Reading on the web, I found this on Sport24.co.za:
Hendrik Cronjé
Bloemfontein – Free State and Western Province may soon be looking for new sponsors and the Blue Bulls may find themselves in a similar position next year.
Even the continued existence of the Vodacom Cup is in jeopardy as Vodacom apparently intend budgeting for the planned Four Nations and enlarged Super 15.
Juan Smith will miss the Cheetahs match against the Brumbies after the terrible news of his fathers death. Continue reading
The Lions will welcome back flanker Wikus van Heerden to their side for this weekend’s Super 14 clash with the Reds at Coca-Cola Park.
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With the threatened protest match little more than a damp squib, Lions president Kevin de Klerk, CEO Manie Reyneke and commercial manager Andre Homan answered a list of questions form eight supporters on Wednesday.
This is the stats released by the Referees. Read and analyze it. i am sure we could argue a few facts here.
Cape Town – The South African Rugby Union (SARU) on Wednesday confirmed that the Springboks will play the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday 4 December 2010 (kick off 14:30), bringing down the curtain on the team’s International season. Continue reading
Naas Botha has emphasized this since I can remember. We all know a lot of rugby games have been won or lost by the difference in goal kicking. Where are our SA teams currently in this equation ? Continue reading
Durban – Sharks prop Jannie du Plessis will appear before a SANZAR judicial officer in Bloemfontein on Thursday after being cited for dangerous play following Saturday’s Super 14 match against the Reds in Durban.Du Plessis was cited for allegedly striking Reds hooker Sean Hardman with the head and also for entering a ruck in a dangerous manner.
Du Plessis’s hearing will take place at the offices of the Free State Rugby Union at 10:00.
Todays game
Bangalore 184/6 (20 overs)
Deccan Chargers 186/3 (19.2 overs)
Deccan Chargers won by 7 wickets
Reaction on the first test; AB against Boland and EP
With just one SA Team winning the past weekend and that team, The Sharks, enjoying their rest week this week, it seems that South Africa is in for another difficult weekend.
The Vodacom Bulls will not lack experience when they take on the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday evening, with two more players hitting the 50 mark in the blue jersey.
Pierre Spies and Gurthrö Steenkamp will join eight other team mates with 50 Vodacom Super 14 caps against the losing finalist from last year’s competition.
Here are some interesting views I found on the web regarding the much talked about rolling mauls and other tecniques teams apply on the pitch… So which country’s S14 teams are currently setting the tone at being the so called innovators ? Read and decide for yourself… Continue reading
After some bloggers asked for this log to be posted on a weekly basis, here are the standings after week 8. Continue reading
Once again the Northern Hemisphere has taken the initiative and proposed a possible match up of the Heineken Cup winners versus the Super 14 winners.
In an article in today’s Australian, Wayne Smith reports that there is an English proposal to stage the long-proposed “battle of the hemispheres”, the Super 14 champions against the Heineken Cup winners, is likely to be considered by SANZAR.
We moved over the halfway mark of the 2010 Super 14 season. Sadly the injury toll affects certain teams severely. This thread deals with the casualties the various teams have. I am sure this list is not complete but add the ones i missed and we will update it.
With six rounds to go before the Super 14 finals, Greg Growden provides his half-term report and tells who are the finals contenders and pretenders.
Ryan Kankowski has a broken thumb and will be out for the rest of the Super14
Oh no! Big Naka Drotske said it. In the space of just 10 seconds, the Cheetahs coach may have brought down the Waratahs for another season.
Referees boss Lyndon Bray has promised the howler that helped the Crusaders salvage a draw against the Hurricanes will not be swept under the rug.
Only 10 points separate the log-leading Waratahs and the ninth placed Hurricanes at the conclusion of round eight in the Vodacom Super 14 after South Africa’s Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Stormers both conceded defeats this weekend.
The Following games are played today
Time to play selector. Hope some who found it difficult to pick last week is inspired this week. I expect a lot of new names and changes.
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The sharks must surely now have turned the corner after their poor start to this years Super 14 competition, After 3 good wins in a row they now have a week off to recover from their hard trip down under.
There are quite a few injury concerns and this layoff could not have come at a better time. Continue reading
Sharks (9) 30 / Reds (14) 28 (Final Score)
The Sharks hosted the Reds at ABSA Stadium, Durban at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match Thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Sharks won a nail-biter 30 / 28, not scoring 4 tries in the process but allowing the Reds to score 4 tries.
Waratahs (23) 40 / Cheetahs (3) 17 (Final Score)
The Waratahs hosted the Cheetahs in Sydney at 10:40 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Waratahs won comfortably by 40 / 17, scoring their bonus point for tries in the process and suddenly moving top of the Log… yes, that’s right, they are now in No 1 spot.
Chiefs (10) 27 / Highlanders (15) 21 (Final Score)
The Chiefs hosted the Highlanders at Mt Manganui, Bay of Plenty at 08:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Chiefs won the match by 27 / 21, not scoring their bonus point for tries in the process.
Blues (16) 32 / Bulls (11) 17 (Final Score)
The Blues hosted the Bulls at Eden Park, Auckland at 06:30 SA Time on Saturday. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Blues brought their A-Game to the match and won 32 / 17.
Crusaders 26 Hurricanes 26
Surely the South African referee Johnatan Kaplan was the central villain in a 26-26 draw that may have all but ended the Canes’ playoff hopes.
by: Tony McKeever
International rugby is really squaring up to a North vs. South battle between the hemispheres, as to who gets to harvest the financial returns or not.
The next 5 years will be particularly challenging for the SANZAR countries in spite of them occupying the top three slots of the IRB international rankings, with little financial returns.
Force (7) 16 / Stormers (6) 15 (Final Score)
The Western Force hosted the Stormers in Perth at 12:05 SA Time. This is the match Thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Force won the match 16 / 15 with a drop goal from David Hill well after the hooter had gone. This was a scrappy and dour game of rugby to suffer through.
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.
Man oh man, I had a good chuckle just now… I found this pearl on Rugby365. I just had to laugh, even though to hardened Lions supporters this might not sound so funny.
This is what Rugby365 reports:
The long-awaited appointment of a defensive coach at the Lions Super 14 franchise was announced by Kevin de Klerk, president of the Johannesburg-based outfit, on Thursday.
Round 8 is one of the more difficult weeks as far as predictions go, we have 4 South African Teams taking part and the Lions, bless their dismal souls, have a rest week to lick some wounds.
The Games for the weekend are:
| 2 | Hurricanes | v | Crusaders | Wellington | 08:35 |
| 2 | Western Force | v | Vodacom Stormers | Perth | 12:05 |
| 3 | Blues | v | Vodacom Bulls | Auckland | 06:30 |
| 3 | Chiefs | v | Highlanders | Mt Maunganui | 08:35 |
| 3 | Waratahs | v | Vodacom Cheetahs | Sydney | 10:40 |
| 3 | The Sharks | v | Reds | The Absa Stadium Durban | 17:05 |
The Sharks have managed to resolve England flyhalf Andy Goode’s work permit issues and the veteran No.10 will start in the Super 14 Round Eight match against the Reds in Durban on Saturday. Continue reading