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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...
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Apr 20, 13 •
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Comments Off on Auckland Premier Rugby League Results – 20 April 2013
Alan McEvoy Memorial Shield Round 3 Saturday 20 April University 55 (J Hern 2, B Egli, T Havea, O Robinson, K Fuavao, B Sibbick, T Stanaway tries, Penalty try, B Eglie 4 con S Marshall con) Manukau Rovers 0 Halftime: 19-0 Ponsonby 26(T Finau, W Ngaluafe, P...
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Apr 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Wie soek die groener weivelde op, wie is die reier, wie is die padda?
Wie soek die groener weivelde op, wie is die reier, wie is die padda? Geskryf deur Fanus Prinsloo Die afgelope Maandagaand se Varsity beker finaal tussen Maties en Tukkies is bietjie ontleed aan die hand van die voedersbronskole van die individuele spelers...
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Apr 1, 13 •
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Comments Off on Despatch top of the club world again
It was almost fitting that it took 79 minutes of the final to determine the eventual winners of the inaugural Cell C Community Cup, but in the end it was GAP Despatch who ran out 26-24 winners over Jonsson College Rovers, courtesy of a last-gasp penalty on...
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Mar 31, 13 •
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Comments Off on Old Bok rivalries at stake in inaugural Cell C Community Cup final
There will be plenty of history at stake at Outeniqua Park in George on Monday when two former Springbok team-mates come up against each other in the coaches’ box as Jonsson College Rovers and GAP Despatch slug it out to become the inaugural winners of...
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Mar 30, 13 •
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Comments Off on College Rovers and Despatch in Community Cup final
It will be Jonnson College Rovers and GAP Despatch in the final of Monday’s Cell C Community Cup showpiece after both came through their semi-finals with nail-biting wins at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday. Rovers scored in the 80th minute of their...
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Mar 28, 13 •
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Comments Off on Big guns fire in Community Cup quarters
Polished performances by pre-tournament favourites East Rand Cranes Brakpan, Jonnson College Rovers, GAP Despatch and Rustenburg Impala saw them qualify for Saturday’s semi-finals of the inaugural Cell C Community Cup, being played at Outeniqua Park in...
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Mar 27, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup Easter Championship kick off on Thursday
• Local team in main match on opening day • All matches live on SuperSport • Tickets cost just R50 and R20 Pacaltsdorp Evergreens and Rustenburg Impala will round off an action-packed fixture list on Thursday on the opening day of the Cell C Community...
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Mar 22, 13 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Community Cup Easter Championship fixtures confirmed
Pacaltsdorp Evergreens will play Rustenburg Impala in the main match of the opening day of the Cell C Community Cup Easter Championships which kick off in George next week, SARU announced on Friday. Evergreens, the SWD champions based just outside of George,...
