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<title>Ludeke pleased with Bulls&apos; first run</title>
<date>Tuesday 7 February 2012</date>
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<description>Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has expressed satisfaction after his team beat the Kings 16-12 in Port Elizabeth at the weekend.</description>
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<title>Coetzee fearful of Stormers being &apos;underdone&apos;</title>
<date>Tuesday 7 February 2012</date>
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<description>Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says his biggest task will be to ensure that his players are not underdone by the time their 2012 Super Rugby season kicks off against the Hurricanes at Newlands on February 25. </description>
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<title>Reds name Super Rugby squad for Brumbies</title>
<date>Monday 6 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Queensland Reds will unleash a near full strength line-up when they travel to Cairns for their opening Super Rugby trial game of 2012 against the ACT Brumbies on Saturday night.</description>
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<title>Smith joins Hurricanes ahead of Crusaders clash</title>
<date>Monday 6 February 2012</date>
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<description>New Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith has joined up with his team-mates ahead of the team&apos;s pre-season game against the Crusaders in Mangatainoka this Saturday.</description>
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<title>Plumtree satisfied with Sharks&apos; internal trial</title>
<date>Monday 6 February 2012</date>
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<description>Sharks coach John Plumtree says he is generally satisfied after the Sharks played an internal trial match at Kings Park on Friday. </description>
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<title>Coetzee happy with Stormers&apos; new depth</title>
<date>Monday 6 February 2012</date>
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<description>Stormers coach Allister Coetzee says that even though the Stormers lost 14-22 to the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby warm up match he was pleased with the depth being created. </description>
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<title>Messam could miss Chiefs start to Super Rugby</title>
<date>Sunday 5 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Chiefs could start their 2012 Super Rugby season without flanker, co-captain and fringe All Black Liam Messam due to an injury. 

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<title>Cheetahs upset Stormers at Newlands</title>
<date>Saturday 4 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Cheetahs managed to surprise the Stormers with a 22-14 victory in their Pre-Season Series clash, thanks mainly to a 14-point contribution from their flyhalf Johan Goosen, at Newlands, on Saturday evening.</description>
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<title>Bulls beat Kings in Super Rugby warm up</title>
<date>Saturday 4 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Bulls beat 2013 Super Rugby participants the Southern Kings 16-12 in a pre-season Super Rugby warm-up in Port Elizabeth. </description>
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<title>Brumbies beat Force in Super Rugby warm up</title>
<date>Saturday 4 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Brumbies kicked off their term under Jake White on a positive note when they beat the Western Force 25-0 at Darwin in a Super Rugby pre-season match.</description>
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<title>Blues too strong for Hurricanes in warm up</title>
<date>Saturday 4 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Blues got their Super Rugby pre-season off to a good start when they beat the Hurricanes 36-22 at Whangarei in a trial match. </description>
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<title>Kaino looking at leaving NZ after Super Rugby </title>
<date>Friday 3 February 2012</date>
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<description>All Blacks loose forward Jerome Kaino is said to be looking at a move overseas after he comes off contract at the end of this year&apos;s Super Rugby season. </description>
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<title>Chiefs hammer Rebels in Super Rugby warm up</title>
<date>Friday 3 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Chiefs kicked off their Super Rugby pre-season with a 0-36 hammering of the Melbourne Rebels in Geelong on Friday. </description>
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<title>Crusaders thump Highlanders in pre-season clash</title>
<date>Friday 3 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Crusaders thumped the Highlanders 47-19 as they ran in seven tries to three in their pre-season clash at Rugby Park in Greymouth on Friday evening.
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<title>Pretorius settling in well with Waratahs </title>
<date>Thursday 2 February 2012</date>
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<description>Waratahs new signing Sarel Pretorius has revealed that being dropped from the Springboks Rugby World Cup squad led in part to his decision play his rugby in New South Wales. </description>
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<title>Blues name team to face Hurricanes in warm-up</title>
<date>Thursday 2 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Blues have announced their team to face the Hurricanes in a Super Rugby warm-up this weekend, with Rugby World Cup winners Jerome Kaino and Anthony Boric making an appearance.</description>
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<title>Wykes to captain the Force in Darwin trial</title>
<date>Thursday 2 February 2012</date>
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<description>Western Force coach Richard Graham has selected a 27 man squad to compete in Darwin for the club&apos;s opening trial match of 2012 with Sam Wykes taking over the captaincy. </description>
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<title>Ackermann backs Lions new depth in forwards</title>
<date>Thursday 2 February 2012</date>
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<description>Lions assistant coach Johan Ackermann says he is confident that they finally have a strong forward pack going into the Super Rugby season.</description>
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<title>SANZAR rule out Super Rugby expansion</title>
<date>Thursday 2 February 2012</date>
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<description>SANZAR CEO Greg Peters has ruled out the possibility of expanding Super Rugby from 15 to 16 teams from next year after South Africa said that the Southern Kings will play in the tournament from 2013. </description>
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<title>Hurricanes name Super Rugby trial squad</title>
<date>Thursday 2 February 2012</date>
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<description>The Hurricanes have named their team to face the Blues in a Super Rugby pre-season warm up clash to be held at Whangarei this weekend. </description>
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