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Sep 1, 11 •
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Photo – www.sarugby.com 1 September 2011 Morgan Piek – South Africa has long a tradition of very good flyhalves. We can go back right to the begining, but the list would be too long to mention. The beauty of it is that it’s not just restricted...
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Sep 1, 11 •
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Photo by Rugby15 The second round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off on Friday in Nelspruit, with the highlight of the weekend Saturday’s match in Pretoria between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and The Sharks. It’s been a tough season for the...
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Sep 1, 11 •
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The Sharks vs Vodacom Blue Bulls, Loftus Versveld, Pretoria Saturday 3 September 2011 – Kick-off at 17:05 Sharks coach John Plumtree has named his side to take on the Blue Bulls at Loftus on Saturday (5pm) and has included Jean Deysel at eighthman in...
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Aug 31, 11 •
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Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar took no time to recall fit again Springbok loose forward Dewald Potgieter to his side to take on the Natal Sharks in an Absa Currie Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Potgieter recovered from the broken nose that...
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Aug 31, 11 •
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After a convincing victory over SWD Eagles this past weekend, it didn’t take long for the focus to switch over to this week’s crucial match against Border. Two injuries to last week’s man of the match, SP Marais and hard-running JC...
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Aug 31, 11 •
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Photo by James Loretz / Rugby15 The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the Ford Pumas this Friday, 2 September 2011 at Mbombela in Nelspruit. Kick off is at 19:10. One forced change has been made to the MTN Golden Lions team following their 28 – 19 victory...
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Aug 30, 11 •
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Fixtures for the Rugby World Cup 2011 Date Time (South Africa) Pool Match Details Locations Stadium Fri Sept 9 10:30am A New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park Sat Sept 10 03:00am B Scotland v Romania Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium Sat Sept 10 05:30am D Fiji...
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Aug 29, 11 •
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The MTN Golden Lions ended the first round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division at the top of the standings after they saw off second placed The Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday. It was the Golden Lions’ sixth win from their first seven matches as they...
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Aug 27, 11 •
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The MTN Golden Lion secured their position on the top of the 2011 ABSA Currie Cup log after they beat The Sharks 28-19 at a fuller than usual Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg. The Sharks’ loss comes at the hand of none other than Elton Jantjies, who...
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Aug 26, 11 •
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My name is Chantal Cloete and I’m a student at the University of the Witwatersrand, studying towards my Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Marketing Degree. As partial fulfilment of this degree I need to submit a research project or thesis. I am...
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Aug 26, 11 •
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The Sharks and Lions go head-to-head in the weekend’s Absa Currie Cup spotlight match, a massive Joburg derby match that the opposition teams and plenty of rugby fans will be watching with more than just a passing interest. The Lions are a bonus point ahead...
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Aug 26, 11 •
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Photo by Denese Lups / Rugby15 Allister Coetzee, head coach of DHL WP, today named a match 22, to take on the Pumas at Puma Stadium in Witbank, on Friday 26 August, with 9 positional and other changes to the 22 that beat the Lions last Friday in Cape Town....
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Photo by Andrew Schoeman / Rugby15 The first round of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division ends this weekend with a clash between the two top teams on the log when the MTN Golden Lions host The Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday. Friday’s two games see the...
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Comments Off on Basson out for the Leopards clash
Vodacom Blue Bulls winger Bjorn Basson was ruled out of Friday’s Absa Currie Cup match against the Leopards in Rustenburg due to a influenza. He will be replaced by Gerhard van den Heever. The revised team to play the Leopards is: 15. Jurgen Visser, 14....
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Comments Off on New refereeing structure established in Border
The South African Rugby Referees Association (SARRA) recently reached a previously untapped market when they helped to establish a refereeing body for primary schools in Border’s Country Districts. The need for a body in this far-lying region of...
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Photo by Andrew Schoeman / Rugby15 After only four rounds of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup, the Vodacom Blue Bulls are leading the race in SuperSport’s Audience Ratings, having surpassed the half a million mark (566 832) in their opening encounter against The...
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Aug 25, 11 •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager crowns ultimate Springbok SuperFans
Castle Lager has crowned its Springbok SuperFans in a tightly contested “scrum-off” held at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium during halftime when our very own Springboks took on the New Zealand All Blacks on the 20th of August. Five friends from Cape...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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1. Charl du Plessis 2. Ashton Constant 3. Eugene Butterworth 4. Ligtoring Landman (C) 5. Grant le Roux 6. Milroy Isaacs 7. Junior Bester 8. Zandre Jordaan 9. Niel Papier 10. Elgar Watts (o/k) 11. Brandon April 12. Jonathan...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Vodacom Bulls and Blue Bulls stalwart Derick Kuün announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect on Wednesday. The three time Super Rugby gold medallist, who has also won the Absa Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup as a Blue Bulls player,...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Bok line-up in Port Elizabeth (Photo: Denese Lups/Rugby15) The Springbok selectors on Wednesday confirmed the names of 12 players who have been placed on standby should the Rugby World Cup squad be affected by injury. Meanwhile a number of players sat out the...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Comments Off on England and Australia RWC 2011 teams to visit Christchurch
Tournament organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 today welcomed the decision of the England and Australian Rugby World Cup 2011 teams to include Christchurch in their Tournament itineraries. “Both teams were due to play matches in Christchurch, but the...
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Aug 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springbok squad announced for Rugby World Cup 2011
Eighteen members of South Africa’s triumphant 2007 Rugby World Cup-winning squad were included in the 2011 party when the 30 players selected to attempt to retain the title were revealed in a live broadcast announcement on Tuesday. John Smit will again lead...
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Aug 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Bulls stick to winning formula and make only one forced change for Leopards
There is only one change to the starting line-up of the Vodacom Blue Bulls for their Absa Currie Cup clash against the Leopards in the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Friday, with Fudge Mabeta taking over the lock berth from injured Juandré Kruger. Kruger has an...
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Aug 21, 11 •
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Photo by Andrew Schoeman/ Rugby15 The Vodacom Blue Bulls scored their first bonus point victory of the Absa Currie Cup season when they emphatically beat GWK Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Friday afternoon. After that, DHL Western Province ended the MTN...
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Aug 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers back to their winning ways against SWD
The Regent Boland Kavaliers got back to their winning ways today when they beat the SWD Eagles 49-24 at the Boland Stadium in Wellington. While veteran prop Janro van Niekerk couldn’t have asked for a better way to celebrate his 100th game for Boland,...
