Archive for the ‘National’ Category

  • Gregan to join Jake

    May 20, 11 • 2460 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, World RugbyComments Off on Gregan to join Jake

    Canberra – The Brumbies have secured their dream coaching combination after Jake White met George Gregan in Sydney on Thursday. But, while scrumhalf great Gregan will reunite with Stephen Larkham and tutor the next generation of playmakers, the Brumbies...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby preview – Round 14

    May 18, 11 • 1559 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby preview – Round 14

    Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 14 The Sharks are in search of a unique record this Saturday when they host the Vodacom Bulls at Mr Price Kings Park at 19h10 and can the Toyota Cheetahs continue their victorious run in the Vodacom Super Rugby when they...

  • DHL Stormers team announced to play against the Blues

    May 18, 11 • 1960 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on DHL Stormers team announced to play against the Blues

    DHL STORMERS SIDE TO TAKE ON THE BLUES ANNOUNCED Embracing the Challenge Allister Coetzee was today forced to name a side to take on the Blues in Auckland with a number of senior players out to injury. The centre pairing of Jaque Fourie and Jean De Villiers...

  • Toyota Cheetah Team Announced for clash with Rebels

    May 17, 11 • 1870 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments Off on Toyota Cheetah Team Announced for clash with Rebels

    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...

  • Crunch time for the Cheetahs

    May 17, 11 • 1820 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • MTN Lions team announced to play the Waratahs

    May 17, 11 • 1919 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Cheetahs pay the price for Crusaders victory

    May 16, 11 • 1959 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • VODACOM Cup Finals review – Pampas XV from Argentina crowned champions

    May 15, 11 • 2026 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments 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...

  • Rugby’s thoughts with Joost, says SARU President

    May 13, 11 • 1944 Views • International, National, World RugbyComments 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...

  • Vodacom Cup Preview of The Road To The Finals

    May 12, 11 • 1879 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments 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...

  • John Smit signs up as SA ambassador for Lay's Flavour Cup

    May 11, 11 • 3576 Views • International, NationalComments 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...

  • Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 13

    May 11, 11 • 2329 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • MTN Lions team announced to play the Brumbies this Saturday

    May 11, 11 • 1757 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • DHL Stormers team announced to take on The Chiefs

    May 11, 11 • 1736 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Toyota Cheetahs team announced to play against Crusaders

    May 10, 11 • 2584 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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....

  • Expats vs Kings

    May 10, 11 • 1870 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, World RugbyComments Off on Expats vs Kings

    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...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    May 10, 11 • 2720 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments 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...

  • Os an Irish probability.

    May 10, 11 • 1718 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, World RugbyComments 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...

  • Daniel gets two weeks.

    May 10, 11 • 1732 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Castle Lager Crowns Joburg Springbok SuperFans!

    May 9, 11 • 2797 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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,...

  • Team mates don't want Cipriani

    May 9, 11 • 1846 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Grant & Habana back

    May 9, 11 • 2389 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Ruan set to return?

    May 9, 11 • 1876 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Keats gets four weeks

    May 9, 11 • 2791 Views • International, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby NewsComments 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...

  • Vodacom Cup Semi-finals Review

    May 8, 11 • 2669 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup NewsComments 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...