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West Indies 222 (47.3 ov)
South Africa 223/3 (42.5 0v) SA won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match – AB de Viliers 107 off 105 Balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
The death of a Crusaders board member during the Christchurch earthquake hung over a meeting of players tonight to determine the fate of Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes.
More than a dozen players who competed in pre-season Vodacom Super Rugby and Vodacom Cup matches, as well as in the FNB Varsity Cup were selected in the South Africa Under-20 squad that will travel to Argentina to participate in a series of internationals against Argentina in March.
Springbok lock Victor Matfield has given his team-mate some sage advice ahead of an impending move to Toulon in France after the World Cup : Learn French quickly.
The Cheetahs have followed the “correct channels” in order to find an urgent solution for their scrumming problems and eradicate all misunderstandings ahead of Friday’s Super Rugby match against the Bulls.
a Quick wrap up of the Varsity Cup games played on Monday 21 February 2011. Varsity Shield results are at the end of this article.
Lions coach John Mitchell attributed his team’s 24-20 home defeat by the Bulls on Saturday to a lack of team work at crucial stages in the game.
A game played at 100 miles an hour showed the difference in fitness levels. The Lions were much better prepared and in far greater match fit condition than the Bulls yesterday. Only the experience of the Bulls helped them to hang on and win their first game.
At a rainy Kings Park, the Sharks opened their Super Rugby season with a workmanlike 24-9 win over the Cheetahs on Saturday evening.
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The words “World Cup” are stamped on page one of every New Zealand Super 15 handbook with the series overshadowed by All Blacks’ coach Graham Henry charged with producing a world champion side.
The Cheetahs have unveiled their new PUMA kit which they will wear during the Vodacom Super Rugby, Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup tournaments.
The contract with PUMA runs beyond 2014 and includes PUMA providing full technical kit for the team. The deal marks PUMA’s first appearance as a kit sponsor in Super Rugby.
The PUMA kit will be worn by the Cheetahs, as well as all affiliated teams and unions of the Free State Rugby Union.
“We are indeed very happy and proud to be associated with a top brand like PUMA,” says Harold Verster, managing director of the Cheetahs.
Shimlas bounced back from their home defeat last week, to record a 21-15 Varsity Cup win over the defending champion FNB Maties on Monday night – an evening which saw FNB UCT, FNB TUT and FNB UJ all claim valuable away wins on Valentine’s Day.
Dale Steyn has been honoured by a leading cricket website for his match-winning bowling performance against India at Nagpur last year.
NWU Pukke 8 / IKEYS 36 (Final Score)
Scorers:
NWU Pukke: Try- Willem Barnard
Penalty-Johann Laker
Ikeys : Tries -Tiger Bax, Therlow Pietersen, Nizaam Carr, Paul Cohen
Conversions- Demetri Catrakilis 2, Penalties- Demetri Catrakilis 4
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South Africa wins the USA 7’s – Fiji 14-24 South Africa
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Ireland 22 /France 25 (Final Score)
Ireland and France locked horns at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday with each looking to maintain their 100 percent record in this year’s Six Nations competition. France in the end did not have to play that much rugby. They were accurate with the boot from Parra and Yachvili and the Meddart try.
Simnikiwe Xabanisa said in his article in Sunday Times a Lot of teams, players and coaches have much to prove in this year’s Super rugby season. He picked the 15 he feels who have the most to play for. Go ahead name your players.
Forty years ago, Syd Nomis’s intercept try against Brian Lochore’s All Blacks swept him into Springbok folklore. As Afrikaans radio broadcaster Gerhard Viviers shouted breathlessly “Sydie … Sydie … Sydie!”, Nomis sprinted for the line, securing a 17-6 victory for the Boks.
Arguably the first significant curse of the still-sweltering “silly season” in South African rugby has struck last season’s Super Rugby runners-up, the Stormers.
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“Unlike in previous years, there is no limit on the size of the squad. Franchises can nominate as many names as they like,” said regional tournament director Johan Botes.
Pumped and ready to rumble. How the South African Super rugby coaches feel before the start of the season.
Mitchell is the man to turn pussycats into Lions. This article is the red flag the Lions needed.
SANZAR has released the match officials for Week 1 of the new Vodacom Super Rugby tournament with Bryce Lawrence taking charge of the first ever Super Rugby match in a tournament with 15 teams.
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Round 2 of the Six Nations Championship will be played this weekend. Our Superbru Predictor of the Week EEE, leads the pack on 6.5 points. Get your predictions in before the cut off on Saturday 12 February, game starts at 16:30 SA time.
Three tries and a 19-3 lead after only 13 minutes tell the general story of the match between the Lions and the Argentine champions Tucuman at Coca-Cola Park on Wednesday night.
South African concerns that the expanded Super Rugby tournament will lead to players suffering from exhaustion at this year’s World Cup have been laughed off by their Australian counterparts.
All Blacks and Crusaders captain Richie McCaw will miss the first month of the Super Rugby season after fracturing a bone in his foot.
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The dark clouds did not hang over Loftus Versfeld for very long before Zane Kirchner delivered the silver lining with a broad smile.
The Maties have won three titles in a row and even though some find winning boring – those who lose tend to find it boring, it seems! – there is no doubting the overall excellence of the Men in Maroon since 2008.
The executive council of the SA Rugby Union apparently became concerned at the amount of freelancing the Springbok management team did last year, and asked president Oregan Hoskins to convey the message that it was time the World Cup became their priority.
The expanded Super rugby competition, particularly its emphasis on bone-crushing derby matches, holds peril Springbok coach Peter de Villiers admits may keep him up at night.
Very nominally, the Stormers have something to place in the cobwebbed trophy cabinet at Newlands, as it were, after their clean-sweep performance in the Neo Africa Tri-Series.
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In direct contrast to some of South Africa’s other Super Rugby franchises, the Bulls showed very few signs of rust when they raced to an impressive 68-5 victory over an invitational Premier XV side at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday evening.
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