Rovers take on Durbell in George at 4pm today. [...]
Posts tagged with: Supersport
Cell C Community Cup Quarter Final: College Rovers v Durbell
Cell C Community Cup – Rovers v Despatch
The brand new Cell C Community Cup competition kicks off this afternoon, with reigning National Club Champions Jonsson College Rovers taking on GAP Despatch at Kings Park. [...]
Sharks v Leopards – exclusive game footage
Once again, we have to thank our intrepid reporter Maria, aka Letgo, for going to frankly ridiculous lengths to bring us coverage from Sharks games that don’t attract Supersport’s attention. [...]
Busy schedule for Lions
They may not be playing Super Rugby this year, but the Lions are hardly resting on their laurels (as ironic a statement as that may be) while the other South African sides are. The “Lions Challenge” series, an alternative set of fixtures aimed at keeping the troops fresh despite the absence of a Super Rugby berth, kicks off as early as this Saturday, with a match against Russia. [...]
Spies extends Bulls stay
Bok eighthman Pierre Spies, who has apparently been dragging his heels a little bit, has now finally signed the contract extension put in front of him by the Blue Bulls and will, as a result, remain at Loftus for the next three years, until October 2015. [...]
Bulls beef up for WP
A trio of experienced players will return for the Blue Bulls this weekend as they aim to lift themselves off the foot of the Currie Cup log by beating Western Province at Loftus. [...]
Juniors to face tricky choice
Brenden Nel has just written up a very interesting piece on SuperSport, based on an interview with SARU CEO Jurie Roux. The subject of the discussion was retention of players for the Boks, despite big money offers to play for other international teams. [...]
Sharks keen on Jantjies – reports
According to the generally reliable Brenden Nel of Supersport, Lions flyhalf Elton Jantjies has been offered a spot in the Sharks’ Super Rugby squad for next year, although a deal from the Stormers is understood to be on the table as well. [...]
Lions shambles continues unabated
As the Golden Lions management apparently met with a delegation from SARU yesterday, aimed at thrashing out ways in which the newly-demoted franchise can be “supported” while excluded from Super Rugby in 2013, a series of fresh blows have rocked the once-proud union. [...]
Plum’s “indefinite” break is definitely temporary
Talk about injudicious word choice setting tongues a-wagging and rugby fans a-panicking! Our friends at SuperSport certainly managed to twist a fair few pairs of panties yesterday by announcing that Sharks coach john Plumtree would be taking an “indefinite” break from the sport. [...]
Adongo heads to New Zealand
Brenden Nel, writing for the SuperSport website, has revealed that the Bulls have released former Sharks XV forward Daniel Adongo after just 6 months. The big Kenyan utility forward has already left for New Zealand, where former All Black Tana Umaga has snapped him up to play for Counties Manakau in the ITM Cup. [...]
Craven Week kicks off
The 2012 Craven Week tournament kicks off at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth today. Good news for fans of schoolboy rugby is that SuperSport will be covering the event in full, with all games shown live on SuperSport 1 throughout the course of the week. [...]
Still no Burger
According to a report on Supersport’s website, Stormers captain Schalk Burger still won’t be in action when his side takes on the Lions this weekend, having apparently suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from a knee injury picked up earlier in the season. [...]
From World Cup to Varsity Shield…
…the Peter de Villiers roller coaster ride continues… [...]
It’s old against young in interesting scheduling conflict
Guess what fans… John Smit’s testimonial match this Friday night is on at exactly the same time as the IRB Junior World Championship final between South Africa and New Zealand. Now which genius allowed that one to happen? [...]
