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Nov 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on End of Year Tour – Opportunity for Redemption
Morgan Piek – It’s that time of year again when the rugby starts winding down after yet another long season. With only the annual End of Year Tour remaining on the South African Rugby calendar, it’s time for our players to rest up for a little while...
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Oct 31, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU Transformation Indaba delegates lead way
Sports Minister congratulates SARU for leading way Provincial delegates confirm commitment to transformation SARU Transformation Implementation Plan to be issued Rugby to measure progress in six areas The South African Rugby Union’s “watershed”...
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Oct 30, 12 •
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Comments Off on Sharks move in on UAE Rugby
UAE Rugby today announced a ground breaking development with world famous Super XV franchise The Sharks, based in Durban South Africa, to co operate in the management of three High Performance Academy programmes in the UAE commencing in January 2013. The...
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Oct 8, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship 2012 Log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA BPts Pts 1 New Zealand 6 6 0 0 177 66 111 18 6 2 26 2 Australia 6 3 0 3 101 137 -36 7 12 0 12 3 South Africa 6 2 1 3 120 109 11 12 10 2 12 4 [&hellip...
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Oct 7, 12 •
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Comments Off on Brodie Retallick issued an Off-Field Yellow Card
Brodie Retallick of New Zealand has been issued with an off-field yellow card for contravening Law 10.4 (j) Lifting a Player from the ground and either dropping or driving that Player’s head and/or upper body into the ground during the match at the weekend...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Tickets still available for Soccer City’s Castle Rugby Championship clash
Tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Springboks/ All Blacks Test match at Soccer City, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) confirmed on Friday. Tickets costing R250 and R450 can be bought through Computicket. “Contrary to what seems to be...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on Minister of Sport hands out Springboks’ jerseys
South Africa’s Minister of Sport and Recreation, the Rt Hon Fikile Mbalula, on Friday morning urged the Springboks to make South Africa proud when they face New Zealand at Soccer City in their final Test of The Castle Rugby Championship. Minister Mbalula...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Six Preview – Pumas vs Wallabies
Argentina versus Australia at the Stadio Gigante de arroyito, Rosario The Pumas will wrap up their maiden campaign in The Rugby Championship with a match in the historic Rosario on the banks of the Paraná River, hosting a Wallabies team that last weekend...
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Oct 5, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Six Preview – Springboks vs All Blacks
South Africa versus New Zealand at FNB Stadium, Soweto The All Blacks arrive in Soweto as The Rugby Championship champions, but it is somewhat fitting that with the ultimate symbol of Southern Hemisphere Rugby supremacy in hand, New Zealand still need to play...
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Oct 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on Orlando Absa Boktown prices slashed
The South African Rugby Union has slashed the price of tickets to a special Absa Boktown at Orlando Stadium on Saturday, as rugby doubles the fun for Soweto residents when the Springboks take on the All Blacks. Tickets will now cost just R10 for all entrants...
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Oct 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on All Blacks side named to face the Boks at Soccer City
15. Israel Dagg, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 11.Hosea Gear, 10. Dan Carter, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Kieran Read, 7. Richie McCaw (Captain), 6. Liam Messam, 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Brodie Retallick, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Andrew Hore, 1....
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Oct 4, 12 •
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Comments Off on IRB Statement – Wallabies substitutions at Loftus Versfeld.
By SANZAR News Service and irb.com The IRB has confirmed that the match official team taking charge of Saturday’s The Investec Rugby Championship between South Africa and Australia in Pretoria incorrectly prevented Australia from making a substitute...
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Oct 3, 12 •
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Comments Off on Springbok side named to face the All Blacks at Soccer City
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Wednesday named the same starting line-up that beat Australia last weekend for Saturday’s Test in The Castle Rugby Championship against New Zealand at Soccer City in Soweto. It’s the first time this season that the...
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Oct 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU invites fans to vote for Player of the Year
Fans asked to vote for top players for the first time Public polling in six categories opens today Fans to vote through Facebook, closing date October 17 Lucky fans to attend awards Coaches to have biggest say in choosing players of tournaments Rugby fans...
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Oct 1, 12 •
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Comments Off on SARU puts R250 tickets on general sale for Soccer City
Tickets costing R250 for the Springboks’ final match of the Castle Rugby Championship, against New Zealand at Soccer City on October 6, are now on general sale. Almost 7,000 tickets at R250 were released exclusively through Soweto outlets – but have now...
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Sep 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Five Preview – Springboks vs Wallabies
South Africa versus Australia at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria The Springboks will look to add to their solitary victory in The Rugby Championship so far, kicking off two straight home matches with the Wallabies arriving in the Republic for the first of two tour...
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Sep 28, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Five Preview – Pumas vs All Blacks
Argentina versus New Zealand at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata The Rugby Championship’s new addition in the Pumas will host the World Champion All Blacks in back-to-back matches in South America, with the beautiful Estadio Ciudad de La Plata hosting a...
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Sep 27, 12 •
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Comments Off on Wallabies team to play South Africa named
A new flyhalf and two notable individual career milestones mark the Qantas Wallabies line-up named today for Saturday’s (3am, Sunday morning, AEST) fifth Test of The Castrol EDGE Rugby Championship. Australia faces South Africa at Loftus Versfeld in...
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Sep 26, 12 •
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Comments Off on Bok team to face the Wallabies at Loftus
Johan Goosen promoted to start for Springboks Johan Goosen will start his first Test for the Springboks when he runs out at flyhalf against Australia in The Castle Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. The inclusion of the 20-year-old...
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Sep 22, 12 •
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Comments Off on Four players added to Springbok squad
Four players have been called up to the Springbok squad of 30 for the final two Tests of The Castle Rugby Championship, in South Africa against Australia and New Zealand. The four new faces in the squad who did not tour to Australasia, are the uncapped MTN...
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Sep 17, 12 •
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Comments Off on Orlando Absa Boktown Tickets go on sale
The South African Rugby Union is doubling the rugby fun for Soweto residents when the Springboks hit town later this month with a special Absa Boktown at Orlando Stadium The Springboks play New Zealand just up the road at Soccer City on October 6, but fans...
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Sep 16, 12 •
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Comments Off on Dean Greyling Suspended for Two Weeks
The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Paul Tully has accepted a guilty plea from Dean Greyling of South Africa for contravening Law 10.4 (a) Punching or Striking after he was Cited following the match at the weekend between New Zealand and South Africa in The...
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Sep 15, 12 •
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Comments Off on Dean Greyling cited for foul play
Springbok prop Dean Greyling has been cited for alleged foul play during Saturday’s match against New Zealand in The Castle Rugby Championship at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. Greyling is alleged to have contravened Law 10.4 (a) punching or striking,...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Four Preview – Australia vs Argentina
Australia versus Argentina at Skilled Stadium, Gold Coast The Wallabies will play the Pumas for the first time in The Rugby Championship this weekend, the first match between the two countries since the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Australia were able to win that...
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Sep 13, 12 •
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Comments Off on The Rugby Championship Round Four Preview – New Zealand vs South Africa
New Zealand versus South Africa at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin The World Champion All Blacks will face up to arguably their greatest rivals as they face the Springboks for the first time in The Rugby Championship, and a victory to the current ladder...