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Oct 25, 11 •
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Comments Off on Green, Green Grass of home for Welsh Rugby
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Welsh rugby returns to home soil in more ways than one this week as the Millennium Stadium welcomes a brand new pitch ahead of the Wales match against Australia on Saturday, 3 December. Just as the Wales squad have returned...
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Oct 25, 11 •
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National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Back injury forces Jaco Pretorius to retire
Vodacom Bulls stalwart Jaco Pretorius has retired from rugby. The 32 year old outside centre has been battling a back injury all season and acting on medical advice, decided to call it a day. The capped Springbok midfielder and former Springboks Sevens...
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Oct 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on Thierry Dusautoir walks away top dog
France captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named the IRB Player of the Year at the 2011 IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline, during a star-studded ceremony at Vector Arena in Auckland on Monday. Dusautoir is the second Frenchman to win the Award,...
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Oct 24, 11 •
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National •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Currie Cup Final Ticket details and pricing
The MTN Golden Lions, after a nail-biting semi-final match against DHL Western Province, have qualified for the 2011 Absa Currie Cup Final which will take place at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday, 29 October 2011. This will be the first home final the Lions have...
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Oct 24, 11 •
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International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Gerhard van den Heever signs with WP for 2 years
The Vodacom Bulls have released yet another youngster after utility back Gerhard van den Heever signed a two year deal with Western Province. This comes after it was announced last week that Stefan Watermeyer is joining up with Welsh superclub Ospreys and...
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Oct 23, 11 •
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Currie Cup Results, General News, National •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Semi-finals Review
Photo by Dominic Barnardt /Gallo Images The MTN Golden Lions will host the defending Absa Currie Cup champions, The Sharks, in the final next Saturday after both took advantage of hosting their respective semi-finals yesterday. In the first semi-final The...
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Oct 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on Nominees for SARU Player of the Year Awards
Photo by Mike Le Grange / Rugby15/ Canon Eye Five members of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup squad have been nominated for the prestigious SA Rugby Player of the Year Award, with the winner due to be announced at a glittering function at Gold Reef...
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Oct 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks team for RWC Final against France
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have today announced the All Blacks team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final against France at Eden Park, Auckland, on Sunday October 23, naming an unchanged starting XV from...
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Oct 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup Semi-Finals Preview
Photo by Gerhard Steenkamp /Rugby15 /www.phototalk.co.za In the first semi-final The Sharks host the Toyota FS Cheetahs in Durban. This game kicks off at 14:30, after which the MTN Golden Lions, who topped the log, take on DHL WP at 17:00 in Johannesburg. ...
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Oct 20, 11 •
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International, National •
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Comments Off on Female Rugby Refrees – What makes them tick?
Picture a pretty, petite, super-fit and uber-fast woman giving orders to a field of thirty, physically powerful men and you’ll be imagining a day in the life of a female rugby referee. Becoming a rugby ref is not the most likely career for a woman...
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Oct 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Sharks name a strong pack to face the Cheetahs
The Sharks will be hosting the Free State Cheetahs at Mr Price KINGS PARK in one of the two Absa Currie Cup semi-finals this Saturday (2.30pm kick-off) with one of their strongest squads of the tournament. The Sharks have done remarkably well with a young and...
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Oct 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions vs DHL Western Province Semi Final Ticket Specials
20 October, The MTN Golden Lions will be playingDHLWesternProvinceon Saturday, 22 October 2011 in the first home semi-final in 12 years and the Golden Lions Rugby Union has just announced some exciting, but limited, specials on tickets. The first 1000 MTN...
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Oct 19, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province team announced for Semi-Finals match against Lions
Photo by Denese Lups for Rugby15/ phototalk.co.za Allister Coetzee today announced the DHL WP team to take on the Lions at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg on Saturday 22 October in the Absa Currie Cup semi-final. The team to play is: 15 . Gio Aplon 14. JJ...
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Oct 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Referee appointments for Absa Currie Cup semi-finals
Jaco Peyper and Marius Jonker have been appointed to referee the two Absa Currie Cup semi-finals this weekend. Peyper will take charge of the match between the MTN Golden Lions and DHL Western Province at Coca-Cola Park, while Jonker has been handed the...
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Oct 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Tickets go on sale for SA rugby’s biggest party of the year
Photo by Denese Lups /Rugby15 /www.phototalk.co.za Rugby fans will be able to watch a full day of high-octane international Sevens rugby from as little as R80 at South African rugby’s biggest party at Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens Tournament later...
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Oct 17, 11 •
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National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Lions stay loyal to Coca-Cola Park
The Golden Lions Rugby Union turned down an offer to host all their future Currie Cup and Super Rugby matches at the FNB Satdium (Soccer City) and will remain at Coca-Cola Park. After lengthy discussions between Stadium Management South Africa (“SMSA”)...
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Oct 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on '87 vs '11 – History repeating itself?
Morgan Piek A week on from the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, the semis were played this past weekend and the finalists have been decided. The hosts, New Zealand as expected made the last round of the tournament, along with the total outsiders,...
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Oct 14, 11 •
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National •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Blue Bulls demolish Leopards at Loftus
The Vodacom Blue Bulls demolished the Platinum Leopards 92-21 at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night and in the process kept their play-off hopes alive, although they will need the Pumas to play the the match of their lives against the Western Province tomorrow....
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Oct 14, 11 •
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Comments Off on Lambie and Odwa starting for The Sharks
The Sharks go into Saturday’s final pool game of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup against the Lions at Mr Price KINGS PARK with focus and a clear goal as they look to secure home ground advantage for next week’s semi-final round. The team, bolstered by...
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Oct 14, 11 •
2488 Views •
National •
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Comments Off on Pumas powerhouse Dawie Steyn joins Bulls
Former Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool pupil Dawie Steyn has signed a contract to play for the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls in 2012 and 2013, the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd has announced on Friday. The powerhouse prop is currently playing at the Ford...
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Oct 13, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL Western Province make use of their returning Boks against the Ford Pumas
Photo by Denese Lups/ Rugby15/ www.phototalk.co.za “We are at the business end of the competition and after talking to and assessing the returning players it was an easy decision to play them. The players were all excited about playing for Province and to a...
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Oct 13, 11 •
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National •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup 2011 Preview – Week 14
Three teams will fight it out this weekend for the final spot in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division semi-finals, with DHL Western Province best placed to qualify for the playoffs. The Vodacom Blue Bulls – at home against the Platinum Leopards –...
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Oct 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division – Final Preview
The Regent Boland Cavaliers will go into Friday’s Absa Currie Cup First Division Final buoyed by the knowledge that they easily beat the EP Kings in their last encounter, three weeks ago also in Wellington. However, that game belongs to history and both...
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Oct 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on News on the Springbok Management Positions
The subject of the Springbok coaching and management team for the 2012 season and beyond will be reviewed by the Executive Council (Exco) of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) following the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup, SARU announced on Tuesday. Jurie...
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Oct 9, 11 •
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Currie Cup Results, General News, International, National •
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Comments Off on ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Semi-finals
The Regent Boland Cavaliers will host the EP Kings in Absa Currie Cup First Division final in Wellington on Friday at 16:30*. Both these teams, who finished the league phase of the competition way ahead of the four other teams in the First Division, were...
