Archive for the ‘Super Rugby’ Category

  • Sharks team to take on the TAHS

    May 14, 15 • 2160 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Sharks team to take on the TAHS

    Waratahs vs Cell C Sharks    Date : Saturday, 16 May 2015 Time : 11:40 (SAST) 19:40 (AEST) Venue : Allianz Stadium, Sydney Referee : Rohan Hoffmann Assistant Referees : Angus Gardner, Will Houston Television Match Official : George Ayoub   15....

  • Wen met Rugby15 en @PenguinBooksSa

    May 13, 15 • 2844 Views • General News, South Africa, Springbok News, Super RugbyComments Off on Wen met Rugby15 en @PenguinBooksSa

    Hier by Rugby15 gaan dit om rugby. Ons bring vir jou die varsste rugbynuus, tellings en fotos van oraloor. Ons praat met almal op-en van die veld af en gee menings, ontledings en inligting wat jy nêrens anders sal kry nie. Rugby15 wil graag dankie sê...

  • MY LEWE IN BLOU: ʼn ONDERHOUD MET WYNIE STRYDOM

    May 13, 15 • 5103 Views • General News, Pale Toe, South Africa, Super RugbyComments Off on MY LEWE IN BLOU: ʼn ONDERHOUD MET WYNIE STRYDOM

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert  #Paletoe Kort voor die voormalige spanbestuurder van die Blou Bulle en die Bulls sy kantoordeur in 2013 vir die laaste keer toegemaak het, het Pale Toe! by hom gaan kuier. Ons stap sy netjiese kantoor binne; die gemakstoele...

  • Blues vs Bulls Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    May 13, 15 • 1958 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Blues vs Bulls Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Match Blues v Bulls @ Eden Park, Auckland Date Friday 15 May 2015 Kick-Off 19:35 local, 17:35 AEST, 09:35 SAST Referee Mike Fraser AR1 Nick Briant AR2 Aki Aso TMO Glenn Newman Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Blues 1Tony Woodcock 2James Parsons 3Charlie...

  • Spies back to lead Vodacom Bulls against Blues

    May 13, 15 • 1857 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Spies back to lead Vodacom Bulls against Blues

      Regular Vodacom Bulls captain Pierre Spies is back at the helm and at no8 for the Vodacom Bulls team to face the Blues in Auckland on Friday. Spies played as a replacement in the team’s last Vodacom Super Rugby clash, against the Emirates Lions...

  • Rugby 15 and @PenguinBooksSA Giveaway – watch this space today

    May 13, 15 • 9517 Views • General News, International, Rugby Championship News, South Africa, Springbok Hall of Fame, Springbok News, Springboks, Super RugbyComments Off on Rugby 15 and @PenguinBooksSA Giveaway – watch this space today

    RugbyFifteen is all about rugby… We thrive on sharing rugby news, scores and photos with all the supporters out there… It therefore gives us great pleasure to reward our loyal followers / readers with this fantastic giveaway. Rugby 15  in...

  • Cheetahs name their side for Highlanders clash

    May 13, 15 • 1991 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Cheetahs name their side for Highlanders clash

    Toyota Cheetahs vs Highlanders The Toyota Cheetahs will be taking on the Highlanders on Saturday, 16 May on their home ground, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Changes to the team: Danie Mienie will be replacing Caylib Oosthuizen on prop Tian Meyer...

  • Rossouw to leave Blue Bulls Rugby Union

    May 13, 15 • 2503 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Rossouw to leave Blue Bulls Rugby Union

    The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Monday confirmed reports that Vodacom Bulls assistant coach Pieter Rossouw’s contract terminates at the end of the current season. Rossouw, who has served as assistant coach since 2008, will be pursuing business interests...

  • ST.GEORGE QUEENSLAND REDS TEAM TO PLAY MELBOURNE REBELS AT SUNCORP STADIUM

    May 13, 15 • 1904 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on ST.GEORGE QUEENSLAND REDS TEAM TO PLAY MELBOURNE REBELS AT SUNCORP STADIUM

    Flyhalf Jake McIntyre will make his Super Rugby debut this Friday after being named in the St.George Queensland Reds starting side to take on the Melbourne Rebels at Suncorp Stadium in Ladies Round. A member of the Reds Elite Development Squad and the...

  • Stormers prop up Stats XV team

    May 12, 15 • 2071 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Stormers prop up Stats XV team

    Only three players from South African franchises made it into the Stats XV team for the 13th round of the 2015 Vodacom SupeRugby season. South Africa boasted with six players for two consecutive weeks in the team compiled using statistics on the Vodacom...

  • SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS

    May 12, 15 • 1869 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS

    SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 14 of the 2015 Super Rugby season. Appointments are outlined below with the asterisk (*) denoting the match occurs the following day in this territory due to time difference. Match Blues v Bulls @ Eden...

  • Battle rages for Bok openside position

    May 11, 15 • 2460 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Battle rages for Bok openside position

    While South African franchises are involved in a tussle for Vodacom SupeRugby supremacy another battle is raging. South Africa has always had an embarrassment of riches among the loose forwards but the scramble for a 2015 Rugby World Cup place is at its...

  • Second-half surges see Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers through – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 13 Review

    May 10, 15 • 1904 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Second-half surges see Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers through – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 13 Review

    Supporters in Johannesburg and Cape Town were made to worry first before smiling as the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers put away their Australasian opponents in an exciting round of Vodacom Super Rugby action.   The Cell C Sharks, in their second match...

  • STORMERS SNEAK HOME OVER BRUMBIES

    May 10, 15 • 1991 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on STORMERS SNEAK HOME OVER BRUMBIES

    The Stormers overturned a half-time deficit to claim a precious 25-24 Super Rugby victory over the Brumbies at DHL Newlands on Saturday. The Stormers overturned a halftime deficit to claim a precious 25-24 Super Rugby victory over the Brumbies at Newlands on...

  • LIONS STAGE YET ANOTHER COMEBACK

    May 10, 15 • 2266 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on LIONS STAGE YET ANOTHER COMEBACK

    The Lions staged a remarkable second half comeback which helped them to secure a 28-23 victory over the Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Lions have shocked several of their more-fancied opponents in their backyard this season, and this match was...

  • WARATAHS FALL TO FORCE IN PERTH

    May 9, 15 • 1659 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on WARATAHS FALL TO FORCE IN PERTH

    NSW WARATAHS v WESTERN FORCE nib Stadium – Perth A lacklustre performance from the NSW Waratahs has seen them fall to the Western Force in Perth by seven points, 18-11, in a gritty display from both sides. THE MATCH The Waratahs dominated the opening...

  • FORCE CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK TAHS WINS IN 2015

    May 9, 15 • 1679 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on FORCE CLAIMS BACK-TO-BACK TAHS WINS IN 2015

    The Western Force has recorded its third successive win over reigning champions, the NSW Waratahs, following tonight’s 18-11 victory at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium).   After claiming the opening round encounter in Sydney, the Force scored two...

  • Vodacom Bulletjies in carnival of rugby

    May 9, 15 • 1995 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Vodacom Bulletjies in carnival of rugby

    Loftus Versfeld was a carnival of rugby as close to 6000 little boys and girls aged from 6 to 8 years participated in the annual Vodacom Bulletjie Rugby Day on Saturday. Now in its 22nd year, the annual event is a highlight on the rugby calendar in Pretoria...

  • Storm in a teacup – DHL Stormers support women and celebrate moms

    May 9, 15 • 1659 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Storm in a teacup – DHL Stormers support women and celebrate moms

    This Mother’s Day, the DHL Stormers and adidas will be doing something special to show their moms and the ladies of South Africa how much they care about and appreciate women. On Saturday, May 9, 2015, the day before Mother’s Day in South Africa,...

  • #SuperRugby PREVIEW: HURRICANES vs SHARKS

    May 9, 15 • 2120 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on #SuperRugby PREVIEW: HURRICANES vs SHARKS

    The Hurricanes will be looking to claim their tenth win of the Super Rugby season when they face an out of sorts Sharks in Wellington on Saturday. Not since 2012 have the ‘Canes hit double figures and even that year their tenth victory arrived in the...

  • John Connolly joins St.George Queensland Reds as a Coaching Consultant

    May 9, 15 • 2215 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on John Connolly joins St.George Queensland Reds as a Coaching Consultant

    Former Reds and Wallabies coach John Connolly will join the St.George Queensland Reds coaching staff as a consultant this Monday, in advance of their home game against the Rebels. He will be contracted to the Reds for the remainder of the 2015 Super Rugby...

  • Preview: The Cell C Sharks vs Hurricanes

    May 8, 15 • 2323 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Preview: The Cell C Sharks vs Hurricanes

    The Hurricanes are missing three of their front-line players for this match, flyhalf Beauden Barrett has been ruled out of action for a month after suffering a grade two medial ligament tear to his knee during his team’s 29-23 win over the Crusaders...

  • Changes to Cheetahs Coaches Staff

    May 8, 15 • 3513 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Changes to Cheetahs Coaches Staff

    Os du Randt has accepted a very exciting opportunity to coach abroad and to be an ambassador for the Cheetahs.  He will complete the 2015 Super Rugby season with the Toyota Cheetahs before he departs.   A separate media conference is scheduled for Monday,...

  • Franco Smith – Naka’s successor

    May 8, 15 • 2960 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Franco Smith – Naka’s successor

    It is an exciting time with lots of developments and Free State Rugby is happy to announce that not only will Franco Smith be the Head Coach of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs for Currie Cup, but also that he will take over from Naka Drotske as Head Coach of...

  • Naka Drotske announces his retirement from coaching

    May 8, 15 • 3442 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Naka Drotske announces his retirement from coaching

    After eight years as head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, Naka Drotske has announced his retirement from rugby.  Naka will step down as coach after the current Super Rugby competition.   Drotske will be remembered as one of the biggest legends of Free...