Archive for the ‘Super Rugby’ Category

  • COWAN BRINGS UP CENTURY AGAINST THE CHIEFS

    Apr 23, 15 • 1758 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on COWAN BRINGS UP CENTURY AGAINST THE CHIEFS

    Prop Pekahou Cowan will become the second player to play 100 Asteron Life Super Rugby matches for the Western Force when he runs out against the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium on Friday night.   The 28-year-old loosehead was one of the inaugural members of...

  • Dennis re-signs with Waratahs until 2017

    Apr 23, 15 • 2003 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Dennis re-signs with Waratahs until 2017

    The NSW Waratahs and Australian Rugby Union can confirm the re-signing of lock Dave Dennis until the end of 2017. The Waratahs captain, who has made a successful return from a knee injury that cut short his 2014 season, is in the midst of his ninth season...

  • DIE KOMENDE AGSTEMAN DERBY VAN NUWELAND #Pale toe

    Apr 22, 15 • 2955 Views • General News, Pale Toe, Super RugbyComments Off on DIE KOMENDE AGSTEMAN DERBY VAN NUWELAND #Pale toe

    Artikel deur Simon Riekert (Twitter: @Nader_pale_toe) Foto: Anton Geyser  ʼn Mooi wedstryd gaan dit nie wees nie, maar beslis een vir die fynproewer en vir die agsteman en kaptein wat hom die graagste wil hê, die wen. Vandeesweek sal die noord-suid derby se...

  • Bulls injury report

    Apr 22, 15 • 2085 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Bulls injury report

    Bulls halfbacks Rudy Paige and Jacques-Louis Potgieter will both miss the next two weekend’s Super Rugby including this week’s match against the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town due to injury. Paige has a grade 1 medial ligament tear and will be...

  • MAJOR SELECTION CHANGES FOR HIGHLANDERS

    Apr 22, 15 • 1722 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on MAJOR SELECTION CHANGES FOR HIGHLANDERS

    The Highlanders have made wholesale changes to their team to face the Brumbies in Canberra this weekend. Malakai Fekitoa, Aaron Smith and Ben Smith are all rested as part of the agreement with NZ Rugby to rest All Blacks ahead of the World Cup, while there...

  • CHIEFS CALL UP MARTY MCKENZIE, REST MESSAM

    Apr 22, 15 • 2153 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on CHIEFS CALL UP MARTY MCKENZIE, REST MESSAM

    Marty McKenzie has got the nod to replace Aaron Cruden at flyhalf for the Chiefs, beating out younger brother Damian against the Force. Cruden was ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL earlier this week, dealing a major blow to the...

  • STORMERS LOSE VAN WYK

    Apr 22, 15 • 2441 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on STORMERS LOSE VAN WYK

    Hard-running Stormers wing Kobus van Wyk has been ruled out of action for six weeks, after picking up a patella injury against the Force last weekend. Van Wyk limped off the field in the 29th minute of Saturday’s hard-fought clash in Perth and he will...

  • Cheetahs forced to a change ahead of Stormers clash

    Apr 22, 15 • 2153 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Cheetahs forced to a change ahead of Stormers clash

    Change to the Toyota Cheetah team:  Gouws Prinsloo will be replacing the injured Riaan Smit on the bench for this weekend’s clash against the Stormers.                                                  ...

  • DHL Stormers injury report

    Apr 21, 15 • 2344 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on DHL Stormers injury report

    Hard-running DHL Stormers wing Kobus van Wyk has been ruled out of action for six weeks, after picking up a patella injury against the Western Force last weekend. Van Wyk limped off the field in the 29th minute of Saturday’s hard-fought Vodacom Super...

  • MATT HODGSON JOINS FORCE TOUR OF NZ

    Apr 21, 15 • 2076 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on MATT HODGSON JOINS FORCE TOUR OF NZ

    Captain Matt Hodgson is set to make his return to Super Rugby after being named in the Force’s 25-man travelling squad for its two-match New Zealand tour. Hodgson sustained a hamstring injury in the Force’s final pre-season fixture against the Asia...

  • CONFIRMED ACL TEAR FOR AARON CRUDEN

    Apr 21, 15 • 2249 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on CONFIRMED ACL TEAR FOR AARON CRUDEN

    The Chiefs and All Blacks were delivered devastating news in the context of their 2015 campaigns on Monday when it was confirmed Aaron Cruden had ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament. The star playmaker will visit a surgeon on Wednesday to arrange a...

  • Five SA players crack Stats XV team

    Apr 21, 15 • 2460 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Five SA players crack Stats XV team

    Five players from South African teams made it into the Vodacom Rugby App Stats XV team after the weekend’s Vodacom SupeRugby.   Vodacom has created a formula that rates each player according to the stats on the Vodacom Rugby App that are important...

  • LE ROUX OUT FOR A MONTH WITH ANKLE INJURY

    Apr 21, 15 • 1908 Views • General News, Springboks, Super RugbyComments Off on LE ROUX OUT FOR A MONTH WITH ANKLE INJURY

    The Cheetahs have been dealt another blow with the news that Willie le Roux could face an extended period on the sidelines. The Springbok fullback is suffering from an ankle injury, and SuperSport is reporting that he could be out for up to five weeks. Le...

  • Naka names his team to take on the Lions

    Apr 21, 15 • 1666 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Naka names his team to take on the Lions

      Toyota Cheetahs vs Emirates Lions    The Toyota Cheetah team to take on the Emirates Lions on Saturday, 25 April at 17:05 at the Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg has been announced.      Changes to...

  • Vodacom Bulls win small margins #FanUp

    Apr 20, 15 • 2625 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Vodacom Bulls win small margins #FanUp

    As the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers open the gap at the top of the South African conference log, statistics show that the margins in Vodacom SupeRugby are smaller than the scoreboard may suggest. This is clear from the stats taken from the Vodacom Rugby App...

  • LIONS INJURY UPDATE

    Apr 20, 15 • 2312 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on LIONS INJURY UPDATE

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union medical staff have released a medical report, ahead of the Emirates Lions’ match against the Toyota Cheetahs and the Xerox Golden Lions’ Vodacom Cup clash with the Leopards on Saturday.   Unfortunately Malcolm Marx...

  • SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS

    Apr 20, 15 • 2743 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on SUPER RUGBY REFEREE APPOINTMENTS

    SANZAR has announced referee appointments for Round 11 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. Please note...

  • Solid wins for DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 10 Review

    Apr 19, 15 • 1872 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Solid wins for DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls – Vodacom Super Rugby Round 10 Review

    The DHL Stormers finished their Australasian tour with a second win while the Vodacom Bulls consolidated their position at the top of the South African Conference as Vodacom Super Rugby 2015 entered the second half of the season. However, the Toyota Cheetahs...

  • DHL Stormers’ character shines through

    Apr 19, 15 • 1853 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on DHL Stormers’ character shines through

    DHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee praised his team’s character after they finished their 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tour with a gutsy 13-6 victory over the Force at Perth’s nib Stadium on Saturday. The DHL Stormers led by 10-6 at half-time, after...

  • Super Rugby century congratulations for Jeremy Thrush

    Apr 17, 15 • 1739 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Super Rugby century congratulations for Jeremy Thrush

                  New Zealand Rugby and the Hurricanes are congratulating lock Jeremy Thrush who is set to bring up his century of Super Rugby games against the Waratahs in Wellington tomorrow, Saturday 18 April. Thrush...

  • Foley re-signs with Waratahs until 2018

    Apr 16, 15 • 1642 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Foley re-signs with Waratahs until 2018

    NSW Waratahs have today announced the signing of championship-winning flyhalf Bernard Foley on a flexible three-year contract extension with the Australian Rugby Union.  The new agreement locks away the 25-year-old incumbent Wallabies flyhalf until at...

  • St.George Queensland Reds team to play Cheetahs in Bloemfontein

    Apr 16, 15 • 1751 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on St.George Queensland Reds team to play Cheetahs in Bloemfontein

    The St.George Queensland Reds will be bolstered by the return of James Horwill and James O’Connor for this weekend’s match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. Reds head coach Richard Graham has made four personnel changes to the starting side for the...

  • Cheetahs vs Reds Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Apr 16, 15 • 1623 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Cheetahs vs Reds Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Date: 18 april 2015 Kick-off: 19h10 CAT Venue: Free State Stadium Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Cheetahs: 15. Coenie van Wyk, 14. Cornal Hendricks, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Francois Venter, 11. Raymond Rhule, 10. Joe Pietersen, 9. Sarel Pretorius, 8. Willie...

  • Sharks vs Bulls Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Apr 16, 15 • 1621 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Sharks vs Bulls Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Date: 18 April 2015 Kick-off: 17h05 CAT Venue: Growthpoint Kingspark Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Sharks: 15. Odwa Ndungane, 14. Sibusiso Sithole, 13. Waylon Murray, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Renaldo...

  • Force vs Stormers Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Apr 16, 15 • 1519 Views • General News, Super RugbyComments Off on Force vs Stormers Teamsheets #SuperRugby

    Date: 18 April 2015 Kick-off: 13h45 CAT Venue: nib Stadium Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Force: 15. Dane Haylett-Petty, 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Kyle Godwin, 12. Luke Burton, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Chris...