial Championships this far, was named in the side to play Toyota Free...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Blue Bulls u19 to face SWD Eagles
Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 coach Paul Anthony welcomes back Ruan Steenkamp as flank and captain to his side that will play the SWD Eagles in an Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship match on Friday. Steenkamp broke his hand in the first round opener against...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on JJ Engelbrecht starts for Blue Bulls
Utility back JJ Engelbrecht will make his Vodacom Blue Bulls debut on Saturday when the team plays Western Province in an Absa Currie Cup match at Newlands in Cape Town. Engelbrecht has been released from the Springbok squad that will travel to Australasia...
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Aug 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs to tackle the Sharks in Durban
Morgan Piek – The Toyota Free State Cheetahs has been forced to make a few changes after their away win against the GWK Griquas this past weekend. Johan Goosen has been called up for National duty with the Springboks in preparation for their away leg of...
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Aug 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Sharks support Anti-Bullying
The Sharks are pleased to announce the launch of our Anti-Bullying Campaign in partnership with Childline KZN, which aims to raise awareness and support a serious issue that is becoming more prevalent amongst the youth in our country. The Sharks is a...
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Aug 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on GWK Griquas named to play the Lions
GWK Griquas team vs MTN Golden Lions, ABSA Currie Cup, Friday 31 August 2012 at 19:10 at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg. The GWK Griquas lineup as follows: 1.Steph Roberts 2. Ryno Barnes (Captain) 3. Lourens Adriaanse 4. Ligtoring Landman 5. Martin Muller 6....
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Aug 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on GLRU statement regarding player contracts
“The Golden Lions Rugby Union this afternoon announced that a few of its junior and senior players have not renewed their contracts after 31 October 2012. These players have elected not to renew their contracts following the uncertainty leading up to the...
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Aug 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions named to face GWK Griquas
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play GWK Griquas on Friday, 31 August 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, this morning. There are five changes to the starting line-up that played DHL Western Province last weekend: 1. CJ van der Linde...
