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The Cheetahs hosted the Bulls tonight in the 1st South African game of the 2010 Super 14 season. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was televised on SuperSport 1 in South Africa. The Bulls bagged full log points, scoring 5 tries and a penalty try in the process, against the Cheetahs 3 very well worked tries.
The Western Force took on the Brumbies today at 13:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The Brumbies won 24 / 15, denying the Force any log points but themselves failing to score a bonus point try.
The Blues hosted the Hurricanes in the 1st Super 14 match of 2010. This is the game thread for discussion of the game. The Hurricanes won handsomely after trailing all of the 1st half, they eventually won 34 / 20
Rugby friends, muppits, moepels and mopkoppe…
OUR OWN RUGBY-TALK SUPER 14 COMPETITION HAS ARRIVED!!
Finally, you might say…. yes damnit… finally.
We have specialists who are running the Competition for us, we have our OWN DIVISION, only open for Rugby-Talk registered USERS.
It works as follows:
Dudes and dudesses, muppits, moepels & mopkoppe… the frustration of waiting for proper Southern Hemisphere rugby to start has quite a few of us panting with frustration! So, here’s what we do.. we have a Thread where it is the goal to insult each other…. but there are rules…
4 Varsity Cup matches take place today, Monday 8 February 2010. It seems that only 2 matches are broadcast on TV in SA though. This is the games thread for discussion of the games we are able to follow.
| Week Two, Monday, February 8 | ||||
| UCT v Pukke | Groote Schuur Rugby Fields | 18-11 | ||
| Maties v TUT | Danie Craven Stadium | 62-0 | ||
| Shimlas v NMMU | Shimla Park | 54-5 | ||
| Tuks v UJ | Tuks Rugby Stadium | 34-34 | ||
Scotland and France went head to head at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland today at 17:00. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 in SA. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. France won convincingly yet it was a scrappy affair, specially in the 2nd half.
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England and Wales went head to head at Twickers tonight in their 1st Six Nations match. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast on TV in SA, on SuperSport 1. England won the encounter 30 / 17 with some surprisingly enterprising rugby against a Wales team who simply made too many handling mistakes.
The newe Cape Town Stadium is being tested for rugby action today and firstly we have the SA 10’s Legends playing the International 10’s Legends in this abreviated form of the game. The match is broadcast on SuperSport 1 from 15:00. This is the Game Thread for discussion of the game.
Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play a Boland Invitational IV at the new Cape Town Stadium on Saturday 6 February.
Tuks took on the Pukke in the 4th Varsity Cup 2010 game, at Tuks Rugby Grounds in Pretoria. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
TUT (Tswane University of Technology) take on UJ (University of Johannesburg) today at Tuks rugby ground in Pretoria at 16:30 local time. This is the game thread for discussion of the game.
NMMU took on Maties in the 2nd Varsity Cup match of 2010 in Port Elizabeth at 16:30 local time. This is the game thread for discussion of the game.
Shimlas take on Ikeys in Port Elizabeth in the 1st Varsity Cup game of 2010, at 14:30 SA Time. This is the game thread for discussion of the game.
The Varsity Cup kicks off tomorrow, Monday 1 February 2010, with 4 games to be played, 2 of them at Port Elizabeth (Xerox NMMU Stadium) and 2 of them at Pretoria (Tuks Rugby Stadium). All 4 matches will be broadcast on TV in South Africa, starting at 14:30 Local Time.
Oh, and remember to join our Varsity Cup SuperBru Pool and make your first picks in time before kick-off!!
The Springboks will play all four of the ‘Home Unions’ in November as part of their end-of-year tour, the South African Rugby Union (Saru) announced on Friday following confirmation of the fixture programme by the International Rugby Board (IRB).
The Stormers have selected what appears to be close to their absolute best starting 15 for the match against the Sharks at Newlands on Friday.
South African rugby referees now have a “glass eye” to keep them at the forefront of their profession.
The coach of the Vodacom Bulls, Frans Ludeke, has selected his strongest available team for Saturday’s warm-up fixture in Polokwane.
The Bulls play the Lions in Polokwane this weekend in both their 1st warm-up games for the Super 14 this year. This thread looks at the Lions Squads and gives a bit of insight into how the Lions feel about the upcoming game.
Remember folks, we’ll have the Sharks playing the Western Force tonight in Cape Town in a Super 14 warm-up match. This is not the match thread for discussion of the game, the actual game thread will come later…
Hi there friends, muppits, moepels and mopkoppe… and fellow rugby mad freaks,
We have updated a number of things here on the Blog this weekend, namely…..
Ewen McKenzie got his stint as Reds coach off to a winning start, by getting one over on his former franchise, the Waratahs – the Queensland outfit edging their New South Wales rivals 26-24 in a Super 14 pre-season trial Oakes Oval, Lismore, on Saturday.
Eastern Province gave the Cheetahs a hefty scare as they held them to a 13-9 scoreline in their pre-season friendly at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The Team of the Stormers to play the Western Force in the 1st match of the Tri-Series, the warm-up matches for the Stormers has been announced.
Friends, I’ve just created the Rugby-Talk.com Facebook Group, go visit the group, join up… and INVITE ALL YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS to join!
Just Do IT…. hehehe nike would like that!
Commentator Bill McLaren, known popularly as the “voice of rugby”, has died at the age of 86.
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The 4Th and last 5-day Test between the SA Proteas and England takes place at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg from 14 January to 18 January 2010. The Proteas are one down in the series, so it is essential for them to win this Test to square the series and salvage some SA pride. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
I came accross an Article in Beeld today, which makes the Blood of EVERY BLUE BULLS SUPPORTER boil…. here curtecy from Beeld.
Pretoria – The newly-established Tshwane Sports Council is considering doing away with the Barberton daisy as the region’s traditional sporting symbol and the blue colouring of all representative teams from the Tshwane area.
The 3rd 5-day Test between the Proteas and England at Newlands, Cape Town from 3 – 7 January 2010. England leads the series 1 : 0 so far. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
With all the partying and recovery from all the eating and drinking, this message is a teeny weeny bit late… but still on the 1st of January 2010, can you bloody believe it!
Happy happy and a prosperous New Year, rugby friends, muppits, moepels and mopkoppe!
Now watch the video, dammit!
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Gooi Mielies!!!
The South African Proteas take on England in the 2nd 5-day Test of the series of 4 Tests, after drawing the 1st Test in Centurion. This is the traditional Boxing Day Test and this year it takes place in Durban at Kingsmead. This is your match thread for discussion of the game.
It’s said money makes the world go round. And, it’s money that the Border Bulldogs need if they are to at least hold their own on the rugby field.
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I went and scouted for some Christmas Humour, seeing that the rugby news is rather DEAD…. and found the following! After all it is the season to be naughty… or is it perhaps jolly….. or jolly naughty?