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Aug 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Ferros look to cap fine season
FERROS Rugby Club will look to cap a memorable season by becoming the eighth team to qualify for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, when they face fierce rivals Malelane in the Mpumalanga Buscor League final at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. The match...
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Aug 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up: Predator clubs head for Ellis Park
The new cross-border Predator Super League heads for the Lions’ den on Saturday when Pirates and Pretoria Police clash at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in a curtain-raiser to the sold-out Vodacom Super Rugby playoff match between the MTN Lions and Southern...
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Jul 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Rovers seventh team to qualify for Cell C Community Cup
CELL C Community Cup runners-up Jonsson College Rovers became the seventh team to qualify for the 2014 tournament when they claimed their eighth straight KZN Moor Cup league title last Saturday with a 62-20 away win over Varsity College. It was also...
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Jul 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Hammies eye Cell C Community Cup slot
Hamiltons could take a big step towards qualifying for next year’s Cell C Community Cup when they host Durbanville-Bellville in a top-of-the-table Western Province Super League A clash in Green Point, Cape Town on Saturday (kick-off 16h00). With...
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Jul 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on UJ scores trifecta at national winter tournaments
The University of Johannesburg scored a trifecta of wins when its men’s hockey, squash and rugby teams took gold during the winter leg of the USSA national student tournaments. The squash and hockey teams successfully defended their titles, while the...
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Jul 12, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Boksburg aim to unseat Brakpan
BOKSBURG will be hoping for a dream finish to their 110th anniversary season when they play defending champions Brakpan in the Valke Peregrine League final on Saturday, with an automatic place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup adding extra spice to an already...
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Jul 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Roodepoort latest Community Cup qualifier
Roodepoort have been confirmed as the fifth team to qualify for next year’s CELL C Community Cup after the West Rand club won the Golden Lions’ Pirates Grand Challenge league with a round to spare. Roodepoort, who qualified for this...
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Jul 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up: Roodepoort latest Community Cup qualifier
Roodepoort have been confirmed as the fifth team to qualify for next year’s CELL C Community Cup after the West Rand club won the Golden Lions’ Pirates Grand Challenge league with a round to spare. Roodepoort, who qualified for this year’s...
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Jul 5, 13 •
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Comments Off on UJ take on Maties in USSA rugby final
The University of Johannesburg will meet FNB Varsity Cup title-holders Stellenbosch University in the final of the USSA rugby tournament on Friday afternoon. UJ beat defending champions the University of Pretoria 15-10 in a closely contested semi-final...
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Jun 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Mid-Year Investec International Rugby Academy Course Hailed a Resounding Success
For years the Investec International Rugby Academy has played an integral part in charting the path to top level success and achievement for its coaches and players. 2013 has been no different with the selection of several of the academy alumni for national...
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Jun 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Sishen strikes gold in Club Competitions
GRIQUAS champions Sishen all but confirmed their return to the Cell C Community Cup in 2014 when they beat Upington United last weekend to make it eight from eight in this year’s Super League. Three of the 20 slots for the 2014 edition of...
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Jun 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Gold Cup roadshow heads for Johannesburg
The iconic Gold Cup, awarded to the winners of the Cell C Community Cup, will continue its national roadshow on Saturday when it travels to Johannesburg for an historic derby clash between the city’s two oldest clubs. Pirates, celebrating their...
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Jun 21, 13 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Louis Ludick at Investec International Rugby Academy
1. You will be one of the coaches at the upcoming Investec International Rugby Academy in Durban starting on 23 June, are you looking forward to the courses? Yes I am. Its always a big honor for me to help up and coming rugby players and help out where I can....
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Jun 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Jacques Botes at Investec International Rugby Academy
Do you think the international break will be a positive or negative for the Sharks (as in will it be beneficial in terms of resting, recuperating or will it break momentum)? As all the teams were hoping that it will be positive for us, we have a couple of...
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Jun 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Oostelikes aim for fairytale finish
Oostelike Eagles will look to cap a fairytale season when the resurgent Pretoria club play Varsity Cup champions Tuks in the Blue Bulls’ Carlton League final at Loftus Versfeld B on Saturday. Victory over their student rivals will not only be a...
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Jun 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Gcobani Bobo at Investec International Rugby Academy
Are you enjoying your retirement or do you miss playing professional rugby? What does a typical day in the life of Gcobani Bobo entail these days? I’m enjoying time spent with family and friends and getting involved setting life around my passion helping...
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Jun 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on Q&A with Dick Muir about the Investec International Rugby Academy
It’s that time of year again for the mid-year edition of the Investec International Rugby Academy. What are the courses that are on offer in Durban during June? Advanced Coaches Course (Coaching the coaches) Elite Players Course (players older than 18)...
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Jun 10, 13 •
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Comments Off on Star studded line-up of coaches and players at upcoming Investec International Rugby Academy courses
RUGBY ACADEMY COURSES The mid-year edition of the Investec International Rugby Academy’s (IIRA) is scheduled to take place in Glenwood, Durban from 23 to 29 June and has no less than 27 international and local coaches, current and past players who will be...
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Jun 7, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup the National Clubs Round-up: All eyes on Uitenhage derby
National Clubs Round-up: All eyes on Uitenhage derby The 2014 Cell C Community Cup qualifying race continues to hot up in a number of provinces, with arguably three of the biggest club matches of the weekend taking place in places as geographically diverse as...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Centurion on the charge
CENTURION will be playing for a place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup while Winter Rose and Swallows square up in an eagerly-anticipated Eastern Cape derby on a jam-packed weekend of club rugby across the country. No fewer than 63 Premier League club...
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May 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Centurion on the charge
CENTURION will be playing for a place in the 2014 Cell C Community Cup while Winter Rose and Swallows square up in an eagerly-anticipated Eastern Cape derby on a jam-packed weekend of club rugby across the country. No fewer than 63 Premier League club...
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May 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Pirates raise their sails
Glasfit Pirates Rugby Club will be looking to take a big step towards qualifying for the 2014 Cell C Community Cup when they meet the Golden Lions’ top non-university club, Roodepoort, on Saturday in a much-anticipated Grand Challenge match at the Rand...
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May 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up: Cell C Community Cup race heats up
The race to qualify for SARU’s elite tournament for non-university clubs, the 2014 Cell C Community Cup, is heating up in a number of provinces as the various premier leagues continue to produce surprise results. There are no guarantees that the...
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May 3, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Universities team to face Namibia
The Welwitschia rugby team of Namibia will be in action in their first of two matches against South African opposition when they take on the SA Universities at 4pm (SA time) on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. These matches are part...
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Apr 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on SA Universities squad named to face Namibia
SA Universities squad named to face Namibia The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday confirmed the SA Universities squad to play against Namibia in Windhoek on Saturday 4 May. Chris Rossouw of Maties will coach the team and his assistants are Brent...
