Super Rugby
Brad Thorn is set to notch up 100 Super Rugby matches when the Highlanders take on the Sharks in Dunedin on Saturday.
I got this from SuperSport, a bit of a satirical look at the Sharks… but also the hope expressed that they start to perform!
DHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has kept the changes to a minimum for Friday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Blues at North Harbour Stadium in Albany (kick-off 09h35 SA time).
Veteran Springbok Schalk Burger is back in hospital and scheduled to go under the knife again.
SANZAR has release the names of the match officials for Round 12 of Super Rugby 2013. Chris Pollock starts the weekend’s action between the Blues and Stormers on Friday.
This weekend has 7 matches, 2 on Friday, 4 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday.
Southern Kings flyer Sergeal Petersen returns to the starting XV after overcoming a groin strain that kept him out of his side’s loss to the Cheetahs this past weekend.
The Hurricanes have called up Manawatu hooker Rob Foreman after an injuries to Motu Matu’u and Dane Coles.
The Hurricanes only have Ash Dixon as a recognised hooker available but prop Reggie Goodes able to cover the position as back-up.
Coles has a fractured eye socket and Matu’u fractured his forearm playing against the Stormers on the weekend.
The DHL Stormers were the only Vodacom Super Rugby team to win away from home this weekend as the Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs opened up a slight gap at the top of the South African Conference.
Die beseringslysie van die Vodacom Bulls word al korter. Dit is die nuus uit die Bulls kamp na die naweek se wedstryd teen die Waratahs.
A SANZAR Judicial Hearing dismissed the citing of Frans Steyn following the match against the Chiefs which obviously is a huge relief for a team who cannot afford to keep losing players.
Crusaders (18) 30 / 26 (11) Rebels (Final Score)
The Crusaders and Melbourne Rebels did battle in Super Rugby at AMI Stadium, Christchurch at 06:05 SA Time (04:05 GMT, 16:05 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Cheetahs (15) 26 / 12 (9) Kings (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Southern Kings did battle in Super Rugby at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 19:10 SA Time (17:10 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The matchwas broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Bulls (12) 30 / 19 (5) Waratahs (Final Score)
The Vodacom Bulls and Waratahs did battle in Super Rugby at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Brumbies (29) 41 / 7 (0) Force (Final Score)
The Brumbies and the Western Force did battle in Super Rugby at Canberra Stadium, Canberra at 11:40 SA Time (09:40 GMT, 19:40 Canberra Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Chiefs (24) 37 / 29 (19) Sharks (Final Score)
The Chiefs and The Sharks did battle in Super Rugby at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Reds (9) 12 / 11 (11) Blues (Final Score)
The Reds and Blues did battle in Super Rugby at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane at 11:40 SA Time (09:40 GMT, 19:40 Brisbane Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Hurricanes (11) 16 / 18 (7) Stormers (Final Score)
The Hurricanes and DHL Stormers did battle in Super Rugby at FMG Stadium, Palmerston North at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they were announded for Round 11 of Super Rugby 2013.
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske has left his run-on team unchanged for their Super Rugby match against the Kings in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Kick-off is at 19:10.
Dean Greyling will make his first start for the Vodacom Bulls this season, when the Pretoria-based side take on the Waratahs in a Vodacom Super Rugby clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made a number of enforced and rotational changes to his team that meets the Chiefs in Hamilton in their Vodacom Super Rugby clash on Saturday, with a number of players set to make their debuts.
The DHL Stormers team has been announced for the Cape outfit’s first Vodacom Super Rugby tour game of the 2013 season – against the Hurricanes in Palmerston North on Friday (kick-off 09:35 SA time).
SANZAR have released the names of the Match officials for Round 11 of Super Rugby 2013. Steve Walsh starts the weekend’s action with the game between the Hurricanes and Stormers, on Friday.
Andries Strauss will captain the Kings in their clash with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein this weekend with Luke Watson relegated to the bench.
The Sharks have been dealt another cruel injury blow as centre Paul Jordaan suffered a season ending injury during a training session in Sydney early this week.
Wallabies and Reds winger Digby Ioane says that he had “no choice” but to quit the Reds following a long-running dispute over third-party payments.
All Blacks and Crusaders winger Zac Guildford could be playing his last Super Rugby season in New Zealand.
Key DHL Stormers forwards Eben Etzebeth, Deon Fourie, De Kock Steenkamp and Rynhardt Elstadt have extended their playing contracts with Western Province Rugby.
As many as 15 percent of New Zealand’s professional players may be wrestling with stress, anxiety, substance abuse and behavioural and mental health issues.
This is the outcome of a survey, done by the New Zealand Herald, in the wake of the Julian Savea saga – the latest in a long line of All Blacks who fell foul of the law.
Vodacom Bulls lock Paul Willemse will be out of action for three months following a knee injury sustained in Saturday’s win over the Southern Kings, but there is a green light to the fitness of Wynand Olivier and Dewald Potgieter.
A MRI scan on Monday revealed a MCL injury to the big lock, ruling him out of action for the next nine weeks. He will undergo an operation on Wednesday.
Lions captain JC Janse van Rensburg has answered a Sharks AOS and will join them on tour in Australasia.
The Sharks flew out of Durban at the weekend as their injury toll mounted – seasoned Springbok prop Tendai Mtawarira ruled out with a calf injury, while Lions loan player Andries Coetzee stayed behind with a suspected dislocated shoulder.
Springbok winger JP Pietersen will head to Japan for the next two seasons but will still be available to play for the Springbok team for a large part of the international season.
Australia’s Super Rugby dominance of New Zealand teams should serve as a warning: Kiwi sides preoccupied with a running game have become too predictable and vulnerable.
Sharks’ coach John Plumtree has revealed that their 6-12 loss to the Cheetahs has come with the added cost of losing prop Tendai (the Beast) Mtawarira for a month amongst others.
The Vodacom Bulls jumped from third to first in the South African Vodacom Super Rugby Conference after their bonus-point victory over the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Their fourth try was scored in injury time, but it was enough for the Vodacom Bulls to return to Pretoria with five points which saw them go to 28 log points halfway through the league phase of the competition. They won 34-0.