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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...
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Jun 18, 14 •
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Cell C Community Cup, General News •
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Comments Off on Impala kick off Africa Cup with big win
PHOTO CAPTION: Rustenburg Impala flanker Leon du Plessis goes over for one of his three tries during the Cell C Community Cup champions’ 61-17 victory over Mauritius in their Africa Cup tournament-opener at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone on...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup hat-trick for Crusaders
BLOEMFONTEIN Crusaders became the first club to qualify for the 2015 Cell C Community Cup – and the first to play in all three editions of SARU’s new national club championship – when they finished as the top non-university club in the Free State...
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May 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Skelton and Kepu head west to kick off Junior Club Blitz
The NSW Waratahs will next week be descending on junior clubs across Sydney as part of their Tahs Together program to support and inspire the next generation of future Tahs. Following the success of the inaugural blitz last year, this year’s Junior Club...
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Apr 23, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rustenburg Impala crowned Cell C Community Cup champions
Rustenburg Impala on Monday held their nerve in a tense Cell C Community Cup final in soaking rain at Outeniqua Park in George to win the second edition of the Easter Playoffs and the historic Gold Cup. The 13-11 victory marked their third back-to-back win in...
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Apr 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Roodepoort and Rustenburg Impala to contest Cell C Community Cup final
April 20, 2014 Roodepoort and Rustenburg Impala will battle it out for the historic Gold Cup in the Cell C Community Cup final on Monday after registering well-deserved victories in their respective semifinals on Saturday. Roodepoort booked their place in the...
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Apr 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Cell C Community Cup champion to be crowned
April 18, 2014 A new Cell C Community Cup champion will be crowned on Monday after defending champions GAP Management Despatch were knocked out of the final stages of the competition by Roodepoort on the opening day’s play of the Easter Playoffs at...
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Apr 9, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU commends Leopards for tough stance on referee abuse
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday commended the Leopards Rugby Union (LRU) for taking a zero tolerance approach after a recent incident of referee abuse in a club match. Hennie van den Heever, a coach of the Vaal Reefs Rugby Club’s...
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Apr 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on Coser to captain England Under 18 Clubs and Schools
DURHAM back row forward Jonny Coser will captain England Under 18 Clubs and Schools in the Tri-Nations Tournament in France later this month. Coser, of Barnard Castle School, will have two vice-captains in Harry Sheppard (Moulton College and East Midlands)...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on UJ seek to stay in Varsity Cup
CAPTION: The University of Johannesburg will play a critical FNB Varsity Cup promotion-relegation match against the UKZN Impis in Potchefstroom on Monday. Photo: Mario van de Wall/SASPA The University of Johannesburg will face the University of...
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Apr 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on PINDAN PREMIER GRADE PREVIEW: ROUND 2
Saturday, 5 April, 2014 Kick-off times: First Grade: 3.30pm Reserve Grade: 1.50pm Good Life Under 19: 12.30pm Western Force players playing this round: Associates: Dylan Sage Cottesloe: Robbie Abel, Dane Haylett-Petty Nedlands: Patrick Dellit Palmyra: Dillyn...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ixias get their Varsity Cup reward
FNB CUT Ixias will play in the 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International after they won 35-26 against the FNB UKZN Impi in the Varsity Shield Final in Bloemfontein on Monday. The Men from Bloemfontein celebrate becoming champions for the...
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Mar 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on England Under 18 Clubs and Schools name squad for France trip
ENGLAND Under 18 Clubs and Schools have named a 24-man squad to train at Loughborough University from April 4 to 6 ahead of their forthcoming internationals against Ireland Clubs and France A.The England squad was selected after a training camp also held at...
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Mar 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Six book spots in Cell C Community Cup Easter play-offs
SIX clubs, including first-timers Hamiltons and Kempston Old Selbornians, have booked their places in next month’s Cell C Community Cup Easter play-offs after a penultimate round of pool action that saw numerous title contenders pull away from the...
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Mar 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Barbarians plan ambush in Cell C Community Cup
THE rugby community of Mossel Bay will come to a standstill on Saturday when local side Barbarians host Kempston Old Selbornians in a Cell C Community Cup Pool A match that could well decide the fate of the two sides in this year’s tournament. ...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Race heats up for Cell C Community Cup play-off spots
ROODEPOORT and defending champions Gap Management Despatch qualified for the Cell C Community Cup Easter play-offs on a drama-filled weekend of pool action, with a last-gasp draw in another match ensuring that the race to George will go right down to the...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Pukke and UCT set up final showdown
NWU-Pukke will host UCT in their first home FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International final after both teams secured semifinal victories on Monday night. The Potchefstroom outfit, who topped the standings after losing just one game all season, left...
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Mar 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz go down fighting in Varsity Cup semis
CAPTION: The Madibaz hoist lock Cameron Lindsay high into the air during a line-out in their semifinal game against NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom on Monday night. Photo: Catherine Kotze/SASPA FNB NMMU came within striking distance of their FNB Varsity...
