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Gary Botha, 27, is terug in SA en gooi sy gewig weer by die Bulle in. Bloggers van thebulls.co.za kon hom met vrae peper en hy het reguit geantwoord. Continue reading
Brian Mujati might be banned from rugby for anything from six months to life after being cited. Continue reading
Compliments of thebulls.co.za
Morné Steyn was named as the Vodacom Bulls’ Super 14 Player of the Year at a glamorous function in Irene on Monday night. Continue reading
Former Springbok captain Basie Vivier passed away peacefully in Brandfort in the Free State on Sunday night.
Vivier captained the 1956 Springbok side when they toured New Zealand. The hosts won the series 3-1 to inflict the first series defeat on the Springboks since 1896.
This article was spotted by a Lions supporter on saturday 17 October. John Robbie shares his thoughts and his experience within the Lions camp from the time Hans Coetzee took over and explains the impact Jake White had within the GLRU.
The coast is clear for Fourie to move to Western Province.
Following the semi’s this weekend and given the nominations for awards around the corner, I wondered if a new category should not be included? Continue reading
Jake White will no longer be involved with the GLRU as from 1 November.
Bolters & Babies aside, the biggest gasp was saved for the announcement for the All Blacks coaching revamp which has Coach Graham Henry, and assistants Steve Hansen & Wayne Smith swapping responsibilities ahead of their EOYT to Japan & Europe.
The All Blacks named four debutants and brought back three players from last year for their squad for their six-match tour which will feature matches in Japan and Europe.
With the recent excitement of the announcement of the new DOC by the GLRU now over, the attention now moves to other important steps of rebuilding the Lions to their former glory.
The Golden Lions Rugby Union, has this morning (Saturday, 17 October 2009) appointed a new Director of Coaching, after lengthy board discussions were held on Friday afternoon and evening.
It’s been more than 30 years since THAT tackle at Loftus, but the names Morne du Plessis and Naas Botha still perfectly sum up why Western Province-Blue Bulls clashes are so special. Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal at Newlands will be no different.
THIS IS A MUST READ, I was looking through rugby sites to see what news there is in our rugby world as we know it, And to my amazment I found an article that answers so many questions we as supporters argue about, or pose to one another in search of understanding a game we all love so much.
This article is a must read, It will tell you much about the Sharks Union , but I am sure most top unions will probably have the same problems, In saying that its not only about problems, but how the clubs work , how for example there is 25000 players of colour in Natal playing the game and that between the ages of 13 and 17 plus so much more.
Enjoy this wonderful aticle written by Keith Moore and also courtesy to Rugby365.com.
With the Lions making an announcement soon of who the new GLRU Director of coaching will be, more and more rumours and sites are reporting that Bok assistant coach Dick Muir, is the favourite to take over the position from Hans Coetzee.
This is a courtecy note to inform bloggers about the sudden disapearance of SMILEYS on the web site.
This year, the B-Factor is the buzz for the SA Rugby Awards. Heinrich Brüssouw and a host of Bulls players and Bokke players dominate the Nominations.
Leading up to the semi finals of the CC rugby writers are starting to examine the up coming breakdown battles and the influence of individuals like Heinrich Brussouw on the outcome of the battle for possession.
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Jonathan Kaplan, the world’s most capped Test referee, has been appointed to referee the 2009 Currie Cup Final. Marius Jonker and Mark Lawrence have been appointed to the Currie Cup seminal and Craig Joubert the First Division Final – all four amongst the very top referees in the world.
For coach John Plumtree, 14 weeks of Absa Currie Cup rugby are behind him and a new challenge awaits with the knock-out rounds beckoning and home ground advantage secured thanks to the 45-30 win over Griquas on the weekend.
It is that time of the year again when nominations for Player Awards is made. The year has flown, the stars have shone.
The Sondag newspaper, today reported that ex-Bulls coach, Heyneke Meyer is currently the favourite to be appointed as the new Director of Coaching for the Lions in next season’s Super 14.
Inspirational Griquas captain Jonathan Mokuena has signed a two-year deal with the Golden Lions.
While we wait for serious rugby to begin.
This week the verbal jousting between supporters was taken up a notch as five teams fight for just four places …
Here are your pearls of wisdom, all the crackers and the shockers as we give our readers a voice in this week’s “You said it”.
Western Province has denied all rumours that have linked Allister Coetzee to the Lions’ Super 14 coaching position.
Golf and Rugby Sevens have been approved as Olympic Sports for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio Continue reading
On rugby re-joining the Olympic Games :
McCaw (76 Test Caps, 39 times as Captain) – “Playing for New Zealand and pulling on the All Blacks jersey have been a huge honour. As a rugby player, to be able to do that at an Olympic Games would be just huge & something that every rugby player in this country would be motivated by.”
Tasmin Montgomery has withdrawn the assault charge against her husband. Continue reading
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Here we will discuss tonight’s documentary on Supersport 1 starting at 19:00 SA time and much more. Continue reading
In the last couple of months, the GLRU management have promised their die hard supporters, that the Lions will get back to the top, at any cost. They will do what they have to, to become a powerhouse, once again.
The scales are unfairly tipped against the smaller unions in South Africa to such an extent that the current status quo will never change. Continue reading
SA Rugby Player of the year Awards Banquet 2009 will be held on Monday 02 November 2009 at the Vodadome (Midrand)
Players will be nominated soon. Put your mind to it , we will have a thread and a poll to nominate Rugby-Talks own favorites. More details will follow.
Players will be nominated in the following categories.
Springbok rugby supporters can get some insight on what happens with the Boks behind the scenes in a new exclusive documentary. Continue reading
The rock-hard British and Irish lock Simon Shaw will not be playing in South Africa next year. Continue reading