WPRU « Rugby-Talk

Jacques Nienaber extends his WP stay with 3-year contract

By grootblousmile, on 20 August 2012, at 5:26 pm

Renowned defence guru Jacques Nienaber has signed a three-year deal with Western Province Rugby, which will keep him in Cape Town until 2016.

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Newlands move to Cape Town Stadium gets new momentum

By grootblousmile, on 15 March 2012, at 4:29 pm

The Western Province Rugby Union and the City of Cape Town have enter into “formal talks” about the possibility of the WPRFU moving base from Newlands to the city’s new stadium in Greenpoint.

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Newlands NOT SO LOST to rugby… afterall

By grootblousmile, on 17 February 2012, at 3:16 pm

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….

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Full Backs

By Just For Kicks, on 30 January 2012, at 4:54 pm

The last in the Stormers squad instalments, these two make up the back line.

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Wings

By Just For Kicks, on 30 January 2012, at 4:25 pm

The Speedsters, and this is where the Bully boys have helped the Stormers out a bit.

Not a shabby bunch of wingers to boot.

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Centres

By Just For Kicks, on 30 January 2012, at 4:10 pm

The main centre pairing for the Stormers have heaps of experience, but thereafter it wears a bit thin pretty quickly.

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Fly Halves

By Just For Kicks, on 30 January 2012, at 3:21 pm

This is where I expect the debate to really get down and dirty, c’mon fella’s, give it your best shot!

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Scrum Halves

By Just For Kicks, on 30 January 2012, at 1:06 pm

Aaah, the scrummies. Those sniping, yapping little chuahuas amongst the pack of hounds. Potential here? I think so.

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Loosies

By Just For Kicks, on 30 January 2012, at 12:35 pm

This is where the debate starts to get interesting. So much conjecture around Burger, his role and where he should play. With Flo gone, is the fetching role going to be an area of contention?

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby squad contenders (continued) – Hookers

By Just For Kicks, on 29 January 2012, at 1:07 pm

The second instalment of the ‘Series de Stormers’, this section deals with the men in the middle.

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Stormers 2012 Super Rugby extended squad contenders – Props

By Just For Kicks, on 26 January 2012, at 7:58 pm

2012 is the year that the Stormers will try to one further than the semi-finals for the 3rd time in a row. If the last two years are anything to go by, and the squad build up that Rassie Erasmus and Allister Coetzee have been trying to achieve, than going all the way should be a given.

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Rassie was forced into a corner, but, ‘not on way to Boks’

By Just For Kicks, on 11 January 2012, at 9:07 am

I have put up two articles on the Rassie affair together, as both are linked.

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Rassie quits Province

By Just For Kicks, on 9 January 2012, at 10:50 pm

Cape Town – Rassie Erasmus has shocked the Western Province Rugby Union (WPRU) by resigning from his position as director of coaching.

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French Top 14: Toulouse wins the Title

By grootblousmile, on 5 June 2011, at 3:52 pm

Toulouse scrapped their way to an 18th French league crown on Saturday, justifying by a whisker their favourites’ tag to edge underdogs Montpellier 15-10 at the Stade de France in the Top 14 final.

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