Monthly Archives: June 2010
Queensland prop Ben Daley will face a baptism of fire in his Wallabies debut against England at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
Daley, 21, will make his Test debut as one of four changes to Australia’s starting 15, which defeated Fiji 49-3 in Canberra last weekend.
Hooker Saia Faingaa, fullback James O’Connor and winger Drew Mitchell have also been promoted by coach Robbie Deans.
Hier is die vergelyking van Francois Louw en Deon Stegmann ten opsigte van hulle S14 stats. Hierdie inligting het ek getrek van twee websites op die internet naamlik ruggastats en rugby stats. Aantal minute gespeel per wedstryd en aantal “turnovers” gemaak het ek van rugby stats afgetrek die res van die inligting kom van ruggastats. Continue reading
Heinrich Brüssow has decided to extend his contract with Free State for another year.
Brilliant
With less than three days to go before the FIFA World Cup 2010 kicks off in South Africa, the Springboks showed their support for Bafana Bafana at a media function in Cape Town.Here is what they had to say!
Securing a sustainable and profitable future as a union or franchise depends on your ability to apply the same principles you require for your business, to your resources and assets. Continue reading
Op versoek, hier is die S14 statistieke van Schalk Burger teenoor Deon Stegmann. Continue reading
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw says he has never had an easy game against Ireland and expects nothing to change when the two sides clash in New Plymouth on Saturday night.
Peter, you are talking too much again! Do you feel left out after all the success of the Bulls and Stormers? Just concentrate on your job and stay out of the press. This week you had something to say about the management of players and the pace of the game in Europe. I just wonder when will this bite you in the back?
Player Movement was detailed at a media conference today at the High Performance Centre in Bellville, Senior Professional Coach Rassie Erasmus and MD of WP Rugby (Pty) Ltd Rob Wagner, confirmed player movements.
Western Province flyhalf Peter Grant will miss the Currie Cup after taking the option in his contract to move to Japan on a loan spell for the remainder of 2010.
Grant is just one in a number of player movements in and out of the Cape Town outfit, as senior professional coach Rassie Erasmus looks to get all his ducks in a row ahead of the Currie Cup campaign.
Here is a short breakdown of all the player movements in and out of Western Province:
SA Under-20 coach Eric Sauls on Tuesday made three changes and one positional switch to his side that will play Scotland in Sante Fe on Wednesday at 19h00 (RSA time).
Centre Branco du Preez who made his debut for the Springbok Sevens during this year’s IRB Sevens World Series, winger Sibusiso Sithole (Sharks) and forward Mlungisi Bali (Blue Bulls) have all been elevated to the starting lineup for this crucial Pool C clash.
Young Wallaby fullback James O’Connor scored a hat-trick of tries as the Australian Barbarians drew with England 28-28 in Perth on Tuesday.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has selected a very experienced and competant side for the Test against france at Newlands, Cape Town on Saturday.
France coach Marc Lievremont on Tuesday called up Biarritz flanker Wenceslas Lauret to make his debut against the Springboks in Saturday’s Test at Newlands.
Lievremont said Lauret’s presence would help to contain the intensity which the South African loose forwards brings to the match.
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:13
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Voor mense begin vloek en skel oor die meriete van Pierre Spies of Duane Vermeulen en elkeen sy eie drom slaan oor hoekom Spies goed of sleg is of oor hoekom Vermeulen goed of sleg is, lees die onderstaande syfers en tabelle deeglik deur.
Julle sal merk dat beide spelers hul sterk- en swakpunte het en dat hulle spel die direkte gevolg is van die patroon waarin die spesifieke speler in sy spanverband speel.
So, sien hierdie vergelyking eerder as iets positiefs as ‘n bepaalde uitspraak oor ‘n speler.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers believes the management of Fourie du Preez and Andries Bekker by the Bulls and Stormers respectively has contributed to the situation where both are currently unavailable because of injury. Continue reading
The All Blacks have handed Test debuts to three new All Blacks for their match this weekend against Ireland at Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, on Saturday the 12th of June.
Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have named three players to make their Test debuts and three other new All Blacks on the bench.
The Ireland team to play New Zealand this Saturday has been named and shows ten changes to the starting XV that played against the Barbarians in the opening game of the tour.
In the backline Tommy Bowe, Gordon D’Arcy, Tomas O’Leary will all start the game, as does Captain Brian O’Driscoll in the centre to win his 102nd cap.
The Xerox Lions on Monday gained a former All Blacks coach and a Springbok centre but lost a Bok forward.
Peter de Villiers, National Coach and his Springbok selectors have named an extended squad of 27 players, with notable omissions Frans Steyn, CJ van der Linde, Joe van Niekerk, Meyer Bosman, Odwa Ndungane and Andries bekker.
De Villiers will announce his 22 man squad for this saturday’s Test against France tomorrow, Tuesday.
Ruan Pienaar may get the opportunity to show that he is the man to succeed Fourie du Preez as Springbok scrumhalf when the Boks play against France at Newlands on Saturday.
Team selections and pre-test opinions
The tension was unbearable, and both teams surprised with unexpected and daring team selections in an attempt to achieve some sort of strategic advantage. Continue reading
The Australian way: get the best talent, however young into a Test jersey, writes Sunday Telegraph columnist Paul Ackford
There aren’t many people who have given Colin Meads a telling-off, but the newly minted Sir Fred Allen is one of them.
The clever bloggers on Rugby-Talk picked the players’ performances as follows. The Survey stopped early this week at 18:00 Sunday.
Pool A
New Zealand 44 – 11 Fiji , Wales 22 – 13 Samoa
Pool B
Argentina 22 – 48 England , France 25 – 22 Ireland
Pool C
South Africa 40 – 14 Tonga , Australia 58 – 13 Scotland
With thanks to the IRB
The best players in the Super 14 came through stronger in this test against Wales in Cardiff. Form and understanding made the local players outshine the European contingent. The players who made the difference for South Africa was , Victor Matfield, Dewald Potgieter, Danie Roussouw, Ruan Pienaar John Smit and Juan de Jongh.
Rate your players in the poll below.
The Poll closed at 18:00 on Sunday 6 June.
| 19:00 – 20:55 | SS1 | IRB Junior World Championship France v Ireland |  |
| 20:55 – 22:55 | SS1 | IRB Junior World Championship Argentina v England | |
On Supersport 1
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The Springbok selectors have been instructed by the South African Rugby Union not to select Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira – or any other non-South African passport holder – for the national team, following communication from the department of Sport and Recreation.
The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will expand its
involvement in South African university rugby, with the creation of a new second tier competition from 2011 onwards.
As a result, five ‘B-Section’ universities will compete against each other in a double round competition starting next year, called the Varsity Shield – a decision that was officially ratified at the special general meeting of the Varsity Cup (Pty) Ltd in Sandton on Friday.
Wales (16) 31 / Springboks (14) 34 (Final Score)
Wales hsted the Springboks at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 15:30 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
Wales started the match fast, racing into an early lead and after an intercept try by James Hook from a wayward John Smit pass, went into a 16 / 3 lead. The Springboks fought back and some of the new combinations started to gel and by halftime the score was Wales 16 / Bokke 14.
After halftime the Springboks continues their mid match dominance, adding another converted try and grabbing the lead, now leading by 21 / 16. It was Wales next to score from a penalty, drawing the SA lead back to only 2 points.
Frans Steyn then slotted a long penalty from near halfway, causing the Springboks to lead by 24 / 19. Next it was the try by Juan de Jongh, which carved the Welsch fedence to ribbons, for the Bokke to sail into a lead of 31 / 19.
The Welsch were not finished though and capitalised on some hurried Springbok replacements, adding 1 unconverted try and 1 converted try to the lone penalty by the Springboks, bringing the final score to Springboks 34 / Wales 31.
Australia (14) 49 / Fiji (3) 3 (Final Score)
The Wallabies hosted Fiji at Canberra Stadium, Canberra at 11:40 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Wallabies won, like expected, by 49 / 3, scoring 7 tries in he process.
I saw this article on Rugby Heaven, NZ. We discussed something similar earlier this week in the article by Morne, “Protecting our Brands”
There is no doubting the sport of rugby can these days line young New Zealanders’ pockets in a very healthy manner. However, Logan Savory talks to a former Super 14 player who is warning those youngsters not to rely entirely on the world of professional rugby.
Steyn confirmed on Friday that he had extended his contract with the Blue Bulls Company till October 2013.
Ireland (10) 23 / Barbarians (21) 29 (Final Score)
Ireland hosted the Barbarians at Thomond Park at 20:45 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Barbarians beat a decidedly ordinary Irish team, by going ahead early on and piling on the pressure and points, whereafter it was catch-up rugby for the Irish, who although clawing their way back, just could not haul the Barbarians in.