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Sydney – Quade Cooper has displaced Matt Giteau at flyhalf in the starting line-up for Australia’s opening Test of the season against Fiji. Continue reading
So the S14 is done and dusted. Congratulations to the champs – The Bulls. Also well done to the Stormers on a very good season. Continue reading
Top South African referee Craig Joubert has been rewarded with his first Vodacom Super 14 final, and the Bulls, of all people are rather happy with this. Continue reading
So for the first time this year the Bulls find themselves in a different position than the number 1 spot they have become accustomed to… Continue reading
Cape Town – The Stormers believe the Bulls are clear favourites for Saturday’s Super 14 final at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, but they don’t plan on settling for second. Stormers coach Allister Coetzee likened the challenge awaiting his side to that of an Olympic athlete.
”Some go to compete and are content to run in the finals. Others go to win the finals, to win gold and break records,” Coetzee said. ”This Stormers side have a lot of respect for the Bulls. They are the best team in the southern hemisphere. But you go not just to run the race. We’re going to win.”
The Crusaders face a storm of controversy ahead of their Vodacom Super 14 semi-final this weekend against the Bulls in Soweto after plans were revealed that they plan to poach South Africa’s best under-16 players. Continue reading
Ek het dievolgende toevallig oor die radio gehoor en gaan ondersoek instel. Hierdie interessante inligting het ek op een van OFM se webwerbe gekry.
Artikel opgedateer hieronder – Regsgeding waarskynlik.
A four week suspension is what Bakkies received after his hearing as we all read on a previous thread. Is it fair ? Look at the footage and read further on the rule that was applicable… Continue reading
This is the opinion of Brumies coach Andy Friend on how the reainder of the S14 games will go down.. Continue reading
Bulls lock Bakkies Botha was cited for a charging into a ruck during his team’s Super 14 match against the Stormers at Newlands Stadium, in Cape Town. Continue reading
The latest updated rankings after the last round of the league stages of the S14… Continue reading
Most Stormers supporters are fuming about their one winger’s mistake that lead to a Sharks try last weekend. A high tackle in last years Currie Cup semi-final also springs to mind. Statistics once again make for interesting reading and some comparisons are made between the Stormers and a Bulls winger. Continue reading
Gerhard van den Heever has been suspended for two weeks after his spear tackle this weekend, ruling him out of the semi-final.
Victor Matfield has confirmed on his social networking Twitter page that the Super 14 table-topping Bulls have decided to rest some players for their clash against the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday.
So here are the weekly update on this log after round 13… Continue reading
Bafana Bafana will return the favour on Friday night after receiving support from the Bulls before their own overseas tour down under a couple of weeks ago… They are hoping to draw some energy from the champion Bulls side before their Soccer World Cup kick-off in a couple of days. Continue reading
This is an interesting article I found written by a Rugby Haven rugby writer. This is what he had to say about the Crusaders recent form. Continue reading
Bakkies Botha Springbok lock of the Vodacom Blue Bulls have been out for most of the S14 season, making his return only last week against the Sharks. This is what he had to say on his game in an interview with Sport24 Continue reading
Here are the rankings after week 12. Two SA sides back at the top. Well done !!! Continue reading
The latest news on BJ Botha and his plans to go and play his rugby in the Cape… Continue reading
John Plumtree , head coach of the Sharks have joined the pshycological battle. And rightly so has tipped the Bulls as favoutites, shifting all pressure back to the Bulls. But true champions will absorb this and still perform. Being a local derby a hard fought match will still be the trademark of this game Continue reading
Matt Giteau has escaped a match ban after going after Steve Walsh for the manner in wich he officiated the Brumbies/Waratahs match. Continue reading
Akona Ndungane who has just returned from injury after breaking his leg in the Currie Cup last year is looking set to go through more of the same again. Continue reading
Here are the rankings after round 11. A team like the Reds are continuing their weekly climb. Continue reading
The Bulls once again take the lead in this years S14 race, but that’s not the only area they lead in according to some. Continue reading
There is a lot of talk about the match between the Bulls and Lions this coming Saturday. Speculations have done the round that this might be an upset in the brewing, especially after the close game between the Lions and Sharks last weekend, also keeping in mind that the Bulls are’nt coming off their best run of form.The travel factor also comes into the equation for the Bulls this weekend. Continue reading
After speculative talks about a shuffle in the coaching staff, this is what SARU had to say on the matter. Continue reading
A last some light is being shed on the resting of players or what is being done to keep players from burnout…
Will this relatively new strategy work ? Time will tell… Continue reading
The Bulls are to host the bottom of the log Lions this coming saturday. With one glance at the log standings one can be forgiven for thinking this will be a walk in the park. Many South African rugby fans will know that this is never the case in a local derby, just ask the Sharks after last weeks encounter. Continue reading
After week 10 this is what the rankings look like… Continue reading
This is the latest news with regards to the proposed North vs South battle… Continue reading
Results in round 9 can hand aspiring teams a hefty blow if they slip up. Falling from 2nd to 8th in only 2 weeks for example are problems some teams realisticly look at this weekend… And thats the case for most the teams.So round 9 will indeed start to seperate pretenders from contenders… Continue reading
Juan Smith will miss the Cheetahs match against the Brumbies after the terrible news of his fathers death. Continue reading
Cape Town – The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday confirmed that the Springboks will play the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday 4 December 2010 (kick off 14:30), bringing down the curtain on the team’s International season. Continue reading
Naas Botha has emphasized this since I can remember. We all know a lot of rugby games have been won or lost by the difference in goal kicking. Where are our SA teams currently in this equation ? Continue reading