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Clinical Bulls win Soweto thrillerThe Vodacom Bulls proved themselves to be an impeccable and amazing rugby dynasty by seeing off the Vodacom Stormers 25-17 in an enthralling Super 14 rugby final at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday. read...
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Stormers set up dream finalThe celebrating Stormers fans summed it up afterwards -- we are marching to Soweto, and we are doing it confidently after a comprehensive win over the Waratahs in the second Super 14 semifinal on Saturday. read...
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Stormers make sure with big winThe Stormers didn't take long to erase any doubts that both Super 14 semifinals will be played on SA soil as they built a big early lead before easing to a 38-10 win over the Bulls at Newlands on Saturday. read...
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Cheetahs thump Lions in WelkomA sorry season for the Lions came to a sorry end as they added another unwanted record to their Super 14 list in going down 59-10 to the Cheetahs at the North West Stadium in Welkom on Saturday. read...
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Blues victorious in AucklandThe Blues ended off their season on a high by beating a game Chiefs side 30-20 in an error-ridden game at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. read...
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Sharks end with patchy winIt wasn’t quite the flourish that the Sharks might have hoped to end the season with, but their win over the Western Force in their final Super 14 match did confirm that this was a year that might have been. read...
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Crusaders send out semifinal warningThe Crusaders sent out a powerful warning that they are still very much Vodacom Super 14 title contenders with an impressive 40-22 win over the Brumbies in Christchurch on Friday. read...
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Sharks throw cat among pigeonsThe Sharks ensured that next week's massive derby at Newlands will mean something to the final Super 14 standings by scoring a shock but thoroughly well deserved 20-14 win over the Stormers at Absa Stadium. read...
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Lions now worst team in S14 historyThe Auto and General Lions officially became the holders of the worst record in Vodacom Super 14 rugby when they lost their 12th consecutive game against the Blues 56-14 at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. read...
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Brumbies keep semifinal hopes aliveFlyhalf Matt Toomua scored a critical bonus-point try two minutes from full time on Saturday to give the Brumbies a 31-3 win over the Highlanders and keep alive their bid for a Super 14 semifinal place. read...
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Controversy as Bulls stay unbeaten at LoftusVodacom Bulls winger Francois Hougaard scored a controversial try after the final whistle to book his team a home semifinal in Soweto with a 40-35 victory over the Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night. read...
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Hurricanes hit top GearSouth Africans would have watched the Hurricanes beat the Reds 44-21 in their penultimate Super 14 league match in Wellington on Friday with mixed feelings. read...
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Bulls double strike downs SharksThe Vodacom Bulls virtually booked their place in the playoff rounds of the Vodacom Super 14 this year with a clinical late double strike to down the Sharks 27-19 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. read...
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Agony continues for LionsFlyhalf David Hill led the charge as the Western Force continued the Super 14 agony for the Lions with a 33-12 win at Coca Cola Park on Saturday afternoon. read...
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Brumbies do SA sides a favourThe Brumbies kept their Vodacom Super 14 semifinal hopes alive and did both the Stormers and Bulls a favour as they knocked off the Reds 32-12 in Canberra. read...
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Nonu keeps Hurricanes hopes aliveAll Blacks center Ma'a Nonu scored two tries, including the decider in the 74th minute, to give the Wellington Hurricanes a
precarious 33-27 win over the Waikato Chiefs in Super 14 rugby on Saturday. read...
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Schalk’s men storm onThe Crusaders have seldom been made to look as ordinary as they were by a Vodacom Stormers team that thumped them 42-14 in a crucial Super 14 match at Newlands on Friday night. read...
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Dagg superb as Highlanders upset NSWTwo pieces of counter-attacking genius by Highlanders' fullback Israel Dagg led his side to a 26-10 Super 14 victory over the Waratahs on Friday in atrocious weather conditions more suited to tight read...
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Bulls cruise back to the top Loftus Versfeld held a number of surprises, but the Vodacom Bulls did what was expected of them as they moved to the top of the Vodacom Super 14 log by demolishing the Auto and General Lions 51-11. read...
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Turner try difference in Waratahs win Lachlan Turner took a cross kick on his finger tips then tiptoed for 20 metres just centimetres from the sideline, to help his side to a 19-12 victory over the ACT Brumbies on Saturday. read...
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Cruden leads Hurricanes to win Wellington Hurricanes flyhalf Aaron Cruden ensured his side's Super 14 slim playoff hopes remained alive with a 33-31 victory over the Otago Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday. read...
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Force upset Crusaders in PerthThe Western Force overcame a 13-0 halftime deficit to beat Canterbury 24-16 on Friday and prevent the seven-time champion Crusaders from taking over first place in Super 14 rugby. read...
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Reds strike back to beat StormersThe Reds continued what the commentators aptly referred to as their magical red carpet ride by striking back from an early deficit to beat fellow Super 14 high-flyers the Stormers 16-13 in Brisbane on Friday. read...
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Sharks survive Lions onslaughtThere was a massive groan of disappointment over Coca Cola Park on Saturday night as the Sharks defence held out to stop the Auto and General Lions from recording their first win of the Super 14 tournament. read...
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Reds skills break the BullsThe Reds powered into the top four and announced themselves as serious Super 14 contenders with a hard fought and gutsy but nonetheless thoroughly deserved 19-12 win over the Bulls in Brisbane on Saturday. read...
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Cheetahs smashed in ChristchurchIf the Vodacom Cheetahs have one wish, it will be for their tour to end quickly after they went down in another massive lopsided scoreline, this time 45-6 to the Crusaders in Christchurch. read...
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Stormers steamroll to the topThe Vodacom Stormers took on the persona of unstoppable force on Friday as they steamrolled to a 49-15 Vodacom Super 14 victrory over the Chiefs in Hamilton that takes them to the top of the table on points difference. read...
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Cooper inspires Reds' Lion routThe few that ventured out to Coca-Cola Park on Saturday found two facts to be true. One, Quade Cooper certainly is the form flyhalf of the Vodacom Super 14, and two, the Auto & General Lions have no idea what defence at this level is. read...
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Carter leads Crusaders to tight win The Crusaders' Daniel Carter became the leading points scorer in Super rugby after kicking 15 points in his team's' 20-13 victory over the Waratahs in Christchurch on Saturday. read...
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Stormers bounce back in AucklandThe Vodacom Stormers put the disappointment of their opening tour match behind them as they bounced back with an important 33-21 win over the Blues in Auckland on Saturday. read...
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Sharks save SA from black weekendThe Sharks saved SA from this year's first truly black weekend as they produced an excellent performance to close out an exciting Vodacom Super 14 game against the Reds in Durban 30-28 and record their third win in a row. read...
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Battered Bulls lose unbeaten recordThe Eden Park hoodoo continued for a battered Vodacom Bulls side as they produced their worst performance of the season to taste defeat for the first time this season as they went down 32-17 to the Blues. read...
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Hill sinks Stormers in PerthA late drop-goal off the last move of the game ended the Western Force’s losing run as the home team edged home 16-15 against the Vodacom Stormers in Perth on Saturday. read...
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