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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Concussion rules Bjorn Basson out of Lions clash
Springbok winger Bjorn Basson will have to wait another week before he can make his debut for the Vodacom Blue Bulls side at Loftus. Basson, who scored a record 21 tries in last year’s competition, is still suffering from concussion sustained in last...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Sarel to play Currie Cup for the FS Cheetahs.
Morgan Piek Bloemfontein – Sarel Pretorius has this afternoon announced that he will be playing for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2012 and 2013 ABSA Currie Cup seasons. He is still contracted to play for the Sydney based Super15 franchise the New South...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Huget expelled from French Rugby World Cup Squad.
MARCOUSSIS, France — Yoann Huget was expelled from the French World Cup rugby union squad on Thursday for not observing the anti-doping rules announced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Pierre Camou. Camou revealed at a news conference that the French...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Leaner, cleaner, simpler SARU unveiled
A more efficient and streamlined South African Rugby Union (SARU) was unveiled to rugby stakeholders by Jurie Roux, the organisation’s CEO, at the announcement of a major operational overhaul in Johannesburg on Thursday. SARU’s governance and operational...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 4
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and Toyota Free State Cheetahs have tough home games in the Absa Currie Cup on Saturday as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing defeats. On Friday evening, The Sharks face a tricky encounter against a...
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Aug 3, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls make wholesale changes for Lions: Boks back and Venter gets first start
Twenty year old Francois Venter is set to make his first Absa Currie Cup start for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in their fixture against the Golden Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Venter, who played off the bench for the first three matches in the competition...
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Aug 2, 11 •
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Comments Off on Richard Papo the new Marketing Manager of the Vodacom Blue Bulls
Following two Rugby World Cup victories and a uniting of a Rainbow Nation, rugby is now a universal sport, appealing to the masses, supported by millions and played by all walks of life. As a move towards becoming one of the most effectively run rugby unions...
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Aug 2, 11 •
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Comments Off on Jano Vermaak signs with Bulls
The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that Jano Vermaak has signed a contract to play for the Vodacom Bulls in 2012. Vermaak, who is currently playing at the Golden Lions, has signed a contract that will keep him at Loftus Versfeld till...
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Aug 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Springboks released for Absa Currie Cup action
A group of 23 players involved in the Springboks’ preliminary Rugby World Cup squad have been released back to their clubs and provinces to be available for Absa Currie Cup selection this weekend. The list includes 15 of the 29 players who were part of the...
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Aug 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup – Week 3 Round-up.
Photo by Mike La Grange. Thirty seven tries were scored during a high action weekend of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division action as DHL Western Province, The Sharks, the MTN Golden Lions and GWK Griquas all recorded bonus point victories. Adding the 33 tries...
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Jul 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on Lions finish off Leopards
The MTN Golden Lions secured a 53-36 victory over the Platinum Leopards in a try-fest at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg after they were leading 29-15 at half time. The Leopards enjoyed a good period of play in the second half that saw them draw level with the...
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Jul 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings partners sign milestone Cooperation Agreement
A further milestone in the establishment and operation of a Super Rugby franchise in the South Eastern Cape was reached earlier this week in Port Elizabeth when representatives of Border Rugby Union, Eastern Province Rugby and the South Western Districts...
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Jul 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 3
Thursday, 28 July 2011 It’s north vs south in Cape Town this weekend as the Vodacom Blue Bulls face last year’s Absa Currie Cup runners up, DHL Western Province, at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Both these sides recorded good victories last weekend and...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls stick to winning formula
The Vodacom Blue Bulls have retained the same starting 15 side against Western Province as the one that that sneaked home against the Free State Cheetahs. The only changes come on the bench with Warwick Tecklenburg replacing the injured Okkie Kruger and Lohan...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Wilhelm Steenkamp returns "home" in 2012
The Blue Bulls Company Pty (Ltd) is pleased to announce that former Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls stalwart Wilhelm Steenkamp will be returning to Loftus Versfeld in 2012 and 2013. Steenkamp, currently playing for the Free State Cheetahs, left the Bulls...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Falcons
Absa Currie Cup First Division Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Falcons Boland Rugby’s Director of coaching, Eugene Eloff, has made two changes to the Regent Boland Kavaliers starting XV for Friday’s match against the Falcons in Wellington. Grant le...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on FS Cheetahs unchanged for Sharks
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs named an unchanged match 22 to do battle with the Sharks at Mr Price Kings Park in Durban on Saturday 30 July at 15h00. Ryno Benjamin and PW van Vuuren both recovered from hamstring injuries and were included in the starting XV....
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Welkom Rovers eye Bethlehem’s crown
Welkom Rovers – one of the most successful clubs in Griffons rugby – are just two matches away from returning to the National Club Championships after the Northern Free State side shrugged off a number of challenges to finish top of the province’s First...
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Jul 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup vs Vodacom Super Rugby: What's the difference?
Just as the 2011 Absa Currie Cup season takes rugby centre stage from the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament, you could be forgiven with such an abundance of rugby in our sights for a bit of confusion between these two esteemed tournaments. Both are brutal,...
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Jul 23, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls claim hard-fought victory against Cheetahs
The Vodacom Blue Bulls clawed their way back to claim a hard-fought 33-30 victory against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Bulls were trailing by 11 points at half time and were outplayed by the Cheetahs for most of the first...
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Jul 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on Sharks win nail-biter at Mbombela
The Sharks survived a big scare as they claimed a nail-biting 23-22 victory against the Ford Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in what could only be described as a great advert for rugby. The Pumas came to the party with all guns blazing and from...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Lions officially announce signing of CJ van der Linde
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the signing of Springbok and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner, Prop CJ van der Linde. Van der Linde is currently playing for the DHL Western Province and is in Australia with the Springboks on their overseas leg of the Castle...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 2
The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the...
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Golden Lions Team Announcement playing the GWK Griquas on 23 July 2011
The MTN Golden Lions will be playing the GWK Griquas this Saturday, 23 July 2011 at GWK Park in Kimberley. Kick off is at 3pm. The team was announced earlier today is: 15. Michael Killian 14. Deon van Rensburg 13. Waylon Murray 12. Doppies la Grange (c) 11....
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Jul 20, 11 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls pick unchanged starting XV for FS Cheetahs
Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar picked the same Vodacom Blue Bulls side to do battle with the Free State Cheetahs in Absa’s Currie Cup at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Blue Bulls dropped a disappointing result to the Natal Sharks last week, but...
