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Le Roux handed a one-week ban: Springbok full-back Willie le Roux is suspended for one week after pleading guilty to a charge of breaching Law 10.4 (i), during Saturday's Test match between South Africa and Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Le Roux was cited by commissioner …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Fanning returns to J-Bay after 2015 shark attack: Mick Fanning returns to the J-Bay open 12 months on from the shark attack, and he admits he was also going to go back to Port Elizabeth.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Pre-election Violence in South Africa: In two other cities, Durban and Port Elizabeth, violent protests erupted over candidate lists.” (June 27) South Africa is holding its local governmental elections on August 3 where over 200 different political parties will field candidates for mayors and …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Three Wallabies make cut in Fox Sports Lab’s Test team of the week: The South African man-mountain’s breakout season continued in Port Elizabeth where the Springboks were able to hold off the Irish despite only having 32 per cent of possession and not making a single linebreak. Du Toit made 15 tackles — the most by a …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Ireland let South Africa off the hook in final Test: There have been few more courageous Irish performances in a season-ending tour to one of the Southern Hemisphere big guns, not just physically but in ambition too as they rebounded from blow after blow. So there they were, in the last play of a 17-Test, 52 …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Whiteley to sit out Super Rugby season: The number eight, who is captain of the Johannesburg-based side, was injured in South Africa’s 19-13 victory over Ireland in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. He will not require surgery but is expected to be sidelined for “about six weeks’, according to a …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Is the northern hemisphere reclaiming rugby superiority?: “Coetzee must play Jaco Kriel in Port Elizabeth and send [Francois] Louw and [Duane] Vermeulen back to Europe. Both look jaded and detached from the local political nonsense.” For the past month or so, The Roar has been documenting how Eddie Jones used …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Halfbacks the focus for Highlanders: Facing their Investec Super Rugby restart without regular halfbacks Aaron Smith and Fumiaki Tanaka was not expected to be a big problem for the Highlanders when meeting the Kings in Port Elizabeth on Sunday (NZT). Stepping into the side are Te Aihe Toma …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa: Rubbish Piles Up in PE: Rubbish is piling up in Port Elizabeth streets, with residents blaming the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and the city council blaming the residents. Some residents are dumping waste at dump sites but others say they are dumping their garbage on street …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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