Isigidi
The Stormers today answered the call from coach Coetzee to be more clinical in the set phases, and out muscled a lackluster Highlanders team by 33 unanswered points. Continue reading
The Stormers hosted the Highlanders today at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Stormers scored their 4-try Bonus Point at the death through Bryan Habana and leaving the Highlanders scoreless in the process. The Stormers won 33 / 0.
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Alistair Coetzee announced the Stormers team to take on the Highlanders this Saturday at Newlands. I attended the training session. Continue reading
The Vodacom WP team will play their opening match of the Vodacom Cup against the Boland Kavaliers in Bredasdorp on Saturday 27 February. Kick-off us at 16h00. Continue reading
Allister Coetzee, head coach of the Vodacom Stormers, today announced his team to play the Brumbies at Newlands on Friday 26 February. Continue reading
The Stormers beat the Waratahs from Australia at Newlands in front of a very well attended crowd with 27 / 6.
Although the 27 score line suggests very good attacking strategies, it was the 6 score line that will get the headlines tomorrow. Continue reading
The Stormers host the Waratahs tonight at Newlands Stadium, Cape Town. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The instruction to referees to “be stricter” has had a major impact in the first round of Super 14 action with 153 points scored from penalties. Continue reading
The Stormers are considering picking Ricky Januarie as a counter to the Waratahs’ dangerous Wallaby scrumhalf Luke Burgess in Saturday’s Super 14 match at Newlands in Cape Town. Continue reading
Die Westelike Provinsie het nie gras onder sy voete laat groei nie ná die Springbok-senter Jean de Villiers se aankondiging gister dat hy die Ierse streekspan Munster eersdaags gaan verlaat. Continue reading
This is the basics of S14 Rugby for 2010. Hope you guys and gals enjoy. Continue reading
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has named a squad of 22 for Saturday’s opening Vodacom Super 14 match against the Lions in Johannesburg but he is still waiting on a full recovery from his skipper, Schalk Burger. Continue reading
The Stormers, albeit a very “Dirt Tracker” rendition of them, takes on Boland at the new Cape Town Stadium today and a crowd in excess of 40000 is expected. Our man on the spot, Isigidi will be in the Press Box giving us the low down as things unfold. Not only is this a warm-up match for the Sormers in preparation for the Super 14 but this is also a test in terms of the new stadium’s readyness for rugby. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. This match is also broadcast on Tv on SuperSport 1.
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The Stormers took on the Sharks tonight in Cape Town in a warm-up game in preparation for the Super 14, which starts in 2 short weeks. This is the match thread for discussion of the game.
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The Sharks took on the Western Force in a warm-up match at Newlands, Cape Town tonight. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. See match summary below.
The Stormers played the Western Force at Newlands today in their 1st warm-up match for the 2010 Super 14. This is the thread for discussion of the game and gives you the match summary and some photo’s from the event.
For Rugby Union fans of a certain age, especially in Britain and Ireland, the Barbarians’ 23-11 win over New Zealand in Cardiff in 1973 remains, quite simply, the greatest game they’ve seen.
Seeing that it’s my birthday and that I’m going to miss the game tonight, I thought I’ll give you a few of my thoughts about tonight’s game before I go out on the town with my gorgeous girlfriend.
In the new book of All Black lock, Ali Williams revealed that the Auckland rugby team celebrated a win by drinking beer with Viagra in it. Continue reading
He is today probably the most influential player in South African rugby, and the number of cups he has won, is surely an example of that.
Still, Fourie Du Preez is as passionate about the Currie Cup as the first day he ran out for the Blue Bulls in 2001 as a 19 year old youngster. Continue reading
I attended the end of season press conference where WP had a little look back on the year, and also into the future of WP Rugby. This was all that was said but for 3 boring and looooooong questions. A must read for WP fans.
The coast is clear for Fourie to move to Western Province.
Good Orange and Blue Monday morning to the boys and gals of the Rugby-Talk fraternity.
Semi’s has come and gone that left half the country in mourn and the other shouting from the rooftops, none harder than here on Rugby-Talk I see.
The WP post match conference word by word…….. Continue reading
I had my first outing in the Newlands press box and what an experience it was. I unfortunately ran into communications problems as I am sure you guys know by now. Below is the Bulls press conference with word by word commentary. Nothing left out and nothing added.
I will write a follow up on the WP press conference so look out for it.
Enjoy……………
From News 24
Jaque Fourie does not have a standard players contract with the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) and that is just one of the reasons he believes his agreement with the union is not binding. Continue reading
Western Province buried the hatches with referee Marius Jonker and the appointment of Jonker as referee for Saturday’s Curriecup game against the Lions at Coca-Cola park , is not a worrying factor anymore. Continue reading
From the WP Web
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee heaped the praise on his captain Luke Watson after the No 8 produced yet another outstanding performance in the Absa Currie Cup campaign against Boland on Saturday. Continue reading
From the WP WEB.
Last year was a frustrating one for Juan de Jongh, with injury cutting him down just as he was making his presence felt and starting to challenge for a place in the Vodacom Western Province team. De Jongh had made enough of an impression on Vodacom Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus to be chosen for the squad that undertook a successful away tour during the 2008 Vodacom Super 14. Continue reading
From Official WP Site
As senior professional coach, within the bounds of WP Rugby policy, as determined by the President and Executive Committee and the Chairman and the Board, I am responsible for on-field success of our teams. Continue reading
Mahlubi Puzi, SA Rugby Manager for Women´s Rugby said on Thursday that this weekend could be the last opportunity many Women rugby players will have to impress the national selectors in preparation of the 2010 season. Continue reading
DEFENDING champions NWU-Pukke will aim to win their fourth SAA Club Champs title in six years when they meet WP champions Hamilton in Saturday´s final, to be played at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (kick-off 13h00). Continue reading
WP coach Allister Coetzee announced his team to face the GWK Griquas at Newlands on Saturday. The coach only made one change to the starting XV that beat the Leopards 37 points to 3 in Potchefstroom last weekend, with Tiaan Liebenberg returning to the starting line-up. Continue reading
Six members of the Western Force side from this year’s Investec Super 14 have today been named in the Qantas Wallabies squad to tackle South Africa in Saturday’s second Mandela Trophy Test of the year at Perth. Continue reading
Got this article on IOL from Vata Ngobeni
The Leopards will come to Loftus Versfeld on Friday knowing full well that matters can’t get much worse for them, but also that a win against the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup could be worth more than the platinum that drives their sponsorship from the Royal house of Bafokeng. Continue reading