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May 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on Rocco Jansen returns, Johnson at 7
Morgan Piek – Converting narrow losses into victories is the order of the day in the Toyota Cheetahs camp. This session the Cheetahs have already lost six games within seven points. When one looks at losses with such a narrow margin, one cannot help but...
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May 23, 12 •
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Comments Off on Chiefs team announced to play Bulls
The Chiefs, who are currently top of the New Zealand Investec Super Rugby conference, have announced their team to play the Bulls this Friday night at 7.35pm at Waikato Stadium. Friday nights match will be Chiefs co-captain Liam Messam’s 90th match for the...
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May 17, 12 •
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Springbok points’ machine Morné Steyn will this weekend join try-scoring ace Bryan Habana as the latest South Africans to reach 100th Vodacom Super Rugby appearances. Steyn, playing in his 100th match for the Vodacom Bulls against the Highlanders in...
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May 17, 12 •
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Wider Training Group lock / loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm). 21-year-old Luatua, who became a fulltime member of the Blues squad following...
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May 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders team to play the Blues named
The Crusaders will play the Blues this Saturday night for the second time this season. They last played at Eden Park in the opening round of the Investec Super Rugby season and the Crusaders won by 19 points to 18. This time the Crusaders will host the...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Lions team to take on the Reds unchanged
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their eleventh match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Reds on Saturday, 19 May 2012 this morning. There are no changes to the team that played the Blues last week. The...
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers side to face the Waratahs
Allister Coetzee today named the DHL Stormers team to take on the Waratahs at DHL Newlands on Saturday 19 May at 19h10. There are 2 changes to the starting XV that beat the Cheetahs last week, the first a rotational change with the hookers trading jerseys....
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May 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on "True Blue" at flyhalf for the Toyota Cheetahs
Morgan Piek – Saturday evening the Toyota Cheetahs take on bitter foe, The Sharks in Bloemfontein. This will be the first of their two games in Super Rugby 2012. The Cheetahs side remains largely unchanged to the one that took on the DHL Stormers in...
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May 9, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes first visit to Forsyth Barr
The Hurricanes round 12 encounter this Saturday will be with the Highlanders in the team’s first visit to the new Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. Reggie Goodes will have his first run on for the Hurricanes since making his debut for the franchise two weeks...
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May 3, 12 •
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The Vodacom Bulls can go top of the South African Conference in Melbourne this weekend, while The Sharks have a tough home game to stay in touch with the Vodacom Super Rugby front runners. The Rebels have not beaten a South African team yet since their...
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May 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Beast is back at the Shark Tank against the Highlanders
Crowd-favourite, loosehead prop Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, will make his much-awaiting return to The Sharks when he fronts up for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Highlanders at Mr Price KINGS PARK. Beast has had a lengthy spell out of...
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May 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders vs Reds match a sell-out
Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach says ticket sales for the match against the Reds this Sunday at AMI Stadium (Addington) have been very strong and it is essentially sold out. “At this point it may be possible to buy a small handful of tickets to the...
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May 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sias Ebersohn starts at flyhalf for the Toyota Cheetahs
Morgan Piek – Naka Drotske this morning named a fairly unchanged side to take on the Western Force in Bloemfontein on Saturday night. Riaan Smit who is no stranger to Super Rugby comes into the side on the bench in the place of the Toyota Cheetahs...
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May 2, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions Team Announcement for Chiefs
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their ninth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Chiefs on Saturday, 5 May 2012 this morning. There are five changes to the starting line up from the team who played...
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May 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on Hurricanes name unchanged starting XV to take on the Blues
This Friday night the Hurricanes will host the Blues in Wellington for their second encounter of the 2012 season after a nail biting win in Auckland earlier this year. The Hurricanes only sealed the one point win in round five with a last minute converted...
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Apr 25, 12 •
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Comments Off on Strong Toyota Cheetahs side named to take on the rock solid Highlanders
Morgan Piek – Saturday evening sees the Toyota Cheetahs face-off against the inform Highlanders from Dunedin, New Zealand. The men from Bloemfontein are set for another bruising encounter this week. The Highlanders have beaten some of the best teams in...
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Apr 24, 12 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions Team Announcement for Brumbies
Johannesburg, 24 April 2012… The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their eighth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Brumbies Bulls on Friday, 27 April 2012 at a press conference this morning. There...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bismarck returns to face the Chiefs
There are no real surprises in The Sharks team announced to meet the Chiefs at Mr Price King Park in a Week Nine Vodacom Super Rugby clash, although the news is good surrounding the availability of hooker Bismarck du Plessis. A variety of small injury...
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Apr 19, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 9
The DHL Stormers face the defending Vodacom Super Rugby champions this weekend, while The Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls also have tough home encounters against two of the pace-setters in the competition. The Reds, champions in 2011, have generally been quite...
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Apr 18, 12 •
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Comments Off on Luke Braid to lead the Blues against the Highlanders
Flanker Luke Braid has been given the captaincy duties in the absence of Keven Mealamu for this weekend’s match against the Highlanders in Dunedin. “Luke was selected by his team-mates as the Player of the Year in 2011. He has a lot of respect within the...
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Apr 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 8
The Sharks will be aiming to finish their Australasian Vodacom Super Rugby tour on a high against their “favourite” New Zealand team when they face the Blues in Auckland on Friday. Their record against the three-time champions is very good and The...
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Apr 11, 12 •
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Comments Off on Toyota Cheetahs riding high ahead of Chiefs clash
Morgan Piek – After spending a few hours with the Toyota Cheetahs this morning one thing was as clear as day, these boys are in high spirits! They have reason to be as well. After a highly successful tour of Australasia, as well as beating arch rivals...
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Apr 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 7
SA Under-20 flyhalf Johan Goosen will be chasing a special milestone in the only South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby this weekend when the Toyota Cheetahs take on the MTN Lions in Bloemfontein. Down in New Zealand, The Sharks take on the Hurricanes in New...
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Mar 29, 12 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Super Rugby Preview – Round 6
The big north/south Vodacom Super Rugby derby between the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town has made a lot of headlines this week and it’s probably the biggest match of the weekend. These two sides have an interesting history. In their more...
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Mar 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on Stormers and Bulls flying South African flag high
Carlo Botha – After good wins on the weekend by the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, these two rugby powerhouses look like sides to fly the South African flag high. The DHL Stormers were made to work hard for a 24-19 win over a spirited MTN Lions...
