Archive for June, 2008

ABSA Curry Cup Results WK 2 and Fixtures Wk 3

All the results from the weekend are:
Sharks 38-13 Kavaliers
Cheetahs 22-18 Lions
Valke 36-30 Griquas
WP 26-17 Blue Bulls
Fixtures Week 3
Fri 4 Jul 14:30 Kavaliers v Griquas
Fri 4 Ju 18:10 Lions v Valke
Sat 5 Jul 14:00 WP v Cheetahs
Sat 5 Jul 16:05 Blue Bulls v Sharks SkySportX
Predictions
We got one wrong again this week as the Bulls went down […]

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Top 14 result of the final

Toulouse show their pedigree and come through in a close encounter.
We tipped Clermont to win but on the day Toulouse had to much power and guile and certainly the man who made a difference in Byron Kelleher.
Half time saw the teams in at 10-10 following a bruising first 40 and if anyone thought the […]

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Leeds Carnegie sign coaching duo from Leicester

National Division One club Leeds Carnegie have appointed Andy Key, as their new Director of Rugby and Neil Back MBE, as Head Coach, both on three year contracts from Leicester Tigers. Key and Back will succeed former Director of Rugby Stuart Lancaster, who has joined the RFU as their new Head of Elite Player Development.
Confirming […]

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ABSA Curry Cup Results WK 1 and Fixtures Wk 2

All the results from the weekend are:
Wildeklawer Griquas 16-20 Vodacom FS Cheetahs
Valke 42-48 Boland Kavaliers
The Sharks 28-25 Vodacom WP
Xerox Lions 7-21 Vodacom Blue Bulls
Fixtures Week 2
Fri 27 Jun 16:00 Sharks v Kavaliers
Sat 28 Jun 14:00 Cheetahs v Lions SkySport3
Sat 28 Jun 14:00 Valke v Griquas
Sat 28 Jun 16:05 WP v Blue Bulls SkySport3
Predictions
We called all […]

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Top 14 results of Semis and information on the final

Top 14 results from the weekend are:
Clermont 21-7 Perpignan
Toulouse 31-13 Paris
Final
Sat 28 Jun 19:45 Clermont v Toulouse Stade de France à Saint Denis Eurosport2
Prediction
Clermont will be to strong for the injury ravaged Toulouse and will claim the French crown.

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Heineken Cup 2008/9 Pools announced

The 2008/9 Heineken Cup kicks-off on the 10/11/12 October and the Pools have been announced , the seeding has certainly evened things out, hopefully leading to a better balance to the latter stages. Here are all the pools:
POOL 1: Munster, Sale Sharks, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Montauban
POOL 2: London Wasps, Leinster, Castres Olympique, Edinburgh
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Top 14 results wk 26 and fixtures Semis

Top 14 results from the weekend are:
Toulouse 35-28 Bayonne y
Bourgoin 22-19 Brive y
Biarritz 30-34 Castres n
Montauban 24-17 Albi y
Clermont 95-7 Dax y
Perpignan 23-19 Paris y
Auch 13-23 Montpellier y
Fixtures Semis
Sat 21 Jun 16:00 Clermont v Perpignan Stade Vélodrome à Marseille
Sat 21 Jun 14:00 Toulouse v Paris Stade Chaban Delmas à Bordeaux
Predictions
So Biarritz let us down again, […]

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Air New Zealand Cup

The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup kicks-off over the weekend of the 31 July/3 August 2008. The competition will run over 10 weeks to find this seasons champions. We expect it to be between the usual suspects: Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington and we are tipping Auckland to repeat their win in 2007. We will […]

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Basingstoke RFC Diamond 7’s Sat 2 August

See the best international exponents of the 7’s skill in Hampshire on the 2 August from 10.30 with the final at 18:35.
Basingstoke RFC as part of their 60 year celebrations and to raise monies for their community rugby programme have invited 12 of the top teams to a festival of 7’s rugby at the club […]

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ABSA Curry Cup Fixtures WK 1 and Predictions

The ABSA Curry Cup first round games will be played over the 20/21 June 2008. The fixtures are:
Fri 20 Jun 14:30 Wildeklawer Griquas v Vodacom FS Cheetahs
Fri 20 Jun 18:00 Valke v Boland Kavaliers
Fri 20 Jun 18:10 The Sharks v Vodacom WP
Sat 21 Jun TBC Xerox Lions v Vodacom Blue Bulls
Predictions
Vodacom FS Cheetahs
Boland Kavaliers
The […]

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