Archive for October, 2007

Nucifora favourite for Wallabies coach

October 31, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

David Nucifora has firmed as favourite to become the next Wallabies’ coach after New Zealander Robbie Deans withdrew from the race on Wednesday.
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Posted in International Teams | 11 Comments »

Jake resigns

October 31, 2007
Posted by Morné

Jake White has officially resigned and will coach the Boks for his last time later this year against the Barbarians.
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Posted in Rugby Administration, Rugby Personalities, Springbok Team Analysis | 57 Comments »

Transformation starts here

October 31, 2007
Posted by Morné

Before anyone (read SARU) looks to transform rugby, they must transform themselves first.
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Posted in General Discussions | 10 Comments »

NZ S14 Squads announced for 2008.

October 31, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

The five New Zealand squads for the 2008 Super 14 have been announced. And to me it does not look like they have been hit very hard by the “exodus” to Europe.
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Posted in Super 14 | 23 Comments »

White’s hat in, Deans’ hat out.

October 31, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

As News starts to spread that Robbie Deans has withdrawn himself from the race for the Wallaby coaching position, so news is starting to spread that Jake White has thrown his hat in the ring for the job.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 13 Comments »

Back to reality

October 31, 2007
Posted by Morné

So it only took two weeks to go back to where we were. Surpised? I am not.
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Posted in Columnists | 7 Comments »

Some laws not made to be broken

October 30, 2007
Posted by Morné

If you want League, why not just go and play and support league?
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Posted in Laws and Technical Issues | 6 Comments »

White going down-under?

October 30, 2007
Posted by Morné

After getting the one-fingered salute from SARU, World Cup winning coach Jake White is apparently interested in taking over the vacant Australian coaching position.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities | 27 Comments »

World Cup in review

October 30, 2007
Posted by Morné

Hindsight is obviously easy – but interesting nonetheless when you look back and try and assess where certain teams failed, and others succeeded.
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Posted in Columnists, World Cup 2007 | 10 Comments »

Jake is gone

October 30, 2007
Posted by Morné

Jake White won’t coach the Boks again, for that the World Cup winning coach needed to re-apply and leave his future in the hands of the 14 most incompetent individuals in world rugby today – there is still England though.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 6 Comments »

Looking back, looking ahead

October 29, 2007
Posted by Morné

So the World Cup has come and gone – we won. The Currie Cup has come and gone – Cheetahs won. The Super 14 has come and gone – we won. Just what the hell is left for us to discuss?
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Posted in Columnists | 60 Comments »

Spoiling the occasion

October 29, 2007
Posted by Morné

The game changes a bit when you take emotion out of it, or not letting the moment getting you worked up too much.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 125 Comments »

The day the world’s best player remembered Foo and Son

October 29, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

Dennis Foo and his son, Gordon, are close and have a lot of things in common – especially a passion of certain sports. For example, they both like football and are diehard Manchester United fans. And they both love rugby.
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Posted in Rugby Personalities, Springbok Team Analysis, World Cup 2007 | 9 Comments »

Huge welcome for Boks

October 29, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

Port Elizabeth came to a standstill yesterday when the world champion Springboks made a whistle-stop visit to celebrate South Africa‘s success in the 2007 World Cup, reports The Herald Online.
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Posted in Springbok Team Analysis, World Cup 2007 | 3 Comments »

All Blacks furore hits new record

October 29, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

The Herald website has just reached an amazing threshold in debate in this country . In the biggest forum thread ever in NZ’s online history, our online Your Views debate about why the All Blacks failed in their 2007 World Cup rugby bid today passed 1000 pages in length – probably the biggest...
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Posted in International Teams, Other Unions / Teams, World Cup 2007 | 19 Comments »

Wallabies coaching battle turns spiteful

October 29, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

Radio king Alan Jones has hit back at Eddie Jones’ claim that he would “struggle” as Wallabies coach, saying the Springboks assistant coach should have a look at his own abysmal coaching record. As he travelled to Melbourne last night to watch his star horse Miss Finland run in today’s Cox Plate, Jones continued...
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Posted in General Discussions | 2 Comments »

Miracle men suffer dose of reality

October 27, 2007
Posted by Rasputin

It seemed as if the summer holidays would never end and then, overnight, without a moment to prepare, you are back at school and your favourite teacher has left and your best friend has a new best friend and the teacher you hated is in charge of your form and it’s raining and it’s...
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Posted in World Cup 2007 | 6 Comments »

Free State – Currie Cup CHAMPS!!!! – Cheetahs (20) v Lions (18) (F/T)

October 27, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

It will be anyone’s game this afternoon when the Free State Cheetahs clash with the Lions in the Final of South Africa’s premier domestic competition, the Absa Currie Cup.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 135 Comments »

WP claim U/19 & U/21 titles

October 27, 2007
Posted by Morné

The Western Province youngsters claimed both the U/19 and U/21 titles to give their fans something to shout about in 2007.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 21 Comments »

Mitchell willing to play second fiddle

October 27, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

Western Force coach John Mitchell has introduced a dramatic element to the search for a new Australia coach by announcing that he is prepared to work as an assistant coach on the Wallabies team.
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Posted in Other Unions / Teams | 24 Comments »

Wales expect rampant Bok team

October 27, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Friday that world champions South Africa would be almost at full strength for next month’s test match against Wales in Cardiff.
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Posted in Outgoing tours, World Cup 2007 | 1 Comment »

Battle of the boot in Bloem

October 27, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

The Currie Cup final between the Cheetahs and the Lions could be decided by the boot of either Willem de Waal or Louis Strydom on Saturday afternoon.
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Boks stunned by cheering crowds & Soweto details

October 27, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

The Springboks said during their victory parade, which started at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday, that they never thought thousands of people would line the streets to celebrate their Rugby World Cup success.
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Posted in World Cup 2007 | 20 Comments »

Thanks for nothing Jake

October 26, 2007
Posted by Morné

No message of congratulations from any of the President’s Council members to Jake White, and almost no-one applying for the position of Bok coach.
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Posted in Rugby Administration | 92 Comments »

Eloff’s youth policy pays off

October 26, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

Lions coach Eugene Eloff’s nurturing of the young and very inexperienced side has paid off as his team heads for the Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 11 Comments »

Red Carpet Boks will swing by Soweto

October 26, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

To the tune of “We are the Champions” the Springbok rugby team have walked down the red carpet at the Union Buildings on Friday.
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Posted in World Cup 2007 | 35 Comments »

Cheetahs out to win Currie Cup

October 26, 2007
Posted by KSA Shark ©

With the country still celebrating South Africa’s victory over England in the World Cup final last weekend, attention in the republic now shifts to the final of the local domestic competition, the Currie Cup final on Saturday.
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Posted in Currie Cup | 7 Comments »

Da night hat da game, wiv ali g.

October 26, 2007
Posted by Morné

So me bruva weasel convinced me on saturday to get da bucket hof kfc, leave me julie on jays fe about two hours an’ watch dis game dey play wiv an egg.
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Posted in Columnists | 13 Comments »