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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on KES Easter School Rugby Festival Fixtures 2014
King Edward VII School (KES) Easter School Rugby Festival Fixtures for 2014. Day 1: Thursday 17 April 2014 09h00: Hoërskool Eldoraigne vs Hoër Landbouskool Marlow 10h20: Northwood School vs Graeme College 11h40: Queen’s College vs Parktown Boys...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Two (refs) heads are better than one
The Varsity Cup will lend itself to further refereeing experimentation, with the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International set to employ two referees in every one of its fixtures. Having trialled the white card (time-out) system in the...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on More innovation as 2014 Varsity Rugby kicks-off
The 2014 Varsity Rugby season kicked-off in grand style at De Zalze Golf Club on Monday, with the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International moving into its seventh year of existence with some exciting innovations planned for this year. And the 2014...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup eyeing full student ‘quota’
The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will be phasing out all non-students during this season ahead of the 2015 competition. At present, 20 of the 23 players in the matchday squads are required to be full-time students, but this will be...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on New coach readies UJ for Varsity Cup
University of Johannesburg head coach Werner Janse van Rensburg has started his new-look rugby squad on the road to the Varsity Cup with a series of warm-up matches. Over the next few weeks, FNB UJ will take on neighbours Wits, TUT and Centurion Rugby...
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Jan 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on Godfrey named Madibaz skipper for Varsity Cup
Loosehead prop Roy Godfrey has been named as FNB Madibaz captain for next month’s Varsity Cup rugby tournament ahead of Tuesday’s important warm-up game against the Free State Cheetahs. Godfrey will skipper the NMMU side for a second year running – his...
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Jan 16, 14 •
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Comments Off on SARU strengthens support to clubs with ‘ClubWise’ initiative
A new, in-depth training programme called ClubWise has been launched by the South African Rugby Union to up-skill rugby club administrators in order to sustain and grow the game at grass-roots level. The new programme is approved by Cathsseta (the Culture,...
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Jan 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup 2014 Fixtures
All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 3 FNB NMMU v FNB MATIES NMMU Stadium, PE 16:45 3 FNB UCT 1ST XV v FNB NWU-PUKKE UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town 17:00 3 FNB UP – TUKS 1 v FNB UJ Tuks Rugby Stadium, Pretoria 19:00 3 FNB UFS SHIMLAS v FNB WITS Xerox...
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Jan 15, 14 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on Madibaz clip Eagles’ wings
The FNB Madibaz clipped the wings of the SWD Eagles with a 25-15 win in a pre-season friendly rugby match at Outeniqua Park in George on Tuesday evening. The Port Elizabeth-based team ran in five tries to the provincial side’s three in a fast-paced...
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Dec 19, 13 •
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Currie Cup F.Div, Currie Cup F.Div News, General News, South Africa, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
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Comments Off on David Maidza moves to NMMU to coach Madibaz
Eastern Province Rugby coach, David Maidza, who coached both the Vodacom Cup and ABSA 1st division Currie Cup team this year, will officially join the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University rugby coaching staff from January. Maidza has already been assisting...
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Nov 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on New-look UJ aims for sevens glory
The University of Johannesburg will be aiming to strengthen its position in tertiary rugby when its new-look sevens side runs onto the field for the Varsity Sports tournament in Camps Bay, Cape Town, on November 29. According to coach Freddie Grobler, only...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Cell C Community Cup fixtures confirmed
DEFENDING champions GAP Despatch will square up to arch-rivals Spring Rose while a daunting cross-country journey of almost 3,000km awaits 2013 bronze-medallists Brakpan on the opening weekend of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, after SARU on Friday confirmed...
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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Varsity Cup to launch ‘two refs’ experiment in 2014
The South African Rugby Union will provide the match official resources for the Varsity Cup to experiment with two on-field referees in all matches next year. The innovation, which has been in operation in the Stellenbosch Koshuis (Hostel) League for some...
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Nov 4, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Cell C Community Cup Wild Cards confirmed
DEFENDING champions GAP Despatch will face Eastern Province arch-rivals Spring Rose in the televised opening match of the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, after SARU on Monday confirmed the New Brighton club as one of five wild cards to be invited to participate in...
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Oct 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: D-Day for Cell C Community Cup wild cards
IT WILL be D-Day later this week for those clubs nominated as wild cards for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when SARU meets to recommend the five teams to join the 15 automatic qualifiers in the second edition of the organisation’s flagship tournament...
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Oct 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Blue Bulls crowned Amateur Provincial Champions
The Blue Bulls were crowed the 2013 Amateur Provincial Champions on Saturday after edging Western Province 31-30 in a gripping match at DHL Newlands. The teams met in the final round-robin match between the winners of the Central, Southern and Northern...
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Oct 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Wesbank join Cell C Community Cup wild card race
Wesbank became the 13th and final club to be officially nominated for a wild card place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they overwhelmed newly-crowned Boland champions Roses United on the last day of the season to finish second on the Premier League...
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Oct 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Karoo stop for Cell C Community Cup
ALL fifteen automatic qualifiers for next year’s Cell C Community Cup are now confirmed after a dramatic weekend that saw a last-gasp try decide the tussle for the final place. The Karoo town of Oudtshoorn will be part of the Community Cup roadshow next...
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Sep 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Final two Cell C Community Cup slots up for grabs
MOSSEL Bay Barbarians or Oudtshoorn’s Bridgton will become the 14th and penultimate automatic qualifiers for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they clash in the SWD Premier League final on Saturday at what is expected to be a jam-packed Outeniqua Park...
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Sep 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Old Boys for Cell C Community Cup
BROUBART Old Selbornian became the 12th team to qualify for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they beat historical East London rivals Buffalo in the first of two Border Premier League semi-finals played at the Buffalo City Stadium on Wednesday night. Old...
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Sep 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Rovers vs Rovers in Cell C Community Cup
IT will be Rovers vs Rovers in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup after Welkom Rovers retained their Griffons First League title to become the 10th team to qualify for SARU’s flagship tournament for open clubs. In a nailbiting final played at the Griffons...
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Sep 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Hamiltons qualify for Cell C Community Cup
SOUTH Africa’s oldest club, Hamiltons, will represent Western Province at the 2014 Cell C Community Cup after their two-horse race with Durbanville-Bellville ended on Wednesday night when Durbell lost to champions Maties in their final match of the...
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Aug 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: SWD clubs eye big prize
THE Cell C Community Cup race in SWD hits the home straight this weekend with three clubs vying for the two remaining play-off slots in an intriguing final round of the Premier League’s round-robin stages. With 21 of 22 rounds completed in what is...
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Aug 26, 13 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Cell C Community Cup draw confirmed
DEFENDING Cell C Community Cup champions GAP Despatch will encounter a double dose of derbies in the opening rounds of the 2014 tournament, after the Pool draw was confirmed by SARU on Friday. Despatch, who beat Jonsson College Rovers 26-24 to claim...
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Aug 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Raiders, UJ set sights on Predator title
TWO Golden Lions clubs, Raiders and the University of Johannesburg, will contest the final of the inaugural cross-border Predator Super League next month after both teams registered nail-biting, come-from-behind victories in their respective semi-finals...
