Archive for the ‘Varsity & Club’ Category

  • USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 2 results

    Jul 7, 11 • 4444 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 2 results

    Day 2 (Wednesday 06 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington.   WSU Buffalo 36, Namibia 5 George 36, VUT 81 Mthatha 81, Limpopo 3 Mafikeng 13, Cida 8 CUT 30, UWC 27 Venda 17, Zululand 0 Ibika 27, DUT 10 Rhodes 30, UKZN 6 Fort Hare 21,...

  • Tuesday, July 5, 2011 National Club Rugby Round-up – Nelspruit not out of the running just yet

    Jul 5, 11 • 2743 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 National Club Rugby Round-up – Nelspruit not out of the running just yet

    With just over 10 weeks remaining until the start of the 2011 National Club Championships in Stellenbosch, from 17-23 September, traditional Mpumalanga heavyweights Nelspruit have not given up hope of booking their ticket to SARU’s season-ending flagship...

  • 2011 USSA Club Rugby Tournament Results

    Jul 5, 11 • 3677 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & Club, Varsity CupComments Off on 2011 USSA Club Rugby Tournament Results

    USSA Rugby Tournament Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington.   Day 1 (Monday 04 July)   WSU Buffalo 40 vs DUT 6 Maties 47 vs Rhodes 8 Fort Hare 31 vs NMMU 10 Zululand 27 vs Limpopo 3 UJ 44 vs UKZN 0 PE College 78 vs WSU Mthatha 0...

  • USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 1 results

    Jul 4, 11 • 5023 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on USSA Rugby Tournament – Day 1 results

    USSA Rugby Tournament   Day 1 (Monday 04 July) Results – USSA Rugby Tournament 2011, Wellington.   WSU Buffalo 40, DUT 6 Maties 47, Rhodes 8 Fort Hare 31, NMMU 10 Zululand 27, Limpopo 3 UJ 44, UKZN 0 PE College 78, WSU Mthatha 0 Namibia 12,...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Shield for Tuks but Cup dream remains

    Jun 28, 11 • 3104 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Shield for Tuks but Cup dream remains

    FNB Tuks picked up the first of what they hope will be three pieces of silverware this season when they exacted revenge on fellow FNB Varsity Cup side Tshwane University of Technology in a Blue Bulls Carlton League match played at the LC de Villiers Stadium...

  • National Wheelchair Rugby League Game Mustang vs Bullfrogs

    Jun 27, 11 • 2956 Views • Club RugbyComments Off on National Wheelchair Rugby League Game Mustang vs Bullfrogs

    Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for male and female athletes with a variety of impairments affecting all four limbs. It is a unique sport that combines some elements of basketball, handball and ice hokey. Wheelchair rugby is one of the fastest growing...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Border clubs make their moves

    Jun 21, 11 • 3213 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Border clubs make their moves

    • For all the latest nationwide premier league club fixtures, results and logs, go to www.sarugby.co.za or follow us on Twitter @saclubrugby.   With just over 12 weeks remaining until the start of the 2011 National Club Championships, a number of...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Progress gear up for maiden Club Champs

    Jun 15, 11 • 4002 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Progress gear up for maiden Club Champs

    For all the latest nationwide premier league club fixtures, results and logs, go to www.sarugby.co.za or follow us on Twitter @saclubrugby.   Progress Rugby Club of SWD became the first team to qualify for the 2011 National Club Champs on a dramatic...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Old Greys look to repeat heroics

    Jun 7, 11 • 2582 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Old Greys look to repeat heroics

    A ticket to the National Club Championships is up for grabs when Bloemfontein arch-rivals FNB Shimlas and Old Greys go head to head this weekend in the Free State First Division final.   With 102 days remaining until the 2011 Club Champs kicks off in...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Heritage drives Jo’burg’s Raiders

    May 31, 11 • 3690 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Heritage drives Jo’burg’s Raiders

    The origins of Raiders Rugby Football Club may be traced back to the late nineteenth century but the Johannesburg-based team’s philosophy is rooted firmly in the future.   The club was only officially formed in 1992, when unity was achieved between the...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Big derby in Durban

    May 24, 11 • 3347 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Big derby in Durban

    The club rugby spotlight will fall firmly on Durban on Friday when national club champions Jonsson College Rovers will look to extend an incredible winning streak when they face resurgent arch-rivals Acer Durban Collegians in a highly-anticipated KZN Fidelity...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Griquas' Super League kicks off

    May 17, 11 • 3528 Views • Club RugbyComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Griquas' Super League kicks off

    With the Vodacom Cup a thing of the past and the Absa Currie Cup yet to start, rugby fans in the Northern Cape will shift their attention to their respective club teams as the Griqualand West Super League kicks off across South Africa’s largest rugby...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    May 10, 11 • 2966 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    Welkom Rovers picked up their eighth win in a row in the Griffons’ First Division but it was the performance of underdogs Kroonstad that dominated talk in the Northern Free State on a weekend of upsets in nationwide club rugby action.   There were...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    May 10, 11 • 3926 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – A weekend of upsets

    Welkom Rovers picked up their eighth win in a row in the Griffons’ First Division but it was the performance of underdogs Kroonstad that dominated talk in the Northern Free State on a weekend of upsets in nationwide club rugby action. There were shock wins...

  • Club Rugby Round-up – Wesbank making strides in Boland

    May 3, 11 • 7371 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Club Rugby Round-up – Wesbank making strides in Boland

    Perennial Boland Premier League runners-up Wesbank showed why 2011 may finally be their year when they recorded a 53-17 victory over Robertson last Saturday to go three points clear at the top of the table.   The Malmesbury-based club have finished...

  • Club Rugby Round-up – Universal happiness at Easter tournament

    Apr 26, 11 • 3044 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Club Rugby Round-up – Universal happiness at Easter tournament

    Kimberley’s Universal Rugby Club played some exciting rugby but in the end it was the team from the Lee Adendorf Academy that walked away with top honours at the club’s SARU-sponsored Easter tournament held in the Northern Cape capital over the weekend....

  • Club Rugby Round-up – Special milestones for Swallows and Universal

    Apr 19, 11 • 3319 Views • Club Rugby, NationalComments Off on Club Rugby Round-up – Special milestones for Swallows and Universal

    The club rugby spotlight will fall squarely on East London and Kimberley this weekend when two local clubs celebrate historic milestones during the hosting of two of SARU’s flagship annual Easter tournaments. Swallows of Border celebrate their 100th...

  • New Zealand club player banned for life

    Apr 14, 11 • 3107 Views • Club Rugby, International, Mitre 10 Cup, NationalComments Off on New Zealand club player banned for life

    A Wellington club rugby player has been banned for life by the provincial union after punching a referee in the face during a match on Saturday. Petone winger Savelio Sagato struck referee Michael Christenhusz in the face after he took exception to being sent...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Week 2

    Apr 12, 11 • 2882 Views • Club Rugby, National, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Week 2

    Two-time National Club Champions Despatch put a forgettable 2010 season behind them when they recorded a 57-14 victory over Grahamstown Brumbies on the opening weekend of the Eastern Province Grand Challenge. The result was a personal triumph for a new-look...

  • National Club Rugby Round-up – Week 1

    Apr 5, 11 • 2590 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on National Club Rugby Round-up – Week 1

    FNB Maties, the 12-time SAA National Club Champions, firmly closed the book on their disappointing FNB Varsity Cup campaign when they recorded a resounding win on the opening weekend of the Western Province Super League A last Saturday. The Stellenbosch...

  • Club Rugby: Villagers v Hamiltons

    Mar 20, 11 • 6268 Views • Club Rugby, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Club Rugby: Villagers v Hamiltons

    It was the Derby between the oldest clubs in the country on a day where the thermometer only just missed the 40 degrees in Cape Town. The first half played out very even as the half time score suggests at 10-10. The second half was a one sided affair, when...

  • Varsity Cup Match Report – CUT (IXIAS) vs. UKZN

    Feb 22, 11 • 4002 Views • Varsity & Club, Varsity CupComments Off on Varsity Cup Match Report – CUT (IXIAS) vs. UKZN

    Date: 21/2/2011 Venue: Tokkie Park, Bloemfontein Referee: M. Madashe Result: 39(27) – 38(17) to UKZN Teams: CUT 15 Slang Sibanda 14 Alec Mlhanga 13 Jaco Oostehuizen 12 Leon Pretorius 11 Frederick Badenhorst 10 Jannie Myburgh 9 Inus Kritzinger 8 Anton Smit 7...

  • WP hosts U19 Youth Sevens Tournament Taking Place on Friday

    Sep 14, 10 • 2674 Views • National, Varsity & Club, Varsity CupComments Off on WP hosts U19 Youth Sevens Tournament Taking Place on Friday

    The 18th annual u19 Sevens Tournament, hosted by the WPRFU, will be taking place on Friday 17 September at Florida Park, Tygerberg RFC in Ravensmead. The tournament will consist of 32 teams based on a knock-out system where the losers will play in the plate...

  • Vishuis retain their title in UFS hostel league

    Sep 13, 10 • 2559 Views • Varsity & ClubComments Off on Vishuis retain their title in UFS hostel league

    University of the Free State hostel side Vishuis retained their hostel title that they won in 2009 by defeating JBM by 43-16 in the 2010 final. The men in black dominated the game and they were particularly strong upfront, securing great ball and momentum....

  • Vishuis look to do it again at Free State University

    Sep 9, 10 • 2678 Views • General News, Varsity & ClubComments Off on Vishuis look to do it again at Free State University

    Bloemfoein hostel side Vishuis have once again progressed to the final of the University of the Free state’s hostel leauge. Being the champions of the Varsity Cup’s 2009 hostel section and having  had another great 2010 the men from Vishuis will...