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Mar 5, 20 •
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Comments Off on Madibaz primed for clash with Western Cape rivals
FNB Madibaz rugby player Johan Lombard says the team will be aiming to deliver a full 80-minute performance when they clash with Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town tomorrow. The 20-year-old inside centre was the Player that Rocks against...
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Jan 23, 20 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz target strong performance in Varsity Shield
The FNB Madibaz rugby team have their attention firmly focused on another successful season in the Varsity Shield tournament when the opening fixtures are played next month. This is a crucial year for the Nelson Mandela University club as it represents a...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz gear up for CPUT onslaught
FNB Madibaz rugby captain Riaan Esterhuizen wants his team to emulate their defensive display in the semifinals when they face Cape Peninsula University of Technology in the FNB Varsity Shield final on Thursday. The match will take place at the Madibaz...
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Apr 3, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz will stick to tried and trusted approach
It will be more of the same in terms of preparations by the FNB Madibaz rugby team as the FNB Varsity Shield reaches its business end with this week’s semifinals. The matches take place on Thursday, with the Nelson Mandela University outfit hosting...
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Mar 20, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Hard work pays off for Madibaz rugby
FNB Madibaz rugby captain Riaan Esterhuizen says the hard work they put in during their pre-season programme is paying dividends in the FNB Varsity Shield competition. The Nelson Mandela University side maintained their unbeaten run when they defeated Tshwane...
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Mar 14, 19 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Madibaz refreshed after Varsity Shield bye
The FNB Madibaz rugby team will resume their FNB Varsity Shield campaign with fresh energy when they host Tshwane University of Technology in Port Elizabeth on Monday. The match at the Madibaz Stadium starts at 6.30pm and will see the Nelson Mandela...
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Apr 19, 16 •
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nelio@15.co.za •
Comments Off on FNB Wits cap off outstanding Varsity Shield campaign
MATCH REPORT: FNB Wits cap off outstanding Varsity Shield campaign, defeating FNB UWC 39-2 in the final FNB Wits were too strong for FNB UWC, dominating the Varsity Shield Final at Wits Rugby Stadium to win 39-2 on Monday night in their final Varsity Shield...
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Apr 15, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB Wits anticipating a fairytale ending in the Varsity Shield Final
MATCH PREVIEW: FNB WITS The Wits Rugby Stadium could be the setting for a Hollywood finish on Monday 18 April, when FNB Wits host FNB UWC in the final of the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International. For FNB Wits, who have already achieved...
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Feb 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on FNB Wits extend their unbeaten run to three with a win over FNB UWC
FNB Wits hosted FNB UWC in Johannesburg as both sides were looking to be in the top two on the log after the FNB Varsity Shield game. Both sides would have been hoping to build on their previous victories, but it was ultimately the hosts who emerged...
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Feb 22, 16 •
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Comments Off on Historic win for the men from Alice as FNB UFH register first victory
FNB UFH were aiming for a maiden win in 2016, in front of a home with a crowd. And they managed it in nail-biting fashion at the death against FNB UFH. It was a fairytale victory that could not come at a better time. It was a strong, physical encounter. FNB...
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Feb 19, 16 •
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Comments Off on VARSITY SHIELD PREVIEWS 22 FEBRUARY 2016
VARSITY SHIELD FNB WITS vs FNB UWC at Wits Rugby Stadium, 18h30 Why change the winning team when it does the job? That seemed to be what FNB UWC coach Chester Williams had in mind when he made only one shift to the side that beat FNB TUT Vikings...
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Feb 15, 16 •
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In the opening match of Round Two FNB NMMU-Madibaz host FNB Maties at the NMMU Stadium. The last time the two sides met in PE was in 2014 and it was the FNB Madibaz who blew the FNB Maties away. The FNB Madibaz fell just short of FNB UJ in their opening...
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Feb 9, 16 •
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Comments Off on Rugby Union Weekly Fixtures and Results (9 – 15 February 2016)
All SA Times – Rugby 15 will update the results after each game: Super Rugby Warm Up Games: February 2016 11 Toulouse 17 v Sharks 31 11 Highlanders 19 v Crusaders 19 12 Reds 18 v Brumbies 31 12 Chiefs 17 v Waratahs 12 12 Southern Kings 11 v Cheetahs 21 13...
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Feb 3, 16 •
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Comments Off on 2016 Varsity Shield starts as it ended in 2015 – with a bang!
There will be no love lost on 1 February 2016, as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International begins just as it ended in 2015 – with a mammoth encounter between two of the competition’s best. A home crowd was silenced. The home...
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Apr 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ixias get their Varsity Cup reward
FNB CUT Ixias will play in the 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International after they won 35-26 against the FNB UKZN Impi in the Varsity Shield Final in Bloemfontein on Monday. The Men from Bloemfontein celebrate becoming champions for the...
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Apr 2, 12 •
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Club Rugby, General News, National, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup •
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Comments Off on Finals time in Bloemfontein: FNB CUT vs FNB WITS ~ Varsity Shield
Morgan Piek – This evening Bloemfontein’s Central University of Technology will play host to the second ever FNB Varsity Shield Final. Amazingly enough we have the same two finalists as in last year inaugural event. The only difference however will...
