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Mar 14, 12 •
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Comments Off on Dippenaar set to make Bok Sevens debut in Far East
Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has made three changes to his SA Sevens squad for the upcoming HSBC Sevens World Series tournaments in Hong Kong and Tokyo. William Small Smith replaces the injured Mark Richards, Pieter Engelbrecht got the nod ahead of Chase...
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Mar 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on National Clubs Round-up No.1 – Dream start for newcomers Vredenburg
Newly-promoted Vredenburg were the big talking point on a weekend of upsets in SA club rugby after the Cape West Coast town’s 30-21 away victory over defending champions Roses United in the opening round of the 2012 Boland Premier League. Vredenburg,...
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Mar 12, 12 •
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Comments Off on Crusaders lend a hand at junior rugby club registrations
Canterbury’s top rugby players are helping to recruit the talent of the future. Junior rugby clubs are currently taking registrations for the 2012 season and members of the Crusaders squad are coming along to lend a hand. Junior rugby clubs all over the...
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Feb 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Varsity Cup could make World Rugby interesting
Morgan Piek – There has been some debate around South Africa regarding the new scoring system adopted by the Steinhoff Varsity Cup for this year’s tournament. There has been some negative criticism, but mainly it has been positive. One thing people...
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Feb 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Shimlas thump defending champs at home
Morgan Piek – The 2012 Rugby season officially kicked-off last night with the opening rounds of the Varsity Cup. The stand out match was the repeat of last year’s semi-final between the University of Cape Town and the University of the Free State. It...
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Nov 18, 11 •
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Comments Off on Special rules for the Varsity Cup
The Varsity Cup Rugby competition will – once again – lend itself to experimentation, with the importance of tries being the major focus ahead of the 2012 tournaments. Varsity Cup Rugby, which now consists of the FNB Varsity Cup presented by...
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Nov 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on Solly Tyibilika Funeral Donations
Hamiltons Rugby Club, the club former Springbok Solly Tyibilika was playing for in recent times, have come to his family’s aid to pay for the costs of his funeral. We would like to make an appeal to everybody to try and help contribute with a donation in...
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Oct 30, 11 •
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Comments Off on Fish Factory Tournament still going strong
Marine Products were crowned winners of the 24th Annual SARU SA Fish Factory Tournament in the West Coast town of Velddrif on Saturday after beating Gansbaai 19-12 in the Cup final held at the Smit sports grounds. A festive crowd of 5,000 watched on as Marine...
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Sep 23, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
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Comments Off on Pukke win fourth SARU Club title in eight years
Pukke left wing Johannes Seerane goes over for his team’s decisive try during their 19-14 SARU National Club Championship final victory over UJ at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Friday.The Pukke team celebrate after winning the 2011 SARU...
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Sep 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on UJ vs PUKKE in SA Club Champs final
UJ and MTN Golden Lions hooker Edgar Marutlulle on the charge against defending national club champions College Rovers. UJ won 27-26 to advance to Friday’s final. Photo: alliancephoto.com / Liam Hamer-Nel. The University of Johannesburg will play...
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Sep 18, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on College Rovers send out strong warning on Club Champs Day 1
Defending champions College Rovers sent out a strong warning to the rest of the field at the 37th National Club Championships in Stellenbosch on Saturday when they overwhelmed invited team SK Walmers 46-0 (halftime 34-0) in the main match on the opening day...
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Sep 9, 11 •
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Club Rugby, Varsity & Club •
Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – One week to Club Champs kick-off
Pretoria Police or Tukkies will become the 16th and final team to qualify for next week’s National Club Championships in Stellenbosch, when they meet in the Blue Bulls’ Carlton League final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday at 17h00....
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Sep 1, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Park & Kimberley Police book Club Champs tickets
Port Elizabeth’s Park Rugby Club became the latest team to qualify for the season-ending, 37th National Club Championships in Stellenbosch later this month when they beat favourites Despatch in a dramatic Eastern Province Grand Challenge final on...
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Aug 28, 11 •
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Comments Off on Latest National Club Championships teams confirmed
Middelburg, Brakpan and Noordelikes are the latest teams set to qualify for the 37th National Club Championships in Stellenbosch next month, following a drama-filled weekend of club rugby action from around the country. The season-ending tournament, which...
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Aug 24, 11 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Club season switches to finals mode
The club rugby season is firmly in finals mode as the race for National Club Championship places reaches its climax in a number of provinces over the coming week. With just 24 days to go until the staging of the 37th Club Champs at the Danie Craven...
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Aug 12, 11 •
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Club Rugby, National, Varsity & Club •
James Loretz •
Comments Off on Panthers Rugby Club suspended after racial incident
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced this morning that it’s Anti-Racism and Development Committee convened yesterday afternoon under the Chairmanship of Mr Ayanda Mjekula. Reports of all match officials and chairpersons of the respective clubs were...
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Aug 10, 11 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Barberton on course for Club Championships
Barberton are two matches away from becoming the ninth team to automatically qualify for the SARU National Club Championships in Stellenbosch next month after beating former Mpumalanga champions Nelspruit in the Lowveld league semi-finals last weekend. ...
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Aug 2, 11 •
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Johan Jonck •
Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Fort Hare chase Winter Rose to Border crown
The most keenly contested Border Super League in many years reaches its climax this week with two previously unfancied sides, Winter Rose and Fort Hare, both looking to qualify for their maiden National Club Championships. A fascinating season has...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Welkom Rovers eye Bethlehem’s crown
Welkom Rovers – one of the most successful clubs in Griffons rugby – are just two matches away from returning to the National Club Championships after the Northern Free State side shrugged off a number of challenges to finish top of the province’s First...
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Jul 26, 11 •
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Comments Off on The Bloemfontein Crusaders Rugby Club is organizing a rugby tournament & looking for sponsors
Letter from Bloemfontein Crusaders Club: The Bloemfontein Crusaders Rugby Club is organizing a rugby tournament over the weekend of 7 October 2011. We invited some of the top clubs from other provinces to participate in the tournament. Already we have a...
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Jul 22, 11 •
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Comments Off on Golden Lions win SARU Northern Sub-Union tournament
The Golden Lions were crowned SARU EBJ Mining Construction Northern Sub-Union champions on Friday after a hard-fought 32-22 victory over hosts the Leopards in the final at Profert Olën Park in Potchefstroom. The match was the climax of three days of action...
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Jul 21, 11 •
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Comments Off on SARU Northern Sub-Union Day 2 – Leopards to face Golden Lions in final
The Leopards will face the Golden Lions in the final of the SARU EBJ Mining Construction Northern Sub-Union week being held in Potchefstroom, after both sides recorded hard-fought semi-final victories on Wednesday. The final will be played on Friday at...
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Jul 19, 11 •
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Comments Off on Rovers eye Club Champs return
National club champions Jonsson College Rovers are one drawn match away from returning to Stellenbosch in September to defend their title, after the Durban side’s 63-0 dismantling of Crusaders in the KZN Fidelity Security Premier Division last weekend....
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Jul 13, 11 •
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Comments Off on National Club Round-up: Kimberley police make history in Kuruman
Kimberley Police made rugby history on Saturday when they beat arch-rivals Kuruman in an extraordinary and unprecedented Griqualand West Super League final played in front of over 1,000 spectators at the Northern Cape mining town’s showgrounds. The match,...
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Jul 8, 11 •
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Comments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 3 results
Day 3 (Friday 08 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington. UKZN 14, Varsity College 7 Mthatha 43, Mafikeng 5 Cida 14, Limpopo 5 VUT 24, DUT 0 Fort Hare 15, UWC 14 George 38, NWU Vaal 14 Shimlas 20, UCT 12 Namibia 20, Ibika 5 Pukke...
