Cricket South Africa paid tribute to Johan Botha and his Standard Bank Proteas ODI squad for beating Australia 4-1 at the WACA on Friday, a victory which has clinched the number one spot in the Reliance Mobile ICC ratings for South Africa.
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Recent reports suggested that former World Cup-winning Springbok coach Jake White was a top contender to take over the coaching role from Heyneke Meyer at Leicester Tigers.
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An intercept try by replacement Björn Basson five minutes from time gave the Cheetahs a 20-16 win over the Bulls in a hard-fought Super 14 pre-season encounter in Polokwane on Friday.
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The Department of Sport and Recreation definitely do not own the rights to the Springbok emblem and cannot lay claim to it.
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rugby365.com columnist Ebrahim Moerat believes keeping core players fresh during the Super 14 is crucial as the Springboks look to muffle the Lions’ roar.
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Springbok coach Peter de Villiers will attend Friday night’s friendly rugby match between the Bulls and Cheetahs in Polokwane.
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Dan Carter is coming to Cape Town as an ambassador of the Cape Town Tens.
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The University of Cape Town (UCT) are gearing up for a titanic Varsity Cup opener against arch-rivals Stellenbosch on Monday, February 2 (kick-off 4.45pm), with head coach John Dobson declaring a ‘clean slate’ for his Ikey Tigers in 2009.
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Having got a bit of a scare against the Lions, Ludeke selected all his top players for their final warm-up match against the Cheetahs.
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The Sharks will hold internal trials as final preparation for the Super 14.
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Leicester Tigers head coach Heyneke Meyer resigned on Wednesday following a period of compassionate leave in his native South Africa, the club said.
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Reds flyhalf Quade Cooper says the team is determined to shed the underdog tag and want to ensure other Super 14 outfits fear them this year.
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Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus is likely to give several fringe players a run when the Stormers play Boland in their second pre-season friendly in Wellington on Saturday.
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Proposed sports regulations that would make the minister of sport an almighty selector were withdrawn on Tuesday night.
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Springbok prop Cobus Visagie says only the Sharks are solid on their own ball, and that the Boks should call on Daan Human at tighthead.Â
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South Africa’s leading sports kit supplier, Canterbury South Africa, has promised to fulfil all its obligations despite the shock announcement that the company has applied for liquidation.
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The Lions coach, Loffie Eloff, is not reading too much into their victory over the Bulls in the warm-up match last weekend.
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The Bulls loss against the Lions in their warm-up match came at a cost with injuries to two key players.
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The Vodacom Cheetahs have released the team to take on the Bulls in their second warm-up game.
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Meyer Bosman will for the first time in a long time, have the opportunity to show why White rated him as a flyhalf.
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Top South African rugby players will be the target of French clubs next month as three top clubs head to the country to try and sign talent in a “Valentine’s safari�.
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The reception Luke Watson got from the Newlands crowd was not unexpected, but it still leaves a bad taste.
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Saracens may have lost their friendly fixture against the Stormers, but that certainly did not stop their coach, Eddie Jones, from going on the offensive. Jones slammed the Stormers scrum after the Cape side beat Saracens 43-33 at Newlands.
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The Proteas face up to the Aussies in Adelaide leading the series 2 – 1.
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The Western Force players, despite going down 19-24 to a late charge from the Crusaders, showed in the Super 14 pre-season outing in Perth that they have not been sidetracked by the John Mitchell mania.
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Bulls coach Frans Ludeke acknowledged that his team’s inability to dominate the advantage line was a major contributing factor to their comprehensive defeat at the hands of the Lions in their Super 14 pre-season encounter at the weekend.
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The Stormers got their year off to a winning start, scoring a noteworthy 43-33 win over English Premiership club Saracens at Newlands on Sunday.
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Draft legislation that was quietly placed for comments is aiming at far reaching draconian control over sport by Makhenkhesi and his department of sport. â–º Sports teams must be okayed 30 days in advance. â–º Transgressors can be jailed for 10 years.
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