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May 17, 11 •
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Toyota Cheetahs vs Rebels Saturday, 21 May 2011 Kickoff: 17:15 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein The Toyota Cheetahs have named their team to face the Melbouborne Rebels on Saturday 21 May in Bloemfontein. As expected there are no major changes to the team...
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May 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Crunch time for the Cheetahs
By Morgan Piek The first home game of the season for the Cheetahs saw them facing the Bulls in Bloemfontein. This fixture is always poised to be a thrilling encounter. For sixty minutes of the game, the men from Bloemfontein and Kimberley had it in the...
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May 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions team announced to play the Waratahs
MTN Lions Team Announcement The MTN Lions will be playing the Waratahs this Saturday, 21 May 2011 in Sydney. Kick off is at 19:40 (Australian time). The team was announced this morning and is: No Position Name Surname 15 Fullback Jaco Taute 14...
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May 16, 11 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs pay the price for Crusaders victory
Still on a high after beating the Crusaders this past weekend, the Toyota Cheetahs were dealt a double blow as they lost two of their stars from the performance to injury. Springbok Henrich Brussow is the biggest casualty, his second since returning to the...
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May 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM Cup Finals review – Pampas XV from Argentina crowned champions
Vodacom Cup Review – Pampas XV Crowned Champions The Pampas XV are Vodacom Cup champions for 2011 after they secured a clinical 14-9 victory over the Vodacom Blue Bulls at the Profert Olen Park stadium in Potchefstroom on Friday night. The Argentineans...
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May 13, 11 •
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Comments Off on Rugby’s thoughts with Joost, says SARU President
Mr Oregan Hoskins, president of the South African Rugby Union, offered rugby’s support and prayers to Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen on Friday, after it was announced that the former player had been struck done by a serious illness. The...
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May 12, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview of The Road To The Finals
Vodacom Cup Preview – The Final The Pampas XV, the only undefeated team in this year’s Vodacom Cup, will be hoping for one more victory in 2011 when they host the defending champions, the Vodacom Blue Bulls, at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom on...
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May 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on John Smit signs up as SA ambassador for Lay's Flavour Cup
Lay’s is embarking on an exciting new campaign, to entice consumers to voice their opinion on a worthy challenger flavour to take on South Africa’s Biltong Flavour in the final of the campaign known as the ‘Lay’s Flavour Cup’. The campaign is...
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May 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 13
The DHL Stormers will be chasing a unique Vodacom Super Rugby record when they take on the Chiefs in Hamilton and reveal why the Rebels can expect a hostile reception at Loftus Versfeld when they face the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday. We find out why the...
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May 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions team announced to play the Brumbies this Saturday
MTN Lions Team Announcement The MTN Lions will be playing the Brumbies this Saturday,14 May 2011 in Canberra. Kick off is at 19:40 (Australian time). The team was announced this morning and is: No Position Name Surname 15 Fullback Jaco Taute 14 Right...
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May 11, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers team announced to take on The Chiefs
DHL STORMERS SIDE TO TAKE ON THE CHIEFS ANNOUNCED Allister Coetzee, head coach of the DHL Stormers, today named his team to take on the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium on Saturday 14 May. The team is as follows: 15. Conrad Jantjes 14. Gio Aplon 13. Jaque...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team announced to play against Crusaders
Toyota Cheetahs vs Crusaders Saturday, 14 May 2011, Free State Stadium, 19:10 1. COENIE OOSTHUIZEN 2. ADRIAAN STRAUSS (CAPT) 3. W.P. NEL 4. FRANCOIS UYS 5. WILHELM STEENKAMP 6. HEINRICH BRUSSOW 7. ASHLEY JOHNSON 8. DAVON RAUBENHEIMER 9. SAREL PRETORIUS 10....
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May 10, 11 •
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Johannesburg – Top flight players who ply their trade aboard will turn out for a Contipartners Premier XV team that will face the Southern Kings on June 4 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Former Rugby World Cup winner Brendan Venter will coach the...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets
Welkom Rovers picked up their eighth win in a row in the Griffons’ First Division but it was the performance of underdogs Kroonstad that dominated talk in the Northern Free State on a weekend of upsets in nationwide club rugby action. There were...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Os an Irish probability.
Cape Town – Former Springbok scrum coach Os du Randt is in negotiations with Ireland to help them at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, starting in September this year. If results go as expected, Ireland will face the Springboks in the World Cup...
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May 10, 11 •
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Comments Off on Daniel gets two weeks.
Cape Town – Sharks flank Keegan Daniel has been suspended for two weeks after being found guilty of foul play by a SANZAR judicial hearing on Monday. The suspension is effective until 21 May. The Sharks have a bye this weekend, which means Daniel...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager Crowns Joburg Springbok SuperFans!
Castle Lager has crowned Joburg’s Springbok SuperFans in a tightly contested “scrum-off” held at Coca Cola Park stadium just before the Lions vs. Cheetahs game on Friday 6 May 2011. The winning team, which included one avid female Springbok supporter,...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Team mates don't want Cipriani
Melbourne – Former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani was voted off the Melbourne Rebels squad for the next two Vodacom Super Rugby games in South Africa by his team-mates, local media reported on Monday. The 23-year-old was “stood down” for...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Grant & Habana back
Cape Town – Peter Grant and Bryan Habana were on the aeroplane to New Zealand with the Stormers on Sunday and look set to return to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Hamilton. Stormers coach Allister Coetzee...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Ruan set to return?
Pretoria – Don’t be surprised to see Ruan Pienaar in action for the Bulls in a week or so. Depending on the progress of Pienaar’s Irish club, Ulster in the Magners league, the 47-Test veteran could find himself playing for the Bulls for...
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May 9, 11 •
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Comments Off on Keats gets four weeks
Wellington – Hurricanes scrumhalf Tyson Keats has been suspended for four weeks after a SANZAR Judicial Hearing found him guilty of dangerous play. Keats was cited for a tip tackle on Blues scrumhalf Alby Mathewson in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in...
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May 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Review
The undefeated Pampas XV will compete in their first Vodacom Cup final next weekend after they defeated The Sharks XV 41-26 at Profert Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday. The Argentineans will host the defending champions, Vodacom Blue Bulls, after the...
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May 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers touring squad announced to tour Australasia
DHL STORMERS TOURING SQUAD Allister Coetzee has named his squad for a 4 game tour to Australasia. The team leaves on Sunday and travels to Auckland where they will prepare for their first game against the Chiefs. Upon arrival back in South Africa, other...
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May 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Preview
The Vodacom Blue Bulls have selected an experienced side as they prepare for the daunting task of travelling to Kimberley on Saturday when they take on the joint most successful Vodacom Cup team yet, GWK Griquas, in a semi-final at GWK Park at 14h20. Eight...
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May 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Castle Lager’s Search for Bok SuperFans Begins!
Castle Lager, creator and sponsor of the wildly popular Bafana Bafana and Proteas SuperFans, is extending its search for South Africa’s ultimate sports fans into new territory: rugby. As the only sponsor of all three major national sports teams, Castle...
