Posts Tagged ‘rugby’

• Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 5

  Aug 11, 11 • 2071 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 5

  A replay of last year’s Absa Currie Cup final between The Sharks and DHL Western Province in Cape Town, as well as a battle to avoid last place on the log between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Ford Pumas in Nelspruit feature this weekend. Both DHL Western...

  

• MTN Lions to face the Toyota Free State Cheetahs

  Aug 10, 11 • 2125 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on MTN Lions to face the Toyota Free State Cheetahs

  MTN Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Saturday, 13 August 2011 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 19:10   15 Jaco Taute 14 Deon Van Rensburg 13 Lionel Mapoe 12 Alwyn Hollenbach 11 Michael Killian 10 Elton Jantjies 9 Michael Bondesio 8 Joshua Strauss...

  

• The Sharks to face DHL Western Province

  Aug 10, 11 • 2234 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on The Sharks to face DHL Western Province

  DHL  Western Province vs The Sharks Friday, 12 August 2011 DHL Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 19:10 Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik 14 Odwa Ndungane 13 Stefan Terblanche 12 Patrick Lambie 11 Lwazi Mvovo 10 Frederic Michalak 9 Charl McLeod 8 Keegan Daniel (C) 7 Marcell...

  

• DHL Western Province to face The Sharks

  Aug 10, 11 • 4469 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on DHL Western Province to face The Sharks

  DHL  Western Province vs The Sharks Friday, 12 August 2011 DHL Newlands, Cape Town Kick-off: 19:10   Western Province:  15 Conrad Jantjes 14 Danie Poolman 13 Johann Sadie 12 Tim Whitehead 11 JJ Engelbrecht 10 Demetri Catrakilis 9 Dewaldt Duvenage 8 Nick...

  

• Toyota FS Cheetahs to face MTN Lions

  Aug 10, 11 • 2466 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Toyota FS Cheetahs to face MTN Lions

  Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Lions Saturday, 13 August 2011 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg Kick-off: 19:10   Toyota Free State Cheetahs   1          Coenie Oosthuizen 2          Adriaan Strauss ( C ) 3          W.P. Nel...

  

• Springbok team to face Wallabies named on Thursday

  Aug 9, 11 • 2442 Views • International, National, Rugby Championship News, Springbok News, Springboks, The Rugby Championship • admin • Comments Off on Springbok team to face Wallabies named on Thursday

  The Springbok team for this weekend’s Castle Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Durban will now be named on Thursday. The scheduled naming was postponed on Tuesday due to a number of injury and illness concerns among the loose forwards. Pierre Spies...

  

• Jano Vermaak to debut for Blue Bulls in Nelspruit

  Aug 9, 11 • 4475 Views • National • James Loretz • Comments Off on Jano Vermaak to debut for Blue Bulls in Nelspruit

  Returning Springboks Wynand Olivier and Bjorn Basson will be amongst the four new faces in the Vodacom Blue Bulls backline for their Absa Currie Cup clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday. Olivier and Basson, who will play in his first Currie Cup...

  

• Absa Currie Cup Review – Week 4

  Aug 8, 11 • 2252 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Review – Week 4

  The MTN Golden Lions are the only unbeaten team left in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division following their victory at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and defeats to The Sharks and DHL Western Province earlier during the weekend. GWK Griquas repeated their feat...

  

• Sarel to play Currie Cup for the FS Cheetahs.

  Aug 4, 11 • 2097 Views • General News, International, National • admin • Comments Off on Sarel to play Currie Cup for the FS Cheetahs.

  Morgan Piek Bloemfontein – Sarel Pretorius has this afternoon announced that he will be playing for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2012 and 2013 ABSA Currie Cup seasons. He is still contracted to play for the Sydney based Super15 franchise the New South...

  
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  Huget expelled from French Rugby World Cup Squad.

  Aug 4, 11 • 2800 Views • International, National, Six Nations, Six Nations News, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Huget expelled from French Rugby World Cup Squad.

  MARCOUSSIS, France — Yoann Huget was expelled from the French World Cup rugby union squad on Thursday for not observing the anti-doping rules announced French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Pierre Camou. Camou revealed at a news conference that the French...

  

• Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 4

  Aug 4, 11 • 2092 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 4

  The Vodacom Blue Bulls and Toyota Free State Cheetahs have tough home games in the Absa Currie Cup on Saturday as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing defeats.   On Friday evening, The Sharks face a tricky encounter against a...

  

• Absa Currie Cup – Week 3 Round-up.

  Aug 1, 11 • 3076 Views • Currie Cup Results, General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup – Week 3 Round-up.

  Photo by Mike La Grange. Thirty seven tries were scored during a high action weekend of Absa Currie Cup Premier Division action as DHL Western Province, The Sharks, the MTN Golden Lions and GWK Griquas all recorded bonus point victories. Adding the 33 tries...

  

• Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 3

  Jul 28, 11 • 2273 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 3

  Thursday, 28 July 2011   It’s north vs south in Cape Town this weekend as the Vodacom Blue Bulls face last year’s Absa Currie Cup runners up, DHL Western Province, at DHL Newlands on Saturday. Both these sides recorded good victories last weekend and...

  

• National Club Rugby Round-up – Welkom Rovers eye Bethlehem’s crown

  Jul 27, 11 • 5832 Views • Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club • admin • 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...

  

• Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 2

  Jul 21, 11 • 2179 Views • General News, National • admin • Comments Off on Absa Currie Cup Preview – Week 2

  The two most successful Absa Currie Cup sides from the last decade, the Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, square off in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. These two sides have won or shared the Absa Currie Cup no less than seven times in the...

  

• Wallabies to face the Springboks

  Jul 20, 11 • 5432 Views • Australian Rugby Championship, International, National, World Rugby • admin • Comments Off on Wallabies to face the Springboks

  The response had been swift and predictable – under-siege Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has reacted to last weekend’s galling defeat to Samoa by making a raft for changes for the Tri-Nations opener against South Africa in Sydney on Saturday. As the...

  

• Samoa stun Australia to claim great victory

  Jul 17, 11 • 2846 Views • International, Rugby Championship News, The Rugby Championship, World Rugby • James Loretz • Comments Off on Samoa stun Australia to claim great victory

  Samoa surprised Australia and probably the rest of the world when they convincingly beat Australia 32-23 at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Samoa outclassed and outmuscled Australia in every aspect of the game to score four tries while Australia could only crack...

  

• Springbok Captains

  Jul 1, 11 • 4694 Views • Springbok Hall of Fame, Springbok News, Springboks • admin • Comments Off on Springbok Captains

  Name, Postition, Province, Tests as captain, (Total tests), Match in which the player debuted as Captain 1 HH Castens – Prop, Western Province 1 (1) 1891 British Isles 1st test 2 RCD Snedden – Prop, Griqualand West 1 (1) 1891 British Isles 2nd...

  

• Local rugby stars embrace Twitter

  May 1, 11 • 1921 Views • General News, National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • James Loretz • Comments Off on Local rugby stars embrace Twitter

  Apart from putting their bodies on the line every weekend to keep us entertained and with something to talk about around the braai, Bryan Habana, John Smit and Andries Strauss have another thing in common: They all embraced Twitter.   Rugby is still a...

  

• DHL WP team announced to play aganst the FALCONS at The BARNARD STADIUM in Kempton Park

  Mar 2, 11 • 1994 Views • National, Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup News • nelio@15.co.za • Comments Off on DHL WP team announced to play aganst the FALCONS at The BARNARD STADIUM in Kempton Park

  DHL WP TEAM TO PLAY THE FALCONS AT THE BARNARD STADIUM, KEMPTON PARK, ANNOUNCED John Dobson, head coach of the DHL WP Vodacom Cup side, today announced his team to play the Falcons on Saturday 5 March in Kempton Park. Kick off is at 15h00. Dobson’s charges...

  

• Vodacom Bulls bank on experience against Lions

  Feb 16, 11 • 3781 Views • National, Super Rugby, Super Rugby News • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls bank on experience against Lions

  Vodacom Bulls coach, Frans Ludeke, announced a very experienced side to face the Lions in the opening match of their Super Rugby campaign at Coca Cola Park on Saturday. The side will be led by Victor Matfield, who will be playing in his 110th Super match and...

  

• Day1 Craven Week 2010

  Jun 28, 10 • 3237 Views • School, South Africa U18 • Johan Jonck • Comments Off on Day1 Craven Week 2010

  Rugby15 brings you the results of the 2010 Craven Week from Welkom in the Free State. It didn’t take long before the first upset played out. Eastern Province and the Blue Bulls played in a nail-biter in which EP came out victorious. Day 1 results and point...