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  • Stick suspended for three weeks

    Mar 31, 11 • 1560 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Stick suspended for three weeks

    Eastern Province Kings fullback Mzwandile Stick was on Thursday suspended for three weeks after he attended a Judicial Hearing following his red card offence during a Vodacom Cup match against the MTN Golden Lions. Stick was red carded by referee Francois...

  • MTN Lions Team and Naming Rights Announcement

    Mar 31, 11 • 2789 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on MTN Lions Team and Naming Rights Announcement

    Lions Professional Rugby is pleased to announce that the team is now officially called the MTN Lions. This follows the recent signing of a three-year sponsorship deal by the mobile operator of Lions Professional Rugby. The extension of MTN’s rights as...

  • Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Six

    Mar 31, 11 • 2247 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Six

    Almost half of the 30-man SA U20 squad that recently returned from a three-match tour of Argentina will add a youthful boost to the Vodacom Cup this weekend as they represent their various provincial teams. Toyota Free State Cheetahs coach Pine Pienaar is...

  • Springbok Contracted Group announced

    Mar 30, 11 • 2382 Views • International, National, World Rugby • • Comments Off on Springbok Contracted Group announced

    Eleven players with more than 50 Test caps – two of whom have more than a century to their name – are among the 23 players who have been contracted to the Springboks for the 2011 season, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) announced on Wednesday....

  • EPRU appeal dismissed for ineligible players finding

    Mar 30, 11 • 2059 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on EPRU appeal dismissed for ineligible players finding

    The Eastern Province Rugby Union’s (EPRU) appeal against the decisions of Judicial Officer (JO) Mr Koos Basson’s finding that the union was guilty of breaching regulation 4.2 of the Players Status, Player Contracts and Player Movements Regulations was...

  • Loffie changes Boland team for match against Leopards

    Mar 29, 11 • 2591 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Loffie changes Boland team for match against Leopards

    The Boland Cavaliers’ director of coaching, Eugene Eloff, made three changes and two positional changes to his starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Leopards in Potchefstroom. PJ van Zyl will play eighth man, with Allister Kettledas on the...

  • Ludeke changes three for Hurricanes

    Mar 29, 11 • 1628 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Ludeke changes three for Hurricanes

    Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke made three changes to his side to face the Hurricanes in Napier on Saturday. Zane Kirchner, Francois Hougaard and Gary Botha replace Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Gerhard van den Heever and Chiliboy Ralepelle respectively from the...

  • Vodacom Cup Review – Round Five

    Mar 27, 11 • 1666 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Review – Round Five

    The Vodacom Blue Bulls ended their winless run in the 2011 Vodacom Cup after they recorded their first victory of the competition at Shimla Park following their 45-21 victory over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Friday night. The defending champions...

  • Vodacom Bulls back on track

    Mar 26, 11 • 1942 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls back on track

    The Vodacom Bulls returned to winning ways when they beat the Lions 30 – 23 at Loftus in a match that took almost 75minutes to come alive. The match was dominated by handling errors during the contact situations and was eventually sealed by the Bulls...

  • Pumas too strong for Boland Cavaliers

    Mar 26, 11 • 2729 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Pumas too strong for Boland Cavaliers

    We would like to share the match report received from this game. The match report is in Afrikaans: Hoewel die stryd tussen die Boland Kavaliers en die Ford Pumas nie onthou sal word vir die gehalte rugby wat opgedis is nie, sal die Pumas nie kla oor dié...

  • Pretorius to make an impact at Loftus

    Mar 24, 11 • 2121 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Pretorius to make an impact at Loftus

    As promised Lions coach John Mitchell made numerous changes and positional switches when he announced his team to face the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday evening. Cobus Grobbelaar makes a welcome return to the Lions starting team with Derick Minnie...

  • DHL WP team to play Griquas in a Vodacom Cup match at DHL Newlands

    Mar 24, 11 • 2364 Views • Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on DHL WP team to play Griquas in a Vodacom Cup match at DHL Newlands

    John Dobson, head coach of the DHL WP Vodacom Cup side, today announced his team to play Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday 26 March. Kick off is at 12h40 and is a curtain raiser to the main game between the DHL Stormers and the Western Force at 15h00. The...

  • Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Five

    Mar 24, 11 • 1806 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Five

    The current North Section log leaders, GWK Griquas, will try to inflict a first defeat of the 2011 Vodacom Cup on DHL Western Province when these teams collide at DHL Newlands in round five action on Saturday at 12h40. The Kimberley team conceded a narrow...

  • Boland Team announced to play Pumas on Friday 25 March

    Mar 24, 11 • 3779 Views • International, National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • • Comments Off on Boland Team announced to play Pumas on Friday 25 March

    Jonathan Francke Boland Cavaliers vs Pumas – Friday 25 March, 16:30, Boland Stadium (Wellington) 1. Charl du Plessis 2. Clement Lewis 3. Rossouw Kruger 4. Lehan Koekemoer 5. Grant le Roux 6. Franzel September 7. Junior Bester 8. Zandre Jordaan 9. Bolla...

  • DHL STORMERS team to play against WESTERN FORCE announced

    Mar 23, 11 • 1997 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on DHL STORMERS team to play against WESTERN FORCE announced

    23 March 2011 DHL STORMERS SIDE TO TAKE ON THE WESTERN FORCE ANNOUNCED Allister Coetzee, head coach of the DHL Stormers, today named his team to take on the Western Force at DHL Newlands on Saturday 26 March. Kick off is at 15h00, with the curtain raiser...

  • Vodacom Bulls to tackle the Lions

    Mar 23, 11 • 1920 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls to tackle the Lions

    As one of South Africa’s most loved brands, the Vodacom Bulls rally all rugby supporters to get down to Loftus Versfeld for this weekends SuperRugby challenge against the Lions. The Bulls are undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most loved sports teams. As a...

  • Sharks to equal DHL Stormers tour record?

    Mar 23, 11 • 2012 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Sharks to equal DHL Stormers tour record?

    The South African record for Vodacom Super Rugby log points accumulated on tour stands at 16 and is held by the DHL Stormers, but The Sharks can equal this when they take on the Crusaders in a historic match at Twickenham in London on Sunday at 17h00. The...

  • The threat of a hat-trick of home defeats for the Vodacom Bulls

    Mar 23, 11 • 2518 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on The threat of a hat-trick of home defeats for the Vodacom Bulls

    It’s been nine years since South Africa’s most successful Vodacom Super Rugby franchise, the Vodacom Bulls, have had to endure three successive defeats at Loftus Versfeld. That disappointing run occurred back in 2002, when the Pretoria team fi nished last...

  • Can Joburg’s pride match the experienced Bulls?

    Mar 23, 11 • 2504 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Can Joburg’s pride match the experienced Bulls?

    The Lions will be aiming to tame a Vodacom Bulls team that boast double the amount of Vodacom Super Rugby caps when these sides collide at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday at 17h05. Flyhalf Elton Jantjies, No.8 Warren Whiteley and fl anker Joshua...

  • Backing the Toyota Cheetahs in Brisbane

    Mar 23, 11 • 1930 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Backing the Toyota Cheetahs in Brisbane

    The Toyota Cheetahs will have their best chance of winning back-to-back matches against Australian opposition when they take on the Reds at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday at 06h40 (RSA time). Out of the three traditional Australian venues, Brisbane is the city...

  • DHL Stormers to continue home run against Aussies?

    Mar 23, 11 • 1716 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on DHL Stormers to continue home run against Aussies?

    Losing only two of their last home 10 games, the DHL Stormers clearly enjoy hosting Australian teams in Cape Town. They will be hoping for more of the same when they take on the Western Force on Saturday at 15h00 at DHL Newlands. However, the men from...

  • Sharks team to face Crusaders at Twickenham

    Mar 23, 11 • 2317 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Sharks team to face Crusaders at Twickenham

    Coach John Plumtree today announced his Sharks team to face the Crusaders at Twickenham on Sunday 27 March. The match between the Crusaders and Sharks will be the first match to be played outside of the SANZAR countries of South Africa, New Zealand and...

  • SARU Financial Results Announced

    Mar 23, 11 • 1863 Views • National • • Comments Off on SARU Financial Results Announced

    The South African Rugby Union (SARU) made a small operating profit – as per forecast – in a year of depressed revenues, the Union announced on Wednesday. SARU showed an operating profit of R1.4m for the 2010 financial year, although exceptional...

  • Vodacom Bulls pick Van der Westhuyzen to face Lions

    Mar 23, 11 • 1807 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls pick Van der Westhuyzen to face Lions

    Injuries and not recent form forced the hand of Bulls coach, Frans Ludeke, when he announced his side to play the Lions in a Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Zane Kirchner (shoulder) and Gurthrö Steenkamp (arm) was ruled out due...

  • STEVE WALSH TO REFEREE LONDON FIXTURE

    Mar 23, 11 • 2363 Views • Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • • Comments Off on STEVE WALSH TO REFEREE LONDON FIXTURE

    Steve Walsh will referee the Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and the Sharks at Twickenham on Sunday. As a result of the change in the match venue from Christchurch to London, Walsh, who refereed last weekend’s Six Nations clash between Scotland...