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Nov 21, 14 •
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PHOTO CAPTION: Evergreens take the field for a Cell C Community Cup match last year in front of a capacity crowd at the Pacaltsdorp Sports Grounds in George. The venue will host the televised opening match of Community Cup 2015. Photo: ImageSA/SARU. GEORGE...
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Nov 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU ClubWise course producing qualified administrators
Photo: Sheldon Matthys on duty for South African National Parks From remote fishing villages to the largest metropolitan areas, the unsung heroes of South African club rugby are being given the tools to help grassroots rugby thrive, thanks to SARU’s...
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Nov 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup Pool draw confirmed
• 100 days to go until 2015 tournament kick-off • Qualifying series takes tournament to the platteland • Five ‘wild cards’ assigned to Pools THE Pool draw for the Cell C Community Cup was confirmed on Monday after...
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Nov 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup to bring curtain down on SA season
A CLUB match in the Northern Cape will bring the curtain down on the South African domestic season when Upington and Durbanville-Bellville fight it out for the final place in the 2015 Cell C Community Cup. ‘Dorp’ and ‘Durbell’ – as the two sides are...
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Oct 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Shield fixtures 2015
The 2015 Varsity Shield fixtures were released as follows: All times are South African (GMT+2). Round One 2 February 2015 UWC v UKZN Impi UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town 16:45 2 February 2015 TUT Vikings v UFH Blues TUT Stadium, Pretoria 19:00 Bye/s: Wits...
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Oct 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leopards are the APC Champs
The Leopards on Saturday showed nerves of steel in the national Amateur Provincial Championship final against Emerging Western Province in Potchefstroom for a 33-30 victory and the title. The Amateur Provincial Champions are crowned each year following a...
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Oct 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Platteland showdown in Cell C Community Cup Qualifying
Photo: William Brown PLATTELAND rugby will put its best foot forward in the Northern Cape on Saturday where Upington and Sasol Secunda will clash in a Cell C Community Cup qualifying match that will see the winners just 80 minutes away from booking...
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Oct 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on Overseas ’dream come true’ for Cell C Community Cup heroes
PHOTO CAPTION: Cell C Community Cup Player of the Tournament, Michael Nienaber, powers through a gap during this year’s final at Outeniqua Park in George. Gallo Images. THE first of a group of four outstanding performers from this year’s Cell C Community...
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Sep 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Blitzbok legend in Cell C Community Cup Battle of Bobbies
SPRINGBOK Sevens legend Fabian Juries will play in front of one of the weekend’s biggest rugby crowds outside of Newlands when Port Elizabeth Police and their East London counterparts clash at Uitenhage’s historic Central Grounds on Saturday in an Eastern...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on WP take honours at Sub-Union South tournament
Western Province on Friday took top honours at the Sub-Union South tournament in Kimberley after a hard-fought final against the KZN Wildebeest, which denied the opposition back-to-back titles. Eastern Province won the Plate Final after beating Griquas 46-21,...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Sharks Club XV claim APC Central title
The Sharks Club XV on Friday claimed the Central Amateur Provincial Championship title in style with an emphatic 62-12 victory against the Griffons in Margate. The final day’s play proved to be thrilling with the KZN Wildebeest thumping Griquas Rural 36-5...
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Sep 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Loftus ‘dream come true’ for Cell C Community Cup hopefuls
BIG-TIME club rugby will return to Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday when one of the country’s oldest clubs, Vaseline Wanderers of Johannesburg, and Sasol of Secunda play off for a place in the 2015 Cell C Community Cup. The match (kick-off 14h40) is...
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Sep 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Wildebeest hunt back-to-back Sub-Union South titles
The KZN Wildebeest will battle it out with Western Province in the final of the Sub-Union South tournament in Kimberley on Friday following another round of impressive victories on Wednesday. The KwaZulu-Natal team won the competition in style last year with...
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Sep 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Northern showdowns in Cell C Community Cup Qualifiers
Photo: William Brown THE race to grab the North region’s Cell C Community Cup 2015 qualifying slot reaches the semi-final stage on Saturday with matches in Johannesburg and Secunda set to determine who will play in the final at Loftus Versfeld next week for...
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Sep 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Upington one match away from realising Cell C Community Cup dream
RESURGENT Upington Rugby Club will face possibly the biggest challenge in their 106-year existence on Saturday when they travel across the country to play 2013 Cell C Community Cup runners-up Jonsson College Rovers in Durban for a place in the 2015...
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Aug 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup Fixtures 2015
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Tough day at the office for EP teams at first day of Southern Amateur tournament
Eastern Province Rugby Union clubs had a tough start at the beginning of the SA Rugby Southern Amateur Provincial Tournament hosted by EP Rugby in Humansdorp this week. The first match saw the Eastern Province Country Districts team fall to an on form SWD,...
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on SWD, WP, Boland set tone in APC South tournament
SWD, Western Province and Boland on Monday set the tone on the opening day of the Southern Amateur Provincial Championship in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape as they registered impressive victories to make their presence felt early on. SWD thumped EP Rural...
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Aug 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leopards claim APC North title
The Leopards on Friday claimed the Northern Amateur Provincial Championship title with a 27-10 victory against the Falcons at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane to complete a fantastic run of form in the tournament. The victory followed an emphatic...
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Aug 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU to probe allegations of match-fixing
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday announced it had appointed an attorney to examine allegations of attempts to fix the result of matches in Boland club rugby. The investigator’s role will be to inquire into claims that attempts were made to...
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Aug 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Platteland start for Cell C Community Cup play-offs
THE quest to secure one of the five ‘wild card’ slots at the 2015 Cell C Community Cup will kick off in the Northern Cape platteland on Saturday with the first of 13 play-off matches to be contested across the country over the coming weeks. Kimberley will...
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Aug 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Race on for final 10 Cell C Community Cup spots
The race for the final 10 spots in the 2015 Cell C Community Cup intensifies this weekend with a number of intriguing qualifying matches around the country. With just over six months to go before the third edition of SARU’s new national championship for...
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Jul 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Back to Business for EPRU Referees
The Eastern Province Rugby Referees Society will return to adjudicating Eastern Province Rugby Union club matches from today, after EPRU cancelled all club games last weekend over the poor treatment of referees. Eastern Province Rugby Union President, Cheeky...
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Jul 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on TREATMENT OF REFEREES AT CLUB GAMES
Following concerns raised by the Eastern Province Rugby Referees Society relating to the conduct towards them at club matches, the Eastern Province Rugby Union has decided to cancel all club matches this weekend. “We initially received a notification from...
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Jun 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Dennis back to boost experienced Students’ line-up
Sydney University has named three Waratahs captains past and present in its starting XV for this Saturday’s Magners Shute Shield Round 13 clash with Northern Suburbs (1pm). Joining fellow Students Pat McCutcheon and Tom Carter – who both led the Tahs last...
