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Hurricanes (14) 26 / Crusaders (18) 26 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the Crusaders today and the teams battled one another in a very tight game, eventually drawing 26 / 26.
Coach Pat Lam said he was happy with the process for dealing with the Blues’ concerns about the refereeing in their Super 14 rugby loss to the Waratahs last weekend.
The Bulls may not want to know it, but they are the Stormers’ biggest allies on their Super 14 tour of Australia and New Zealand.
After a day off to overcome their travel weariness, the Sharks returned to training in earnest on Tuesday morning as they set their sights on Saturday’s game against the Reds, with coach John Plumtree identifying the visitors’ 9-10 combination as a major threat.
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Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has confirmed that he is aiming to deploy his best team against the last-placed Western Force in Perth on Friday, but question marks over the readiness of key players may limit his options.
This is one to read. Written by JJ Harmse, take the good, take the bad its up to you. Put it in your pipe and smoke it.
News24
Thanks to McLook for this great series. McLook is a a blogger here and we hope to see him here soon to discuss the articles with all the oldies who played in those years.
Tension was unbearable, in both camps during the last few days leading up to the first test. Team selection and possible game plan/strategies of the respective teams, were the topics raised in the media and the reason why practice sessions were keenly attended and closely followed…………
It was extremely difficult for some to pick the best performers of the week. All Bulls supporters went through this a few weeks ago. It is hard when your provincial glasses must be taken off.
Blues coach Pat Lam has fired up over what he believes was unfair officiating in his side’s 32-39 Super 14 defeat to the NSW Waratahs in Sydney.
Time to pick this weekends best performing players. No player from The Stormers appeared on the field because they had a deserved rest week, so a lot of changes to last weeks team must be made. Enjoy your chance to be a selector. team will be announced tomorrow evening after the Varsity Cup Final.
Reading trough all the web sites, News blogs and Sports Blogs, I started to feel uncomfortable. I am not used to the “we all stand behind the Bulls” as well as “we support the Bulls”, it is making me uneasy.Where are you Saint, we need someone to chop us down to size a bit.
The words of the song “Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble”, by Mac Davis, started ringing in my ears.
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(I thought this might fit in well here, seeing as it is usually me and a lot of muppits here)
EXCLUSIVE by Greg Growden
SOUTH AFRICA’S World Cup-winning coach Jake White is in big demand in Australia, with the Waratahs and the Western Force interested in his services.
Samoa clinched the spoils at the Hong Kong Sevens courtesy of a scintillating 24-21 comeback victory over New Zealand in the final of the showpiece of the abbreviated game.
27 Mar New Zealand v Australia, earlier today
28 Mar Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians 12:15- 15:45 on SS2
28 Mar Rajasthan v Chennai 16:15-19:45 on SS2
So the Sharks want Butch James back at all costs. Why, you have to ask yourself.
The Highlanders may be a team that the Lions have targeted for a Super 14 victory, but the reality is that the New Zealanders will be looking at Friday’s match in Dunedin as an opportunity to pick up five log points.
Bloemfontein was the next stop where almost everyone ceased their daily activities and went to watch the arrival of the AB’s. Gabriel David sums it up in the following paragraph:
We could not reach consensus on certain positions.
Lets debate it further and pick again in the blank positions.
The Western Force remain winless after six rounds but skipper Nathan Sharpe believes the Super 14 team has turned the corner and will give the unbeaten Bulls a run for their money on Saturday night.
All you want to know about the venue the Bulls will use if they make it to the top 2 positions in this years Super 14 competition. Information Only.
Orlando Stadium
STORMERS coach Allister Coetzee says that his team are “just starting on Polly Shortts” on their marathon journey to the Super 14 title, and that the Bulls are still the leaders of the race.
Bloemfontein – The Cheetahs’ Super 14 defeat against the Stormers just got worse – with star players Lionel Mapoe and Frans Viljoen both crocked at Newlands.
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Former All Blacks No 8 Murray Mexted has questioned the Hurricanes’ tactical nous and says they must get back to some old-fashioned basics to get their Super 14 season back on track.
I said it numerous times this season. Either someone is reading my posts or see it the way I see it. The Bulls are aiming to emulate the 7 times champions, the Crusaders. Mark Hinton from the Sunday Star Times in New Zealand wrote the following article.
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, 23 Mar 16:30 (Tuesday)
Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, 24 Mar 16:30(Wednesday)
Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, 25 Mar 16:30 (Thursday)
Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers, 26 Mar 16:30 (Friday)
The winners were Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab
| 20 Mar | Wales | v | Italy | 33-10 | ||
| 20 Mar | Ireland | v | Scotland | 20-23 | ||
| 20 Mar | France | v | England | 12-10 |
The Vodacom Bulls will create history if they qualify for the Vodacom Super 14 semifinals and finals this year by playing the crucial matches in Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Christo Buchner
A new captain and fullback are among the moves the Sharks have made in a desperate bid to get their first victory in this year’s Super 14.
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When two South African Super 14 teams clash there will be a war of words. It happened from the isolation years and i am sure that it will never stop. On the Cheetahs website i found this , it is in Afrikaans and there is also a link to the interview.
Lionel Mapoe may soon be on his way to the Blue Bulls due to a salary dispute with the Free State Rugby Union (FSRU).
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Bulls scrumhalf, Fourie du Preez, on Wednesday extended his contract with the union till the conclusion of the Super 15 competition in 2011.
At the elite level of competition that is the Vodacom Super 14, the margins between victory and defeat are impossibly small, requiring that every avenue be explored in pursuit of success.
“I’ve Never Seen an Attacking Side Win Any Competition”
(says Stormers’ coach, Allister Coetzee)
By – Famed schoolboy coach, Basil Bey, provides an alternative argument in his column, Read on.
Proteas coach Corrie van Zyl is anxiously waiting to hear whether Graeme Smith will be fit for the World Twenty20 tournament to be played in the West Indies in May.