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IRB referees boss Paddy O’Brien admitted that the decision to sin-bin Drew Mitchell for a late tackle on Richie McCaw was incorrect.
I have said it numerous times already, now i find more people feeling the same. On Monday night’s Superrugby quite a few points were discussed and pointed out by the callers. The fact is that the brilliant All Black game is a unfair display of rule bending.
The All Blacks are riding high now. Will the other two SANZAR partners be able to catch up soon enough to stop the incredible wave the New Zealander’s are currently riding before next year’s World Cup?
An upbeat All Blacks welcomed the hard-nosed stance that referees have adopted in this year’s Tri-Nations.
When I read this article on Rugby Heaven(NZ), I immediately thought about Morne’s article, earlier this week.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was backed by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Thursday following his team’s dismal Tri-Nations tour.
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Richie McCaw has given a frank account of how he plays the referees as well as the opposition to maintain his mantle as the best openside flanker in test rugby.
THE All Blacks were all in a tizz yesterday about photographs that supposedly revealed back-line moves to be used in Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup Test, but the Wallabies couldn’t care less.
Source – Rugby Heaven and News24
If you read the following article carefully and look how they explain Richie McCaw,s play as legitimate one wonders if the harsh criticism of Peter de Villiers is not just a opportunistic chance to kick us while we are down.
Springboks and management made a lot of enemies in SANZAR lately. None more so than the writer of the following article. Spiro Zavos was always a critic of South Africa and after this last 3 weeks we gave him all the fuel he needed.
It’s not often that international rugby journalists have to push and shove to get front-row seats at a test coach’s press conference. Such occasions are generally as alluring as a public stoning, since test coaches are the masters of saying nothing.
It wasn’t only the Springboks’ battered and scratched bodies that were aching when they boarded their flight for Brisbane yesterday.
By RICHARD KNOWLER – The Press
I saw a Springbok team that tried their heart out and fought back brilliantly up to the second low blow by the referee in the 43 th minute. From then on the coaching staff started replacing players. Taking Danie Roussouw off so early was not the best change but replacing January with Ruan was overdue.
Louis Oosthuizen wins The Open by 7 shots
Springboks coach Peter de Villiers lashed out at the standard of rugby Test referees Saturday and suggested cheating may be the only way to beat diverse law interpretations.
Article from Sport24 by Rob Houwing
Alain Rolland is the latest referee to find himself public enemy No 1 in the eyes of the South African rugby public and commentators.
Victor Matfield has been frighteningly calm this week when quizzed on South Africa’s response to their 32-12 loss in the Tri-Nations opener.
The Vodacom Free State Cheetahs host the GWK Griquas at Vodacom Park at 19h00.
Naka Drotske’s men lost their first match of the season, at home against Vodacom Western Province last Saturday, while the team from Kimberley stunned The Sharks last weekend.
The Springbok team that takes to the field against the All Blacks in Saturday’s second Vodacom Tri-Nations Test in Wellington, is the most experienced ever.
There are ways to beat Western Province’s defence, but patience is the key.
It is the most experienced Springbok team ever that will try and win a Test here for the first time since 1998 on Saturday. The starting team has 700 Tests behind them.
There may be more than a touch of irony in the decision, but the Sharks have made another major signing when they snapped up the signature of Bulls fly-half Jacques-Louis Potgieter for the 2011 season.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers on Monday criticised the role of television producers in the citing and subsequent suspension of Bakkies Botha.
Here’s the dreaded video material:
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The first part of this article deals with the All Blacks joy and satisfaction. The second part asks the question did we really take this serious.
So, this is what the best part of a year seething, brooding and plotting can do. Inspire the All Blacks to a performance that lights a fuse under not just their Tri-Nations, but World Cup ambitions.
South Africa’s momentum must be stopped at Eden Park tonight. If it is not, then the Springboks’ confidence will swell to frightening proportions in the months to come.
By TOBY ROBSON in Auckland – The Dominion Post
Blue Bulls 38 / 15 Pumas (Final Score)
Scores:
Blue Bulls:
- Tries : John Mametsa (2), Stefan Watermeyer, Dean Greyling, Stephan Dippenaar, Deon Stegman
- Conversions: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (3), Francois Brummer
Pumas:
- Penalty: Ricardo Croy
- Tries: Tian Meyer, Alistair Kettledas
- Conversion: Ricardo Croy
Leopards 13 / 43 Lions (Final Score)
Scores:
Platinum Leopards:
- Tries: Deon Scholtz, Wilhelm Koch
- Penalty: Cecil Dumond
Xerox Lions:
- Tries: Jano Vermaak (2), Marius Delport, Waylon Murray, Jaco Taute
- Conversions: Herkie Kruger (3)
- Penalties: Kruger (4)
The All Blacks have had nearly a year to stew on the discontent of their personal Springbok hell of 2009.
LEST WE FORGET: All Blacks Dan Carter (left) and Mils Muliaina reflect on a loss to South Africa in Hamilton in 2009.
We shall see tomorrow night whether they’ve put that time to good use.
Injury-troubled forwards Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw have been passed fit to play for the Springboks in the Tri-Nations rugby opener against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.
Semi final-Uruguay vs Netherlands
The Springboks face a tough task in Auckland this coming weekend, but the truth of the matter is that the biggest enemy they face is themselves.
Graham Henry loved the analogy. That the All Blacks are no longer the hunted but the hunter. That rugby’s international landscape has changed. The Springboks roll into Auckland today as the beast with the target on its back.
South Africa are no longer in awe of the New Zealand All Blacks, Springboks coach Peter de Villiers said on Sunday.
Springboks coach Peter de Villiers says he and his All Blacks opposite Graham Henry have one thing in common – they both have big mouths.