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Jun 6, 12 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.13 – Crusaders have big Bloem dreams
Club rugby in Bloemfontein is dominated by the Free State capital’s two university teams, Shimlas and CUT, but one so-called ‘open’ club have an ambitious goal of matching their student rivals in the years to come. Crusaders were formed in 1992 and,...
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Jun 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 defeated by Ireland in IRB Junior World Championship 2012 opener
South Africa suffered a disappointing 23-19 defeat against Ireland in their opening match of the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday night. The Irish had a commanding 13-3 lead at the break and as hard as the Junior...
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Jun 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on IRB Junior World Championship 2012 Set for Kick Off
The IRB Junior World Championship 2012 kicks off in Cape Town and Stellenbosch on Monday, June 4 with the world’s premier Age Grade Rugby tournament already proving a huge hit with thousands of Rugby fans in one of the sport’s heartlands. While...
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Jun 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU agrees ground-breaking deal with players
Innovative agreement signed for players’ image rights Wider group of Springbok players contracted R57,6m to be spent on Springbok remuneration and provincial compensation THE South African Rugby Union (SARU) has reached agreement on a ground-breaking...
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Jun 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Scene Set for Outstanding IRB Junior World Championship
With three days to go until the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 kicks off in South Africa, event organisers are anticipating an outstanding tournament that will further the profile of the world’s most prestigious age grade tournament. More than 400...
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Jun 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tonight’s Crusaders vs Highlanders clash sold out
All tickets for this evening’s Investec Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and Highlanders at Christchurch’s new AMI Stadium (Addington) have sold, including the additional 3,300 seats available in the new temporary stand. The New Zealand Rugby...
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Jun 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 15
Saturday is derby day in Gauteng as four South African Vodacom Super Rugby franchises clash in what promises to be two massive encounters. The announcement of the Springbok squad for the Castle Incoming Tour – shortly after the second match – will add...
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May 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Top clubs set for Champions' Challenge clash
Varsity Cup champions Tuks will return to KZN for the first time in 21 years when they play a festival match next month against SA’s top non-university club, College Rovers. The Champions’ Challenge is an initiative of KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union...
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May 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rudi Wulf to get his 50th cap against the Chiefs
Blues coach Pat Lam welcomes back a couple of players from the squad’slengthy injured list to the starting 22 this week. Fullback Rudi Wulf returns to the side after being laid off for a month with a shoulder injury. Saturday night’s match is a...
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May 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rugby World Cup Captain re-signs with Chiefs
Chiefs’ hooker and Samoan RugbyWorld Cup 2011 Captain Mahonri Schwalger has re-signed with the franchise. Schwalger who is in arguable the best form of his career has agreed to a two year contract with the Chiefs. Coach Dave Rennie stated “Mahonri’s...
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May 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Haskell back for the Highlanders to face the Crusaders
Highlanders’ Head Coach, Jamie Joseph, has named his team to play the Crusaders at AMI Stadium in Christchurch tomorrow evening 7.35pm (9:35am CAT). He has made five changes to the run-on team that played the Blues at Eden Park last Saturday night. Four...
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May 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on Venues and kick-off times for Castle Rugby Championship confirmed
Argentina will get their first taste of the new Castle Rugby Championship 2012 in South Africa, when they face the Springboks at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday, August 18. SANZAR confirmed the final draw and kick-off times for the Castle Rugby...
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May 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes Unchanged for Sydney
Mark Hammett and Alama Ieremia have gone with an unchanged line-up from the team that won 66-24 over the Rebels to travel to Sydney this weekend. The Hurricanes will meet the Waratahs on Saturday night in their last game before the June break. The two...
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May 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on SA U20 JWC 2012 Squad confirmed
SA Under 20 coach Dawie Theron has confirmed the inclusion of flyhalf Handrè Pollard, winger Raymond Rhule and scrumhalf Vian van der Watt to the final squad of the Junior Springboks that will contest the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 to be held in...
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May 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers team named to face the Vodacom Bulls
Allister Coetzee today named the DHL Stormers team to take on the Bulls, at Loftus, on Saturday 2 June at 19h10. There are 4 changes to the starting XV that lost to the Sharks in Durban last week. Siya Kolisi returns in jersey 6 after being withdrawn last...
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May 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders pick strong team to face Highlanders
Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to take on the Highlanders this Friday night and has made just three changes to the starting line-up from the team that beat the Blues two weeks ago. The changes are Ben Franks coming into number 3 in...
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May 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.12 – Resurgent Upington on the rise
It’s not often that a club’s centenary celebrations precipitate a sharp decline in fortunes, but that’s exactly what happened to Upington Rugby Club, who are slowly rediscovering their form after three bumpy years. The historic Northern Cape...
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May 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza
The Springboks will attend the popular Bell’s Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza, hosted by the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund, on Wednesday, June 13 in Johannesburg. The Springbok squad will be showing their support to the Players’ Fund in...
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May 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sias Ebersohn to the Western Force
“After long negotiations with Sias Ebersohn’ s agent Gerrie Swart, the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. and I have decided to release Sias of his 2013 contract with the Cheetahs,” said Naka Drotske head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs and Toyota...
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May 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Francois Steyn signs with The Sharks
The Sharks are delighted to announce the signing of Francois Steyn, incumbent Springbok and Racing Metro centre, who makes a welcome return to Mr Price KINGS PARK by signing a three-year contract to play for The Sharks. Amid rumours and speculation doing the...
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May 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Meyer excited about Castle Incoming Tour Series
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer expressed his excitement at the upcoming international season as the national planning camp concluded in Durban today (Monday), with less than two weeks to go before the first Test of the Castle Incoming Tour 2012 against...
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May 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok Sevens stars named in SA Barbarians teams
Three players with Springbok Sevens experience have been named in the SA Barbarians teams to take on England in two mid-week matches during next month’s five match tour, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Monday. Current Bok Sevens star,...
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May 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Review – Round 14
The Sharks made a massive stride in the South African Conference when they defeated the DHL Stormers in a superb derby in Durban on Saturday evening. The home side outscored their Capetonian visitors by three tries to two and while it looked like The Sharks...
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May 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Big Hitting Motu Matu’u Signs On
He made his mark on the opposition in last night’s Hurricanes v Rebels match at Westpac Stadium. Now the Hurricane’s management can announce that big-hitting forward, Motu Matu’u has signed up for the next year with the franchise. The Oriental-Rongotai...
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May 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies names squad for Internationals
Thirty nine players have today been named for the Qantas Wallabies train on squad ahead of the 2012 international season. The Queensland Reds and Western Force members of the squad have assembled in Sydney this evening. They will be joined midweek by players...
