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Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they were announced for Week 1 of Super Rugby 2012.
The last of the team sheets, that of the Highlanders, came in this morning as they waited till the last minute due to some serious possible injury concerns.
Tomorrow they’ll be bitter enemies, but today Springbok hookers Bismarck du Plessis and Chiliboy Ralepelle were elected to lead the South African Rugby Players Association (SARPA).
Following today’s metting between SARU and the “Big Five” SA Super Rugby Franchises, SARU released the following:
Representatives of the South African Vodacom Super Rugby franchises will accompany the delegates of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to present a case for competition expansion in 2013 to SANZAR partners next month.
With time creeping up on us very fast, we have received our first allottment of Super Rugby tickets, 10 in total, for the game between the MTN Lions and Toyota Cheetahs, which takes place on Saturday at 19:10 SA Time.
Scrumdown, one of our Lions reporters collected them today and phoned me.
He left a very good suggestion that we could give a couple of tickets to some of the unsung medics and helpers who work at the games in the Lions region… and he seems to have just the right people in mind.
The South African Rugby Union’s head honchos will come face-to-face with the ‘big five’ at a crucial meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
The SARU delegation, headed by CEO Jurie Roux, will meet with officials of the five current SA franchises – Lions, Bulls, Cheetahs, Sharks and Stormers.
Here is the Vocacom Bulls team to face the Sharks on Friday night (19:10 SA Time) at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria.
We are including the English and Afrikaans versions of the Official Vodacom Bulls Media Release.
Bulls centre Johann Sadie says he is a “stronger, fitter and mentally tougher” player since joining the Bulls from the Stormers.
Tuks (24) 40 / Pukke (10) 20 (Final Score)
Tuks (University of Pretoria) and Pukke (North West University) did battle in the Varsity Cup at Tuks Rugby Stadium, LC de Villiers Sports Grounds, Pretoria at 19:00 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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UJ (24) 48 / NMMU (5) 18 (Final Score)
UJ (University of Johannesburg) and NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) did battle in the Varsity Cup at UJ Stadium, Johannesburg at 17:00 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Stormers and Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has signed a new contract to stay in Cape Town until 2015 and has turned down the opportunity to join Heyneke Meyer’s new Springbok coaching staff
As the maxim goes: ‘It never rains but it pours.’This certainly rings true for the South African Rugby Union.
In the midst of a predicament over their handling of the Southern Kings’ entry in Super Rugby, it has emerged that for the past 16 months SARU have been at loggerheads with one of their most prominent contractors.
As we have become accustomed to, 4 matches will be played today, Monday 20 February 2012, but only 2 matches will be broadcast on TV in South Africa.
We will be covering the first 2 matches with Live game Articles.
The matches are:
- UJ vs NMMU – 17:00 (Broadcast on SuperSport 1 & CSN)
- Tuks vs Pukke – 19:00 (Broadcast on SuperSpot 1 & CSN)
- Maties vs Shimlas – 19:00
- TUT vs UCT – 19:00
The 8th and last Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for the BACK THREE (WINGS & FULLBACKS) in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
The 7th and Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for CENTRES in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
The 6th and Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for FLYHALVES in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
The 5th and Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for SCRUMHALVES in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
The 4th and Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for LOOSEFORWARDS in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
The 3rd and Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for LOCKS in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
The Golden Lions Rugby Union has given Rugby-Talk 10 match day tickets for every Super Rugby home game of the Lions for 2012.
Firstly I have to thank Krystle Geach at the Lions for this kind gesture and consideration, it is appreciated, and we’ll put the tickets to good use.
This set me thinking… in addition to the Lions tickets, maybe I should approach the other 4 Super Rugby Franchises for match day tickets as well, and here’s why!
The 2nd and Article in the set discussing the Sharks Super Rugby players for 2012.
In this Article we look at the contenders for HOOKERS in the Sharks 2012 Super Rugby group, and what their worth will be in Super Rugby terms.
Yesterday speculation was rife that Newlands and possibly Kings Park would not be used in future for rugby events, and more specifically for Test Rugby.
This follows from New Safety Regulations governing Sports events, in the process of being passed into law.
As often happens, only part of the story was reported, by overzealous journalism.
Here’s the happy sequel to the story….
Hello folks and fellow SuperBru players.
Today is D-Day for 2 of the 3 Rugby-Talk SuperBru pools. Later today I have to decide, who stays and who gets booted out of the Rugby-Talk Six Nations pool as well as out of the Rugby-Talk Varsity Cup 2012 pool.
Here’s a list of players not accepted in those 2 pools yet:
We’ve received an official request from the Golden Lions Rugby Union (with which we have extremely good working relations) to help advertise for them to fill the vacant post of CEO of the Union.
Manie Reyneke, the previous CEO, vacated the position late last year, and a new appointment has not been made.
I’m sure there are some of our readers who might just qualify for the position!
Be assured, with all the rumours and innuendo going around about the Lions, that it WILL NOT be the easiest of jobs to do, one would need a skin thicker than that of a rhino!
Herewith the full Advert:
Cheetahs tighthead prop WP Nel has signed a three-year contract with Scottish Pro12 outfit Edinburgh and will join the capital club at the end of the Super Rugby season.
The Southern Kings may not exactly be the flavour of the month in South Africa, but coach Alan Solomons is forging ahead – determined to make them a competitive Super Rugby outfit in 2013.
Vodacom Bulls midfielder Wynand Olivier is in a race against time to be fit for his side’s Vodacom Super Rugby tournament’s season opener against the Sharks on February 24th.
The Blue Bulls Vodacom Cup side to play the Leopards in die friendly match in Mahikeng on Saturday has been named.
Sharks coach John Plumtree has been forced to make changes to his team to face the Southern Kings this Friday evening at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
John Plumtree, the coach of the Sharks, has named his squad to take on the Southern Kings.
This side is starting to look more and more like the likely starting lineup with wich the Sharks plan to launch their Super Rugby campaign of 2012.
The only notable variances WILL come at looseforward, where the Sharks regular captain of the season, Keegan Daniel, is only playing from the bench.
In Keegan’s absense, fiery hooker, Bismarck du Plessis leads the side as captain for the day.
Former France international Sebastien Chabal has announced that he will play Super Rugby for an Australian team in the very near future.
Lions coach John Mitchell has included playmaker flyhalf Elton Jantjies in the team to take on the Southern Kings in a warm-up match in George on Tuesday.
New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw has begun running again following foot surgery but does not expect to be available for the Crusaders’ Super Rugby campaign until at least April.
PUMA® has unveiled a dramatic new Away kit that the Vodacom Bulls rugby team will sport in the Vodacom Super Rugby 2012 competition. The striking colour marks a significant image shift for the Vodacom Bulls and is inspired by the purple Jacaranda trees that characterise their hometown Pretoria.
Pukke (12) 12 / Maties (9) 14 (Final Score)
Pukke and Maties (University of Stellenbosch) did battle in the Varsity Cup of 2012 at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds in Potchefstroom at 19:00 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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TUT (0) 0 / TUKS (8) 40 (Final Score)
Tswane University of Technology (TUT) and the University of Pretoria (TUKS) did battle in the Varsity Cup of 2012 at TUT Stadium, Pretoria at 17:00 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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