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The Waratahs have been forced to make two changes ahead of Friday’s final match for the regular season against the Hurricanes at the Sydney Football Stadium.
The Blue Bulls Company would like to announce that tickets for the Super 14 semi-final match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto in two weeks time will be available soon.
South Africa’s top referee, Jonathan Kaplan, will referee the Stormers v Bulls Super 14 clash at Newlands on Saturday.
The RFU has launched an investigation into the behaviour of Saracens South African director of rugby Brendan Venter and his South African Hooker Schalk Brits during Saturday’s first win at Welford Road.
The GLRU (Golden Lions Rugby Union) are reportedly negotiating with a host of high profile players, including the likes of Butch James, Jean de Villiers, John Smit, Bismarck and Jannie du Plessis and Joe van Niekerk.
Former All Blacks No 8, Sione Lauaki, has been charged with careless driving after crashing his car last month following a Super 14 rugby match in Hamilton.
We have found a Lion on top of the LOG!!
Apparently De Wet Barry received a call-up from the Bulls for the match against the Stormers… and if the Monday practice is anything to go by the Bulls squad will indeed be a Bulls B-Team for the game. What is wonderful though is that this team is still a very strong team.
There’s been a lot of speculation whether the last Bulls try, that of Francois Hougaard on 81 minutes, was indeed a try…
Well have a look at the following photo’s, then decide for yourself!
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Click on the 1st Photo and use your RIGHT ARROW on the keyboard to scroll to the next Photo.
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Enjoy this one… but remember if your Internet Connection is slow, let it buffer through once… then watch!
What better way to give a match summary but through a video with highlites…
I suggest that you let the video feed buffer and run once before watching it in continious motion for a 2nd time.. specially those of you with slow internet connections and low download bandwidth!
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Brumbies (17) 31 / Highlanders (3) 3 (79 min)
The Brumbies hosted the Highlanders in Canberra at 11:40 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Brumbies won in convincing fashion and even managed to get their bonus point try just before full time, winning by 31 / 3.
This moves the Brumbies up to 37 Log Points and squarely into the reconing for a semi.
Chiefs (0) 19 / Waratahs (20) 46 (Final Score)
The Chiefs hosted the Waratahs in Hamilton, New Zealand, at 09:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Waratahs romped to a 46 / 19 win and puts them on 38 Log Points… 3rd position.
Bulls (24) 40 / Crusaders (19) 35 (Final Score)
The Bulls hosted the Crusaders at Loftus, Pretoria at 19:10 SA Time, in perfect weather conditions for rugby. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Bulls scraped a win after the final hooter, when Francois Hougaard scored his second try, a controvercial one which will hotly be contested, specially so in New Zealand. The Bulls won by 40 / 35, and the Crusaders earned 2 bonus points.
The Bulls now definately have a home semi-final (at Orlando Stadium, Soweto) and currently stand on 47 Log Points, with the Crusaders on 36 Log Points.
Hurricanes (13) 44 / Reds (21) 21 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the Reds in Wellington, New Zealand at 09:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Hurricanes came from well behind to demolish the Reds in the Second Half and winning by 44 / 21, scoring 6 tries in the match and denying the Reds a single bonus point. Suddenly the Reds have jumped to No 3 on the Log, on 37 Log Points, 1 behind the Stormers.
There is only 2 Rounds left in the General Play-out Rounds of the Super 14 before the 14 Teams are cut down to only 4, for the Semi-finals and still there seems to be only 1 clear semi-finalist decided, the Bulls.
This week sees crucial matches for all contenders for the crown, here are the matches scheduled for this weekend:
| 7 | Hurricanes | v | Reds | Wellington | 09:35 |
| 7 | Vodacom Bulls | v | Crusaders | Loftus Versfeld | 19:10 |
| 8 | Chiefs | v | Waratahs | Hamilton | 09:35 |
| 8 | Brumbies | v | Highlanders | Canberra | 11:40 |
| 8 | Auto & General Lions | v | Blues | Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg | 15:00 |
| 8 | Vodacom Cheetahs | v | Western Force | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein | 17:05 |
| 8 | The Sharks | v | Vodacom Stormers | The Absa Stadium Durban | 19:10 |
Please find both the team lists of the Vodacom Cheetahs and the Western Force as well as the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs that will be taking part in die Vodacom Cup final.
Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Sharks in Durban on Saturday 8 May. Kick-off is at 19h10.
ALL the Super 14 teams for Round 13 of the Super 14 has been announced.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has confirmed that players who feature in the Super 14 final will not play against Wales next month.
Currently the Bulls and the Stormers lead the Super 14 tournament and since 2007 the Springboks have largely been made up of players from the Bulls and Sharks.
Danie Rossouw will replace Bakkies Botha in the Vodacom Bulls team for their match against the Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld on Friday and will earn his 100th Super Rugby cap in the process.
This is one of two changes coach Frans Ludeke made from the side that finished off the Sharks at the same venue last week.
Met die Bulls vs Stormers wedstryd slegs 2 weke weg het ek op die TIPIESE Stormers mentaliteit in Parow afgekom….
Cape Town – The latest tweet from John Smit on social networking site, Twitter, suggests the Sharks captain thankfully hasn’t suffered serious damage to his neck as was initially feared.
New Zealand is abuzz with speculation about the reason behind one of the most bizarre interviews in recent memory – when Hurricanes and All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu let rip with a series of expletives in a live post-match interview.
According to Yahoo!Xtra Sport, Nonu let rip in a bizarre interview – filled with seven swear words, following his side’s Super 14 win against the Chiefs on Saturday.
The injury bogey has made another visit to the Cheetahs camp in the aftermath of their impressive 36-32 Super 14 victory over the Blues at the weekend, claiming two of their start players.
Fiery loose forward Frans Viljoen and Springbok flyer Jongi Nokwe have both been ruled out of the last two rounds of the competition.
The latest Tweet from John Smit on social networking site, Twitter, suggests that the Bok captain had an issue with the way Jonathan Kaplan handled the scrums in the game between the Sharks and Bulls on Saturday. As a result, the Bok and Sharks skipper injured his neck in a scrum engagement and will be going in for a precautionary scan on his neck.
On the web site Sport24, Gavin Rich has written a good Article on Bryan Habana’s rib injury, sustained in the match between the Stormers and the Crusaders on Friday evening.
Crusaders hooker Corey Flynn who made his return to Super 14 rugby against the Stormers on the weekend will miss this weekend’s clash against the Bulls due to injury.
Bulls (9) 27 / Sharks (12) 19 (Final Score)
The Bulls hosted The Sharks at Loftus, Pretoria at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. For the Bulls it was mission accomplished as they won a tough encounter by 27 / 19. No bonus points were earned either way by the Teams.
Effectively the Sharks are now out of the Super 14 race and the Bulls have achieved a semi-final spot and are 2 games clear of the Crusaders, Reds, Brumbies and Waratahs on the Log.
Brumbies (14) 32 / Reds (6) 12 (Final Score)
The Brumbies hosted the Reds in Canberra at 11:40 SA Time, This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Brumbies won 32 / 12 and earned their bonus point for tries in the process.
No corroberation could be obtained yet after Beeld Newspaper reported that Bismarck du Plessis is out of the rest of the Super 14, due to an operation on a growth on one of his back vertabrae.
The Article is in Afrikaans, here goes:
Hurricanes (15) 33 / Chiefs (24) 27 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the Chiefs at Westpac Stadium, Wellington at 09:35 SA Time, This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Hurricanes won the match at the death, scoring their bonus point try, by 33 / 27.
Stormers (12) 42 / Crusaders (7) 14 (Final Score)
The Stormers hosted the Crusaders at Newlands, Cape Town at 19:10 SA Time, This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Stormers romped over the Crusaders by 42 / 14, but without a 4th try for a bonus point.
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Highlanders (12) 26 / Waratahs (10) 10 (Final Score)
The Highlanders hosted the Waratahs in a gale in Invercargill, New Zealand at 09:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Highlanders totally outplayed the Waratahs, turning over a lot of Waratahs ball and playing to their strenghts. The Highlanders won by 26 / 10.
OK, the Naffs and Tik-adicts from the Cape, the Half-cocked Rooinek-poachers from Natal, the Gatgrawers and Damduikers from Sodom & Gemorrah, the Riemrukkers from the Flat Earth Society in the armsalige Freestate as well as those wonderful Dutchmen with the Artificial Balls and hefty wives up North…. here is the opportunity to let off some steam again, with impunity.
The rules are simple and meant for those who can bloody read… here they are: