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It is with great pleasure that I misuse my posting right here to wish our friend GBS a very blessed day and I am sure we all wish him a very successful year ahead. Gooi maar n ou sletsappie as die boeing oor is!
Schalk Burger got dragged into the “Bloodgate” scandal at Harlequins club this weekend. Harlequins Director of Rugby was slapped with a three-year ban for his involvement in the faking of blood. Continue reading
Louis de Villiers – Sport24
“Yes we were beaten with our own brand of rugby.” Continue reading
Greg Growden | September 6, 2009
Australia 21 South Africa 6
AT LAST the Wallabies got it together to win their first Tri Nations match of the year, and the Springboks will have to wait another week to find out if they can win the tournament. Continue reading
The difference between good and great has got very little to do with skill and talent at test level. Continue reading
The Board of European Rugby Cup has ratified the introduction of 23-man match day squads for the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup tournaments for 2009/10 season onwards. Now I know the original change did cross this blog when it happened but it is good to see two of the major competitions taking it on board.
When GBS asked me to do something for Rugby-Talk I was wondering what would interest the mug-punt readers on here? Continue reading
As we all know, rugby team allegiances in South Africa are fiercely held and defended: how many Blue Bulls fans, if given the opportunity to earn a lifetime supply of beer simply by wearing a WP jersey to Loftus, would actually do it? We all know there would not be a single streeptrui in the blue mass on Saturday.
By Ashfak Mohamed
The ongoing transfer saga involving Springbok centre Jaque Fourie’s intention to move to Western Province is set to go to court this week. Continue reading
Ken Borland
Johannesburg – Saturday’s Test between the Springboks and the Wallabies in Brisbane will be a major landmark in a top-class career for Jaque Fourie. But it has also been a career with more than a fair share of misfortune in it for the 26-year-old.
As resident scrum guru, Tight Head brings you some insight on The Dark Art of the FRONT ROW.
The Barbarian Rugby Club have named some of the World’s best players, to take on the All Blacks on 5 December 2009. South African stars, Victor Matfield and Bryan Habana joins Matt Giteau, Stirling Mortlock and Juan Martin Hernandez as part of the squad to take on the All Blacks on 5 December 2009 at Twickenham.
By Mike Greenaway in Brisbane
Fed-up Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has written to the IRB’s refereeing boss, Paddy O’Brien, in an effort to sort out the one major blemish on his team’s performance in Perth at the weekend, the slew of penalties against the Boks. Continue reading
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I found this post on news24. It was written by a blogger called “The GreenMan”. It’s worth a read. The rugby world has seen some disappointing and ugly incidents this year. 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
Cape Town – Test referee Willie Roos has resigned from refereeing, prompting Andre Watson, referees’ manager of the South African Rugby Union, to call on rugby supporters to return to traditional rugby values of respect towards officials.
World Cup-winning flyhalf Butch James has quietly slipped out of the South African spotlight, after two years of European and English domestic rugby. Continue reading
Chris Jack is back in the Vodacom Western Province starting lineup after injury ruled out Adriaan Fondse.
In a truly magnanimous gesture, John Allan, chief executive of the Legends (former Springbok and Scottland hooker), confirmed that the South African Rugby Legends Association are dissatisfied with the manner in which the IRB acted against the Boks and will therefore pay the fines imposed on the Springboks by the International Rugby Board.
Stephen Nell
Cape Town – Springbok fullback Conrad Jantjes has spoken of the emotional and psychological rollercoaster ride that he has had to endure in his four months after sustaining a horrific injury in the Stormers’ Super14 match against the Chiefs on May 2.
Greg Growden | August 25, 2009
LOTE TUQIRI cannot play for the fifth Australian Super franchise, but is able to head overseas or return to the NRL after the former Wallabies winger yesterday ended his court action against the Australian and NSW rugby unions.
Not only has Bryan Habana signed to play for WP, but it gets more interesting… there is a Tail to this story.
africa.com’s Rob Peters wonders why the laws of rugby need to be changed simply because the All Blacks aren’t winning…
Ek sal maar die berig copy paste soos Voldy se manne doen!
World Cup-winning Springbok wing Bryan Habana will continue to play his rugby in South Africa for the next two years, but it will be in the colours of Western Province and the Stormers.
rugby365.com can reveal that Habana has accepted an offer from WP to move from Pretoria to Cape Town for a contract that will run until 2011.
This is the question on the lips of many, jus who should play No 8 for the Bokke?
During the early stages of this game, all indications were that a big score was on the cards with the Lions on the receiving end. Courage, and structure however kept the Lions in the game. Continue reading
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All Blacks coach Graham Henry, still struggling to come to terms with his team’s recent 0-2 series whitewash in South Africa, feels that the Springboks’ winning ways are “too boring” and that the rules need another overhaul to make the game more entertaining.
Pretoria – Glory beckons for Peter de Villiers’s Springbok team, who look more than ready for the away leg of the Tri-Nations. They are well-placed for a first tournament win since 2004 after three successive victories at home.
Thu, 20 Aug 2009
rugby365.com
So whilst AB is still patiently waiting for me to contact him in respect of getting some real people to make the predictions for us, we will use the plonkers at rugby365 to get us going.
20 Aug 2009
Paul Dobson
rugby365.com
The two teams have slipped behind South Africa on their trips to the Republic and now need as much winning as possible if they are to have a hope of winning the Tri-Nations.
Gert van der Westhuizen (Rubriek Beeld)
Suid-Afrikaanse rugby-ondersteuners word nie maklik tevrede gestel nie.
Kyk nou maar net hoe kla baie van hulle hier halfpad deur die Drienasies-reeks. Dit boonop, om die ou spreekwoord so effe aan te pas, as’t ware met die Wêreldbeker onder die arm. Continue reading
Cape Town – In an attempt to simplify the laws surrounding the rolling maul, IRB Referee Manager, Paddy O’Brien, has issued a list of instructions to be coached, played and refereed with immediate effect.