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May 11, 11 •
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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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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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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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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 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 Lions focus on Cheetahs scrum for victory
MTN Lions coach John Mitchell has set his team’s targets on the Toyota Cheetahs set-piece on Friday night as the perfect way to secure victory. The Lions are currently under pressure after a six game losing streak, which started after their victory over the...
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May 4, 11 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers team for Crusaders clash
The DHL Stormers named their team to face the Crusaders at Newlands on Saturday in one of the most anticiapted matches of the season. DHL STORMERS: 15. Conrad Jantjes 14. Johan Sadie 13. Jaque Fourie 12. Jean de Villiers 11. Gio Aplon 10. Lionel Cronje...
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May 3, 11 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs team to face Lions
Naka Drotske announced his team to travel to Johannesburg to face the MTN Lions. Kabamba Floors and Waltie Vermeulen replace Frans Viljoen and Martin Muller on the bench while Rayno Benjamin recovered from his hamstring injury and replaces Riaan Smit on the...
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May 3, 11 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions announce team for Cheetahs clash.
John Mitchell named his team to do battle against the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday evening. New Stormers recruit Dylan des Fontain gets fast tracked into the squad while Kevin Buys will have to do battle against the in-form Coenie Ossthuizen in the...
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May 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on Local rugby stars embrace Twitter
Apart from putting their bodies on the line every weekend to keep us entertained and with something to talk about around the braai, Bryan Habana, John Smit and Andries Strauss have another thing in common: They all embraced Twitter. Rugby is still a...
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Apr 29, 11 •
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Comments Off on Into Extra-Time with Super Rugby referee Jaco Peyper
It is probably one of the most unforgiving jobs in the world and only a small group of individuals have been known to have the guts and determination to take up the whistle as a professional rugby referee. Apart from 30 players on the field you also...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Louw quits Stormers for Bath
Bath – English club Bath have confirmed the signing of Stormers and Springbok flank Francois Louw, according to BBC Radio Bristol. Louw, 25, has signed a two-year-deal and effectively replaces outgoing captain and fellow Springbok Luke Watson who is...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Cancer scare for Haiu
Auckland – Blues lock Kurtis Haiu has quit rugby indefinitely after the discovery of a lesion in one of his ribs. For months, Haiu attributed rib pain to the wear and tear of rugby. Then four weeks ago he approached Blues doctor Stephen Kara, who...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Houston we have a problem?
Sydney – Vodacom Super Rugby pace-setters the Reds have omitted No 8 Leroy Houston from their squad to play the Hurricanes on Saturday in Wellington. Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has delayed naming his starting team for the round 11 clash at Westpac...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Cipriani benched
Sydney – Star English import Danny Cipriani has been dropped to the Melbourne Rebels’ bench for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs in Sydney. Cipriani, whose defence has come into question in recent weeks, has been replaced at...
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Apr 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Richie McCaw at No 8
Sydney – He’s back. All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw will take his place in the Crusaders starting line-up for the first time this season in Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Force in Perth. McCaw missed last weekend’s...
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Apr 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on Jake White confirmed and appointed as next Brumbies coach
Rugby World Cup winning coach Jake White has been appointed Head Coach of the CA Technologies’ Brumbies for the next four seasons. White’s ambitious nature and proven track record were significant factors in Brumbies Rugby seeking his leadership. “He...
